J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan reads “The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.”

Well, the Young Audiences Conference in Houston reminded me that we can indeed “fly” and that there are “No Limits!” All we need is a little imagination, a little pixie dust and good people to make it happen.

For me, the conference began with an informal dinner to meet some of the other YA Teaching Artists from different affiliates. Wow, what an interesting and interested group of artists! Amazingly talented, enthusiastic and committed to creating possibilities, they were also incredibly generous and supportive, and willing to share ideas and best practices. The conference’s workshops gave me some great new strategies and ideas to use. The keynotes informed and inspired. I always consider it a “win” if I walk away with one thing I can use, but this time I walked away with so much more.