STAGE TUBE: NASAA and DPTV Partner to Live-Stream Webcast on Creativity in America, 9/16

The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA), the Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs and Detroit Public Television (DPTV) are collaborating to offer a live-stream webcast on creativity in America. Please join us on-line Friday, September 16, at 11:00 A.M. ET at http://dptv.org/nasaa for this special event featuring two leading arts luminaries: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu and Aaron Dworkin, Dean of the University of Michigan's School of Music.

Jane Chu will unveil new research findings gleaned from the NEA's Creativity Connects initiative. Aaron Dworkin will reflect on the power of the arts to transform lives and the relevance of the arts in a diverse American democracy. The session includes a piano performance by Naomi Yamaguchi, a talented young musician attending seventh grade at West Middle School in Rochester Hills, Michigan.

This session will be live-streamed from the NASAA Assembly 2016 convention in Grand Rapids, Michigan. NASAA Assemblies convene top arts leaders from all 56 states and U.S. jurisdictions. This year's attendees will be inspired by performances from a rich and varied roster of talented Michigan artists.

Don't miss this wonderful session on Friday, September 16, at 11:00 A.M. ET at http://dptv.org/nasaa.

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