Landfall 2009 Legion Arts' second annual festival of world music,
featuring up to
100 musicians from 15 countries,
will take place in downtown Cedar
Rapids Sept 20 through 27, We need volunteers to help this
summer with
fundraising, logistics,
partnerships, outreach, publicity, etc.
Let us know if you'd like to be involved.
In the
galleries Matters Arising (through July 4) is a rotating exhibit of
artworks by two dozen artists. Half are from Eastern Iowa
and experienced the Iowa floods of 2008. Half are from the Gulf Coast and
lived through Hurricane Katrina. They all share the experience of
losing their home, work, or studio — in some cases all three — to
the deluge resulting from a natural disaster.
Read more.
Epic Surge?
Do you have
an extra copy of Epic Surge, the Gazette's book on last summer's flooding? We need a few copies for upcoming
artist projects.
Let us know
if you can help out.
Life returns to New
Bohemia Thanks to
volunteer efforts and more than a little luck, Legion Arts was the
first business to start operating in New Bohemia after last June's flooding. And we're looking forward to great things in
the future.
Many of our visiting artists will be working with schools,
neighborhoods and community groups still engaged in flood recovery.
But we can't do it without your support. Please consider joining
these supporters. By clicking the
Donate Now button to the left, you can make a safe, easy and
secure tax-deductible donation right now.
Paying it forward (cont)
For former Jayhawks Gary Louris & Mark Olson,
it wasn't enough to perform a brilliant concert at CSPS Feb 19. They
also donated their CD sales for the evening, amounting to $750, to the Iowa Artist Relief Fund.
Their new CD, aptly enough, is titled Ready for the Flood. It's
excellent.
You can help
You can support the Artist Relief Fund, or Legion Arts, or both, by
clicking the
Donate Now button to the left. It's easy, safe and
tax-deductible, and will provide genuine relief to artists who very
much need it.
To direct your support to the Artist Relief Fund, or to split it, just
make a note in the appropriate ("behalf of") space.
Donations may also be sent to Legion Arts, 1103 Third St SE, Cedar
Rapids, IA 52401. Interested in volunteering, serving on a board or
committee, or getting involved
in some other fashion? Write us.
Send comments or corrections to
info@legionarts.org
or phone 319.364.1580.
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