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<font size="4"><strong>Arts & Health Care Workshop in Stockbridge, Saturday 3/2<br /><br /></strong></font><font size="4"><font size="4"><font size="4"><strong>Statewide Schedule of Workshops</strong></font></font></font><font size="4"><font size="4"> <p><font size="3"><strong>Berkshires—March 3, Saturday<br /></strong></font><strong><font size="3">10:30 am—12:30 pm, employers and human resource managers<br /></font><font size="3">1:30—3:30 pm, general audience</font></strong><font size="3"><br /><strong>Unicorn Theatre<br /></strong></font><font size="3"><strong>Berkshire Theatre Festival<br /></strong></font><strong><font size="3">Rt. 7 & Rt. 102<br /></font><font size="3">Stockbridge, MA </font></strong></p><p><font size="3">State Senator Brian Joyce
(D-Milton) and State Representative Eric Turkington (D-Falmouth), Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development, announced today the schedule for informational
workshops on the new Health Care Law and its affect on artists and non-profit cultural organizations.</font></p><p><font size="3">In partnership with the Joint Committee, the new Arts Health Care Coalition will present information and answer questions about the new law from health care experts with representatives of the state. The workshop is tailored to answer the questions and specific needs of artists, self-employed people and non-profit cultural organizations and their employees.<br /><br /><strong>You can also visit the new Arts & Health Care Web Site for easy, user-friendly information:</strong></font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font><a title="http://www.artshealthcarecoalition.org" href="http://www.artshealthcarecoalition.org/"><font face="Arial" size="2"
>www.artshealthcarecoalition.org</font></a></p><p><font size="3"><strong>Berkshires—March 3</strong>, Saturday<br /></font><font size="3">10:30 am—12:30 pm, employers and human
resource managers<br /></font><font size="3">1:30—3:30 pm, general audience</font><font size="3"><br />Unicorn Theatre<br /></font><font size="3">Berkshire Theatre Festival<br /></font><font size="3">Rt. 7 & Rt. 102<br /></font><font size="3">Stockbridge, MA </font></p><p><font size="3"><strong>Lynn/North Shore—March 7</strong>, Wednesday<br /></font><font size="3">6:30 pm—8:30 pm<br /></font><font size="3">Lynn Arts<br /></font><font size="3">25 Exchange Street<br /></font><font size="3">Lynn, MA 01901<br /><br /></font><font size="3"><font size="3"><strong>New Bedford—March 28,</strong> Wednesday<br /></font><font size="3">6:30 pm—8:30 pm<br /></font><font size="3">New Bedford Whaling Museum<br /></font><font size="3">18 Johnny Cake Hill <br /></font
><font size="3">New Bedford, MA 02740-6398</font></font></p><font size="3"><strong>Boston—April 18<br /></strong></font><font size="3">3:00—5:00 pm, employers and human
resource managers<br /></font><font size="3">6:30—8:30 pm, general audience<br />Mass College of Art<br />621 Huntington Avenuce<br />Boston, MA 02115</font><font size="3"> <br /><br /></font><font size="3"><font size="3">All workshops are free and open to the public. Please RSVP by e-mail so that we can anticipate audience sizes.<br /><br /><font size="3">The Arts Health Care Coalition was formed by the Massachusetts Cultural Council; Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities (MAASH); the Artists Foundation and ArtistLink to address health care issues in the cultural community.<br /></font><font size="3"><br />Dan Hunter<br /></font><font size="3">on behalf of the Arts Health Care Coalition</font></font>.</font></font></font>
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