The Show Must Go On
Last Week to Donate to Ballard Performing Arts Direct Give
Today is Giving Tuesday and we are in the final stretch of our direct give campaign but still very short of our fundraising goal. We need your help now. A gift of any size makes a difference. All of our BPA programs rely on a variety of voices, instruments and skills coming together to create something amazing. Now, we are relying on our parent community to join together and do the same with their giving.
Think about making a gift in honor of your favorite teacher or student. Honor their work and the joyful noise we make together. Keep this arts program vibrant for your student and our community. Your gift matters, give today.
What Your Gift Pays for
The biggest expenses this year are in providing additional instructional opportunities and supporting technology to play together and perform.
** Software and editing for classroom instruction, collaboration and performances such as Greater Tuna and the upcoming Collage Concert.
** Coaching, additional instruction time, and private lessons—available to all students, to level the playing field and offer any student resources to hone their craft.
There are also recurring administrative fees; Paypal, the copier monthly fee, our website domain, Vimeo subscription, and professional memberships for our directors, to name a few.
Here’s how it pencils out, on average:
$165 per student to pay for coaches and private instruction
$15 per student for software licenses and $50 per instructor or coach
$12 per student for t-shirts
$3 per student for sheet music
If we get an average of $100 per student, we’d be covered.
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Easy Ways to Give
You can send us a check or pay via PayPal. Monthly giving is also available via PayPal.
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Pay by check
Ballard Performing Arts Boosters
PO BOX 17774
Seattle, WA 98127
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See Your Previous Donations in Action
The show must go on--and thanks to you, it has--especially with our fantastic Theatre program. It takes a Village to put on our shows. Theatre performances had to go virtual this year. Check out the complicated editing, background, and production work in this Greater Tuna Sizzle Reel:
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Meet the Coaches and Talent for Theatre:
Gustavo Gutierrez: Wigmaster, Photographer, Scenic Artist (Projections), Videographer and Editor
Eia Waltzer, Choreographer
Lisa Holmberg, musical rehearsal accompanist
Rachel Atkins, Artist in Residence — Playwright, teaching writing to Theatre Arts classes
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Listen to Why Theatre Matters from Theatre Students
Vee and Hadley:
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Thank you for your donations! |
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Support BPA and Stock Up on Beer at Rueuben's Brews This Thursday
On Thursday, December 3rd from 3pm - 9 pm, local brewery Reuben's Brews will be hosting a Thankful Thursday event in the taproom and BPAB will be the designated charity. This is a great opportunity to support our programs and a local business while you get some tasty brew. There is outdoor seating for the brave and you can order online for pick up from the taproom that day. $1.00 from each pint, growler, taster, bottle, or can purchased at the brewery (and picked up through online sales) between 3 - 9 pm on December 3rd, will benefit our programs. We thank you for your varied and continued support! Here is a link to the shop: https://reubens-brews.square.site
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Coffee Sale Fundraiser
Caffe Appassionato Coffee Sales are online. ONE week left to order your favorite coffee, do some holiday shopping, and directly support a BPA student by specifying their name on the order. For every bag purchased, the student named will earn $6 in credits that can be used towards future trips, camps, and program fees. Proceeds with no student named will go into the BPA general fund.
The order deadline is December 8th.
Pick up your coffee curbside at BHS on Saturday, December 19 th from 10am to noon.
All orders are Curbside Pickup. No orders will be delivered unless you have made prior arrangements with the student named to have it picked up by them for you.
Thank you for supporting our students!
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Board meeting 12/8
The next Ballard Performing Arts Booster Club board meeting is Tuesday, December 8 at 6 p.m. via Zoom. Find our the zoom link in the web site calendar posting for the zoom link.
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Theatre class will stage the virtual play Trifles
December 4th
Get ready for intrigue amidst December darkness. BHS’s Play Production class is staging a virtual, one-act play, Trifles, which can be viewed online on December 4.
The play was written in 1916 by Susan Glaspell—a former journalist—and it’s based loosely on a murder Glaspell covered.
The play opens at the disheveled farmhouse of John and Minnie Wright. The sheriff, the attorney, and a neighbor arrive at the house to investigate the death of John Wright, who was strangled in his sleep as his wife slept. As the sheriff looks for clues to the murder, the women examine the “trifles” of Minnie’s country kitchen. Looking closer into Minnie’s world they make a startling discovery.
Students from BHS’s Play Production class cast the show, designed the poster, selected costumes and music, and recruited students from Ballard’s film program to record the play.
Tickets
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Ballard Market Receipts
December 10th 3pm - 5 pm
Please drop off your Ballard Market receipts at Curbside Pickup on December 10th in the North Ballard High School parking lot off 67th. For every receipt submitted to BPAP, Ballard Market will give a portion to support our students.
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Happy holidays from Ballard Performing Arts!
Here's a festive throwback of “holiday” favorites from our archives. First, the Men’s Ensemble sings “Little St. Nick”. Next, Chamber Orchestra performs “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker. Finally, Wind Ensemble performs “Sleigh Ride”.
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