CAC ARTS NEWS No. 196
08/02/05
No
CAC Ars news last week if you noticed. I'm in a big move to a new house in
Loveland and all that entails in changing to new phone numbers and later, a new
Internet provider. So, I'm sorry if some of your press releases do not get in
the newsletter on a timely bases. Hopefully all will settle down by the end of
August.
All
the staff and management here appreciate your understanding.
Paul
Saunders
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AND NOW FOR SOME GREAT COLORADO ARTS NEWS
(Maybe
not Colorado arts news but may be of interest to Colorado artists)
4rth
INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL "CHANIA 2006"
UNDER THE AIGIS OF THE PREFECTURE
OF CHANIA,
PAINTING, MIXED MEDIA, SCULPTURE,
PHOTOGRAPHY, DIGITAL ART, INSTALLATIONS
GALLERIES
CAN PARTICIPATE WITH A GROUP OF FOUR ARTISTS EACH
Omma Center of Contemporary Art is
organizing the 4rth International Art Festival from June 15 until June 30,
2006 at the NEORIA
public exhibition center in the Old Town of Chania, Crete, Greece. The
exhibition space, a converted 15th century vaulted Venetian shipyard, is over
4000 square meters in area. It will be the largest art exhibition ever held in
Hania and one of the largest ever held in Greece, and will be covered
accordingly by the local and national media.
Click here to view the previous
Art Festivals"Chania 2003" "Chania 2004"
and"Chania 2005 which Omma organized at the NEORIA CENTER
Artists
from all over the world can participate. Each artist will participate with two
works (no size limit)
Participation
fee for artists 350 Euros
Participation
fee for galleries 1300 Euros (group of 4 artists)
Apply
by sending at least 5 to 10 images in JPG or Gif format (no
more than 250 kb each) to: omma@omma.gr
Only
artists who received an email for acceptance can submit the application
form to confirm their interest.
One of the works and a short biography
of each artist will be included in a full color catalogue which we will publish
for the exhibition Each artist will get two copies of the catalogue for
free.
Slides or photos of the selected works -
for the catalogue - must have been received by March 30, 2006.
Post address:
Omma Center
43 E. Venizelou
731 32 Chania
Crete - Greece or
If we receive materials later than the
above date, we can not guarantee inclusion in the catalogue
DEADLINE
FOR PARTICIPATION MARCH 15, 2006
Email:
tunberg2003@yahoo.com
http://www.omma.gr
Tel
& Fax (+30) 2821042100 (Chania Crete - Greece)
Despina
Tunberg
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"Anne
Macdonald" <abmac@frii.com>
DANCE
Friends
of Traditional Dance schedule for summer, Aug. 6 Contra Dance Band:
Sandra Wong & friends 8-11pm City Park Center, $6 Free lesson at 7pm Aug.
20 Contra Dance Band: Eric Levine & Rodney Sauer 8-11pm City
Park Center, $15 Free lesson at 7pm Contact: Randy Lumb, 970-482-2806 www.fotd.org
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FILM
Please
note the NEW LOCATION for MOCA film series at Nonesuch Theater (formerly Bas
Bleu Theatre) at 216 Pine St. All films are free and shown at
7pm. August 17: Pollack; Sept. 21: Local Filmmakers. Bring a
friend - we can seat nearly 50 now! We'll still have popcorn and
beverages available for sale. Since the new theatre is not free to us we'd
appreciate any donation you can afford! Contact: Jeanne Schoaff 482-2787
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PROSE
AND POETRY
BAS
BLEU THEATRE
Poetry and Prose Series The
theatre is looking for established authors of poetry and prose for a series of
quarterly readings beginning in late August 2005. Candidates may fax or mail a
bio, list of publication credits, and one short fiction sample or a maximum of
three poems to Gretchen Gaede, coordinator of the Poetry and Prose series, at
215 W. Oak, Suite 800A, Fort Collins, CO 80521; fax 970.482.3442. Writing
samples should not exceed five pages in length, and will not be returned unless
specifically requested and accompanied with a self-addressed stamped envelope.
For additional information about Bas Bleu Theatre, visit their website at
www.basbleu.org, or call 970.498.8949.
MATTER
SEEKS SUBMISSIONS FOR ISSUE 07: PATTERNS. Matter Journal, published by Wolverine Farm
Publishing in Fort Collins, CO, seeks submissions for Issue 07: Patterns, due
out in November 2005. Matter is produced twice a year to bring together new and
emerging writers and artists from along the Front Range in Colorado and
Wyoming, in addition to providing a forum for established writers to experiment
with themes integrating art, activism, social movements and critiques, and
natural history. Seeking fluency between the written word and visual images,
Matter pushes the boundaries of book design with each issue. All
submissions are due by 1 September 2005 to be considered for Issue 07:
Patterns. Guidelines: Fiction: Up to 7500 words; Non-Fiction: Up to
7500 words; Poetry: Up to five pages; All Visual Art, Collage, &
Photography: Any size up to 8" x 8", 300 dpi .tif or .jpeg or .pdf, b
& w unless submitting for cover which is full color and 1200
dpi. Inquire for more details at wolverinefarm@yahoo.com.
Especially seeking interviews/non-fiction and fiction highlighting art &
activism and groups/individuals dedicated to combining the two in a new or
unique fashion. Especially seeking visual content including typography,
collage, and block prints. Please send to: Wolverine Farm
Publishing PO BOX 814 Fort Collins, CO 80522 or: wolverinefarm@yahoo.com
ALL SUBMISSIONS DUE BY 1 SEPTEMBER 2005 More info: www.matterjournal.com
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THEATRE
BAS
BLEU THEATRE COMPANY presents ACOUSTIC EIDOLON August 6, 7:30 pm. The amazingly gifted duo of
Joe Scott and Hannah Alkire are such a group when they sit down to become
Acoustic Eidolon, and the revolutionary instrument needed to accurately express
this talent is called the guitjo. Acoustic Eidolon will perform their
irreplaceable, intriguing music on August 6 at the Bas Bleu Theatre, 750 Pine
Street, Fort Collins, CO. For information/reservations call 970-498-8949.
Reservations highly recommended due to limited seating and the performance
starts at 7:30 PM!
Gary
Austin of Groundlings fame to bring one-man show Oil and acting workshops at Bas Bleu Theatre Fort Collins' reputation as an arts community is
about to get even bigger. Gary Austin, founder of the legendary Los
Angeles improvisational theatre company The Groundlings, will present the
regional premiere of his one-man show,
Oil, at Bas Bleu Theater Company
from August 19 through September 3. In addition, Austin, whose students include
Helen Hunt, Lisa Kudrow, Paul Reubens, and many others, will be offering his
famed teaching skills to the public through several acting workshops. Oil is a semi-autobiographical account of life growing up in a windy
Texas oil camp. In Oil, sharply drawn characters walk us down the muddy
path between corporate life and real life as Gary's mom and dad, oil tycoons,
roustabouts, and reporters tell the truth in word and song. "I grew up in
Halliburton oil camps," explains Austin. "Dad worked for Halliburton.
So did I. Mom was born in Oilton, Oklahoma in the biggest oil field in the
world. I've lived oil and I've researched oil and every day there's something
new to write about." Tickets for Oil are
$19 for adults, $15 seniors (65+), and $10 students. The workshops vary in
price and length; please see the included schedule for details. Additional
information including workshop schedules can also be found on Bas Bleu's
website at http://www.basbleu.org/gary_austin.html.
For more information, contact the Bas Bleu Theatre Company at 498-8949 or order
tickets online at www.basbleu.org.
THE
NEW MUSICAL
UNCLE JED'S BARBERSHOP --
co-created by and music composed by Fort Collins' own David Wohl-- (finalist, Richard Rodgers Awards/American Academy of Arts
and Letters, finalist, O'Neill Musical Theater Conference), ASCAP/Disney showcase) will be one of only 18 shows out of 400
submissions to be performed at the prestigious 2005 NewYork Musical Theater/Next Link Festival (www.nymf.org). Before New York, there
will be four benefit performances at the
Aurora Fox Theater (9900 E. Colfax, Aurora Colorado), August 4, 5, 6 and 7, at
7 PM. To purchase tickets, please contact Kenneth Grimes: 303-321-7436
/ kennethgrimes1@comcast.net
Tickets are
tax-deductible (non-profit
fiscal agent: Epworth United Methodist Church). Based on the Coretta Scott King
Award-winning book (adaptation rights secured), Uncle Jed's Barbershop is a
dramatic and inspirational family musical (not children's musical) about the
power of dreams and love within a family and community. Material is
suitable for ages 8 and up. Arts Alive was one of the original funders for the
development of Uncle
Jed's Barbershop.
CSU
Summer CafŽ Theatre 2005 summer season:
Odd Couple, June 24, 25, July 1, 9, 15, 16, 20, 23; Dreams from a Summer House,
June 30, July 2, 7,8, 14, 16, 21, 22. Tickets for both shows are $18 for the
general public, $12 for CSU students. Contact: 970 491-4TIX or email boxoffice@lamar.colostate.edu.
Onsite box office opens at 7:30 p.m. on show dates. Shows begin at 8:30
p.m. Arrive 8:15 to guarantee pre-show service.
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Contemporary
Art at the Evergreen Arts Center, July 23-August 30, 2005
The
Evergreen Arts Center is pleased to present the annual Contemporary Art, July
23 to August 30, 2005. For the second annual Contemporary Show, the
Evergreen Arts Center is partnering with the Sandra Phillips Gallery on Santa
Fe Drive in Denver. The Opening Reception is on Saturday, July 23, 7-9
pm.
We
will be featuring the works of Jennifer Scott McLaughlin and Robert
Wells. Ms. McLaughlin's works are characterized by chalkboard marks
evolving in layers of color and gestural abstractions. Mr. Wells' works
are non objective abstract work depicting the colors, textures and motion that
occur in the natural world.
On
Thursday, August 11, at 6:30, Sandra Phillips will be lecturing on
contemporary art. Sandra is a noted lecturer on Contemporary Art anyone who is
interested in Contemporary Art or collecting Contemporary art should
attend. "We get so many questions about Contemporary Art that we
wanted to bring in Sandra and her artists to help educate people on the subject
and promote a greater understanding of the art form." She will
go over the history of contemporary art from the 1950s to present, collecting
art and what to look for in a contemporary artist. Ms. Phillips writes a
monthly art column for the Downtown Denver Daily News and Eye-Level
Contemporary Journal. Please visit the Sandra Phillips Gallery website
www.sandraphillipsgallery.com for more information.
The
Evergreen Arts Center is located next to the Buchanan Park Recreation Center in
Evergreen, 32003B Ellingwood Trail (Highway 74 and Squaw Pass Road), and is
open Noon to 5pm Tuesday through Sunday.
For
further information please call the Evergreen Arts Center at
303-674-0056. www.evergreenarts.org,
evergreeneaca@aol.com
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COLORADO
THEATRE GUILD
P.O.
Box 8625
Denver,
CO 80201-8625
Please
check out our Web Site.
www.coloradotheatreguild.org
(or copy and paste into your address
line)
(Please forward this newsletter to
interested parties!)
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SAVE THE DATE
The Colorado Theatre Guild presents
THEATRE NIGHT IN!
AUGUST 22, 2005 AT THE PINNACLE DINNER
THEATRE
Similar to our Annual Gala but not
quite....
Fun, food, drinks and entertainment!
This year's entertainment previews the
start of the 2005 season!
Tickets
on sale soon - Tickets are $20 - CTG members and guests $15
More
information to come - stay tuned
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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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4 for $74!!
The Colorado Theatre Guild (CTG) is
pleased to announce the Summer/Fall Theatre Night
Out subscription package. Held on
the third Friday of every month, these events
celebrate the wide variety of theatre
programs throughout the region. Each
participating theatre offers TNO
subscribers drastically reduced ticket prices and a
reception
either before or after the show.
Due to the popularity of our Winter/Summer
subscription, the Guild is offering
several more theatre and show choices to
expand subscription availability.
This 4-play subscription series features
the choice among nine shows for only
$74. Rounding out the package is
the opportunity to add the December production of
"September Shoes" at the
Denver Center Theatre Company for the price of only $30 per
ticket.
For more information, please contact
Gloria Shanstrom at 303-778-7724 or email
Shanstrom@comcast.net
www.coloradotheatreguild.org
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'Arful
Gardens' Opening and 'ArtBeat',
a weekend of music and visual art
Artful Gardens: August 5th, 2005
5:30-8:00pm
ArtBeat: August 6th, 2005 5:30pm-until
dark
Sponsored by the Art Students League of
Denver
[200
Grant Street, DENVER, CO]
The
Art Students League's latest exhibition, "Artful Gardens or Garden
Art," celebrates art for the garden or of a garden. The exhibit, which
opens August 5 and runs through August 19, will feature works by students,
League members and faculty. 40% of all sales will go toward the planting and
maintenance of the League's garden. Garden sculptures and fountains will be on
exhibit, as well as art depicting garden scenes, plants, perennials, flowers,
tools and more. Works in fiber and ceramic, sculptures, paintings, mixed-media
and drawings will be on display showcasing the various mediums that are taught
at the League throughout the year. Cost: FREE
Saturday,
August 6th, Tune in and turn on with ART BEAT!, a synergistic music & art
concert in the League's exquisite summer garden. Well-known Celtic musician
Christel Rice and her band will provide inspirational rhythms and melodies and
colorfully clad Irish dancers will lend a pulsating, percussive cadence for
your creations! A melody of music in concert with a landscape of plants,
flowers and perennials all at the Art Students League.
Artists
bring your brushes & canvases, pens & paper, sculpting tools & clay
- and let your creativity dance with inspiring music in an amazing open air
setting.
Due
to the garden's size, prime space is limited to only 100 artists. However,
other areas will be available for picnickers and listeners. Reserve your spot
early, as they will be first come first serve. Call the League and check out
the website for more info. Cost: $5 Member, $8 Member Couple, $10
non-member, $12 non-member Couple.
The
Artful Gardens exhibit is open to the public during normal League hours. The
Art Students League of Denver, located in the Historic Sherman School at 200
Grant St., provides affordable fine arts classes for students of all ages and
abilities, taught by nationally recognized, professional artists. People
wanting more information or to register for classes can call 303.778.6990 or visit
www.asld.org.
Art Students League of Denver www.asld.org 303-778-6990
For
Additional Information:
For
interviews, pictures and information contact:
Freya Lustie
FreyaWorks
C. 720.301.7239
e-mail: freya@freyaworks.com
Art
Students League Information & Tickets
Robert Newman
Marketing
Director
303.778.6900
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The Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Fabulous
Orchestra seats are still
available
for Wicked!
Join
us for our VIP Evening on Sunday, October 2nd and experience the
Broadway sensation everyone is talking
about!
Your VIP Evening includes cocktails,
hors d'oeuvres, an elegant dinner in the
Donald R. Seawell Grand Ballroom and
terrific orchestra seats to see the show.
Tickets are selling quickly so reserve
yours today!
$225 per person . $2,250 table of ten
A portion of your ticket is tax
deductible
Buy your tickets online or call
303.446.4813
Please
note: When ordering VIP Evening tickets online, specific seat
selection is not available.
Seating is done in the order of
reservation
Wicked
September
16-October 2
The Buell Theatre
So much happened before Dorothy dropped
in. Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two other girls
meet in the land of Oz. One-born with emerald-green skin-is smart, fiery and
misunderstood. The other is blonde, beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How
these unlikely friends end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the
Good Witch makes for the most spellbinding new musical in years.
When Wicked opened on Broadway, it worked its magic
on critics and audiences alike. The show went on to win 15 major awards,
including a Grammy ¨ and 3 Tony Awards ¨. Today, Wicked is "Broadway's biggest
blockbuster" (The
New York Times). Time Magazine raved: "If every show had
the brain, the heart and the courage of Wicked, Broadway really would be a magical place."
For information on events at the DCPA
visit www.denvercenter.org
The
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1245 Champa St. Denver, CO 80204-2104
Administration: 303.893.4000
Tickets:
303.893-4100 or 1.800.641.1222 tickets@dcpa.org
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The Longmont Symphony Orchestra to Have
Auditions for 2005-2006 Concert Season
The Longmont Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is
looking forward unleashing The
Power and Drama of Music in its 39th
concert season, beginning October 15,
2005 and extending until May 11, 2006.
In preparation for the upcoming
concerts, auditions will be held for
open positions of 2nd Oboe, English
Horn, and Section String players.
Auditions are scheduled for Saturday,
August 27th at the Skyline High School
rehearsal room, located at 600 E.
Mountain View Avenue, in Longmont.
Musicians interested in auditioning for
the Longmont Symphony Orchestra should
contact the Longmont Symphony
Orchestra office at 303-772-5796 to
obtain an audition information packet
and to schedule an audition appointment.
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2005 Interfaith Alliance Music Festival
Don't
miss TIA-CO's most inspiring musical event: Sacred Celebration
2005. If you've ever attended one
of these interfaith music festivals,
you know how moving and delightful it is
to hear singers, dancers and
musicians from Front Range churches,
temples, synagogues and mosques
performing in one venue. They pour
their hearts out, sharing the
passion and joy of their music.
We are pleased to announce that Ms.
Denny Davidoff , founding member
of The Interfaith Alliance and current
Chair of The Interfaith
Alliance Foundation, will be speaking at
Music Festival and she will
be preaching the10:00 Sunday Sermon on
August 7th, at the First
Universalist Church of Denver.
This year is particularly special --
with a return performance of the
fabulous Denver Spirituals Project
choir, along with Hindu dancers, a
Jewish world fusion band and many
others. And by many, we really mean
many! A 240-member choir of
(mostly) UU choir directors will also sing
as they wrap up a week-long national
conference in Denver. They will
have been learning all week about such
festivals, and we hope they'll
take the concept to their own
communities all over the country. This
concert is their model -- so we REALLY
all need to be there!
Bring yourself -- bring your family --
bring your friends. The
festival is on Saturday, August 6, 7:30
pm, at Augustana Lutheran
Church, 5000 East Alameda, Denver.
For tickets (a suggested $12
donation), contact the TIA-CO office,
(720) 524-1100 or you can buy
tickets
online at www.interfaithallianceco.org.
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The
Ultimate Garage Sale for Art Lovers: Tastes change - and one person's trash is another person's
treasure! Come to the Access Gallery at 909 Santa Fe Drive in Denver to have
your artwork appraised, purchase artwork, donate art supplies, and enjoy refreshments
with fellow art lovers and supporters! All proceeds benefit the Colorado
Alliance for Arts Education, VSA Arts of Colorado, Stories on Stage, and
ArtReach.
August
5: 12pm-10pm
August
6: 9am-2pm
Don't forget to bring lots of new and
gently used arts supplies to your local Washington Mutual branch or Wild Oats
Store to support the Colorado Alliance for Arts Education Making
Arts Great
In Classrooms arts supply drive this summer. Search
your attics and basements for CD's, sheet music, paints, brushes, masks,
fabric, paper...get creative and pass them on to those who truly need them!
Click here for Washington
Mutual donation stations.
MAGIC
is a program of The Colorado Alliance for Arts Education and is generously
supported by the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado, CBS4 and Washington
Mutual and Wild Oats.
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Colorado
Alliance for Arts Education (CAAE) Patrons of the Arts are now eligible to receive a 10% discount at Jones International University, the first fully online, accredited university
offering accelerated graduate and undergraduate degree programs in the areas
of: Education, Business Administration, and Business Communication. For more
information, please contact an Admissions Counselor today at 800.811.5663 or go
to www.jonesinternational.edu
and mention that you are a CAAE Patron!
The
Colorado Art Education Association
is holding its annual conference from October 6 through 9, at the Convention
Center in Pueblo. They will offer four days of workshops, presentations,
panels, exciting guest speakers, food and fun, hosted by CAEA and the community
of Pueblo. For more information and to register, go to www.caea-colorado.org.
DancerStage
Academy (DSA) will open its
doors on September 1st, 2005 with a three year program in the state of the art
studio facilities of Dance Street, in the center of Amsterdam. The program will
be split into two categories: professional dancers and choreography. Visit www.dancerstage.com for all information
regarding auditions (New York, Chicago, Amsterdam, and Salzburg), faculty,
curriculum, tuition, student visas, registration forms,and contact information.
Space is limited.
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Fall Internships Available: P.O.V./American
Documentary