"Stories From Deep In The Heart" Listening Parties At Grisham Middle School

On Thursday, February 26, seventh grade students from Jennie Tidwell’s English Language Arts class will hold Listening Parties to present audio documentaries created in partnership with Marcelo Teson, Project Director for Stories from Deep in the Heart, a Project of Texas Folklife. Texas Folklife is a non-profit organization based in Austin “dedicated to preserving and presenting the diverse cultures and living heritage of the Lone Star State.” Community members are enthusiastically invited to attend the Listening Party and experience the students’ audio documentaries at Grisham Middle School on Thursday, February 26 from 12:50-1:45pm and 2:35-3:30pm in the library. After the Listening Party, the students’ documentaries will be posted on the Texas Folklife website. Pieces from this program are available to public radio stations via the Public Radio Exchange channel (http://www.prx.org). Find out more about the Stories from Deep in the Heart program at: http://www.texasfolklife.org/storiesfromdeepintheheart.html 2015 Stories from Deep in the Heart Summer Institute Program Description and Teacher/Student Application: http://www.texasfolklife.org/event/ssi2015