NEWS |
Benefit Series for Youth Programs & Scholarships:
Oct 3 - Comedy Show RAISED $300
Oct 16 - Tuning The Air RAISED $700
Nov 21 - Variety show & Private Dinner | RSVP NOW
Nov 22 - Opera Concert | TICKETS
Dec 12 - The Round's holiday show | TICKETS
All Events include a silent auction! Bid on a 1 week cabin rental and much more! Thanks to our sponsors so far: Urban Weeds, Cafe Geneve, Don Clifton, Tuning the Air, Stickman Coffee, Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine, Hales Ales, Shakti Yoga, local painters, & private donors.
More scholarships awarded to youth, taking Opera/Arts workshop on Saturday mornings
David Bazan added to Round41 - Oct 14th
FLOW: Poetry & Movement
A multi-arts creative expression workshop for children 8-12 years old
Fall Sessions TBD
Min class size: 4,
Max class size: 12
Scholarships available - email arts(at)fremontabbey.org
6/8: SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS
- Rock Band Camp (10-17yo)
- Interactive Opera/Voice/Crafts Workshop (4-6yo)
- Drawing Class / Self Expression (teens)
- Journaling workshops (age tbd)
- June 13th Recycling/Art event, 4-8pm (4-12 yo)
- Dance class coming soon (email if interested)
*Scholarships Available for youth on free or reduced lunch! Just email arts@fremontabbey.org for a simple application. Unusual circumstances also may qualify.
DIRT - an award winning 1 man play (Chris Domig, NYC) is coming on July 20th! TICKETS
6/1: JUNE 10th is The Round's 3 Year Anniversary party w/ Laura Gibson, Scott Erickson, Matt Gano, Ben Katt, and more. Great full page article in The Stranger!
Welcome to our newest employee, Liz Leahy! Liz will be handling Rentals and Volunteers among other things.
5/29: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for Fremont Fair youth arts tents - June 21-22. Contact Julia Wingert, our new Youth Programs Director (welcome Julia!).
5/9: THANK YOU for greatly increasing our youth scholarship fund! On May 3rd the Fremont Music School put on an amazing Opera benefit
to raise funds for our youth scholarships fund to allow low income youth to enroll in music
classes & private lessons (guitar, bass, drums, voice, piano, band, etc.). A small portion of the funds raised will also go towards fixing up our newly donated grand piano (Thanks Mrs.
Henning!) so it can be used by students & performances. *Contact us to apply for your child if they are on free or reduced lunch.
On another note, thanks to K. Berry Associates for the ongoing donation of our sound equipment for the Ground Floor!
4/15: Tyler James will visit from Nashville on April 19th to perform an all-ages acoustic concert with special guest John Van Deusen (The Lonely Forest).
4/7: The Round will be at Bumbershoot 2008! August 30, 4:30-6:00 on the Northwest Stage
3/19: Youth Arts Scholarship now open. Apply now if your child qualifies for reduced or free lunch at school. Current scholarship opportunities are for music classes & private instruction or summer visual arts classes (african drumming/dance class coming soon). Just send an email to arts@fremontabbey.org for a PDF application.
3/15: The Round lineups are looking amazing, take a look at www.TheRound.org for more info & tickets.
"...a relaxed,
down-to-earth and—gasp!—fun evening where songwriters trade stories and
songs, quality poets ply their trade and visual art happens at the same
time." The Stranger
3/12: Another nice review (w/ video!) of The Round (33) from the typically hard to impress weekly, The Stranger.
2/29: GRAND OPEN HOUSE
Please stop by on Friday March 7th from 6-9pm for an Artwalk gone wild. Everything is FREE!
- Face painting for kids (by International Award-Winning Face Painter Robin McKerracher)
- Live Community painting (on easels) for kids & adults (by Scott Erickson)
- Live Music by locals 8:00-9:00
- Open Mic 6:00-7:00
- Samba Dance mini-lessons (by Janelle of Sambadance)
- Printmaking for kids/adults by Arianna (Skillshare coordinator)
- Artwalk: paintings from past Rounds (painted live) and other slower works by artists who have performed
- And for a donation, the ROUND25 CD will be available (features Damien Jurado, J. Tillman, Danny Sherrard, Troubletown)
ADDED: Swing Dance 9-11pm in the Great Hall - $5 suggested donation to supports the Arts Center.
2/22: Henry Art Gallery says nice things about us. Thank you Kira!
2/13: Chamber Music/Dance event, Various Dance classes, Arts Skillshare, The Round, and more coming up - see our Calendar for info!
2/1: Karen True (3rd Place Commons) added to our Advisory Board. Thanks for joining us Karen!
1/25: We are partially reopened! Fremont Music School lessons, Sierra Club party, wedding reception, The Round, meetings, and more have been happening in the Abbey already as we wrap up the extensive renovation project. Please pardon our dust (and come help us clean up and paint!).
Fremont Music School - ongoing private instruction & group classes. new non-profit with many teachers from the old American Music School that is no longer operational.
The Round {33} w/ Jen Wood - Feb 12th
Simple Measures Chamber Music/Dance - Feb 15th
Stay tuned for Grand Opening fun coming March 7th
as well as dance & art classes starting soon.
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