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Alyna Marrero, Melvin Elementary

                            "Creativity is Contagious.  Pass it On."  Albert Einstein

                           

 

Tenth Annual Valley Wide Student Art Show

The Tenth Annual Valley Wide Student Art Show and Performing Arts Festival will be on Sunday, March 21 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Chatsworth Train Depot, 10038 Old Depot Plaza Road, Chatsworth, CA  91311.  Over 300 elementary students will be featured in the visual art exhibition (inside the depot) and an additional 300 children and youth will perform outside, on stage.  Arts education vendors will be outside promoting their programs.  Free art workshops. 

For vendor or sponsorship information call 818-610-2050 or e-mail assist@aieac.org.


 

In June, we produced our first Battle of the Bands Family Music Festival for middle schools at Sutter Middle School in Winnetka.   School bands competed on an indoor stage and youth rock bands played all day on an outdoor stage.  Music vendors promoted their programs near the outdoor stage. 

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Thank you to the following sponsors for Battle of the Bands:

Sutter Middle School
Winnetka Neighborhood Council
Councilman Dennis Zine
Canoga Park Neighborhood Council
Rickey and Robbi Gelb Charitable Foundation
Granada Hills South Neighborhood Council
Tarzana Neighborhood Council
Big O Tires
Daily News
Join the Band
GC Studios
Remo Drums
Johnny Pacific
Sam Ash Music
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Keyboard Concepts
Our judges, Bob Aguilar and Dean Immel

Participating Bands:

Sutter Middle School Jazz Combo, Concert Band and rock band
under the direction of Jeanne Goodnight
Pacoima Middle School Jazz Band under the direction of George Carganilla
Portola Middle School Chamber Ensemble, Concert Band, Orchestra
under the direction of Susan Treworgy

Columbus Middle School Full Orchestra under the direction of Monique Brusca
Patrick Henry Middle School Orchestra under the direction of David Crawford
Taft High School Orchestra under the Direction of Dennis Ryan Bortz

Outside Stage

Vanalden/Melvin/Sendak Combined School Orchestra
Thalan School of Dance
Melody Music School Band
Life Support (Virtuoso Russian Music Academy)
West Valley Music Center’s " I'm in the Band” program
Sutter Rock Band
The Bone Crushers (Powerhouse)
Elephant Parallax



Earn Money for Arts In Education Aid Council by using your
Ralph’s Rewards Card
when shopping at Ralph’s grocery stores!

It’s super easy and costs you nothing!
If you are already a Ralph’s Club member, simply log onto Ralphs.com
  • Click "Services"
  • Click "School Programs"
  • Next click on "Community Contributions", "Learn More"
  • Click on Participant "Enroll", and then follow the simple directions! Our NPO # is 91115
  • If you use your phone number at the register, call 1-800-660-9003 and they will give you your Rewards Card number.
  • If you have an old Rewards Card, Please go to your nearest store and fill out a new enrollment form and have the cashier link the new number to your old number


We have been awarded with an Artists in Schools grant from the
California Arts Council for our work at Melvin Elementary School!!


California Arts Caouncil Logo   National Endowment for the Arts





Six middle schools compete for prizes on indoor stage


Susan Treworgy, music teacher for Portola Middle School, accepts their awards. All three of their groups tied for the two prizes


Powerhouse's "Bone Crushers" perform on an outdoor stage


Two of the many teen volunteers take a up a collection to save school music


Music related vendors promote their programs in a festival setting


Councilman Dennis Zine presents AEAC’s Program Coordinator, Connie O’Shea, with a certificate of appreciation





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