SLVUSD Visual and Performing Arts Awareness Week
Thursday, 3/8/18 – Friday, 3/16/18
See below for activities and how to participate!
- Thursday, 3/8 and Friday, 3/9: High School Music Department Pops Concert (purchase tickets at the door—see attached)
- 7:00, SLV Performing Arts Center, Band and Choir performances
- Tuesday, 3/13- Friday, 3/16: Art display: HSMulti Purpose Room (MPR)
- Bring your classes through to see 2D and 3D art displays from all schools in the district
- All adults/staff are also welcome to walk through
(email Debi Bodenheimer() regarding time you would like to visit and I will make sure the MPR is open—visits of students should be supervised)
- Tuesday, 3/13- Friday, 3/16: Performances in Performing Arts Center
- Movie showing: A New Color—for MS and HS(see attached: Amber Walker sent out a sign in sheet for classes to attend with dates/times, contact her () to sign up!)
- Rehearsals: West Side Story: Tuesday-Friday from 3 to 6 in the PAC (Drop in and observe our talented students in this classic musical! Students should be supervised.)
- SLVE Dance performance: Thursday, 3/15 from 12:30 to 2 in the PAC (Email Katie Feickert () to attend)
- Classical Evening of Violin, Ballroom Dancing and Opera, performed by current and past SLVUSD students. Thursday, 3/15 at 7:00 in the PAC. Donations accepted.
- Musical Showcase Rehearsal:Weds, 3/14 and Fri, 3/16 at room 25 at the Middle School. 10:05 to noon, and 12:50 to 2:41. Students will be rehearsing various Broadway songs and dances. (Email Will Guilford () to attend)
- Mini-Maker Space/DIY: Friday, 3/16 at Quail Hollow Site from 10-1. Come see students create projects and do hands on activities with tech.
- Tuesday, 3/13 – Friday, 3/16: Charter Art Display at District Office
FILM STORY
Film Story: A New Color
“You can’t change your beginnings, but you sure can put a nice, beautiful ending to the story.” - Edythe Boone
Long before Black Lives Matter became a rallying cry, Edythe Boone embodied that truth as an artist, an educator, and a great-grandmother. When a personal tragedy ignites a national outcry, everything that Edythe has worked so tirelessly for is at stake.
From humble Harlem beginnings herself, the indefatigable Edy has for decades introduced underserved youth and seniors to the transformative power of art. Filmed in an observational style over three years,A New Colorcreates an opening to see the world through Edy’s eyes and her artistic legacy commemorating the great events of her time. Those events keep coming, as we see when the death of Edy’snephewbecomes a national symbol of racist policing.
The persistence of racial inequality in this country evokes for activist artists like Edy powerful and deep questions: Have Edy’s nearly eight decades of social justice work meant something? Has it been worth the sacrifice? Can building multicultural bridges through art bring about positive change? Who will carry on her civil rights legacy?
Edy’s reaction shows the depth of her clear-eyed, compassionate commitment to building a just and peaceful community.A New Colorilluminates timely social issues and shows how the work of one resilient woman reverberates throughout a community to inspire a powerful chorus: “Our lives matter and we will not be disempowered by those who judge us for our age, gender, or the color of our skin.” An intimate portrait of somebody extraordinary, Edythe’s story shows not what it is to be Black or to lose a loved one, but what it is to be human.