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8MUSIC, ART & DANCE ■ EDUCATION UPDATE ■ APRIL 2003Young Audiences Honor Riesenberg & EllerbeeYoung Audiences/New York (YA/NY), a pioneerin creating innovative arts education programsintegrating the arts and education forNew York City public school students, will hostits annual Children’s Arts Medal Benefit at theMetropolitan Pavilion on Monday, April 7,2003. YA/NY will present the 2003 Children’sArts Medals honoring two exceptional advocatesof the arts and arts education, RobertA Downtown Community ChorusSusan Glass, DirectorJohn Kolody, AccompanistSpring ChoralConcertqFriday, May 9, at 8:00 p.m.The Catholic Center of NYU58 Washington Square South(Thompson & West 4th Streets)ManhattanRiesenberg, Executive Vice President andDirector of MAGNA Global Entertainment andLinda Ellerbee, journalist, author and awardwinningtelevision producer.“I feel honored to be part of a cause whichhas affected me personally,” said one of thisyear’s honorees, Robert Riesenberg. “Growingup, I was always participating in the arts and Iam greatly appreciative of the ways it has influ-Poetry and Songmusical settingsof great poetry:Barber & Agee,Finzi & Bridges,Persichetti &e. e. cummings,Levine & Longfellow,plus numeroussettings ofShakespeare's mostfamous texts.SUGGESTED DONATION$15 ($8 for children)Linda Ellerbeeenced my life.”“I feel strongly thatevery child should beintroduced to the arts,”said Linda Ellerbee,one of this year’sChildren’s Arts Medalrecipients. “As a longtimeproducer of children’sspecials and aweekly newsmagazinefor kids—Nick Newswith Nickelodeon—Iam convinced thatengagement in the artsat an early age positivelyaffects children.”“We are delighted tohonor two such important advocates of arts educationin New York City, Robert Riesenberg andLinda Ellerbee,” said YA/NY ExecutiveDirector, Joanne Bernstein-Cohen. “Last year weworked with more than 200,000 young people,teachers and families in the New York City publicschools with morethan 10,000 workshopsand performance programsby professionalartists together withclassroom teachers. Withfunds that we raise at thisbenefit, we look forwardto augmenting our workin public schools in 2003and beyond.”Young Audiences/NewYork advances the artisticand educationaldevelopment of NewYork City’s publicschool students by bringingstudents together withprofessional artists of all disciplines to learn,create and participate in the arts.#New Orleans Music Festivalwith Louis ArmstrongNew Orleans’ favorite new festival isSatchmo SummerFest, a five-day event celebratingthe lasting influence of jazz icon, internationalcultural ambassador and native sonLouis Armstrong. The 3rd annual festivalevents will be held July 31 - August 4 at locationsaround the city.The festival grounds at the Louisiana StateMuseum’s Old U.S. Mint include four musicstages, entertaining and educational panel discussions,an outdoor New Orleans food courtappropriately dubbed “Red Bean Alley,” and achildren’s area. The Museum’s New OrleansJazz exhibition, featuring the cornet on whichArmstrong learned to play as a youngster andother rare and important artifacts, is also amust-see.#
“Special Products ForSpecial Children”Toll-free: 1-8-Special-Ed(1-877-324-2533)APRIL 2003 ■ EDUCATION UPDATE ■ SPECIAL EDUCATIONTeachers of the Visually ImpairedOrientation & Mobility InstructorsOccupational TherapistsHelp your children with visual ormultiple impairments to achieve resultswith our unique and affordable line ofsensory stimulation products andadaptive mobility devices (Pre-canes).Call or visit us online to learn more!Sensory Stimulation RoomsResonance BoardsManipulativesPre-CanesE-cards from the “BrailleBug” Children’s Web SiteThe days of flimsy paper cards with cartoonanimals are gone. The web-savvy kids of todayare looking for something a little more hip andup-to-date. At the American Foundation for theBlind’s (AFB) Braille Bug children’s web site,kids can take advantage of a unique feature tocompose and send Braille e-mail cards to theirfriends and loved ones. At the same time theylearn about Braille.When visiting the Braille Bug web site(www.afb.org/braillebug), children can type ina message, or click directly on Braille icons tospell out a secret message or card, and have ittranslated immediately into Braille. The messageis then displayed in Braille as the sendertypes in the e-mail address for delivery. Kidswho receive the e-card can go to the BrailleBug to view it, get decoding help, and learnmore about Braille. Although children can sendBraille e-mail messages from the Braille Bugall year long, on Valentine’s Day this feature isespecially popular.“All kids are fascinated by Braille; they thinkit’s a secret code that’s fun to learn, “saidFrancis Mary D’Andrea, director of AFB’sNational Literacy Center in Atlanta, GA.9“Sending Braille greeting cards is an entertainingand educational activity that can only helpfoster a better understanding and acceptance ofpeople with disabilities.”Designed for children in grades three throughsix, the Braille Bug was launched last year toteach sighted children about Braille and toencourage literacy among children. It is thefirst interactive and educational website that isfully accessible to all kids—including thosewith disabilities. The “Braille Bug,” the site’sladybug mascot with the six dots of the Braillecell on her back, welcomes visiting childrenand helps them to understand the “secret code”of Braille through a variety of online activitiesand games. USA Today, the National <strong>Education</strong>Association, and the American LibraryAssociation have honored the Braille Bug website as an outstanding educational site for children.The American Foundation for the Blind—theorganization to which Helen Keller devoted herlife—is a national nonprofit whose mission isto eliminate the inequities faced by the ten millionAmericans who are blind or visuallyimpaired.#ADD / ADHDLearning DisabilitiesDepression, Anxiety.Gabriela Hohn, Ph.D.Clinical Neuropsychologist153 Waverly PlaceNYC 10014Call for information on upcomingparent education seminars212.691.0291geh6@columbia.eduhttp://G.E.Hohn.PhD.att.home.netWest EndDay SchoolOur mission is to provide an academicelementary school program for intelligent childrenhaving learning and/or social issues.• Full academic curriculumgrades K-6• An intimate nurturing school• Academically & Sociallygrouped classes• Small structured classes212-873-5708 • www.westenddayschool.org • 255 W.71St. NYC 10023
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