tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256155582011-08-13T14:19:40.961-04:00So long as there are little children to be introduced to the creative arts and harried adults who missed exposure to great art and literature and timeless music to be shared across all age groups, there will be a need for efforts to encourage the appreciation of the arts. Woodcock Foundation for the APPRECIATION OF THE ARTs, Inc.lynmerylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15223844293580237337noreply@blogger.comBlogger351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25615558.post-67306693906170676742011-08-13T13:28:00.001-04:002011-08-13T13:30:11.077-04:00

Dear Fellow Trustees, Mayhem, murder, money, intrigue, secrets, good food and A/C ...a wonderful recipe for for the hottest day of the year (so far)! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112347798856333 Beverly Kline-Lash, a drama therapist, resident of Beaver Springs and member of Generoo, co-authored a dinner theatre play with elements of farce, slapstick, corn, wit and charm!! Unlike the

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Dear WFAA, Inc Trustees, We picked a good hot day to spend a cool afternoon at the Cummer Museum attending the Tea and Talk for seniors, a monthly program that is part of our grant to the Cummer. Katrina Cramer, the director for grants, met us and gave us the "inside" tour of new exhibitions and we had some time to talk about some new possibilties for grant allocations. The Talk was well

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From: Rob Hopper [mailto:robobo69@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 5:48 PM To: jacquie@ctlnet.org Subject: National Youth Arts Awards Notification - ACT UP! Dear Jacquie (CTL), We're soon posting the results of the Sixth Annual National Youth Arts Awards for the 2010-2011 season, and we wanted to let you know that ACT UP! earned 4 awards and 8 additional nominations (our most

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Dear Trustees, What an incredible experience Al and I had when presenting the award check to AMIkids, Jax. They are SO GRATEFUL for our involvement! ALLof the students were at the luncheon, given in our honor, and many of the parents, board members and ALL the staff joined us. David Hull, our Foundation attorney and AMIkids board member and Ann Bruchman, director of AMIkids, explained alot of

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Packwood House Receives Grant LEWISBURG, (Pa.)--The Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts presented a $5788 check to representatives of the Packwood House Museum on April 4. The funds will be used to purchase a wireless hanging system for the exhibit galleries, underwrite the cost of producing an introductory video that will be shown to visitors before they tour the historic

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Slifer House Museum would like to thank the Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts, Inc. for the grant that has allowed the museum to host a number of successful programs this summer. Victorian History Camp, held June 14 – 17, opened with  a Civil War encampment which offered children a day in the life of a soldier.  The thirty children that attended the first day of camp dressed in

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The WSO is excited to be putting its generous funding from WFAA, Inc. to use!  We had an exciting Williamsport Symphony Youth Orchestra season culminating with a concert including Dvorak 8 and featuring member and marimbist Erin Graham in a Marimba Concerto by Hovahness.  Given the Asian influences of this concerto, WSYO also featured a selection of Japanese woodblock prints on display in the

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On April 7, 2011 Al Watson, Business Manager and Lorrin Watson, Trustee of the Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts, Inc. presented the 2011 grant award check to Hope McMath, the director of the Cummer Museum and to Katrina Cramer, Manager of Foundation Relations for the Museum. We have participated in programs at the Cummer for the past four years and we're proud to be involved

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Business Manager Al Watson and Trustee Lorrin Watson from the Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts, Inc. were treated to a special time with students, staff and friends when we presented the 2011 grant award check to AMIkids, Jax., April 19. Our friend and AMIkids board member David Hull joined us at the luncheon. Ann Bruchmann, director of AMIkids, Jax, is also in the picture.

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It was with much pleasure that I presented a check to Dr. Christine Sperling, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Packwood House Museum and Dr. Rick Sauers, Executive Director of PHM.  The WFAA, Inc. has been privileged to partner with the PHM  for the past five years in our mutual goal to encourage the appreciation of the arts.  Part of this year's funding went to purchase a new picture

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The WFAA, Inc. has just about concluded its 2011 Grant Year.  This is the 5th year that the WF has awarded grants.  As one of the permanent Trustees, I cannot tell you just how wonderful and fulfilling this "job" is. In the next several posts I will be sharing pictures of the delivery of grant checks from this year's grant cycle. To be a part of this thrust to encourage the appreciation of the

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This musical came out of the 1970s and has been a popular production since then. "The word "Gospel" is derived from Anglo-Saxon "Gódspell" (ca AD 1000), which means "good word". Joseph Bosworth, The Gothic and Anglo Saxon Gospells, John Russel Smith, 1874; (Wikipedia).  This is an ambitious production which requires all 10 actors to be on stage throughout the two acts. "Since the setting is

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I have been to a number of wonderful site visits since June and I will post on them and try to post in future in a more timely fashion.  Promise!

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I had the thoroughly satisfying experience on Saturday evening, June 26, 2010 to attend a concert sponsored by the Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts, Inc.!! It was held at the Central Oak Heights just north of Lewisburg, PA. COH is 101 years old and a wonderful resource for Lewisburg and the environs. The link will give you the interesting history and the current exciting

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can be found at the Packwood House Museum - a 2010 grantee of the Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts, Inc. WFAA, Inc. has been privileged to partner with PHM in each of our four grant years.Lighting in a museum located in a centuries old building can be critical to seeing and enjoying the art exhibits and museum rooms. The foundation has been able to provide funds for needed

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Business manager Al Watson and Trustee Lorrin Watson created big smiles from the staff of the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach as we presented the 2010 grant check for the on-going Music Therapy program at Cunningham Creek Elem. School. The partnership we've built with this grantee has been growing and has greatly benefited the children who participate in the program offered by the CCPVB.

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The Community Arts Center is located in Williamsport, PA. The WFAA, Inc. has been privileged to give a grant to the CAC in each of our four grant years. The CAC is dedicated to encouraging the appreciation of the arts in several ways. One is by the active involvement of young people in actual performance on the main stage. This year, for a second time, the CAC and the CTL (Community Theatre

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The first check to be delivered went to the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. We delivered the check and then had the special and very satisfying privilege of listening to Anton Bruckner's Fourth Symphony.

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...and deep thoughts.The four trustees and business manager met in Jacksonville, FL for a wonderful two day meeting in early March of this year to review the grants submitted to the WFAA, Inc. It was such a pleasure to read of all the exciting ways these grantees had developed to encourage the appreciation of the arts in these difficult times. It was so exhilarating to know that we could be a

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The Chair pondering.Note that we did not sit at our work table with work only...some fruit, nuts and candy helped us get through the hard stuff!!

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Marker 32!Well, after all the trustees, business manager and spouses have to eat!!! Right?? heh

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I note below, that my last entry was October of 2009...let's see if I can at least get into 1st gear!!

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I want to share the wonderful experience of the Susquehanna Valley Chorale concert on Friday evening (10/9)at the Weis Center. The concert was Alzheimers Stories: A Monument to Memory.First of all, we the WFAA, Inc., can be very proud of our association with the SVC. It is an excellent organization as it celebrates its 40th anniversary.Secondly, we can be proud of the fact that we were a

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Al, Lynne and I attended a reception at the Packwood House Museum on Tuesday, Sept. 28 which was given to "showcase" the recently restored portraits of John and Sarah Kelly and two Orthodox icons. These pieces of art are part of the permanent collection of the PHM and the WFAA, Inc. partnered with them in this restoration. It was interesting to see the "before" photos next to the restored oil

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As a trustee of the Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts, Inc., I have the distinct pleasure of site visits to the organizations we have given grant monies to.Last evening was such a site visit to view the current play presented by our local Valley Players, and it was much fun!! Kitchen Witches was on the menu at the Townside at the Savoy in Northumberland, PA. It is a wonderful

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Later in this case! Sometimes I am in the mood to blog...sometimes not...Slifer House Museum! The Victorian Times newsletter comes out several times during year & is a very interesting read. The variety of activities that the Museum provides during the year for our enjoyment is quite amazing for such a small niche museum! Check out the articles.The Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the

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We forget so easily, men and women who have had a significant impact in history. Here is a biography of Eli Slifer, 1818-1888. Check it out. Shortly, I will have a blog on the Slifer House Museum, a small treasure, nestled in the hills of central PA, along the banks of the Susquehanna River.

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We have come to associate cities like New York, Boston, Philadelphia in the east and Los Angeles, San Francisco in the west as the hubs of the arts: performing arts, opera, drama, symphonies, art museums, galleries and all other aspects of art. And of course that is true. However, that is not the whole story by any means. Is art alive, well and thriving anywhere else? Certainly!!One area is

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There is a chorale group here in Central PA that I want to highlight today. It is the Susquehanna Valley Chorale. Be sure to check out their site. In addition to providing wonderful voices to thrill your soul, they are a most creative group!! They involve children in choruses, are going to present a brand new composition at the October 2009 concert and enthralled us all with the 2008 Winter

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and of course the young at heart! This little museum is in Bloomsburg, PA and is an absolutely wonderful place for children to visit! It is a hands on place where children are encouraged to use all of their senses, explore their world, push the limits of their imaginations. Perhaps you'd like to see a mummy or King Tut in his coffin. Or maybe a space flight is more along the lines of your

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I go this long between posts...not good...grrr... Am going to post again shortly...really...

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I had a chance to spend some time today in a nifty little museum in Lewisburg, PA ~~ the Packwood House Museum.Packwood House Museum is among the oldest log-built structures of its kind in Pennsylvania, originally constructed as a two-story log cabin between 1796 and 1799. As a tavern and hotel throughout much of the 19th century, the building served travelers in the Susquehanna Valley until 1886

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The Patron of the Arts Award, given by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts through the vehicle of the Governor's Awards for the Arts, has very fittingly been given to Barbara Hudock, a Williamsport resident & businesswoman.Those who know her, know that she truly LOVES to give. And she gives not only donations, but her time, effort & energy ~ sweat equity if you will, which results in a winning

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During the week of November 10th the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts held its 28th annual Governor's Arts Awards in Williamsport, PA. The mission statement of the PCA:The mission of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts is to foster the excellence, diversity and vitality of the arts in Pennsylvania and to broaden the availability and appreciation of those arts throughout the state.The history of

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Welcome, readers from ArtInterestsGreatAndSmall! This blog focus will be on organizations/people which encourage the appreciation of all the arts in the lives of people of all ages & walks of life. I will have the privilege of introducing you to wonderful people/organizations who work tirelessly & diligently to provide access to art experiences which enrich the lives of everyone with whom they

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