Letter from the Director

Dear Families and Friends:

I hope that all is well with you during this challenging time for our community, state and nation. This letter is to provide an update on what the NSA is doing to continue to provide high quality arts education to you and your family during the COVID pandemic. Because your family’s safety is priority number one this fall the NSA will continue to provide lessons and classes remotely. At the same time our facility is being prepared according to the guidelines of the City of Newark and the State of New Jersey for limited administrative use. This will include required signage, deep cleaning, shields, temperature taking, required masking, and social distancing. If the conditions permit in January/February a limited opening of the building for lessons and classes will be revisited. Tuesday, September 8, 2020, will be the first day of lessons and classes. Please remember that we have rolling registration, so students can begin at any time during the semester. On Saturday, September 12, we are planning on being in the NSA’s East Parking Lot from 10 am – 2 pm for live registrations, and the distribution of musical instruments, dance costumes and arts supplies. We look forward to another exciting, educational and fun semester.

Sincerely,

Larry Tamburri, Executive Director