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Eliot-Pearson Alumni: You are cordially invited to our 4th annual Eliot-Pearson Alumni Dinner

Monday May 4, 2009 from 5:00-7:00pm
Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development Evelyn Pitcher Curriculum Lab
105 College Avenue, Medford
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Honored speaker Kathleen Camara, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, will discuss "Art, Heart and Mind: The Role of Music and the Arts in Children's Development - What the Arts Teach."

Dr. Camara will share her work from her "YouthBEAT" project on music and arts participation among children and teenagers from underserved communities - to demonstrate ways that music and the arts support development and learning.

Please RSVP by April 24th to sarah.jung@tufts.edu.

To help defray costs, a donation of $10 (more if you would like) would be much appreciated. Please make checks payable to: Trustees of Tufts University. These checks may be mailed to Sarah Jung (Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, 105 College Avenue, Medford, MA 02155) or you may bring your check to the dinner. Thank you.

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