Subject: 11:30AM EDT TODAY: White House Press Call on the First Lady’s Turnaround Arts Announcement
From: White House Press Office<[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 09:35:43 -0500

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the First Lady

*FOR PLANNING PURPOSES 

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May 24, 2016

*11:30AM EDT TODAY: White House Press Call on the First Lady’s Turnaround Arts Announcement  

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*EMBARGOED PRESS CALL: Today* *at 11:30AM* there will be a press call regarding the First Lady’s forthcoming announcement regarding the legacy and future of Turnaround Arts. Please join us by dialing (800) 288-8961 and requesting the “White House Turnaround Arts” call. *_Embargo will lift at 6AM on Wednesday, May 25th_. 

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*WHO:*                        Tina Tchen, The First Lady’s Chief of Staff 

                                    Megan Beyer, Executive Director for the President’s Committee on Arts and Humanities 

                                    Deborah Rutter, President of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 

*WHAT:*                      Embargoed press call to preview the First Lady’s forthcoming announcement on the legacy and future of Turnaround Arts 

*WHEN:*                      Today, 11:30AM EDT 

*DIAL-IN:*                    (800) 288-8961 – Request the “White House Turnaround Arts” call

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*_Wednesday, May 25th _*

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**REMINDER TO RSVP* **The White House * 4:00PM ET* – As part of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities [ http://www.pcah.gov/ ], the First Lady will welcome students and artists from across the country to perform at the White House Turnaround Arts Talent Show. To showcase America's budding artists, the students will perform alongside Turnaround Artist [ http://turnaroundarts.pcah.gov/artists/ ] mentors including Paula Abdul, Keb’ Mo’, Alfre Woodard, Tim Robbins, Bernie Williams, Charles "Lil Buck" Riley, Citizen Cope, Damian Woetzel, Irvin Mayfield, and Paula Fuga. 

*"MEDIA REGISTRATION:"*" This event will be open press, but space is limited.  Members of the media who wish to cover this event must RSVP via the following link 

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"by *3:00 PM EST, Tuesday, May 24th*: ""https://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/media-rsvp-first-lady-michelle-obama-host-white-house-turnaround-arts-talent-show ""Press not holding White House hard passes must also fill out the following form by the deadline for access to the White House complex: https://events.whitehouse.gov/form?rid=XP36BRDJ62 ""

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Turnaround Arts [ http://turnaroundarts.pcah.gov/ ] is a national program created by the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, in coordination with the White House, the U.S. Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Arts, and several foundations and corporations. Turnaround Arts empowers high-need, low-performing schools with innovative arts, dance, theater and music programs, arts integration across subject areas, arts resources, musical instruments, and high-profile artist mentors, as a proven strategy to help address broader school challenges and close the achievement gap. Since 2011 [ http://www.pcah.gov/news/pcah-launches-turnaround-arts-initiative-help-improve-low-performing-schools ], Turnaround Arts has empowered 27 school districts across 13 states and Washington, DC with an infusion of arts and music education. In 2014 [ https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/05/21/first-ever-white-house-turnaround-arts-talent-show ], the First Lady hosted the inaugural White House Turnaround Arts Talent Show. 

 

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