Teen Night Planning Committee at the Brooklyn Museum

EducatioEducation: Teen Night Planning Committee

The Teen Night Planning Committee is an internship opportunity for teens interested in learning more about the ins and outs of event planning in the arts. The Teen Night Planning Committee designs, promotes, and facilitates special Teen Nights at the Museum. Members of the Committee have the opportunity to:

• Select local teen performers and artists for Teen Night events
• Invite teens to take part in Teen Night activities
• Learn how to network and promote special events
• Develop organization and event-planning skills
• Collaborate with peers to gain communication skills

The Teen Night Planning Committee internship is open to all high school students and runs from November to May. Meetings are held two or three Wednesdays a month from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Teen Night events are held on the second Friday of the month in February, March, April, and May. Upon acceptance to the program, participants must commit to working for seven months and are required to attend all meetings and work days. For more information, e-mail teen.programs@brooklynmuseum.org.

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NYC TEEN AUTHOR FESTIVAL and TEEN AUTHOR READING NIGHTS

SAVE THE DATE AND SPREAD THE WORD: 2011 NYC TEEN AUTHOR FESTIVAL and TEEN AUTHOR READING NIGHTS

Please save the dates and spread the word -- the 2011 NYC Teen Author Festival will be March 14th through March 20th, with events on each of those days at the New York Public Library or at a local bookstore. Stay tuned for full schedule.

Also, I'm happy to announce our winter/spring Teen Author Reading Nights:

Winter/Spring Teen Author Reading Nights!

February 9 -- Teen Author Reading Night (6-7:30, Jefferson Market Branch of NYPL, 425 6th Ave, at 10th St.)

Gwendolyn Heasley – Where I Belong
Melissa Kantor – The Darlings are Forever
E. Lockhart – Real Live Boyfriends
Michael Northrop – Trapped
Maryrose Wood – The Hidden Gallery


March 14-March 20: NYC TEEN AUTHOR FESTIVAL!


April 6 -- Teen Author Reading Night (6-7:30, Jefferson Market Branch of NYPL, 425 6th Ave, at 10th St.)

E. Archer, Geek Fantasy Novel
Judy Blundell, Strings Attached
Jen Calonita, There’s No Place Like Home
Elizabeth Eulberg, Prom and Prejudice
Violet Haberdasher, Knightley Academy
Patrick Ryan, Gemini Bites

PHOTOGRAPHY EN ROUTE - Photography Contest for Teens

The Whitney Museum of American Art is thrilled to announce… PHOTOGRAPHY EN ROUTE An Online Teen Photography Contest Inspired by Lee Friedlander: America By Car  Master American photographer Lee Friedlander spent a decade exploring the United States in ordinary rental cars, capturing the unique American landscape in a fascinating series of photographs on view at the Whitney in the exhibition America By Car . Now, Youth Insights Leaders invite you to share your own photographs of America, taken from any form of transportation—car, subway, bus, boat, bicycle, you name it! The Photography En Route contest is open to teens ages 13-19 anywhere in the United States.  Submit your best shot by November 27, 2010 to be eligible to win a brand new Nikon Coolpix L110 digital camera and to have your photograph featured on the Whitney’s website. TO ENTER Email submissions to youthinsights@whitney.org. Photographs should be in jpg format with a maximum file size of 2MB. In the body of your email, please include your full name, age, school, home address, email, phone, and the form of transportation in photograph. ELIGIBILITY This contest is open to any teen between the ages of 13 and 19 in the United States. Entries must be received by November 27, 2010. JUDGING All entries will be reviewed by a panel of teens in the Youth Insights Leaders program and Whitney curatorial staff for the exhibition, Lee Friedlander: America By Car. A selection of winning entries will be published in an online gallery onwhitney.org. One grand prize winner will receive a Nikon Coolpix L110 12.1 MP digital camera.  RULES By participating in this contest, you consent to the possible publication of your photograph on whitney.org, the Whitney’s Facebook account, and in printed publications. Last names and email addresses of contestants will not be published or shared with any third parties. QUESTIONS?  Email youthinsights@whitney.org or call (212) 570-7752. Whitney Museum of American Art945 Madison Ave., Manhattan 4, 6 to 77th St. & Lex. Ave.Hours of Operation

New Victory Theater - Teen Events

 

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Membership Benefits For Participants Ages 12-15 Nevermore Nearly Lear Peter and Wendy Details New 42 Youth Corps and Apprentice Programs

For Participants Ages 12-15 "It was just awesome." It's a Friday night. Where can you hang out, meet cool people, and see amazing stuff from around the world? The New Vic picked 3 Friday night performances just for you. After each show, grab some grub and spend some time with amazing visiting artists for an interactive and up-close look at what's on stage. Tickets $22. It’s New Vic for you. It’s NV4us. Each NV4us ticket costs $22 and includes › A ticket to the performance › Light refreshments › Exclusive access to visiting artists Don't want to miss a thing? Join our email list to stay in the know! return to top   Nevermore Friday, October 29 at 7PM "All that we see is but a dream within a dream." So begins this deliciously dark dreamscape about literary sensation and master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. Bizarrely beautiful and wonderfully witty, Nevermore uses haunting song, poetic storytelling and surreal imagery to explore the events that shaped Poe's career and ignited his lifelong battle with "visions dark and sinister." Click here to BUY TICKETS New Vic Members LOG OUT before entering “NV4us” in the Promotion Code box. Entering this code is the only way to access exclusive NV4us seating. return to top   Nearly Lear Friday, January 7 at 7PM What if the great story of King Lear was told by his closest companion? In this one-woman tour de force, actress Susanna Hamnett plays the Fool - and every other character - to tell a very personal and poignant story that borrows from the words of "that guy William Shakespeare." Click here to BUY TICKETS New Vic Members LOG OUT before entering “NV4us” in the Promotion Code box. Entering this code is the only way to access exclusive NV4us seating. return to top   Peter and Wendy Friday, May 13 at 7PM World-renowned experimental theater company Mabou Mines brings an inventive adaptation of J.M. Barrie's classic novel about the exuberant and fleeting nature of childhood. Peter Pan, the Lost Boys and a "very classy" Hook are breathtakingly brought to life using bunraku-style puppetry as the play sweeps us beyond the page and past the nursery deep into our imaginations, as the best books do. Click here to BUY TICKETS New Vic Members LOG OUT before entering “NV4us” in the Promotion Code box. Entering this code is the only way to access exclusive NV4us seating. return to top   Details All NV4us activities take place at The New Victory Theater (209 W. 42nd) or at the New 42nd Street Studios Building (229 W. 42nd). NV4us seats are grouped together; parents or younger siblings may attend the same performance, but they must purchase their tickets as a separate transaction without the code. Adults may buy tickets in any section of the theater but may not reserve seats within the NV4us allotment. NV4us tickets are extremely limited. All NV4us events are staffed by The New Victory Theater staff and New Vic Teaching Artists. Plan your visit! NV4us events will be held at the same location as the performance unless otherwise noted. Check-in begins 30 minutes before the start of the show and check-out is 1 hour and 15 minutes after the end of each show. return to top   New 42 Youth Corps and Apprentice Programs Click here for information about working at The New Victory in our New 42 Youth Corps and Apprentice Programs. return to top

October Teen Programs at MOMA

Visit The Museum of Modern Art for free art events that bring together teens from all over New York City to make art, watch films, and discuss the art and artists of the past 125 years.

Free Teen Nights: September Issue

Friday, October 8, 2010, 4:00 p.m. –8:00 p.m.

Beyond the Camera
Visual artists and filmmakers push image-making and storytelling to the limits, harnessing the camera lens to tell stories, deconstruct reality, look into the future, and more. Sometimes the camera does more than just record the drama—it creates it, too. 

September Issue. 2009. USA. Directed by R. J. Cutler. Fabulous trips, fabulous outfits, and fabulous catfights. This 2009 documentary film takes you behind the scenes with Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.
No need to preregister; just show up and participate. Students must bring a valid high school ID.

Free Teen Nights: T-shirt Design Workshop

Friday, October 15, 2010, 4:00 p.m. –8:00 p.m.

T-shirt Design Workshop
Create your own personalized design for the fall season!

Free Teen Nights: Born into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Kids

Friday, October 22, 2010, 4:00 p.m. –8:00 p.m.

Beyond the Camera
Visual artists and filmmakers push image-making and storytelling to the limits, harnessing the camera lens to tell stories, deconstruct reality, look into the future, and more. Sometimes the camera does more than just record the drama—it creates it, too.

Born into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Kids. 2004). USA. Directed by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman. This documentary tells the remarkable story of the children of sex workers and the photographer who helped change their lives. Director Zana Briski will lead the discussion after the screening.

Free Teen Nights: The Blair Witch Project

Friday, October 29, 2010, 4:00 p.m. –8:00 p.m.

Beyond the Camera
Visual artists and filmmakers push image-making and storytelling to the limits, harnessing the camera lens to tell stories, deconstruct reality, look into the future, and more. Sometimes the camera does more than just record the drama—it creates it, too.

The Blair Witch Project. 1999. USA. Directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. Three student filmmakers set off to find the Blair Witch in the woods of Maryland. Their footage, found a year after their disappearance, composes this film.

For more information, please call Teen Programs at (212) 708-9828 or e-mail teenprograms@moma.org.

This is a drop-in program for teens. If you have a group, you must call in advance. There are no reservations. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis, with a limit of sixty participants for artist talks and 120 attendees for film screenings.