Very special arts days
2011 Very Special Arts Days are here!
Friday, May 27, 2011 at the Sacramento County Fair
I Can Do That! / Very Special Arts students from Ethel Phillips Elementary, John F. Kennedy High School, JohnSloat Elementary, Joseph Bonnheim Elementary, Mark Twain Elementary, Martin Luther King K-8, and Mark Hopkins Elementary Schools will be performing hip-hop and breakdancing. Students from Fern Bacon Middle School, John Cabrillo Elementary, Martin Luther King K-8, Theodore Judah Elementary and Woodbine Elementary Schools will have artwork on display.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at the Sacramento Zoo
...featuring hip hop dance and drumming performances by I Can Do That! / Very Special Arts students from Earl Warren Elementary, James W. Marshall Elementary, Jedediah Smith Elementary, John Still Elementary, Rosa Parks Middle School and Sutterville Elementary Schools. Visual artwork by students from Isador Cohen, H.W. Harkness and Leonardo da Vinci K-8 Schools on display.
Friday, June 3, 2011DreamNight at the Sacramento Zoo
Very Special Arts will bring Funshops to the Zoo’s evening just for children with chronic illnesses and disabilities and their families.
Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Fairytale Town
Very Special Arts Theatre Camp performances! Visual artwork created by Very Special Arts students! Funshops!
Stay tuned for further updates…
Very Special Arts Days (VSA Days) are one-day events for children of all abilities during the summer. Each day features high-quality performances by very special artists, displays of visual artwork created by I Can Do That! / VSA California at Sacramento students each spring, plus several Funshops (hands-on workshops in the arts) such as collage, mobiles, yarn painting, block print-making, and ink-blot butterflies.
VSA Days is an interactive project of I Can Do That! / VSA California at Sacramento, City of Sacramento Access Leisure, the Sacramento Zoo, and Fairytale Town. The Days are designed to:
- allow kids of all backgrounds and abilities to interact, create, and have fun
- build the self-esteem, communication, self-direction, socialization, and behavior of special kids through the Arts
- enhance community acceptance and awareness of the talents and capabilities of ALL children
