Project YES! Information
You could be one of the lucky students to win a free pass to SaratogaArtsFest 2010! Apply now and mark your calendar – June 10 – 13, 2010! (applications must be received by May 1st)
The fourth annual SaratogaArtsFest will take place from June 10-13, 2010, in venues throughout Saratoga Springs. Project YES! will again be a part of the weekend-long festival.
Entitled Project YES!—Youth Experiencing SaratogaArtsFest—the program is a collaboration of SaratogaArtsFest, local school districts, and a number of other schools in the area. This program is designed to make the arts more accessible to young people and to encourage families to attend SaratogaArtsFest as it gains momentum as an annual citywide event.
As part of Project YES!, SaratogaArtsFest will give away Admission Packages to students. Beginning April 15, students can apply for the free passes; applications must be submitted by May 1.
The complimentary Admission Package will provide access to the full array of events during the four-day festival. Admission pass holders are also eligible for discounts at 111 local DBA businesses over the weekend. In addition, student winners will receive a Project YES! T-shirt, which will identify them for exclusive backstage access with selected artists. Winners will also be able to purchase a $15 Basic Admission package for an accompanying adult (regular price of $35) or 2 single event tickets.
SaratogaArtsFest 2010 will offer an extensive lineup of performances, workshops, and exhibits for young people covering music, dance, theater, visual art, literature, and more. In addition to local, regional, and national artists, the schedule will include performances by a range of local student groups, including the Saratoga Springs Youth Orchestra, the Empire State Youth Orchestras’ Jazz Ensemble 2, the Flying Kite Children’s Theatre, the Saratoga Springs High School Concert Jazz Band, Greenfield Elementary School’s Fifth Grade Dramatic Chorus, the Saratoga Children’s Theatre, the Saratoga Springs High School Drama Club, South Glens Falls High School’s Vocal Point, a number of performances by Waldorf School students and a group of kindergarten from the Saratoga Springs School District.
Sample events by and for young children
Scenes in Flight by Flying Kite Children’s TheatrePuppet play, dance, circus arts at the Waldorf School
The Amazing Kids’ Circus
Spring Cabaret by Saratoga Children’s Theatre
Tales ’n Tunes: Sing Us a Story!
Community Family Dance with Peter, Paul and George
Art and Nature Walk, with Children & Nature Saratoga
Book illustration workshop with Michael Chesworth (sponsored by Saratoga Independent School)
Groups from the Saratoga Springs schools: the World’s Largest Kindergarten Concert, and An Aesop Adventure by Greenfield Elementary School’s 5th Grade Dramatic Chorus
Student art exhibition
Art Rally at The Children’s Museum at Saratoga
Hands-on workshops
…and much more!
Highlights for older students
TAKE Dance Company/Family Dance PerformanceScreening of The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Empire State Youth Orchestras’ Jazz Ensemble 2
SSHS Drama Club’s Fourth Annual Cabaret
South Glens Falls High School’s Vocal Point in concert
Saratoga Springs Youth Orchestra jazz combo and chamber music performances
Author Alix Ohlin
Studio Walksaround Saratoga Springs
Celtic Footprints dance performance by Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company
Music for Films for Music, a collaboration between Saratoga Arts and the Saratoga Film Forum
Albany Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet
…and more!
The entire schedule spanning four days is exciting with many events by and for children including puppet play, The Amazing Kids’ Circus, Tales ‘n Tunes, an Art and Nature Walk and much, much more! You can view the entire program schedule here..
