Smithsonian Anacostia Museum/CHIME Exhibit: DC School Bands

The Institute for Education and the Arts is posting this announcement on behalf of Community Help In Music Education (CHIME) about its collaborative project with the Smithsonian's Anacostia Museum to highlight school band memories in Washington, DC.

WANTED!
Your Stories About Your Participation in a DC School Band or Memories About Them as a Community Member

How did being in the band influence your life?
Was the band a source of pride to your school or community?
How would you compare your school band today (if there is one) with its role in the past?

Why Are Your Stories Wanted?
The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Museum, in partnership with CHIME (Community Help In Music Education), is opening an exhibition on September 10 called Banding Together: DC School Bands 1880’s to 2006.

There will be some community meetings in connection with the exhibit where community members will be invited to tell their stories, selected from those we receive. Stories received will also be posted on CHIME’s website, www.chime-dc.org, and we hope will also be collected in a publication.

Your stories will help us get needed support for our DC school bands -- please share them!

Send them to CHIME by email, fax, or regular mail:

1789 Lanier Place NW #3
Washington, DC 20009
Ph: 202-232-2731
Fax: 202-234-5887
Email: dmarschak@chime-dc.org
Website: www.chime-dc.org