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National
The National Association of Educational Buyers Conference - May - Lake Buena Vista, FL
"The Power of Community - Better Together" This is the NAEB's Annual Meeting and Product Exhibit. Each year the conference is well attended by Buyers/Purchasing Managers from Colleges and Universities throughout the United States. Contact: Melanie Tassone, The National Association of Educational Buyers Conference, 450 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge, NY 11788. 631-273-2600. Email: naeb@tbgevents.com
Connecticut
Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association Annual State Conference and Trade Show - November.
For information, call Mirelle Freedman, Executive Director. (860) 721-0384 . Email: mfreedman@crpa.com. Website: www.crpa.com
Young Audiences Arts for Learning CT
Date of Showcase - September
Who to contact - Young Audiences of CT
Address - Mitchell Elementary School, 14 School Street
Town - Woodbury, CT
Zip - 06798
Phone - 203-230-8101
Email - info@yaconn.org
Website - www.yaconn.org
Entrance fees - $15, includes lunch
Who is attending - PTO's, PTA's, Teachers, Principals, Superintendents
Grade levels Pre K - 12
Illinois
Centre East SHOWCASE is an annual trade show of talent, attracting more than 150 performers, speakers, and educational enrichment programs throughout a two-day conference. Through this event, it is our goal at Centre East to provide an opportunity not only for entertainers to present their talents to potential audiences, but also for attendees to observe the wide array of talents available for their next event.
- 120 booths for touring artists and companies, artist representatives, booking agencies, presenting groups, public speakers, and vendors
- SHOWCASE features over 40 LIVE performances.
Dates: August 31 and September 1, 2010
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, Illinois 60077
Contact: 847-679-9501 Ext. 3100
Illinois Arts Council Artists Showcase - November - Chicago
15 minute artist presentations will occur simultaneously in several adjacent rooms. Attended by private or public K-12 school educators and staff; community leaders interested in arts education; representatives from libraries, churches, civic, service, community and arts organizations; professionals working with persons with disabilities or other under-served populations. Limited to artists on council's roster. Contact: Illinois Alliance for Arts Education , 200 N Michigan Ave #404, Chicago, IL 60601, 312/814-6780. www.state.il.us/agency/iac/AIEprograms/showcasecopy.htm
Premier Showcase - September 13, 2011 - Chicago
Premier Showcase is a one-day event, conveniently timed in mid-September, early in the academic calendar.
Premier Showcase is an exhibition for entertainers, educators, and programs for the youth market. The event is an opportunity for attendees to be entertained, educated, and introduced to the top performers in your region, and a chance for performers to preview the opportunities for their next assembly or school function.
Our goal is to provide a venue for youth performers and audience members to meet and discuss their needs in an open setting. Also, the theater room allows performers to showcase portions of their unique acts, live and in-person. We believe that children's exposure to the arts supports their growth in all areas. We are committed to providing the best available talent to encourage this important development.
Website: www.premier-showcase.com
Contact: Lloyd or Paula, PO Box 25721, Chicago IL 60625, 773-878-0095, info@premier-showcase.com
Kentucky
Louisville Showcase - March
Bomhard Theatre, Kentucky Center for the Arts
Jennifer Webb (502) 562-0151
http://www.kca.org/education/artseducation.asp
Owensboro Showcase - March
RiverPark Center
Roxi Witt (270) 687-2770
http://www.kca.org/education/artseducation.asp
Bowling Green Showcase - March
Western KY University
Virginia Hamilton (270) 782-2787
http://www.kca.org/education/artseducation.asp
Lexington Showcase - March
Singletary Center for the Arts
Holly Salisbury (859) 257-1706
http://www.kca.org/education/artseducation.asp
Whitesburg Showcase - March - Appalshop
Barbara Church (606) 633-0108
http://www.kca.org/education/artseducation.asp
Crestview Hills Showcase - March
Thomas More College
Julie Perry (859) 344-3383
http://www.kca.org/education/artseducation.asp
Ashland Showcase - March
Ashland Community College
Louise Shytle (606) 329-2999
http://www.kca.org/education/artseducation.asp
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Recreation & Park Assoc. Annual State Conference - November
http://www.massrecandpark.org/annual.html
Minnesota
Artists in Education (AIE) Statewide Conference - September
Limited to artists on MN State Arts Board's roster.
http://www.arts.state.mn.us/schools/sch1.html
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Showcase of Educational Performers - June
For educational performing artists in dance, ethnic and folk arts, interdisciplinary arts, multidisciplinary arts, media arts, music, theater, visual arts, puppetry, magic, and storytelling.NH Showcase of Educational Performers is designed to acquaint enrichment coordinators, teachers, principals, parent-teacher groups, librarians, and other community leaders with the area's premier education related performing artists. Each is a day of education, information gathering, networking, and showcase entertainment.
CONTACT: 603) 742-4010. www.NHShowcase.com
New Jersey
NJ Library Association's Performers Showcase - Monmouth, NJ. May.
Small showcase, but nice coverage. Twenty minute slots. For librarians. Contact: Gerry McMahon. gmcmahon98@yahoo.com.
Environmental arts performance showcase - Lawrenceville, NJ.
Limited to performers with environmental themes. http://www.anjee.net/conference/
Arts Council of the Morris Area Showcase - Morris County, NJ
Annual showcase in May. Must be a member of the Arts Council of the Morris area to be invited. Contact: Barbara Reuther, 973 285 5115. www.morrisarts.org.
YOUNG AUDIENCES OF NJ
Contact: Donnajean Reckelhoff, 609-243-9000
Arts Horizons . Fall Showcase
Arts Horizons will hold 2 fall showcases. The dates for these will be announced in June. Call 201-567-1766 ext. 106 for more information. Email dvd@artshorizons.org to receive your FREE copy of our Assembly Video Showcase DVD. Contact: Geri Iannaconi, 1 Grand Avenue, Suite 7, Englewood NJ 07631. 888-522-2787. info@artshorizons.org
New York
BOCES Arts-in-Education Showcase - April - North Syracuse, NY
Oswego County BOCES and Madison-Oneida BOCES will be co-hosting an Arts-in-Education Showcase, in North Syracuse. The showcase will be attended by an audience of educators, administrators, librarians, students, and parents. Exhibit space in a designated area will be available for all participating artists. Artists will have 20 minutes to present a portion of an arts-in-education program. There will be exhibit time. To register to attend the showcase one may call contact Mary Blair, 361-5556, or write to Madison-Oneida BOCES, 4937 Spring Rd., PO Box 168, Verona, N.Y. 13478; or call Matthew Wentworth at Oswego BOCES at 963-4249. www.oswegoboces.org/arts
League of Arts, Arts-in-Education Showcase - April. Schenectady, NY.
The Arts-in-Education Showcase is an opportunity for individual artists and performance groups to present programs which integrate the arts into the curriculum. Artists and groups are invited to apply to conduct workshops, perform and present materials at an exhibit booth. Attended by an audience of educators, administrators librarians and parents from the greater Capital District and beyond. Workshops and auditorium performances will be conducted with K-5 students of the Woodlawn School. The Arts-in-Education Showcase is a program of the Albany/Schenectady League of Arts and the Capital Region BOCES Arts in Education Service. Deadline for submissions: Late November. Contact: Arts-in-Education Services, Capital Region BOCES, Suite 102, 900 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Albany, NY 12205 EMAIL: shiggins@gw.neric.org. WEBSITE: arts.capregboces.org/Arts/showcase04.htm
Suffolk County PTA Showcase - Suffolk County, NY (Eastern Long Island).
Always a Saturday in early October. For more information, see www.suffolkpta.org
Nassau Region PTA Arts-in-Education Showcase - Western Long Island, NY
Friday, May 2, 2008. Please note that all Contracts & Registration Information will be emailed out in December – No registrations will be accepted prior to the email being sent out! Contact: artsined@nassaupta.org / www.nassaupta.org
Taconic District PTA Showcase - Poughkeepsie, NY
A one-day showcase with 15 minute time slots. Attendance is by schools in Dutchess and Putnam Counties, NY. There is no formal application process; send information to Sue Lesser. Contact: Sue Lesser, Arlington School District, 696 Dutchess Tpk, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603.
ARTS HORIZON
Contact: Geri Iannaconi, 888-522-2787
THEATREWORKS
Contact: Barbara Sandek, 212-647-1100
YOUNG AUDIENCES OF NY
Contact: Molly Terrenoire, 212-319-9269
North Carolina
United Arts Council Cultural Arts Festival - August - Raleigh
Limited to artists in the United Arts Council’s Artists Resource Directory (applications available annually January – March). Professional artists listed with the United Arts Council’s Artists in the Schools program present showcases for school representatives and other local and regional presenters. K-5 and 6-12 showcases run concurrently. There is also a Writers-in-Residence showcase. Please contact United Arts to receive additional information.
Contact: Jamie Katz,110 S Blount St, Raleigh, NC 27601 EMAIL: jkatz@unitedarts.org. WEBSITE: http://www.unitedarts.org/
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Arts Council’s Artists-in-Residence Showcase - February
Limited to artists on Council's roster. Contact: Oklahoma Arts Council, PO Box 52001-2001, Oklahoma City, OK 73152-2001 .WEBSITE: www.arts.state.ok.us
South Carolina
South Carolina Performing Arts Showcase and Arts Education Booking Conference - September - Columbia, SC
The Arts Education Booking Conference is South Carolina's premiere booking conference for arts education. This conference brings educational presenters and professional artists together in a stimulating and lively environment to discuss residency programs and other arts education programs for the school year. Last year, over 140 artists exhibited their work and more than 400 sponsors took advantage of this opportunity to interview artists. Registration fee: $60. Contact: SC Arts Commission, 803-734-876. EMAIL: britstoj@arts.state.sc.us. WEBSITE: http://www.southcarolinaarts.com/
Texas
South by SouthWest Music Festival - March - Austin, TX
Over fifteen thousand participants from the music, film and internet industries will converge at the Austin Convention Center over ten days to participate in three distinct yet related festivals, conferences and trade shows. Since its debut in 1987, SXSW has evolved into a unique global event focused on the creative side of the entertainment business. Designed to function on many levels, SXSW is a place to showcase work, market products, foster relationships, discuss the future, learn and teach. Registration fee: $10. Deadline: October. Contact: SXSW Music Festival, PO Box 4999, Austin, TX, 78765. www.sxsw.com/
Vermont/New Hampshire
Vermont Entertainment Showcase November
contact: Betsy Terry Orselet
721 Main Street
Colchester, VT 05446
phone: 802-878-2077
betsy@vrpa.org
This is an excellent opportunity to view a wide variety of children's and family performers from throughout New England. If you are responsible for booking entertainment for concerts, schools, libraries, festivals, fairs or special events, you won't want to miss this showcase! This Showcase will provide you with a chance to see, hear and book your entertainers for the winter and upcoming summer seasons.
Annual Vermont Performance Showcase
White River Junction, VT
See 25 showcase performances all in one day and under one roof...a new performer every 10 minutes
Washington
WAHPERD - October
The Washington Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance annual conference. The conference will host approximately 500 educators throughout Washington State. Sessions address curriculum and teaching techniques. Special dedicated time for exhibitors social with food and snacks to intice attendees. There are usually 2 or 3 assemlby program exhibitors at the conference. Most of the attendees are physical education teachers who bring ideas back to their schools. Contact: Bob Melson, 1-800-501-7348. Email: bobm@wahperd.com