March District Arts & Community Events

 

March 2014 Arts Events & Community Conversations        Theater    March 1, 2014 | Les Miserables |2 & 7pm | Washburn High School Auditorium, 201 West 49th Street March 2, 2014 | Les Miserables | 2pm | Washburn High School Auditorium, 201 West 49th Street   March 6 & 7, 2014 | Phantom Tollbooth | 6:30pm | Barton Open School 4237 Colfax Ave. South   March 5, 6, 7, 8, 2014 | Wizard of Oz | 3/5 & 3/6 at 6:30pm, 3/7 at 7pm | 3/8 at 2pm | Anthony Middle School 5757 Irving Ave. South   March 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 2014 | Thoroughly Modern Millie | weeknights at 7pm, Sundays at 2pm | Southwest High School 3414 West 47th Street    Music   March 5, 2014 | 5th Grade Concert | 11:30am | Lake Harriet Upper Campus 4912 Vincent Ave. South March 5, 2014 | 4th Grade Concert | 2:15pm | Lake Harriet Upper Campus 4912 Vincent Ave. South   March 10, 2014 | Instrumental Band Concert | 7pm | Washburn High School 201 West 49th Street   March 12, 2014 | Middle Grades Choir and Rock Band Concert | 2:30pm | Lake Harriet Upper Campus 4912 Vincent Ave. South   March 13, 2014 | African American Talent Showcase | 6pm | Anthony Middle School | 5757 Irving Ave. South   March 23, 2014 | Vocal Music Showcase | 7pm | Washburn High School 201 West 49th Street    Art    Viva City Arts Festival | link March 5-April 11, 2014 | Viva City High School Art Exhibit | Cargill Gallery, Minneapolis Central Library March 13, 2014 | 5:00-7:00 pm | 5:30 pm Awards and Recognition Opening Reception   Community Conversations   March 13, 2014 | Facing Race: Uncovering Five Myths that Support Racism | 6:00-8:30 pm | YWCA of Minneapolis Downtown | Understanding racism is the first step in eliminating it from our communities. In this dialogue, participants look critically at cultural beliefs and myths that perpetuate racism. Previous participants have walked away from this dialogue noting that they have more language, history and knowledge to bring into future anti-racism work. Participants learn to see racism in our society on individual and institutional levels and create action plans to make change. $10. RSVP by March 7 Scholarships are available.   March 19, 2014 | Classrooms Today: How Teacher Evaluation Supports Academic Achievement | 6:00-8:00 pm | Windom Community School | Area C Family and Community Meeting | Everyone is welcome     MPS Arts : The mission of MPS Arts is to ensure equity of access to quality arts education for every MPS student, every day. Through creating, performing and responding to the arts, MPS students achieve academic and artistic success while becoming engaged, empowered citizens.  more   Have an extra musical instrument you'd like to donate to a student who otherwise might not be able to afford one? Donate your instrument through  Instruments in the Cloud. Office of Student, Family and Community Engagement, MPS 612-668-0640