Subject: FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA TO HOST WHITE HOUSE TURNAROUND ARTS TALENT SHOW
From: White House Press Office<[email-masked]>
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Date: Thu, 19 May 2016 14:54:16 -0500

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the First Lady 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 19, 2016 

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*FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA TO HOST WHITE HOUSE TURNAROUND ARTS TALENT SHOW*

"The First Lady will make an announcement about the legacy and future of the Turnaround Arts program."

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*_Wednesday, May 25th _*

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*The White House * 3:30pm 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 "

"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 """

Turnaround Arts [ http://turnaroundarts.pcah.gov/ ] is a national program created by the Presidents 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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"Students from the following Turnaround Arts programs will perform at the White House: "

*California *

Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary (Los Angeles, CA)

*Connecticut *

Barnum School (Bridgeport, CT)

Hall School (Bridgeport, CT)

Hallen School (Bridgeport, CT)

Tisdale School (Bridgeport, CT)

Roosevelt School (Bridgeport, CT)

*Hawaii *

Kalihi Kai Elementary (Honolulu, HI)

Kamaile Academy Public Charter (Waianae, HI) 

Waianae Elementary (Waianae, HI)

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*Illinois*

Chalmers School of Excellence (Chicago, IL)

Herzl School of Excellence (Chicago, IL)

Johnson School of Excellence (Chicago, IL)

Dvorak School of Excellence (Chicago, IL)

*Iowa*

Warren G. Harding Middle School (Des Moines, IA)

*Louisiana *

ReNEW Cultural Arts Academy (New Orleans, LA) 

*Minnesota*

Bethune SchooL (Minneapolis, MN) 

Northport Elementary (Brooklyn Center, MN) 

Northside Elementary School (St. James, MN) 

*New York *

Ebbets Field Middle School (New York, NY)

East Flatbush Community Research School (New York, NY)

P.S. 284 Gregory Jackson Community School (New York, NY)

P.S. 165 Ida Posner (New York, NY)

*Washington, DC *

Turner Elementary

Moten Elementary

Noyes Elementary

Bunker Hill Elementary

Savoy Elementary

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