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More Than 250 People Attend Green Street Arts Center's Grand Opening
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A ribbon cutting on Jan. 5
marked the formal opening of the Green Street Arts Center (GSAC) L. to R.
are: Middletown Mayor Domenique Thornton, GSAC Director Ricardo Morris,
North End Action Team President Peggy Busari, GSAC Assistant Director
Manny Rivera, Wesleyan University President Doug Bennet. The center is
housed at the former St. Sebastian School at 51 Green Street in
Middletown's North End. More than 250 people attended the grand opening. (Photo by Lex Leifheit)
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Children draw in one of the
two visual art centers at GSAS. The facility also has a dance studio and a
performance studio with 100 seat capacity. Pre-opening pilot classes have
already drawn 3,000 participants. (Photo by Olivia Bartlett)
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President Bennet speaks with
guests as Ricardo Morris looks on. Funds for the school's renovation
were raised through a partnership involving Wesleyan, along with grants
from the city, state and national level. Wesleyan also partnered with The
North End Action Team, the Macdonough School, Church of the Holy Trinity,
Community Health Center and other organizations. (Photo by Bill
Burkhart)
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The Kamau Trio performs urban
jazz at the opening. Pictured left to right are George Blackman, Jr.,
saxophone; Lance "Kamau" James, djembe; and Kalim Zarif, keyboard. All
three teach music classes at GSAC. (Photo by Olivia Bartlett)
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Teens dance inside the GSAC dance studio after the grand opening
ceremony. More than 50 students have already enrolled in the GSAC
after-school programs. Wesleyan students also volunteer as academic tutors
for the children. (Photo by Olivia Bartlett) |
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| Mayor Thornton and
Jennifer Aniskovich, executive director of the Connecticut Commission on
Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film, greet guests during the grand
opening. (Photo by Bill Burkhart) |
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| For more information
or to receive a spring
catalog call 860-685-7871 or visit
http://www.greenstreetartscenter.org/. |
