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Colorado Arts news - Part 1 of 2

Send your information and copy for the next CAC Arts News to Editor and Publisher Paul Saunders at artsnews@lpbroadband.net

THANKS!

Editor's Note:

Congratulations Tina Poe for being selected by Denver Mayor Hickenlooper to fill Denise Montgomery's position. Well earned appointment!

The one thing that comes to mind is the number of women that should be celebrated for their steadfast work in Coloarado arts at all levels. The list would be very long if I had the exact data. I know the list for men in the Colorado arts serving boards and creative positions is long too, but I often felt outnumbered in conferences, conventions and Consortium board meetings.

I almost hate to go out of the house anymore to meetings as I'm the "old man of the sea" looking person at those meetings. Of course I have my fun as Santa. You just have to grow into the part and that I have done. (See attached PDF photo)

Cheers and give thanks for those blessings we have,

Paul Saunders

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AND NOW FOR SOME GREAT COLORADO ARTS NEWS

This holiday season:

Invest... In... Imagination

Imagine going into a school where the halls and classrooms are alive with student activity. You are surrounded by colorful murals and artwork, you hear music wafting through the halls. The students respect each other, their teachers, and you. As you walk by the math classroom you see (or in this case hear) students learning their fractions by creating a melody using whole notes, half notes, and quarter notes. In the reading class, students are impersonating a character from the Revolutionary War story they are studying. In this school, practically every student meets or surpasses expectations in reading, writing, math and other subjects.

This type of school can and does exist in Colorado, but your help is needed to ensure that every Colorado student has access to this type of education.

The Colorado Alliance for Arts Education (CAAE) knows the arts play a critical role in making these schools a reality. In Colorado, over 60% of the schools that receive recognition through the Schools of Excellence program rank Excellent or High in their CSAP scores. These schools also demonstrate high parent involvement, strong connections to their community, and offer a curriculum rich in arts and culture - qualities that every parent wants to see in their child's school.

This past year was CAAE's biggest year in its 29 year history!! We served a greater number of schools and students through programs such as Innovative Teaching Through the Arts, an interactive teacher professional development program; the NEA Summer Institute, which taught teachers to use documentaries and other films in their classrooms; bi-monthly editions of @rts-E, now seen by more than 1,500 people; and the MAGIC Arts Supply Drive, through which we collected nearly $20,000 worth of arts supplies -- from musical instruments and clay, to computer graphics software, which benefited over 10,000 students in low-performing, low income schools!

None of this could be accomplished without the generous support of individuals and organizations from across the state of Colorado. As we embark on our 30th year, please join us as we make education inspiring again. Your donation, big or small, goes a long way in letting legislators and policy makers know that you believe the arts are an important part of education. Donate today and be counted!!

All donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Contributions can be mailed to CAAE, 3400 W. 38th Avenue, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80211.

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Contact: Deana Miller, Public Art Coordinator

303-739-6747

dsmiller@auroragov.org

Aurora Announces Call for Artists

AURORA, Colo. - The City of Aurora, Colorado invites visual artists/artist teams residing in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah to submit qualifications to be considered for a public art commission. The project will be located at South Branch Library, 15324 E. Hampden Circle, just east of Chambers Road and Hampden Avenue. Submission requirements are available at www.auroragov.org/artinpublicplaces.

Estimated Timeline:

Monday, Dec. 12, 2005: Deadline for Receipt of Submission

Friday, Jan. 13, 2006: Finalists Notified

For more information on public art in the City of Aurora, call Deana Miller, Public Art Coordinator, at 303-739-6747.

The City of Aurora's Art in Public Places Program promotes and maintains a quality public art collection of diverse media and styles that play an integral role in the city's architecture and community. The Art in Public Places Commission advocates, educates and serves as stewards for the public art of Aurora, fostering experiences in the arts that reach out to our culturally diverse city.

More than 300,000 people and 10,400 businesses choose to call Aurora home, making it the third most populous city in Colorado and the 59th largest in the country. For more information on the city of Aurora, call 303-739-7000 or go to www.auroragov.org.

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Deana S. Miller

Public Art Coordinator

City of Aurora

Library, Recreation & Cultural Services

14949 E. Alameda Pkwy.

Aurora, CO 80012

phone: 303-739-6747

fax: 303-739-6586

dsmiller@auroragov.org

www.auroragov.org/artinpublicplaces

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Subject: THE ANONYMOUS MR. W. | IN PERFORMANCE THIS WEEKEND AT STAGE LEFT CHICAGO

From: "The LIDA Project" <lida@lida.org>

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The LIDA Project | The Anonymous Mr. W.

Friends -

The LIDA Project will be performing /The Anonymous Mr. W./ at Stage Left Theatre in Chicago, this weekend, December 16th, 17th and 18th. This marks the beginning of our long awaited national tour of this latest LIDA collaboration. We are forever grateful to all of you who helped us take this next step to bring our work to the national stage.

If you have friends, family or colleagues in Chicago, be sure to tell them to come and check us out! If they mention this email, they will receive a $10.00 ticket - and you get the bragging rights for turning them on to LIDA's unique theatrical experimentalism.

Thank you again

for all your continued support.

- The LIDA Project Ensemble

Contact The LIDA Project box office at 303-282-0466 or by email at

LIDA@LIDA.org.

or purchase tickets directly from TheatreMania.com

The Denver Post - 12-11-2005 "Anonymous" hits the road

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Subject: A Christmas Carol Opens at THEATREWORKS

From: "Amanda Mountain" <amountai@uccs.edu>

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Contact: Amanda Mountain

719-262-3114

COLORADO SPRINGS -THEATREWORKS PRESENTS THE DICKENS CLASSIC

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

This holiday season, THEATREWORKS brings back an old classic with a new twist.

A Christmas Carol will feature the Colorado Springs Children's Chorale and will run Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. and Dec. 19-24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater located at 3955 Cragwood Drive (near the corner of Union and Austin Bluffs). Tickets are $22 in advance; $25 at the door. Children 16 and under are only $12. Group discounts are available. Call 719-262-3232, or log on to www.uccstheatreworks.com to purchase tickets now.

A Christmas Carol is back by popular demand once again starring Bob Pinney, whose Scrooge is an iconic image of redemption and rebirth, after decades of playing the character on the THEATREWORKS stage. Joining him are Leah Chandler Mills and Steve Wallace, two of Colorado Springs finest actors, together with the Colorado Springs Children's Chorale who will warm the soul with their singing. THEATREWORKS Artistic Director Murray Ross directs.

This December, break away from the chaos and spend an evening with

THEATREWORKS! There's no better way to get into the spirit of the season than to indulge in the old-fashion sentimentality that only Scrooge can evoke. Also join us in the lobby at 6 p.m. on Friday, December 23 for dinner with the director. This gourmet meal is only $30 per person and truly makes for a special experience.

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Subject: Springs Celebrates Mozart at 250

From: "Amanda Mountain" <amountai@uccs.edu>

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Contact: Bettina Swigger

E-mail: MozartAt250@gmail.com

Phone: (719) 322-6438

Website: www.mozart250.org

Colorado Springs Celebrates Mozart's 250th Birthday

A Yearlong Celebration!

January 1, 2006- December 31, 2006

January 27, 2006 marks the 250th birthday of the great composer, Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart. Music fans across the world are beginning to celebrate this momentous occasion, and Colorado Springs is marking its spot on the world map as a city that cares about Mozart.

On Friday, December 9, Mayor Lionel Rivera, in the company of State

Representative Michael Merrifield, signed a proclamation recognizing 2006 as a year for Colorado Springs to celebrate Mozart At 250: A Yearlong Celebration of Mozart's Life and Music.

Mozart is certainly one of the most famous classical composers. In his short life, he wrote copious amounts of material, rich with subtlety, musical humor, and grace. From opera and religious work to symphony and chamber music, Mozart was a true master; a musical genius. His work is so important that it remains relevant and magical to this day.

Two longtime residents of Colorado Springs and great friends to the Arts in the Pikes Peak region, Richard and Mary Kay Carlson, decided that music lovers in our area should celebrate this auspicious anniversary, and therefore co-founded the non-profit group, Mozart At 250.

Mozart At 250 is working with community partners to get people talking about Mozart! The Pikes Peak Library District, Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration, and a host of other community and educational outreach organizations are planning events and displays to keep the spirit of Mozart alive. Mozart At 250 also aims to encourage the number of collaborative efforts made by performing arts groups, in such a spirit that all parts of the community can become engaged and inspired by

Mozart's works.

Mozart At 250 celebrates Mozart's work through the publication of a two-volume brochure/calendar of all Mozart performances taking place in the Pikes Peak region, which will be available January 1 at locations around the community. Visit the offices of KCME 88.7 FM at 1921 N. Weber to pick up a copy of the brochure.

For more information about the celebration or the Gala Performance on January 27 with Opera Theatre of the Rockies, please contact Bettina Swigger at 322-6438.

Mozart at 250 sponsors include the Bank At Broadmoor, the U.S. Bank

Private Client Group, the Bee Vradenburg Foundation, and many individual

donors. Mozart At 250's fiscal sponsor is the Pikes Peak Arts Council, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.

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Subject: E-NOTE: Greg & Pieta Brown, Two Generations of Sharp Singer

Songwriters & Los Lantzmun's Pre-Hanukah Show

From: "Swallow Hill Music Association" <announcements@swallowhill.com>

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Swallow Hill E-Note Swallow Hill E-Note

Music School <http://www.swallowhill.com/music_school.htm> | Concerts

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Denver, CO 80210 | 303.777.1003 | Monday, December 12, 2005

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KGNU, KUNC & KCUV welcome Greg Brown w/Pieta Brown

Friday & Saturday, December 16 & 17 | 8 p.m.

Rolling Stone magazine describes Greg Brown as "a wickedly sharp observer of the human condition." Singer/songwriter/poet Greg Brown returns to Swallow Hill bringing his powerful voice that has been described as “thundering” and love of various musical styles such as classical, hillbilly, country, gospel, blues and early rock ‘n’ roll that he incorporates into all of his songs. And he's not coming alone ... this time his eldest daughter Pieta Brown rounds up these concerts that promise to be truly unforgettable.

Pre-Concert @ The Café, Dec 16, 6:30 p.m.:

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Teacher Fest & Sampler Day | Sat, January 7

<http://www.swallowhill.com/music_school/classes/class864.html> Have you imagined that Swallow Hill is also a music school? More and more people are now enjoying music making at home, with friends and family thanks to what they have learned at Swallow Hill's Julie Davis MusicSchool. The Teacher Fest and Sampler Day is the perfect opportunity to see in a nutshell what the school is about, with workshops with our award-winning faculty, concerts, jam sessions, and above all, lots of fun. For more information about the Teacher Fest and Sampler Day is

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calling 303.777.1003.

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Subject: You'll find Christmas Cheer with Augustana Arts!

From: "Donald Tallman, Executive Director Augustana Arts"

<donald@augustanaarts.org>

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Augustana Arts Alert

December 2005

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In this issue

* Celebrate the Season of Music

* Please Consider a Year-end Gift to Augustana Arts

* A Private Concert to Honor our Year-End Donors!

* Community Partner Event: Augustana Lutheran - Augustana Christmas Vespers

* Augustana Arts Presents "Christmas-Baroque and Beyond"

* Season Partner: Denver Center Theatre Company

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Please Consider a Year-end Gift to Augustana Arts

In this season of sharing, we would welcome your gift to ensure that Augustana Arts will continue to enrich your life throughout the New Year by being a/an:

-Leaders Circle ($1,000 +)

-Friend ($500)

-Sponsor ($250)

-Patron ($100)

-Donor ($50)

Please make your tax deductible check payable to

Augustana Arts, 5000 E. Alameda Ave., Denver, CO 80246.

And as a thank you for your donation, please read on...

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A Private Concert to Honor our Year-End Donors!

We have a special thank you gift for your year-end donation - a free, private concert at the elegant and intimate Frederic C. Hamilton Family Recital Hall, located in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts on the University of Denver campus.

This special donors-only event will take place on Saturday, February 4, 2006 at 7:30PM. The program will include Dr. Cindy Lindeen Martin performing on the beautiful William K. Coors, 56-rank, 2,848-pipe tracker organ designed and built by Karl Schuke Orgelbauwerkstatt, Berlin. The evening will also feature the acappella vocal quartet, AVE.

We will send you ticket and concert details upon

receipt of your gift. Thank you!

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Community Partner Event: Augustana Lutheran - Augustana Christmas Vespers

Augustana's Choirs present a Candlelit Advent/Christmas program, Sunday, December 11th at 7:00 pm

Augustana's Chancel Choir, Children's and Youth Choirs and the Augustana Ringers grace this holiday with the sounds of Advent and Christmas through the singing and ringing of seasonal anthems, beautiful carols and meaningful scripture readings. Pastor John Pederson will deliver an Advent message. A reception follows hosted by the Lutheran Church Women. Complete your holiday by attending this

beautiful Vespers Concert at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave., Denver, CO

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Augustana Arts Presents "Christmas-Baroque and Beyond"

DECEMBER 17& 18 (SAT/SUN) 7:30 PM SAT/3:00 PM

SUN

What: Christmas music, from the Baroque to the Contemporary— Charpentier, Midnight Mass for Christmas; Torelli, Christmas Concerto;

Manfredini, Christmas Concerto, and the Carols of John Rutter, performed by the Augustana Chamber Choir, the Colorado Women’s Chorale, guest soloists, and the

Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Guest Conductor Michael Shasberger, Conductor Emeritus of Musica Sacra.

When: Saturday, December 17, 2005, 7:30 PM and Sunday, December 18, 2005, 3:00 PM

Where: Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 East Alameda Avenue, Denver

Tickets: $15 Adult / $10 Senior / $5 Student

Advance tickets are available at TicketWest.com, by phone: 1-866-464-2626,

and at all King Soopers

Information: 303-388-4678

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Season Partner: Denver Center Theatre Company

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Celebrate the Season of Music

Over the years, Augustana Arts has presented some of the most renowned national and international musicians as well as provided an important venue for many Front Range performing groups.

We've donated over 25,000 free concert tickets to senior centers, halfway houses, and other social service agencies.

We've been an important resource to local public and private schools by providing quality music education programs and after school programs to thousands of

children in the Denver Metro Area.

Our City Strings Outreach program provides Suzuki string instruction to children in Aurora who would otherwise be unable to experience such a program.

And, it's because of you. Your patronage as an audience member and as a donor helps fuel our growth and capacity for outreach. This month, Celebrate the Season of Music with us through a year-end gift and help us continue to fulfill our mission to

gather community, support the arts and delight the spirit.

Best wishes for a wonderful holiday from the Board

and Staff of Augustana Arts

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Our Season Partners

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For more information:

Contact Denise Freestone at (970) 484-5237

or denisef@openstagetheatre.org

OPENSTAGE THEATRE PRESENTS

A Bright Room Called Day

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

A Bright Room Called Day

What: A Bright Room Called Day by Tony Kushner, directed by Peter Anthony.

When: January 7 to February 4, 2006 on Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 p.m. with one Thursday performance on February 2 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees January 22 and 29 at 2:00 p.m.

FATT Friday: January 13, 8:00 p.m.

Student Night: Thursday, January 5, 7:30 p.m.

Where: The Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins, Colorado 80521

Cost: $20 for adults and $15 for seniors and students. Matinee tickets are $13 per person. FATT Friday tickets are $10 per person. Student Night is free for students and educators. Group rates are available.

Tickets: Individual tickets and group rates are available through the Lincoln Center box office at 970-221-6730 or www.lctix.com. For reservations for Student Night, call 970-484-5237.

Information: OpenStage Theatre, 970-484-5237 or www.openstagetheatre.org.

Photos: Performance photos will be available at www.openstagetheatre.org after opening night. Click on A Bright Room Called Day, or contact us at denisef@openstagetheatre.org or 970-484-5237 with your request.

Fort Collins - OpenStage Theatre & Company presents A Bright Room Called Day, written by Tony Kushner and directed by Peter Anthony. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angels in America, A Bright Room Called Day is a powerful portrayal of individuals confronted with political catastrophe. The play follows a group of artists and activists struggling for preservation in 1930s Berlin as Germany surrenders to the seduction of fascism. A Bright Room Called Day creates a stark counterpoint between then and now through the outpourings of Zillah, a slightly paranoid and extremely passionate contemporary American woman. Kushner's first play is a lyrical, savagely funny piece of theatre. The Chicago Tribune heralded A Bright Room Called Day as "Šbrash, audacious and Š a good deal of theatrical fun."

In his production notes for A Bright Room Called Day, Kushner states that "the play relies on being grounded in emotions to make its points and have its effects.ŠPolitics are true passions for these people, not pretexts for private feelings."

Director Anthony calls A Bright Room Called Day "a cautionary tale about how fascism can slowly infect any society. In our country today there is a fear mongering that goes beyond 9-11 and terrorism. It can even be seen in the projected threat of the bird flu pandemic. We're witnessing a disturbing erosion of our right to privacy and freedom and growing incidences of human rights violations and government secrecy - all in the name of security. When a certain line is crossed, democracy is betrayed and the very values that form the cornerstone of our country are compromised. These values go beyond conservative or liberal politics. They are a shared agenda for all Americans.. Everyone in this country values freedom, and A Bright Room Called Day creates a forum for us to become alert to protecting our own personal freedoms."

By turns realistic and fantastic, the plays of Tony Kushner are witty and sophisticated with a wide-ranging examination of politics, sexuality, religion, economics and character. He sees his plays as part of a greater political movement concerned with moral responsibility during politically repressive times. Kushner brings the lofty into the sphere of the approachable by creating everyday characters who collide both comically and tragically on stage. A noted speaker and lecturer, Kushner also speaks about timeless matters - faith, death and life.

Kushner is perhaps best known for his two-part play, Angels in America, for which he has received a Pulitzer Prize, two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, the Evening Standard Award, two Olivier Award nominations, the New York Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, and the LAMBDA Literary Award for Drama. In 1998, London's National Theatre selected Angels in America as one of the ten best plays of the 20th century. The 2003 HBO production, directed by Mike Nichols and featuring Al Pacino, Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson, garnered five Emmy awards.

Performances of A Bright Room Called Day runs January 7 through February 4, 2006 on Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 p.m. with one Thursday performance on February 2 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees on January 22 and 29 at 2:00 p.m. Performances are at the Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins, Colorado 80521.

FATT Friday - Friday At The Theatre - is a new offering for the 2005-2006 season that presents a unique event on the Friday after opening night for each season production. All tickets are $10 and audience members of legal drinking age will receive a free beer during intermission. FATT Friday is sponsored by New Belgium Brewing Company. The FATT Friday performance for A Bright Room Called Day is on January 13 at 8:00 p.m.

A free performance of A Bright Room Called Day is available for students and educators on Thursday, January 5 at 7:30 p.m. Call 970-484-5237 for more information and to make reservations.

Individual ticket prices are $20 for adults and $15 for seniors, students and groups of 10 or more. Matinee tickets are $13 per person. Tickets are available Monday through Saturday from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. through the Lincoln Center box office at (970) 221-6730 and online at www.lctix.com.

Major funding for A Bright Room Called Day is provided by The Rocky Mountain Bullhorn. Additional funding is provided by The Eyes Have It, and The Acting Company is underwritten by Jim and Wendy Franzen. OpenStage Theatre's 2005-2006 season is supported by grants from the Colorado Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Fort Collins Fort Fund and the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado. Student programming is made possible through grants from the Thornton Family Foundation and the Gannett Foundation.

OpenStage Theatre is a not-for-profit organization that relies heavily on the support of sponsors and donors. With assistance from corporations, foundations and the general public, OpenStage has been able to produce high quality live theatre for thirty-three years. For information on sponsorship and charitable gifts, call (970) 484-5237.

For more information, visit the OpenStage Theatre website at www.openstagetheatre.org or call 970-484-5237. Founded in 1973, OpenStage Theatre is a recipient of the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts and is a member of the Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for not-for-profit professional theatres.

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Subject: Tommy Tune is Doctor Dolittle in the American premiere of a new

musical!

From: "Denver Center Attractions" <webmaster@mypacmailreply.paciolan.com>

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Take your family on a journey to the far corners of the world with the American

premiere of Dr. Dolittle.

Tommy Tune is Dr. Dolittle in this big, boisterous family musical, and

his ability to talk to the animals will take audiences on one extraordinary adventure after another.