Emerging Arts Leaders DC September 2011 Newsletter
Emerging Arts Leaders DC
September 2, 2011
Volume 2, Issue 6
UPCOMING EVENTS
First Friday Lunch
Friday, September 9, 2011, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Nooshi, 1120 19th St NW (nearest Metro: Dupont Circle or Farragut North, red line; Farragut West, orange and blue lines)
Join us for our monthly networking lunch, hosted by Christi Esterly Schwarten, executive director at the Fairfax Choral Society. Given the Labor Day holiday weekend, this month’s lunch will be held on the second Friday of September.
For more details and to RSVP: http://september2011ffl.eventbrite.com/.
Coming soon…
October is National Arts & Humanities Month! Watch for news about a Creative Conversations event in our next newsletter.
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NEWS
New EALDC website
Emerging Arts Leaders DC is excited to announce the launch of our new website, emergingartsleadersdc.com. Right now the site features details about upcoming EALDC events, a newsletter archive, and information about us. In the future, we hope it can be a forum for job announcements, outside events, and other useful arts management resources. If you have any suggestions or would like to help with the website, please e-mail emergingar...@gmail.com.
OTHER NEWS (non-EALDC news of interest)
Arena Stage Seeks Volunteer Ushers
Arena Stage is seeking our next generation of volunteer ushers! We are looking for energetic and enthusiastic individuals with a passion for theatre and a penchant for problem solving. Our staff is prepared to work with your ever-changing schedules and also give you the opportunity to see our productions for free! Check out http://www.arenastage.org/about/volunteer/new-usher-signup-form/index.shtml today and sign up to become a part of our team.
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LINKS OF INTEREST
Americans for the Arts Emerging Leaders Network
http://www.artsusa.org/networks/emerging_leaders
EALDC is a part of the national Emerging Leaders Network of Americans for the Arts.
Young Nonprofit Professionals Network DC
YNPN is a national nonprofit organization that engages and supports future nonprofit leaders through professional development, networking, and social opportunities. The DC chapter features monthly networking happy hours and a variety of professional development opportunities.
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ABOUT EMERGING ARTS LEADERS DC
Steering Committee
EALDC events are planned by a steering committee: Liz McCloskey Miller, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (co-chair); Christi Esterly Schwarten, Fairfax Choral Society (co-chair); Corinne Baker, WPAS; Tim Carrigan, Institute of Museum & Library Services; Helen Gineris, Cultural Tourism DC; Angela Goerner, Hamiltonian Artists, Inc.; Stephanie Evans Hanson, Americans for the Arts; Alison McNeil, Booz Allen Hamilton; Tim Mikulski, Americans for the Arts; and Sunny Widmann, National Arts Strategies.
Are you interested in helping us plan events? Do you have an art space that you would like to feature in an event? Would you like to partner with us? Contact us and let us know!
EALDC Policies
Interested in seeing your event promoted in our newsletter? Email us with your event name, a 50 word description and a link for more information. Please write "EALDC Promotion" in the subject line. Events must be appropriate for young arts professionals and take place in the greater DC area. Information must be received no later than the 25th of the previous month for listing in the upcoming month's newsletter. Final listing is at the discretion of Emerging Arts Leaders DC.
To manage your subscription to the EALDC list, go to http://groups.google.com/group/thedcforum/subscribe or, email us at emerging.art...@gmail.com with "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" in the subject line.