OCCTAC NEWS

Feliz Navidad! Health and Happiness! Your friends from OCCTAC

Dear Friends! We are very happy and excited to share really good news! OCCTAC student Stefanie will have the honor of singing the national anthem on Friday, November 16th at the opening of the Arsenal's pre-season home scrimmage game hosting the Bakersfield Jam. Event tickets and parking are FREE since the Anaheim Arsenal are inviting fans to this exciting NBA Development game. Location: Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center Date: November 16 Time: 7:30PM Game Start For more information, please call Shu at (714) 635-BALL (2255)

Dear Friends! We have exciting news to share! Our StoryLady Lisa Cohen is bringing her Magic Book to local television! In Magic Book our students and the little television viewers learn the alphabet through a magical storytime. To enter the story, the Alfa Kids have to figure out Alfa Clues to open the Magic Book with the Alfa Key. Episode One features "Little Bunny FooFoo" and the letter B. The StoryLady's Magic Book will air Tuesday evenings at 5PM on your local Time Warner Public Access channel starting on November 13th. "Little Bunny FooFoo" will air through November, Episode 2 "The Frog Prince" will start airing in December, again on Tuesday evenings at 5PM. For more information, please visit Lisa's website: www.thestoryladysmagicbook.com Cast: Alfa Kids OCCTAC Students, StoryLady Lisa Cohen, Mr. Music James Post and Alfie the Alphabet Fairy, The StoryLady's daughter and Orange County High School of the Arts student, Leah Machelle Cohen. P

Free Gratis Community Art Workshops On Saturdays at the Center from 1-3pm Halloween and Day of the Dead is coming up. Come and join us in the artful celebration. Everybody is welcome! Calendar: 2007 October 13th Halloween Fun Art projects and games November 3rd Dia De Los Muertos/Day Of The Dead Make calavera (sugar skulls) Skeleton masks December 22nd Holiday art activities Cards and ornaments 2008 January 12th 2008 Winter Art Workshop Winter themed projects and poetry workshop February 9th Valentine Workshop Making Valentine cards March 15th Clay Workshop Make a clay face April 12th Earth Day Workshop planting projects and more May 3rd Cinco de Mayo Party Make a Mexican flag and paper dolls Bark painting June 14th Summertime Fun Ocean and Beach themed art activities July 12th Drawing and Painting Workshop Rainforest Animals August 9th Mask Workshop SPONSORED BY THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF ORANGE COUNTY

SANTA ANA, SEPTEMBER 24, 2007 MEET OUR STORYLADY LISA COHEN AT THE OC CHILDREN'S BOOK FESTIVAL THIS COMING WEEKEND, SEPTEMBER 29TH AND 30TH. Dear Friends! Our Summer Camp Director and Storylady Lisa Cohen will perform this weekend at the Orange County Children's Book Festival. Storylady's Magic Book! Schedule: Saturday at 12 Noon and Sunday at 12 Noon. Address: Orange Coast College Campus 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa More information on the festival's website: www.kidsbookfestival.com The Festival takes place on September 29th and 30th. Daily hours: 9:30AM to 4PM.

Santa Ana, September 14, 2007 OCCTAC Students, Family and Staff wish to say THANK YOU to our friends at Disneyland Resort. We are very proud to have been invited to participate in Disneyland Resorts "Dream, Imagine, Creat e: The Art Of Disney Parks" exhibit at this summer's Laguna Beach's Festival of Arts. It all started with a wonderful student art workshop under the instruction of Disney Artists Hal Lambert, Mada Leach and Howard O'Donnell who visited our center this spring. Our students had a chance to learn more about animation art from the masters. We also enjoyed Disney cookies and our families were thrilled to receive family passes to the resorts in Anaheim. Later, 12 student works were chosen to be part of the Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts as part of a special exhibit. Our students attended the grand opening on July 1st. It was an unforgettable experience for our young artists that we are sure will remain a part of their memories forever. The exhibit

Dear Friends! The Festival of Children Foundation has invited us again to participate in their month-long Festival of Children at South Coast Plaza. Our booth is near Carousel Court, right between the Disney Store and the Nine West Shoe Store. We will be there every weekend in September. Find out more about the festival celebrating children at www.festivalofchildren.org. We look forward to seeing you at South Coast Plaza.

BREAKING NEWS! AN OCCTAC SPECIAL EVENT ON AUGUST 29TH, 2007 FROM 6 -9 PM. MAESTRO ALBERTO DE LA ROSA AND HIS GROUP TLEN HUICANI FROM VERACRUZ, JALAPA, WILL VISIT THE OC CHILDREN'S THERAPEUTIC ARTS CENTER TO CONDUCT A SPECIAL WORKSHOP AND JAM SESSION WITH OUR HARP STUDENTS. "From the capital city of Veracruz, Jalapa, Tlen-Huicani (pronounced wee-KAH-ne) is one of the most faithful interpreters of the traditional folk music of that state and also that of much of Latin America. Tlen-Huicani, which means "the singers" in the indigenous Indian language of Nahuatl, has taken the beautiful "harpa jarocha" or folk harp, and has made it the centerpiece of their music. Founded in 1973, the group was named best folk group in Mexico by the union of music and theater critics. Group director, Alberto de la Rosa, is one of the most respected musicians in all of Mexico, and is considered among the most outstanding folk harpists in the world. In 2003 the g