February 17, 2009 – Atlanta, GA – Saturday, May 9, 2009 promises to be a day filled with whimsy and hands-on fun. On that day Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center (YAWAC) will present the 2009 Mad Hatter. Families will enjoy light bites, delectable desserts and raffles for fun prizes.
The Mad Hatter will be an event to remember for the more than 300 moms, dads and kids expected to attend. Everyone is encouraged to get into the spirit and wear wild and wonderful hats and brightly colored outfits to join in the fun. The fun includes hands-on arts activities for the kids, door prizes, raffles, and special sneak peek performances by YAWAC artists.
Funds raised for the Mad Hatter will support YAWAC educational arts programs to improve and enrich the lives and learning of children throughout Georgia. High quality arts experiences prepare young people for the complicated, uncertain and interdependent world in which they are growing up. YAWAC actively engages children in the creative process where they learn how to apply imagination and creativity to solve complex problems, how to work harmoniously with others, and how to act with purpose, discipline and resolve.
“We look forward to The Mad Hatter because, first of all, it’s great fun,” said Tony Kimbrell, executive director for YAWAC. “This party allows families to come together and see our commitment to bringing the arts into children’s lives, and experience firsthand how arts experiences are educational.”
Sponsors for The Mad Hatter include The Coca-Cola Company, Ernst & Young, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Cushman &Wakefield, Synergetic Leadership Solutions and Norfolk Southern Corporation. A portion of each sponsorship allows families in at-risk situations (as defined and chosen by a United Way organization) to attend the Mad Hatter, and also underwrites one YAWAC program in schools. Sponsorship and ticket information can be found by visiting The Mad Hatter , or by calling (404) 733-5337.
About Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center
Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center (YAWAC) is Georgia’s leading provider of arts-in-education programming. Part of the prestigious 31 chapter national Young Audiences organization, YAWAC brings the power of live arts experiences to Georgia students from pre-school to high school. From a small organization of nine artists in 1983, YAWAC is celebrating 25 years of service and has grown into a force in arts education, comprising more than 65 professional artists and ensembles that reach nearly 700,000 students each year in over 50 counties statewide. We fulfill our mission – to improve and enrich the lives and learning of children through high quality arts experiences – by providing a dazzling and culturally diverse array of curriculum-based assemblies, workshops and residencies in music, dance, theatre, literary and visual arts. For more information, please visit www.yawac.org.
About Woodruff Arts Center
The Woodruff Arts Center is the largest arts center in the Southeast as well as one of the four largest in the nation. The Woodruff is unique in that it combines five visual and performing arts divisions on one campus as one not-for-profit organization. Opening in 1968, the Woodruff Arts Center is home to the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the High Museum of Art, Young Audiences and the 14th Street Playhouse.
Contact:
Jihan François
(404) 733-5308