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Building Renovation
ART, Inc. and Moose Lodge 2656 are in the process of renovating the Broadway Events Center.
ART, Inc. is building a stage (done), creating a box office (done), painting the walls (they are primered), assembling the seats, hanging the donated curtains (grant in progress), organizing the costumes and props (done), putting in doors, and other tasks.
For the Moose, the first stage includes roofing the theater, putting in rest rooms, adding a concession area, and building walls in the Community Room, making a computer room and Moose office, and furnishing the teen area. This stage is nearly done! The second stage will be to add a full kitchen between the Community Room and the back Quonset hut (which will eventually be the Moose Lodge). The third stage will be parking improvement and building the facade on the front of the building.
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Groundwaters LIVE!
Groundwaters LIVE! will be held as the first event since we received occupancy in the Community Room. It will be Suunday August 15th, from 2 to 4pm. It will feature poets and authors who have been published in Groundwaters Magazine.
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Garage & Craft Sale
There will be a Garage & Craft Sale at the Broadway Events Center on Saturday and Sunday, August 28th & 29th. If you want to rent a table and sell your own stuff, let us know at info@art-inc.org. Otherwise, come on down and see what we have to offer. It is a fundraiser for ART. Inc.
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Book Sale
A woman in Noti had an on-line book selling business. When she sold it, the gentleman who bought it did not want all of her inventory, so she gifted us with over 10,000 books! We are selling them to make money to renovate the Broadway Events Center and to pay our on-going bills.
The BEC Book Sale is closednright now because of the renovation. We look forward to opening it again as soon as we get "occupancy" from the city. We still have over 8,000 books for your browsing enjoyment. Fiction and non-fiction. Self-help, advice, finance, political, religious, computer, fitness, travel, languages, coffee table. Mystery, sci-fi, memoir, thriller, slice of life, inspirational. We have some of just about everything!! Come and see for yourself. And the price is right - - $2 each or 3 for $5. You can't beat it!
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ART Beats
ART, Inc. regularly writes the ART Beats column in the Fern Ridge Review. Here is the latest column:
For the 8/11/10 issue
A lot has happened at the Broadway Events Center (BEC) in the last 6 months. The Moose have built walls, put in bathrooms, painted, and created a very usable space for the community to enjoy. ART, Inc. has completed the stage, primed the walls, moved the books, organized all the costumes and props, cleaned the theater, and are waiting for the Moose to put in electricity so we can put on some plays!
There is still more work to do, but the Broadway Events Center is becoming a reality. The Moose are going to have weekly Bingo, a computer room, a teen center, a concession stand and the Community Room. ART, Inc. is going to have plays, concerts, reader’s theater, Groundwaters Live!, arts classes, and other events.
Our first event will be Groundwaters Live! on Sunday, August 15th from 2pm to 4pm in the Community Room. You have read the magazine featuring local authors and poets – now you can hear some of the articles and poems read by the people who wrote them.
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We also wrote fro the West Lane News before it ceased publication in December 2009. Some of the past columns appear below.
For the 6/3/09 edition
By Vicki Sourdry
The Broadway Events Center theater needs a new roof. It leaks badly! We need 100 bundles of roofing to do it. A bundle costs about $30. We are asking you to “Support a Bundle” by donating $30 buy a bundle of roofing. . It is tax deductible, as we are a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Please make checks out to ART, Inc., and send to ART, Inc., PO Box 992, Veneta OR 97487. We cannot finish the stage until the roof is fixed.
Applegate Regional Theatre, Inc. (ART, Inc.) and Veneta Moose Lodge 2656 are collaborating to renovate the Broadway Events Center at 5th & Broadway in Veneta. We are working together to create a community center and performing and visual arts venue for the Fern Ridge area.
For the 5/13/09 edition
By Vicki Sourdry
There is a new writers group in Veneta! It is a structured group, with writing exercises and reading of your work. We meet on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 6 to 8pm at the Broadway Events Center (BEC) at 5th and Broadway in Veneta. If you want to join, you must commit to come to every meeting (illness, emergencies and vacations excepted!) whether you have written or not. It is a commitment to the others in the group and to your own writing. All ages are welcome, all kinds of writing are welcome, YOU are welcome! Feed your muse and join us! If you have questions, contact Vicki at vsourdry@hotmail.com. Or just show up at the next meeting, May 13th.
The book sale is continuing at the BEC as well. Every Saturday from 11 to 3. We have thousands of books for you to look through. Find something to educate, entertain, or amuse you. At $2 each or 3 for $5, it’s a bargain!
Applegate Regional Theatre, Inc. (ART, Inc.) is raising money to fix the roof of the theatre at the Broadway Events Center. It will take 100 bundles of roofing. A bundle costs $30. Can you “Support A Bundle”?
Contact ART, Inc. at art-inc@hotmail.com or call 935-3636 and leave a message.
For 4.22.09 edition
By Vicki Sourdry
Applegate Regional Theatre, Inc. (ART, Inc.) and the Broadway Events Center are pleased to announce that the Loyal Order of Moose, Veneta Lodge 2656 has signed a lease option to buy the BEC building at 5th and Broadway in Veneta. They are going to work with ART, Inc. in creating a viable community center and performing and visual arts venue in Veneta. This is a wonderful development. The renovation will include the theater, a senior activity center and a youth activity center. The Veneta Moose Lodge has plans to renovate the building in three stages. The first stage will bring the interior up to code, install bathrooms, install heating and cooling, repair the leaking roof and remodel the interior. The second stage will be the construction of a kitchen facility for senior meals and other events. The third stage will be to rebuild the façade and parking area. They are currently soliciting contributions for the renovation – supplies, materials, labor, and money. All are tax deductible. The persons to contact on this are: Veneta Moose Lodge Governor, Dave Shreve at 541-337-7489 or Jr. Governor, Anthony Holden at 541-255-6552 .
For 4.15.09 edition
By Vicki Sourdry
The Broadway Events Center’s mascot has been named! We looked at all the entries that were turned in during our SPRING FORWARD! Celebration and picked the ones we thought best fit the very pretty mannequin that graces the entrance to the BEC. Yes, the names. We decided that reBECca fit her when the event is serious – drama, murder mystery, lecture, etc. That name was suggested by Sandra Larson. When the event is more light-hearted – comedy, concert, dance, etc. she will be called Applegate Annie, in homage to Applegate Regional Theatre, Inc.. That name was suggested by Carlos Voltaire and Vicki Sourdry. Thank you all for your suggestions. There were some great ones. Come see the mascot, and us, at the Book Sale this Saturday between 11 and 3. It will be continuing every week for a while.
For 4.8.09 edition
by Vicki Sourdry
It’s time for Poetry Night again! Friday, April 10th from 7 to 9 pm at the Broadway Events Center (BEC) at 5th and Broadway in Veneta. Come and join us. It’s free! Come to read, or just to listen. If you read, you can read your own original works, a friend’s work or a favorite poet. It is a relaxed, fun, way to spend an evening. It is family friendly, and young people are encouraged to come.
The Book Sale continues at the BEC too. We still have about 8,000 books to choose from – something for everyone. Mystery, biography, political, religious, science fiction, self-help, advice, cook books, health, non-fiction, fiction, poetry, you name it. We are open every Saturday from 11 to 3. Come on in and check it out!
Both Poetry Night and the Book Sale are sponsored by Applegate Regional Theatre, Inc. (ART, Inc.) and the Broadway Events Center.
For 3.25.09 edition
By Vicki Sourdry
The huge book sale is continuing at the Broadway Events Center at 5th and Broadway in Veneta. We still have thousands of books for you to choose from. All kinds – fiction and non-fiction, mystery, finance, self help, advice, political, religious, thriller, sports, cookbooks, health, just about everything. We are open 11 to 3 every Saturday. They are only $2 each, or 3 for $5. What a deal! Come in and see what you can find. The bbok sale and the Broadway Events Center is managed by Applegate Regional Theatre, Inc (ART, Inc.), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.