Ten Things Teens Can Do at the Festival Saturday

Phony Ppl, Music Stage, 2010

1.  Sharpen your auditioning skills  (Auditioning Workshop,  NYU Tisch, 1pm, Big Tent)
2.  Tag yourself a T  (Whitney Youth Insights booth, 'Spray Painting T's & Hats', 1-4pm)
3.  Learn stage combat skills (Stage Combat Workshop, Jose Perez IV, Street Stage, 1:30pm)
4.  Have your photography portfolio reviewed  (Portfolio Review - Art Tables, Sean Hemmerle, 1pm email for appt. to info@downtownart.org)
5.  Get with a program (Visit over 20 tables and pick up your free "NYC Youth Resource Guide to Arts & Leadership Programs" at Festival Central)
6.  Compare notes on singer/songwriters  (Zen Anton, Alice Quinn-Makwaia, Fiona Silver, Eli Greenhoe, August Glory, Elisa Lovelie & Victor Gurbo, Music Stage, 1-5pm)
7.  Move your filmmaking up a notch  (Young Filmmakers discussion, Chris Chan Roberson, Big Tent, 2pm)
8.  Get the low-down on the real life of a playwright  (Young Playwrights discussion, 4pm, Fernanda Coppel, Eljon Wardally, and Elizabeth Borjsza of Young Playwrights, Inc.)
9.  Make yourself a new accessory from recycled goods  (Plarn Chokers & Maneiac Scarves, Eco Action art tables, 12-5pm)
10.  Take part in a mass battle (Street Stage, Stage Combat II, Jose Perez IV, 4:30pm)

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11.  Grab a bite and a table from the FAB Cafe and see some amazing dancers, musicians, and singers - all teens themselves - Downtown Art, Rod Rodgers Dance Company, TADA!, The Possibility Project, The Point, Third Street Jazz Ensemble, Henry Street Settlement's Urban Youth Theater, Maple Street Band, And the Rats Grew Wilder, Dig It, The Door, ACAI Capoeira... and MORE!