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2008 Student Events and ProgramsWinter Workshops begin January 7 Music Student Showcase Piano Student Recitals Yaboo Rite of Passage Ceremony Student Showcase Festival Workforce Development Summer Youth Employment Training Program/Camp Culture O-H-A-T-A-C Kwanzaa / Christmas Celebration 2008 Special EventsDeeply Rooted Dance Theater
The Jackie McLean International Arts Festival
Friday, May 16: Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street, Hartford ♫ Artists Collective African Connection Saturday, May 17: Artists Collective, 1200 Albany Avenue, Hartford ♫ 10: 00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.: Artists Collective Music Student Showcase Free event
♫ 3:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.: Panel Discussion featuring: Gil Noble, producer, host "Like It Is", Amiri Baraka, poet, playwright,
activist, Dr. Acklyn Lynch, author and noted historian of African American political thought, popular culture, author and Dr. James
Conyers, Director of the African studies department, Kean University, New Jersey will discuss the life, music, social and political
significance of Jackie McLean - Free event
♫ 8:00 pm: Concert featuring: Saxophone Salute: Kris Allen, Abe Burton, Jimmy Greene, Kris Jensen, Antoine Roney, Lummie Spann,
Julius Tolentino with Seth Lewis, bass, Benito Gonzales, piano and Jonathan Barber on drums.
Rene' McLean and the Jackie McLean Dynasty Band: Steve Davis, Dr. Eddie Henderson, Alan Palmer, Phil Bowler, and Eric McPherson
with Special Guest Amiri Baraka 2008 Jammin' Jazz Getaway Concert SeriesGary Bartz Quartet Most ticket prices for Jammin Jazz Concerts are: Note: Advance ticket prices for all Artists Collective special events are honored up until the day of the performance, excluding Sunday, until 2pm. Call (860) 527-3205 for more information. The Goodwin Hotel – “Hartford’s Landmark Boutique Hotel” – is pleased to partner with The Artists Collective. If you require overnight accommodations during your visit to Hartford, please call 800-922-5006 or 860-246-7500, and request the “ARTIST” rate. This rate is available for Superior One and Two Bedded rooms. Based on availability, rate does not include tax. Please visit www.goodwinhotel.com for more information about the hotel’s services. |
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