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  • Legislators Launch Statewide Listening Tour Exploring the State of the Arts - MCC Press Release

    Posted Wednesday June 19 2013 at 06:48 am in News

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    Contact: Samantha Schenk (617-722-2015) or Maria Syrniotis (617-722-1604)

    Legislators Launch Statewide Listening Tour to Explore the State of the Arts & Tourism in MA.
    Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development holds public forums to hear ideas from industry and communities.

    (Boston, MA) State Representative Cory Atkins (D-Concord) and Senator Kathleen O’Connor Ives (D-Newburyport)– Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development—announced today that the Committee will hold a series of public hearings in communities across the state beginning June 21.

    The forums are meant to solicit ideas from the arts, cultural, and tourism communities, and the general public, to help the Committee develop policies that strengthen arts, culture, and tourism in Massachusetts.  From 2013 to 2014 the committee will visit each to the state’s cultural districts and regional tourism districts, touring some of the state’s cultural institutions and major tourism destinations.  Officials from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT), and the Regional Tourism Councils (RTCs) will take part in the forums.

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    Visit the Open Door Gallery and Win a Free MFA Boston Ticket for Two

    Posted Monday June 17 2013 at 10:07 pm in Open Door Gallery

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    We have free MFA Boston passes for the next ten visitors to VSA Massachusetts.  Come see "Sri Lanka: Pinhole Photography and Portraits" by Liz Doles at the Open Door Gallery and win a free ticket for two to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

    The Open Door Gallery is open 10am - 4pm Monday through Friday.

    Tickets expire June 30, 2013.

    Hurry in, these passes won't last long!



    AMC Theatres Presents Sensory Friendly Films

    Posted Monday June 17 2013 at 06:05 am in Cultural Inclusion

    AMC Sensory Friendly Films

    AMC Theatres brings sensory friendly films to families affected by autism on a monthly basis to select communities.

    The program provides a special opportunity for families to enjoy their favorite films in a safe and accepting environment.  The auditoriums dedicated to the program have their lights up, the sound turned down and audience members are invited to get up and dance, walk, shout or sing!

    Upcoming Screenings:
    June 29, 2013 - Monsters University
    July 13, 2013 - Despicable Me 2
    August 10, 2013 - The Smurfs 2
    August 31, 2013 - Planes
    October 5, 2013 - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
    November 9, 2013 – Free Birds
    December 7, 2013 - Frozen 2-D

    In Massachusetts, participating theatres are located in Braintree, Burlington, Framingham, Methuen, Springfield, and Tyngsboro.

    Learn more at the AMC Theatre website.