Date: 2.21.11

Take a good look at the Tibbits Opera House, and you’ll be able to say I remember when. The scaffolding is going up for the 128-year old building to begin its make-over, or more correctly, its reconstructive surgery. The theatre will never again look the way it does.

Read more: Tibbits Opera House begins update

Federal Action Alert: Senator Coburn Amendment

United States Senator Tom Coburn (R - OK) has introduced an amendment (Senate Amendment 4697) to The Food Safety Act (S. 501), scheduled to be voted on Monday, November 29th that would place a ban on earmarks in FY11, FY12 and FY13 appropriations. Sen. Coburn (R-OK) is joined by Sens. McCaskill (D-MO) and Mark Udall (D-CO) and others.

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Lin Wright Professional Teaching Grant

The American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE) is pleased to announce the Lin Wright Professional Teaching Grant to support the work and professional development of an exemplary secondary school teacher through the introduction of AATE’s national professional network. The $3,000 grant funds registration and travel expenses to attend AATE conferences in 2011 and 2012, and a project aimed to grow or enrich the theatre program in their school or to make the program more visible in their community. The grant is intended for a professional teacher who has never attended an AATE conference before.

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