For the first time in history, Americans for the Arts will livestream the annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy, at 6:30 p.m. EDT from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (courtesy of Google). 

This means you can watch the Lecture on YouTube regardless of whether or not you're in Washington, DC, for National Arts Advocacy Day! The Lecture, delivered this year by Yo-Yo Ma, will address what kind of education will best enable today's students to develop creativity, flexibility, and the ability to innovate and work collaboratively.

And, if you have a burning question that arises during the Lecture, you can ask Yo-Yo Ma the next day.

On April 9 from 10:30 a.m. -€“ 11:00 a.m EDT.,  Yo-Yo Ma, along with Matt Sorum (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame drummer for Guns N'€™ Roses and Velvet Revolver and Co-Founder of Adopt the Arts in California) and Damian Woetzel (former principal dancer at New York City Ballet and the director of the Aspen Institute Arts Program), will participate in Americans for the Arts'€™ first Google+ Hangout. They will discuss the need to develop strong public policies for arts education and field questions from Google+ Hangout attendees. Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts, will moderate the event.

To submit a question for the Hangout, please send a Tweet using #AskYoYo, or send an email to [email protected]. Just write #AskYoYo in the subject line and then write your question in the body of the email. We'll take questions anytime from now until the Hangout.