| ORGANIZATIONS' NEWSLETTER News and Opportunities for the Cultural Nonprofits and Creative Businesses of Fairfield County, CT
February 13, 2018 UPDATE AND ADDENDUM to our Feb. 10 issue. |
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| | The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County is a nonprofit service organization that supports its members through unified marketing, capacity building, professional development, and advocacy services. This newsletter is sent to all who request it - but we ask that, if you are not a member, you explore membership benefits and consider joining this community of more than 575 individuals and organizations. Sign up here |
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Cabaret Theatre’s Main Stage Theatre is celebrating Black History Month with Lorraine Hansberry's
A Raisin in the Sun,
running February 2 -18. A Raisin
in the Sun was the first play
written by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway (in 1959). Director Brian Crook comments, "Black History month is a time when we celebrate the contributions of extraordinary black Americans like Lorraine Hansberry. Mounting
A Raisin in the Sun
during this special month gets to the core of what I think Hansberry was trying to celebrate in her plays...the black FAMILY.” Crook's direction was recently praised by reviewer Jim Ruocco, saying "His approach to Hansberry's celebrated work is honest, real,
absorbing and powerful." (From
the Desk of Jim R., Take 2). |
| | | | | CT OFFICE OF THE ARTS AWARDS $1 MILLION IN GRANTS ACROSS THE STATE
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| In the list of the grantees receiving funds from the CT Office of the Arts, within coastal Fairfield County, I omitted several of our members from the town of Ridgefield who are members of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County. I am now including them in this addendum list: The Supporting Arts in Place grants are awarded for general operating support. Funding levels are calculated by analyzing organizational data using a mathematical formula. The following Fairfield County organizations received SAP grants:
Ridgefield
• Ridgefield Chorale $2,218
• Ridgefield Ridgefield Guild of Artists $4,421 • Ridgefield Ridgefield Playhouse $22,154 • Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra $1,846 • Ridgefield Theater Barn $3,291 |
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| | | | The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County is a 501(c)(3) organization. We are very grateful for the support of our individual and organization members, our individual donors and the following organizations. |
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