Josh Healey and E. G. Bailey came to spread the word. Opening in the 2007 fall semester, the First Wave Spoken Word and Urban Arts Learning Community will be a totally unique and vibrant environment for first-year students at UW-Madison. Bringing together young poetic voices from throughout the U.S. to live in a dynamic, multicultural, university community, the First Wave will be the first such institution on a major college campus in the country.

Deadline for applications to UW-Madison: February 1, 2007 and for the First Wave: February 15, 2007. For more information contact Josh Healey at 608.890.1006 or jghealey@wisc.edu.

Executive Director of the MN Spoken Word Association egbailey.com.

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The choir is heading out to sing again–North Oaks Assisted Living Complex in North Minneapolis 1:30 PM Thursday, October 26.

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The last two episodes of The Fo-Show Season 2 are now available. Please click “The Fo-Show Podcast” button to the right or refresh The Fo-Show Podcast in iTunes and you can download the 37th and 38th show.

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As we post the last episodes of Season 2 of The Fo-Show, we are currently compiling the Season 3 shows for podcasting. Regularly check the site, so you don’t miss out on any new podcasts.

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Wednesday, October 18, 2006 Umar Bin Hassan paid HSRA a special visit sharing his poetry, experiences, and wisdom with HSRA staff and students. In the early ’70s, Umar Bin Hassan was a member of the civil rights era Last Poets. Umar appeared recently on the Jay Leno Show with the Last Poets and Common performing “On the Corner”, a big hit and Kanye West production. Umar also appeared on MTV’s Making the Video for the single.

Umar Bin Hassan is appearing at the Fine Line Thursday, October 19. For more information regarding Umar Bin Hassan and the Last Poets, visit his web site at umarbinhassan.com.

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Wednesday evening, October 18, the HSRA community celebrates the graduation of Antonio Bryant and Paul Patton. Staff and students are proud of Antonio’s and Paul’s accomplishments as they move on with their plans for the future. Antonio played a key role in HSRA’s Stay in School (OHE) presentations to 18 middle schools last year and appears on the My Education CD and website. Paul became certified as an audio engineer while at HSRA, appears on the HSRA Student Compilation CD and has plans for other projects.

All graduates are encouraged to pursue post secondary education. Antonio plans to attend MCTC to pursue studies in Human Services and come back to HSRA to volunteer in Another Level Records (ALR) activities. Paul intends to work before attending college and plans to be active in his community.

Please join us in our celebration of Antonio and Paul as they commence their new lives as High School for Recording Arts graduates and alumni.

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HSRA Gospel Choir along with their Directors, Kelli and Hans, took their first field trip of the year to sing at the Dorothy Day Center in St. Paul. The center provides meals for the hungry and homeless, and the choir will be singing during their lunch hour. This hopefully is the first of many trips that the choir will be doing this year within the community, bringing joy to many people through the art of singing.

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HSRA will not be in session on October 19th and 20th for staff development purposes. HSRA/Studio 4 staff will hold meetings and attend training on issues such as security/crisis prevention, academic standards, testing, Special Education, and upcoming events.

The beginning of the 2006-07 school year has been great! Have a nice break!

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