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South Shore Conservatory and South Shore YMCA Announce New Collaboration at Laura’s Center for the Arts South Shore Cultural Leaders Partner to Bring New Exceptional Arts Experiences to the South Shore HANOVER, MA -- Issued May 13, 2019 – South Shore YMCA (SSYMCA) and South Shore Conservatory (SSC) announced a new collaboration today between the organizations to begin this September at Laura’s Center for the Arts at the Emilson YMCA campus in Hanover. The new collaboration will bring SSC’s 50 years of excellence in arts education to Laura’s Center for the Arts through private and group lessons, performances, and community events. “We are thrilled to bring our two strong community organizations together to broaden access to the arts for more people on the South Shore,” said Paul Gorman, President and CEO of South Shore YMCA. “We look forward to seeing the growth of music and arts programs available to our shared community thanks to this exciting collaboration.” “At SSC we are always looking for new ways to fulfill our mission of ‘making music, changing lives’ especially through strong relationships,” said Kathy O. Czerny, SSC President and CEO. “The collaboration of SSC with the Y allows us to engage many new friends and share the joy of making music and engaging in the arts.” SSC is the largest community school for the arts in New England with 4,500 students on three campuses in Hingham, Duxbury, and Hanover, as well as in 35 communities across the South Shore through partnerships. This January, SSC began a new project with the South Shore YMCA to create the South Shore’s first-ever Parkinson’s Chorus. The growing group of participants meet weekly to use singing to socialize and facilitate improving muscle function involved and respiratory control. “This is an exciting example of how our shared organizational experience can harmonize in beautiful ways for the benefit of the entire South Shore,” Czerny said. “It’s only the beginning, but we are excited to see how it all evolves.” The new collaboration, which will officially begin September 1, 2019, will allow SSC to offer classes and ensembles, performances, and community programs year-round to the South Shore from the state-of-the-art, multi-use space at Laura’s Center for the Arts. The South Shore YMCA will offer summer ArtsCamp at Laura Center for the Arts, and South Shore YMCA members will enjoy access to the space as well as discounts to special programs and performances. "When two successful organizations such as the South Shore Conservatory and the South Shore YMCA link to entertain our community, we know that wonderful experiences are in the offing. Spirit-moving music and comfortable and pleasant surroundings will lead to memorable performances." said Herb Emilson, whose generosity and vision created Laura’s Center for the Arts as a place for children of all ages to express their cultural and creative side. For more information about SSC or for a listing of current classes and programs, please visit www.sscmusic.org. For more information about the South Shore YMCA, or a full schedule of classes and programs, please visit www.ssymca.org. Press Contacts: press@sscmusic.org Michael A. Busack, Senior Director of External Relations South Shore Conservatory | 781-421-6162 Ext. 201 ldellolio@ssymca.org Lauren M. Dell’Olio, Vice President of Communications South Shore YMCA | 781-264-9438 ### outh Shore Conservatory South Shore Conservatory, (SSC) has been providing access to and enriching the lives of South Shore residents through music and the arts for almost 50 years. Recognized as a national model for arts education by the National Guild for Community Arts Education, SSC is the largest, not-for-profit, community school for the arts in Massachusetts, serving over 4500 students of all ages and abilities at two beautiful campuses and in partnership with schools, and social service and community agencies throughout the South Shore. A third campus in Hanover is scheduled to open to the public for classes and programs in the summer of 2020. Students participate in more than 50 diverse programs in music, dance and drama, with performance playing an important role in overall education. With more than 100 exceptional musicians on faculty, SSC offers over 200 professionally produced concerts annually. Through innovative partnerships, SSC’s Creative Arts Therapies department supports the mental, emotional, and physical health of some of our community’s underserved members, and the ImagineARTS program strengthens pre-reading skills for young learners in Brockton Schools through integrated music and dramatic play. SSC’s campuses are located at One Conservatory Drive, Hingham, (781-749-7565) and 64 St. George Street, Duxbury (781-934-2731), and administrative offices at 135 Webster Street, Hanover, (781-421-6162). SSC programs are supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information, call us or visitsscmusic.org. In keeping with SSC’s inclusive mission to provide access to quality education in the arts for all, the Conservatory offers programs for all segments of the population to enjoy, regardless of age, ability, geography, and financial means. Furthermore, South Shore Conservatory admits students and families of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school About the South Shore YMCA The South Shore YMCA is a charitable, nonprofit organization of individuals dedicated to improving the quality of life for all through programs that promote healthy spirit, mind, and body. The Y provides the opportunity to grow, learn, and thrive through services and programs focused on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Financial assistance for Y membership and programs is available based on need, thanks to the generous annual support of our donors. With vibrant community and early learning centers serving the communities of Quincy, Randolph, Holbrook, Weymouth, Braintree, Milton, Hingham, Hull, Cohasset, Scituate, Norwell, Hanover and beyond, the YMCA seeks to serve all people, regardless of age, ability, gender, race, religion, or economic circumstances – so that we all truly belong. Laura’s Center for the Arts, located on the Emilson YMCA campus at 97 Mill Street, Hanover, is a stunning community arts center designed to provide a welcoming environment for all ages and abilities to explore and discover the wonder of the arts. This state-of-the-art, 10,000-foot venue offers space for all facets of the arts with its mainstage, outdoor amphitheater, gallery and education studio space. In 2013, Laura’s Center for the Arts was dedicated to Laura Emilson-Riekert, loving supporter and instructor at the South Shore YMCA. Laura’s passion for tennis and her family’s shared love of the arts inspired many, and her memory is preserved in the name of this awe-inspiring building designed to bring the arts to delight children and adults of all ages. The South Shore YMCA’s main branches are the Quincy YMCA located at 79 Coddington Street (617-479-8500) the Emilson YMCA in Hanover located at 75 Mill Street (781-829-8585) and ZoneWellness located in Assinippi Park in Norwell (781-264-9488). The South Shore YMCA’s administrative offices are at 141 Longwater Drive, Suite 110, (781-264-9400). To learn more about the South Shore YMCA, visit www.ssymca.org. The South Shore YMCA. The Better You Belongs Here.
South Shore Conservatory and South Shore YMCA Announce New Collaboration at Laura’s Center for the Arts South Shore Cultural Leaders Partner to Bring New Exceptional Arts Experiences to the South Shore
HANOVER, MA -- Issued May 13, 2019 – South Shore YMCA (SSYMCA) and South Shore Conservatory (SSC) announced a new collaboration today between the organizations to begin this September at Laura’s Center for the Arts at the Emilson YMCA campus in Hanover. The new collaboration will bring SSC’s 50 years of excellence in arts education to Laura’s Center for the Arts through private and group lessons, performances, and community events.
“We are thrilled to bring our two strong community organizations together to broaden access to the arts for more people on the South Shore,” said Paul Gorman, President and CEO of South Shore YMCA. “We look forward to seeing the growth of music and arts programs available to our shared community thanks to this exciting collaboration.”
“At SSC we are always looking for new ways to fulfill our mission of ‘making music, changing lives’ especially through strong relationships,” said Kathy O. Czerny, SSC President and CEO. “The collaboration of SSC with the Y allows us to engage many new friends and share the joy of making music and engaging in the arts.”
SSC is the largest community school for the arts in New England with 4,500 students on three campuses in Hingham, Duxbury, and Hanover, as well as in 35 communities across the South Shore through partnerships. This January, SSC began a new project with the South Shore YMCA to create the South Shore’s first-ever Parkinson’s Chorus. The growing group of participants meet weekly to use singing to socialize and facilitate improving muscle function involved and respiratory control.
“This is an exciting example of how our shared organizational experience can harmonize in beautiful ways for the benefit of the entire South Shore,” Czerny said. “It’s only the beginning, but we are excited to see how it all evolves.”
The new collaboration, which will officially begin September 1, 2019, will allow SSC to offer classes and ensembles, performances, and community programs year-round to the South Shore from the state-of-the-art, multi-use space at Laura’s Center for the Arts. The South Shore YMCA will offer summer ArtsCamp at Laura Center for the Arts, and South Shore YMCA members will enjoy access to the space as well as discounts to special programs and performances.
"When two successful organizations such as the South Shore Conservatory and the South Shore YMCA link to entertain our community, we know that wonderful experiences are in the offing. Spirit-moving music and comfortable and pleasant surroundings will lead to memorable performances." said Herb Emilson, whose generosity and vision created Laura’s Center for the Arts as a place for children of all ages to express their cultural and creative side.
For more information about SSC or for a listing of current classes and programs, please visit www.sscmusic.org. For more information about the South Shore YMCA, or a full schedule of classes and programs, please visit www.ssymca.org.
Press Contacts: press@sscmusic.org Michael A. Busack, Senior Director of External Relations South Shore Conservatory | 781-421-6162 Ext. 201
ldellolio@ssymca.org Lauren M. Dell’Olio, Vice President of Communications South Shore YMCA | 781-264-9438
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outh Shore Conservatory South Shore Conservatory, (SSC) has been providing access to and enriching the lives of South Shore residents through music and the arts for almost 50 years. Recognized as a national model for arts education by the National Guild for Community Arts Education, SSC is the largest, not-for-profit, community school for the arts in Massachusetts, serving over 4500 students of all ages and abilities at two beautiful campuses and in partnership with schools, and social service and community agencies throughout the South Shore. A third campus in Hanover is scheduled to open to the public for classes and programs in the summer of 2020.
Students participate in more than 50 diverse programs in music, dance and drama, with performance playing an important role in overall education. With more than 100 exceptional musicians on faculty, SSC offers over 200 professionally produced concerts annually. Through innovative partnerships, SSC’s Creative Arts Therapies department supports the mental, emotional, and physical health of some of our community’s underserved members, and the ImagineARTS program strengthens pre-reading skills for young learners in Brockton Schools through integrated music and dramatic play.
SSC’s campuses are located at One Conservatory Drive, Hingham, (781-749-7565) and 64 St. George Street, Duxbury (781-934-2731), and administrative offices at 135 Webster Street, Hanover, (781-421-6162). SSC programs are supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information, call us or visitsscmusic.org.
In keeping with SSC’s inclusive mission to provide access to quality education in the arts for all, the Conservatory offers programs for all segments of the population to enjoy, regardless of age, ability, geography, and financial means. Furthermore, South Shore Conservatory admits students and families of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school
About the South Shore YMCA
The South Shore YMCA is a charitable, nonprofit organization of individuals dedicated to improving the quality of life for all through programs that promote healthy spirit, mind, and body. The Y provides the opportunity to grow, learn, and thrive through services and programs focused on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Financial assistance for Y membership and programs is available based on need, thanks to the generous annual support of our donors. With vibrant community and early learning centers serving the communities of Quincy, Randolph, Holbrook, Weymouth, Braintree, Milton, Hingham, Hull, Cohasset, Scituate, Norwell, Hanover and beyond, the YMCA seeks to serve all people, regardless of age, ability, gender, race, religion, or economic circumstances – so that we all truly belong.
Laura’s Center for the Arts, located on the Emilson YMCA campus at 97 Mill Street, Hanover, is a stunning community arts center designed to provide a welcoming environment for all ages and abilities to explore and discover the wonder of the arts. This state-of-the-art, 10,000-foot venue offers space for all facets of the arts with its mainstage, outdoor amphitheater, gallery and education studio space. In 2013, Laura’s Center for the Arts was dedicated to Laura Emilson-Riekert, loving supporter and instructor at the South Shore YMCA. Laura’s passion for tennis and her family’s shared love of the arts inspired many, and her memory is preserved in the name of this awe-inspiring building designed to bring the arts to delight children and adults of all ages.
The South Shore YMCA’s main branches are the Quincy YMCA located at 79 Coddington Street (617-479-8500) the Emilson YMCA in Hanover located at 75 Mill Street (781-829-8585) and ZoneWellness located in Assinippi Park in Norwell (781-264-9488). The South Shore YMCA’s administrative offices are at 141 Longwater Drive, Suite 110, (781-264-9400). To learn more about the South Shore YMCA, visit www.ssymca.org. The South Shore YMCA. The Better You Belongs Here.