Artist Corps Informance

April 22, 2009, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Introduction by:

Shirley Sagawa, Visiting Fellow, Center for American Progress

Performers include members of congress, the local Sitar Art Center's Saints Band, and Josh & Cora Dunham, the husband & wife rhythm section for Prince.

The Music National Service Initiative (MNS) is a new 501c3, social enterprise that uses music as a strategy to address civic and social needs. In the fall of 2009, MNS will pilot MusicianCorps, a "musical Peace Corps" that recruits, trains and places musicians in under-resourced public schools and low-income neighborhoods in 3-5 cities nationwide.

Since MNS's event at CAP with Governor Mike Huckabee and Congressman Joseph Crowley in September, the Serve America Act has passed with the inclusion of an Artist Corps. While the bill awaits President Obama's signature, let's thank Mr. Crowley, co-chair of the new Congressional Musicians Caucus, and other congressional supporters who made it happen by enjoying their performance as well as D.C.'s Sitar Art Center’s Saints Band - both backed by Prince's rhythm section.

MusicianCorps is a first step that should be replicated in all artistic fields and scaled rapidly across the nation. Come celebrate progress for music and the arts in America and join the discussion of how we plan to move forward.

For more information visit The Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage

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