<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><b><i>HAPPY NEW YEAR to</i></b> all of you! Another new year is upon us and I see that many of you are home due to the snow today. It is a winter wonderland and I don't know about you, but I do LOVE the snow!<div><br></div><div><b><i>REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL ARTS COMMUNITIES <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; ">(more info in newsletter)</span></i></b></div><div>The Regional Professional Communities for Arts Educators dates and registration information is included in the attached newsletter. Don't delay... register today on your snow day.... the meetings are scheduled starting in the southern part of the state <b><i>next week in York and the Cumberland</i></b> regions and continuing north every other week until March 5th in Aroostook County. This is a great opportunity to get together with visual and performing arts educators in your region! Please spread the word! I hope to see many of you at the meetings. <br><div><br></div><div><b><i>MDOE ART EXHIBIT <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; ">(not in the newsletter)</span></i></b></div><div>The Department of Education, 5th floor of the Cross Building, next to the capitol, (where my cubby is located) has 23 frames for artwork to be exhibited. This is the exhibit that was handled by Elaine Briggs handled in the past. I am now responsible for this exhibit. If you are interested in having the opportunity for your student work to be displayed PLEASE contact me. I would be glad to send you the details.</div><div><br></div><div>Arts Ed newsletter is filled with NEWSY ARTS NEWS... click on this link:</div><div><a href="http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/newsletter/artsed49.pdf">http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/newsletter/artsed49.pdf</a></div><div><br><div><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div><b><i>Make it a great 2009</i></b>,</div><div>Argy</div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>Argy Nestor</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Visual and Performing Arts Specialist</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Maine Department of Education</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">23 State House Station</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Augusta, ME 04333-0023</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">207-624-6825</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">fax: 207-624-6821</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:argy.nestor@maine.gov">argy.nestor@maine.gov</a></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px"><a href="http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/">http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span></span></span></span><br><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></p><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></span></span></div></span> </div><br></div></div></div></body></html>