CAC ARTS NEWS No. 162

11/09/04

COLORADO ARTS CONSORTIUM

http://www.coloradoartsconsortium.org

 

Editor Note from  Paul Fiorino , president of the Colorado Arts Consortium

 

Thanks to all who supported the SCFD 4B for another twelve years..The Arts Campaign continues from the one room school house in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to the light house in New York a beacon of hope, imagination and preservation. The movement of first position carries a goal for our Great State in many ways, starting with Denver.  Numero uno in fans, those that look for the dance in all the sports they see, a rhythm of muscular endurance and that which is most important to our health & well -being.  We continue to grow and find a way through the maze of a society that is in great need and healing in so many ways.  Our time is now.

 

Americans For The Arts and the Colorado Arts Consortium

 

Join, get involved, be informed  and make a difference.

 

PNF

 

PS Dear Santa send us some philanthropists.

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LAST CHANCE:

Gill Foundation capacity building training Nov. 19-20

 

Register today for the Gill Foundation's Nonprofit Navigation: The Essential Training in Salt Lake City, UT on November 19-20, 2004, with special keynote address by fundraising guru Kim Klein. This training is designed to be beneficial for all nonprofit board members, staff and volunteers. It's an interactive, fun experience for all with lots of useful information and resources!

Registration deadline is this Sunday, November 14.

 

November 19-20, 2004

Salt Lake City, Utah

 Prime Hotel Salt Lake City

 215 W South Temple

 Salt Lake City, UT 84101

 866-937-7746

 

The registration fee for the two-day conference is $100 per person, which includes most meals and receptions.

 

Please forward this to anyone you think might be interested!

 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TODAY!

 

Go to www.gillfoundation.org/training to find out more about these and all the 2004 training institutes. Questions? Please contact Shane Hager at shaneh@gillfoundation.org.

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SEVEN JAZZ GREATS ARE NAMED NEA JAZZ MASTERS, THE NATION'S HIGHEST HONOR IN DISTINCTIVELY AMERICAN ART FORM

 

 At a gala event in Seattle, Washington, National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia announced that seven living legends of American music are joining the ranks of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters.

 

 For the full press release, bios and photos, please go to http://www.arts.gov/news/news04/Jazzmasters2005.html

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Swallow Hill E-NOTE November 8, 2004  Upcoming Events

 

FOUR WEEKS OF WORKSHOPS All Swallow Hill workshops have a $2 discount for members, unless otherwise noted. Click here for more information.

 

TICKETS + INFORMATION

 

Phone: 303.777.1003

Toll Free: 877.214.7013

www.swallowhill.com

71 East Yale Ave

Denver, CO 80210

 

TRANSPOSING & CAPO SKILLS

Tue, November 9 | 7 - 9 p.m.

Registration: $24

Materials Fee: $2

Download a registration form

 

IRISH BODHRAN

Sun, November 14 | 1 - 3 p.m.

Registration: $24

Download a registration form

 

ADVANCED BODHRAN

Sun, November 14 | 3 - 5 p.m.

Registration: $24

Download a registration form

 

BASS RUN CLASSICS

Tue, November 16 | 6 - 9 p.m.

Early Bird: $33 | Week of Workshop: $36

($3 off for Swallow Hill Members)

Materials Fee: $2

Download a registration form

 

WRITING OUTSIDE YOURSELF with JOHN DAVIS

Sat, November 20 | 1 - 3 p.m.

Early Bird: $28 | Week of Workshop: $30

Download a registration form

 

Sponsored by The Colorado Bluegrass Music Society

BANJO: FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN

Sun, November 21 | 1 - 3 p.m.

Early Bird: $22 | Week of Workshop: $24

Download a registration form

 

Sponsored by The Colorado Bluegrass Music Society

A BANJO HOLIDAY

Sun, November 21 | 3 - 5 p.m.

Early Bird: $22 | Week of Workshop: $24

Download a registration form

 

Sponsored by The Colorado Bluegrass Music Society

BLUEGRASS 101

Mon, November 22 | 6 - 9 p.m.

Early Bird: $33 | Week of Workshop: $36

($3 off for Swallow Hill Members)

Materials fee: $10

Download a registration form

 

INTRODUCTION TO WOODEN FLUTE

Sat, December 4 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Early Bird: $22 | Week of Workshop: $24

Download a registration form

 

STORYTELLING LAB

Sat, December 4 | 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Early Bird: $22 | Week of Workshop: $24

Download a registration form

 

HOLIDAY SONGS AND SING-ALONG

Sat, December 11 | 3 - 4 p.m.

Early Bird: $16 | Week of Workshop: $17

($1 off for Swallow Hill Members)

Download a registration form

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 Added Performance of The Weir                                   

For Information:  call Jessica Freestone at (970) 484-5237 or jessicav@openstagetheatre.org

 

 Added Performance of The Weir!

 

What:  The Weir, by Conor McPherson, directed by Matthew G. Smith

 

When:  Added Performance:  Sunday, November 14 at 2:00 p.m.

 

            Remaining Performances:  November 12 through November 14, 2004; Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 p.m. with one Sunday matinee on November 14 at 2:00 p.m.     

 

Where:  The Armstrong Hotel, 3rd floor Ballroom, 259 S. College Ave., Fort Collins

 

Tickets:  $10 for adults, seniors and students.  Season tickets are available through the Lincoln Center Box Office.

 

Phone:  OpenStage Theatre 970-484-5237 (information and ticket reservations). 

 

Photos:  Poster art available upon request.  Call (970) 484-5237.

 

 Fort Collins -openstage etc, an artistic endeavor of OpenStage Theatre & Company, is extending the run of The Weir, written by Conor McPherson and directed by Matthew G. Smith.   Due to popular demand and because of extenuating circumstances which resulted in the cancellation of a performance on November 5, openstage etc is adding a performance on Sunday, November 14 at 2:00 p.m.  Due to overwhelming demand, reservations are strongly recommended.  Call 970-484-5237 to claim your seats.  Tickets are also sold at the door if seats are available.  

 

    With bewitching fluency and colorful emotional detail, The Weir spins tales of the supernatural as local men in an Irish pub swap spooky stories in an attempt to impress the village's newcomer, a lass from Dublin.  When the young woman spins a yarn of her own, however, the locals find the tables turned.

 

    Remaining performances of The Weir will run November 12 through November 14, 2004 on Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 p.m. with one Sunday matinee on November 14 at 2:00 p.m.  Performances are at The Armstrong Hotel, 259 S. College Ave., Fort Collins, CO  80524.

 

    Individual ticket prices are $10 for adults, seniors and students. For information or ticket reservations, contact OpenStage Theatre at (970) 484-5237.  To purchase openstage etc season tickets, contact the Lincoln Center Box office at (970) 221-6730.  The Weir is for Mature Audiences.  The Armstrong Hotel will be packaging openstage etc theatre tickets with room rentals.  For details on openstage overnight, call The Armstrong Hotel at (970) 484-3883.

 

    OpenStage Theatre & Company and its endeavors are supported by grants from the Colorado Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Fort Collins Fort Fund, Arts Alive Fort Collins, the Bohemian Foundation, the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado, and the Thornton Family Foundation.

 

OpenStage Theatre is a not-for-profit organization that relies heavily on the support of patrons who help make each season a success. With assistance from corporations, foundations and the general public, OpenStage has been able to maintain high quality productions for thirty-two years. For more information on charitable gifts and how you can support OpenStage Theatre, please call (970) 484-5237.

 

For more information, visit OpenStage's website at www.openstagetheatre.org or call 970-484-5237.

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*COLORADO* - Artists Register

 

Historical Figures / New Work

 Exhibition continues through November 20, 2004. ArtistsRegister.com member Lisa Michot and Catherine Carilli will exhibit new work at Spark Gallery. Historical Figures by Lisa Michot is a show of sculpture in clay and papier-mache, and New Work by Catherine Carilli is a show of 2-D mixed-media pieces. Spark Gallery is located at 900 Santa Fe Dr. in Denver, CO. Gallery hours are Thursday through Saturday from 12:00-5:00 pm and First Fridays from 6:00-10:00pm. For further information contact Lisa Michot at lisamichot@hotmail.com.

 

Quartet

 Exhibition continues through December 3, 2004. Quartet features paintings by ArtistsRegister.com member Chad Colby, Andrew Speer, Michael Burnett and Jonathan Hils. Studio Aiello, 3563 Walnut Street, Denver, CO.

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Collaborate

 Alyson Stanfield, www.artbizcoach.com

 

 A couple of weeks ago I received an offer I couldn't refuse. American Craft magazine called and asked me to review an exhibit of weavings that were on exhibit in the Denver area. Weavings? I haven't even sat at a loom and can barely tell you the difference between a warp and a weft! But the magazine wasn't interested in the technique, per se. They were interested in the fact that the weavings existed only because two artists came together and collaborated.

 

 To continue reading this article, go to:

http://www.artistsregister.com/resource2.phtml?resourceId=73    

 

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National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

 

 The Arts Endowment has announced the 2005 NEA Jazz Masters recipients.

 Designation as an NEA Jazz Master is the nation's highest honor in jazz. Please

 go to  http://www.arts.gov/news/news04/Jazzmasters2005.html for more

information.

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Contact:     Laima Gaigalas, 303-492-4247 (Media Information)

             CU Concerts Box Office, 303-492-8008 (Public Information)

  

Event:             2004 Holiday Festival

Dates:             Friday, December 3 at 7:30 p.m.

                        Saturday, December 4 at 4 p.m. (SOLD OUT)

                      Saturday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m.

                        Sunday, December 5 at 4 p.m. (SOLD OUT)

Description:     Traditional Christmas music and seasonal music from around the world performed by the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra, CU choirs, smaller ensembles and soloists

 Location:         Macky Auditorium Concert Hall, CU-Boulder Campus

 Admission:      Tickets are $10 to $45; Call the CU Concerts Box Office

                       at 303-492-8008 or order online at http://www.cuconcerts.org

 

CU COLLEGE OF MUSIC'S HOLIDAY FESTIVAL IS BOULDER'S FAVORITE HOLIDAY TRADITION

 

 

 The University of Colorado College of Music presents the annual Holiday Festival, a celebration of seasonal music. All performances take place in beautifully decorated Macky Auditorium. Tickets are already sold out for the Saturday, December 4 at 4 p.m. and for the Sunday, December 5 at 4 p.m. performances. Tickets are still available for Friday, December 3 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m. (please call for availability updates).

 

 The annual Holiday Festival, hosted by the CU College of Music, is Boulder's favorite way to ring in the holiday season. The performance features traditional Christmas music and seasonal music from around the world performed by the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra, CU choirs, faculty jazz combo, smaller ensembles and soloists. Proceeds from ticket sales benefit the CU music scholarship fund.

 

 This popular event sells out every year. Individual tickets are $10, $15, $22, $34 and $45. Tickets are available at the CU Concert Box Office in the Imig Music Building, by calling 303-492-8008, or by visiting http://www.cuconcerts.org.

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COLORADO THEATRE GUILD

P.O. Box 8625

 Denver, CO 80201-8625

 If you like this newsletter, please check out our Web Site.

www.coloradotheatreguild.org

 

DCTV NEEDS YOUR HELP!

 If you have ever seen Backstage Colorado, participated in or seen any of the other

 worthwhile programming provided by DCTV in Denver, they need your help.

 Backstage Colorado airs Mondays at 7pm and Wednesdays at 3pm -

 this month Firehouse Theater Co, Openstage and Passport Playbill.

 November is their membership drive month and they have made it clear that if they do

 not achieve a certain goal that they will most likely go off the air sometime in 2005.

 You can go to their website for more info. Their address is www.DCTV.org. Show them

 that the Denver theatre community appreciates their efforts.

 It would be a shame to lose this organization that has given so much in the way of

 public access to their facilities to direct and produce ones own productions for air.

 I am also continually looking for theatres to participate in my show. You can email me

 if interested in a profile of your company.

 Brian Billings

 Producer-Backstage Colorado

 NOMO Productions

 FXtek@comcast.net

 

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MUSIC IS MY LIFE, POLITICS MY MISTRESS

 YOU ARE INVITED TO A PRIVATE SCREENING AND FUNDRAISER FOR THE DOCUMENTARY FILM ON

 AMERICAN LEGEND, PLAYWRIGHT, AUTHOR, SOCIAL ACTIVIST AND JAZZ ICON OSCAR BROWN JR.

 (composer of "Dat Dere", "Afro Blue" and Miles Davis' "All Blues") AND FEATURED ON

 HBO'S DEF POETRY JAM

 PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY donnie l. betts

 WHERE: THEATRE DU QUIRQUE, 2119 E 17TH AVE (Between Vine and Gaylord)

 WHEN: NOVEMBER 10, 2004

 TIME: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

 Appetizers will be served...cash bar

 RSVP BY NOVEMBER 8 AS SEATING IS LIMITED

 For more information contact No Credits Productions at 720-748-1388 or email

dlbetts@nocredits.com

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Arts Alive was asked to share the following information. Please check the

 calendar section on our website for more detailed information.

 www.artsalivefc.org

 Thanks.

 Myra Benson

 

 VISUAL ART

 FIRST FRIDAY GALLERY WALK

 The First Friday Gallery Walk is from 6-9 pm, Friday, November 5. Visit over

 15 galleries in Old Town on this self-guided tour. Look for the purple

 banners at participating galleries. All galleries have brochures and maps

 available. Many offer changing exhibits so there is something new to see

 each month. For additional information contact Arts Alive at 482-2232 or

 info@artsalivefc.org.

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 CENTER FOR FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTO JOURNALISM EXHIBIT

 The Center for Fine Art Photography has moved into its new facilities on the

 third

 floor of the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art.

 

 The newly renovated 2,200 sq. ft. facility provides the Center with ample

gallery space for exhibitions, a class room and an office.

 

 The transformation was achieved through the help of selfless volunteers who

contributed thousands of hours of their time to renovate the space - and through the

generous donations of many service contractors.

A Celebration On Friday, November 5, coinciding with the Fort Collins Old Town Gallery Walk, The Center will celebrate its Grand Opening with a special exhibition

entitled: The Fine Art of Photojournalism.

 

 While often considered raw documentaries, news images can be both newsworthy

and display the quality of fine art photographs. With its inaugural show, the

Center honors the field of photography that communicates, informs and educates us at the same time.

 

 This comprehensive display of images was assembled from the work of over 15

 photojournalists working with Front Range newspapers - including the Fort

Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins Weekly, Rocky Mountain News (Denver), Denver Post, Greeley Tribune, Loveland Reporter-Herald, the Denver Business Journal and Boulder The Daily Camera.

 

 The Center's Grand Opening Reception and Gallery Exhibition will take place

from 6-9pm on the third floor of the MOCA Building, 201 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, Co.

 

A preview of images to be exhibited can be seen on the Center's website:

 www.c4fap.org <http://www.c4fap.org/>

 The Center for Fine Art Photography

 The Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art - 3rd Floor

 201 South College Avenue

 Fort Collins, Colorado 80524

970.224.1010 ~ info@c4fap.org ~ www.C4FAP.ORG <http://www.c4fap.org/>

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Contact: Amanda Mountain

Sales & Marketing Director

 (719) 262-3114

 amountai@uccs.edu

 

THEATREWORKS AUDITIONS

 

FOR THE THREEPENNY OPERA

 

 THEATREWORKS will hold auditions for its spring production of the Brecht/Weill masterpiece, THE THREEPENNY OPERA, on Sunday, December 12, from 1-4 p.m. in the Osborne Studio Theatre in University Hall on the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs.

 

The production, scheduled for 18 performances from 15 April to 8 May, 2005, is a collaboration between THEATREWORKS and Opera Theatre of the Rockies.  Murray Ross is the theatrical director; Martile Rowland is the music director.

 

 There are parts for young and mature men and women, singers and non-singers alike.  All actors will be paid, and there are a limited number of equity contracts possible.  Rehearsals begin March 1, 2005. Audition candidates for singing roles should come prepared to sing a song of their choiceÑan accompanist will be available.  Readings will be from the play. All candidates should call THEATREWORKS at 262-3232 to schedule an audition time.  Callbacks will be Tuesday evening, December 14.

 

For further information, call 262-3232 or visit THEATREWORKS online at www.uccstheatreworks.com.

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AND NOW THE ARTS NEWS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND WORLD:

THE FOLLOWING IS A HIGHLY EDITED LIST FROM ARTSJOURNAL:

Please click on the URL under each heading for more of the articles that may interest you.

 "used with permission of ArtsJournal."

Douglas McLennan

 Editor, ArtsJournal

www.artsjournal.com

For information about ArtsJournal, go to http://www.artsjournal.com/about/

Douglas McLennan

Editor, ArtsJournal

<mailto:mclennan@artsjournal.com>mclennan@artsjournal.com

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