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  • New Library Materials – Visual Arts Picture Books – Fall 2021

    Beautiful Oops! – Barney Saltzberg

    The Day the Crayons Quit – Drew Daywalt; pictures by Oliver Jeffers

    A Day With No Crayons – Elizabeth Rusch; illustrated by Chad Cameron

    Harold and the Purple Crayon – Crockett Johnson

    Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines – Jeanne Walker Harvey; illustrated…

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  • New Library Materials – Music Picture Books – Fall 2021

    The ABCs of My Feelings and Music – Scott and Stephanie Edgar; illustrated by Nancy Sosna Bohm

    Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay – Susan Hood; illustrated by Sally Wern Comport

    Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln…

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  • Connect and Respond to the Arts of Dakota and Ojibwe People in Mankato

    October 27, 2021

    As part of the Professional Development on Location Series, the Perpich Center’s Professional Development and Resource (PDR) team led three tracks of professional learning opportunities in Mankato on October 26, 2021. The day centered around the theme of Connect and Respond to…

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  • Dedication Day 2021

     This year’s Dedication poster, designed by Jeremy Lundquist, Visual Arts Instructor

    October 19, 2021

    Dedication Day 2021 was October 18. Dedication is a Perpich tradition where new students and faculty/staff are welcomed into the Perpich community. The ceremony featured speeches from students…

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  • Play Anthologies by and about BIPOC, LGBTQ, & Women

    Fall, 2021

    The Perpich Library has an extensive selection of scripts and play anthologies in its collection that are free and available for you to peruse! This list features play anthologies by and about BIPOC, LGBTQ, & Women. Check these out (literally!), and check in…

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  • Plays by BIPOC, LGBTQ, & Women Playwrights

    Fall, 2021

    The Perpich Library has an extensive selection of scripts and play anthologies in its collection that are free and available for you to peruse! This list features plays by BIPOC, LGTBQ, and women playwrights. Check these out (literally!), and check in with Perpich’s…

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  • Jessica Chipman, RAT-L, Honored with Theater Educator of the Year Award

     Jessica Chipman

    September 20, 2021

    Jessica Chipman, one of Perpich Center’s Regional Arts Teacher-Leaders (RAT-L), was honored with the Minnesota Theater Educator of the Year award from the Minnesota Educational Theater Association (META) at the Communication & Theater Association of Minnesota conference…

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  • Jerry Girton Honored with META’s Dedicated Lifetime Award

     Jerry Girton

    September 20, 2021

    Jerry Girton, a theater educator and director with a wealth of experience both at Perpich Center and across the state, was honored with the Minnesota Educational Theater Association’s (META) Dedicated Lifetime Award at the Communication & Theater…

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  • Celebrating National Arts in Education Week 2021

    September 17, 2021

    This week we celebrate National Arts in Education Week. Recently I came across an article by Americans for the Arts that highlights 10 Reasons to Support the Arts in 2021. I encourage you to check out the article. After reading it, the…

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