CAC ARTS NEWS No

CAC ARTS NEWS No. 184

04/26/05

Editor's Note:

If any of you happen to visit the Littleton Apple computer store, go back to the Genius Bar and ask for Danny and tell him I sent you just to thank him for being there. In this wonderful age of 20 years of computers for all the things we need them for, it is a joy to get free personal service from a company like Apple and employees like Danny. I'm sorry for the advertisement but this last week was something else at our little FM radio station that runs on Macs. One dropped dead at the transmitter and the replacement we threw in was showing it's old age. (Five computer years is 75 of our years!). We just received a grant from the Gay and Lesbian Foundation for the Arts in Colorado and with matching donations we used some of the funds and bought a Mini Mac for the transmitter and an iMac for the studio. However we spent two days with Danny while he got all of our external hard drives and four computers to run our 24,000 songs. My wish for all of you on PCs is to have the same service we enjoyed!

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Thank you for replying to the question of mine on a September Conference and retreat by the Consortium. Any more replies are still welcome.

Paul Saunders

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AND NOW FOR SOME GREAT COLORADO ARTS NEWS:

Subject: Early Music Colorado Concert Alert: Regis Collegium Concert and Vox Renatus in Estes Park

Sunday, April 24 at 2:00 pm: The Estes Park Music Festival presents the early music group, Vox Renatus, at the Stanley Hotel Concert Hall, as part of the performance series. The group will perform a concert of late English Renaissance music by the great song writer, John Dowland (1563-1626). His choral music will be performed by the sixteen-voice chamber choir. Dowland's songs, renowned for their beautiful melodies and exquisite poetry range from light love songs inspired by court dances of the day, to serious songs of deep pathos. The concert will also include solo songs and court dances by members of the ensemble accompanied on period instruments.

Admission: $5, children free. Info: http://www.estesparkresort.com/events/april.asp

(Ed note: Consortium president Paul Fiorino, will be performing with Vox Renatus!)

Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at 7:30 pm: Regis University Collegium Musicum concert. Directed by Mark Davenport. Vocal and Instrumental music played by students and community members. Free.

O'Sullivan Center on the Regis Campus (off Lowell Blvd, next to Main Hall. 303-964-3609. Map to campus: http://www.regis.edu/content/apg/pdf/spring_2005_poster.pdf

Early Music Colorado

PO Box 19078

Boulder, CO 80308-2078

ConcertAlerts@EarlyMusicColorado.org

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If you would like your performance to be announced on this list or on the Early Music Colorado website and quarterly journal, please send an email to ConcertAlerts@EarlyMusicColorado.org.

For more information, please see our website: www.EarlyMusicColorado.org.

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Da Vinci Quartet Presents Annual Fundraiser at Grant-Humphreys Mansion

MEDIA CONTACT:

Sabine Kortals

tel: 720-566-0685

email: SabineEKortals@aol.com

general information: 303-871-6964, www.dvq.org

WHAT: Da Vinci Quartet presents annual fundraising event, featuring guests Margaret Miller, viola and Richard Slavich, cello

PROGRAM:

FRANZ SCHUBERT: Quintet in C Major for 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos, D. 956, Op. 163 (1828)

I. Allegro ma non troppo

II. Adagio

III. Scherzo

IV. Allegretto

DATE: Wednesday, May 18, 2004

LOCATION: Grant-Humphreys Mansion, 770 Pennsylvania, Denver

TIME: 6:30 p.m. (6:00 p.m. arrival recommended for best seating)

TICKETS: $40 (includes a post-concert, catered reception to meet the performers)

CALL: Sue Seitz at 303-798-1487

Wednesday, April 13, 2004 - Denver, Colorado - True to its established tradition of presenting a spring concert event in the elegant environs of Denver's historic Grant-Humphreys Mansion, the Da Vinci Quartet will wind down its 2004-2005 season there on May 18.

"Schubert's 'two-cello quintet' is widely considered a masterpiece in the realm of chamber music repertoire," said Susan Jensen, Da Vinci Quartet second violinist. "It's like a dramatic symphony unto itself, sometimes compared to the rhythmic energy of Gustav Mahler's symphonies.

"Whatever your emotion of the day, this piece is a journey, sure to offer something for everyone."

Indeed, in the composer's own words: "The product of my genius and my misery, and that which I have written in my greatest distress, is that which the world seems to like best."

We hope you'll join us for our annual fundraiser - an exceptional opportunity to support the Da Vinci Quartet's many year-round performances and outreach activities.

THE DA VINCI QUARTET

Praised by critics as "strikingly powerful" and "stunningly assured," the Da Vinci Quartet has commanded more than two decades of compelling, insightful music making. Nuanced interpreters of diverse styles, the quartet delivers sweeping romantic lines, classical symmetry and elegance, and the dynamic, driving rhythms of contemporary music to its devoted following. Prizewinners and finalists in the Dimitri Shostakovich International String Quartet Competition and the Naumberg Award for Chamber Music, the Da Vinci Quartet has performed with critical acclaim - from St. Petersburg and Washington, DC to Los Angeles and Boston.

Da Vinci Quartet rehearsals are free and open to the public. However, rehearsal times vary; please call to schedule your attendance. 303-871-6964.

For more detailed and complete information about the Da Vinci Quartet, visit us online at www.dvq.org.

MARGARET MILLER

Margaret Miller was violist of the Da Vinci Quartet for almost two decades. Since retiring from the quartet in May 2003, Ms. Miller has continued to teach in her private studio in Colorado Springs, as well as coach students of the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony. She is also on the faculty of Colorado State University and Pikes Peak Community College.

This summer, Ms Miller will teach a summer chamber music course at the Colorado Springs Conservatory, and serve as a string clinician for the Pikes Peak Young Composers Festival.

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ROCKY RIDGE MUSIC CENTER OF ESTES PARK NEW SEASON:

465 Longs Peak Road

Estes Park, CO 80517-1790

Carina Voly - Music Director

Constance Cook Glen - Associate Director

970-586-4031

www.rockyridge.org

office@rockyridge.org

The YAS - Young Artst Seminar for musicians ages of 15 to 22 starts June 19

INTRO YAS for ages 15 to 16 starts June 19. for Strings, Piano, woodwinds and theory / choir.

Junior Student Seminar - JSS I for ages 10 to 15 starts July 26

JSS II for ages 10 to 15 starts August 9

Please contact the office above for admission information and other information.

Your support donation for these students is appreciated.

The Queen City Jazz Band will be featured for a benefit concert on Saturday June 11 at 6:00 PM at the Masonic Hall, Highway 7 Estes Park (three miles south of Hwy 36.

http://www.rockyridge.org/news/concerts.htm

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Non-profit office space will be available beginning mid-May at 214 S. College Ave. The space is shared by Funding Partners for Housing Solutions, Fort Collins Symphony and Legacy Land Trust. The fourth partner that will be leaving the space in mid-May is OpenStage Theatre. This is a great non-profit cooperative office space. The space could also be available to appropriate private businesses. 584 Square feet - 19% of the proportionate share of the office (space for up to three work spaces). Average costs over the past 12 months:

$487 - Monthly rent

$156- Monthly taxes, CAMS and Insurance

$16- Monthly average Xcel gas bill

$27- Monthly average electric

$21- Monthly Internet access

$6 - Monthly average of shared office supplies (paper towels, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, etc).

Other possible costs:

Occasional split cost for IT repair-varies

Copies @ 3 cents a copy - varies

Over the last 12 months average total monthly bill = $739.31 (including copies, repairs, etc). Interested individuals should contact Denise Freestone at 970-484-5237.

Copier available. The Canyon Concert Ballet has a used copier in good working condition to give away to a local arts group. ccb@ccballet.org Marlys at Canyon Concert Ballet. Please call to arrange to pick it up-

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The Denver Office of Cultural Affairs, The Colorado Council on the Arts, The Lab at Belmar, University of Colorado at Denver, and Colorado Business Committee for the Arts are collaborating on a conference to explore the role of the arts in strengthening Colorado's regional economy and civic communities. The conference will be held in the King Center on the Auraria campus in downtown Denver. It is scheduled for Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21, 2005. Each day will be rich with lectures, panels, and receptions spilling over to the early evening hours. For further information or to add your name to the conference mailing list, contact the Colorado Council on the Arts, coloarts@state.co.us

SPRING POLKA FEST, Friends of Traditional Dance: April 23, 2005 Featuring the River Boys Polka Band 8-11pm, Fort Collins City Park Center Free dance lesson at 7pm $8.00 at the door. The River Boys Polka Band has been playing traditional Dutch Hop Music for polka dances and weddings throughout the Front Range and Mid-Plains region for about eight years, although each individual band member has over thirty years experience playing this regional ethnic folk music. Dutch Hop style polkas are songs that have been passed down through the generations from our

"Germans from Russia" ancestors who had settled in Russia during the early 1800's and then immigrated to the United States in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Once settled in this area, they typically grew sugar beets and raised sheep. Contact: Friends of Traditional Dance, (970) 493-8277

May 7 Wild Asparagus Ball Lory Student Center Ballroom $25 door/ $20 adv. 50 piece orchestra. Contact: Friends of Traditional Dance, (970) 493-8277, www.fotd.org

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Summit Jazz Foundation

P O Box 1150 * Evergreen, CO 80437-1150 * 303-670-8471

www.summitjazz.org * summitjazz1@cs.com

For Immediate Release CONTACT: Juanita Greenwood 303-670-8471

SWINGING JAZZ CONCERTS: LIVE JAZZ with NATIONALLY RENOWNED ARTISTS

WHAT: Swinging Jazz Concerts

WHEN: April 29-30, 2005, at 7pm

WHERE: Donald R Seawell Grand Ballroom, Denver Performing Arts Complex

WHO: Top Jazz Musicians come together for two special shows - Dick Hyman (piano), Byron Stripling (trumpet), Harry Allen (tenor sax), Jay Leonhart (bass), and Frank Capp (drums).

Get into the groove at the sixth and final set of the Swinging Jazz Concerts for the 2004/2005 season, traditional/mainstream/swing concerts hosted by the Summit Jazz Foundation, a Colorado non-profit organization presenting and preserving the art of jazz. Held at the Donald Seawell Grand Ballroom overlooking Downtown Denver, Swinging Jazz features top-shelf musicians, two dance floors, a cash bar and cabaret seating. Cost is $40/person with special rates available (see below). Reservations recommended but walk-ins welcome, 303-670-8471 or go to www.summitjazz.org for more information.

Never done Swinging Jazz? Now's your chance - First-timers are half-price (only $20!).

Loyal fans of Swinging Jazz get a deal, too - purchase a ticket for one night and see the alternate show

at half-price (call for details). And, Swinging Jazz loves a young vibe - student admission is only $10.

Special group rates are being offered for this set of concerts. Groups of 10 or more $25/person on Friday and $30/person on Saturday. Groups of 15 or more $20/person on Friday and $25/person on Saturday.

An added attraction on Friday the 29th will be the performance of the Claim Jumpers, a student group from the University of Colorado Denver under the direction of Bill Clark. This group will play from 6:15-7:00 pm prior to the regularly scheduled concert.

Dick Hyman (Venice FL) has functioned as pianist, organist, arranger, conductor and composer. His versatility in all of these areas has resulted in over 100 albums recorded under his own name and many more in support of other artists. He has served as composer/arranger/conductor/pianist for many of the Woody Allen films. Byron Stripling (Columbus OH) is a trumpet virtuoso and has ignited audiences internationally. An accomplished actor and singer, he was chosen to star in the lead role of the Broadway bound musical, "Satchmo". Byron has played and recorded extensively with the bands of Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Dave Brubeck, Lionel Hampton, Clark Terry and more. Harry Allen (Little Falls NJ) on tenor sax has roots firmly based in the school of tenor sax playing made famous in the 1930s and '40s by Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young and later, Stan Getz and Zoot Sims. He has performed worldwide at festivals, concerts and parties. Jay Leonhart (New York City) is a rare bird . .he is one of the most sought after jazz bassists in the world, he is a renowned poet and songwriter, a widely acclaimed performer of his own songs, and has even written for the Op-Ed page of the New York Times. Frank Capp (Studio City CA) started at the top with his first professional job as drummer with the Stan Kenton Orchestra. He has played with Peggy Lee, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald and many others and leads the renowned jazz orchestra, Juggernaut.

Freya Lustie

FreyaWorks

C. 720-301-7239

freya@freyaworks.com

www.freyaworks.com

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Dear Friends of CRC:

Welcome to the Community Resource Center's E-Line, our monthly email newsletter. We hope to use it as a tool to keep you updated and informed. Look for our new Teach & Tech, combined capacity building/technology training classes listed in yellow. Let us know what you think: info@crcamerica.org

April/May Workshop Offerings

All courses held at CRC offices: 655 Broadway Suite 300, Denver unless otherwise noted

To register for a class or to get more info, click on class name

New Teach & Tech combined classes in yellow, we recommend you attend both sessions

Skill-Building/Technology Workshops Date Time April

Measuring Success Through Program Evaluation

April 20

9-Noon

Using Microsoft Access for Program Evaluation

April 20

1-4 PM

The Basics of Nonprofit Budgeting