Note: This Special Addition of Estes Park Arts News is also going out to all Colorado Arts Consortium Arts News recipients

Note: This Special Addition of Estes Park Arts News is also going out to all Colorado Arts Consortium Arts News recipients - heck, why not. pbs)

Cultural Arts Comments E-NEWS (Special)

04/01/05

The Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park

OUR MISSION:

"We are committed to ensuring that the arts are

an essential part of the Cultural Environment of

the greater Estes Valley"

Colorado is a quality of life state and the Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park is your agency to help enhance your participation in the life of the local arts.

Please see our web site Please join us as a member.

Please visit http://www.estesarts.com/CenterforArts01.htm

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Editors Note:

We are very excited here at the Cultural Arts Council to bring to you today, this special edition of E-NEWS . Normally I whine about something in E-NEWS editorials about something that gets me "torqued" - as a friend once complained. Not today. I have been told by the Executive committee at CACEP to stop the whining and relay the exciting news. As excited as I am it is difficult not to whine and snivel just a little.

Here it is: I had to get up early this morning to type this up. The Executive committee

pays me by the hour to put the E-NEWS together each week and I forgot to put in my contract any extra compensation for special editions. I'm sending a bill anyway since CACEP now has ...........oops,! wait a minute - that's the exciting news.

First, the town trustees had a change of heart on the FOSH funds and decided that what the town really needed after calling up the consultant they hired for studying arts facilities, was to build a dinner theater over at the Stanely Fair Grounds. This sudden decisions came about this week when they discovered that their investing the FOSH funds in British pounds, doubled the money. Bless those Brits! And why should CACEP like this news, you ask? Well, CACEP has been asked under a very nice sub contract to run the theater. (I hear your groaning - but wait - theres more!) In an emergency conference call meeting last night ( everyone except me was on spring break - Mike Oline was in Thailand lining up a Gangalon Band for Thursday Night Live!) and it was decided to get Tim to dish the food, Greig to be Master of Ceremonies. To rush into production with the first play, Chris has signed up Jim Cope to reprise his roll in the Mikado for a years run, seven days a week, with option for a second year. It is all so exciting that we are just now working on other details and will let you know what they are when things settle down a bit. Needless to say we are looking for musicians. And due to the work load on this new project, CACEP has decided not to be involved in any art exhibitions this coming year.

Paul Saunders

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AND NOW FOR SOME GREAT ESTES PARK ARTS NEWS:

Center for the Arts

in Downtown Estes Park

The gra$$root movement is on!

(We couldn't stop this project just because of the above exciting news. pbs)

Cultural Arts Comments readers have responded to our request for ideas, support and direction. Letters and endorsement forms have hand delivered, e-mailed and mailed from all across the country by area residents, second home owners, local/statewide arts organizations, artists, performers, writers, repeat visitors and business owners. Pledges and cash contributions are arriving as well. How would you like to be involved?

The Cultural Arts Council is seeking your comments, suggestions as we make this historical move for move forward with the establishment of a center for the arts in downtown Estes Park. We especially want input from those who contributed to the original FOSH Funds.

Questions? Check out the website for the project outline http://www.estesarts.com/CenterforArts01.htm

Below is a form you can download and mail, or simply reply E-mail to us. Many already have. Keep them coming in!

(I forgot to include the form in this weeks regular E-NEWS and CACEP is withholding my pay unless I put it in here. pbs)

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Center for the Arts Endorsement

I/we support the Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park's proposal to create a Center for the Arts in downtown Estes Park, that supports all disciplines of the arts including: visual, performing and literary arts.

____ YES ____ NO

I/we support the full release of the Friends of Stanley Concert Hall (FOSH) funds to the Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park to fund improvements that will enhance the community through the arts by developing a multi-use center for the arts downtown and improving other venues currently in use for arts programming.

____ YES ____ NO

Comments:

Name __________________________________________________________

Discipline/Assoc./Business/Other __________________________________________

Date ______________

Return this form to Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park P.O. Box 4135 Estes Park, CO 80517

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(Since this call has gone out earlier this week, we have been told by our attorney that we must proceed with this event even though we said in the editorial we were giving up on visual art. pbs)

Call For Entries:

4th Annual

Estes Park Plein Air 2005 - Painting the Parks

Estes Park, CO

Paint Out August 6 - 26

Exhibition & Sale August 27 - September 30

Deadline for Submission: April 30, 2005

EPPA 2005 is open to any artist who paints using the en plein aire technique, in all fine art painting mediums. This painting event and exhibition celebrates the plein aire (on location) method of outdoor painting, and will take place in the Colorado Rockies in Northern Colorado.

Final participants will be selected after a review of slides in early May. Artists selected must agree to paint on location within a 100 mile radius of Estes Park, (in a minimum stay of 3 days, during the official painting period of 8/6 - 8/26, 2005). All art must be created in the field (no studio work), and canvas/board/paper will be date stamped and authenticated prior to painting. Those selected for participation are responsible for their own transportation, meals and lodging. An official event information packet will be distributed to only those artists selected. Packets will include participation fees, rules regulations and gallery assignments. Contact the Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park.

Download the prospectus at www.EstesArts.com, e-mail: cacep@earthlink.net , or call 970-586-9203

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FRIENDS OF FOLK:

Dick Orleans has informed us that the schedule of performances listed in this weeks regular E-NEWS will be performed. However, Dick will be changing all performances at a later date to Chamber Music. Stay tuned.

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THE ART CENTER:

The Art Center of Estes Park is happy to announce that it has acquired a Rembrandt.

Chuck Rembrandt said he would be sending his painting in as soon as he can afford the framing. A committee is being formed to set up a wine and cheese ball reception.

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KREV-LP 104.7 FM:

The community radio station has fired it's Station Manager, Paul Saunders after discovering he had a hidden stash of FCC banned records in the church basement.

The Radio Committee and Program Director (who knew nothing about Saunders records) has decided to change the program format after reviewing the 15,000 survey reports mailed in by all the town listeners. The new format will be all talk, news and weather reports . Since the weather can be completely different depending on where you are standing in Estes Park, the station has hired students from the High School to stand in twenty locations and report the weather as it is happening 24/7. Keep your radio on.

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The Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park is in hopes that you enjoyed this special Edition of E-NEWS. If you have any questions, please call Lynda Vogel at 586-9203.

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Colorado is a quality of life state and the Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park is your agency to help enhance your participation in the life of the local arts.

Please see our web site <http://www.EstesArts.com>. Join as a member.

Please visit http://www.estesarts.com/CenterforArts01.htm

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