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For Immediate Release: April 12, 2007

Elaine Mariner, Executive Director, 303-892-3802; elaine.mariner@state.co.us

2008 Grants to Artists and Organizations Review Panels To Meet
Colorado Council on the Arts traveling the State

DENVER—(April 12, 2007) The 2008 Grants to Artists and Organizations panels will meet at five locations across Colorado. Panel meetings are open to the public. Below are the dates, time, location, category reviewed and list of applicants.

Panel One: May 8: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
Panel Two: May 15: Increasing Cultural Participation in Communities
Panel Three: May 17: Increasing Cultural Participation in Communities
Panel Four: May 22: Increasing Cultural Participation in Communities AND Professional Development Services
Panel Five: May 24: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth AND Preserving and Promoting Cultural Heritage

May 8; Daniel's Fund, 101 Monroe Street, Denver, CO 80206; 8:30-5:00
Panel One: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth

8:30 Start Panel Discussion
1 Jazz at Aspen Snowmass
2 Littleton Children's Chorale
3 City of Aurora Cultural Services Division
4 Mpower
5 Youth Orchestra of the Rockies
6 Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
7 Pueblo Children's Chorale
8 Colorado Vocal Arts Ensemble
9 Denver Educational Broadcasting
10 Susan Dailey
10:00 Break
11 Debut Theatre Company
12 Colorado State Thespians
13 Colorado Springs Children's Chorale
14 Steel City Theatre Company, Inc.
15 Pueblo Symphony Association, Inc.
16 Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra Association, Inc.
17 Boulder Youth Symphony Society
18 Karin Waidley
19 Music in the Mountains, Inc.
20 Delta Montrose Youth Services, Inc.
21 Roaring Fork Friends of the Theater, Inc
22 Denver Center for the Performing Arts
23 Calliope, Inc.
24 Western Colorado Center for the Arts
25 Carbondale Clay Center
12:20 Lunch
26 Imagination Makers Unlimited
27 Boulder Arts Academy
28 Colorado Children's Chorale
29 Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities
30 Arapahoe Philharmonic, Inc.
31 Arvada Council for the Arts and Humanities, Inc.
32 Colorado Symphony Association
33 Englewood Cultural Arts Center Association
34 Lake City Arts Council
35 UCB - Colorado Shakespeare Festival
2:20 Break
36 Historic Elitch Gardens Theatre Foundation
37 Opera Theatre of the Rockies
38 Swallow Hill Music Association
39 The Dairy Center for the Arts
40 Durango Arts Center, Inc.
41 San Juan Symphony
42 Ah Haa School for the Arts
43 Carbondale Community School
4:00 Break
44 Rocky Mountain Children's Choir
45 United Black Women Artists, Inc.
46 CSU Foundation was Literacy Through Poetry
4:15 Review rankings and determine cut-off line
5:00 - Adjourn

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May 15; Federal Room on the 3rd floor, 421 N. Main Street, Pueblo, CO; 8:30-5:00
Panel Two: Increasing Cultural Participation in Communities

8:30 Start Panel Discussion
1 Strings in the Mountains
2 Horsetooth Productions
3 St. Martin's Chamber Choir
4 Chamber Music Society of Estes Park
5 Longmont Council for the Arts
6 Highlands Ranch Concert Band
7 Kate Emily Lesta-Norrie
8 Colorado Festival of World Theatre
9 Colorado State University - Department of Art
10 Creede Repertory Theatre, Inc.
10:00 Break
11 Ouray County Performing Arts Guild
12 Colorado Chamber Players, Inc.
13 Rocky Mountain Revels, Inc.
14 Crestone Performances, Inc.
15 Salida Steam Plant
16 Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
17 Rocky Ridge Music Center Foundation
18 Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center
19 Kelley Klawiter
20 Historic Georgetown, Inc.
21 Ann Elizabeth Cunningham
12:20 Lunch
22 Walden Chamber Music Society
23 John King
24 City of Greeley - Union Colony Civic Center
25 The Larimer Chorale
26 Sterling Arts Council
27 Bravo Colorado At Vail-Beaver Creek
28 Telluride Repertory Theatre
29 Boulder Chamber Orchestra
30 Crested Butte Music Festival
31 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
32 Dance Express
2:20 Break
33 Trinidad Area Arts Council
34 Rampart Rock'n Jazz, Inc.
35 Woodland Music Series
36 The Lab at Belmar
37 Telluride Choral Society
38 Opera Fort Collins
4:00 Break
39 Colorado Historical Society
40 Telluride Council for the Arts and Humanities
41 Physically Handicapped Amateur Musical Actors League
4:15 Review rankings and determine cut-off line
5:00 - Adjourn

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May 17; Ute Museum, 17253 Chipeta Rd, Montrose, CO 81401; 8:00 - 4:30
Panel Three: Increasing Cultural Participation in Communities

8:00 Start Panel Discussion
1 Rocky Mountain Women's Institute
2 Independent Films, Inc.
3 Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
4 Arts Alive Fort Collins
5 Bas Bleu Theatre Company
6 Chamber Music with The Veronika String Quartet Inc.
7 Creede Arts Council
8 Mizel Center for Arts and Culture
9 Fort Lewis College
10 Center for the Arts
9:45 Break
11 Lutheran Hospital Association of the San Luis Valley
12 Arkansas Valley Wind & Percussion Ensemble Inc.
13 UCCS - Department of Visual and Performing Arts
14 Aspen Choral Society
15 OpenStage Theatre & Company, Inc.
16 Evergreen Center for the Arts
17 Boulder Ballet
18 City of Fort Collins- Lincoln Center
19 The Wildlife Experience, Inc.
20 Frequent Flyers Productions, Inc.
21 Thompson Valley Art League
12:05 Lunch
22 Colorado Music Festival
23 Aspen Dance Connection
24 Prairie Development Corporation
25 Telluride Society for Jazz
26 Fort Collins Symphony Association
27 Betsy Tobin
28 Canyon Concert Ballet
29 Alamosa Live Music Association
30 Curious Theatre Company
31 A Theatre Group
32 Ute Pass Family Theatre
2:05 Break
33 Vintage Voices, Inc
34 Roots of the Rockies Music Association
35 Adams State College
36 Judith Bejarano
37 Coal Creek Community Theater
3:45 Break
38 Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
39 Steamboat Springs Community Orchestra
40 Aspen Writer's Foundation
4:00 Review rankings and determine cut-off line
4:30 - Adjourn

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May 22; Colorado Council on the Arts, 1625 Broadway, Suite 2700, Denver, CO; 8:30-5:00
Panel Four: Increasing Cultural Participation in Communities AND Professional Development Services

8:30 Start Panel Discussion
1 Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation
2 Grand Valley Public Radio Company
3 Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival
4 Steamboat Springs Council of the Arts and Humanities
5 The Board of Trustees of the University of Northern Colorado
6 Western Museum of Mining & Industry
7 Denver Film Society
8 Rocky Mountain Center for Musical Arts
9 City of Loveland - Loveland Museum/Gallery
10 Mesa Verde Country Festivals, Inc.
10:00 Break
11 Mile High Freedom Band
12 Open Studios
13 Colorado Film Society
14 Phillips County Arts Council
15 Mary Morley
16 The Denver Brass, Inc.
17 Grand Junction Commission on Arts and Culture
18 UCCS - THEATREWORKS
19 Southwest Colorado Community Theatre Alliance
20 Bessemer Historical Society
21 Colorado Business Committee for the Arts
12:20 Lunch
22 Mothers Acting Up
23 VSA arts of Colorado
24 The Vail Jazz Foundation, Inc.
25 Emerald City Opera
26 Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra (moved to Panel 5)
27 Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
28 Colorado West School of Performing Arts
29 Museo de las Americas
30 Jefferson Symphony Association
31 Augustana Arts: Colorado Women's Chorale
32 Town of Windsor
2:20 Break
33 FolkWest, Inc
34 Business of Art Center, Inc.
35 Colorado Community Theatre Coalition
36 The Other Side Arts
37 Boulder County Arts Alliance, Inc.
38 Anita Davis
4:00 Break
39 Ars Nova Singers, Inc.
40 Delta County
41 North La Junta School
4:15 Review rankings and determine cut-off line
5:00 - Adjourn

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May 24; City of Greeley Museum, 714 8th Street, Greeley, CO; 8:30-5:00
Panel Five: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth AND Preserving and Promoting Cultural Heritage

8:30 Start Panel Discussion
1 The National Film Preserve, Ltd.
2 Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Association
3 YMCA of Boulder Valley
4 Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program
5 Central City Opera House Association
6 Art from Ashes, Inc.
7 Colorado College Summer Music Festival
8 Aspen Art Museum
9 FutureSelf, Inc.
10 Kim Robards Dance, Inc
10:00 Break
11 Middle Park Music Education Foundation
12 City of Fort Collins Recreation Division
13 Arkansas Valley Community Concert Association
14 James L. Jackson
15 Cherokee Ranch and Castle Foundation
16 Mary Helsaple
17 Opera Colorado
18 Telluride Community TV
19 Think 360 Arts Complete Education
20 Music Associates of Aspen, Inc.
21 Grand Junction Downtown Business Improvement District (BID)
12:20 Lunch
22 Mountain Chamber Music Society
23 Polynesia-Pacifica Foundation of Colorado
24 Longmont Jazz Association
25 Greeley Rodarte Dancers, Inc.
26 City of Delta - Council Tree Pow Wow
27 Town of Frederick
28 Colorado Youth Pipe Band, Inc.
29 Colorado Chautauqua Association
30 Fort Collins Museum Foundation
31 Durango Cowboy Gathering, Inc.
32 Colorado Preservation, Inc. was U.S. Forest Service
2:20 Break
33 Gunnison Council for the Arts
34 Northern Colorado Intertribal Powwow Association, Inc.
35 Lariat Loop Heritage Alliance
36 Patrick M Mendoza
37 Community Foundation of Northwest Colorado
38 MUSICIANS OF ST. CLARE
39 San Juan Mountains Association
40 City of Sterling Overland Trail Museum
41 Rio Blanco County Historical Society, Inc.
42 Pirate: Contemporary Art
4:00 Break
43 Chimney Rock Interpretive Association
44 CARLOS CASTANEDA
45 Koshare Indian Museum, Inc.
46 Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra
4:15 Review rankings and determine cut-off line
5:00 - Adjourn

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