Here's one of the great things about summertime: the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra concert at the Sherman Lake YMCA Performance Shell, presented by Sherman Lake Y and the Gull Lake Area Rotary Club.
At 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 (rain date Thursday, July 12), the maestro's baton will rise and we'll all be treated to an evening of Sousa, Sondheim, and more, as we enjoy the summer evening. Jerry Dixon will be the orchestra's guest artist.
Lawn seating admission is always free, but if you love to support the arts, you can help to sponsor the evening and get a VIP seat and parking with a donation of $50--or more. (Checks should be made payable to Sherman Lake YMCA and mailed to 6225 North 39th Street, Augusta, MI 49012; see the Y's website for more info.)
Hope to see you there on a beautiful summer evening in July!
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Meeting and misc.
YOU are invited to PAF's regular meetings. This month's meeting will be held on Thursday, June 14, at 6:30 at the Richland Area Community Center. Please join us if you can.
Other items to remember:
Modernistic Carpet Cleaning and the Harding's Market in Richland are helping PAF with donations. Scroll down to see how your purchases can benefit PAF at no cost to you.
If you'd care to make your own much-appreciated AND tax-deductible donation to PAF, please send your check to PAF, P.O. Box 611, Richland, MI 49083.
For grant application forms, please write to the same address or e-mail us at PerformingArtsFoundation@gmail.com
Other items to remember:
Modernistic Carpet Cleaning and the Harding's Market in Richland are helping PAF with donations. Scroll down to see how your purchases can benefit PAF at no cost to you.
If you'd care to make your own much-appreciated AND tax-deductible donation to PAF, please send your check to PAF, P.O. Box 611, Richland, MI 49083.
For grant application forms, please write to the same address or e-mail us at PerformingArtsFoundation@gmail.com
Alumni news that can't wait
We save most of our alumni news for our print edition, Footlights, but Jan Watson has news that can't wait for paper. Ty G., PAC '04, is in the U.S. Army and deployed in Iraq right now . . . but he'll be home for two weeks starting June 22. His family will have an open house for his old pals on June 25. And if you'd like to drop him a line in Iraq, please e-mail us for his address. All the best to you, Ty, from us all!
Monday, June 4, 2007
Calling teen talent
Singers! Jugglers! Instrumentalists! Comedians! Magicians! Dancers!
You fabulous performers who also happen to be teens are invited to audition for the third annual United Teens Talent Show. The show itself will happen at the Civic Theatre in Kalamazoo on August 11. Prizes range up to $500 and include professional coaching or the opportunity to make a professional demo recording.
Please hurry--auditions are happening soon, beginning on Monday, June 11 at our own Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue. Auditions begin at 4 p.m. and are first-come, first-auditioned. Audition forms, alternative audition times and places, and more info are available at kalamazooteentalent.com, or call 269-384-0838 for information. You may audition only once.
Callbacks will happen June 23, and the cast list will be posted on June 28. Coaching starts July 20, rehearsals begin July 30, and the show itself, directed by Ben Zylman, will go on at 7 p.m. August 11.
The show is supported by the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation and the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo.
Hope to see a great representation from our talented Gull Lake students!
You fabulous performers who also happen to be teens are invited to audition for the third annual United Teens Talent Show. The show itself will happen at the Civic Theatre in Kalamazoo on August 11. Prizes range up to $500 and include professional coaching or the opportunity to make a professional demo recording.
Please hurry--auditions are happening soon, beginning on Monday, June 11 at our own Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue. Auditions begin at 4 p.m. and are first-come, first-auditioned. Audition forms, alternative audition times and places, and more info are available at kalamazooteentalent.com, or call 269-384-0838 for information. You may audition only once.
Callbacks will happen June 23, and the cast list will be posted on June 28. Coaching starts July 20, rehearsals begin July 30, and the show itself, directed by Ben Zylman, will go on at 7 p.m. August 11.
The show is supported by the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation and the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo.
Hope to see a great representation from our talented Gull Lake students!
To do this summer: Make music! Dance!
Gull Lake band members who are now in 5th, 6th, or 7th grades might want to add musical fun to their summer with Summer Band 2007. Classes run June 26 through July 26 and are divided by instrument and years of experience. (Don't worry if you have to miss some classes.)
For students with ONE year of experience (mostly 5th graders going into 6th), join Woodwind 1, or Brass Class 1, 10 to 11 a.m.
For students with TWO years (6th going into 7th), join Woodwind 2 or Brass Class 2, 11 a.m. to noon.
For 7th graders going into 8th grade, try the Jazz Experience, noon to 1 p.m.
All classes meet at Ryan Intermediate School Band Room and cost $35 per student.
To reserve your spot, call Kelly at 269-629-5880, ext. 3005.
Younger children, ages 4 through 6, might enjoy dance classes this summer. This introduction to ballet teaches positions of the feet, traveling movements such as turns and jumps, and good stretching and exercise habits. A 6-week session is offered at two times of day by instructor Sabrina Parshall.
Each 6-week session costs $30 and meets Tuesdays from July 17 to August 21 at Wildermuth Gym.
Session 1: 12:30 - 1:15 p.m.
Session 2: 1:30 - 2:15 p.m.
For more information on Gull Lake's Community Education programs this summer, see your Communicator or visit gulllakecs.org.
For students with ONE year of experience (mostly 5th graders going into 6th), join Woodwind 1, or Brass Class 1, 10 to 11 a.m.
For students with TWO years (6th going into 7th), join Woodwind 2 or Brass Class 2, 11 a.m. to noon.
For 7th graders going into 8th grade, try the Jazz Experience, noon to 1 p.m.
All classes meet at Ryan Intermediate School Band Room and cost $35 per student.
To reserve your spot, call Kelly at 269-629-5880, ext. 3005.
Younger children, ages 4 through 6, might enjoy dance classes this summer. This introduction to ballet teaches positions of the feet, traveling movements such as turns and jumps, and good stretching and exercise habits. A 6-week session is offered at two times of day by instructor Sabrina Parshall.
Each 6-week session costs $30 and meets Tuesdays from July 17 to August 21 at Wildermuth Gym.
Session 1: 12:30 - 1:15 p.m.
Session 2: 1:30 - 2:15 p.m.
For more information on Gull Lake's Community Education programs this summer, see your Communicator or visit gulllakecs.org.
Friday, May 25, 2007
Passage to India
This arrived last Saturday from Sean C., PAC '99--who by now is actually in India:
"I'm taking off for India in 10 minutes!
Go check out my group's blog at www.indiastudytrip.com
Click on 'Blogs' on the left sidebar, and then 'Group Four Blog.' . . . Leave comments, tell your friends who might happen to be interested in international business or India in general, and all that good stuff."
For more Gull Lake arts alumni news, be sure to get your name on our Footlights newsletter list. Just e-mail us at PerformingArtsFoundation@gmail.com giving your mailing address.
"I'm taking off for India in 10 minutes!
Go check out my group's blog at www.indiastudytrip.com
Click on 'Blogs' on the left sidebar, and then 'Group Four Blog.' . . . Leave comments, tell your friends who might happen to be interested in international business or India in general, and all that good stuff."
For more Gull Lake arts alumni news, be sure to get your name on our Footlights newsletter list. Just e-mail us at PerformingArtsFoundation@gmail.com giving your mailing address.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Welcome to PAF's new blog!
Welcome, one and all, to the new blog for the GLCS Performing Arts Foundation. Our mission? We quote: The Performing Arts Foundation supports educational performing arts activities for all ages at Gull Lake Community Schools. In short, we raise funds to support drama, music, and the visual arts education at all levels, K-12, in the Gull Lake schools (which are in Michigan, in case you are an unwary visitor).
Performing Arts Foundation meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Ave., Richland, Michigan 49083. Anyone interested in the performing arts in our community is encouraged to attend any meeting.
Grant applications are available by mailed request to PAF, P.O. Box 611, Richland, MI 49083 or by requests emailed to performingartsfoundation@gmail.com. Applications are due one week ahead of any regular PAF meeting, and at least three weeks before the planned event.
And now, news of note:
The first ever Spring Showcase for the Arts was held May 4-6 at Gull Lake High School. The celebration included the Performing Arts Company's annual student-directed One-Act Play Festival; fabulous choir and jazz band performances; and an exhibition of work by the high school's talented visual artists. We hope that the Showcase will become an annual tradition.
Harding's: Your purchases at Harding's can now benefit PAF. Pick up an eScrip Community Card at any cash register at Harding's, call the 800 number given on the card, tell them that you want your 4% to go to GLCS Performing Arts Foundation, and you're all set! Your support means a lot to arts education.
Modernistic Carpet Cleaning: And don't forget your spring cleaning! When you place your residential or commercial cleaning and restoration order (call 269-629-4500 or 385-3377), just tell the scheduler that you’d like your order to benefit Gull Lake Schools. Modernistic will donate 10 per cent of your order to PAF and the Gull Lake athletic boosters. Thanks to Lee and Katie Hitow of Modernistic for this wonderful gift!
For your calendar:
June
14 Thurs PAF meeting, 6:30 p.m., RACC
25 - 29 Dance day camp, grades 1-8, Sherman Lake YMCA
July
8 – 13 Gilmore Piano resident camp, gr. 5-11, Sherman Lake YMCA
9 - 13 Gilmore Piano day camp, gr. 3-6, Sherman Lake YMCA
11 Wed Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra concert at Sherman Lake YMCA Performance Shell, 8:15, free lawn seating
12 Thurs PAF meeting, 6:30 p.m., RACC
15 – 20 School of Rock resident camp, gr. 7-10, Sherman Lake YMCA
21 Sat 34th Annual Richland Art Fair, 9 – 4, Richland Village Green, Gull Lake Area Community Volunteers
29 – Aug 3 Ensemble Theater resident camp, gr. 5-10, Sherman Lake YMCA
August
5 – 10 School of Rock resident camp, gr. 7-10, Sherman Lake YMCA
Information on Sherman Lake YMCA programs at shermanlakeymca.org
That's all for now, friends! Please email us (performingartsfoundation@gmail.com) if you'd like to receive Footlights, our paper newsletter. We'd rather not put all the salacious personal gossip about alumni on the web, so please let us know your snail address if you'd like to keep up with ALL the news!
E-mail us, too, if you'd like to include arts listings here. And join us at our next PAF meeting, 6:30 p.m., Thursday, June 14, at the Richland Area Community Center. Cheers!
Performing Arts Foundation meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Ave., Richland, Michigan 49083. Anyone interested in the performing arts in our community is encouraged to attend any meeting.
Grant applications are available by mailed request to PAF, P.O. Box 611, Richland, MI 49083 or by requests emailed to performingartsfoundation@gmail.com. Applications are due one week ahead of any regular PAF meeting, and at least three weeks before the planned event.
And now, news of note:
The first ever Spring Showcase for the Arts was held May 4-6 at Gull Lake High School. The celebration included the Performing Arts Company's annual student-directed One-Act Play Festival; fabulous choir and jazz band performances; and an exhibition of work by the high school's talented visual artists. We hope that the Showcase will become an annual tradition.
Harding's: Your purchases at Harding's can now benefit PAF. Pick up an eScrip Community Card at any cash register at Harding's, call the 800 number given on the card, tell them that you want your 4% to go to GLCS Performing Arts Foundation, and you're all set! Your support means a lot to arts education.
Modernistic Carpet Cleaning: And don't forget your spring cleaning! When you place your residential or commercial cleaning and restoration order (call 269-629-4500 or 385-3377), just tell the scheduler that you’d like your order to benefit Gull Lake Schools. Modernistic will donate 10 per cent of your order to PAF and the Gull Lake athletic boosters. Thanks to Lee and Katie Hitow of Modernistic for this wonderful gift!
For your calendar:
June
14 Thurs PAF meeting, 6:30 p.m., RACC
25 - 29 Dance day camp, grades 1-8, Sherman Lake YMCA
July
8 – 13 Gilmore Piano resident camp, gr. 5-11, Sherman Lake YMCA
9 - 13 Gilmore Piano day camp, gr. 3-6, Sherman Lake YMCA
11 Wed Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra concert at Sherman Lake YMCA Performance Shell, 8:15, free lawn seating
12 Thurs PAF meeting, 6:30 p.m., RACC
15 – 20 School of Rock resident camp, gr. 7-10, Sherman Lake YMCA
21 Sat 34th Annual Richland Art Fair, 9 – 4, Richland Village Green, Gull Lake Area Community Volunteers
29 – Aug 3 Ensemble Theater resident camp, gr. 5-10, Sherman Lake YMCA
August
5 – 10 School of Rock resident camp, gr. 7-10, Sherman Lake YMCA
Information on Sherman Lake YMCA programs at shermanlakeymca.org
That's all for now, friends! Please email us (performingartsfoundation@gmail.com) if you'd like to receive Footlights, our paper newsletter. We'd rather not put all the salacious personal gossip about alumni on the web, so please let us know your snail address if you'd like to keep up with ALL the news!
E-mail us, too, if you'd like to include arts listings here. And join us at our next PAF meeting, 6:30 p.m., Thursday, June 14, at the Richland Area Community Center. Cheers!
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