4/10/2020

While schools are closed, Virginia Stage Company is offering online classes and workshops for students and the general public. These free workshops are available for all ages and cover acting, monologue, storytelling, and more. For more information, click here.

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on Facebook Live at 9:30 a.m. EDT for younger children, and 1 p.m. for young adults. For more information, click here.

The Chrysler Museum of Art is offering downloads of coloring pages which have been inspired from their art collection. They can be printed or colored digitally. For more information, click here.

National Quilters Circle has been creating instructional video content designed to engage quilters with their passion since 2010. Their instructional quilting videos are taught by friendly, talented quilting experts who take the time to walk you through the techniques and demonstrations, providing helpful tips and ideas along the way. For more information, click here.

The MET is offering nightly opera streams that show off opera at its most thrilling, thought-provoking, and uplifting. Explore the articles and resources on their website to expand your knowledge and enhance your experience as you enjoy the streams. For more information, click here.

Lauren Tarshis, Senior Vice President of Scholastic Classroom Magazines: “As more and more teachers, students, and families around the world are affected by the corona virus, our priority is to support them in the best way we know how—by providing them with rich stories and meaningful projects that will keep kids academically active." For more information, click here.

The editors of Scholastic Classroom Magazines have also launched a collection of kid-friendly resources for learning about corona virus: click here.

The Winchester Mystery House was built in 1884 by Sarah Winchester, the widow of gun magnate William Wirt Winchester. Rumor has it she had the house built on the suggestion of a medium who told her to build a home for the spirits of those killed with Winchester rifle. This is a paid tour to help support the California landmark due to it being unable to offer in-person tours at this time. It is $5.99 to rent the video tour for 72 hours, and $13.99 to purchase. For more information, click here.

Billboard.com has created an on-going list of all the digital concerts being offered from some of your favorite music artists. For more information, click here.

The TED Talks channel features the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). For more information, click here.

From Playing on Air's website: Playing On Air is a radio program and podcast, dedicated to sharing great short theater with the public. With short plays written by some of the country’s top playwrights, cast with celebrated actors, and led by award-winning directors, Playing On Air presents the best of modern theater. By recording and distributing short plays on public radio and podcast, they deliver the work of America’s best theater practitioners to the nation for free.

New York Times suggests this episode as your first: “Misadventure by Donald Margulies”

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