MatchBook.org - Professional Development Opportunities
May 20, 2008
| Capturing New Audiences Through Creative Packaging |
| 2-5pm |
| Event type: |
Workshop |
| Hosted by: |
Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston |
| Location: |
Boston Business Journal 160 Federal St., Floor 12 |
| |
Boston, MA |
| Cost: |
$50 |
| Through case studies and small group exercises, expert Joe Veneto will help you design compelling packages (for all organization sizes) that you can take to the marketplace to increase your audiences.
You will learn how to wrap your performances, experiences and services in a compelling way and connect with the interests of your costumers.
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May 21, 2008
| Animating Democracy |
| 11:00AM |
| Event type: |
Lecture |
| Hosted by: |
Arts Presenters of Northern New England |
| Location: |
Serkin Performing Arts Center Marlboro College |
| |
Marlboro, VT |
| Cost: |
$35 |
| Artists and cultural organizations are being called on to engage their communities in new ways and to bring their creative capacities to encourage and facilitate greater civic participation. Barbara Schaffer Bacon, co-director of the Animating Democracy program of Americans for the the Arts will discuss the broadening interest in civic engagement and the powerful role the arts and culture can play. She will share examples of exemplary projects and models. |
June 02, 2008
| NEFA'S EXCHANGE SERIES FOR DANCE |
| 10AM - 4PM |
| Event type: |
Workshop |
| Hosted by: |
New England Foundation for the Arts |
| Location: |
Summer Stages Concord Academy |
| |
Concord, MA |
| Cost: |
$0 |
| A two-day exchange for dance artists, educators, presenters, audience members, advocates, students, and anyone else with an interest in dance that will explore the topics of "Commissioning and Touring" with specific focus on: Developing a circuit in the region to provide long term residencies for the commissioning of new work by regional artists and engaging strategies to provide peer to peer feedback for regional artists during the creative process. RSVP is required; visit web link for details! |
June 03, 2008
| NEFA'S EXCHANGE SERIES FOR DANCE |
| 10AM - 4PM |
| Event type: |
Workshop |
| Hosted by: |
New England Foundation for the Arts |
| Location: |
Summer Stages Concord Academy |
| |
Concord, MA |
| Cost: |
$0 |
| A two-day exchange for dance artists, educators, presenters, audience members, advocates, students, and anyone else with an interest in dance that will explore the topics of "Commissioning and Touring" with specific focus on: Developing a circuit in the region to provide long term residencies for the commissioning of new work by regional artists and engaging strategies to provide peer to peer feedback for regional artists during the creative process. RSVP is required; visit web link for details! |
June 24, 2008
| NEFA'S EXCHANGE SERIES FOR DANCE |
| 10AM - 4PM |
| Event type: |
Workshop |
| Hosted by: |
New England Foundation for the Arts |
| Location: |
Festival of Arts and Ideas ACES Theater |
| |
New Haven, CT |
| Cost: |
$0 |
| A two-day exchange for dance artists, educators, presenters, audience members, advocates, students, and anyone else with an interest in dance that will explore the topics of "Alternative Formats for Presenting/ Presenting in the Virtual World" with specific focus on the growing use of technology in the work of regional artists, the potential and challenges of these hybrid forms of dance and technology. RSVP is required; visit web link for more details! |
June 25, 2008
| NEFA'S EXCHANGE SERIES FOR DANCE |
| 10AM - 4PM |
| Event type: |
Workshop |
| Hosted by: |
New England Foundation for the Arts |
| Location: |
Festival of Arts and Ideas ACES Theater |
| |
New Haven, CT |
| Cost: |
$0 |
| A two-day exchange for dance artists, educators, presenters, audience members, advocates, students, and anyone else with an interest in dance that will explore the topics of "Alternative Formats for Presenting/ Presenting in the Virtual World" with specific focus on the growing use of technology in the work of regional artists, the potential and challenges of these hybrid forms of dance and technology. RSVP is required; visit web link for more details! |
July 28, 2008
| Fiddling Demystified for Strings Summer Camp |
| 9-4, M-F |
| Event type: |
Class |
| Hosted by: |
Old Songs |
| Location: |
Old Songs Community Center |
| |
Voorheesville, NY |
| Cost: |
$425 |
| This five-day intermediate to advanced level intensive for only thirty participants thoroughly demystifies fiddling, showing fiddlers, string players and teachers how to interpret fiddle music in a variety of regional dialects. Massachusetts fiddler and teacher Donna Hébert and California Alternative Styles cellist Renata Bratt approach each style through its technical requirements, cracking the codes of rhythms, ornaments and improvisation in Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian, New England contra |
July 29, 2008
| Fiddling Demystified for Strings Summer Camp |
| 9-4, M-F |
| Event type: |
Class |
| Hosted by: |
Old Songs |
| Location: |
Old Songs Community Center |
| |
Voorheesville, NY |
| Cost: |
$425 |
| This five-day intermediate to advanced level intensive for only thirty participants thoroughly demystifies fiddling, showing fiddlers, string players and teachers how to interpret fiddle music in a variety of regional dialects. Massachusetts fiddler and teacher Donna Hébert and California Alternative Styles cellist Renata Bratt approach each style through its technical requirements, cracking the codes of rhythms, ornaments and improvisation in Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian, New England contra |
July 30, 2008
| Fiddling Demystified for Strings Summer Camp |
| 9-4, M-F |
| Event type: |
Class |
| Hosted by: |
Old Songs |
| Location: |
Old Songs Community Center |
| |
Voorheesville, NY |
| Cost: |
$425 |
| This five-day intermediate to advanced level intensive for only thirty participants thoroughly demystifies fiddling, showing fiddlers, string players and teachers how to interpret fiddle music in a variety of regional dialects. Massachusetts fiddler and teacher Donna Hébert and California Alternative Styles cellist Renata Bratt approach each style through its technical requirements, cracking the codes of rhythms, ornaments and improvisation in Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian, New England contra |
July 31, 2008
| Fiddling Demystified for Strings Summer Camp |
| 9-4, M-F |
| Event type: |
Class |
| Hosted by: |
Old Songs |
| Location: |
Old Songs Community Center |
| |
Voorheesville, NY |
| Cost: |
$425 |
| This five-day intermediate to advanced level intensive for only thirty participants thoroughly demystifies fiddling, showing fiddlers, string players and teachers how to interpret fiddle music in a variety of regional dialects. Massachusetts fiddler and teacher Donna Hébert and California Alternative Styles cellist Renata Bratt approach each style through its technical requirements, cracking the codes of rhythms, ornaments and improvisation in Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian, New England contra |
August 01, 2008
| Fiddling Demystified for Strings Summer Camp |
| 9-4, M-F |
| Event type: |
Class |
| Hosted by: |
Old Songs |
| Location: |
Old Songs Community Center |
| |
Voorheesville, NY |
| Cost: |
$425 |
| This five-day intermediate to advanced level intensive for only thirty participants thoroughly demystifies fiddling, showing fiddlers, string players and teachers how to interpret fiddle music in a variety of regional dialects. Massachusetts fiddler and teacher Donna Hébert and California Alternative Styles cellist Renata Bratt approach each style through its technical requirements, cracking the codes of rhythms, ornaments and improvisation in Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian, New England contra |
August 04, 2008
| Maine Kantele Institute |
| daily |
| Event type: |
Institute |
| Hosted by: |
Kantele Laulu, Inc. |
| Location: |
SMCC |
| |
South Portland, ME |
| Cost: |
$500 |
| Professional musicians from Finland teach the traditional Finnish lap harp (kantele) to all levels of player, from beginner to advanced. Also available is kantele building, folk singing, and pelimanni (Finnish folk style) music for those who play a variety of other instruments, from fiddle and guitar to clarinet and accordion. Teacher recertification credit is available. |
August 05, 2008
| Maine Kantele Institute |
| daily |
| Event type: |
Institute |
| Hosted by: |
Kantele Laulu, Inc. |
| Location: |
SMCC |
| |
South Portland, ME |
| Cost: |
$500 |
| Professional musicians from Finland teach the traditional Finnish lap harp (kantele) to all levels of player, from beginner to advanced. Also available is kantele building, folk singing, and pelimanni (Finnish folk style) music for those who play a variety of other instruments, from fiddle and guitar to clarinet and accordion. Teacher recertification credit is available. |
August 06, 2008
| Maine Kantele Institute |
| daily |
| Event type: |
Institute |
| Hosted by: |
Kantele Laulu, Inc. |
| Location: |
SMCC |
| |
South Portland, ME |
| Cost: |
$500 |
| Professional musicians from Finland teach the traditional Finnish lap harp (kantele) to all levels of player, from beginner to advanced. Also available is kantele building, folk singing, and pelimanni (Finnish folk style) music for those who play a variety of other instruments, from fiddle and guitar to clarinet and accordion. Teacher recertification credit is available. |
August 07, 2008
| Maine Kantele Institute |
| daily |
| Event type: |
Institute |
| Hosted by: |
Kantele Laulu, Inc. |
| Location: |
SMCC |
| |
South Portland, ME |
| Cost: |
$500 |
| Professional musicians from Finland teach the traditional Finnish lap harp (kantele) to all levels of player, from beginner to advanced. Also available is kantele building, folk singing, and pelimanni (Finnish folk style) music for those who play a variety of other instruments, from fiddle and guitar to clarinet and accordion. Teacher recertification credit is available. |
August 08, 2008
| Maine Kantele Institute |
| daily |
| Event type: |
Institute |
| Hosted by: |
Kantele Laulu, Inc. |
| Location: |
SMCC |
| |
South Portland, ME |
| Cost: |
$500 |
| Professional musicians from Finland teach the traditional Finnish lap harp (kantele) to all levels of player, from beginner to advanced. Also available is kantele building, folk singing, and pelimanni (Finnish folk style) music for those who play a variety of other instruments, from fiddle and guitar to clarinet and accordion. Teacher recertification credit is available. |
September 25, 2008
| 2008 Performing Arts Exchange |
|
| Event type: |
Conference |
| Hosted by: |
Southern Arts Federation |
| Location: |
TBA |
| |
Atlanta, GA |
| Cost: |
$ |
| The Southern Arts Federation produces the Performing Arts Exchange ( PAE) to connect artists with audiences and to foster excellence in all aspects of presenting and touring the performing arts. PAE is a 4-day conference that creates opportunities for networking and transacting business. This conference is the primary forum for professional development for artists, artist managers and presenters. |
September 26, 2008
| 2008 Performing Arts Exchange |
|
| Event type: |
Conference |
| Hosted by: |
Southern Arts Federation |
| Location: |
TBA |
| |
Atlanta, GA |
| Cost: |
$ |
| The Southern Arts Federation produces the Performing Arts Exchange ( PAE) to connect artists with audiences and to foster excellence in all aspects of presenting and touring the performing arts. PAE is a 4-day conference that creates opportunities for networking and transacting business. This conference is the primary forum for professional development for artists, artist managers and presenters. |
September 27, 2008
| 2008 Performing Arts Exchange |
|
| Event type: |
Conference |
| Hosted by: |
Southern Arts Federation |
| Location: |
TBA |
| |
Atlanta, GA |
| Cost: |
$ |
| The Southern Arts Federation produces the Performing Arts Exchange ( PAE) to connect artists with audiences and to foster excellence in all aspects of presenting and touring the performing arts. PAE is a 4-day conference that creates opportunities for networking and transacting business. This conference is the primary forum for professional development for artists, artist managers and presenters. |