THE SAVE THE ARTS BENEFIT ROCKED OUT!

Thank so many of you who came out for the first Save the Arts Benefit last night at the JFK Family of Schools! The performances were outstanding, the arts was fantastic and varied. The labor of love donated from so many people behind the scenes, including the students of the Los Angeles High School for the Arts, made the night unforgettable. Not to mention the incomparable Chester Whitmore and crew closing the night.

A thousand thanks to the tireless, fearless, visionary, superhuman Suzanne Nichols for shepherding the benefit. Huge appreciation to the brilliant Jane Castillo for organizing the art auction! Here's to a future of support and recognition for arts education in LAUSD!

See www.savethearts.net for details, and to make an donation to the cause: Saving positions and providing resources for our schools!

Check out this  LA Times article on the Arts in LAUSD by reporter Jason Song. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-arts-funds-20110613,0,2448881.story

No video from the event yet, but check out Austin Martinez and the East LA Performing Arts Academy Choir with Austin's original composition: "Scream, Sing, Shout, Stand (Save Our Teachers)" . Austin performed at the benefit with fellow classmates. Thanks you, students, for standing up for your teachers! More links to come.