Grangeville Arts

At The Gallery, Wed July 11th at 5:30pm.

As part of the Border Day festivities you can find lots of art, nice people, and food in Pioneer Park on 7/4 (10am-4pm).

Sponsored by the Blue and White club; Susan at 983-0377.

John X Geis presents the 20th annual Western Art Show & Sale. This year’s guest artist is Dan Jordan. 10am-6pm daily at the US Bank in Grangeville during Border Days (7/2, 7/3, 7/4).

Kathy Stefani asked me to convey to our members that the $1,000 Grangeville Arts gave to the GEMS music program last fall was used to purchase two used tenor saxophones. They are currently being “worked” so that they will be in great shape for the fall.

Look for the return, after many years, of the Grangeville school marching band in the Border Days parade. They will even be wearing at least part of the marching band uniforms.

Kathy also says that although the Idaho Community Foundation grant was great, it will not cover the entire cost of buying a new drum. She has some ideas to cover the rest. One of the old timpani drums will be at the Fireworks stand (the music department sells fireworks to raise money) to encourage donations to fix it for use. THe grant will not go far enough to do that. So look for the drum and consider donating to a good cause. Jane Spencer

At The Gallery, Wed June 27th at 5:30pm.

Grangeville’s jazz combo Swing Shift has been forming, growing and practicing together since the beginning of this year. It includes Cliff Tacke on the alto sax, Ted Dunlap trombone, Wendy Stauffer tuba, Kathy Branson keyboard, Alex Flatt drums and Wendy Lindsley’s vocals.

Their regular practice sessions are Tuesday evenings from 7-9 in the Grangeville or Cottonwood middle schools. Tuesday July 10th they will open their practice session to the public at The Gallery in downtown Grangeville.

Their song list includes All Of Me, Angel Eyes, Deep Purple, Little Brown Jug, Moonlight In Vermont, More and many more. They played at the Elk’s All-Ages Prom and will continue to occasionally play local gigs.

Everyone is welcome to stop by for a few minutes or for as long as you want. There is no cover charge.

The Lewis-Clark State College Center for Arts and History proudly presents Croft Family Craft: Art Off the Grid. The opening reception is June 8th, from 5:00pm until 8:00pm. The exhibit will run from June 8th until July 31st. The gallery is located at 415 Main street in downtown Lewiston, Idaho.

Thanks to the Book People for the info.

General Board Meeting, June 6th, 5:30 at The Gallery.

UPDATE: Minutes pdf available in the comments.

The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus is coming, thanks to the Chamber of Commerce. Show times of 2 and 4:30pm on July 17th at the Grangeville High Football field. Tickets for adults on the day of the circus are $11, but you can save 3 bucks buying them in advance. Look for the signs in shop windows all over town. Their website is www.cmcircus.com.

I am happy to report that Grangeville Arts received a $3,500 grant from the Idaho Community Foundation. The grant is to be used to purchase a new timpani drum for the high school band. The high school drum is currently not usable. It will be fixed and given to the junior high band. There is not enough money in the school district budget to maintain, much less buy new instruments for the kids to use. I originally became aware of the need through my involvement in another group, Friends of Note. This is a group of parents and other music supporters. I applied for the grant through Grangeville ARts because you have to be a 501(c)(3) organization to apply for Idaho Community Foundation grants. For those of you who do not know, the Idaho Community Foundation is a statewide organization that collects and invests money from donors and members and gives the proceeds back to the communties through a granting process. Yet another worthwhile organization! Jane