Artists' Pipeline #38 - September 10, 2002

On Sunday, September 15, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in Golden Valley a benefit concert by an extraordinary group of musicians will raise money to help singer/songwriter Joseph Baird get a van with adaptive equipment and an automatic wheelchair ramp. Musicians donating their talents are Billy McLaughlin, Patty Peterson, Michael Monroe, Julie Esterley and Joseph Baird himself in an outstanding mix of jazz, R&B and inspirational music.

Billy McLaughlin is an award-winning, world-renowned guitarist who has won four Minnesota Music Awards including 1996 best acoustic guitarist. He combines elements of jazz, gospel, pop, reggae and world beat. Patty Peterson is an entertainer, WCCO radio personality and vocalist who has performed to sold-out audiences all over the country, including many nationally renowned jazz venues. Accompanying Patty on the piano will be one of the Twin Cities' best jazz pianists, Chris Lomheim. Now in his fourth decade of making music his living, Michael Monroe is known for his unique blend of folk, reggae and contemporary jazz on guitar and bamboo flute and rich vocals. Julie Esterley is an inspirational vocalist. Joseph Baird is a talent whose voice has been compared to James Taylor. (It will be his last performance for a while, since he's having an operation on Sept. 17th.).

At only $25 per ticket, the Joseph Baird & Friends Benefit Concert is a three-hour talent packed program you won't want to miss! It is at Unity Christ Church, 4000 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley. To order advance tickets, contact TicketWorks (www.ticketworks.com) or call 612-343-3390. Tickets will likely also be available at the door.

Woodbury United Methodist Church is hosting "A Visit with Soni & Peter" on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 12:30 p.m. Soni is a young man from Haiti who has Cerebral Palsy. He spent the first six years of his life in an orphanage crib. One day a group of formerly homeless boys who lived at St. Joseph's Home for Boys in Port-au-Prince took over the orphanage, "adopted" Soni and gave him a new lease on life, just like they had received years before when they were adopted at St. Joseph's. Thanks to their care, Soni, a child who once could only respond with grunts and groans can now converse in three languages. A child who could not walk can now dance!

Canadian author Peter Eyvindson visited St. Joseph's Home in 1998 while on vacation. He was so moved by the actions of the St. Joseph's boys in caring for the children at Wings of Hope that he decided to write a book about how their love and effort changed Soni's life. Called Soni's Mended Wings, the book is from Soni's perspective and teaches children about a side of the world that many will never experience, and about the true meaning of caring and compassion.

Soni and author Eyvindson will tell Soni's story and perform his "butterfly dance" in a 45-minute program at Woodbury United Methodist Church, 7465 Steepleview Road. A freewill offering will be taken and the book can be purchased and signed for $10. All proceeds will be donated to Wings of Hope, which thus far has raised $120,000 to build a new five-story home and physical therapy center. New donations will purchase physical therapy equipment and hire staff to provide for the children's medical, therapeutic and educational needs.

FROM THE WEST, take I-94 east to 494 South. At the Valley Creek Road exit go left (east) over the bridge. At the 4th stoplight, Queens Drive, go right, then two blocks to Steepleview Road and take a left. The church is just past Royal Oaks Elementary School on the right side of the road.

FROM THE EAST, take I-94 West to Radio Drive; turn left and proceed south past Tamarack Village and other restaurants. Take a right at Valley Creek Road and go to the third stoplight, Queens Drive. Go left two long blocks to Steepleview Road, then left again to the church. Ample parking is available and the church is handicap accessible.

For more information, contact Woodbury United Methodist (www.woodburyumc.org), email: wumc@woodburyumc.org, or call 651-738-0305.

A ritual of fire, ice, water and creativity - Frozen Tears (http://www.frozentears.org). Melting the New Cold War - will take place on Wed., Sept. 11 at 9:11 pm on the pedestrian bridge connecting Nicollet Island (the north end) with Boom Island Park in Minneapolis. The planners (Patrick Scully, Ali Heshmati, Ochen K, Marylee Hardenbergh, Leslie Ball, Marc DeBauch) wish to "remember the tragedies of that day, and of our government's response, and to resist this violence with our own creativity. We will light small candles representing our passion and our wishes in boats made of ice. From the bridge we will then lower our boats of ice into the Mississippi River, which will carry our message to the universe and melt the ice, symbol of the New Cold War (or The War on Terrorism)." EVERYONE is invited to participate. Come with a candle, and an ice boat, which you can create with simple instructions.

The National Veterans Creative Arts Festival is coming to Minneapolis October 21-28. This annual event highlights performances and exhibits of first place-winning veterans from a national competition in art, music, dance and drama.

Presented by the Department of Veterans Affairs and co-sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary and Help Hospitalized Veterans, the Festival recognizes progress and recoveries made through creative arts therapies. Originating in 1981, the Festival was held in Washington, D.C. until 1989. It is now hosted by a different city each year. Nearly 3,000 veterans from more than 100 VA facilities throughout the country participated in this year's local creative arts competitions, and 120 individuals were invited to attend the Festival in Minneapolis.

Eight veterans from the Minneapolis VA Medical Center are among the first-place winners: Odell Brown, Monroe Wright, Calvin (Sonny) Knight, Maurice Young, Graylyn Morris, LaRue Cooke, John Lovseth and Lucy Melena.

The Radisson Metrodome in Minneapolis will host creative arts workshops, rehearsals, meals and lodging for the invited veterans. On Sunday, October 27 at 2:00 the Ted Mann Concert Hall on the campus of the University of Minnesota will host a stage show and art exhibit featuring national first place artwork in 45 categories. Mistress of Ceremonies will be singer/actress Jane Powell. The performing veterans will be accompanied by a professional orchestra of Twin Cities area musicians. Also attending will be Bo Derek, who is the Honorary Chairperson of the Department of Veterans Affairs National Rehabilitation Special Events.

To reserve complimentary tickets to the Oct. 27 show, contact Katy Ryan, Festival Host Site Coordinator, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, at 612-467-3958.

The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis has chosen 12 emerging local writers to participate in a year of intensive writing study with six nationally acclaimed authors. Chosen from over 200 applicants to take part in the 2002-03 Loft Mentor Series, now in its 24th year, the writers are Minneapolis -- Maureen Aitken, Kate Freeborn, Andrea Jenkins, Jennifer Quam, Abdel Shakur and Sun Yung Shin; St. Paul -- Mark C. Anderson, Lori Lei Hokyo Hunley, Anne F. McCoy, Rob O'Brien, Gary Eldon Peter; Bloomington -- Kathleen Ogle. They will study creative nonfiction, poetry and fiction with authors Jan Zita Grover, Bill Hayes, Wang Ping, Cornelius Eady, Alexs D. Pate and LeAnne Howe.
Guidelines for the 2003-04 Loft Mentor Series will be available in March 2003 on the Loft's Web site (www.loft.org); or by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to The Loft Mentor Series, The Loft Literary Center, Open Book, Suite 200, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55415. Applicants must be residents of Minnesota. Guidelines are required for submission.

If you think there is a shortage of good rehearsal and performance space in the Twin Cities, the Standing Room Only group is providing an opportunity to visit some of the new spaces and to receive a SPACE GUIDE with information about other spaces. (If you have space to mention in this Guide, contact Robin Gillette at copper1@mindspring.com.) A bus tour on Monday, Sept. 23. Check in at 5:15 pm at Intermedia Arts, 2822 S. Lyndale, Mpls, where the tour will start. Food & drink will be provided at the venues, including Hey City Theatre, 824 Hennepin; the Playwrights' Center, 2301 E. Franklin Ave., and Gremlin Theatre, 509 Sibley, St. Paul. The bus will return to Intermedia Arts by 8:30. An informal Post-Tour Discussion will continue at Herkimer, 2922 S. Lyndale. To register, send $5 per person payable to 15 HEAD, along with name, organization & email address to: 15 HEAD, Attn: Kelly, 712 Ontario Ave. W., Suite 201, Minneapolis 55403, no later than September 13. Questions? Call Kelly at 612-377-1200.

The annual Heel & Wheel fund-raiser for Hearing & Service Dogs of Minnesota (www.hsdm.org) will be Sat., Sept. 14. Walk to raise money to place more Hearing Dogs and Service Dogs for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or physically disabled. To receive a brochure and pledge sheet, call 612-729-5986, Fax/TTY 612-729-5914, e-mail info@hsdm.org.

The St. Paul Technical College will host the 2002 Aware Fair, an educational and social event for people who are deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind, on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 10:00 - 4:00. More than 70 vendors will display information, services and products. Displays will include art work by deaf and hard of hearing students, coordinated by VSA arts of Minnesota; the ASL Charlie Brown and a Children's Activity Area, coordinated by the Deaf Art Club; ASL/Braille tree bracelets in the Western Sculpture Park (near Sears); and presentations by Rickie Rowray, deaf balloon artist, and Chuck Baird, deaf artist who will create a mural.

Performances in the auditorium will be (tentative):

• 10:00 ASL Storytelling
• 11:00 Ragamala Music & Dance Theatre (Middle Eastern dance & movement)
• 12:00 Hearing Dog demonstration
• 1:00 Chuck Baird, deaf artist, reenacts a scene from The King of Hearts (painting a mural)
• 2:00 Steppers Drill Team performance
• 3:00 Performance by Deaf and Hard of Hearing students

Sponsored by Metro Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, the free event is at 235 Marshall Ave. (off I-94 and Marion St.). Parking is free. Bus routes serving the area are 12, 21, 94B, 94L directly, and nearby 5, 9, 10, 14, 15 and 31. Accommodations will include sign language and cued speech interpreters, real-time captioning and ALDs/Loops. FMI: Marie Koehler, marie.koehler@state.mn.us, 651-297-3640, TTY 297-1313.

"Disabled and Proud (it's NOT an oxymoron)" is a weekly half-hour radio program that presents insights into, ideas about and discussions of disability culture. It is aired Tuesday nights at 7:00 on KFAI 90.3 fm Minneapolis (www.kfai.org) and 106.7 fm Saint Paul. You can also hear the program at your leisure. Click on the archive link, then on Disabled and Proud. (The archives lag one week back.) You must have a real audio player downloaded in order for this to work.

Upcoming shows are:

• Sept. 17 -- learn about two stores that will be opening in the Twin Cities to replace the now closed State Services for the Blind (SSB) store.
• Sept. 24 -- author Rod Michalko will talk about his book The Difference That Disability Makes.

If you have ideas or comments for future shows, call 612-341-3144, ext. 817. Or write to KFAI, 1808 Riverside Ave. S., Disabled and Proud Box 116, Minneapolis MN 55454. To receive weekly updates of upcoming programs, email your request to sam@winternet.com.

The U.S. Access Board published the Final Rule on Accessibility Guidelines for Recreation Facilities in the Federal Register on Sept. 3. The Board issued these guidelines affecting amusement rides, boating facilities, fishing piers and platforms, golf courses, miniature golf courses, sports facilities, and swimming pools, wading pools and spas under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and is making the guidelines applicable to facilities covered by the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA), which requires certain federally funded facilities to be accessible. The new guidelines supplement the Board's ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) by adding a new chapter specific to recreation facilities. In addition to providing new requirements for such facilities, the guidelines clarify how existing requirements in ADAAG are to be applied. New provisions take into consideration certain design features unique to the facilities covered. The new guidelines are available at Accessibility Guidelines for Recreation Facilities (www.access-board.gov/news/recrule.htm).

REFLECTIONS MAGAZINE is seeking student contributions on the theme of leadership for its third edition: poems, essays, short stories and artwork by students with disabilities, grades 6-12. How are you a leader? What is the responsibility of a leader? Teachers with students anxious to write or draw should send their work by Dec. 15 to Linda Larson, editor, at lindjhl@aol.com or mail artwork to 1214 44th Avenue NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421. FMI: call 763-300-6163.

Minnesota visual artists with disabilities are invited to use their art to help draw attention to National Disability Employment Awareness Month (October). The Minnesota Department of Human Services and VSA arts of Minnesota request original artwork exploring the idea that people with disabilities are able to work in a variety of settings. Two works of art will be selected and reproduced as 17" x 22" posters for the public awareness campaign. Stipends of $500 each will be paid. A public reception will celebrate the artists and artwork on Thursday, Oct. 24, from 2:00-4:00 at the Department of Human Services' office, 444 Lafayette Rd. N., St. Paul. Work must be original, two-dimensional, no photography, no larger than 8 1/2 x 14 (or if larger, send slides), unframed, accompanied by entry form, and delivered to VSA arts of Minnesota by 5:00 on Wed., September 18. For more details, call Kristi at VSA arts of Minnesota.

Minnesota Literature's first Essay Contest for Minnesota writers is on the theme "What is the most dangerous idea you've ever encountered?" The winner will receive $300; second place prize is $150 and third place $100. Each essay, up to 900 words, will be published in Minnesota Literature and be presented in a December reading co-sponsored with SASE: The Write Place. Mail submissions by Oct. 15 with a $10 fee (which includes a one-year subscription) and four double-spaced copies, application form and a self-addressed, stamped business envelope. For guidelines, call 651-698-3059; e-mail mnlit@aol.com; or mail to 1387 Berkeley Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105, Attn: Essay Contest. The monthly newsletter provides information about workshops, residencies, new publications, grants, awards, contests and has a calendar of readings.

The 19th Annual Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities will be held February 10-11, 2003, in Honolulu, Hawai. The theme is "Collaboration and Change: A Future of Choices for Mind, Body and Spirit." Pre-Conference activities will cover Careers in the Arts (Feb. 8-9 How-To Workshops for Artists with Disabilities), An Accessible Art House (for performances Feb. 9), and an Art Exhibit and Sale (Feb. 10-11).

Co-presented by VSA arts of Hawaii-Pacific and the University of Hawaii Center on Disability Studies, the Pacific Rim Art Strand will offer opportunities for presenters, art lovers and artists with disabilities and others to participate.

PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS -- Proposals should address involvement in arts and culture and disability access to the arts and culture. The focus includes but is not limited to disabilities and arts, accessibility to Pacific Islander arts and culture; career exploration and professional development for veteran and emerging artists with disabilities; women artists with disabilities; and international disability culture, policy and practices.

To submit a paper in English (for Breakout Session, Round Table and/or Poster Session), send a typed abstract of up to 150 words with Title, Topic, Format preference, List of presenters (and affiliation) beginning with the lead presenter. Submit each proposal separately via email, the web (preferred), or by regular mail. Submissions must be composed in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect or ASCII format. Mailed proposals must be on 3.5 disk; emailed proposals should be sent as an email attachment or as part of the body of the email. Send by October 1to Susan Miller, University of Hawaii, Center on Disability Studies, Pac Rim 2003 Program Committee, 1776 University Ave., UA 4-6, Honolulu, HI 96822. Online abstracts may be submitted to Center on Disability Studies Hawaii (www.cds.hawaii.edu). Or e-mail to millers@hawaii.edu. Questions? Call 808-945-1438.

You will be notified of acceptance status by November 1. Your contact person must contact all your co-presenters. All presenters must register, with payment by November 30 to have the presentation included in the conference program.

PERFORMERS -- "Art for All, All for Art -- A Model Arthouse" will be a pre-conference showcase for performing artists to participate in a fully accessible, live arthouse, and to enjoy great performing art on Sunday afternoon and evening, Feb. 9. Submit performance proposals by Nov. 1 with your name and contact information; nature of your performing art (comedy, film, video, music, poetry, drama, dance, performance art, etc.), title and a personal statement of up to 150 words about your experience as a performing artist; submit a visual, digital, audio or resume if available. Send to Brian Shaughnessy, University of Hawaii, Center on Disability Studies, 1776 University Ave., UA-4-6, Honolulu, HI 96822; attybrian@hawaii.rr.com; 808-945-1438.

Notification of acceptance will be given by Dec. 1. Preconference performing artists are encouraged to register but aren't required to attend to participate in the Arthouse. But if you register, send payment by Nov. 30 to have presentation included in the conference program.

ARTISTS - The two-day exhibition will show the works of 30 professional and emerging visual artists with disabilities. Artists are encouraged to explore the theme of "Arts for All, All for Arts" in submitting drawings, paintings, photographs, collages, sculpture, and poetry for the show and sale. Artists from the Pacific Rim will be given first consideration. Include your name and contact information; slides of a maximum of two pieces for consideration, along with information about each piece: name, what it is made of, dimensions, and insured value. Include a personal statement of up to 150 words, including what inspired your artwork.

Mail visual art slides and proposals with Title, Strand, Format preference, List of presenters and affiliation beginning with the lead presenter by Nov. 1 to: Shannon Simonelli, University of Hawaii, Center on Disability Studies, 1776 University Ave., UA-4-6, Honolulu, HI 96822; simonell@hawaii.edu; 808-956-8710.

Notification of acceptance will be given by Dec. 1. Visual artists whose work is accepted are encouraged but not required to register as a participant of the PacRim conference, which will include entrance to artist reception and other art strand activities.

The Artists Exploration Fund, made possible by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, enables individual U.S. performing artists to pursue opportunities abroad that further their artistic development. Grants, ranging from $1,000 to $3,000, support such activities as developing or expanding creative relationships with artists and arts organizations, exploring artistic forms, or creating new work, either individually or in collaboration with artists abroad.

Eligible expenses may include international and in-country travel, food and lodging, and other essential costs. Travel to any country outside the U.S. and its protectorates is eligible. Applicants must be individual performing artists who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Applications will not be accepted from students, scholars, curators, presenters, administrators or critics. Deadlines are September 23, 2002, and April 7, 2003. Guidelines and application forms are available at Arts International (www.artsinternational.org).

Arts International is an independent, not-for-profit contemporary arts organization dedicated to the development and support of global cultural interchange in the arts and to educating audiences and the public about the richness and diversity of the arts worldwide. It carries out its work through member networks, national and international convenings, joint programs with collaborating institutions, and public-private partnerships. Its offices are in New York City.

ache magazine is accepting submissions for its vision and voice issue. All varieties of poetry, prose, spoken word and visual art that concentrate, through form or content, on voice or vision (however they are defined) will be considered. Artists of all backgrounds and levels of experience are encouraged. Submit images by October 1 in either .tif or .eps format (at least 300 dpi) and include an artist's statement. Text should not exceed 3,500 words and be typed or printed neatly. Electronic submissions should be formatted in Word. Send submissions with your name, contact information and a short bio to: ache, Attn: Submissions, P.O. Box 50065, Minneapolis, MN 55405; or email to submissions@achemagazine.com.

Normally, art exhibits feature work that has been long in its creation and preparation. A presentation on Friday, Sept. 13th at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Minneapolis, however, will show work that is perhaps a little rough around the edges created by people that probably would not consider themselves "artists" -- at least not yet.

Compiled by Howard Carson, an award-winning artist who has served as a volunteer art instructor for veterans since 1997, the exhibit will feature drawings, pastels and watercolors created by residents at the Minnesota Veterans Home and patients from various programs at the VA Medical Center. For some participants, this is their first attempt at creating visual artwork; for others, the experience is a return to a pastime they previously enjoyed.

The public is invited to attend the art exhibit from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Recreation Therapy Room, located on the lower level of Building 6 on the Veterans Home grounds (entered through Minnehaha Park). There will be a brief reception at 11:00, and refreshments will be served throughout the day.

The exhibit is a culmination of an ongoing partnership between Carson, the Recreation Therapy Departments at the VA Medical Center, the Minnesota Veterans Home and VSA arts of Minnesota, which funded art supplies and other expenses.

The Duluth Art Institute will mount an exhibit of the work of Jane Gerus in The Breath Feeds the Eye, Oct. 7 to Nov. 24. In the Institute's Newsmagazine, Ann Klefstad writes, "Gerus's work is both exciting and frightening. Her paintings have access to the most basic and essential sources of human nature, and also revel in the sensuality and beauty of painting. Work that is this accomplished as well as this intense is rare. Bravery is what I think of when I see this body of work: someone is accepting and transforming perceptions of great intensity and truth, transforming them with humor and empathy. Someone is understanding what the ground feels like, what it is to be air or water or a human being. Gerus accepts the costs of perception, and communicates what she has paid so much to find." The St. Paul artist won a 1999 Artist Recognition Award from VSA arts of Minnesota. The exhibit is open in the Depot, 506 West Michigan St., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1:00 to 5:00 Sundays. For more information, call 218-733-7560 or e-mail dai@cpinternet.com.

TACTILE will be hosted by gallery 360 from Sept. 20 thru Oct. 27. Receptions for the artists will be Friday, Sept. 20, 4-10 pm, and during Minneapolis Visual Arts Week, Friday, Sept. 27, 7-10 pm. This exhibit represents a growing appreciation for tile as a means of artistic expression. The Show offers a range of styles from Aldo Moroni's relief map of the Twin Cities to Josh Blanc's surreal cosmic quilt landscapes. Other local tile artists include: Laura McCaul, Catherine Rosengren, Stephanie Kaczrowski, Nancy Tierney, Wendy Penta, Kirsten Hanlon Walstead and Eric Rattan. Sculptural wall pieces, relief-tiled furniture and ready-to-hang tile art create an environment the cater to many interests.

Interact Center for the Visual & Performing Arts will mount two exhibits this fall at its Inside-Out Gallery in the Warehouse District of Minneapolis. "New Art from the Southeast" will feature visiting artists from Athens, Georgia: Alicia Caban-Wheeler, John Moon and Harold Rittenberry, Jr. A reception to meet the artists will be held Friday, Sept. 13 from 5:00 to 9:00. "Red Clay / Black Dirt: A North & South Collaboration" will open Oct. 18 and run through Nov. 22. This exhibit of work by Interact artists with disabilities will focus on creating, connecting and challenging cultural stereotypes through art. A reception to meet the artists will be held Friday, Oct. 18 from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Interact is located at 212 Third. Ave. N., Suite 140. FMI: 612-339-5145, info@interactcenter.com or Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts (www.interactcenter.com).

"Weave the Magic, Spin the Tale: The Art and Joy of Storytelling" is part of a series of continuing education classes at the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul that ignite the imagination. Learn how to tell a story well and have fun doing it while discovering your unique storytelling style. Work from your own written stories, anecdotes and folktales. Express yourself with power and confidence while you learn how to use voice, gesture, and movement to enhance your stories. Relaxation techniques and mind-body centering will be incorporated, along with listening, telling, writing, and creativity stimulating exercises. Presenter Julie Goldstein has trained at the Guthrie and now tells folktales from different cultures. Limited to 15 people, the two-hour class meets Tuesdays from Oct 1 thru Nov. 5 in Room 104 of the College of St. Catherine Library. Cost is $95. Register online at College of St. Catherine in St. Paul (www.stkate.edu/ce) - click on the SPARK! or call the Center for Continuing Education at 651-690-6819.

SASE: The Write Place! and Patrick's Cabaret present an eight-week workshop for writers, performers and other artists taught by Laurie McKiernan on Saturdays, Sept. 14 - Nov. 2 from 2:00 to 4:30 pm at Patrick's Cabaret. The workshop will examine the roles of story/narrative in art and community and explore obstacles that silence members of marginalized communities, and ways to dismantle these obstacles on both personal and community levels. Skills that make the workshopping process useful and supportive will be discussed and practiced. Participants will create work and present it to the class, culminating in a final performance on Sunday, Nov. 3. This class is wheelchair accessible and scent-free. Laurie McKiernan is a Twin Cities writer/performer who has performed at Patrick's Cabaret, Vulva Riot, genderBLUR, and Balls Cabaret in Minneapolis, and the First International Queer Disability Conference in San Francisco. She participated in the Loft Mentor Program in 1995, and was recently awarded second place in the SASE Creative Nonfiction Contest. Class fee is income-based, sliding from $85 to $150, payable by check or credit card. To register, contact Tatiana at SASE: 612-822-2500 or tatiana@saseonline.org.

The Minnesota Fringe Festival has an immediate opening for a full time Development Director to manage grant seeking, corporate sponsorships, individual giving, event planning and advertising sales in support of an annual fundraising budget of $200,000. This position reports to the Executive Director and has a salary range of $28,000-$34,000. Candidates with experience in development, a passion for diverse performing and visual arts, and lots of ideas, energy and initiative may apply by submitting their resume by mail, email or fax to: Joe Holladay, Minnesota Fringe Festival, 1614 Harmon Place #301; Minneapolis, MN 55403; Email: joe@fringefestival.org; Fax: 612-871-3460.

The Peninsula Art School in Fish Creek, WI, seeks an Executive Director with vision, leadership, strong fundraising and management skills with a nonprofit background. Nonprofit school and gallery in a state-of-the-art facility with a year-round curriculum of workshops, master classes, and outreach programs for children and adults. Send credentials and cover letter to: Peninsula Art School, PO Box 757, Ephraim, WI 54211.

MacPhail Center for the Arts in Minneapolis seeks a FT multi-functional Administrative Assistant and a Marketing / Communications Coordinator. The Administrative Assistant would provide support to the President (organizing/maintaining calenders, meetings, files, correspondence) and assist Annual Fund Manager with gift processing & records/database maintenance. Must have office/admin. exp., strong written & verbal communication skills, detail-oriented, positive energetic attitude, proficiency in MS Office, particularly database software.
The Marketing/Communications Coordinator would work with outside consultants, the Director of Development/Public Relations, & the President to coordinate all aspects of internal/external marketing, promotion & advertising; writing/editing brochures, collateral pieces, newsletters, flyers, press releases, etc. Must have 2 years exp. in marketing/communications, preferably in a nonprofit environment; strong communication & project/time mgmt skills, detail-oriented, proficiency in MS Office, Pagemaker, Quark, etc. Both offer competitve salary and benefits. Mail, fax, or email cover letter, resume & salary requirements by Sept. 20 to MacPhail Center for the Arts, Attn: C. Logghe, 1128 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis 55403. Fax: 612-305-2345. Email: clogghe@macphail.org.

Child Care, School-Age Recreation Leaders are needed in Edina to supervise children (grades 4-9) in activities including sports, recreation, art, music, games & drama in a before/after school program. Some positions also available with special needs children. 2:30-6:00 (M-F). $10/hour. For an application: pick up, call or from the web print out & mail. Edina KIDS Club (www.edina.k12.mn.us - follow Community Education links), Edina Schools, 5701 Normandale Road, Edina 55424; Phone: 952-848-3975.