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INSPIRING STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE METRO REGION…

"…The purpose of arts education is not to create more artists. It's not to create more audiences. The purpose of arts education is to create a complete human being who can lead a productive life in a free society. You can’t do that just through academics and athletics. There are certain things you can only learn in stories, in songs, that you can only see in images. When you take this out of a kid’s education, you impoverish their possibilities both individually and socially."
            -Dana Gioia, Chairman of the National Endowment For The Arts

Welcome to the second year of ARTSBRIDGE, a collection of stimulating programs that are responsive to the needs of today's classrooms and that connect students to their highest potential. The program's inaugural season in 2007-2008 served more than 38,800 students and teachers from 12 different school districts. Teacher comments have rated the ARTSBRDIGE program as outstanding in its content, organizational logistics, and most importantly…it's power to inspire students. For public schools working with students from low-income communities and tight school budgets, we have special subsidy programs that have allowed us to turn no one away due to an inability to pay.

The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Foundation is proud to offer educators quality programming that can be leveraged to inspire their students. Drawing on quality local and national talent, the Centre is collaborating in 2008-2009 with The Atlanta Opera, Atlanta Ballet, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, ARTSNOW/Creating Pride, The Georgia Ballet, ArtsPower, TheatreworksUSA, and Young Audiences Woodruff Arts Center. Together we are working with leaders from the educational community to provide you with a valuable, educational tool. If you are a first-time participant, we warmly welcome you. For our returning friends…thank you for making the program such a success.

2007-2008 EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Earl Reece
Committee Chair
Executive Director
The Strand Theatre
Dr. Melissa Arasi
Supervisor of Performing Arts:
K-12 General & Choral,
Drama, & Dance
Cobb County Schools
Leigh Colburn
Principal
Marietta High School
Administrator of the Year 2004-2005 
Dr. Alicia Derin
Curriculum Specialist
Ian Feinberg
Lead Instructor of Entertainment Technology
Chattahoochee Tech. College
Chris Fowler
Fine Arts Administrator
Buford City School System
Nita Giddish
Teaching & Learning
Forsyth County Schools
Carole Kell
Principal (Retired)
Dickerson Middle School
Cobb County Schools
John LaForge
Coordinator of Music Education
Fulton County Schools
Pat Lindsey
KSU Education Consultant
Director of Education (Retired)
Cobb Chamber of Commerce
Myrna Lubin
Associate Director
Young Audiences of Atlanta
Pam Millice
Associate Executive Director
ArtsNOW/Creating Pride
Susan Merritt
Director of Education
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Eric Mitchko
Director of Artistic Administration
Atlanta Opera
Jerid Morisco
Artistic Director/Conductor
The Marietta Master Chorale
Patty Mozley
Director of Admission
The Walker School
Zinta Perkins
Principal
Lovinggood Middle School
Cobb County Schools
Marores Perry
ESOL, Foreign Language, & Fine Arts Specialist
Paulding County Schools
Marvin Pryor
Principal
School of the Arts at Carver High School
Sharon Story
Dean
Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education
Alice Stouder
Area 3 Assistant Superintendent
Cobb County School District
Cynthia Terry
Fine Arts Director
Atlanta Public Schools
Frank Timmerman
Director
Cobb County Center for
Excellence in the Performing Arts Pebble Brook High School

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ARTSBRIDGE is sponsored, in part, by:


Walton Communities
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The Coca-Cola Foundation
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Nancy Williams and Georgia Appointees of The President's Advisory Committee on the Arts for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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Cobb County Board of Commissioners
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Bank of North Georgia
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The Blank Family Foundation
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The Sprint Foundation, Inc.
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Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
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John and Mary Ellen Imlay
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Mr. and Mrs. Albert N. Parker
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Yardy and Barbara Williams
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Shirley Glass
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Mark and Sally Hawn
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Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Parker

Support Education With
A Tax Deductible Contribution To:
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Foundation - Education Fund
2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30339

or by contacting the
Education Department
at: 770-916-2808
E-mail 

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The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre is located at 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway in northwest Atlanta. Cobb Energy Centre is a premier venue for opera, concerts, Broadway shows, ballet, educational programs, family shows, corporate meetings and events.