1787 the Musical Constitution Contest for Students

Hello AHTC teachers!
You may remember the call for auditions for the musical based on the Constitutional Convention that was posted Tursday, February 17th. Production for 1787: We the People the musical has gone forward, and performances are June 30th-July 3rd. To publicize this production, the team behind the musical is holding a contest for students to win a family pack of tickets to the show.
Simply have your students submit a paragraph or two naming their favorite section of the Constitution and explaining why that section is their favorite to: 1787wethepeople@creativedramaticsworkshop.org by the end of may. Winners will have their entries posted on the production website and five family packs (up to 5 tickets each, including 1 to 2 adults) will be awarded.

If you have any questions, please contact the creativedramaticsworkshop.org. at
217-688-2395, or Robert Picklesimer, at PicklesimerRobrt@aol.com or 217-493-
6175.

Freedom Riders Event Featuring Chris Adrian

Those of you who were inspired to learn more about the Freedom Rides after last summer's Summer Institute, those who remember the round table with a few of the Freedom Riders a few years back, and those who are interested in this fascinating aspect of the Civil Rights movement will be exited to hear that PBS is releasing a new documentary "Freedom Riders" this spring. The program will air on WILL-TV on May 16th

To celebrate the release of the documentary, WILL is hosting a preview event on Thursday April 28th at 7pm at the NCSA Auditorium. This event will feature a screening of the film, and a panel discussion which will feature many distinguished speakers, including AHTC teacher Chris Adrian!

To learn more about this event, click here.

To learn more about the PBS documentary, click here.

FREE Civil War Stories Webinar

Hello, AHTC Teachers!

Thinkfinity has joined with the National Museum of American History to produce a 30 minute webinar on the "museum’s interactives, videos, artifacts and lesson plans on the Civil War, available through Thinkfinity and Smithsonian’s History Explorer." Intended for teachers of grades 5-8, this webinar takes place on April 20th and again on the 23rd. Anyone interested in registering should head here:

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