| Volume VI | Issue 2 | June 10, 2009 |
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- William Thomas Sly, Founding Director
Creative Educational Systems
THE POSSIBILITY OF HOPE:
Alternatives to the Status Quo
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Earlier this month, Johns Hopkins School of Education
hosted a summit and roundtable discussion titled
Learning, Arts, and the Brain. Much of the information
from this summit and roundtable can be found at the
Dana Foundation
Web site. Included are the following:
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"VALUE PLUS" SCHOOLS IN TENNESSEE
The Value Plus Schools program is a five-year arts
education reform model focused on arts integration.
Value Plus emphasizes learning through the arts by
integrating performing, visual, literary, and
traditional art forms into non-arts subjects such as
math, science, and language arts. Learning about
the arts is also an important component of Value Plus
as dance, visual art, theatre, and music are taught
as core stand-alone subjects, as mandated by the
federal No Child Left Behind Act. Go to
http://www.arts.state.tn.us/value_plus_schools.htm
for more information.
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ARTS INTEGRATED CURRICULUM ON THE CIVIL WAR
Teaching Artist Robert Ross and Certified Instructional
Technology Specialist Frank H. Jump have teamed at
PS 119 in New York City to create a superb, arts
integrated curriculum for teaching the Civil War.
To see the curriculum outline, go to Frank H. Jump's
Fading Ad Blog at
http://fadingad.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/from-we-shall-overcome-to-yes-we-can-our-first-african-american-president-a-blog-quest-curriculum-for-fifth-grade-robert-ross-teaching-artist-frank-h-jump-technology-teacher/
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ARCHITECTURE FOCUSES ON TEMPORARY HOUSING
The Los Angeles Times April 20, 2009 on-line reports
that the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
emphasized the architecture of temporary housing and
structures. "The short-term future of American cities,"
says the Times, involves lots of provisional
and low-budget projects. In that sense, Coachella
seemed to be sketching a loose blueprint for young
architects to follow... made for a culture in which
temporary architecture may be the only kind any of
us can afford. In a new book called 'Camps: A Guide
to 21st Century Space,' author Charlie Hailey argues
that provisional architecture of all sorts -- whether
high-design pavilions or emergency housing -- deserves
serious attention. Stitching together analysis of
refugee camps, Burning Man, terrorist hideaways and
the Glastonbury music festival, Hailey makes a
surprisingly persuasive case that 'defining the
camp is the central problem of our contemporary moment."
To read the full article, go to
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/04/critics-notebook-from-coachella-tours-of-temporary-architecture-and-notes-on-camp.html
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UK STUDY SHOWS EFFECTS OF BULLYING
Children who are bullied are more likely to develop
psychotic symptoms in early adolescence — and there
is a dose effect, with repeated bullying associated
with greater risk. In the first prospective study
to examine the relationship between childhood bullying
and psychotic symptoms in early adolescence,
investigators at the University of Warwick, in Coventry,
the United Kingdom, found the risk for psychotic
symptoms nearly doubled among children who were
victims of bullying at age 8 or 10 years, independent
of other psychiatric illness, family adversity, or
the child's IQ, and increased nearly 4-fold when
victimization was chronic or severe. To read the
full article, go to
http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/561168.
(Viewing articles on MedscapeCME requires
registration at no charge).
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Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) introduced the "Reuniting
Families Act" to Congress on June 4th, which would
give green card holders the same rights as citizens
to bring their spouses and children to the US. The
bill aims to provide greater stability to legal
immigrant families, and is being viewed by many
as an attempt to lay the groundwork for more ambitious
immigration reforms later this year. Same sex couples
are also represented in the bill. The bill is a
companion measure to S. 1085, proposed by Senator
Robert Menendez (D-NJ). Read more on the bill at
the SEIU website, at
http://www.seiu.org/mt/mt-search.cgi?blog_id=1&tag=reuniting%20families%20act&limit=20
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Opens May 30, 2009
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Runs June 4-Sept. 13, 2009
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NYC P-CREDIT COURSE ON ARTS CAREER DEVELOPMENT
August 10-14, 2009
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VISUAL ARTISTS SEMINAR ON THE GRANTS PROCESS
Tuesday, June 23, 6-8:30pm and Tuesday, June 30, 6-8:30pm
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ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE ORGANIZATION CONFERENCE
June 25th - 28th, 2009
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The man that was following me looked like a government
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One of the best warm-up games for theatrical (and most
especially improvisation) purposes is Mini-Maxi Mime.
Pantomime an activity for the class, e.g., bowling a
ball. Do it again, as if you were a giant and the
world was very tiny, and the ball very small. Ask
students to identify the change. This is''mini-mime:"
everything is small and light, distances are short.
Now do it again, as if you were ant-sized and the
world huge and the ball enormous. Again, ask
what the change is. This is "maxi-mime." everything is
huge and heavy, distances are long. Now in groups,
students pick a familiar activity in which they all
handle some objects, e.g. eating a meal, making a bed,
brushing their teeth. They do it once in mini-mime
and once again in maxi-mime, but not normal size.
The class watches one group at a time and guesses
what their activity is. If you also want to connect
to the curriculum, simply ask them to choose an
activity from a story they are reading, historical
period they are studying, or geographical region
they are learning about, etc. To read more,
or to add your comments or questions about this arts
in education idea, go to the CES website at
http://www.creativeeducationalsystems.com/web_files/ArtsInEducationStrategies.html
For more information, visit Prufrock's Gifted Child Blog at
http://resources.prufrock.com/GiftedChildInformationBlog/tabid/57/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/332/Arts-Education-and-Brain-Research.aspx
The Franklin museum in Philadelphia, PA has opened
an exhibit on May 30, 2009, entitled "Race: Are
We So Different." To read more about the exhibit
and the museum, go to
http://www2.fi.edu/.
The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts
(MoCADA) and the Museum for African Art present
Perspectives: Women, Art and Islam, an exhibition
of five female artists whose major connection is
their personal relationship with Islam. Perspectives,
curated by Kimberli Gant and Lisa Binder, will be
on view at MoCADA, 80 Hanson Place in Fort Greene,
Brooklyn, from June 4 - September 13, 2009, and
is presented in conjunction with Muslim Voices:
Arts and Ideas. For more information, visit the
ArtDaily.org site at
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=31180.
artdaily.org offers a visual arts e-newsletter at
no charge.
The Center for Arts Education in New York City will
offer a credit course entitled "Introduction to
Career Development in the Arts" this summer from
August 10-14. "Based on CAE's Career Development
Program (CDP) curriculum, this 30-hour, graduate-level
course will help high school educators and counselors
develop strategies to connect with New York City’s
thriving arts-related industries and prepare their
students to compete in the 21st century workforce.
All educators will receive CDP teaching guides,
which include key instructional methodology for the
integration of career development activities in
the curriculum in order to meet New York State
Learning Standards and the New York City Blueprints
for Teaching and Learning in the Arts" says CAE.
For more information on this P-course, go to
http://www.caenyc.org/teaching_learning/career/career_development_arts
Grants provide much needed funding, yet the process
can be overwhelming. Join the New York Foundation for
the Arts for a two part workshop on grant seeking,
including an inside look at how a grant panel is
run and decisions are made. Session focuses on the
nuts and bolts of finding grants and creating a
strong application. Session two walks through the
panel process using real life examples from
visual arts workshop participants.
To register or find out more, go to
http://events.nyfa.org/events/course_list_cat.cfm?cat=10
"Educational Alternatives: Past, Present, and Future,"
at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Albany, NY from
June 25th - 28th, 2009, is AERO's 20th Anniversary
Conference & Celebration. Keynote speakers include
Patch Adams, Deborah Meier, Ira Shor, Khalif Williams,
Don "Four Arrows" Jacobs, Anna Finklestein &
Kris Sage, Kristin Diodonet, Dror Yaron, and
Jerry Mintz. The conference features free child care,
an extensive bookstore, documentaries, networking
opportunities, a talent show, entertainment including
Broadcast Live, Taina Asili y La Banda Rebelde and
Cavanaugh & Kavanaugh, access to historic Albany, and
AERO's 20th anniversary celebration. For more information,
go to
http://www.educationrevolution.org/conference.html
agent, so I turned around and walked up to him and said, "Why
are you following me?" He said, "I'm not following you. I'm
an insurance agent walking to work." "Well, pardon me, my
mistake," I said. "Have you done something wrong, unpatriotic,
or are you just paranoid?" he said. "I've done nothing wrong,
certainly not unpatriotic, and I'm not paranoid," I said.
"Well, nobody's ever mistaken me for a government agent before,"
he said. "I'm sorry," I said. "You have something weighing
down on your conscience, don't you?" he said. "No, I don't.
I'm just vigilant," I said. "Like a good criminal," he said.
"Would you stop talking to me like that," I said. "I don't want
to have anything to do with you." "You've committed some kind of
treason and they're going to get you," he said. "You're out
of your mind," I said. "Benedict Arnold, that's who you are,"
he said. "I'm going to a peace rally if that's okay with you,"
I said. "Oh, a peacenik. That's the same as treason," he said.
"No, it isn't," I said. "Yes it is," he said. "No." "Yes."
"No." "Yes." We reached his office door. "I really hate to
say good-bye to you. Would you like to have lunch tomorrow?"
he said. "I'd be delighted," I said. "Good. Then Sadie's
Café at noon," he said. "Noon at Sadie's," I said.
"Treason" by James Tate from The Ghost Soldiers. © HarperCollins, 2008.
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Director of Development
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS
The nation's first art institute to offer BFAs and
MFAs in both the visual and performing arts,
CalArts is "dedicated to training and nurturing the
next generation of professional artists." The Director
of Development will have responsibility for cultivating,
soliciting, stewarding and adding to a portfolio of
individual prospects for gifts to the California
Institute of the Arts as well as working closely with
colleagues who work with corporate and foundation
partners on cultivation, solicitation and stewardship
strategies for select prospects. The Director of
Development will serve a vital role in deepening
the pipeline of individual prospects for specific
Schools and special programs at CalArts. For more
information on the internship, visit
http://calarts.edu/employment/nonacademicjobs/directordevelopment
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EDUCATION COORDINATOR, ACDP
The Community Association of Progressive Dominicans
(Asociacion Comunal de Dominicanos Progrestitas (ACDP)
is a multi-services organization that collaborates
with New York City residents on projects that are
designed to empower them to enhance the quality of
their lives. It is seeking an experienced, dedicated
Education Director who must have a strong understanding
of developmentally appropriate practices, authentic
child assessment and the ability to relate to and
communicate with a diverse population of children,
families and staff. For more information, go to
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/jobs/job_item.jhtml?id=253100017
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AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM COORDINATOR
P.S. 39, a small elementary school (current
enrollment 337) in Park Slope, Brooklyn, seeks an
after school Program Coordinator. It serves a diverse
student body (about 50% of students are eligible for
free or reduced-price lunch), and is designated a
noteworthy school" by insideschools.org. To read more,
go to
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/jobs/job_item.jhtml?id=253300002
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MANAGING DIRECTOR, POETS AND WRITERS, NYC
Poets & Writers, Inc. is a primary source of
information, support, and guidance for creative writers.
Poets and Writers, seeks a managing director who will
works closely with the executive director in overseeing
the programs and activities of Poets & Writers. The
managing director has direct responsibility for
fundraising, marketing and public relations, as well
as administrative areas, including personnel and
operations. For more information on the job, go to
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/jobs/job_item.jhtml?id=253100029
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PALACE THEATRE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Apply by June 30, 2009
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RILEY GUIDE OFFERS JOB LISTINGS
The Riley Guide, a Canadian Journal, is a source for
online job search, listing many useful online sites
and services. The Riley Guide does not post jobs nor
resumes but points to the places that do. The Riley
Guide will link to your website if it provides job
leads or other helpful information for job seekers.
Go to
http://www.rileyguide.com/arts.html
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ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY ART SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
Developmental support of artists towards the creation
of new work is a primary aim of the Royal Scottish
Academy (RSA). The RSA strives to achieve this
through its series of Awards, Bursaries and
Scholarships as well as its annual New Contemporaries
Exhibition, Annual Exhibition and rolling exhibition
programme that showcase new and innovative
experimental art. The Royal Scottish Academy is
currently accepting applications for the RSA Morton
Award, RSA Friend’s Bursary, and RSA Barns-Graham
Travel Award. For more information, visit
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=30616
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FILM with MATHEMATICAL, SCIENTIFIC or TECHNOLOGICAL THEME
Deadline: July 6, 2009
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Deadline: July 1, 2009
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Deadline: July 1, 2009 (concept letters)
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New York, NY
PS 39, Brooklyn NY
New York, New York
Marion, OH
The Executive Director is responsible for theater
performances as well as the ongoing business aspects
of managing, maintaining and upgrading the theater
(physical buildings, as well as staff and volunteers).
The Executive Director has oversight responsibility
for developing & managing the operating budget;
fundraising with help/advice of board committees;
negotiating with any charities and funding bodies
providing financial backing; planning and implementing
educational or community outreach programs; hiring,
training, supervising and adjusting staff;
communicating to the staff, community, and Board of
Directors events to be held at the theater; planning
forthcoming events; procuring, reviewing, negotiating,
and entering into all artistic and maintenance
contracts; networking with local industry, educational
organizations, other theater managers, media and the
public; and coordinating and carrying out marketing
and advertising plans/campaigns.
A bachelors degree and/or a minimum of four years
of theatrical or administrative experience is required.
Please supply salary requirements (commensurate with
experience). Closing date: noon, June 30, 2009.
Applications should be sent to
Palace Theatre, 276 W. Center St., Marion, OH 43302
info@marionpalace.org
For more information on the Palace Theatre, go to
http://marionpalace.org
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation will award one
participant of Film Independent's Producers Lab the
second annual Sloan Producers Grant. The winner will
receive a $25,000 development grant, admission to
Film Independent's 2009 Producers Lab, and year-round
support from Film Independent. The grant is funded
by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which seeks to
create and develop new scripts and films about
science and technology and to see them into commercial
production with national and international distribution.
To apply for the Sloan Producers Grant, the filmmaker
must apply to the 2009 Producers Lab and indicate in
their letter that they wish to be considered for the
Sloan Grant. To be eligible for the Sloan grant the
applicant must be attached as producer and possess
the rights to the script with which they are applying.
The screenplay should have a scientific, mathematical,
and/or technological theme and storyline or have a
leading character who is a scientist, engineer, or
mathematician. To apply or for more information, go to
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=252700012
The California Arts Council is making available a
one-time grant of up to $15,000 to presenting
organizations to offer discounted or free music
performances that will serve California's underserved,
rural, and/or inner-city populations. All schools
with a history of presenting, including colleges, are
encouraged to apply as presenters or be considered as
venues. Collaborative projects among partners are
particularly encouraged. For more information, go to
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=252700014
With funding from the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act, the New England Foundation for the
Arts is offering grants to help community-based
nonprofit organizations in Connecticut and Rhode
Island support artist and/or contractual fees related
to the implementation of a planned public art project
that may be significantly delayed or cancelled due to
the economic downturn. For information, go to
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=252700008
THERE ARE TWO BOOKS!
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ROAD TO PEACE: A TEACHING GUIDE
According to The Advocates for Human Rights, their
newest curriculum, The Road to Peace: A Teaching
Guide on Local and Global Transitional Justice,
is "a powerful tool for introducing audiences to the
concepts of conflict resolution and peace-building."
According to Jerome Verdier, Chairman of the Liberian
Truth and Reconciliation Commission, this teaching
guide serves an important role in promoting peace:
“It is essential to sustaining that our children are
taught the consequences of violent conflicts, the
values of tolerance, and securing a future free of
violence." To order a copy, or download a free PDF
version of "Road to Peace", go to
http://discoverhumanrights.org/3e4d356b-9922-4a97-afa7-918957e53e86.html?NodeId
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With humor and rhythm, playwright, teacher
and artist Bob Zaslow tells us the art
of avoiding bullying in school with a delightful,
insightful, play "How to Deal With a Bully."
Written in Zaslow's characteristic rap style, the
play describes the woes of a young boy being
bullied at school... and how he learns to deal
with it. To learn more or to order, go to
http://www.creativeeducationalsystems.com/web_files/Bully.html
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DANA FOUNDATION HIGHLIGHTS ARTS ED WEBSITES
The Dana Foundation (
http://www.dana.org/)
has just started Arts Ed on the
Web, a bimonthly feature in which Web sites devoted
to arts education are highlighted. In the first
posting (May 26, 2009) you will find an arts
integration resource site, an education portal for
teachers with lesson plans and videos, and a music
education project featuring Yo-Yo Ma. To see the
May, 26, 2009 issue, go to
http://www.dana.org/news/artseducationinthenews/detail.aspx?id=19632
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In the interest of economy, recycling and sharing
resources,
http://www.greenamericatoday.org offers the
following six websites to help with
free or low cost books or media exchange:
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Actual answers on children's science exams:
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Creative Educational Systems, the publisher
of the "Journal for Enlightened Education," is
an arts and cultural organization which helps
organizations and individuals to find the best
ways the arts may be used for purposes of
communication, to teach curriculum, to raise
consciousness, to build community and to prevent violence. For
specific products, services and more information,
go to
http://www.creativeeducationalsystems.com.
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"The prompt script (or prompt book) may be the single
most valuable tool a director uses in the course of
a production. Before rehearsals begin, it is used to
write in pre-blocking, to make notes about
characterization, begin lists of anticipated production
needs, organize designs and floor plans, etc. During
rehearsals, the director, director's assistant or
stage manager records script changes, new blocking,
sound, light and stage cues, floor plans, and script
interpretation in the prompt script. During
performances, the prompt script is kept backstage by
the stage manager and functions as the "operating
manual" for the running of the production. After the
performance, copies of the program, photos, and other
relevant records of the production are included, the
prompt script thus becoming a complete record of the
production. Many teacher-directors will file prompt
scripts from past productions to be used as
valuable references, should the same play be produced
again at a later date."
To learn how to make and use of the prompt script, and
other Theatre Tips, go to
the CES website at
http://www.creativeeducationalsystems.com/web_files/ProducingTheatre.html
(This strategy was taken from the book "Producing the School
Play," available at
http://www.creativeeducationalsystems.com/web_files/Producing.html )
Q: Name the four seasons.
A: Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.
Q: Explain one of the processes by which water can be
made safe to drink.
A: Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it
removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep
and canoeists.
Q: How is dew formed?
A: The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them
perspire.
Q: How can you delay milk turning sour?
A: Keep it in the cow.
Q: What causes the tides in the oceans?
A: The tides are a fight between the Earth and the Moon.
All water tends to flow towards the moon, because
there is no water on the moon, and nature hates a
vacuum. I forget where the sun joins in this fight.
Q: What are steroids?
A: Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs.
Q: What happens to your body as you age?
A: When you get old, so do your bowels and you get
intercontinental
Q: What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty?
A: He says good-bye to his boyhood and looks forward
to his adultery.
Q: Name a major disease associated with cigarettes.
A: Premature death.
Q: How are the main parts of the body categorized? ( e.g., abdomen)
A: The body is consisted into three parts -- the
brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. The
brainium contains the brain; the borax contains the
heart and lungs, and the abdominal cavity contains
the five bowels A, E, I, O, and U.
Q: What is the fibula?
A: A small lie.
Q: What does 'varicose' mean?
A: Nearby.
Q: Give the meaning of the term 'Caesarian Section.'
A: The Caesarian Section is a district in Rome.
Q: What does the word 'benign' mean?'
A: Benign is what you will be after you be eight.
Whether you are traveling along the Pennsylvania
Turnpike a couple of hours west of Pittsburgh, or looking
for a delightful location for a family vacation, school
trip or group retreat,
Bedford, PA. is delightful, artistic, historical and
educational. We can say this from personal experience.
The Colonial feeling of the town has been maintained,
and in addition, an authentic Colonial log house
village complete with costumed re-enactors is not far
away. The Old Bedford Village, as the authentic
Colonial site is called, has stores, a charming old
school house, a church, an inn and various dwellings...
all the buildings you would expect to find in such a
place, each preserved and filled with period furniture
and "props." It's a great educational experience for
a school tour or family excursion.
The nearby historic town of Bedford, itself, is full of
inns, restaurants, antique stores, galleries, museums,
and old fashioned boutiques.
There are a variety of lodging possibilities from
inexpensive motels to a huge, elegant conference center.
We're partial to Oralee's Golden Eagle Inn at
http://www.bedfordgoldeneagle.com,
(again, from personal experience) a restored historical
tavern which is now a delightful bed and breakfast.
Built in the late 1700s, it once
housed stagecoach passengers and Colonial traders
and even General George Washington's Troops during the
Whiskey Rebellion. Its rooms are authentically restored
with antiques, and offer fireplaces and porches, along
with the modern conveniences of TV, wireless internet,
phone, private bath and A/C. It offers two distinctive
dining rooms with delicious cuisine: breakfast is
included in the stay, but lunch and dinner are also
available. The owner, Oralee, offers great personal
service and can be emailed at oralee@bedford.net or
called at 814-624-0800. Oralee will offer your entire
group a discount if you mention the Journal for
Enlightened Education.
The surrounding area of Bedford County is a great place
to enjoy during an extended stay. In addition to Old
Bedford Village, there are fourteen old covered bridges
in the County easily accessible on a driving tour. There
are horseback trail rides, bike tours, "ghost" tours,
crystal cavern tours, historic tours, architectural tours,
Civil War and French and Indian War historical sites,
museums, a nearby state park, amusement park, and
Raystown Lake with a full marina. You won't get bored
and chances are you'll get quite an education to boot.
Go to
http://www.bedfordcounty.net for more information.
"May you, all you are, all you love, all
you touch, and all that loves and touches you,
be granted peace, prosperity, perfect
health, harmony, happiness and compassion
always, forever."
- Thomas
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