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California Arts Day, October 2
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SAN DIEGO ARTS AND CULTURE GROUPS
CELEBRATE CALIFORNIA ARTS DAY ON
OCTOBER 2, 2009
The annual California Arts
Day takes place on the first Friday of October and recognizes the role
that arts and individual creativity play in the state. For more
information about California Arts Day visit
www.cac.ca.gov/artsday/ or contact the California Arts Council
at 916-322-6555.
San Diego Area California Arts Day Participants
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego - Free admission on October 2, 2009
*La Jolla location only due to installation at downtown location.
700 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Contact: Claire Caraska, (858) 454-3541 x119 http://www.mcasd.org
Mingei International Museum - 50% off admission on October 2, 2009
Balboa Park Location: 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
Escondido Location: 155 West Grand Avenue, Escondido CA 92025
Contact: Charlotte Cagan, (619) 239-0003 http://www.mingei.org
Bravo School of Art - First Friday Open House - Free
NTC Promenade at Liberty Station, 2690 Historic Decatur Rd., Studio 206 , San Diego
Contact: Lauren Downey, (619) 223-0058 www.BravoSchoolOfArt.com
Recreational Music Center - Fun Fridays! - Free NTC Promenade at Liberty Station, 2590 Truxtun Rd, Studio 103, San Diego Contact: David Gereghty, (619) 225-9597 www.recreationalmusiccenter.com
Lux Art Institute - 50% off admission on October 2, 2009
1550 South El Camino Real, Encinitas, CA 92024
Contact: Grace Madamba, (760) 436-6611 gmadamba@luxartinstitute.org
Barona Cultural Center & Museum - 15% Museum Store Discount on October 2, 2009
1095 Barona Road, Lakeside, CA 92040
Phone: 619-443-7003, Ext.2 http://www.baronamuseum.org/
Women's History Museum & Education Center - Free admission for the month of October
2323 Broadway, Ste. 107, San Diego, CA 92102
Contact: Ashley Gardner, (619) 233-7963 info@whmec.org
San Diego Archaeological Center - 10% Museum Store Discount on October 2, 2009
16666 San Pasqual Valley Rd., San Diego, CA 92027
Contact: Marie Andersen, (760) 291-0370 m.andersen@sandiegoarchaeology.org
Water Conservation Garden - 15% Museum Store Discount on October 2, 2009
12122 Cuyamaca College Dr. W., El Cajon, CA 92019
Contact: Marty Eberhardt, (619) 660-1684 marty@thegarden.org
Cygnet Theatre - $10 discount up to four tickets each for October 2nd Preview Performance of Man from Nebraska.
4040 Twiggs Avenue, Old Town, 92110
Call the box office at 619-337-1525. Mention California Arts Day. www.cygnettheatre.org
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18th Annual Star Awards
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To view and purchase photo's from the 18th Annual Star Awards, go HERE
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Emerging Leaders Creative Conversations
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"Creative Conversations" Wednesday
October 28, 2009 Please share with members of your
organization who are 35 years old and under, and emerging arts leaders in
San
Diego.
The San Diego Foundation and the
San Diego Commission for Art and Culture are partnering with Americans for the
Arts to host an Emerging Leader Creative Conversation at The New Children's
Museum in downtown San
Diego on Wednesday October 28, 2009 from 4:30 - 7
p.m.
"Creative Conversations" brings
together local emerging arts leaders to discuss challenges specific to their age
group and experience and issues regarding the arts in their communities.
"Creative Conversations" is part of National Arts and Humanities Month programs
coordinated by Americans for the Arts. This "Creative Conversations" will focus
on re-creating the Emerging Leaders Program in San Diego. This event is free, food and
beverages will be provided.
Kate
Ridge Arts
and Culture Intern
The
San Diego
Foundation 2508 Historic Decatur
Rd., Ste. 200 San Diego, CA
92106 Main (619)
235-2300 Direct
(619) 814-1381 www.sdfoundation.org |
From the Latest SDRACC Meeting
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SDRACC Meeting
Sept 10 2009
Ruben Fleet
Science Center
I- Elections:
There are multiple SD City Council and state legislators
terming out or running for higher office in 2010. Ron Roberts faces multiple
challengers if he chooses to run again for County Supervisor.
SD City Council members leaving office: Ben Hueso,
Donna Frye, Tony Young. (Kevin Faulconer is running for re-election) There are
not many known candidates for these seats. Howard Wayne and Steve Hadley are
expected to run for Donna Frye's City Council seat.
SD County Supervisor elections - Dist. 4(Ron
Robert) & 5(Bill Horn) - Lori
Saldana and Donna Frye are both expected to run in District 4.
State Assembly - Lori Saldana is termed out in the
78th District. (Toni Atkins is running); Ben Hueso is challenging
Mary Salas for the 79th District seat.
State Senate - Denise Ducheny is termed out in
the 40th District.
More candidates are expected to declare and be posted at the
SD County Registrar of Voters this Fall
SDRACC will engage all candidates to educate them on the
role and impact of the arts in San Diego
Attendees at the meeting
volunteered to participate on work teams. All teams are open to additional
people that were unable to attend the September meeting.
1) Candidate Questionnaires - Laurel Withers, Janine Flores, Rebecca Rader
2) Candidate Briefings in late February - Denise Montgomery,
Alan Ziter, Elizabeth Castillo
3) Face to Face Meetings - For candidates not able to
participate in the Candidate Briefing - Theresa Kosen, Susana Puritto, Alan
Ziter, Rebecca Rader
4) Educating Voters
Post Primary Activities after June 2010 will include:
1) Candidate Forum -Early to Mid September - Dan Vecchitto,
Denise Montgomery, Ann Laddon
2) Educating Voters
Additional attendees asking to be assigned to a work team at
a later date include: Marc Emmelmann, Adrienne Valencia, Caroline Harwood, Katy
Sanders
II- Arts Day and UT
1) First Friday of October in California is the California Arts Council's
- "California Arts Day" - www.cac.ca.gov
October is Arts and Humanities Month - Check Americans for the Arts--
artsusa.org . or CAC website.
Post Arts Day events at the CAC website and email Denise
Montgomery so she can include the event in a San Diego press release.
2) Mentioned article in UT today that their new CEO/Publisher is showing
positive signs of wanting to cover and work with the arts community.
Denise Montgomery-- wants suggestions for UT articles- they
want copy next week.
Ideas: "Quality of life Impact" "Economic Impact" "Innovation"
"Arts Education" "Arts Jobs"
The article can be by arts leaders, or it could be from a
supportive City Council member, or SDRACC Chairman. Author Suggestions: Joe
Terzi of ConVis or Ben Haddad, Pres. of Chamber of Commerce
III- California Advocacy
AB700 The Creative Economy and Revitalization
Act which proposes to deducate 20% of the current sales tax on art materials to
the CAC is in "suspense" in the Assembly Appropriations Committee until
January. Dalouge request that organizations that have not yet sent letters of
support to the author do so. Please find sample letters and information here: http://californiaartsadvocates.org/AB700.html
IV- National Advocacy
National NEA Stimulus Funding Update
$4.5 million went to California
Only $75,000 to San
Diego
16 orgs applied in SD; 2 got the $75,000 (The Old
Globe and Aja Project)
SD Arts and Culture Commission's Victoria Hamilton and
Robert Gleason along with Dalouge Smith met with Congresswoman Susan Davis to
follow up on these upsetting results. Mrs. Davis is sending a letter to the new
NEA Chairman asking for clarification on the criteria and encouraging geography
be used as a criteria for future grants.
Also, Arts and Culture Commission is working on getting Robert Lynch, President
and CEO of Americas for the Arts to come in early January to meet with SD Arts
Community
VI- Coalition Website
Website is nearing completion. It will give the coalition a
place to post political candidates' positions on the arts for next elections. 1011
Interactive now has the copy and is expected to complete their work within the
next two months.
Establishing a Facebook page for the Coalition was
suggested. The website committee will assess this idea to determine the
feasibility of keeping it updated.
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National Arts Marketing Conference in LA: October 8-11- Register today!
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National Arts Marketing Conference Thursday, October 8 - Sunday, October 11, 2009 presented by Arts Reach at the Millennium Biltmore hotel in Los Angeles. "Are You Ready for the Wave of Change? Breakthrough Strategies for Growing Audiences, Donors, and Boards in the Coming Decade" Top arts marketers and fundraisers will be discussing trends, best practices, and ways to recession-proof your organization.
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News from The City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture
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Free Night of Theatre, Music & Dance
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 For the third successive year, the San Diego Performing Arts League is
participating in a national audience development initiative headed by Theater
Communications Group based in NYC.
From coast to coast, one hundred and
twenty cities will take part in this program dedicated to exposing the rich
culture of performing arts to new eyes and ears.
Performing arts
organizations around San Diego County will offer hundreds of free tickets to
their performances from October 12 - November 08, 2009.
Members of
the public will be eligible to reserve two tickets to one performance by
visiting...(TBA)...starting in
early October, and continuing throughout the program.
The mission is to
develop new scores of arts patrons, and the means to this end will be
accomplished via social media marketing that targets young professional networks,
among other various promotional strategies geared towards those that might not be aware of all the brilliant artistic happenings in San Diego.
Last year's statistics
gained from the survey participants in 2008, show that the goals of providing
access to non-traditional audiences was met:
83% had never previously
attended a production by the company they patronized
33% were under the age
of 35
55% were under the age of 45
29% were non-white
32% had less than
a college education
32% had income under $50,000
*And in follow-up
surveying, 39% reported that they have since purchased a ticket from the company
whose performance they attended!
Participating SDPAL organizations this
year include: Camarada, Coronado School of the Arts, Cygnet Theatre,
Diversionary Theatre/ion theatre company, Fallbrook Music Society, La Jolla
Playhouse, Orchestra Nova San Diego, Playwrights Project, San Diego Ballet, San
Diego Shakespeare Society, San Diego Symphony, and SDSU School of Theatre.
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SDPAL Launches New Movers Mailing Program
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 SDPAL and The Mailing Group have teamed up to launch a new marketing program utilizing promotional brochure overages.
The new movers list has people who have moved to San Diego from at least 150 miles away.
Studies show
that new movers spend more money on goods and services in the first
three months than they will in the next three years. Building their
buying habits right after move-in can mean earning a lifelong customer.
This program will reach them right when they move in!
Quarterly mailings will reach all of San Diego
County-- As far south as Chula Vista, Imperial
Beach. As far north as Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos. East to
places like La Mesa, El Cajon, Spring Valley, Lakeside.
The program is sponsored by The Mailing Group.
This quarters participants included: Camarada, Orchestra Nova, San Diego Childrens Choir
San Diego Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Symphony And Chorus ,New Village Arts
and Diversionary Theatre.
You can review all of SDPAL's programs and services HERE |
BIG Costume Sale at Starlight Theatre
October 3, 9am-5pm
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San Diego Men's Chorus and Gay's Men's Chorus UNITE
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 16,
2009
SAN DIEGO - It's
time to bid farewell to the Gay Men's
Chorus of San Diego and the San Diego Men's Chorus! 2010 will be the inaugural season of a new
combined men's chorus of more than 120 voices united in song, making us the 10th
largest gay men's chorus in the United
States.
Please be with us from the beginning, and join us for a special
"kick-off" evening to hear the exciting impact this new chorus will have in the
community, and special ways to be a part of this merger and exciting inaugural
season.
Uniting through
Song --
A fund- and
friend-raising evening celebrating the upcoming merger of San Diego's two gay men's choruses
Saturday, October 17, 2009, 5:00pm
To be held at the Coronado residence of Artistic Director Gary
Holt
The community is invited to call 877-296-7664 to receive an
invitation.
EVENING TO INCLUDE
*Public unveiling of the new chorus name
*A "sneak-peek" at the 2010 Inaugural Season
*Special acknowledgement of past and present
supporters
*Announcement of new "Founding
Patron" donor campaign
*Special Entertainment
*Heavy hors d'oeuvres by V'ee Catering
*Signature cocktail, wines and waters
(casual attire)
Event Co-Chairs:
Elaine Graybill, Vice President, Gay Men's
Chorus San Diego
James Simpson, President, San Diego Men's
Chorus
Event Underwriter:
Timothy Spencer
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American Theatre Magazine
Find it at www.tcg.org
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"American Theatre
is 'the' journal for theatre professionals and students, as
well."
--- Phylicia
Rashad, Tony award-winning actor
New York - Long
considered the essential magazine for professional not-for-profit theatre,
AMERICAN THEATRE (AT), published monthly by Theatre Communications Group (TCG),
has been providing theatre professionals, students, advocates and audiences a
comprehensive journal for nearly 25 years.
Theatre
Communications Group's (TCG) mission is
to strengthen, nurture and promote the professional, not-for-profit American
theatre. TCG initiatives include a variety of artistic, management,
international and advocacy programs. Its many publications offer a national
resource for reference, opinion and debate on theatre and the performing arts
today.
www.tcg.org |
California Arts License Plates
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 You
can also support the Arts in California by purchasing an Arts
License Plate.
The California Arts License Plate, with its iconic
sunset and palm tree motif, is a specialty plate that has been offered
from the Department of Motor Vehicles since 1994. Proceeds from the
Arts License Plate represent sixty percent of the California Arts
Council budget and support the agency's programs for children and communities.
Car owners in California may purchase Arts License
Plates through the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). More details can
be found HERE
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Costume Sale
Oct 3, 9am- 5pm
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Costume Sale @
Starlight Theatre
If you are searching for an unique Halloween costume, need costumes for
your own theatrical show or would just like to own a piece of Starlight
history - there is something for everyone.
WHEN: Saturday, October 3 9:00 A.M. - 5 P.M.
WHERE: ON STAGE at The Starlight Theatre-Balboa Park
2005 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101 619.232.7827
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On behalf of Victoria Hamilton, Executive Director of the City of San Diego
Commission for Arts and Culture, please find the official release of the 2009
Diversity Initiative Report: 
