59.5 Helen Hayes Awards, Grantseeking, and FB Insights

Hey everyone,

Here's the mid-month bulletin, short and sweet, as April wraps up. Hope everyone's been having a great weekend, so far!!

*Helen Hayes Awards/Theatre Prom

*Grantseeking for Individual Artists

*FB Real-time insights

*Potential Happenings

*Present Happenings

*Ephemeral Happenings

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*Helen Hayes Awards/Theatre Prom

It's that time of year!!

"One of the country’s most prestigious cultural honors, The Helen Hayes Awards recognize and celebrate artistic achievement, and bring significant local, national, and international recognition to the remarkable artistry on Washington area stages"

And if you're on twitter, the official hashtag is #HHAwards. I'm personally a fan of #theatrepromDC :-)

http://theatrewashington.org/content/helen-hayes-awards-events

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*Grantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts

I'll be going to this as well!!

"If you are an individual involved in the creative arts and looking for funding to complete a project, mount an exhibition, put on a performance, or anything else arts-related, Grantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts will show you how"

http://grantspace.org/Classroom/Training-Calendar/Washington-DC/Grantseeking-Basics-for-Individuals-in-the-Arts-2012-04-27-Washington-DC

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*FB Real-time Insights

So you may or may not have noticed it, but real-time insights just got a whole lot more "real" this past week. Check out the link below, and if you manage a FB page, if you don't already, I recommend picking one day each week to export your page's insights (both page & post). You may already know what to do with the data in terms of evaluating your social media strategies and goals, but even if you don't, either you or someone else will, soon :-)

http://argylesocial.com/blog/2012/04/18/facebook-releases-real-time-insights-for-real.html

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Potential Happenings:

Auditions for Auditions for George Tabori's Mein Kampf (Scena Theatre) - Apr 25 & 26

When requesting an appointment, please put Your Name: Role(s) that you would like to read for in the subject line. Contact scenacasting@yahoo.com

Auditions for Mercy Seat (The Capital City Players of DC @ CHAW) - Apr 28 & May 4

https://www.facebook.com/events/291105487631473/

Summer Dinner Theatre Student Auditions and Tech Interviews (Montgomery College) - May 4 to 6

http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/edu/department2.aspx?id=5103

Auditions for 13: The Musical *youth* (Metropolitan Performing Arts Theatre) - May 6 to 8

https://www.facebook.com/events/392390957459592/

Audition (Revision @ Dance Place) - Jun 15

http://www.danceplace.org/news/audition-revision-dance-collaborative/

Summer Institute (Dance Exchange) - Jul 6-15 / Culminates in performance during the Capital Fringe Festival

http://danceexchange.org/dance-with-dx/institutes/

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Present Happenings:

Cab Calloway's Minnie the Moocher (Pointless Theatre Company @ Flashpoint's Mead Theatre Lab) - Apr 13 to 29 / DC PAL: Scott Whalen

https://www.facebook.com/events/294218657311286/

Spidermusical (Landless Theatre Company @ DCAC) - Apr 5 to 29 / DC PAL: Ally Jenkins

Home (Studio 3) - Apr 14 to May 5 / DC PAL: Caren Hearne

Killing Women (Pinky Swear @ Spooky Action Theatre) - Apr 18 to May 12 / DC PAL: Chris Holland

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Ephemeral Happenings:

Electro Shutdown and the Pea (Dance Place) - Apr 21 & 22 / DC PAL: Rick Westerkamp

The Goat, or who is Sylvia (@ - Apr 21 & 22 / DC PAL: Ricardo Frederick Evans

https://www.facebook.com/events/269300689819602/

Puppetry Slam (Puppet Playhouse in Glen Echo) - Apr 28 / DC PAL: Eric Brooks

The Nautical Yards (force/collision) - Apr 26 to 29 / DC PAL: Lew Feem

Galactica Happy Hour w/ special Guest: Olney Theatre *Free* (@ Black Fox Lounge) - Apr 27 / Jeffrey Johnson

https://www.facebook.com/events/371598699527103/

Tonya Tomkins: Bach Cello Suites *Free* (@ the Library of Congress) - Apr 28 / DC PAL: Solomon HaileSelassie

Katzen Jammers: A Cabaret (AU's Katzen Arts Center) - Apr 30 / DC PAL: Catherine Starek

https://www.facebook.com/events/261408803938616/

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That's it for April. Keep sharing what's happening, and looking forward to wrapping up year 5 of DC PAL with May's bulletins!!

I can't believe it's coming up on 5 years…

JR

59: April showers bring Jazz Appreciation Month

Hey everyone,

So it's April, woohoo!! Happy Jazz Appreciation month!! Still in transition myself, between wrapping up a performance with a dance company last week, and jumping into rehearsals with a theatre company this one.

That being said, here's the top-of-the-month bulletin, without any further ado. :-)

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Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts

If you don't know about this organization yet, I recommend you check 'em out.

"Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts began in 1983 as a unique collaboration of lawyers and artists to fulfill a mission to serve artists in need of legal knowledge and assistance. Since then, WALA has supported artistic expression and creative innovation serving the legal needs of the arts and cultural communities in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia."

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Dance in the Circle

Will hopefully be checking this out, after I get out of rehearsal that afternoon!!

"A major new six-hour dance festival in Dupont Circle that will be FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC"

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Emerging Arts Leaders Symposium

I'll be going :-)

"EALS is an annual meeting for young professionals who work in the arts—organized, executed, and run by AU Arts Management students. It is an opportunity to discuss the issues, unique or universal, that affect all arts organizations. Past keynote speakers have included Rachel Goslins, Ben Cameron, and Bob Lynch."

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Potential Happenings:

Fundraiser for The Gift: A Re-Imagining of The Giving Tree (Contradiction Dance) - until Apr 14

Audition (alight dance theater) - Apr 14

Auditions for Jesus Le Momo - Apr 15

Summer Dinner Theatre Student Auditions and Tech Interviews (Montgomery College) - May 4 to 6

Audition (Revision @ Dance Place) - Jun 15

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Present Happenings:

The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Constellation Theatre) - Apr 2 to 4 / DC PAL: Tom Teasely

An Adaptation of Julius Caeser (Molotov Theatre Company) - Mar 15 to Apr 7 / DC PAL: Kevin Finkelstein

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Not Good, Very Bad Day, (Adventure Theatre) - to Apr 9 / DC PALs: Lew Feem, Michael Bobbitt

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Ephemeral Happenings:

Words in Motion (DTCO. & Swing Phi Swing Inc. at Morgan State Univ) - Apr 6 / DC PAL: Egunkola Focused Oga

Gotta Have Faith (Forum's (Re)Acts @ Round House Silver Spring) - Apr 8 / DC PAL: Chelsey Christensen

Friday the 13th! Free Happy Hour show hosted by Galactica! (@ Black Fox Lounge) - Apr 13 / DC PAL: Jeffrey Johnson

Emerging Arts Leaders Symposium (@ American University) - Apr 15 / DC PAL: Venessa Yung

Arts Advocacy Day - Apr 16 & 17 / DC PAL: Karen Kohn Bradley

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Future Happenings:

Spidermusical (Landless Theatre Company @ DCAC) - Apr 5 to 29 / DC PAL: Ally Jenkins

Cab Calloway's Minnie the Moocher (Pointless Theatre Company @ Flashpoint's Mead Theatre Lab) - Apr 13 to 29 / DC PAL: Scott Whalen

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That's it for the first bit of the month. Mid-month bulletin going out around the 16th/17th.

Keep letting me and each other know what's happening, and hopefully see some of y'all out and about,

JR :-)