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Alumni Association Welcome!

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Welcome to the Duke Ellington Alumni Association website, the ideal way to stay connected with other alumni and provide continued support to the students, faculty, and facilities of Duke Ellington School of the Arts. This website provides an opportunity to become a member, to receive updates regarding performances and highlights at Duke Ellington, and to communicate with alumni, keeping your finger on the Ellington pulse!

Duke Ellington School of the Arts is an institution that fosters life-long friendships and generates successful artists. Preserving Duke Ellington as an institution for artistic development continues to give the Duke Ellington Alumni Association the motivation it needs provide continued support.

The mission of the Duke Ellington Alumni Association is to:

  • Develop and maintain a strong and healthy bond between the members of the Association and the Duke Ellington School of the Arts;

  • Stimulate and maintain among the members of the Association an interest in the activities and welfare of the School;

  • Bring members together to build an infrastructure for communication;

  • Provide services and programs for the members of the Association;

  • Assist the School in its growth and development; and

  • Support the school financially through donations generated by various means.

Continue to support the students, faculty, and facilities of Duke Ellington by becoming a member of the Alumni Association. Joining the alumni association provides a variety of great benefits:

  • Receive assistance with planning reunion celebrations.

  • Receive priority notification regarding activities sponsored by the Alumni Association, including the Faculty Concert Series, the Fall Festival, student performances and Annual Alumni Gala.

  • Communicate with other alumni using the Alumni Association message board.

Joining the Alumni Association helps to take your experience at Duke Ellington with another level of fellowship and teamwork to continue to support the school that supported so many of us during our youth. Sign up for the Alumni Association today!

Upcoming Events

MAY

Thurs. 8th, 7 p.m.
9th & 10th grade fiction reading at Barnes & Noble

Fri., 9th, 7:30 p.m.
11th grade Literary Media showcase

Sat., 10th, 4-6 p.m.
Senior Literary Media & Thater showcase
at Busboys & Poets

Mon. 12th - Wed. 14th, 10:00 a.m.
Dance Production: A Celebration of Movement

Thur. 15-Sat. 17, 7:30 p.m.
Dance Production: A Celebration of Movement

Wed. 21, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
A Springtime Salute
to Ellington
A Fundraiser for the Duke Ellington School of the Arts

Thur. 22, 7:30 p.m.
(Banquet Hall)
Literary Media: Chai Latte

Thurs., 22nd, 7:30 p.m.
Annual Literary Media Senior Awards and Roast

Fri. 23, 10:00 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Opera Workshop Performance: An Evening at the Opera

Fri. 30, 2:45 p.m.
Piano Lab Recital

JUNE

Tues., 3, 6:30 p.m., Graduation

 

Unless otherwise noted, all events take place in the Ellington Theatre. To purchase tickets, click here.