Meet the Teaching Artist: Angelica Blancas Mims
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We’re thrilled to introduce one of our visual arts teaching artists, Angelica Blanca-Mims! Like many of our TAs, Angelica has loved art since she was a child, but she started getting serious about it in high school. She loves all kinds of visual art; her favorite is printmaking, which she fell in love with after taking a on this medium in college. Art brings her a sense of calm and relief, and she loves getting to share that passion with students and hope to bring them some joy throughout their day! When she's not teaching with LBC, she's doing art elsewhere—at CHOPS Teen Club, the Charles Schultz Museum, or as part of the Youth Arts Leaders (YAL) Cohort. Way
to go, Angelica!
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Master Classes & Student Clinics |
Imagine learning from the very artists we see on stage. That’s just what we at LBC strive for with our Master Classes and Student Clinics—to provide students of all ages with unique, direct interactions with professional, world-renowned master artists representing a variety of artistic mediums. We seek to make these opportunities available to a wide range of participants, but please note that Master Classes or Student Clinics may not be open to the public.
This season, we’ve already worked with Versa-Style Dance Company for a master class and Calizanza Dance Company for a student clinic. Later this month, we’ll welcome back JazzReach to our stage and for a student clinic with local high school band students.
If you'd like information about student clinics or master classes, please contact Tracy Sawyer She would love to connect with you!
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The Mayhem Poets
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
11:30 am
Grades 6-12
The Mayhem Poets are among the nation’s best spoken word performers, and they are on a mission to change what society thinks about poetry with a unique, rhythmic style of spoken-word poetry. These theatrically-trained, comedic, lyrical virtuosos seamlessly blend raw elements of poetry with hip-hop, theater, and comedy to reveal truths on contemporary issues. Don’t miss their return to LBC!
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The Lightning Thief
by TheaterWorksUSA
9:30 am & 11:30 am
Monday, March 6, 2023
Grades 2-6
Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school. Again! When the gods of Mount Olympus emerge from his Greek mythology textbook, Zeus’s master lightning bolt is stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. To find it, Percy must come to terms with the father who abandoned him and solve the riddle of the Oracle in this musical adaptation of Rick Riordan’s children’s book.
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Danny Carmo's Mathematical Mysteries
by Cahoots of Northern Ireland
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
9:30 am
Grades 2-6
Prepare to be amazed, dazzled, and bewildered as we follow Danny Carmo on his journey to live his dream as a magician. But first he has to embrace magic’s most powerful secret—math! And it wasn’t so long ago that Danny thought math wasn’t for him. Once he believed in the power of math, Danny’s magic tricks became truly mesmerizing. Join us as math, magic, theater, and technology collide in an interactive performance, proving math is fun.
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Acoustic Rooster’s Barnyard Boogie Starring Indigo Blume
by The Kennedy Center Theater for
Young Audiences On Tour
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
9:30 am & 11:30 am
Grades PK-3
A feathery adventure about being scared, being brave, and believing in yourself, adapted from two children’s books by Kwame Alexander: Acoustic Rooster and Indigo Blume. With special guests, like Duck Ellington and Ms. Dairy Parton, this musical adaptation will have children and families dancing in their seats.
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ARTS INTEGRATION RESIDENCYFinding Wisdom through African Drumming
Instructor: Onye Onyemaechi
Grades: 6-12
Subjects: Music, Social Studies, Social Emotional Learning
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In this residency, students will adapt a novel they’ve read in class into an abridged stage version. It’s all in their hands—they will choose the scenes, write the scripts, cast themselves, and create their own stage movement. Along the way, they’ll learn stage essentials, like projection and “cheating out” (to readjust the body with the audience in mind). Additional elements, such as costume design and stage combat may be included, based on the book.
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TOOLS FOR TEACHERS
Addressing ELA Standards through Theatre
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
8:00 – 11:00 am
Instructor: Hannah Keefer
Grades: 4-12
Subjects: Drama, ELA
In-person at LBC!
In this stand-alone session in the Bringing Books to Life series, teachers will learn the unexpected ways theatre can integrate into California reading and writing standards. This session will highlight ways to use theatrical adaptation activities to address ELA anchor standards, such as revising written work and feedback, interpretation of words and phrases in text, and more. Led by LBC Teaching Artist and Curriculum Specialist Hannah Keefer.
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MARIACHI INSTITUTE
Learn to Play Armonia!
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Instructor: José Soto
In-person at LBC!
This workshop will focus on the Armonia section, including guitarrón, vihuela, and harp. Participants will learn to play basic chords and, by the end of the two hours, will be able to play a simple piece as a mariachi ensemble. Participants who complete this workshop may be eligible to work in the Center’s summer camp program.
Part of our spring Mariachi Institute. Learn more about the second session, Learn to Play Violn!
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Active 20-30 Club of Santa Rosa #50
David and Deborah Ballati
Michael and Susan Barrett
Carol Beattie/Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
Mike and Karen Bergin
Gordon Blumenfeld
Sanford and Jo Anne
Bressick
Sara and Dixon Browder
Carmen and Perri Castaldi
Rena Charles and Alex Klado
Jose A. Chibras-Sainz, M.D.
Anonymous Fund of CFSC
Bob and Sandy Comstock
Audrey Bush and Chris Crispo
Patricia Daniels
Wes and Carol Daniels
Albert and Sally Davies
Greg and Melinda Dexter
Joanne Dow/JPMorgan Charitable Giving
Herb and Jane Dwight
Carroll Estes
Ridgely Evers and Colleen McGlynn/DaVero Farms & Winery
Joel and Maureen Feldman
Kerry Francis and John Jimerson
G.C. Micro Corporation/Belinda Guadarrama
Kacy and Kenneth Gott
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Julia L. Grant/Community Foundation Sonoma County
Carol Hanes-Nason
The Robert and Shirley Harris Family
Foundation
Gary Heck/The Heck Foundation
Marilyn and Robert Heller
Gizz Howard
Jeff Hudson and Ann Lobdell Hudson
Jeff and Barbara Ireland
In memory and honor of Selma Mayer Isenberg and her son, Jean Isenberg
Tim and Ariel Kelley/The Foundation for Global Sports Development
Nick and Krissy Kyjovsky
Dina and Al Lopez
Lise L. Luttgens and Richard R. Johnson
Anonymous Fund of Marin Community Foundation
Frank Martin-Vegue
Jess and Debra Marzak
Cameron and Ashley Mauritson
Robi McMinn/Luxe Places Int'l Realty
Lewis Meyers
Bruce and Lauren Morrison
Bill and Christine Nelson
Rick Nowlin and Don Strand
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Kenneth A. Picerne Foundation
Carlo Proto and Sheila Abdallah in memory of Nathan Abdallah Proto
Bonnie Raines
Pierre
Ratte
Andrew and Monica Rowley/Goals Foundation
Santa Rosa Violence Prevention Partnership CHOICE Mini-Grant
Robin Seltzer and Bill Wertzberger
Rekha Skantharaja
Daniel T. Steele Jr. and Juneko Steele
Marlene and Martin Stein/Jewish Community Foundation
Sherry and Pete Swayne
Leticia Trevino and David Vandergriff
Ellen and Chuck Wear
John and Laura Whiting/Schwab Charitable Fund
Greg and Margie Yates
Anonymous (3)
A special thanks for this year’s very generous support from Norma J. Person, in Memory of Evert Person, and the Ernest L. and Ruth W. Finley Foundation for Evert Person’s ArtReach and The Evert Person Bus Fund
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