Teen Empowerment’s Senseless the Audio Series Starts Tuesday April, 28 at 7:00pm

Join us for twice weekly listening sessions (first 10 minutes) and follow-up discussions (30 minutes) about
The online events will be streamed live on our YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. Watch our social media and website for links to audio only podcast next week.

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Robert Bridgeman
Artistic Manager,
Center for Teen Empowerment
617.548.4670

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