CAC ARTS NEWS No. 187
05/18/05
Editor's Note:
This
has been a banner week folks! I have said here in the past that involvement in
the arts is akin to a ride on a roller coaster. The arts are part of us because
we dream of things that should be for all to enjoy whether it is a new facility
or a talent to share.
I
hope this is true for you.
The
Colorado Arts Consortium was an idea born from the Colorado Council on the
Arts's desire to foster the arts in rural communities and our mission some
fifteen years ago was carried out by many dedicated people. John Dandurand
comes to mind as one who came to Estes Park in the early stages of the Cultural
Arts Council of Estes Park. I don't think the history of our arts council is
any different than the history of many councils and arts agencies that have
been formed in Colorado in the last fifteen years. I say it has been a banner
week because the Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park just signed a contract to
purchase a million dollar arts facility! It has been a dream that has gone
through many phases of growing in programs and fostering the local arts so that
now we build not because the arts will come, but because the arts are here.
Then
the Cultural Arts Council here formed a partnership with private owners of an
historic theater in downtown Estes Park just one block from the new Center for
the Arts facility. As with most things historic, the theater will need historic
renovation. It is on the historic register and will see new life as future
grants will allow all year events rather than just summer events. Both press
releases are included below this editorial.
On
a personal level, I'm involved in both projects. However, I'm involved in other
activities and one is a low power (100 watt) FM station that covers all of
Estes Park. We are a member of the Arts Council. The station is owned by the
United Methodist church here but is programmed to be a community station. We
have sponsored the Rocky Mountain Brassworks and another smaller brass group
from the Denver area for concerts at the church and at the town performance
park. Now I'm happy to report that I just finished securing two internationally
known singers and song writers from the Nashville area to come to Estes Park in
November for a Christmas concert. I met both on an Alaska cruise last September
and I'm thrilled to have them come. I publish many of the press releases from
all of you so you may think what is the big deal? For our little station and
for me it ranks right up there with New York coming to Vail etc. More later.
Paul
Saunders
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AND NOW FOR SOME GREAT COLORADO ARTS NEWS
PRESS
RELEASE
CULTURAL
ARTS COUNCIL OF ESTES PARK
A
Center for the Arts in Estes Park
Sponsored
by CACEP
5/11/2005
A
contract has been signed for the:
Vision: To provide a home for the arts in downtown
Estes Park that is owned and operated by the Estes Park Arts community. A
home where artists congregate, where music intermingles with the sound of the
adjacent Fall River, where visitors listen to a wide variety of live music,
view and discuss film festival works, see live dancers, listen to poetry
readings and enjoy world class art exhibits. A beautiful state-of-the-art,
downtown Center for the Arts that allows for open, fair, affordable and
guaranteed access to local artists and performers of all kinds. A
facility that hosts exciting and interesting art events of all kinds in a great
downtown setting that operates all year round. A facility that
serves as a new attraction in Estes Park and through its draw helps other
businesses to be more successful. A facility with children and adults
will experience the magic of the arts in Estes Park.
Mission: The Cultural Arts Council will now Build
and Operate a Multi-Purpose Center for the Arts in downtown Estes Park.
This will be a home for the arts in downtown Estes Park. This facility is
planned to be configured to support both performance, literary and visual
arts. This facility will be open and available to all Arts groups
year round.
Project
Specifics:
Opening
as soon as Summer of 2005 for Visual Arts
Located on the Riverwalk, near W.
Elkhorn
Approximately 4750 sq. ft. of Multi-Use
Arts Space
An additional Indoor Foyer Area of
approximately 500 sq. ft.
Space can facilitate two simultaneous
shows for a total of 720 booking days
Approximately 200 Flexible Seating
Capacity for Performances
State of the Art Lighting and Sound
Raised Stage with Piano
Class "A" Gallery Space
Small "Art" Gift Area (a small
museum-type gift shop)
Kitchen, Bathroom, Dressing Room and
Storage Areas
Flexible Teaching Areas
Flexible Entertaining Areas
Direct access to Riverwalk
281
Parking Spaces within two blocks
Project
Benefits:
* Serves as an Year Round Economic
Stimulus for Downtown Estes Park (positive boost for shops, galleries,
restaurants, and lodging)
* Provides a Year Round and Central Home
for Estes Area Arts (all venue ticket sales, area wide arts information,
gallery information, etc.)
* Provides a Year Round Downtown Music
Venue that can be used rain or shine, day or night (up to about 200 seats)
* Provides a Downtown Performance Venue
(film festivals, poetry readings, small sized plays) for performances all year
round, day or night (up to around 200 seats)
* Provides Estes Park a world class
gallery space suitable for prestigious national shows and all our local show
offerings
* The Arts Community will own the asset (and
can thus leverage it in the future when the community is trying to pursue a
larger Future Arts Facility). This asset will appreciate over time and
can be sold in the future with the entire proceeds going towards a Future Arts
Facility.
* A Center for the Arts in downtown
Estes Park will benefit the local real estate market
* Requires no Ongoing Operating subsidy
from the town (the operations are self-funded)
* Building funds are raised by a
non-profit Arts Group (CACEP) and require no subsidy from the Town of Estes
Park
* Fulfills stated EPURA (Estes Park
Urban Renewal Authority) goal of having a facility for the Arts in the
Riverspointe building and on the Riverwalk
* Fulfills stated Goal 7 Team goal of
having a multi-use Arts facility in downtown Estes Park
* The downtown location will greatly
enhance visitor levels (estimated at least at 50% more visitors)
* Estes Park locals and visitors express
a need for more downtown entertainment and cultural activities. This
center will help fulfill that need.
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PRESS
RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ESTES VALLEY RESORTS
CONTACT: Susie Kenney
PHONE: 970-577-6412
EMAIL: adom@estesvalleyresorts.com
Historic
Park Theatre & Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park Announce Partnership
May 15, 2005, Estes Park, CO. The
historic Park Theatre and the Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park are pleased
to announce that the private and non-profit sectors will be working in
partnership to develop a performing arts center for the community. After
two months of discussion, Arts Council Director, Lynda Vogel, Ola Stanger,
daughter Sharon Seeley, owners of the Park Theatre and Estes Valley Resorts,
and employees Susie Kenney and Leslie Williams are ready to move forward and
share this exciting endeavor with the community.
Operating
since 1913, the historic Park Theatre is the oldest running motion picture
theatre west of the Mississippi. The theatre was constructed by J.L.
Jackson in 1913 and completed by C.H. Bond in 1914. Ralph Gywnn purchased
the theatre in 1922 and added the landmark tower in memory of an unrequited
love. The towered theatre is still the tallest structure in downtown Estes
Park.
In
1982 Ola and Richard Stanger bought the Park Theatre - saving it from
demolition. Unfortunately, the Lawn Lake Flood of 1982 destroyed much of
the theater memorabilia that was collected over the years. In 1984, the
Stanger's listed the theatre with the National Register of Historic Places.
The
Park Theatre is open from Memorial Day weekend through the middle of the
September offering contemporary films. Because the theatre lacks an
adequate heating system it is closed during the winter months.
Formed
in May of 1990, The Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park is a privately
supported 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to acting as a
"Chamber for the Arts" by supporting and promoting all forms of art
for the greater Estes Valley. The Council serves over 40,000 individuals
each year and continues to grow. Volunteers dedicate over 8,000 hours of
service to the community annually.
The
Arts Council and its members have a vision and passion for establishing a
center for the arts in downtown Estes Park. The Park Theatre can provide
a piece of that vision. In fact, the partnership between the private and non-
profit sectors fulfills the needs of both. The Arts Council will be using
their 501 (c) (3) status to assisting in pursuing historical renovation grants
to give "the lady a lift". Plans include the installation of a
heating system so that the theatre can operate year-round.
In return, the Arts Council will be able
to use the theater for displaying art exhibits in the lobby and for musical and
theatrical performances in the auditorium- year-round. In order to remain
on the National Historic Registry, the Park Theatre must run a film everyday
that it is open. Discussions have begun to include documentaries, popular
and classic films movies in the venue.
The
partnership between the Park Theatre and the Cultural Arts Council of Estes
Park is going to provide artisans and the community a wonderful venue that will
also attract visitors to the town year-round. An Historic Renovation Fund
will be started at the beginning of the theatre's season to begin the
fund-raising necessary for immediate renovations.
For
more information about the partnership between the Park Theatre and the
Cultural Arts Council contact Lynda Vogel at the Arts Council at 586-9203 or
Susie Kenney at Estes Valley Resorts at 577-6412.
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PRESS
RELEASE
KREV-LP
104.7 FM
Community
Radio of Estes Valley
Contact
Paul Saunders
970-586-4259
Stephen
Hill and Woody Wright are coming to Estes Park, November 29, 2005 to perform a
Christmas Concert at 7:30 PM. More information later in the year, but go to the
web sites below if you are curious about Stephen and Woody.
http://www.woodywright.net/
http://www.stephenhillmusic.com/
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WAIT WAIT! THERE IS MORE ARTS NEWS AND MAYBE FROM YOUR
AREA!
FIRST MUSIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For
more information, contact:
Lonnie Cooper, Director of Cultural
Affairs
970.350.9460 or
www.greeleybluesfest.com
Lonnie.Cooper@greeleygov.com
SUBJECT:
Buddy Guy to headline inaugural GREELEY BLUES FEST
Legendary blues artist Buddy Guy will headline the first Greeley Blues Fest on Saturday, August 6 at the Island Grove Arena
in Greeley, CO. The daylong festival - co-sponsored by the Colorado Blues Society - also features the Marcia Ball and
The Duke Robillard Band as well
as local and regional favorites including
The Erica Brown Band, Tommy Thomas
and the Jess Redmon Band.
"We hope to make the Greeley Blues Fest an annual event," says Lonnie Cooper,
Director of Cultural Affairs. "Island Grove's facilities are a
tremendous resource for the citizens of Greeley and we are trying to find new
and exciting ways to use them. An Annual Blues Festival should bring
significant positive economic and cultural impact to the community. More
importantly, it will be a lot of fun!"
Buddy
Guy has been playing the blues for nearly four decades and has established
himself as the bluesman of the '90s. Buddy says of his rousing performances,
"It's the blues that keeps you young. When you stretch that string, you're
stretchin' your life." Buddy has certainly stretched his career, selling
nearly 2 million records in the past five years! Buddy has astounded audiences
worldwide with his masterful guitar playing and his electrifying stage
presence.
There's a roadhouse on the musical map
where Texas blues meets Louisiana R&B, a place where Gulf Coast balladry
mixes with rollicking New Orleans boogie-woogie, a place where people only stop
dancing long enough to soak in the intensity of a slow-burning torch song. This
is the place singer/ pianist/songwriter
Marcia Ball calls home. For the
past 30 years, Ball has been raising roofs, tearing down walls and stirring
souls. Over the course of her three-decade career, Ball has earned a huge and
intensely loyal following all over the world through critically acclaimed
albums and continued non-stop touring.
The
primary mission of the
Colorado Blues Society is to
create a greater awareness and wider appreciation of the American indigenous
art form, the Blues. In its Tenth year, the Colorado Blues Society also
leads the Blues in
the Schools community
service education program and sponsors shows to hook up performers and venues
in Colorado. Ambassadors visit schools throughout the state providing
valuable arts education in the Blues. The CBS will provide blues
workshops involving local and regional musicians at this year's Greeley Blues Fest.
The
GREELEY BLUES FEST will be held at the Island Grove Arena in Greeley on
Saturday, August 6 from 11am - 11pm. Tickets are $25 for adults and
$15 for students with proper ID and go on sale June 6 at 10am. Tickets
can be purchased at ucstars.com or by calling the box office at 970.356.5000 or
800.315.2787.
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Peace
Tree Benefit Concert--to benefit
local, national, and international peace and veteran's groups
Sunday, May 29th, 2:00pm, Rain or Shine
Mishawaka Ampitheater, 13.7 miles up
Poudre Canyon
Tickets $10 in advance; $15.00 day of
show. Children under 12 are free.
Great Silent Auction!!
Available at ABCD's (Fort Collins), King
Soopers, Ticketwest Outlets, and Albums on the Hill (Boulder) or http://www.mishawaka.baselineticketing.com/
More information: Cheryl Distaso
484-8039 distaso@frii.com or
www.thepeacetree.org
Wendy
Woo...Blues is Blood...Wall of Dogs...SHANTI SHANTI
This benefit concert will support the
work of both peace groups and veterans groups. We all support the troops!!
All ages welcome, but no one under 18
without parents. Children under 12 Free.
Additional
information:
The concert will benefit the following
groups:
Wounded Warriors Project
www.emergencyusa.org/
(helps wounded veterans rehabilitate and
deal with the challenges living with severe wounds)
Emergency USA www.emergencyusa.org/
(90 % of the casualties of war are
civilians; this organization provides doctors and hospitals for them)
Center for Justice, Peace, and
Environment www.cjpe.org
(develops programs that further
economic, social & environmental justice, human rights, dignity, &
peace for all)
Homes For Our Troops www.homesforourtroops.org/
(assists injured veterans & their families by building new or
adapting homes for handicapped accessibility)
Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center
www.rmpjc.org/
(educates, organizes, acts, & builds
community, to create a culture of justice and peace)
Center for Nonviolent Communication
www.cnvc.org
(teaches conflict resolution and
nonviolent commutation skills world wide)
Buckminster Fullerðs GENI Project www.geni.org/
(working for peace by making the world
work for 100% of humanity in the shortest possible timeSð. )
Patriots for Peace
(Estes Park Patriots for Peace, P.O. Box
1045, Estes Park, CO 80517, creatively promotes alternatives to violence and
war through community education and activism)
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SWALLOW
HILL:
John
William Davis
Friday,
May 20, 8 p.m.
2005
South Florida Folk Festival New Folk winner, 2004 Kerrville Folk FestivalÕs New
Folk winner, winner of the 2002 Swallow Hill Songwriting Competition, and a
finalist in the Wildflower Songwriting Competition in 2003 É All of these
describe singer-songwriter John William Davis, who returns to Swallow Hill with
very special guests Freebo. John will be performing songs from his recently
released second album,
Revelation Land. Dean Poling of
GA/FLA News Service said about
Revelation Land,ÒJohn William
Davis proves that the musical talents and lyrical observations so readily available
on Dreams of the Lost
Tribe are no fluke. If anything, Revelation Land is even better than Dreams.Ó
Guest Artist: Freebo More on this Concert
Creative
Music Works welcomes
Scott
Cossu
Friday,
May 20, 8 p.m.
Musician,
composer and recording artist Scott Cossu is hard to categorize. His background
in jazz and R&B, combined with his years of classical training and his study
of ethnic music from Sudan, Thailand, China, Rumania and Ecuador result in a
unique music that has been performed in concerts worldwide and recorded since
1981. Scott has produced many successful albums and has toured the world,
giving more than 1,000 concerts. His latest recording projects include a fusion
of classical and jazz styles. ScottÕs work also includes scores for the
acclaimed PBS series Nova, film documentaries and nature videos.
Guest Artist: Freebo More on this Concert
KGNU
& KCKK welcome
Michael
Hearne & South By Southwest
Saturday,
May 21, 8 p.m.
Michael
Hearne has been said to call the style of music that he plays with his band
South By Southwest ÒSouthwestern Americana,Ó describing it as Òsongs about the
Southwest with an acoustic feel.Ó Michael and South By Southwest bring their
unique spin on Americana music to the Swallow Hill stage. Known as one of the
best ÒSouthwestern Swing danceÓ bands in their hometown of Santa Fe, they have
played many folk festivals for the past several years including the Kerrville
Folk Festival, Tommy Alverson Festival and Larry Joe Taylor Festival.
PRESS
RELEASE
For
Immediate Release
Monday,
May 16, 2005
Contact: RJ Betancourt
(rudy@swallowhill.com; 303.765.2488)
Ramblin'
Jack Elliott was doin' it before Bob Dylan though of it...
Denver Ñ Known as Woody GuthrieÕs protŽgŽe, RamblinÕ Jack Elliot was doing
WoodyÕs interpretations before Dylan thought of it. Jack returns to the Swallow
Hill stage at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 4. Jack idolized Woody, played side by
side with him and studied his performances, as well as the way he spoke and the
way that he walked. This prompted Woody to claim, ÒJack sounds more like me
than I do.Ó
ÒJack
Elliott is a self-made man. Some people inherit their riches, others earn them
in a slow, painful wayÉ. Jack, in the face of years of discouragement, has
slowly made himself into one of the finest pickers and singers and all-around
entertainers I've ever seen on a stage,Ó says Pete Seeger. Jack earned the
ÒRamblinÕÓ part of his name through his many travels across the country and
Europe. Over the years he has performed with the likes of Pete Seeger, Bob
Dylan, Jesse Fuller, The Grateful Dead and Joan Baez. He has influenced and
inspired musicians throughout the world including Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger,
Keith Richards, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Beck and Gordon
Lightfoot. Joan Baez say of Jack, Ò[heÕs] an original ... and they don't
even make originals like him anymore! Both the myth and the reality of Ramblin'
Jack Elliott are important elements of this country's folk legacy.Ó ÐJoan Baez
RamblinÕ
Jack Elliott is not to be missed! For tickets visit www.swallowhill.com or call
(303) 777-1003. Tickets are $24 in advance or $27 at the door. Discounts are
available for Swallow Hill members.
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The LIDA Project
921 21st St. Denver, CO 80201
Phone: 303.282.0466
email: LIDA@lida.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 09 May,
2005
CONTACT: Brian Freeland, Artistic
Director
Phone: 303.282.0466
email: brian.freeland@lida.org
THE LIDA PROJECT CALLS FOR DEVELOPMENT
ENSEMBLE
The LIDA Project is now accepting
consideration inquiries for inclusion in its 2005-06 development ensemble.
The LIDA Project's development ensemble
is the primary research, creation and performance arm of The LIDA Project.
Ensemble members will be afforded both national and international creation and
performance opportunities. The ideal candidate will be one with background and
performance experience in collaboration, physical pedagogy, multi-media
integrations and non-linear storytelling.
Letters of inquiry along with headshot
and CV may be sent electronically to LIDA@lida.org
or by post to 921 21st St., Denver, CO 80201.
THE LIDA PROJECT
Founded in 1995, The LIDA Project is a
multi-media art collective with a strong emphasis on live performance. The
mission of the company is to present works that experiment and challenge the
structure and presentation of performance while strengthening culture,
community, and artistic growth. Working as a collaborative group of artists The
LIDA Project promotes and presents works of the highest integrity and
expressiveness without yielding to conventional presentation and stereotypes.
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Special Announcement:
The Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage
Choir workshop and concert have been rescheduled. The community workshop
will be held September 9 and the concert has been rescheduled for September
10. For more information: 303-871-7993
Saturday,
May 21 4:00 PM
The
Colorado Women's Chorale and AVE
The
Colorado Women's Chorale, directed by Charlotte Adams, performs a wide-ranging
and international program of songs that celebrate the changing of the seasons,
by composers from Canada, Hungary, Liechtenstein, and the U.S.
Highlighted are two contemporary women composers, one American, one
Canadian. Also: Denver's only professional a cappella
quartet, AVE, will perform selections from their previously canceled
Scandinavian program.
Augustana
Lutheran 5000 E. Alameda Ave, Denver
Tickets:
$10 Adult / $8 Senior / $5 Student
Click here to purchase Tickets Now through TicketsWest website; in person at all
King Soopers or 1.866.464.2626
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DANCE ANNOUNCEMENTS
From:
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Subject:
NPC Carla Sanchez Fitness Fiesta May 21, 2005
Carla
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