Sunflower Creative Arts
Notes from the Garden

September 2011  

In This Issue
Freecycle Fundraiser
Laptop Lunch Fundraiser
Shakespeare for Everyone
Important Dates
Ask Susan

 
Susan Caruso
Artistic Director 
  Jennifer Ligeti
Managing Director
Jaime Greenberg 
 Communications Director
Victoria Green
Social Media and PR Manager
Dorota Salas
Bookkeeper
Carol Vogt
Quickbooks Consultant 

Ellen Stone 
Cultural and Environmental Consultant
 
 
Sunflower Board of Directors
 

Crystal MacLean

President
Ani Smith 
Vice President 
Claire Teller  
Secretary/Treasurer
Sharon Baker
Bill Epstein

Lora McCoy

Edgar An

Keith Richardson

Russell Parker

Susan Caruso

2601 Saint Andrews Blvd.
Boca Raton, FL 33434

561 482-3412

After-School Enrichment, Sunflower Style!
Looking for a great after-school enrichment class for your child? Check out Sunflower's offerings for school-age children:

 Sunflower Afterschool
(ages 5-8)
Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:30--5:00 pm

Storytime Drama 

(ages 4-6)
Tuesdays
3:00 -- 4:00 pm

Theatre Workshop 

(ages 7-10)
Tuesdays
4:30 -- 5:50 pm

Registration is still open. First class free. Please call to let us know you're coming!

 

topGreetings!
 

Freecycle Fundraiser Party This Thursday! 

Because the best things in life are free......

Could you use a mom's night out, like, NOW!? Want to support a great cause and come home with lots of free stuff too?

 

Join us this Thursday night, Sept. 15, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, at Sunflower, for our Freecycle Fundraiser and Social. $20 door fee, per family, to participate. Wine and light bites will be provided. 

 

Seedlings playing musicWhat is a freecycle party? Everyone brings new or lightly used toys, clothes, and household items that need a good home. On Thursday night, you'll get to "shop" all of the items, for free! All proceeds will buy new musical instruments for Sunflower.

Donations we've received so far: a jogging stroller, women's and children's clothing, toys, tools and more!  

  

Need Childcare?  Please call 561 482-3412 and let us know ASAP. Limited number of spots available for $10 per child.    

Laptop Lunchbox Fundraiser     

It's laptop lunchbox fundraiser time again!

 

Sunflower will receive 15% of all proceeds on all no-sale items from Laptop Lunches. View items on the  Laptop Lunches website. Pick up order forms at Sunflower (they're on the bulletin board).

Order forms due Friday, Sept. 23. Make checks payable to Sunflower Creative Arts.

Questions please email Kim Guelig or call 561 309-4314.

laptop lunch boxes 

 

Shakespeare for Everyone: Calling All Actors!
Shakespeare for EveryoneSunflower's repertory troupe, Shakespeare for Everyone, is open to new members. Membership is free and by interview only. We will be interviewing through the end of September. Call 561 482-3412 to schedule an interview.

Participation in this group requires a 12-week commitment (not including performances), beginning Oct. 3. See our website calendar for dates and times.

Shakespeare for Everyone aims to bring performances to students, seniors and any audience who might not otherwise get to see Shakespeare performed live. This year we will be performing Comedy of Errors and action scenes from Shakespeare. See our website for more info.
Important Dates
Check our website calendar often for updates!

Roots & Shoots International Day of Peace
Sunday, Sept. 18
4:00 -- 6:00 pm
Veteran's Park, Delray Beach

Come join us for the fun FREE family event! Featuring peace crafts for all ages, recycled instrument-making, taiko drumming demonstration by South Florida Taiko Dojo, music by the Monkey Village Junk Band and Raging Grannies, Children's Peace Parade at 5:00 pm with "Sunny" the Giant Peace Dove puppet.
Taiko drummers
Special thanks to South Florida Taiko Dojo. They will be performing at our Peace Day celebration, Sunday, Sept. 18

Introduction to Seedlings Meeting
Tuesday, Sept. 27
7:00 -- 8:30 pm
at Sunflower
For prospective Seedlings families interested in Fall 2012 enrollment. Please call 561 482-3412 to RSVP.

Race to Nowhere
FREE screenings at Palm Beach State College
Wednesday, Sept. 21 12:30-2:30 pm in Room HT103A
Tuesday, Sept. 27 11:00 am - 1:00 pm in Room HT103A
Please call 815 354-1641 to RSVP.
On the Sunflower Blog : Ask Susan! 
You could ask Dear Abby or you could ask Dear Sugar... but wouldn't you rather just Ask Susan? Susan's new parenting column is coming soon to the Sunflower blog.

Susan brings her 25+ years experience in supporting parents and families to help you work through your most challenging parenting problems. Email your questions to Susan today! (we can publish them anonymously; just let us know)

Check out Susan's latest parenting advice on talking to children about tragedy...

Susan blog author photo
09-10-2011 09:10:52 AM

September 2001:  "It was burning down, down!"  Three-year-old Sarah was happily swinging just a moment ago. I gulped. "Tell me what was burning Sarah. That sounds so scary" " School" she cried. "I saw it in my dream with fire and then it was all gone!" We ran inside for crayons and paper to draw that scary dream and [...]...»


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Susan Caruso
Sunflower Creative Arts