National Arts Summit in Baltimore Features Robert Redford and Arianna Huffington 6/25

Robert Redford & Arianna Huffington to Speak at Americans for the Arts Half-Century Summit. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to welcome national arts leaders Friday, June 25, 2010

Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts, will hold its Half-Century Summit and Annual Convention in Baltimore, June 25-27, 2010. This is the largest gathering in the nation of arts leaders and their partners in creative business, education, and government. The Half-Century Summit will celebrate the accomplishments and advances of the arts over the last 50 years and bring together leaders from the across the country to learn, connect, and discuss how to keep the arts relevant throughout the U.S. over the next half century.

Schedule: 
Welcome by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

Special Remarks by Robert Redford - honorary chair of Americans for the Arts' 50th Anniversary

Keynote address by Arianna Huffington - co-founder and editor in chief of The Huffington Post

Remarks by Robert L. Lynch - president and CEO of Americans for the Arts

Performance by Drum Call and the Morgan State University Choir

Friday, June 25, 2010
12:00 to 2:00 pm

WHERE:
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront - Grand Ballroom
700 Aliceanna Street
Baltimore, MD

Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Americans for the Arts is the leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. With offices in Washington, DC, and New York City, Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. Visit us online at www.AmericansForTheArts.org.

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