June 5: End of School Karaoke Party!

It may not quite be the end of the year for everybody, but there's no doubt that everyone's counting down the days till summer vacation starts. 

Mark THIS day on your calendar, when the Teen Advisory Board is hosting an after school karaoke party!  Come unlease your inner diva and cheer on your friends!

You can browse song choices here.  Let us know what you'd like to sing and we'll get it on the playlist.

Ball, more balls, civil rights and more

Happy Wednesday everybody!  Some entertaining and informative links for you today.

• FAFSA Day is coming up this Sunday, January 27.  Don't miss out on this opportunity to apply for financial aid for college.  CRLS will have experts available at 1:00 to answer your questions but YOU NEED TO REGISTER.  Go here. 

• SMITH Magazine is releasing another collection of six-word memoirs, this time from students.  You can see some lovely examples here.

• The media is continuing to weigh in on Obama's inauguration.  The clothes!  The celebs!  The music!

This cake:

Served at the party for Obama's staff and campaign workers with Lady Gaga in attendance.

• Speaking of parties to die for, this Pride and Prejudice ball -- how do I get in?  C'mon, I can quadrille with the best of them.

• DoSomething.org wants you and your friends to experience the civil rights movement by playing Activist Text.  Not only will you gain a deeper understanding of this critical time in history, but you could win a $3000 scholarship.

Teen Events at the ICA

Two very exciting events at the ICA are coming up. In order of appearance:

DJ School 101:
One Day Intesive
Saturday, March 17, 12pm - 5pm

This is an introductory course on scratching records, and you'll leave with your own mix. Fun times! No experience necessary, and this is only for high school students.

More info may be found here.





Next up:

Teen Night: Streetology
Friday, March 23, 6pm - 9pm


First of all, this is FREE FOR TEENS! Secondly, ICA featured artist, Swoon, will co-hosting along with the ICA Teen Arts Council. Oh, there'll be DJs and museum tours too, and a large-scale group art activity inspired by Swoon's instillation and designed by particpants. The museum only hosts these Teen Nights about twice a year. So this a special event, not to be missed.

More info may be found here.







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