Runaway art

RUNAWAY ART

Interpreting Colonial Slave Ads

Greetings teachers!
Welcome to the Runaway Art: Interpreting Colonial Slave Ads program.
The Professional Development Day you are attending is scheduled for:
Saturday, September 6, 2014

Philipsburg Manor in Sleepy Hollow, NY

8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

(optional reception until 5:00 p.m.)
WHAT TO EXPECT:

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  The day begins bright and early at 8:30 a.m. with light breakfast snacks and coffee, juice, water provided.
  
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  Plan on bringing a light sweater as the auditorium we are spending much of the day in is air-conditioned and can get chilly!
  
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  Here you will get to meet and hear from content experts from program partners The Center for Arts Education and Historic Hudson Valley as well as become familiarized with the lesson plans with our curriculum developer Dr. Jacqueline Simmons.
  
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  After touring our 18^th century historic site, you will break for lunch (provided).
  
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  We welcome you to join us at the end of the workshop for an optional wine, beer, crudité and cheese reception (outdoor, weather permitting) until 5:00 p.m.
  

GETTING HERE:

If you are driving, here are directions to Philipsburg Manor.

Taking the train instead?
Historic Hudson Valley staff and/or taxis will be picking up train commuters at the Metro-North Station in nearby Tarrytown and bringing them to Philipsburg Manor.
**If you need a ride from the station, you must take the Hudson Line East train departing from Grand Central at 7:43 a.m. and arriving at Tarrytown at 8:20 a.m. This is an OFF-PEAK express train, 37 minutes.**
For more schedule info and fares, visit MTA.info here.
We will return guests to the train station for either a 4:01 departure (arriving at GCT at 4:41 p.m. express OFF-PEAK) or a 5:39 p.m. departure (arriving at GCT at
6:34 p.m. express OFF-PEAK) depending on your plans to attend the reception or not.
**Please purchase a round-trip OFF-PEAK ticket ($19.50) and save your receipt for travel reimbursement.**
BEFORE YOU COME:
**Please answer the following three questions in email by Wed., Aug. 27**

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   Do you need a ride from the Tarrytown Train Station?
   
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   Lunch choice (sandwich): Roast Beef, Turkey, or Veggie? Any other dietary restrictions we should know about?
   
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   Will you attend the reception?
   

Required forms, recommended reading:

Upon your arrival, you will be asked to fill out the following four forms, which we will have in your registration packets at check-in.

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   Teacher Timesheet
   
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   Travel Reimbursement
   
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   W-9
   
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   Photo/video release form. [Please note we will be filming and photographing the entire day’s lectures, tours, and Q&A sessions, as well as interviewing teachers at day’s end to document the project and include in our online resources.]
   

**In the meantime, we ask that you please visit our new Runaway Art Teachers’ Resource Page to briefly familiarize yourself with the project. Here, we recommend reading before you come the essay “Reading Between the Lines: Understanding Runaway Advertisements and Enslavement in the Colonial North.”**

Thank you for your interest and investment in this exciting new program and we look forward to meeting you soon!
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Krista Madsen

Runaway Art, Project Manager

Historic Hudson Valley

914.236.0306

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