The international group, Celtic Crossroads, performed at the Progress Energy Center’s Mahaffey Theater to an enthusiastic audience of Pinellas County students on December 8, 2008. For the following two days, the group visited Pinellas County School music rooms to share their music in an up close and personal way. Participating students and teachers were engaged and inspired by the skillful musicianship of the group!

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The principal, teaching artist, classroom teachers and the 30 fifth grade students at North Shore Elementary School are participating in the Literary Artist Residency “Dimensions of the Heart”! For five months beginning January 2009 the classroom curriculum will be strategically linked with presentations by Literary Teaching Artist Nan Colton. Creative writing pieces and visual art collages on the theme of “Dimensions of the Heart” will be created by the students in response. Their work may prove to be moving, creative and innovative.

Please continue to visit this category as photos are uploaded highlighting this exciting artist residency.

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The Class Acts blog is a home for important conversations and a source of valued information. Comments and questions on the Class Acts blog are both welcomed and encouraged. Here teachers and students have the opportunity to post questions and comments to the performance companies, to the actors OR to their favorite character! Students participating in a Class Acts Community Arts program can also create on-going conversations about their particular artist residency, master class or workshop with each other and with students from partnering schools!

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