Upcoming Arts Education for Youth Events
at Snug Harbor Cultural Center Summer/Fall 2009

July-August: Midsummer Arts Festival ---For All School Ages, Taught by Shakespearean Expert Susan Hazen Guthrie---Fee Based

Early August: The Public Theatre’s “Shakespeare Initiative” workshops and performances for the public of Staten Island—No Fee

Beginning in October: Our Interactive Youth Musical Series, in Collaboration with The Staten Island Conservatory “A Musical Trip Through Time” will debut in October with “The Origins of Music” which is an interactive demonstration of aboriginal instruments which shows how the roots of contemporary music can be tracked back to the sounds of man’s earliest instruments; the series will continue in November with “Music and Musicians of the Elizabethan Era” and in December with “Classical Music and Famous Composers”

For information on these programs, please contact Larry Anderson, Director of Performing Arts at the Harbor 718 448 2500, X517 or landerson@snug-harbor.org

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden-- Always Exciting, Always Extraordinary

Snug Harbor Cultural Center is the product of 28 years of restoration and development to convert a 19th century home for retired seamen to a regional arts center housing myriad museum and arts programs as well as an active Artist-in-Residence program. It is the largest ongoing adaptive reuse project in America and is considered one of New York City’s unique architectural complexes and historic landscapes. The 83-acre property is home to New York City’s first designated landmarks, which are considered the finest example of Greek revival architecture in America. Principal among the historical structures is the Greek Revival Music Hall. The second oldest music hall in New York City, this structure is one of the architectural gems of New York City and is the centerpiece for the performing arts at Snug Harbor.  Surrounded by a tall iron fence, shaded by century-old Norwegian maples and Austrian pines, Snug Harbor Cultural Center is not only one of the most architecturally and historically significant sites in the country, it is a place where history, architecture, the visual and performing arts, environmental science included in performing arts all come together to provide a rich and powerful learning experience for audiences young and old.