March 11, 2010: Free Rubber Stamping Workshop (Winchester)
Original Rubber Stamping Flyer – March 2010
(Adobe Acrobat required)
April 3, 2010: Trix Bruce’s “Face-Painting” (Northern VA)
“FACE-PAINTING” with
Non-Manual Signals in ASL
Non-manual signals (NMS) in American Sign Language enrich and clarify the meaning of manual signs. Come and learn the art of painting your face with a full spectrum of NMS colors and designs.
Non-Manual Signals include: 1) Non-Manual Adverbs 2) Lexical Non-Manual Behaviors 3) Non-Manual Grammatical Markers 4) Emotional States / Evaluative judgments 5) Prosodic Structure 6) Discourse Structure 7) Turn Taking
Backchannel Feedback 9) Grammatical “Sound” Markers, and 10) Mouth Movements.
This workshop will focus on developing accurate non-manual signals and markers as used in ASL. Demonstrations of each category of facial behaviors and head movements will be shown in context. Practice exercises will be offered. By the end of this workshop, you’ll be an artist!
April 3, 2010
Saturday, 9 am – 4 pm
at
Parkwood Baptist Church
8726 Braddock Road
Annandale, VA 22003
BIO: Patricia (Trix) Bruce, from Seattle, Washington, is known nationwide as both a workshop presenter and an American Sign Language performer. Trix’s work has been warmly received everywhere, from local community centers, to state, regional and national conferences, Deaf Way II, interpreter conventions and more. Wildly popular as a teacher of ASL storytelling and ASL interpretation, Trix impresses audiences at all levels of ASL skill, from novices to fluent experts. Trix has been profoundly deaf since she was 6 months old. She went through oral, mainstreaming, deaf classes, and online educational programs. Trix has been involved in the performing arts since 1980. After completing her college program, she became involved with interpreter training. Trix’s main area of study has been ASL Linguistics with a focus on ASL Performance. She has developed a popular website: www.trixbruce.com. Whether writing, creating, improvising or starring in her many productions, Trix’s passion for the dramatic arts shines through.
REGISTERATION FEE: $65 per participant, postmarked by March 26, 2010
$75 per participant at the door
SEND $ TO: (payable to/paypal accept) Trix Bruce, 1429 D Ave PMB 362, Snohomish, WA 98290
PLEASE RSVP/CONTACT: by April 2, 2010 Info@trixbruce.com
RID CUEs: RID CUEs: Trix Bruce is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for Continuing Education Activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for 0.6 CEUS at the Little/No to Some Content Knowledge Level.
NOTES: Handouts will be provided. The workshop will be presented in ASL; a voice interpreter will not be provided. Lunch is on your own. Checks are non-refundable. For details on refund, cancellation, and special accommodations policies, please send an email to info@trixbruce.
Mentoring /Private Tutors/Booking/Evaluating AVAILABLE/More Info Contact:Info@TrixBruce.com
April 21, 2010: Senior Fun and Health Fair Day (Salem)
Note: Look for Virginia Relay table!
2010 AHEAD in Virginia Student Scholarships
Announcing the 2010 AHEAD in Virginia Student Scholarships
Attached is the application form for the 2010 AHEAD in Virginia Student Scholarships. A total of three scholarships are available for $1,000 each and will be awarded in each of three categories:
- an undergraduate in a 4-year institution (Bachelors Degree)
- a graduate student
- a student enrolled in a 2-year institution (Associates Degree or less)
Criteria for these scholarships include:
1. Applicant MUST be a student with a disability registered with the disability services office on your campus.
2. Your institution MUST be a member of AHEAD in Virginia for 2009-2010 (either individual or institutional membership – membership application is attached)
3. Applicants are evaluated based on a) leadership and service to campus and/or community
b) academic achievement
c) well articulated goals
Deadline is 5:00 p.m., April 28, 2010! Questions may be directed to the AHEAD in Virginia Scholarship Committee Chair:
Kate Broderick, Director
Disability Services
Old Dominion University
(757) 683-4655
(757) 683-5356 (fax)
kbroderi@odu.edu
2010 AHEAD in Virginia Scholarship Application






