As Mittenfest is right around the corner, and since we haven’t heard from our friends at the kids’ literacy and creative writing non-profit 826 Michigan in a while, I thought that I’d reach out to Executive Director Amanda Uhle, and ask what’s new. Here’s our exchange. MARK: It’s been a while since we’ve had anything […]
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826 Michigan, growing to meet demand in Ypsi’s public schools, looking forward to Mittenfest VI
Posted in Ann Arbor, Education, Ypsilanti Also tagged 826, 826 Michigan, Adams Elementary, Amanda Uhle, buy local, creative writing, Eastern Michigan University, Eastern Michigan Writing Project, Erickson, How To Rise, interviews, Liberty Street Robot Supply & Repair, Lincoln Consolidated, literacy, Mittenfest, Perry, Savannah Charles, tutoring, volunteer opportunities, Woodruff's, Ypsi Public School District, Ypsilanti high school, Ypsilanti Middle School 3 Comments
Buy an awesome t-shirt, and help some cool kids make some great art
My friends Melissa and Ryan just designed a new t-shirt for Ypsilanti’s FLY Children’s Art Center. Shirts are $20, and proceeds will go toward funding the non-profit’s efforts to bring art to the kids of south-eastern Michigan. If you’d like to help, or, I suppose, if you just feel that the shirt is cool and […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Dreamland Tonight, Education, Ypsilanti Also tagged awesome t-shirt ideas, FLY Children's Art Center, Melissa Dettloff, Ruth Marks, Ryan Groendyk 5 Comments
Announcing the FLY Children’s Art Center
My friend Ruth Marks is launching an incredibly cool children’s art program in Ypsi called FLY, and I had an opportunity this weekend to ask her a few questions about it… Here’s the interview: MARK: So, what’s FLY? RUTH: FLY Children’s Art Center is a non-profit organization that makes meaningful art making experiences accessible to […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti Also tagged 826, activities for kids, art, art installations, Cincinnati, Dearborn Public Schools, FLY, FLY Children's Art Center, For the Love of Ypsilanti, Hair Wars, Happen Inc, kinetic sculpture, kinetic Sculpture race, marble chutes, mobiles, new models for non-profits, powers and limitations of masking tape, risk taking, Ruth Marks, San Francisco Children's Art Center, scenery painting, sewing, teaching in public school, Willow Run Community Schools 9 Comments