Carla Ranger - Dallas ISD Education Blog: 10th Annual African American Read-In - Saturday, January 31, 2009 2:00 - 4:00 PM - Majestic Theater

Saturday, January 24, 2009

10th Annual African American Read-In - Saturday, January 31, 2009 2:00 - 4:00 PM - Majestic Theater - Free Admission

Say It Loud: "I Read and I'm Proud!"

Celebrating 10 Years of Reading and Learning!

This year's event marks the 10^th Anniversary of Dallas' African American Read-In, the largest celebration of its type in the country. "Say it Loud, I Read and I'm Proud" serves as the title of the 2009 production which will prove to be an exciting, heartwarming and inspiring reflection of the past ten years of this notable event.

Motivational Speaker Lisa Nichols
Featuring Celebrity Reader and Motivational Speaker Lisa Nichols, teacher of The Secret, author of Chicken Soup for the African American Soul and Chicken Soup for the African American Woman's Soul and dynamic international motivational speaker and powerful advocate of personal empowerment.

Also Featuring Award-Winning Actor, Author, Artist, and Teacher Irma Hall
Irma Hall wore many hats during the first 30 years of her professional career: teacher, reporter, co-founder and executive director for the Dallas Minority Repertoire Theater, performer and poet.

Special Performance by Richmond Punch

Richmond Punch is a graduate of Yale University School of Music with a Master of Music degree in Viola and Bachelor of Music degree from Juilliard.

Dallas Black Dance Theatre's Bloom to Perform
Established in 1997 by Founder/Artistic Director Ann Williams, Bloom represents the top students of the Dallas Black Dance Academy. The group performs locally at festivals and various community events in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Free Admission
Saturday, January 31, 2009 2:00 - 4:00 P.M.
Majestic Theatre
1925 Elm Street
Dallas, Texas
Admission is Free
Seating is limited
www.readin.dcccd.edu
Come Early!
Doors Open - 1:00 PM
Pre-Show - 1:30 PM
Program - 2:00-4:00 PM

Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
Dalton Sherman, a fifth grade student at Charles Rice Learning Center in the Dallas Independent School District, is a dynamic speaker and a part of this year's pre-show. Since winning a big oratory competition in Dallas last January, he’s appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show and performed at numerous churches and events all over Dallas.

McDonald's - I'm Lovin' It
McDonald's, as a sponsor, will launch a special AARI promotional campaign in support of literacy that will run in regional restaurants and feature the Read-In trayliners for all dine-in guests.

Scholarship Recipients to be Announced
The George Dawson "Hold Fast to Dreams" scholarship recipients will be announced at the Read-In. Scholarship donations will be accepted at the Read-In event, or donate now online! Please indicate George Dawson Scholarship.

With Performances By
Ayubu Kamar Dance Company
Dallas Black Dance Theater's Bloom Company
David Carr, Audrey McClure, Cynthia Dorn Navarette, Dalton Sherman, Richard Glaubman,
Paloma Nance, Jemone Smith, Richmond Punch, Christoper Silverberg, Catherine Whiteman, Jessica Williams, David Ratcliff
Oliver Williams Holmes "Boss" Band
Lyndale the Literary Lion

A Teacher's Creed

"In the classroom on the first day of a new school year, I am eager to meet my students. I have rehearsed my greeting and first day’s remarks, but no matter how many years I’ve prepared for this procedure, it’s always new. My heart pumps a bit harder, faster; I feel adrenaline like an athlete, or like an actor, or maybe like a novice public speaker. It’s a marvelous feeling, this first day, because I know that something special is going to happen, and I know it because I’ve experienced it before and I know that I will experience it every time I meet a new class throughout my venerable career. And then they’re seated before me and I smile at this special feeling. This is an assembly of students, yes. But there’s so much more, because each of these young persons is more than just a student entrusted to me. Each of these students has a story to tell, a lifetime, however brief, of experiences, a history in volumes whose richness and depth I can barely begin to fathom. And so as I absorb the first glimpse of these young charges, I must appreciate the extent of my responsibility, of the privilege I’ve accepted in presenting these young souls my special knowledge. In offering them my talent and passion, I am adding an enormous array of new bright stars to the vast firmament of their minds, stars that will never have time to fade in their lifetimes. I will be part of their story. And I know that each of them will always be part of mine. And that’s a good feeling, a feeling that is perpetually renewed, revisited, and rewritten in A Teacher’s Creed."

Carla Ranger - Dallas ISD Education Blog

Saturday, January 24, 2009

10th Annual African American Read-In - Saturday, January 31, 2009 2:00 - 4:00 PM - Majestic Theater - Free Admission

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