South Shore Conservatory Holds Annual Performathon at Barnes & Noble in Hingham

South Shore Conservatory (SSC) is proud to announce that Barnes & Noble in Hingham will once again host their annual performance marathon Performathon - Kids Helping Kids. For the second year in a row, the fundraiser is so popular with SSC students that it takes over the bookstore for three days. Performathon 2015 is scheduled for Friday, April 10 from 4 pm to 9 pm; Saturday, April 11, from 9 am to 6 pm; and Sunday, April 12, from 12 pm to 5 pm.

Performathon offers SSC students of all ages the opportunity to hone their performing skills out in the community, as they help raise money for SSC’s Scholarship Fund by soliciting pledges from sponsors. Last year, well over 300 Conservatory students participated in Performathon and raised over 20% of the total financial aid budget.

Over the three-day period, Performathon participants perform in hourly “sets” throughout the day. Audience members stay for one, two or more “sets,” and have time to browse the aisles of Barnes & Noble. Performances include solo and chamber pieces on piano, saxophone, flute, trumpet, guitar, oboe, clarinet, percussion, violin, viola and cello, as well as voice.

In keeping with SSC’s inclusive mission to provide access to quality education in the arts for all, Performathon - Kids Helping Kids ensures that Conservatory programs remain affordable for more segments of the population.

Audience members, parents and friends of SSC are encouraged to lend their support by sponsoring a Performathon participant. Donations and pledges can also be made online at www.sscmusic.org/Performathon.html. Friends can also help by making purchases at Barnes & Noble and mentioning South Shore Conservatory at checkout on April 10, 11 and 12. A percentage of each sale will be donated back to South Shore Conservatory. Those who cannot attend Performathon, but wish to help, may shop online at www.bn.com/bookfairs from April 10 through 17 and enter Bookfair Voucher #11384955 at checkout. SSC is very grateful to Barnes & Noble for its generous support and hospitality.

Barnes & Noble is located at the Derby Street Shoppes in Hingham at 96 Derby Street. For more information on Performathon 2015, call Amy Schomp at 781-749-7565, ext.19. For more information on SSC programs, visit www.sscmusic.org, or follow us on Facebook.

About South Shore Conservatory
South Shore Conservatory, recently recognized as a national model for arts education by the National Guild for Community Arts Education, is celebrating nearly 45 years of enriching the lives of South Shore residents through music and the arts. SSC was founded as a not-for-profit community music school in 1970 and now has two beautiful campuses in Hingham and Duxbury. Currently serving over 3500 students of all ages and abilities, SSC is the largest community school for the arts in Massachusetts. Students participate in more than 50 diverse programs in music, dance and drama. Through innovative partnerships with social service agencies, SSC’s Creative Arts Therapies department supports the mental, emotional, and physical health of some of our community’s more fragile members. SSC’s Hingham campus is located at One Conservatory Drive, Hingham, 781-749-7565. SSC’s Duxbury campus is located at the Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 St. George Street, Duxbury, 781-934-2731. South Shore Conservatory is a member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education. SSC programs are supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information call us, follow us on Facebook or visit www.sscmusic.org.

South Shore Conservatory admits students and families of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.