Comments for Rocking the Cradle http://www.cradlearts.org/blog Bringing the Arts Back Home to small communities Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:10:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on A Week of Travel by admin http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/2011/01/23/a-week-of-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-522 admin Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:10:58 +0000 http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/?p=103#comment-522 Kristin -- Sorry for the extremely tardy response -- it has been a really busy time around here. I'd be interested in hearing about your Rural Arts and Culture Summit, if you get an opportunity! Kristin — Sorry for the extremely tardy response — it has been a really busy time around here. I’d be interested in hearing about your Rural Arts and Culture Summit, if you get an opportunity!

]]> Comment on A Week of Travel by Kristin Fondriest http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/2011/01/23/a-week-of-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-518 Kristin Fondriest Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:06:25 +0000 http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/?p=103#comment-518 Oh my goodness!! I am a Wisconsin-native, and a graduate of Northland College (class of '06). When I was in school there, Stagenorth was still located in a small old church in Washburn. Now they have an absolutely gorgeous new facility and are doing so much more programming. I used to love going there. I love Wisconsin so much, especially Northern Wisconsin. I am currently working at a non-profits arts organization in rural west-central Minnesota, called A Center for the Arts. We are part of a large group of organizations and individuals who are planning a Rural Arts and Culture Summit for this summer, right here in Fergus Falls, MN. I couldn't resist commenting on this post because I just discovered CRADLE... and to hear that you are working with Northland College, Stagenorth, and the Chequamegon Bay Arts Council is so incredibly exciting! I hope to continue to work in the arts, and I hope to be back in Wisconsin someday as well! Best of luck... can't wait to hear more about what your discussions lead to! Thank you! Kristin Fondriest Oh my goodness!! I am a Wisconsin-native, and a graduate of Northland College (class of ’06). When I was in school there, Stagenorth was still located in a small old church in Washburn. Now they have an absolutely gorgeous new facility and are doing so much more programming. I used to love going there. I love Wisconsin so much, especially Northern Wisconsin. I am currently working at a non-profits arts organization in rural west-central Minnesota, called A Center for the Arts. We are part of a large group of organizations and individuals who are planning a Rural Arts and Culture Summit for this summer, right here in Fergus Falls, MN.

I couldn’t resist commenting on this post because I just discovered CRADLE… and to hear that you are working with Northland College, Stagenorth, and the Chequamegon Bay Arts Council is so incredibly exciting!

I hope to continue to work in the arts, and I hope to be back in Wisconsin someday as well!

Best of luck… can’t wait to hear more about what your discussions lead to!

Thank you!

Kristin Fondriest

]]> Comment on Northland College by admin http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/2010/11/10/northland-college/comment-page-1/#comment-479 admin Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:07:24 +0000 http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/?p=86#comment-479 Cole -- I'm fascinated with your research, and would love to hear more about it as you continue. Cole — I’m fascinated with your research, and would love to hear more about it as you continue.

]]> Comment on Northland College by admin http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/2010/11/10/northland-college/comment-page-1/#comment-478 admin Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:06:35 +0000 http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/?p=86#comment-478 Anne, if you get this: would you email me at swalters@unca.edu. I'd like to talk to you further about this. Anne, if you get this: would you email me at swalters@unca.edu. I’d like to talk to you further about this.

]]> Comment on Northland College by admin http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/2010/11/10/northland-college/comment-page-1/#comment-472 admin Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:14:46 +0000 http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/?p=86#comment-472 Thanks for the testimony, Anne. I am very impressed with their program, and their vision. It seems like an excellent place for students to learn, and faculty to teach. Thanks for the testimony, Anne. I am very impressed with their program, and their vision. It seems like an excellent place for students to learn, and faculty to teach.

]]> Comment on Northland College by Anne http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/2010/11/10/northland-college/comment-page-1/#comment-458 Anne Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:48:26 +0000 http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/?p=86#comment-458 Northland is a great college with a fine faculty and beautiful setting. I'm from Ashland, my Mom, sister and two Unckes graduated from Northland and all went on to have fine careers. Northland is a great college with a fine faculty and beautiful setting. I’m from Ashland, my Mom, sister and two Unckes graduated from Northland and all went on to have fine careers.

]]> Comment on Northland College by Cole Matson http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/2010/11/10/northland-college/comment-page-1/#comment-456 Cole Matson Thu, 11 Nov 2010 04:14:19 +0000 http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/?p=86#comment-456 Thanks for this. I've sent it to my sister, who is planning to be an organic farmer and is interested in local farmers' markets, community-supported agriculture, and environmental sustainability - and lives somewhat nearby in Illinois. I'm planning to do a research tour this coming summer to visit, among others, a couple Benedictine monastic communities which do theatre. Benedictine monks, unless some other religious orders, take a vow of stability, to live in the same community for the rest of their lives. I'm interested in how that stability might affect their experience of theatre. Thanks for this. I’ve sent it to my sister, who is planning to be an organic farmer and is interested in local farmers’ markets, community-supported agriculture, and environmental sustainability – and lives somewhat nearby in Illinois.

I’m planning to do a research tour this coming summer to visit, among others, a couple Benedictine monastic communities which do theatre. Benedictine monks, unless some other religious orders, take a vow of stability, to live in the same community for the rest of their lives. I’m interested in how that stability might affect their experience of theatre.

]]> Comment on Renewed Energy by Cole Matson http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/2010/10/02/renewed-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Cole Matson Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:17:54 +0000 http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/?p=74#comment-409 Scott, If I were at C.S. Lewis College, I don't think I could teach a class specifically on that topic, since it's a Great Books program with a uniform curriculum. However, I would happily lead an extracurricular student group in that area, and/or have a small communities arts administration internship at the theatre. Dennis, I just led a visiting group of Azusa Pacific students around C.S. Lewis's home the Kilns here in Oxford a couple weeks ago. I was quite impressed with them. At least one was a theatre person, if I remember correctly. Just wanted to give props to APU.:-) Scott,

If I were at C.S. Lewis College, I don’t think I could teach a class specifically on that topic, since it’s a Great Books program with a uniform curriculum. However, I would happily lead an extracurricular student group in that area, and/or have a small communities arts administration internship at the theatre.

Dennis,

I just led a visiting group of Azusa Pacific students around C.S. Lewis’s home the Kilns here in Oxford a couple weeks ago. I was quite impressed with them. At least one was a theatre person, if I remember correctly. Just wanted to give props to APU.:-)

]]> Comment on Renewed Energy by admin http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/2010/10/02/renewed-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-407 admin Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:47:20 +0000 http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/?p=74#comment-407 Depending on how the grant goes, I will get back to you. Depending on how the grant goes, I will get back to you.

]]> Comment on Renewed Energy by Dennis Baker http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/2010/10/02/renewed-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-406 Dennis Baker Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:06:40 +0000 http://www.cradlearts.org/blog/?p=74#comment-406 Currently talking with my alam matter Azusa Pacific University, where I am teaching, about having a civic/community-based theater concentration within the BA program. Students seem excited. The students created a Theatre of Oppressed club all on their own. The civic theater company that was born out of the department is still running strong and I am helping them find ways to engage adults, as their primary focus has been working with children. Let me know if you need more community artists to help with creating curriculum. I would love to get in on that, as I am starting to do that for Azusa Pacific. Have some ideas from classes at NYU and working with Sojourn. Currently talking with my alam matter Azusa Pacific University, where I am teaching, about having a civic/community-based theater concentration within the BA program. Students seem excited. The students created a Theatre of Oppressed club all on their own.

The civic theater company that was born out of the department is still running strong and I am helping them find ways to engage adults, as their primary focus has been working with children.

Let me know if you need more community artists to help with creating curriculum. I would love to get in on that, as I am starting to do that for Azusa Pacific. Have some ideas from classes at NYU and working with Sojourn.

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