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  • Discovery Museums - Evening for Families with Deaf or Hard of Hearing Children

    Posted Monday October 22 2012 at 11:19 pm in Cultural Inclusion

    Discovery Museums Logo

    Join a special free evening of fun at the Discovery Museums in Acton, MA for deaf and hard of hearing children between the ages of 2-14, their siblings, parents, grandparents, and other family members.  Saturday November 3, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.  Pizza and beverages will be served.

    Pre-registration is required.

    ASL Interpreters will be available.



    Teaching Artists & the Future of New England

    Posted Friday October 19 2012 at 5:56 pm in Education

    Teaching Artists Dancing and Drumming

    New England Consortium of Artist-Educator Professionals (NECAP) and its local partners, the Rhode Island Foundation and Lesley University are convening gatherings with Nick Rabkin, Principal Investigator, Teaching Artist Research Project, NORC at University of Chicago.  Nick will review and discuss the policy implications of his study, the Teaching Artist Research Project (TARP).  Boston and Providence are two of the twelve TARP study sites.

    Join the dialogue!

  • November 8 2012, 4-6pm, Rhode Island Foundation, Providence RI
  • November 9 2012, 2-4pm, Lesley University, Cambridge MA
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    Live Webcast - James Durbin, American Idol Season 10 Finalist

    Posted Friday August 24 2012 at 2:54 pm in News

    The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents James Durbin Monday, August 27th at 6pm.  Watch a live webcast of this Millennium Stage performance.

    The singer and guitarist, widely known for his fourth place finish on the 10th season of American Idol, rocks the stage with his heavy rock sound and powerhouse vocals.  Since then, James Durbin, 22, released his Wind-Up Records debut album, Memories of a Beautiful Disaster, which is an intricate lattice of all factions and facets of rock.  Mr. Durbin, who lives with Asperger's Syndrome and Tourette's Syndrome, co-wrote five of the 11 songs.  He has been afforded opportunities to work with his favorite band, Swedish cult heroes Hardcore Superstar, and with legendary Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars on his album’s song, "Outcast".  Mr. Durbin recently toured at several venues across California and Arizona.