In The News:
The LZF Executive Director Jude Goldman and
LZF Grant Recipients from Our Place Theater Project
and ExpressYourself are interviewed on
The Jordan Rich Show
WBZ Radio Boston May 17, 2009
Jordan hosts the late night weekend talks shows every Saturday and Sunday from midnight to five a.m. and Sunday evenings from 10 p.m. to midnight. The program features an eclectic mix of authors, actors, athletes, musicians and interesting personalities along with lots of "open line" conversations with listeners from all over the country and Canada.
The Lenny Zakim Fund would like to thank
Jordan Rich and WBZ News Radio 1030 for helping us spread the word about
The Lenny Zakim Fund
and the good work being done by
our Grant Recipients!
Please check back, The Lenny Zakim Fund will be a regular guest on the Jordan Rich Show on Sunday Evenings from 10pm - midnight.
The Lenny Zakim Fund
Grant Recipients
interviewed on
The 05-17-09
Jordan Rich Show
The Children's Hour
Our Place Theatre Project
Jacqui Parker, an Eliot Norton award winning actor and director, leadsOur Place Theatre Project which helps under-represented youth and adults discover their ability to empower themselves, transform their lives by building bridges across the divides of race, ethnicity and communities through acting on the stage, through participating in intensive training on the stage and behind the scenes, and through sharing the stories that affect their lives. Jacqui and two of the children will highlight their upcoming production of Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour, a presentation of Boston's African American Theater Festival, to be presented at the Boston Center for the Arts in June.
Express Yourself
Express Yourself, immerses young people into the creative world of music, dance and visual arts and empowers these youth with life changing results. Express Yourself celebrates cultural diversity and collaboration with isolated youth from 17 Department of Mental Health residential and inpatient facilities who form their own large community. Youth and artists become inspired during a full year program creating set designs, visual art, and performance pieces for their grand celebration followed by exhibition. Co-Director and noted jazz musician Stan Strickland will introduce the listening audience to great work and let you know about Express Yourself's annual performance, Bounce! at the Wang Center on May 21st.
