Wednesday, May 10, 2017

You are cordially invited to attend the SIUE East St. Louis After School Performing Arts Program's Spring Recital!

7 p.m.
Thursday, May 18
SIUE's Dunham Hall

The After School Performing Arts Program in East St.  Louis was founded by Katherine Dunham and has been an integral part of the community for decades. After a hiatus during the last five years, it has returned this year with approximately 25 students. The children are ages 6 to 17 and have been studying beginning piano and guitar, drums, bass guitar, African drumming and dance (Dunham technique, jazz, and hip hop). You will experience each of these at the recital. 

Please come and show your support for our campus in East St. Louis.

SIUE East St. Louis Performing Arts Program staff includes director Jack Williams, and instructors Tyler Elder, beginning guitar, Venezia Manuel, jazz and hip hop, Mary Jo Pembrook, beginning piano and music theory, Greg Sallie, bass guitar, Gerald Sylla, African drumming and dance, and Esau Toombs, band performance, and executive director of the East St. Louis Center Jesse Dixon.

You’re invited to attend the 2017 LIS Symposium!

"From Transaction to Transformational: The Changing Role of the 21st Century Librarian" will be presented by Maxine Bleiweis.
10-11 a.m.
Monday, May 22
Lovejoy Library, third floor conference room

Learn the top 10 tips for librarians and staff to survive and thrive on library terrain from someone who is leading the way. Presenter Maxine Bleiweis has spent her career as a public library director following early experience in a state library, a major art museum and a university library.  

She created one of the first makerspaces in the United States and authored the book, "Helping Business," on economic development for librarians. She was named Connecticut’s Librarian of the Year in 2011 and received the Charles Robinson Award for Innovative Leadership from the Public Library Association in 2015.

This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

The symposium is sponsored by the LIS Research, Projects and Development Committee, and Library and Information Services.

For more information, contact the Library at 618-650-4636 or visit siue.edu/lovejoylibrary/.

The SIUE Department of Foreign Languages and Literature will host its Spanish Summer Day Camp:

9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday, June 12-23

Spanish Summer Day Camp offers the opportunity for children, ages 6-12, to immerse in the Spanish language, while having fun! Children will participate in engaging activities that encourage Spanish language development through sports, technology, games, crafts, visual arts, music, dance and stories.

Camp costs $275, with a $50 non-refundable deposit due on Monday, May 29. The balance is due Friday, June 2. There will be no refunds after Tuesday, June 6.

For more information, visit our website at siue.edu/artsandsciences/fll/spanish-camp or contact Esther Herrera at eherrer@siue.edu or ext. 3510.

Register for Kindermusik Summer Camp Register by Friday, June 30 for the 2017 Kindermusik Summer Camp!
 
Kindermusik is a music and movement program with curriculum for children ages birth through seven years old. More specifically, Kindermusik classes provide a holistic musical and learning experience in the critical first years of young children and their families. This developmental program, guided by a proven methodology combining music and childhood development, provides opportunities to foster child-parent relationships and gain a lifelong love of music and learning. Kindermusik is great preparation for future Suzuki students as well! It is taught by a trained and licensed Kindermusik educator. The SIUE Suzuki Program presents "Kindermusik with Ellen Singh" which provides you with this program!
 
"Carnival of Music" for children ages 2-5

5:45-6:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday, July 10-13
SIUE Early Childhood Center
 
Children are compulsive music makers. They hum while they play, sing along with music in the car and love the opportunity to use wooden spoons and pots from the kitchen as drums. That’s why they will absolutely love Carnival of Music. They will develop comfort with instruments and their ability to play them, increasing their likelihood of playing instruments as they get older. The music and activities in this unit will invite and expand their natural tendency to sing and move, allowing the development of a strong musical foundation for future enjoyment and pursuit.

First child registration fee is $75 with each additional child at $25 each. All class and digital at-home materials are included with the camp fee. One digital at-home materials package per family. The non-refundable class and digital at-home materials fee is due in full with registration form, and confirms your space in class.
 
At least one participating adult must accompany the enrolled children in the summer camp class. Please feel free to contact Ellen Singh with any questions, at esingh@siue.edu or ext. 2839.