JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER LAUNCHES JAZZ TRAIL
Jazz at Lincoln Center, along with jazz clubs across New York City, celebrates April as National Jazz Appreciation Month by launching a "Jazz Trail"--live jazz events at clubs this month. To view click here, and for more information on Jazz at Lincoln Center go to www.jalc.org.

SECOND ALLIANCE PRIZE TO BE AWARDED TO DIANE COFFEY
The second annual Alliance for the Arts prize will be awarded to Diane Mulcahy Coffey at the Spring Party on May 23. Dignitaries, colleagues and friends--including Mayor Michael Bloomberg--will gather at the Rainbow Room for this fun and deserved tribute to Diane, one of the most steadfast supporters of the arts in New York City. For more information on the benefit, click here.

NEWS AT THE ALLIANCE NINE CULTURAL TOURISM GRANTS AWARDED
The Arts and Business Council of New York, with funding from the New York State Council on the Arts, has awarded nine grants statewide through its Cultural Tourism Initiative. Now in its seventh year, the initiative provides funding to arts organizations that partner with local tourism agencies around efforts to attract new visitors to, and stimulate economic growth in, their local communities. This year's recipients are partnership projects led by: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Council on the Arts & Humanities for Staten Island, Aaron Davis Hall, the Farmers' Museum, Roxbury Arts Group, Second Stage Theatre, St. Lawrence County Historical Association, and the Alliance for the Arts. The Alliance has been granted $20,000 towards creating a Japanese language guide to New York City and the upstate areas around Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Rochester, and Cooperstown.

PEOPLE
Leslie Koch has been appointed president of the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation, effective May 1. Ms. Koch was formerly the chief executive officer of the Fund for Public Schools.

Pat Mitchell is the new president and chief executive of the Museum of Television & Radio. Ms. Mitchell was formerly the president and chief executive at the Public Broadcasting System.

Kirk Peterson is the new artistic director of American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, effective June 1, 2006. Mr. Peterson was previously the resident choreographer of the Cincinnati Ballet.

CALENDAR
POEM IN YOUR POCKET DAY APRIL 28
In honor of National Poetry Month, The Mayor's Office, the Department of Cultural Affairs, the Department of Education, the City University of New York (CUNY) and The New York Times are collaborating for the fourth annual "Poem in Your Pocket Day" April 28. NYC Residents are encouraged to carry a poem of their choice in their pocket, and read it to others throughout the day. Celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day at an open poetry reading at Bryant Park "Reading Room," Friday, April 28, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring a favorite poem to Bryant Park, share your poem with other poetry fans and receive a free book of poetry from the Academy of American Poets. To find out more, click here.

MORGAN LIBRARY TO REOPEN APRIL 29
The Morgan Library & Museum will reopen to the public on April 29. Italian architect Renzo Piano has designed a major expansion of the museum, with a new entrance on Madison Avenue. For more information visit www.themorgan.org.