Posted Wednesday February 06 2013 at 9:08 pm
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Elaine Hall, founder and President of The Miracle Project, will be speaking at League School of Greater Boston, located at 300 Providence Highway in Walpole, February 13, 2013 at 4:15pm.
Ms. Hall, also known as "Coach E!", and referenced by The New York Times as "the child whisperer", was a top Hollywood children's acting coach whose life changed dramatically after her son Neal, adopted from a Russian orphanage, was diagnosed with autism. When traditional therapies did not work for him, she sought the esteemed Dr. Stanley Greenspan who encouraged her to rally actors and other creative people to join his world – the result was Neal slowly emerging out of his isolation.
Ms. Hall, is a keynote speaker and workshop leader at conferences around the globe. Her book, Now I See the Moon: A mother, a Son, a Miracle was chosen for World Autism Awareness Day at the United Nations where she has spoken several times. Ms. Hall's latest book, co-authored with Diane Isaacs, Seven Keys to Unlock Autism: Creating Miracles In The Classroom is being used in universities across the United States.
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Posted Saturday February 02 2013 at 10:17 pm
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Our friends at Community Access to the Arts (CATA) have been awarded a Commonwealth Award by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Given every two years, the Commonwealth Awards shine a spotlight on the extraordinary contributions that the arts, humanities, and sciences make to education, economic vitality, and quality of life in communities across the state. Other award recipients this year include Olympia Dukakis, Jared Bowen of WGBH, and The Boston Phoenix.
Past Commonwealth Award winners include leading artists, writers, scholars, and social innovators such as VSA MA, Jeremy Alliger, Yo-Yo Ma, Jacob's Pillow, and Aerosmith.
The Commonwealth Awards ceremony will take place Tuesday, February 19, 2013 from 1-4 pm at the Massachusetts State House. The event is free and open to the public, however space is limited. Please register to attend.
Posted Tuesday January 29 2013 at 11:10 pm
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The Boston Arts Consortium for Health (BACH) presents a special event at Berklee College of Music - "Perspectives on Music Therapy and Autism" February 12, 2013 9am – 3pm featuring:
Dr. Pam Heaton - Professor at Goldsmiths, University of London
Dr. Catherine Wan - Instructor of Neurology at the Music and Neurology Laboratory at Harvard Medical School
Dr. Krystal Demaine - Assistant Professor of Creative Arts Therapy at Lesley University
and music therapy clinicians presenting examples of the benefits of music therapy.
Special Musical Performance by the Higashi School Jazz Band.
Berklee College of Music
David Friend Recital Hall
921 Boylston Street, Boston
Free of charge, RSVP to JSchiffman@Berklee.edu by February 1, 2013.
