Artists' Pipeline #40 - July 30, 2003

Any artist - of any art form - with any disability is invited to participate in a networking meeting with other artists with disabilities on Tuesday, August 19, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the new Outsiders and Others gallery, 1010 Park Avenue, Minneapolis. Artists who will show or talk about their work in a "Chick Show" will be Pamela Bottoms, Joy Purchase and Laurie McKiernan. The meeting is free; potluck refreshments are welcome. The gallery is exhibiting works by tattoo artists.
The meeting is the sixth follow-up session to carry on the energies generated at 2002 Arts Careers forums sponsored by the Minnesota State Arts Board, VSA arts of Minnesota and Springboard for the Arts. The group will discuss a subcommittee's examination of possible mission/vision statements and a choice of a name for the group (now tentatively called the Artists With Disabilities Alliance). All meetings are fragrance-free. If you need accommodations, please call Jon Skaalen at VSA arts of Minnesota by Thursday, August 14: 612-332-3888 voice/tty or jon@vsaartsmn.org. If you have other questions or news to share on the agenda, please call Barbara Saunders at 952-920-2090.

Try as hard as you want, there is no possible way for you to attend all of the 750 performances of 150 different shows at the 2003 Minnesota Fringe Festival -- August 1-10 in Minneapolis. The largest Fringe Festival in the U.S. solo and group shows, most under an hour long, and:
"Spoken Fringe" -- Stop by Dunn Brothers in Loring Park to check out a series of lively, one-hour showcases of all things spoken -- poets, writers, storytellers, monologuists, slam champions and those who defy categorization. Admission is only a $3 suggested donation.
"Accessible Fringe" -- Shows that are ASL-interpreted or Audio Described. For a copy of this list, please contact Jon Skaalen at 651-644-1187, 612-332-3888 voice/tty, mactfactor@aol.com or jon@vsaartsmn.org.
"My Fringe" -- Log in at the Fringe website to create a personal schedule, write reviews, or join the fun in the VoxFringe forums, online discussions.
"Visible Fringe" makes it possible for people traditionally excluded from the art world to show their work. Art is available for sale at all Fringe venues. There will also be two Artist Openings - Wednesday, July 30 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Visible Fringe Central, Calhoun Square, 2nd Floor Gallery, 3001 Hennepin Avenue South, Uptown, Minneapolis; and Thursday., July 31 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Visible Fringe Saint Paul, AZ Gallery, 308 Prince Street, Lowertown, Saint Paul. The 20 Visible Fringe artists are:

• Tom Cassidy, Minneapolis Theatre Garage.
• Charlie Kraft, Minneapolis Theatre Garage.
• Bill Cottman, Loring Playhouse.
• Geoffrey Kroll, Red Eye Collaboration.
• Jennifer Davis, Loring Playhouse.
• Stacy MacBlane-Meyer, Brave New Workshop.
• Papis Diop, Pillsbury House.
• Koffi Mbairamadji, Dunn Brothers.
• David Ekdahl, Bryant-Lake Bowl.
• Rob McBroom, Old Arizona.
• Kyle Fokken, Minneapolis Theatre Garage and In the Heart of the Beast.
• Ben Olson, Loring Playhouse.
• Alison Regan, Dunn Brothers.
• Lindsay Halleckson, Hey City Theater.
• Amy Rice, Hey City Theater.
• Corey Hanssen, Hey City Theater.
• Paul Rucker, In the Heart of the Beast.
• James Hepner, MCTC Whitney.
• Anastasia Ward, Intermedia Arts.
• Jake Keeler, Acadia Café.

FRINJ Of The FRINJ -- The Center for Independent Artists will host a variety of shows August 1-10 at 4137 Bloomington Avenue S. For more info: 612-724-8392 or Center for Independent Artists (www.c4ia.org).
A Fringe schedule is in this week's City Pages. All Fringe show tickets are $10 at the door or $40 for a 5-punch card (can be used by multiple people and/or multiple shows!) "Ultra Passes" for $100 allow you to see as many shows as you want. Advance tickets may be purchased for a $2.50 charge from UptownTix (www.Uptowntix.com) or 612-604-4466. For more information, call the Fringe office at 612-872-1212 or go to Fringe Festival (www.fringefestival.org).

The 2003 Minnesota Legislature cut arts funding for the next biennium by 32%. This means overall state funding for the arts will decrease from $12,616,000 per year to $8,593,000 per year for the next two years.
Governor Pawlenty had proposed a 40% cut to the arts. The House committee, chaired by Rep. Bob Gunther, proposed reducing the cut to 32%. The Senate committee, chaired by Sen. Dallas Sams, proposed reducing the Governor's cut to the arts to 16%. When the deal was struck on "no new taxes," the committee was left with no money to soften the cuts, leaving the Republican House's 32% cut as the outcome.
The impact breaks down to a 60% cut to the Minnesota State Arts Board's (MSAB) operations budget, which means staff layoffs, and cuts of 30% to MSAB grants and the Regional Arts Councils, which affects individual artists and arts organizations of all sizes.
A February survey by Minnesota Citizens for the Arts of the state's arts organizations found that 65% were predicting deficits this year, even after layoffs, wage freezes, and cuts in programs. The state's cuts won't help that prospect.

Other cultural funding was also affected:
The Humanities Commission lost all of their state funding for the next two years. (State funding covered about a third of their budget).
The Minnesota Film Board was cut by 82%, leaving them with just $350,000 a year.
The Minnesota Historical Society was cut by $4.3 million dollars a year, a loss of 23%, forcing 225 staff cuts and closing seven historic sites. (Private, short-term funding was found to keep most of those sites open this year.)
The Science Museum of Minnesota was cut by 30%, to $750,000 a year.
The Minnesota Zoo got a 10% cut, with an ability to charge new fees.

The only positive note for the arts to come out of the Legislature's final week was that the $237 million capital investment bill included $25 million for the Guthrie Theater and $5 million for the Children's Theatre Company.
The general obligation capital bonds will help the Guthrie construct a new $125 million facility on the banks of the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis. The building will include three theaters: an 1,100-seat thrust theater for the continuance of classical work, a 700-seat proscenium theater for contemporary plays as well as for major regional, national and international productions, and a 250-seat flexible studio theater for new work and actor/artist development. Also included in the program are administrative offices, production and rehearsal support spaces, dedicated classroom spaces for the Theater's more than 100,000 annual education participants, a restaurant and parking for 1,000 automobiles.
To date, the Guthrie has raised $64.5 million in private philanthropic pledges. The Theater's board also approved $15 million in financing. So about $20 million remains to be raised or saved through project cutbacks.
The Children's Theatre Company is planning the first expansion and renovation of their South Minneapolis facility since 1974. The design, by Michael Graves & Associates, is expected to cost is $24 million. The addition will meet that need of inadequate space for its education programs and will enable the theater to expand its education and community partnerships, extend programming options to include teens and younger children, and maintain its commitment to statewide touring.

The other good news this session is that the Minnesota Alliance for Arts in Education succeeded in making the arts a core academic subject in Minnesota's schools. Legislators dropped the Profile of Learning (which included the arts) but due to the persistence of Kathleen Maloney, MAAE volunteers and friends in the Senate, the arts remain a core academic subject in the new standards. This means schools must provide all students with access to an arts education.

Ten Minnesotans with disabilities who are developing skills in art forms have been awarded $250 Emerging Artist Grants by VSA arts of Minnesota. In its tenth year, the program helps individuals age 13 or older take classes to develop their artistic skills, improve their business or marketing skills, or purchase materials to continue their artistic efforts. This year's recipients were randomly selected from 29 applicants. They include:

• David Almquist, Saint Paul, musician.
• Kofi Kofi Ekanem, Saint Paul, high school artist.
• Tiffany H. Holmes, Dovray, musician.
• Nancy Janes, Shoreview, visual artist.
• Andrea G. Kiley, Brooklyn Park, visual artist.
• Rufino Lucio, Little Canada, visual artist.
• June Orr, Hopkins, visual artist.
• Janice Severson, Saint Paul, visual artist.
• Sunny Sierra, Richfield, potter/sculptor.
• Alec Sweazy, Minnetonka, high school keyboard artist.

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts offers ASL-interpreted tours for visitors who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. The public tours are interpreted for people who are deaf or hard of hearing at 2:00 p.m. on the first Sunday of each month. Occasionally, interpreted tours are also scheduled on other days at other times (indicated in bold below). For more info: call the museum's Visitor and Member Center at 612-870-3131 (voice) or 612-870-3132 (TTY). Or, email dhegstro@artsmia.org. The museum is located at 2400 Third Avenue South, and its website is The Minneapolis Institute of Arts (www.artsmia.org).

Legend: (**) = These tours are free; however, there will be a charge to enter the special exhibition.

United Arts and COMPAS have provided $15,000 funding for another year of the Access to Theatre & Dance Project at VSA arts of Minnesota. The project helps promote, publicize and pay for performances that include Audio Describers (for patrons who are blind or of low vision) or American Sign Language theatrical interpreters (for patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing) in the 12-county metro area. VSA arts of Minnesota provides online, e-mail and print calendars for these performances, as well as additional assistance for arts organizations looking to make their programs more accessible for audience and participants. The same services are provided in Greater Minnesota by VSA arts funding. For more info: Jon Skaalen at 612-332-3888 or 800-801-3883 (voice/tty) or email: jon@vsaartsmn.org.

A play by Allyson Hogan, 16, of Worthington, MN, has been recognized as one of three winners of the 2003 Playwright Discovery Award presented by VSA arts. Open to students writing about disability-related issues, the competition will result in a performance of Allyson's play, "Diamond in the Rough," at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
As a 10th grader at Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster in Round Lake, Allyson was completing a research paper on albinism when she saw the Playwright Discovery Award poster. She wrote the play and submitted it with encouragement from her teacher Shari Nelson. Set in a high school, "Diamond in the Rough" tells the story of Jeremy Black, an intelligent teenager with albinism. Teased by his peers who have nicknamed him "Diamond," he gains acceptance when they realize he is musically talented.
Allyson has been writing since she was seven. She has had two poems published, has performed in three musicals at her school and loves to act. She will receive a $1,000 scholarship and a mentoring luncheon with the Artists Selection Committee when she comes to Washington to see a full production of her play performed at the Kennedy Center's Theater Lab in September 29.
"Get Ready to Walk and Roll!" by Bethany Andrews and Amanda Harper of Arizona will receive a Staged Reading at the Kennedy Center. Each will receive $500 scholarships. "Quota" by Hannah Sternberg, a 15-year-old from Rutland, Vermont, received an Honorable Mention for her futuristic verse play about individuals with disabilities who are ostracized and forced to wear masks. She will receive a $250 scholarship.
The judging panel included Jack Hofsiss, Tony Award-winning director of "The Elephant Man"; Fred Zollo, Tony Award-winning producer of "Private Lives" and film producer of "Mississippi Burning" and "Quiz Show"; and John Belluso, playwright, director of the Other Voices Project at the Mark Taper Forum, former recipient of the VSA arts Playwright Discovery Award for his play, "Gretty (sic) Good Time." For more information and/or copies of the plays, contact Amy Swan, performing arts coordinator, at amys@vsarts.org.

The pARTS Photographic Arts Gallery in Minneapolis has changed its name to the Minnesota Center for Photography. Staff includes Vance Gellert, Managing Director Mara Stenback, and a Program Director to be hired shortly. It is located at 711 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408; 612-824-5500; mcpmara@bitstream.net; Minnesota Center for Photography (www.partsphoto.org).

The West Bank School of Music Faculty and Friends have produced a compilation CD, "New Sounds From This Old House," as a fund-raiser for buying and renovating the building it has been in for over 32 years at 1813 S. 6th Saint, Minneapolis. The CD showcases the talents of several prominent Twin Cities musicians and the West Bank School of Music's faculty and students. A CD release party and fundraiser for the school was held June 1 at the Cedar Cultural Center. For more information: call 612-333-6651 between 3:00 & 8:00 Monday-Thursday.

The weekly radio program "Disabled and Proud, (it's NOT an oxymoron)" offers insights into, ideas about and discussions of disability culture. The show's goal is to educate and generate questions about disability topics. It is broadcast on Tuesday nights from 7:00 to 7:30 on KFAI 90.3 fm Minneapolis and 106.7 fm Saint Paul. Or on the web, KFAI Fresh Air Radio (www.kfai.org). Click on the archive link, and then on Disabled and Proud. The archives are one week back. You need a Real Audio Player downloaded to your computer.
The founding program announcer, Martha Hage, retired from the show last October after nine years of interviews. Thank you, Martha! Recent interviewees by Sam Jasmine, the new program director, were Warren Bowles, director and performer in "The Boys Next Door", a play about residents of a group home, performed for the first time by actors with disabilities in a December production at Mixed Blood Theatre; pianist Rebecca Kragnes, a Featured Artist of the Month, who has a new CD, "Surrender"; performer Leslye Orr, who talked about the new Center for Independent Artists in South Minneapolis; musician Carei Thomas; pianist Michael Deutsch; and visual artist, writer and dancer Tara Innmon.
To express suggestions for future shows or receive e-mail updates of upcoming programs, email sam@winternet.com, call 612-341-3144 extension 817, or write KFAI, 1808 Riverside Avenue S., Disabled and Proud Box 116, Minneapolis MN 55454.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Solicitor General's office submitted a brief last October to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit firmly establishing the right of ADA-eligible paratransit users to next-day service. The brief states unequivocally that DOT's ADA regulation requires transit agencies to "design, fund, and implement a next-day service to meet the foreseeable needs of all ADA-eligible individuals." The pro-consumer content of the brief is a clear victory for disability advocates.
The brief was prompted by a request to DOT from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to interpret its ADA regulation in the case Anderson v. Rochester-Genesee Regional Transit Authority. The brief may play a role in the outcome of that lawsuit and others as well. Further, the brief signals to transit agencies that lax ADA compliance is not acceptable to DOT and DOJ, and it provides another tool to disability advocates.
The ADA requires paratransit to be "comparable" to fixed route (bus and rail) service, and DOT's 1991 ADA regulation interpreted "comparable" to mean "next day." This regulation, which the court asked DOT to interpret (but not change), was already a compromise of the equal rights of people with disabilities. The recent victory guards that right against further compromise. The brief can be read in full at U.S. Department of Justice, Appellate Section (http://dredf.org/DOTBrief.html).

Rene Joseph

On Rene Joseph's website, Rene Joseph (www.renejoseph.com), we learn that her "Dancing with Flowers" Snoopy sculpture created for the 2000 Peanuts on Parade in Saint Paul sold at auction for $7,700 during Sotheby.com's online Snoopy sale. Her website features pictures of the event (as well as more of her news and exhibits) and reveals that miniature "Dancing With Flowers" Snoopys are available through Mall of America's Camp Snoopy gift shop in Bloomington and online at Camp Snoopy (www.campsnoopy.com).
Rene says, "Looking back, the Peanuts On Parade project was a grand experiment of artists working with their business partners to make public art for charity. I used a spiral that increases in color intensity as it rises up the sculpture to represent the elation of Snoopy's dancing pose. In keeping with the cartoon theme, the spiral bands of colors are in the shape of cartoon word balloons. The roundness of the sculpture is emphasized by the spiral bands and by the contrast of the flat flowers. Reversing what is round in real life and flat in a cartoon gives the work a layer of ironic meaning. I especially like the way the new miniature brings out the hand drawn qualities of the original -- the sculpture looks curiously like a drawing to me and very surreal -- a nice effect."
This year's Peanuts sculptures feature Linus.

Helene Oppenheimer

(Another Peanuts sculptor, Helene Oppenheimer, showed her Signing Charlie Brown at the VSA arts Annual Meeting and Leadership Institute in late June at the Radisson Riverfront Hotel in Saint Paul. Her miniature Signing Charlie Brown is on exhibit through August at Vision Loss Resources lobby in Minneapolis. Her website is American Sign Language in Clay - http://pages.sbcglobal.net/aslclay.)

Dean J. Seal

Dean J. Seal of Minneapolis will present a new show, "Unleash the Hounds," at this year's Minnesota Fringe Festival (August 1-10 in Minneapolis). On May 9th at a benefit for Patrick's Cabaret, Seal previewed a segment called "Jerry Falwell, the Homophobic Jackass," about Mr. Seal coming out to the community as a theater person with a spiritual life.

Terry Mayer

Terry Mayer, a Minneapolis artist, will display and sell her jewelry at the Powderhorn Art Fair in Minneapolis, Saturday, August 2 from 10:00 to 6:00 and Sunday, August 3 from 10:00 to 5:00. Powderhorn Park is bounded by 35th Street E. and 15th Avenue S. For more info: 612-729-0111 or Powderhorn Art Fair (www.powderhornartfair.com).

Tony Wentersdorf

Tony Wentersdorf will present "Kafka on Autoharp" Friday-Saturday, August 8-9 at 8:00 at Patrick's Cabaret, 3010 Minnehaha Avenue S., Minneapolis. Tix: $6. For more info: 612-721-3595 or Patrick's Cabaret (www.patrickscabaret.org).

William "Bots"ford

William "Bots"ford has a show of his woodburning art through August 17 at the Minnesota River Valley Wildlife Refuge, 3815 E. 80th Street, Bloomington. Hours are Tuesday-Sunday, 9:00-5:00. In the past he has been recognized in Veterans Administration arts competitions.

Char Coal

Char Coal, a Minneapolis artist and musician, created the winning T-shirt design for the 2003 National Alliance for Mentally Ill (NAMI) Convention, taking place June 28 to July 1 in Minneapolis. She received a $100 prize for her colorful drawing. For more information, call NAMI-MN at 651-645-2948, 888-473-0237, or go to National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (www.nami.org).

William Homan

William Homan, Minneapolis visual artist, sent 2002 holiday postcards using one of his digital designs.

Pamela Veeder

Pamela Veeder, Saint Paul, gave samples of her photo cards as holiday gifts.

Perrine Dailey

Perrine Dailey, who has acute hearing loss, is exhibiting 16 pieces of her fractal art at the Center for Independent Artists during the Frinj of the Frinj, August 1-10. For more info: 4137 Bloomington Avenue S., Minneapolis, 612-724-8392, Center for Independent Artists (www.c4ia.org).

Eric Peterson

Eric Peterson, a Minneapolis disability rights advocate and past VSA arts of Minnesota board president, chaired the Linden Hills spring festival on May 18. The event involved hundreds of people engaged in the arts, sports and silent auction activities.

Juliette Silvers

Juliette Silvers attended the American Council of the Blind convention in Pittsburgh. She served on a panel for audio description put on by the National Television Network.

Mari Newman

Mari Newman of Minneapolis has 50 of her artworks displayed on the America. Oh, Yes! website. This organization shows and sells work of outsider and folk artists in galleries in Washington, D.C.; Hilton Head Island, SC; and San Francisco, CA and at Folk Art - America Oh Yes! (www.americaohyes.com). If you are interested in having America. Oh, Yes! review your work, follow this procedure:

1. Send 5-10 PHOTOGRAPHS of your best work that is available (good snapshots; no slides).
2. On the back of each photo, write lightly the name of the piece of art, dimensions, medium, price.
3. Provide some biographical information about yourself, when you began painting, where your work has been shown, other galleries that might be carrying your work, etc.

MAIL this information to America. Oh, Yes!, P.O. Box 3075, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928. Include a stamped, self-addressed envelope to have the material returned. For more info, call 843-785-2649 or e-mail: folkart@hargray.com.

ache is a Twin Cities literary and visual arts magazine publishing innovative work by emerging artists and writers. For its next issue, ache seeks poetry, visual art (rendered in 2 dimensions), prose, hypertext, short drama, spoken word, and digital video (under five minutes) under the theme of "I." For more information, go to ache visual arts and literary magazine (www.achemagazine.com) or for upcoming deadlines contact ache, Attn: Submissions, PO Box 50065, Minneapolis, MN 55405, or: submissions@achemagazine.com.

The ArtLink exhibit "Putting Myself In the Picture - Our World from My Perspective," featuring selected artwork from VSA arts classroom exchanges, is now online. Students from the District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, and New York partnered with classrooms in Albania, Argentina, Kuwait, Philippines, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Saint Lucia, and South Africa. The artwork from these exchanges is identified by the VSA arts logo. Visit the exhibit at 2003 International Art Exhibit - Creative Connections (www.creativeconnections.org/international_art_exhibits/2003_art_exhibit.php).

The exhibit "Expressing Freedom" by 10 young artists with disabilities is online at "Expressing Freedom" Online Exhibit (http://www.vsarts.org/gallery/exhibits/vw/index.html). The 10-piece exhibit is available for tour, including printed brochures and storyboards. For details, contact Stephanie Moore, VSA arts, at 202-628-2800 x3887 or stephaniem@vsarts.org.

The art of tattoo artists, usually seen as imagery for the body, can be experienced in a completely different context in a new exhibit at the Outsiders and Others Gallery, which specializes in exhibiting works of self-taught and non-traditional artists. Featured artists are Steve Cvinar, who reflects the interconnection of eastern and western popular culture, as well as esoteric symbols and images; their hidden lineage, according to Steve, hints at a deeper meaning; Kurt Melancon, who uses mixed media to create work that appears to be relics rich in symbolism and expressing both feelings and insight; and Claudia Baca, who represents religious symbolism, violence and the human form in her artwork.

The exhibit opened July 26 and runs through August 30. The gallery at 1010 Park Avenue S. in Minneapolis is open Wednesday, Friday & Saturday from noon to 5:00 and Thursday noon to 7:00. Free parking in lot out front. For more info: Yuri Arajs, 612-338-3435 or Outsiders and Others: Art Gallery and Mentorship Studio, Minneapolis (www.outsidersandothers.org).

The SOuth of HOward Gallery will feature "Wilderness Vistas…and Hamburger Fantasies: a mother/son odyssey" by Onnalee and Jamie Graham, August 1-28, at 2310 First Avenue in Hibbing. The opening reception is Friday, August 1 from 5:00 to 7:00. For more information: 218-263-9230.

The Ox-Op Gallery in Minneapolis will be showing paintings and prints by shag (Josh Agle) August 2 through September 4 at 1111 Washington Avenue S. The opening reception is 7:00 to 10:00 on August 2. For more info: 612-259-0085, Ox-Op Gallery in Minneapolis (www.ox-op.com) or shag (Josh Agle) - www.shag.com. For a look at how shag markets his art and products, go to Shagmart (www.shagmart.com).

The Twin Cities DeafArt Club will offer a free class in how to Create Clay DeafArt -- using the manual alphabet (fingerspelling) & ASL. The results will be exhibited at "DeafArt as a Minnesota Folk Art" for four months in 2004 in Minneapolis. The class will be given Monday nights, September 29 to November 14 at Lake Junior High in Woodbury! The DeafArt Club (DAC) will reimburse your class fee and provide materials including clay & glazes. Enrollment is limited. Teacher Renewal & Interpreter RID/CEU certificates are available. Call 651-578-7649 v/tty or email DeafArtClubmn@yahoo.com or go to American Sign Language in Clay (http://pages.sbcglobal.net/aslclay).
The DeafArt Club is a nonprofit organization that provides opportunities for people who are Deaf or Hearing to create, teach and exhibit DeafArt, also called De'VIA, which incorporates American Sign Language, Deaf Culture, History and Experience. DAC's goal is to educate about and facilitate reflection of Deaf History and Deaf Culture, and also to promote increased positive relations among people of all backgrounds.

There will be a free Arts Participation Workshop at the Center for Independent Artists on Saturday, August 16. This meeting is intended for constituents of the Center for Independent Artists and is by invitation. If interested, please call Sharon Rodning-Bash at the Metro Regional Arts Council, 651-523-6391. To sign up to be on the mailing list for future Arts Participation events, go to: MRAC: Event: Arts Participation Workshop Mailing List (www.mrac.org/events/event.asp?Event_ID=107).

The Loft will hold these events in August at Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue S., Minneapolis:
Saturday, August 2 -- Workshop on Budget book promotion, writing for magazines and more. Register & info: Loft Literary Center (www.loft.org), call 612-379-8999, or register on the workshop day.
Saturday, August 2 - Writing workshop for youth -- Poetry, creative dramatics and more for writers aged 4 and up! Register on the website or call 612-215-2587.
Wednesday, August 13, 1:30 & 6:30 - A free public reading by students from the Loft's summer term. Refreshments served.

Applause Community Theatre seeks an Assistant Director/Stage Manager, and a Costumer for "It's a Wonderful Life." Auditions in late August, rehearsals begin September 15, shows November 6-23 at Lakeville Area Art Center. For more info: 952-895-1234 or Applause Community Theatre (http://www.dakotaarts.net/act/index.html).

Recreation Leaders wanted to supervise children (Grades K-9) in activities including sports, recreation, art, music, games & drama in a before/after school prog starting August 26. Some work with special needs children. M-F shifts: 7-9:30 am, 7:30-1:00, 3-6 PM. $10/Hour. Exper. preferred. Must be HS grad. Applications: Edina KIDS Club, Edina Schools, 5701 Normandale Road, Edina 55424; Phone: 952-848-3975; Fax: 952- 848-3977; Edina Schools - www.edina.k12.mn.us (follow Comm. Ed. links).

The Arts High School seeks a FT Guidance Counselor, replacing counselor on 1-year leave. August 1, 2003 thru June 18, 2004. Successful secondary school counseling experience and commitment to working as part of a student support team is essential. Prefer a current Minnesota school guidance counselor license. Interviews start week of July 21. Contact: Marla Riemer, 763-591-4737. Fax credentials to 763- 591-4646.

The Arts High School seeks a FT Music Teacher. August 1, 2003 thru June 18, 2004. Qualiifcations must include: electronic music, sound engineering, music theory and jazz or classical training; current licensure preferred. With satisfactory evaluation, this could be a continuing position. Interviews start week of July 14 Contact: Maria Riemer at 763-591-4737. FAX credentials to 763-591-4646.

Stages Theatre seeks an Assistant Box Office Manager/Volunteer Coordinator. Work in the box office and fulfill front of house responsibilities and volunteer coordination. Assist in daily box office functions including ticket sales, exchanges, and customer service issues. Hire & train house management and concessions staff for weekend performances. Prepare and execute weekday house management. Plan and order concessions. Find and maintain the volunteer program, including ushers and event helpers. Salary beginning in the high teens to $20,000/year plus benefits (health, dental, vacation). Send letter of introduction and resume by August 16 to Box Office, Stages Theatre Company, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343. Stages Theatre (www.stagestheatre.org).

Hopkins School District 270 needs Licensed teachers in Art, Language Arts, Speech, Debate and other areas. View job descriptions and/or apply at Hopkins School District 270 (http://www.hopkins.k12.mn.us) or call 952-988-4168.

MacPhail Center for Music has a PT opportunity for an experienced Assistant Staff Accompanist to provide accompanying services for many student performance events at MacPhail. Desire Bachelors Degree in Music, broad repertoire base, experience with Suzuki repertoire, enjoyment of working with students of all ages and skill levels primarily children ages 4-18. Mail, fax or email cover letter & resume by August 15 to: MacPhail Center for the Arts, Attn: Human Resources Mgr., 1128 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis 55403; fax 612-305-2345; Email: jobs@macphail.org.

Morris Park Players wants a Music/vocal director, costumer and sound tech for its fall production, "Jesus Christ Superstar." Paid positions. Send resumes to MPP, P.O. Box 2426, Minneapolis, MN 55402-0426; or call 612-724-8373.

The Cultural Affairs Division of the City of Minneapolis is seeking a part-time, temporary assistant to provide support to the Minneapolis Arts Commission and the Art in Public Places program. Includes taking minutes, assembling packets and mailings, processing invoices, managing public art maintenance, trouble shooting. $14.56/hour. Contact Mary Altman at 612-673-3006.

Concordia College Theatre is looking for a choreographer for two fall productions. The 1962 beach party musical, "Go Go Beach," (see Playbill.com) auditions September 1, performs in November, directed by Jim Cermak. The regional and college premiere of "As It Is In Heaven" (a nine-woman play about a Shaker community, including essential liturgical dance), will be directed by Helen Cermak and also auditions September 1 and performs in October. For more info: Contact Jim Cermak, jcermak@cord.edu.

Musical director needed for the 2003-04 Old Gem Theater Company season of nine shows. Competitive salary. Auditions were July 27-29. Located 15 miles east of Stillwater. Call for appointment: 715-246-3285. Send resume to: 116 S. Knowles Avenue, New Richmond, WI 54017.

Playhouse 15 Community Theatre fall production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC (October 2-12) needs MUSICIANS and a COSTUMER. Rehearsals begin August, performances October 2-12. Stipends. Musicians: apply to Florian Keller, 651-690-5302 or SaintFlori@yahoo.com. Costumers: call Steve at 763-434-0837 or srodband@earthlink.net.

The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University offer a 3/4 time Technical Director position. The TD is responsible for assisting in supervising and providing technical services in support of the Theater Department and other events in the Benedicta Arts Center. Produce shop drawings, supervise set construction/installation, implement all technical aspects for 3 to 4 Theater productions annually; be present at all production meetings, technical rehearsals and performances of departmental productions; supervise all student crews. Assist with supervision of student crews at load-in, performance and load-out of all Fine Arts Programming events and maintenance of technical equipment. BA required, MFA in Technical Direction desired. Instructional and teaching skills; problem-solving and supervisory skills; working knowledge of the operation and functions of technical equipment and a valid MN drivers license. Must be able to work on catwalks, grids and on ladders. Flexible hours including evenings and weekends. Send letter of interest, resume, and 3 references to: College of Saint Benedict, Human Resources Coordinator, 37 South College Avenue, Saint Joseph, MN 56374; mergen@csbsju.edu. Review of applications will continue until filled.

Macalester College has a temporary PT 10-month position for an Assistant Technical Director starting September 1. Must have skills in scenic construction, lighting equipment maintenance and electrics, sound equipment maintenance and sound design, properties construction. Must work well with students in an educational setting. For a complete job description see Macalester College (www.macalester.edu/hr). Priority will be given to resumes received by August 15, 2003. Send cover letter and resume to: Human Resources, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105 or fax to 651-696-6612 or email hr@macalester.edu.

The Great American History Theatre needs a Group Sales Director with passion, persistence, fearlessness, motivation, results-focus to attain income targets. Love the arts? Try selling it! Send inquiries to Virginia Nugent, Managing Director, 651 292 4321, vnugent@historytheatre.com; resumes to 30 East 10th Street, Saint Paul, MN 55101.

Music in the Park Series seeks a PT Administrative Coordinator, 20 hours/week (less in the summer), to handle phone and email, sell tickets, file (maintain historic files, programs, etc.), run errands, enter data and manage database of ticket holders and donors, disseminate printed materials, including season brochures, cards, etc., and ready them for bulk mail, handle basic bookkeeping tasks, assist with artistic arrangements (contracts, logistics, etc.), provide board support (disseminate information, minutes, reminder calls.), provide fundraising support (send thank you notes, generate solicitation materials), provide hands-on concert assistance (setting up chairs, etc.; may be optional). Must hold valid drivers license, have access to a car, be able to lift 50 lbs. Submit cover letter and resume to Music in the Park Series, 2255 Doswell Avenue, Suite 201, Saint Paul 55108 or email to Musicinthepark@sihope.com. For more info: Music in the Park Series (www.musicintheparkseries.org).

Lex-Ham Community Theater is seeking a volunteer costume designer/coordinator and set designer for its November 7-22 production of "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl. For more info or if you would like to apply, call 651-644-3366 or write urban@LexHamArts.org.

SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development is looking for costume, set, lights, and properties designers for its 2003-4 season. These are independent contract positions hired on a show by show basis. Send letter and resume to: Artistic Director, SteppingStone Theatre, 314 Landmark Center, 75 West 5th Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102. Or e-mail richard@steppingstonetheatre.org. For more info: SteppingStone Theatre (www.steppingstonetheatre.org).