arts-X-press Pacific Symphony Concerts

Dear arts-X-press Friend,

We are so looking forward to seeing you at arts-X-press this summer! We hope you are getting excited about the program too. For those of you in Session One, we are only 5 weeks away!

Here is informations on the Pacific Symphony Concerts each session will be attending!

Session One:

• The Pacific Symphony Concert on Aug. 2 in Mission Viejo is FREE. Click here for more information.

Session Two:

• The Pacific Symphony Concert on Aug. 9 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater has a special price for arts-X-press friends and family members. We can offer tickets at the reduced price of $22 per person. If you would like to purchase tickets for this concert, please contact Sheri Mitchell at (714) 876-2384 or smitchell@pacificsymphony.org. Be sure to mention you are a part of arts-X-press to get the special price. PLEASE NOTE: Tickets purchased for this concert are not guaranteed to be near the arts-X-press student seats.

Session Three:

• The Pacific Symphony Concert on Aug. 16 in Irvine is FREE. Click here for more information.
  

Don’t forget, the arts-X-press 2008 Reunion is still to come! Please save the date on your calendar for Saturday, September 6, 2008. We will be attending the Tchaikovsky Spectacular Summer Festival Concert at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Click here to read more details about the concert or hear some of the music in advance!

We hope you will be able to stop by some of these performances and say hello to us! Remember, even if you are attending arts-X-press in a different session, you are invited to get tickets to the events in other weeks and stop by our group to say a quick hello. See you in a few weeks!

Warmly,
arts-X-press Staff

DARTS Begins Their 40th Season!

This week, Days In the Arts (DARTS), hosted by the Boston Symphony, began their 40th season!!

Feel free to visit the DARTS Blog and keep up with what they are up to!


As some of you may know, DARTS, our sister program, was the inspiration and model for arts-X-press.

We wanted to congratulate them and wish them an amazing summer of exploration in the arts!

Meet Your 2008 arts-X-press Counselors!

Hey arts-X-press 2008,

arts-X-press is approaching quickly, we wanted to introduce you to the Counselors for arts-X-press 2008!

Many of our counselors have attended arts-X-press themselves or started their involvement with arts-X-press as members of the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra.



Rylee, Kit and Tina

"It was amazing. I love sharing with the students." ~Kit

Jacob

Why have you returned to arts-X-press?

"I want to give back."~Jacob

Maxwell

Jordan and Alexis

James

Yolanda

What has brought you back to arts-X-press?
"It's such a great memory that I want to share with others."~Yolanda

Stacy

Aileen and Lexi

Elyse

Jack

Greg

Garret

Stephanie and Kristen
Why have you returned to arts-X-press?
"To help the students discover new skills." ~Kristen

Laurel and Ruthie

We can't wait to see you at arts-X-press!

arts-X-press Alumni Takes the Stage in Huntington Beach

arts-X-press Alum, Lizzy Mulroy, takes the stage at The Huntington Beach Playhouse in

Born to Ride the Waves
July 4-July 20

For Tickets Call HB Playhouse Box Office: 714.375.0696

Over Labor Day weekend, 1964, the last days of an idyllic California Point Break, champion surfer and confirmed loner Tom Bannick finds his carefree world suddenly challenged by love and a demolition crew.

Inspired by Dana Point's colorful past and featuring songs from Surfstory, which the LA Times hailed as "fresh, inspired, elegant, engaging, and blissfully unpretentious", this world premiere musical evokes a slice of coastal Orange County "the way it'll never be again.""…

Mulroy’s infectious music and sensitive lyrics are so good thatit’s hard to resist jumping out of your seat and dancing in the aisle.” Joel Beers, OC WEEKLY.

Break a Leg Lizzy!

Summer Orientations

The arts-X-press Summer Orientations are starting tomorrow!

This is a time for you all to get to learn more about arts-X-press. You will have the opportunity to meet some of the staff members who will be with you during your week as well as learn about what to pack, the bus pickup and dropoff locations and have any questions answered!

We will gladly accept any paperwork that hasn't been turned in at the Orientation sessions.

You get to choose one of the two following dates to attend:

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 - 7PM-8:30PM

OR

Saturday, June 14th, 2008 - 10AM- 11:30AM

Both Meetings will be held at the Orange County Department of Education.

The address is:
200 Kalmus Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Click HERE for Map to OCDE

**PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CHANGE: The Orientation will now be held in BUILDING D**

arts-X-press Myspace and Facebook Groups!

Hi Everyone,

Wanting to stay in touch with fellow arts-X-press students?

You Can!!

There are arts-X-press Groups on Myspace AND Facebook.

For the Myspace Group Go HERE
For the Facebook Group Go HERE

Come Volunteer!

Hi Everyone,

The Education Team would like to invite you to come volunteer this Summer! There are a BUNCH of wonderful opportunties coming up that we wanted to share with you all.

Volunteers for Parent Presentations for arts-X-press Summer 2008!

The dates are as follows: Aug 5th, Aug 12th, and Aug 19th.

Come help at the Musical Playground for Target's Symphony in the Cities!

Saturday, August 2nd in Mission Viejo

Sunday, August 3rd in Brea

Saturday, August 16th in Irvine

Sunday, August 17th in Lake Forest

Come help in the Office!

If you are sitting around with not much to do, schedule a time to come help us in the Symphony Office.

If you are interested in volunteering for any of the above activities, please contact arts-X-press@pacificsymphony.org. We would love to see all your shining faces again!!