If you’re trying to find something to do this summer, consider the NEH Summer Workshops for educators.  A couple of summers ago, I participated in the wonderful Pearl Harbor workshop hosted by the EastWest Center in Honolulu and have to say it was one of the most incredible opportunities I’ve had.  This year’s list of topics include  Zora Neale Hurston (in Florida!!);  music, culture and history of the Mississippi Delta ; The Alamo, Alabama and the Civil Rights Movement; Nashville and the Civil War; Ellis Island; the Underground Railroad and several others.  These workshops are available to teachers and librarians, last about one week and provide a stipend as well as materials.  Check it out!

Application deadline:  1 March 2009