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CMC Notes for May 2015
05/14/2015
Spring Campaign: 60 for 60
CMC is celebrating 60 years of supporting public music education through Portland Parks & Recreation! As part of its 60th Anniversary, CMC Inc. is launching a “60 for 60” campaign to raise $60,000 to help CMC grow and serve more students.
Please consider a substantial gift or pledge. If just 90 CMC friends stepped up with a $600 pledge or gift -- that’s only $50/month for one year -- our goal would be reached. Our “60 for 60” fund will support additional deserving students when high quality music education is becoming more out of reach for many families.
For more information and to make a donation, see our 60 for 60 campaign page. Thank you for your support of CMC and music students in need.
Sincerely,
-Gregory Dubay, Director & Kathy Schroeder, CMC Inc. Board President
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Family Friday May 15: White Rhino Marimba
You'll want to stampede in to hear White Rhino at the final Family Friday concert of the season. The short one-hour concert with no intermission starts at 7:15 pm, and is free with suggested donation of $5 per person or $15 for families. With inexpensive snacks and no 'shushing' allowed, the event is ideal for families with young children. More info.
Be sure to check out our full and up-to-date event calendar online for lots of affordable fun for the family!
Summer Newsletter
Catch all the latest notes from CMC in our periodic mailing of classes, concerts and special events. Now available online and in mailboxes soon!
Registration is now OPEN for CMC's sessions of Camps and Workshops. Everything is online, ready to view at PortlandParks.org (click on Register Now). Contact us to request a brochure or get questions answered. Call us at 503-823-3177.
Teams for Teens & Tweens
Our Chamber Music summer intensive and Chamber Orchestra for youth age 8 - 18 make a great camp experience to cap the school year and launch into summer. The program dates are July 6 - 18, with Auditions June 1 - 6. There is limited enrollment, so learn more and enroll today!
AUDITIONS: June 1, 3:00 - 7:00 pm; June 5, 3:00 - 7:00 pm; June 6, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
PROGRAM DATES & TIMES: Monday, July 6 through Friday, July 17 (concert Sat. July 18). Chamber groups meet 11:00 - 1:00 pm; Orchestra rehearses: 1:30 - 3:00 pm.
60th Celebration
Community Event Caps Six Decades
The public is invited to join CMC students, faculty, alumni and other friends at the 60th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, June 7th at Reed College. Made possible by the Wintz Family Foundation, all net proceeds benefit CMC. See our event page for the latest information on performing groups.
Anniversary Sponsors: All Classical Portland, The Development LTD, David Kerr Violin Shop, & Portland Eye Care
Event Sponsors: Design/One/One, Tierra Educational Center, and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
Volunteers: Lend a hand with photography/videography, ushering, ticket & book sales, and other wanted skills. If you'd like to be involved, contact the Director at cmc@portlandoregon.gov, or call 503-823-3177.
CMC Pens Its History
Who brought the Community Music Center into existence, and what were the influences that helped it germinate, grow and thrive? How many firehouses has CMC occupied? Which year did CMC move to the basement of a church and why? Answers to these and many other questions will be illuminated soon in a new book by local author/historian Don Nelson.
Commissioned by the non-profit CMC Inc., the book will lay out the fascinating story of Portland’s Community Music Center, from the early inspirational movements in local arts education, to the vision of CMC’s founders, the accomplishments of students, and the significant resources and thriving community of the Center today.
Read more about it in our Press Room, and join us for the book release and signing on June 7.