Copy that? Printmaker Kathy Beachler teaches her skills to a kindergarten class at Southwest Community Charter School (Photo credit: Tammy Oppel)
***THE SIGNAL AIRS FRIDAYS AT NOON & 7 P.M. ON 88.1 WYPR***
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- We visit a local kindergarten class where the kids are learning the finer points of printmaking. Artist Kathy Beachler and teacher Lena Costa met at the Teaching Artists Institute, where they teamed up to develop a customized arts curriculum.
- Carole Webster McShane joins us with memories of her Russian grandparents and the music they brought along with them to their new lives in here Baltimore.
- Karen Houppert shares a story about a recent experience dining with Russian immigrant neighbors in the midst of the recent Baltimore blizzard.
- And remember: The snow will eventually melt. When it finally happens, we’ll have a long-overdue opportunity to re-explore Charm City. Geoff Brown, author of the Baltimore Moon Handbook, drops by to point us in some interesting directions.
HELPFUL LINKS
Click here to learn more about The Teaching Artists Institute, a partnership between Young Audiences/Arts for Learning (YAMD), Arts Education in Maryland Schools (AEMS), and the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC).
Here’s a link to the Baltimore Moon Handbook