Upcoming events at YAC!

There's lots going on here at YAC as we prepare to share all our hard work with the wider community in the next couple weeks!

First up is the Youth Legislative Forum!

As you may or may not know, I, Hannah, am an AmeriCorps member with YouthServe AmeriCorps. Every year YouthServe hosts the Youth Legislative Forum at the end of January in Greenfield. This event gives youth a chance to voice their opinions, ask questions and raise concerns directly to the legislators that represent them in local and state government.

The Forum is next Friday, January 29th, from 3-5pm! All youth are invited to attend.


That same night is the first Video Vanguards screening and cabaret of the year!

Friday, January 29th 2010
6:30-8:30pm in the Amherst College 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?

Videos explores 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."



Finally, GirlsEyeView is proud to announce their first show of the year!

GEV Amherst and Ware together invite the community to attend a traveling exhibition of original photography, writing and collage by the GirlsEyeView participants. Called “Nothing’s Perfect”, the project is a homemade zine exploring issues such as feminine beauty in the media, suicide, the environment, and love and relationships. Copies of the completed zine will be available for the public.

The show will happen both in Amherst and Ware, with the schedule as follows:

Amherst:
February 2 – February 12, 2010
Amherst Regional Middle School, 170 Chestnut St., Amherst, MA
Reception: Tuesday, February 2, 5:30-7pm

Ware:
March 1 – March 12, 2010
Ware Public Library, 37 Main St., Ware, MA
Reception: Monday, March 1, 4-6pm