CAC ARTS NEWS No. 192
06/29/05
Editor's Note:
Greetings,
I
took last week off. Not to rest up as hoped , but I became overwhelmed with
responsibilities at the radio station, the six committees I'm on as member or
chair, a four day convention and a root canal! How about that for a poor
excuse. We are also involved in purchasing a house in Loveland. Sorry to say
Estes Park is too expensive for us to buy a house in Estes Park. We could stay
in our nice leased place of 17 years, but it seems like the time to buy. I will
send a notice later this summer of a new e-mail address to use to send
information and Press Releases after the move. We are not giving up any of our
commitments here in Estes Park. The 30 mile commute will be wonderful compared
to the 50 mile commute I endured on California freeways for many, many years,
believe me!
I
don't know if this comes under Einstein's Theory of Relativity, but the
empirical data suggests that as we get older, time and all that we do, speeds
up! I heard one fellow's theory that as we travel closer to the speed of light,
our bodies expand to almost infinity. Therefore, I postulate that I'm not fat,
I'm just running faster. You are free to use this theory if it suits.
Cheers,
Paul
Saunders
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AND NOW FOR SOME GREAT COLORADO ARTS NEWS
The
Cultural ArtCouncil of Estes Park is happy to now publish the plans for the new
Center for The Arts. Pleasse click on the .tif attachment to see the plan.
This
has been a dream project for the council that I have been involved with through
the years in the capacity of past president and director. The design that I
have created is just the beginning for for the present Board of
Directors. The Arts Council is in the process of forming an LLC (Limited
Liablity Corporation) that will sell shares in the condominium space and
improvements approximately $1,200,000 by October 31st, 2005. The Center for the
Arts will rely on the visual arts shows of national museum quality to be the
financial force to support the local visual and performing non profit groups
and individuals to have a central down town arts facility of their own. The
Town of Estes Park has future plans for a performing arts theater that will be
managed by the town for large productions. In the meantime, the local arts
community is coming together to have a home of their own. Given the condo space
designed and built for the Estes Park Urban Renewal Authority (EPURA) , the
Council realizes that the the space has limitations for performances, but
offers the stage for recitals, lectures and small performing groups. The center
folding partition will afford either a large area or two smaller areas for
performances or visual art displays. The key thing is flexiblity and to be
affordable to the local non profit arts..
Paul
Saunders
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From: Leslie Williams
To: Lynda Vogel
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 5:16 PM
Subject: Fw: Press Release: Estes Park Village Band
Performs July 4th Concert at Lake Shore Lod
LAKE
SHORE LODGE AT ESTES VALLEY RESORTS
CONTACT: Leslie Williams
PHONE: 970-577-6410
EMAIL: marketing@estesvalleyresorts.com
Estes
Park Village Band Performs July 4th Concert at Lake Shore Lodge
June
22, 2005, Estes Park, CO.
Lake Shore Lodge at Estes Valley Resorts, 1700 Big Thompson Ave. (Hwy34) is
pleased to announce that the Estes Park Village Band will present its annual
Fourth of July patriotic concert on the lakeside property adjacent to the
hotel. The free concert will be performed from 7:00 to 8:30 pm on Monday,
July 4th and is sponsored by Estes Valley Resorts. After the concert
guests just turn their seats to the west to enjoy the fireworks display over
Lake Estes. Fireworks begin at 9:30pm.
For
the past 11 years, the Estes Park Village Band has performed at the Stanley
Hotel in Estes Park. This year, the band will be performing at the north end of
the Lake Shore Lodge parking lot - which overlooks Lake Estes, and the
Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park. The parking lot is
adjacent to the lakeside property for visitors coming for the concert.
Limited parking at Lake Shore Lodge is available for guests and visitors.
There will be a $5.00 charge per vehicle to park.
The
Silverado Restaurant at Lake Shore Lodge will be offering an outdoor barbeque
from 2:00 - 8:00 pm for $8.00 per person, and an old fashioned homemade ice
cream social from 4:00 - 6:00 pm for $5.00 per person. An indoor barbeque
buffet will be offered from 5:00 - 8:30 pm for $20.00 per person, $7.00 for
children ages 5-8, and $9.00 for junior's ages 9-12.
Celebrating
America's History Through Music
This
is the Estes Park Village Band's 23rd year of performing for the Estes Park
community and its visitors. Sharing the conducting duties for the July
4th concert will be Loren Johnson, Ted Stuart and Chuck Varilek. The band
will be performing a variety of patriotic selections, celebrating America's
history, culture and traditions through music. Free American flags and
pins will be distributed before the concert begins.
The
Village Band will start their concert with the Star-Spangled Banner, followed by
The Pledge Of Allegiance, sung
by Charles Phares and accompanied by the band. Phares will also
sing God Bless The U.S.A. and
God Bless America later in the
concert. Johnson will direct
The Blue And The Gray, a medley
of Civil War songs, and
Star Spangled Spectacular, a
medley of George M. Cohan songs. Several marches by John Philip Sousa,
Henry Fillmore and Karl King will also be performed, including Semper Fidelis,
Emblem Of Freedom and The Black Horse Troop. Stuart will finish the concert with
the Village Band's traditional 4th of July closer, The Stars And Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa.
In
what has become an Estes Park tradition, Johnson will direct the Village Band
in the performance of a special selection,
Armed Forces Salute, arranged by
Bob Lowden. This arrangement features the theme songs of the Army, Coast
Guard, Marines, Air Force and Navy. Members of the audience who have
served in the Armed Forces, and their family members, will be asked to stand
and be recognized with applause during the performance of their service song.
For more information contact Lake Shore Lodge at 970-577-6400, toll free
1-800-332 MTNS (6867), or visit www.lakeshorelodge.com.
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Creativity
key to economic vitality
Times
Argus (Barre, VT), 6/5/2005
"It is commonly argued in hard
times that the arts are a frill. When school budgets must be slashed, it is
programs in music, theater and art that often are the first to go. The Vermont
Council on Rural Development is promoting the idea that the arts, far from
being a luxury enjoyed by a few wealthy towns, are essential to our economic
and cultural life, not just for our schools, but for the broad community."
The Council on Rural Development is holding forums across the state to discuss
the benefits of the creative economy.
http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050605/NEWS/506050328/1014
Courtney
E. Patterson
Member
Relations Coordinator
Americans
for the Arts
1000
Vermont Ave., NW, 6th Floor
Washington,
DC 20005
(202)
371-2830; (202) 371-0424 (FAX)
Americans
for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the
arts in America. With more than 40 years of service, it is dedicated to
representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every
American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.
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Community
Resource Center
July
Workshop Offerings
All
courses held at CRC offices: 655 Broadway Suite 300, Denver unless otherwise
noted
Financial
Management Bootcamp
Session
4:
Financial
Management
Session
5:
Budgeting
MORNING
July 7
9:00 - noon
$50
* Evaluating your financial leadership
skills
* Internal control & preventing
fraud
* Assessing financial health using
ratios & other techniques
MORNING
Aug 18
9:00 - noon
$50
* Facts & fiction of budgeting
* Preparing & managing successful
budgets
* Building a program-based budget
AFTERNOON
Assessing
Financial Health with Excel
July 7
1:00 - 4:00
$50
* Export financials from Quickbooks
* Build formulas to complete ratios
covered in Basic Financial Management
AFTERNOON
Aug 18
1:00 - 4:00
$50
* Create a budget template across
multiple worksheets
* Set up formulas to summarize
information
* Build tables for allocating costs
across departments or program areas
* Enter your budget in Quickbooks
To
register for this series, visit www.crcamerica.org
Community
Resource Center | 655 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
303.623.1540 | fax 303.623.1567 | 800.516.6284 | info@crcamerica.org
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Members
of the Press & Media,
For
the past few years, I have been your contact person for OpenStage Theatre &
Company and openstage etc, sending you press releases, photos and other
pertinent information regarding our events and productions. Regrettably,
I am moving on and will no longer be working (in an official capacity) for
OpenStage.
Our
Artistic Director, Denise Burson Freestone, will copy the our addresses into
her address book. Please make a note of her email address "'Denise
Freestone'" <denisef@openstagetheatre.org> and keep in contact
with her regarding any questions or requests. You can look forward to
receiving information about our next season VERY soon!
I
am delighted to announce that I will continue to serve as one of the Producing
Artistic Directors for
openstage etc and I would be
happy to speak with you anytime regarding our exciting upcoming season.
And as always, I look forward to running into some of you at the theatre and
around town! Thank you so much for all of your enthusiasm and dedication
to theatre & the arts!
Jessica
Jessica
V. Freestone
Producing
Director
OpenStage
Theatre & Company
Producing
Artistic Director
openstage
etc
970-484-5237
FAX:
970-482-4858
"Creativity
is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to
keep." -Scott Adams
"If
you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you might as well make it
dance." -George Bernard Shaw
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NATIONAL
ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS (NEA)
The Arts Endowment has announced the
recipients of the 2005
NEA
National Heritage Fellowships,
the country's highest honor
in the folk and traditional arts. These
awardees were chosen for their
artistic excellence, cultural
authenticity, and contributions to their field.
For more information, including
biographies of the recipients and samples
of their work, please go to http://www.arts.gov/news/news05/HeritageAnnounce.html
In
other NEA areas...
As
hurricane season 2005 begins, the National Endowment for the Arts has
announced grants to eight Florida arts
organizations to assist them
and their members recover from
Hurricanes Charley, Frances,
Jeanne, and Ivan that tore through the
state in 2004. A total of $100,000
has been designated to eight arts
organizations to support needs such as facility
assessments
and special programming. Please see release and descriptions of the projects at
http://www.arts.gov/news/news05/HurricaneGrants.html
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COLORADO
THEATRE GUILD
P.O. Box 8625
Denver,
CO 80201-8625
Please
check out our Web Site.
www.coloradotheatreguild.org
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The Actors' Equity Association Denver
Liason Committee is in the process
of starting an email-based member list
for the purposes of improving
communication within the membership
relating to auditions, contracts, and
other union-specific issues. We
are currently gathering email addresses
from interested parties to add to this
list. THE LIST WILL BE MAINTAINED
BY THE LIASON COMMITTEE AND ALL EMAIL
ADDRESSES WILL BE KEPT
CONFIDENTIAL. If you are an Equity
member interested in participating in
this list, please send an email to
Lindsey Hanahan at
lindseynyc@juno.com.
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MAC May 23rd kick off meeting/Next
Meeting June 27
On Monday May 23, more than 45 folks
participated in discussions relevant to
the future of the cultural
community. The discussions took place at the
Acoma
Center in Denver, and were sponsored by Metro Arts Coalition (MAC).
The group identified 12 main areas of
focus, including: funding; facilities;
advocacy;
patron and audience development/media relations and promotions;
cohesive cultural community; regional
identity and awareness; technology;
concern for individual artists; capacity
of culturally diverse organizations;
economic development/creative
industries; arts education/arts careers; inter-sector
partnerships and collaborations.
The decision was made to focus on the
first 6 areas on the list generated by the group,
with the remaining 6 areas to be
discussed at the next MAC dialogue on
Monday June 27th, 4-5:30 p.m. at
the Acoma Center in Denver.
(There'll
be opportunity to re-visit those initial 6 discussions, as well).
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Plays and Directors Selected for
Playwrights Showcase
ARVADA,
CO - The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities and Red Rocks Community
College's Theatre Arts and Dance program are pleased to announce the play
titles and directors chosen for the 2nd Annual Playwright's Showcase of the
Western Region. The three-day event - featuring staged readings, workshops and
panel discussions with experts in the dramatic arts - will take place August 12
- 14 at the Arvada Center.
Twenty-six
plays were selected for staged readings at this year's Showcase. The categories
for submissions included Short, One-Act, Children's and Full-length Plays.
Playwrights living in 19 Western States (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming) were
eligible to participate. Only unpublished plays that have not received a
professional production were accepted for the competition.
Directors
for the Showcase include many well-known local theater professionals. Among
them are John Ashton (former Artistic Director of the Avenue Theater), Liz Jury
(recipient of the 2003 Colorado Theatre Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award and
recent co-director of the Arvada Center's Narnia), Billie McBride (Denver area
actor and director) and Pamela Clifton (Denver area actor and director). A
complete list of productions, playwrights and directors is attached.
The
2nd Annual Playwrights Showcase of the Western Region will be open to the
general public. To register, call the Arvada Center box office at 720-898-7200
or visit
www.rrcc.edu/playwrightshowcase.
The
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities is generously supported by the
Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). It is the metro area's
seventh largest cultural attraction, devoted to all aspects of the arts.
Located two and a half miles north of Interstate 70 on Wadsworth, the Arvada
Center is just a short 20-minute drive from downtown Denver.
PLAY
SELECTIONS & DIRECTORS FOR THE
2ND ANNUAL PLAYWRIGHTS SHOWCASE OF THE
WESTERN REGION
August
12 - 14, 2005
Failing Consumption (One-Act) by Mark
and Lauren Arnest (Colorado)
Directed
by Peter Hughes
How
To Avoid Bob (One-Act) by Doug Baldwin (Oregon)
Directed
by John Ashton
Witnesses (Short Play) by Clif Bates
(Alaska)
Directed by David Saphier
Blue Light Special (Short Play) by
Rhonda Lee Brown (Colorado)
Directed by Richard Pegg
Godislav (Full-length) by Nancy Beverly
(California)
Directed by Jennifer Orell
The Problem with Doppelgangers
(Full-length) by William Campbell (Nebraska)
Directed by Pat Payne
Handy Andy (One-Act) by Louis
Cantor (Oregon)
Directed by Mark Devine
The IQ Test (Short Play) by Kristin
Carlson (Colorado)
Directed by Rick Bernstein
The Downfall of Humphrey D (Children's
Play) by Tony Donato (Washington)
Directed by Liz Jury
The Second Beatitude (One-Act) by John
Donnelly (Oregon)
Directed by donnie betts
Do Hoosiers Go To Heaven (One-Act) by
Eric Eberwein (California)
Directed
by Jerry Schell
Cubicle Sisters (Short Play) by
Constance Gelvin (Colorado)
Directed by Billie McBride
Sleeping Beauty or I Dreamed I kissed a
Duck (Children's Play) by J. Omar Hansen (Idaho)
Directed
by Steve Paulding
Bull Baiter (Short Play) by Josh
Hartwell (Colorado)
Directed by Jim Hunt
Down in the Dumps (Children's Play) by
Marilyn Lewis (Texas)
Directed
by David and Julie Payne
Room at the Inn (One-Act) by Barbara
Lindsay (Washington)
Directed by Melissa McCarl
John Doe #2 (Full-length) by Robert
McAndrew (Idaho)
Directed by Christopher Leo
Sueno (One-Act) by Scott McMorrow
(California)
Directed by Jim O'Leary
Dilly Bar (Short Play) by Stephen Peter
(Colorado)
Directed by Gene Kato
Boner (Short Play) by Peter Porco
(Alaska)
Directed by Bill Selig
A Case of Good Scents (Children's Play)
by Debra Shirley (Colorado)
Directed by Gregg Vigil
A Lesser Life (Full-length) by M.A.
Smith (North Dakota)
Directed
by Christy Montour Larsen
Sons of the Revolution (Full-length) by
Valerie Stocking (New Mexico)
Directed by Cecilia Pang