vol. 5 no. 1 - January 2007
The Flash Lite!
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Welcome! - January CCAI Flash Lite!
Dear Flash! subscribers,
With this early bird version of the January edition, we extend 2007 happy new year's greetings, along with the promise of a CCAI End of Year Activity Report later in the month.
In the meantime, we direct you to our calendar for information on CCAI programs, and to our web log [http://arts-initative.blogspot.com] for CCAI and northern Nevada arts news!
Below, February highlights from the calendar, and note the sneak preview announcement of what's soon to be the 'buzz' on the street: the first ever CCAI CAP Awards honoring northern Nevada arts activists and CCAI supporters.
February
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Wednesday, February 7 - 4:30-6 pm
FWAC! [First Wednesdays Arts Coffee]
Westside Ink [ just south of Washington Street in Carson City's historic downtown area – click here for a map]
with special guest, Nevada Neighbors presenter Courtney Fink
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Wednesday, February 7 - 7 p.m.
Nevada Neighbors XVII: On the Street: Artists and Community Practice
Illustrated talk by Southern Exposure Director Courtney Fink
Carson City Library
reception at the Library at 6:15
free and open to the public
press release
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Friday, Feburary 9 - 1:30 p.m.
The first ever CCAI CAP Awards!
at The Cracker Box
Honoring northern Nevada arts activists and CCAI supporters Andrea 'Andi' Moore [Carson City Library]; Joe McCarthy [City of Carson City]; and James McCormick [UNR Art Department Professor Emeritus and Founding CCAI Board President]
Ticketed luncheon [$17.50], with proceeds to support CCAI's CAP art in public programs. Look forward to details in a special public information announcement we'll be sending out later in the month!
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Cheers and all the best - and we hope to see you at the January FWAC! as well!
Sharon, Jon, Sara and Serena
Capital City Arts Initiative
http://www.arts-initiative.org
http://arts-initiative.blogspot.com
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The Capital City Arts Initiative is an artist-centered organization committed to the encouragement and support of artists and the arts and culture of Carson City and the surrounding region. The Initiative is committed to community building for the area's diverse adult and youth populations through art exhibitions, live events, arts education programs, artist residencies, and its web site.
CCAI is funded in part by the Carson City Redevelopment Authority; the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; the Gannett Foundation; the James W. Calhoun Foundation; U.S. Bank; Gayle Crowell; Carson High School; UNR Art Department; Carson City Library; Nevada Hispanic Services-Carson City; CCAI's Board of Directors; BrAG, CCAI's 'Brilliant Advisory Group;' and CCAI's growing membership.
CCAI extends special thanks to Joe McCarthy; Steele & Associates, CPAs; the Dan Leck Family; Dr. Kim Bean, Dr. Jeffery Bean; Carson Shopping Center; Capital City Entertainment; Rick Sikes, Nevada Green; Stew’s Brewery; Western Nevada Community College; The Home Depot; Sherwin Willams Paints; Kelly Moore Paints; the Fuller Paint Center; and Simpson Creative.
For additional information visit CCAI's web site at www.arts-initiative.org.
revised: January 2, 2007, 18:16 PST [gmt -08:00]