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In the new PBS special ART HAPPENS HERE WITH JOHN LITHGOW, actor, author, humorist and renowned performer John Lithgow (“Killers of the Flower Moon,” “The Crown,” “The Old Man”) shares his passion for arts education by joining students and teachers at four Los Angeles organizations, diving into four arts disciplines: dance, ceramics, silk-screen printing and vocal jazz ensemble. Celebrating how arts education nurtures and inspires the hearts and minds of students of all ages, ART HAPPENS HERE follows Lithgow as he tries his hand at singing, dancing, printmaking, and pottery, working alongside and learning from young people whose lives are being transformed by art.

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Estrella teaching John a combination at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy.
Estrella teaching John a combination at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. (Download)
John and the LA County High School of the Arts (LACHSA) vocal jazz ensemble students (Nate, Natalia, Adam and Chelsea) rehearse "Snowfall" in class.
John and the LA County High School of the Arts (LACHSA) vocal jazz ensemble students (Nate, Natalia, Adam and Chelsea) rehearse "Snowfall" in class. (Download)
John and Rosie work on a ceramics project at the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge.
John and Rosie work on a ceramics project at the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge. (Download)
Yoli and John work together on a screen print drawing at Self Help Graphics.
Yoli and John work together on a screen print drawing at Self Help Graphics. (Download)

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