CALARTS REACHES OUT TO COMMUNITY.Byline: Amy Raisin Staff Writer VALENCIA - While it's been a local mainstay for more than 30 years, CalArts is courting its neighbors like never before. Seeking to draw together local business, civic and social leaders, California Institute of the Arts California Institute of the Arts known as CalArts U.S. private institution of higher learning in Valencia. Created in 1961 through the merger of two other art institutes, it was the first in the U.S. has launched a membership drive for CalArts Connection, a project that will offer members the chance to network and interact with national artists, including painters, writers, filmmakers and dancers. ``We're hoping to get some people together from the community who don't really know that much about CalArts,'' said Katie Patrykus, the school's manager of annual programs. ``We have some great resources here and we haven't reached out to the community as much as we'd have liked.'' With a faculty that boasts the 2002 Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize Any of a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music. Fellowships are also awarded. winner for drama - playwright Suzan-Lori Parks - and jazz musicians This is a list of jazz musicians on whom Wikipedia has articles. Some of the most notable jazz musicians
Aside from the various events exhibits, plays and other events on CalArts' yearly calendar, members of the program will be invited to two special events during the year, the first an evening of jazz, wine and conversation to be held in mid- to late March. ``Both Charlie Haden and David Roitstein will be playing at the event,'' Patrykus said. ``It will be like a jazz club A jazz club is a venue where the primary entertainment is live jazz. Often such venues are in the basement of residential buildings. They are rather small compared to other music venues, reflecting the intimate atmosphere of jazz concerts. , to get people talking. This will be the first event, which we'd like to be a networking thing for business or social purposes.'' Membership dues - $500 for individuals and $1,000 for businesses - will help support student scholarships, faculty development, improved equipment and other campus needs. In addition to the two invitation-only events, members will receive a subscription to the CalArts Events calendar, tickets to performances with pre- and post-parties, an annual jazz CD and access to lectures. Marlee Lauffer, a vice president of The Newhall Land and Farming Company The Newhall Land and Farming Company is a land management company based in Valencia, California, United States. The company is responsible for the master community planning of Valencia, as well as the management of farm land elsewhere in the state. , co-chairs the organization with CalArts alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. and Disney animator Dave Bossert. ``CalArts Connection celebrates the partnership between the campus and the community while providing unique access to wonderful entertainment, unusual programs, and the opportunity to meet other people who support the arts and the college,'' Lauffer said. The fifth-largest employer in in the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. , CalArts generates an estimated $43.4 million in economic activity annually. For information about CalArts Connection, call (661) 253-7736. |
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