Ballard Performing Arts News |
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June 3 | Spring Choir Concert 7 pm
June 4 | Spring Awakening Musical for Sale Online
June 5 | Spring Band Concert 7 pm
June 6| 5 1/2 Cats at Tom Douglas Takeout 10:30 am
June 8 | Final BPA Booster Meeting 6 pm
June 9 | Vocal Jazz Solo Night 7 pm
June 10 | Spring Orchestra Concert 7 pm
June 10| Wintergrass Pocketgrass episode live
June 10| Orchestra auditions due
June 11| Band auditions due
June 13| Jazz 1 at Tom Douglas Takeout 10:30 am
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Band & Choir Concerts This Week |
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We’re closing out this year celebrating the student’s resilience, strength, commitment, and our unity and community as Ballard High School musical groups with spring year-end series of virtual concerts. As some groups were able to perform in person, some will be taped performances of the group, getting us one step closer to “regular concerts". |
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Choir
The Spring Choir Concert is Thursday, June 3, at 7 pm.
Performances from the Choir concert will also be available after the zoom concert on our YouTube Channel. Ms. Rowley will email families the playlist the day of the concert. The Vocal Jazz performance on June 9 will be similar, and the zoom link will be emailed to those families.
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Band
The Spring Band Concert is Saturday, June 5, at 7 pm. Stay tuned to the Ballard Performing Arts home page for the link. The link will also be sent via text message for Remind subscribers. |
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Orchestra
The Spring Orchestra Concert is next week, June 10, at 7 pm. Stay tuned to the Ballard Performing Arts home page for the link. The link will also be sent via text message for Remind subscribers. |
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Make it Dinner and a Show |
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Ballard Performing Arts Boosters and Tom Douglas Serious Takeout have teamed up to offer two special take-home dinners to celebrate the spring conerts on each concert night; June 3rd, June 5th, and June 10th.
$55 per box, serves two.
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Pork al Pastor Tacos - Smoked Pineapple and Guajillo marinated Pork Shoulder (vegetarian option: mushroom pineapple taco)
Served with:
- Tortillas and taco fixin’s ~ Pico de Gallo, Onion, Cilantro, Jalapeno, Lime and Avocado
- Yolanda’s Rice and Beans
- Chile-Lime Spiced Papaya
- Tres Leches Cake
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$5 from every box sold will be donated to Ballard Performing Arts Boosters (plus you can make an additional donation at the cash register if you woudl like.)
Requires 24 hour advance preorder.
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Pickup your dinner orders at Tom Douglas Serious Takeout:
5118 14th Ave NW, Between 2 and 8 p.m. of the day you select. Park at the 3-minute loading zone in front for pickup.
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For the last few weeks of the year, we’ll be spotlighting the resilient Class of 2021 Ballard Performing Arts seniors who have participated in band, choir, orchestra or theater.
Thank you seniors who have worked hard to be part of our school’s rich performing arts tradition over the last four years. Your contributions will remain part of our legacy.
Read about their favorite memories, plans after graduation and more.
This week we salute:
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Alex Brockman
Lindsay Watanabe
Mercedes Tucker
Samara Bunn-Hartman
Andrei Whyte
Ian Semroc
Kristiane Maynard
Connor Fatland
Ellie Rice
Leah Van Loen
Cameron Donnelly
Pele Strauch
Eli Warshaw
Griffin Guyer
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Seniors: There are just a few more weeks to be recognized. Please fill out our survey and send in a couple of photos by June 4 so we can recognize you in our year-end efforts. |
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This Sunday, at Tom Douglas' Serious Takeout brunch, from 10:30 - noon, you can hear live music from the 5 1/2 Cats. They are Orchestra students that formed a string quartet and have been meeting throughout the pandemic to keep up their skills. Come on out to have a listen. |
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Check out our redesigned calendar page, we have updated it with a new Month view and Agenda View.
Next year we’ll be back in person education and that likely means slowly getting closer to our regular action-packed schedule. Stay on top of it all with a look at upcoming events in month view or agenda views here: https://www.ballardperformingarts.org/calendar.
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Band
Only new students and current students who want to test into a higher band need to audition. Jazz 2 students who want to move up to Jazz 1 also need to audition. Auditions will be virtual or sending in a video. The deadline for submission is June 11.
Jazz Band Rehearsal Updates
Jazz 1
Mondays 7:30 am in the Band Room
Wednesday 11:00 am outside at school
Fridays 7:30 am virtual
Jazz 2
Tuesday 7:30 am virtual
Wednesday 12:00 pm outside at school
Thursday 7:30 am virtual
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Orchestra Spring Concert Update
The Spring Concert has changed to June 10th at 7:00 pm.
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Theatre
Loved (or Missed) the "Spring Awakening" musical? Buy it to watch any time!
The video performance of the 2021 musical, “Spring Awakening”, is available for preorder now for parents, students and anyone who wants to own a viewing copy to watch anytime after June 4th. Cost is $25.
Viewers are able to pre-order the show before June 4th and after the release (June 4th).
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The district only pays for teacher’s salaries; everything else we have to raise or donate. |
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Golf to Raise Money for Ballard Performing Arts |
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Attention all BPA Golfers - BPA registration funds go back to Ballard Performing Arts Booster Club. We have one foursome signed up already (thank you, Russ!) How about another group to join in the fun?
The 21st Annual Ballard High School Foundation Golf Classic is August 30, 2021. Early Bird pricing until July 15, 2021. Presented by the Ballard High School Foundation in partnership with the Ballard High School Athletics & Performing Arts Booster Clubs.
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Help Procure Items for the Auction |
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Please help us build an amazing repetoire of items to include in our Golf Classic Auction this year. We have procured one item so far; a Swanson's gift card for $100. That's a minimum of $100 coming back to BPA. Do you have card you could donate or do you own a business that could donate a gift card? Email Jill Hansen with your contributions and ideas. 100% of the funds raised from auction items we procure go to our program.
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Coffee Sales Pickup is June 12 |
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Mark your calendars to pick up your coffee orders (or your coffee buyers' orders). Pickup will be in the North Ballard High School parking lot off of 67th. |
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Parent Volunteer Roles for 2021-2022 school year
We implore parents to consider donating time to help make every child's experience in Ballard Performing Arts the best that it can be. Most volunteers work full time, do not necessarily have experience with their volunteer position, and share only a few hours or less each week to support this program. Here are the BPA Booster opportunities for the upcoming year:
Newsletter Editor
Work with the communication team to compile and send the Ballard Performing Arts weekly newsletter (this very newsletter). Bring your spelling and grammar skills and 2 - 3 hours per week, we have an email application and a lot of knowledgable folks to help. Contact ballardperformingarts@gmail.com for more information.
Fundraising Chair
Take on one major fundraiser event or effort and supervise/be the point person on the leadership team for other fundraising efforts. No fundraising experience required and lots of guidance is available! Contact Jeannette at bpabpresident@gmail.com for more info.
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In honor of our seniors, here is "For Good" from Wicked by our 2020 choir seniors. |
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Check out Past Performances anytime on our YouTube and Vimeo Channels, |
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All City Band is a GO!
Registration is now open for the 2021 All-City Band. This is a wonderful all-school summer marching band that will rehearse three evenings a week at Memorial Stadium and in normal times, performs at neighborhood and community parades, especially those related to Seafair. This summer will be a shorter program and they will be doing a field show rather than parades.
Membership will be open to students in the graduating classes of 2020-2025.
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BHS BPA offers these Community Activities for informational purposes & does not necessarily support activities or views presented therein. |
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Give While You Get
Passive fundraising couldn’t be easier—Donate to BPA Every time you make a purchase. Link to Amazon Smile, Fred Meyer, and more, and donate every time you shop. To sign up, follow the links below and select “Ballard High School Performing Arts Booster Club” as the benefactor.
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Thank You to Our Sponsors |
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