This is Mo, coming to you live from the Admin. Suite.
I somehow mustered up the strength to reflect on our day today. Maybe because it was absolutely incredible and really reminded me of how lucky we are to be able to do the things we do here at Arts-X-Press!
Day 3 has always been my favorite day of Arts-X-Press. Today we all loaded the buses and headed to beautiful Laguna Beach. First stop was the Festival of the Arts where we saw some amazing artists display their best work. Not only did we see great art, but we got to make some of our own! Your kids made some spectacular Raku Pots (beware: the smell takes some getting used to), did some printmaking and did their own version of scratch art.
We got to take an exclusive backstage tour of the Pageant of the Masters production. We saw how the paintings come together, the make-up is done, and how much time, energy, and man power it takes to make this show a success for almost 80 years!
After their artistic skills were warmed up we headed to Heisler Park where we had dinner, got to prepare a little bit for the talent show, and got to relax a little bit.
Just when we thought the evening could not get any better we had a VERY special guest join us, Carl St. Clair! (Yes, the Carl St. Clair). He had some very inspiring words to share and gave everyone some great advice and encouraged all the students to follow their dreams and make a difference in the world. Always a great pep talk from Carl.
Once that was all said and done, the moment we had all been waiting for arrived---Pageant of the Masters. The Arts-X-Pressers were in awe of what they were witnessing. They absolutely loved the show and were completely engaged through the entirety of the show. Having gone to many, many, Pageant shows myself, I definitely thought this was one of the better ones I have seen. If you have the opportunity to go, definitely do it! You will not regret it.
This group of kids has so much energy it was funny to see it completely fade as the evening started to wrap up. Now they are all safe and sound and in their [somewhat] comfy beds. An unforgettable day at Arts-X-Press! I am positive you will hear about it and it maybe described better than what I was able to conjure up at 12:30 am after a full day! ;)
Reminder: Today is the parent presentation. Below is the map and more details. I will see you there! :) Make sure you say Hi!
Mo
Coordinator, Week 2
2 comments:
I am so grateful that my son is able to participate in this program!! Thank you for all your hard work to make this experience even more amazing for my son and all the students.
nice mo!!
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