May 25, 2012
Issue 51

Sitka Fine Arts Camp Newsletter 

We Can Do It, If We All Work Together! 
 
 
Bands, Beer and Barnraising

This will be the grand unveiling of Allen Memorial Hall! This building, the centerpiece of the campus, has not been used since 1990.

Help us kick-off summer festivities on the SJ Campus with local bands, local beer and an inside look at the new Allen Hall! This party and fundraiser will feature beer from Baranof Island Brewing Co. and show off all of the work done by dedicated Sitka Fine Arts Camp volunteers and workers.  

Come celebrate with us: Sunday May 27th
7pm at Allen Hall, Cover is $10
Tickets are available at Old Harbor Books
This will be a 21+ event, unless accompanied by an adult 
Questions? Call 747-3085
Greetings!
We now have showers in Fraser Hall! Last year, we did without and as you can imagine it became a priority to add them for this year. Thank you to those talented volunteers for their hard work in there. Now we need YOUR help to make it shiny clean and ready for guests. Join us for a work party tomorrow (May 26th) starting at 9am for some deep cleaning.

SITKA FINE ARTS CAMP WORK PARTY
Saturday May 26, 9am
Fraser Hall
(Don't know which building his is?  It's back faces the SJ Museum and front faces the lawn. There is a sign outside the front door.)
 
Fine Arts Camp: Not just for kids!
You are never too old to have the summer camp experience of your life! Sign up for Adult Fine Arts Camp June 11 - 15! Convenient evening classes allow you to be an adult by day and camper by night! We are offering a variety of exciting classes: Painting with Washington Post cartoonist and award-winning painter Julie Zhu, Trapeze and Acrobatics with award-winning acrobat Amanda Crockett, Acting with Torsten Hillhouse, who has appeared on Law and Order and As the World Turns, and Understanding Chamber Music with Sitka Summer Music Festival Educator Susan Wingrove. To sign up for these and other classes visit us online at fineartscamp.org

Follow your art!

Register now at our Camp Website (www.fineartscamp.org)

 

Native Jazz Workshop
The Native Jazz Quartet will hold a Native Jazz Workshop as part of the inaugural SITKA FEST on the SJ Campus.

This will be the first of it's kind, teaching a fusion of Jazz and Alaska Native music.

The Quartet has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help bring this workshop to Sitka. Help them meet their goal by May 27th at 1:00pm EDT (only 2 days away.)

 Native Jazz: Kickstarter
Elevator Update

Thank you! We have raised the full $40,000 cost of the elevator installation.  

 

Capital Campaign Close-out! 

$5,853 will put us over our goal for initial stabilizing and revitalization funds: 

 

 

All of these donations have been given by individuals.  Thank you to all of the friends, volunteers, alumni, former campers, families and other contributors for your on-going support. 

   

Or checks to Alaska Arts SE

PO Box 3086, Sitka, AK 99835

 

Upcoming Events
May 26, 9:00am
Allen Work Party

May 27, 7:00pm
Bands, Beer & Barnraising

June 11-15
Adult Fine Art Camp
 


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Thanks for the ongoing support,
Cassi Olson, Development Coordinator
Laura Schmidt and Wendy Alderson, Volunteer Coordinators