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The ArtsCenter <br /> Theatre. International theatre at its most local, ArtsCenter Stage showcases the work of <br /> emerging and established artists hailing from next door to around the world. ArtsCenter <br /> Stage features new works with an historical perspective, while its second-stage series <br /> includes improvisation and storytelling, musicals and operas, stand-up comedy and film <br /> screenings, new works in development and theatre for younger and older audiences. <br /> ArtsCenter Stage is community-oriented theatre with a commitment to developing new <br /> artists and audiences. <br /> Concerts. The ArtsCenter presents some 40 concerts for adults each year, representing <br /> the spectrum of musical genres by local, emerging, and nationally touring artists <br /> including folk, blues, Celtic, rock, singer-songwriter, Louisiana French, old-time, and <br /> bluegrass. <br /> Gallery. The Center Gallery features the work of local and regional artists on a rotating <br /> basis. The Gallery exhibitions highlight the work of more than 100 local and regional <br /> artists in 12 exhibitions a year. <br /> Proposed Uses of Grant funds <br /> In February 2013 approximately 60 fourth grade students at Central Elementary in <br /> Hillsborough will participate in a Page to Stage residency that gives students the <br /> opportunity to analyze a required reading through poetry and music, thus providing a <br /> more enriching experience within their study of literature. Teaching Artist Kim Arrington <br /> will visit each of three fourth grade classes for five days (one hour in each classroom per <br /> day), with the first two days in the classroom spent working with students to identify the <br /> major plot points in the book Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. During the three <br /> remaining days she will work with students to convert those plot points into poems and <br /> then song lyrics and introduce the class to jazz, which is the musical focal point of the <br /> residency. After the in-class portion of the residency is complete, Arrington will score the <br /> student-written work outside the classroom and direct three rehearsals with professional <br /> musicians and singers. They will all come back to the school about a month following the <br /> residency (March 2013) to perform the piece for the three fourth grade classes, as well <br /> as parents who will be invited to the performance. <br /> The Page to Stage residency directly correlates with the North Carolina Common Core <br /> and Essential Standards curriculum for fourth grade. Specifically, the residency <br /> highlights the Reading Standards for Literacy, Foundational Skills (fluency), and Writing <br /> Standards (a variety of texts) within Literacy. <br /> Central Elementary has served as The ArtsCenter's focus school for five consecutive <br /> years as part of an ongoing partnership with Orange County Schools. This program was <br /> designed to provide enriching, meaningful arts integration experiences to low income <br /> students over the long term. Teaching artists are brought into regular classroom settings <br /> to teach curriculum through a variety of art forms. As a result, students learn curriculum <br /> through many different learning modes, which caters to the various learning styles <br /> present in a given classroom. In total, TAC has implemented 25 residencies and seven <br /> professional development workshops for classroom teachers at Central Elementary. The <br /> program was originally intended to take place over a three year period; however, <br /> teachers and administrators at the school were so impressed with the success of the <br />