Performing Arts Legacy Project

An online platform to document and represent the careers of older performing arts professionals

Program Dates

If you are considering joining a PAL program with the Entertainment Community Fund, please click the relevant heading below for important dates and session breakdown:

Cohort 8
2023 Dates (Overview)
  • 16 Sessions: Mondays, September 11 – December 18 & February 5 or 12, 2-5p ET via Zoom
    • In observance of Yom Kippur, we will not have class September 25 but rather on September 27.
    • December 18 will not be 2-5p; it will be 10a-12:30p ET (class) and 2-4p ET (Talking Legacy Panel).
    • Please hold both February 5 and 12. Your instructor will confirm the date closer to the end of our time together.
  • 1 Additional Class:
    • Fellows Training (No Professionals): Wednesday, September 13, 2-5p ET
  • Publishing Deadlines: The following are the deadlines we’d like our Professionals to aim to be ready to publish their site. Please note that publishing does not mean you can no longer add or edit. It means there is enough content on the site to share with the public.
    • If not needing assistance from Legal Fellows: December 31
    • If needing assistance from Legal Fellows: April 1
Session/Date Breakdown
  • September 11: Session 1 – Welcome to PAL
  • September 18: Session 2 – Introduction to the Site, Personality Types, and Conceptualizing
  • September 27: Session 3 – Google Workplace Review, The About Page, Intro to Audio and Video
  • October 2: Session 4 – Mapping the Legacy Introduction & Clearing Rights
  • October 9: Session 5 – Work Session (No Formal Class)
  • October 16: Session 6 – Mapping the Legacy – The Grid
  • October 23: Session 7 – Highlights
  • October 30: Session 8 – Work Session (No Formal Class)
  • November 6: Session 9 – Images
  • November 13: Session 10 – Work Session (No Formal Class)
  • November 20: Session 11 – Look/Listen Page, Progress Reporting
  • November 27: Session 12 – Work Session (No Formal Class)
  • December 6: Session 13 – Final Touches & Intergenerational Conversation #1
  • December 11: Session 14 – Work Session & Intergenerational Conversation #2
  • December 18: Session 15 – Final Class & Talking Legacy Panel
  • February 5 or 12: Clearing Rights Review

PAL Independent 2023
2023 Dates (Overview)
  • 12 Sessions: Monthly, the first Wednesday of the month (unless otherwise noted)
    • Wednesdays, October 4, 2023 – September 11, 2024, 2-5p ET via Zoom
    • Exceptions are: January 10, 2024 and July 10. 2024, which are both the second Wednesday of the month
  • 1 Additional Class:
    • Working Partners Training (No Professionals): Wednesday, October 11, 2-5p ET
  • Publishing Deadlines: The following are the deadlines we’d like our Professionals to aim to be ready to publish their site. Please note that publishing does not mean you can no longer add or edit. It means there is enough content on the site to share with the public.
    • If not needing to clear rights on media/materials: August 29, 2024
    • If needing to clear rights on media/materials: September 29, 2024
Session/Date Breakdown
  • October 4: Session 1 –Welcome to PAL
  • November 1: Session 2 –Introduction to the Site, Conceptualizing, The About Page
  • December 3: Session 3 –Intro to Audio and Video, Mapping the Legacy
  • January 10: Session 4 – Clearing Rights, & Highlights
  • February 7: Session 5 – Media Library and Photos
  • March 6: Session 6 – Review
  • April 3: Session 7 – Customizing & Review
  • May 1: Session 8 – Look/Listen Page
  • June 5: Session 9 – Final Touches
  • July 10: Session 10 – Progress Reporting
  • August 7: Session 11 – Clearing Rights
  • September 11: Session 12 – Clearing Rights Review & Celebration

Train the Facilitators 2023
2023 Dates (Overview)
  • 7 Sessions: Thursdays, May 11 – June 22, 2-4p ET via Zoom
    • Hold Date: June 29
    • Session 7 will be 2-5p ET.
Session/Date Breakdown
  • May 11 – Session 1: Introduction to PAL
  • May 18 – Session 2: The About Page & Mapping the Legacy
  • May 25 – Session 3: Highlights
  • June 1 – Session 4: Images & Highlights
  • June 8 – Session 5: Audio, Video, and Customizing
  • June 15 – Session 6: Clearing Rights & Intergenerational Mentorships
  • June 22 – Session 7: Teaching & Reviewing PAL

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This program is ongoing.