Artists Around Town – November 2011

Lindsey Cacich will be performing in The Ravagers this month, which is being produced by Savage Umbrella at the Hollywood Theater in Northeast Minneapolis, running November 4 – 6, 10 – 14 and 17 -19. Jess Finney will be a mentor and director for The Bully, part of the Chicago Avenue Project at Pillsbury House, [...]

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Teaching Artist Sarah Brown on Getting It Right

Getting it Right I was recently talking to a participant at Brooklyn Park Lifeworks where I co-teach every Wednesday. After class she confessed to me that she is often afraid to speak up or to join the activity in class because she is afraid of saying the “wrong” thing or doing it “wrong.” I replied [...]

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Upstream Artists Around Town – October 2011

Sarah Brown is currently studying American Sign Language at St Paul College to become an ASL interpreter.  She is also working as a Lead Actor/Actor Trainer at Pro-Crisis. Lindsey Cacich will directing a piece that will be featured as part of this month’s Late Nite Series at  Pillsbury House Theatre. It is written and performed [...]

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How Upstream Arts Is Using the Arts to Ease the Transition to Adulthood

The past four days at Upstream Arts have been a whirlwind of Teaching Artists, coffee breaks, and handouts. We’re just wrapping up our fall staff training and as I watched our TAs practice curriculum and test out different teaching techniques, I couldn’t help but be reminded of “Autistic and Seeking a Place in an Adult [...]

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Upstream Artists Around Town – September 2011

Charles Fraser will be performing at the Ivey Awards with the History Theatre’s snippet from The Buddy Holly Story, on Monday, September 19. He will also be in August: Osage County from September 9 – October 2, 2011 and The Diary of Anne Frank from February 27 – April 18, 2012, both at Park Square [...]

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Upstream Arts Artists Around Town

Lindsey Cacich is directing Sum of Sand, part of the Minnesota Fringe Festival from August 6th – 12th. Jess Finney is helping to direct Domino’s Pizza Saved My Life, part of the Minnesota Fringe Festival running August 5th – 13th. Dylan Fresco is performing in Domino’s Pizza Saved My Life, a show he wrote for [...]

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Poetry Corner: Sparkly People

Sparkly People Going back in sparkly softball Crack! Strike! In a play dancing slow and low Proud Purple Perfection Calm down with happy new people 1st Place gold medal like an a exciting elephant La la da da la la dad a, sunny singing I’m smile for the picture Drum rolls for the musician Someday [...]

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Poetry Corner: Taking A Big Proud Risk!

Taking A Big Proud Risk! Took a risk to do new things A kinda good risk with no surprise Beat somebody in reading and math How much higher can I go? People try to flip me but I flip em first Flipping like R.K.O! Flipping like peace. Learn Brown cooking–racing to college Black and Yellow [...]

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(Musical) Poetry Corner: Awesome Days: Aahaahahhahh

Awesome Days: Aahaahahhahh Eating the rainbow Celebrating holidays, swimming In the shallow pool… Deep Sea! {Ask an adult.} 100 minutes to run to the train Ccch a ccch a ccch a choo chooo! I will Win a competition to go to Paris, Get better at video games, Drive FAST racecar Sharks? Yeah, I’m a shark! [...]

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Poetry Corner: Shark at Night

Shark at Night Steaming… Brewing… FIRE in my belly!!! Beating chest Monkey – Lion FAST Red face. Dark black. An angry shark from deep inside the night. Deep inside you…Till you SCREAM! A windy snowstorm inside Anne Sullivan Communication Center 4/14/11

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