Upcoming events at YAC!

There are some really exciting events coming up at Youth Action Coalition in the month of January!

This Sunday, January 10th at 4pm, the Leverett Community Chorus is hosting a benefit concert for YAC at the First Congregational Church in Leverett Center. The suggested donation is $8. Under the masterful direction of Anne Louise White, the Leverett Community Chorus will sing a rich repertoire drawing from varied musical traditions, including a gentle Yoruba chant, a traditional Breton Carol, a rousing union anthem, South African freedom songs and more. This intergenerational chorus is a joyful community gathering that has been together for six years.

Our next all-YAC event is on Thursday, January 14th at 5pm at the Bangs Community Center! It's a pizza party and art share, with pizza generously donated by Antonio's in Amherst. This event is a time for the YAC community to come together socially - to hang out, eat some delicious pizza, and talk about our art. There will be a laptop and a projector available to show digital videos, photographs, and other art. You should bring your art to share!

Also coming up soon - a VV screening and cabaret!

MISUNDERSTOOD : Friday, January 29th
6:30-8:30pm in the Amherst College Campus Center Freidman Room

Join Video Vanguards youth for an evening of brand new video, poetry, dance, music, and education.

mis⋅un⋅der⋅stood[mis-uhn-der-stood]
–adjective
1. improperly understood or interpreted.
2. unappreciated.

How and why we are we MISUNDERSTOOD?
What does it mean and how does it feel to be MISUNDERSTOOD?

Our videos explore issues of identity, stereotypes, music, education, access, and teen depression.

Our cabarets feature local artists from the community!

If you’re a performer, or know of someone locally, we'd love to have you be a part of our cabaret! Poetry, music, dance, anything we'd love to hear what you have to say! The theme is based around what it means to be "misunderstood." To get involved in the cabaret or to find out more about Video Vanguards contact: Program Coordinator Sasha Alexander : sasha@youthactioncoalition.org, 856.906.5968 or Noalanii Karakashian : noaniik@gmail.com if you are interested in performing at the cabaret.