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CONTRIBUTORS Darcie Bontje operates Red Pen in Sioux Falls. The longtime writer/editor received her journalism degree from the University of Nebraska. She enjoys the opportunity to tell someone’s story, and she’ll never forget buying her first painting at age 14 on a trip to Paris.

Brienne Maner is a Sioux Falls Washington High School graduate, Brienne received her degree in Mass Communications at St. Cloud State. She has worked for Sesame Street Live, Electric Pulp, is the Marketing Director for Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues, and a board member of Sioux Empire Community Theatre.

Michael Cole is a financial advisor and free-lance writer. The Huron native has an avid interest in history, music. and cinema. He has worked as a consultant to the Sioux Falls State Theatre Company since 2009.

Shannon Wright Barnes has twenty-five years of immersion in the world of beauty, fashion, pageants, film and television.

Sara H. Crosby received her B.F.A. in Theatre Arts from Stephens College and her M.S.W. from Loyola University of Chicago. She is co-founder of DAPA and lead facilitator for DAPA at the Pavilion PFL.

Angela Baird Haft is mom to three crazy, busy kids. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Sioux Falls Arts Council and the Visual Arts Center at the Washington Pavilion. Not an artist herself, she is an avid lover and supporter of the arts. Rick Knobe is founder and chancellor of Viewpoint University on KSOO radio—Live local radio, the way your higher power intended it to be. In his youth, Rick played in a group from Sioux City, called the Seven Sons. They were inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Rick is on the board of the South Dakota Rock and Roll Music Association, and still plays music with Arlie’s All-Stars.

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Benjamin Gutnik is a native of Sioux Falls and holds a degree in Contemporary Media from the University of South Dakota. He currently works in corporate sales. If something involves an LED screen or operates on Android, count Ben in.

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Don Fritz is a lifelong resident of Sioux Falls. As a teenager, he attended many dances throughout the area, and started collecting records at an early age. His hobby has continued, and he now has a collection of about 40,000 records. As a way to recognize the musicians that are so important to his life, he helped to found the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.

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UPFRONT 8 As I write this letter, I cannot suppress a tremendous grin. It’s springtime, and across the world, people are celebrating with a multitude of festivities where art and music rejuvenate our souls and the spaces in which we live. The trees turn green, the flowers bloom, and the Pavilion finds itself infused with palpable energy. There is so much happening within these walls! The time is approaching when we end one Pavilion Performance Series and announce our next year’s lineup. The 2011-2012 Series has been stupendous, and I would be remiss if I didn’t take a moment to thank our current subscribers. The support of our patrons is unparalleled, and we look forward to rolling out the new series and celebrating a new year. One of my favorite springtime rituals is to attend Pavilion Arts Night. Every year, artists graciously share their labors of love in the form of paintings, sculptures, photographs, and handcrafts in an effort to raise funds for the Pavilion Visual Arts Center. This is always an exciting evening with the live auction setting the tone for the festivities. I know I am being redundant when I say this, but I am always so pleased to see how our region embraces art and entertainment. Our collage of Sioux Empire summer programs and their success reinforce that this passion is being passed onto the next generation. These camps range from classical to jazz to and from theatre to improv. I believe there is an artistic niche for everyone and these camps may spark an interest that becomes a lifelong passion.

By Don Fritz & Rick Knobe

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SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION By Michael Cole SUMMER CAMPS IN THE SIOUX EMPIRE

DOWNTOWN SIOUX FALLS FROM A TO Z

ANSEL ADAMS

ARTS NIGHT 2012 By David Merhib

VISUAL ARTS CENTER, GALLERY HIGHLIGHTS

SOUTH DAKOTA SYMPHONY, MUSIC AS MEDICINE

SIOUX FALLS ARTS COUNCIL GROW-ASCENE By Angela Baird Haft SIOUX FALLS JAZZ & BLUES, THIRTEEN GREAT SEASONS OF JAZZ By Brienne Maner

Thank you for taking the time to read Now!Pavilion magazine. We hope the words within these pages provide you with your own sense of Spring, your own time of respite and rejuvenation. Without a doubt, the arts are alive and blooming in Sioux Falls. Until next time,

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UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS, CULTURE FOR SERVICE By Darcie Bontje SOUTH DAKOTA ROCK AND ROLL

By Sarah Werner

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THE DAPA TRIFECTA By Sara Crosby NATURE UNLEASHED, STORM STORIES

BLACKOUT: THE DAY THE INTERNET PULLED THE PLUG By Ben Gutnik

A LITTLE SPRING IN YOUR STEP By Shannon Wright Barnes

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Now!Pavilion which spotlights individuals, media, culture, essays, and hard news. This section will vary with events, news, and topics du jour.

Culture for Service

rt, in this case, is all about connecting the dots. Even the campus itself serves as a point along the line. Enter the University of Sioux Falls (USF) campus quad from the north and you’re greeted by Iron Fish. As you approach Jorden Hall, Robert the Bruce stands sentry. The works are two of 12 pieces displayed on campus as part of the USF SculptureWalk, established in 2011.

By Darcie Bontje

the American Institute for Graphic Arts South Dakota artistic food drive. Using nonperishable food items, students and other contestants created holiday sculptures, which were displayed at the Empire Mall. In the end, the artworks were dismantled and the food was donated to Feeding South Dakota. “Can Art was a great vehicle for our students to engage in service learning,” says Jan Hilderbrand, associate

“The program added a tremendous new aspect to our campus. And the students love it,” says Ceca Cooper, USF associate professor of art and SculptureWalk coordinator. Such programs open students’ eyes to the link between art and society. “Art is a reflection of who we are and where we are in history. To have a collection of art that you can display and change says a lot about our human condition,” Cooper says. The aesthetic gain is immediate. The educational value comes through when teachers use the works as teaching instruments—a critical analysis of two sculptures for an art class or a creative writing paper for an English class. “At a liberal arts college, we feel it’s an important part of educating the whole person,” adds Cooper of the school’s more than 1,400 students. “The arts are fundamental in helping young students grow.” In November, a group of students completed a project that exemplifies connecting the dots. They competed in and won

Senior Communication Studies & Theatre and Art double major Brandon Hanson photographed on a frosty, February morning Iron Fish by Robert Bruce, just one of 12 sculptures that comprise USF SculptureWalk.

professor of graphic art design. “Constructing our can sculpture tested their ability to think creatively, to employ their design skills, and to solve a wide range of aesthetic and technical problems. In the end, it showed them what art can do to help others less fortunate than themselves.” Such visual cues to the school’s mission are amplified by efforts in the school’s other fine arts programs: theatre and music. Step inside Jeschke Fine Arts Center and listen. Kim Bartling, assistant professor of communication studies and theatre, is lecturing to her Introduction to Theatre class. She emphasizes the ephemeral nature of theatre that carries through to all of life. Whatever the instance, she tells the 32 students, appreciate that “you were there for that one moment in time.” Bartling’s focus in her work is manifest. She calls it theatre of social change. “We’re not afraid to explore subjects that are taboo and bring them to a Christian liberal arts campus. The community can see that we are doing outreach through education,” she says.

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In November, students performed the play Time Stands Still. Playwright Donald Margulies has stated that the meaning of the play is “to dramatize the things that thinking, feeling, moral people are thinking about and struggle with.” And that suits Bartling: “Students start asking questions within themselves.”

Senior Brandon Hanson, who played James in the four-person cast, didn’t start out seeing theatre as a nexus to social issues. “At first, performing was about having fun,” he says. “Now, I love that we are able to bring up relevant issues in a safe, comfortable environment and have conversations about the subjects with family and friends.” The theatre major is moving to New York City in June to pursue acting. Bartling’s efforts don’t end with finding a theatre production with a contemporary parallel to offer life lessons. The dynamic teacher and a group of 18 students traveled to Belize in March 2011 on a service mission to a school. Students mentored in classrooms and built a playground. They also brought books and athletic equipment to donate.

During the trip, she says she “watched the students see the bigger connection.” The call to serve should be nurtured, Bartling says. “I believe in the nurturing part of it because your heart gets bigger. It makes you appreciate so much more in your life.” In 2010, she and a group of students traveled to New York City where they took part in New York

Assistant Professor Jan Hilderbrand’s graphic design students’ Santa Clause sculpture won the 2011 AIGA South Dakota ‘artistic’ food drive contest.

Cares. The program taps volunteers to tackle needs within the city. Each day, students would select needs that had to be fulfilled, such as working at a soup kitchen or taking homeless children to a museum. Then they would blog about their work at the end of the day.

artist and serves to develop links with the arts community.” Neiderhiser says many students already were performing such work during their USF careers. Jeff Ballard taught art classes at the Juvenile Detention Center even before the school added the course requirement. “I gained a love for teaching art and communicating Christian values through art,” says the alumnus, who is attending graduate school at the University of South Dakota. Ballard says he plans to pursue teaching. “That experience was something that really propelled me. I really like working with students,” he says. During each class, art offered the detention center residents an opportunity to escape their circumstances, have fun and communicate in a different way, Ballard says. Neiderhiser says the goal is to have students experience volunteering and to keep it as part of their lives as adults. Nancy Olive, associate professor of art, explains, “What it really helps develop in the students is empathy, and that’s not something that you can teach in the classroom.” For Sioux Falls, it’s a win-win. Cooper says, “We’re teaching students to be compassionate, have a strong desire for social justice issues, and immerse themselves in whatever community they choose to live in—to become good citizens.” The work of Neiderhiser and his music department colleagues in that vein is extensive. As director of instrumental music, Neiderhiser and the USF Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, and Cougar Pep Band are front and center at many community events. The Jazz Ensemble has performed

Jan Hilderbrand draws the line between the dots, “What matters is the connection between the service and the learning and for students to grasp that these aren’t separate spheres of their lives but they are what a rich and full life is all about.” This spring, faculty saw an opportunity to tie this service mission directly to Sioux Falls. The school added a Service Through the Arts course requirement. It is designed to put students into volunteer positions with local arts organizations. The school’s 72 visual and performing arts students are required to take the class, work in a volunteer capacity, and then write about their experiences. Chair of the Fine Arts Department, Dr. Jonathan Neiderhiser, says, “Our motto is Culture for Service but we had never formalized it as part of the curriculum. We think this helps the

The Concert Chorale traveled to France, Belgium and the Netherlands during January 2012 to perform and serve at St. Magdalene Parish homeless shelter and YWAM of Amsterdam.

twice at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church to raise funds for Community Outreach, a nonprofit organization that provides for the homeless in Sioux Falls. The Jazz Ensemble also participated in a fundraiser for the Southern Hills After-school and Preschool programs. The Chamber Orchestra provided music for the McCrossen Boys Ranch auction and fundraiser. The Wind Ensemble has performed at Trail Ridge and Dow Rummel Village retirement communities, as well as several local churches. Such efforts often are augmented by mission work, Neiderhiser says. During spring break touring, Wind Ensemble members worked at Feed My Starving Children packing boxes of food for countries in need. Neiderhiser says his students took joy in the work and made it a competition. In the end, “staff said we had packaged twice as much as a normal shift,” he says.

Theatre of Social Change is the USF theatre department’s mission, and a mission trip to Belize helped students “see the bigger picture.”

Dr. David DeHoogh-Kliewer, director of choral activities and assistant professor of music, oversees Concert Chorale and Camerata. In his groups’ traveling itineraries, he incorporates service projects like the YWAM in Amsterdam, the St. Magdalene Parish homeless shelter in Bruges, Belgium, and the Share Your Soles in Chicago, Ill., to name a few. Again, music is at the heart of it, but community service efforts are often in the picture—from work at St. Francis House and the Union Gospel Mission in Sioux Falls to international trips incorporating performances and mission work. “Students grow in perspective, and it builds character,” DeHoogh-Kliewer says of the mission trips. “The greatest asset of a liberal arts education is to shape students through opportunities outside the classroom.”

Nancy Wilcoxson, director of vocal music and assistant professor of music, oversees Cantare performances and has helped the large choir organize service projects such as offering free baby-sitting services and working with the Feeding South Dakota Backpack Program. Often people go into mission work with the precept that they are going to change something or someone, Wilcoxson says, “and we end up as the ones who are changed.” Through it all, the line of dots becomes more defined. “We want students to see that there are people who will need you regardless of whether they can pay you. We want them to see options of things they can be doing in the community. We want them to be changed by what they have done,” Wilcoxson adds. Junior Chase Ward traveled to Belize with Bartling last year. The biology major says he felt God “pulling my heart to go,” but his expectations changed. “I expected to go to the school and perform service hours and help the kids,” he says. Instead, “they were a blessing to me.” Despite having few comforts and material possessions, the joyful residents go about their daily lives with their heads held high and smiles on their faces, Ward says. “In my heart, there was a transformation. I asked myself, how do I take this back to Sioux Falls and apply it? How do I be that light on campus and walk with my head up?” he says. The people of Belize helped Ward see how simple it could be: “As long as I’m doing it for the Lord, that’s all that matters. That’s the perspective I gained,” he says. Going forward, Ward says he might pursue pediatric medicine, teaching, or mission work at orphanages overseas. “It puts a new spot on your heart to help other people and to look and see what you can do with your career and how you can apply it to the world and other people,” he says. Faculty members enjoy benefits as rich as those of the students. “I thoroughly enjoy the opportunity not only to shape our musicians through developing good character but also to advise students with regard to their careers,” DeHoogh-Kliewer says of his work. In the end, it’s a basic drawing—just connecting the dots—but one with eminent life lessons. Hilderbrand says, “We want our students to understand that their work has meaning beyond the classroom and that their lives have a purpose beyond the works of art they create in the studio.”

Meanwhile in South Dakota, the Rock and Roll phenomenon was having an impact. Local ballrooms that had featured big bands and polka music for adults, began having teen nights. Those events quickly became more popular as the teen crowd wanted to see, hear, and dance to the latest groups on tour, those produced by Alan Freed or Dick Clark.

by Rick Knobe and Don Fritz

avid White Tricke, stage name David White, wrote the words, “Rock ‘n Roll is here to stay, it will never die. It was meant to be that way, though I don’t know why.” In the 1950’s, Rock and Roll was beginning to have an impact on our culture. David was a member of Danny and the Juniors, one of the many groups formed and reformed in the Philadelphia area. With roots in country, the blues, doo-wop, and some big band, rock began taking the place of the crooners of the day, in the minds, hearts, and pocket books of teenagers. As the music caught on, Alan Freed, who coined the phrase rock and roll created tours. Danny and the Juniors were invited. Their biggest hit At the Hop was number one on the Billboard, R & B, and Top Forty Charts. Rock and Roll is Here to Stay did not hit number one on any charts, but today it is considered a rock and roll anthem. Did David White have a vision for the music called Rock and Roll? How could he know in the 50’s about surf music, ala the Beach Boys, and a host of others? Did he see the British invasion, protest, peace-and-love music? In a dream could he have conjured up KISS or Lady Gaga?

Many local teens created their own bands. Some lasted only a few weeks, others melded into various configurations over the years and played regionally. Myron Lee and the Caddies of Sioux Falls, was one of the groups going big time, touring with the Dick Clark Caravan of Stars. The group played all over the country, and recorded songs played on Top-Forty radio stations everywhere. As a side note, Myron Lee still receives royalty checks from music he created in the 50’s and 60’s, mostly from his songs being played in Europe. Fifty-plus years later, Rock and Roll has thrived. It has gone through several incarnations as artists create new sounds and teens want something different than the boring music their parents like. In an effort to preserve the local history of Rock and Roll, Don Fritz, a national insurance executive from Sioux Falls, a lover and collector of all things early Rock and Roll, began making the rounds to see if interest existed to create a way to honor and remember local rock and rollers and find a place to show the instruments used to create the sound, the posters, copies of records, costumes worn by some of the groups, photos of groups whether they became famous or not. He also wanted to create an event to bring the groups and their fans together. He convinced several local former musicians, inspired by their years on the bandstands, to form the South Dakota Rock and Roll Music Association. Myron Lee, Doug Lund, Mark Aspaas, Terry Tausz from Northwest Iowa, a music

45-rpm records, signed photos of several Hall of Fame inductees. Drums, guitars, amps, saxophones, which helped create the sound, and outfits, are part of the visual experience. An early 50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s restored jukebox, large wall graphics, featuring Myron Lee playing for 11,000 Canadian fans, and the Everly Brothers at the old Sioux Falls Coliseum complete the scene. It is there for you to remember and enjoy, and there is no charge for admission. lover like Don, were the core group. The first induction ceremony into what was to become the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame took place in 2009 at the old Arkota Ballroom in Sioux Falls. It was a huge success, with standing room only! Music, memories, and fun lasted until the wee hours of the morning. In 2010, the Association moved the event to the large banquet room at the Ramkota. A new group of local and and regional musicians were inducted. The place was filled with the exhilarating sound of rock, and the huge crowd had a great time. In 2011, the same induction experience featured the Mob.

The Pavilion staff, local businesses, current and former musicians have donated money, materials, memorabilia from their playing days to make the display possible. We are grateful for their support. This display is often updated, and solicits memorabilia from former rock and roll musicians to refresh it. During 2012, the display at the Pavilion will undergo improvements. New lighting, sound and video will add to the experience. We hope you will enjoy the changes. The money to create and keep the museum updated comes from ticket sales from the induction ceremonies. The group is a non-profit and intends to have it remain so.

This year on April 21, at the Ramkota in Sioux Falls, more South Dakota rock musicians will be inducted. A free autograph session takes place in late afternoon for the groups honored. These groups are Gemini 6, Scotty Lee and the Stingrays, Kenny Miller, DJ and the Cats, The Chevelles, Jay-Bee and the Kats, Gordon Bird and the Sting Rays, the Bleach Boys, John McCormick and Something New, Dee Jay and the Runaways, and the Gestures.

ow is the Washington Pavilion a part of this musical and cultural history? On the second floor, on the south side of the building, you can visit the Rock and Roll Music Association Museum. Displays of music memorabilia from the mid 50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to present day, including posters, pictures,

Future plans for the South Dakota Rock and Roll Music Association include: continuing the enjoyable events and memories already started, expansion of the museum, and the establishment of relationships with other rock and roll museums to broaden the possibilities for displays. You are invited to attend the induction ceremony at the Ramkota on April 21, 2012. Tickets are available at www.sdrrma.com and at Lewis Drug 41st and Minnesota. We know you will have a great time! Also, please stop on the Second Floor of the Washington Pavilion, and enjoy a journey to your own good old days of Rock and Roll. For further information, please contact Don Fritz at 605-351-5533.

by Sarah Werner

DOWNTOWN SIOUX FALLS FROM A TO Z

e get it: you’ve lived here all your life. You’ve biked the bike trails, toured the Sculpture Walk, and picnicked at Falls Park. You’ve seen all there is to see and done all there is to do, right? Wrong! Things are constantly changing and evolving downtown, and that’s part of what makes living in Sioux Falls so exciting. There’s always something new—or old—to discover, to try, and to make your own. Whether you’re single or a family of 10, we’ve made it our mission to highlight some of our favorite best-kept secrets.

off Friday, April 6, and it’s the perfect opportunity to try out rockin’ new menu items at a value price. Each time you purchase a Restaurant Week special, you’ll be entered to win a gift certificate! What could be sweeter?

E is for Events Been itching to try one of the quaint little bistros, elegant restaurants, or quirky cafés downtown? You’re in luck. One of our most popular annual events, Restaurant Week, kicks

F is for First Fridays

Need another reason to look forward to Fridays? During First Fridays—the first Friday of each month—many stores are open until 8:00 p.m., some restaurants feature live music and tasty specials, and the Washington Pavilion offers free admission to the Kirby Science Center and $5 Wells Fargo Cine Dome tickets, 5-8 p.m. Be sure to bring the kids! Shop late, enjoy a drink, and live music with friends at your favorite downtown hub, and create unforgettable memories every First Friday of the year.

G is for the Greenway Development

Have you heard the buzz? The Big Sioux River Greenway, best known for its riverside bike trail, will soon feature an amphitheater and canoe landing, as well as steps descending right into the river, all at the heart of Sioux Falls’ downtown district. Event and activity coordination is currently underway in anticipation of a June launch, so stay tuned for more details!

2012 SCULPTUREWALK PROGRAM H is for Historic Renovations

Drive westward over the 10th Street bridge and you’ll witness a spectacular view of the Sioux Falls skyline. Many of these buildings have been present since the birthplace of our great city, and after varying degrees of restoration, now contain shops, apartments, artists’ studios, restaurants, and contemporary businesses. Tour our streets and you’ll realize not only the immense amount of work that has gone into the revitalization of these beautiful historic landmarks but the importance of this work as well.

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t’s a common complaint: “There’s no parking downtown!” But we’re happy to announce that’s simply a misperception. Downtown Sioux Falls boasts five parking ramps, 15 surface parking lots, and 3,937 on-street parking spaces. And did you know that metered parking spaces are free after 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, and all day on Saturdays and Sundays? That’s just in time for your dinner engagement, wine-tasting date, or Pavilion performance!

he SculptureWalk Board of Directors have put out their annual Call to Sculptors that will bring fresh artwork to the downtown Sioux Falls scene! Each year, we strive for a balance of styles, types, and sculpture materials, so whether you prefer traditional or contemporary, bronze or glass, you’ll be sure to find—and vote for!—a new favorite each year.

DID YOU KNOW? The Queen Bee Mill perched above Falls Park was built in 1879, though by early 1883 it had already fallen into bankruptcy. The flour mill was used as a storage facility during World War I, after which it remained closed until a devastating fire in 1956. Today, the ruins of the Queen Bee Mill remain an integral feature of Falls Park and historical landmark of our city. Check out our revolving calendar of events at http://dtsf. com/events-calendar.

The French have a beautiful word for this phenomenon, renaissance. Like any great comeback, the story is rooted in the harsh realities that confronted non-profit arts organizations just three short years ago. At the time, the American economic system faced its most difficult challenge in decades. Our biggest banks and a few of our largest companies faced significant liquidity issues and, at its low point, the major stock indexes fell nearly 60 percent from their 2007 highs. It was the most severe peak-to-trough decline the stock market had witnessed in 70 years. While South Dakota was fortunate to have been somewhat insulated from the brunt of the crisis, there is no question that more philanthropy dollars understandably flowed to basic human needs organizations during this period of economic distress. This disruption in financial support had a dramatic impact on our regional arts scene. The continued sustainability of these organizations depended upon finding greater efficiencies and opportunities for collaboration.

By Michael Cole

he masters of orchestration, people like Beethoven and Mendelssohn, recognized that the efficient combination of instruments produced the greatest musical clarity for audiences to enjoy. In the past couple of years, the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation has helped facilitate an incredible new efficiency between our cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major arts organizations. The result, in just a short period of time, is a brilliant synergy that has placed our cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artistic efforts on a more solid financial and administrative footing while area artists have found a creative home and environment unlike anything they had experienced before.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation stepped forward, in conjunction with The Kresge Foundation, by providing Arts Capacity Building grants to the Washington Pavilion, the Sioux Empire Community Theatre, the Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society, the Dakota Academy of Performing Arts (DAPA), the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, and the Sioux Falls Arts Council. These organizations utilized a portion of their money on strategic planning and set about the important work of finding ways to reduce administrative burdens, solidify their finances, and expand programs and opportunities for their participants and the entire community. DAPA has provided professional training in music and performing arts for area children since 2001.

The organization was incredibly strong artistically, but it faced a host of challenges and depended tremendously upon volunteers for critical parts of their mission. DAPA invested a portion of its funds with a strategic consultant, and pursued a merger with the Pavilion’s Community Learning Center. The end result of this merger has been an expansion of their outreach efforts and greater access to this critical professional training for more children. DAPA founder and long-time volunteer artistic director Sara Crosby explains, “Programming has really blossomed since the merger, and it has given DAPA much more visibility in the region.” The merger also has provided relief as volunteers can get back to the work of mentoring young talent as opposed to

spending their time on administrative tasks. The Pavilion’s ownership allows it to run and operate the program with a far greater economy of scale. One of the city’s leading arts organizations used grant dollars to execute a major organizational change. Formerly known as the Sioux Empire Arts Council, the group rebranded itself as the Sioux Falls Arts Council. They executed a major strategic overhaul that’s resulted in lower staffing expenses and greater access to area arts professionals and the general public. Armed with a new 16-member board of directors and their executive director, Nan Baker, the Arts Council is thriving and executing the next steps in their plan. The SFACF Foundation staff includes Front row (L-R): Jo Theodosopoulos, Tonya Dwire, Katy Nelson, Mike Finnegan; Back row (L-R): Clay Seachris, Andy Patterson, Candy Hanson, Patrick Gale, Vicki Swanson

Both the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and the Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society have made the move to the Pavilion. They remain autonomous organizations, but the selection of the Washington Pavilion as the permanent home for these performance groups makes sense on multiple levels. The Pavilion has demonstrated a care and commitment to the arts for more than a decade. It had both the facility capacity and the desire to make these transitions as smooth as possible. The Pavilion’s central downtown location and reputation as an arts showcase made it a natural choice for co-location. The partnerships that emerged through the capacity initiative didn’t end with shared facility space. The Pavilion used its $60,000 grant from the Community Foundation

to invest in new ticketing software and technology improvements. True to the spirit of collaboration, the Pavilion now shares its ticketing system with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, the Sioux Falls Concerts Association, Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues, and other performance organizations. In addition to the administrative efficiencies it’s brought to each organization, another major benefit is being realized every day -- fellow artists enjoying the camaraderie of working in a common space. It makes sense that artists like to interact with each other. Being able to work closely together and across artistic disciplines with people of similar interests can be incredibly helpful to the creative process. Washington Pavilion Grant Announcement, (L-R) Sarah Campbell, Jon Loos, Allison Hauck, Mary Tidwell, Larry Toll, Rose Ann Kelly, Charles Gullickson, David Merhib

The Sioux Falls Community Theatre also received funding through the Arts Capacity Building initiative. They will remain at their storied venue, the historic Orpheum Theatre, but the funding allowed them to complete a strategic overhaul of their organization that included hiring an executive director. They have a longterm goal of being able to provide year-round, low-cost theatre training for area children. The leadership provided in these initiatives is a great example of how community foundations, with their in-depth knowledge of the communities they serve, can leverage national philanthropic assets to maximum impact. The first community foundation started in 1914. In the U.S. today, more than 700 community foundations help manage more than $30 billion in assets and make annual gifts of approximately $2.5 billion. The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is a classic example of how a few progressive individuals can make a dramatic difference in a community with a seemingly small first-step. In 1984, a group of six Sioux Falls businesspeople, John Foster, Marvin K. Bailin, Henry Billion, Max Pasley, Oscar Austad, and Gordon Stewart, each agreed to invest $2,000 to begin a local community foundation. A quarter-century later, Candy Hanson, the chief executive officer, and her staff oversee assets in excess of $80 million.

“The Kresge Foundation’s dollars were a timely gift for our region’s major art players. The Pavilion’s unique advantages and the need for these organizations to build long-term sustainability made this collaboration a true win-win for the entire community,” said Hanson. Using the right tools for the right jobs is something folks in the Midwest have long understood. It’s an approach the world’s greatest composers have taken for centuries. Legendary American composer and music lecturer Leonard Bernstein summed it up best; “The right music played at the right time by the right instruments in the right combination: That’s good orchestration.”

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Washington Pavilion Summer Classes Washington Pavilion Summer Camps & Classes: Camps offered weekly

May 21-Aug. 3 • Multiple week-long-classes available for ages 3-4, 6-7, 8-10, & 11-13; Sanford Life Science Discovery classes for ages 13 and up; Toddler Art for ages 1-3 with parents; Adult art offerings also available—Wine on the Wheel; Open Clay Studio; Price: Prices vary for each course. Classes and Camps start at $35 for Pavilion members *limited scholarship opportunities are available*

Website: www.pavilionclasses.org • Phone: 605-367-6000; or 877-927-4728 toll free

Location: All courses are on site at the Washington Pavilion and held in our classrooms, Discovery Den and theatre spaces. Description: The Community Learning Center at the Washington Pavilion is thrilled to offer another summer of fun-filled activities with our summer classes and camps. Join us for some favorites such as Musical Theatre Camp, Art Adventures, Star Wars Science and Pottery. Explore a few of our brand new summer offerings with MOD Squad, Survival Science, Art 101 and Sparkling Science. For busy families we will be offering before, lunchtime, and after care with our staff. When it comes to creativity and hands-on learning fun, the Pavilion is home to your summer fun, rain or shine, this summer! Here is a sneak peak of just 5 of the many great camps being offered this summer:

A Pavilion Summer Camp Highlight for 3-4 year olds

Pint-Sized Science: Bubbles, Boats & Things That Float (June 18-21; 9 a.m.-12 p.m.): Preschoolers love water! From splashing, to measuring, to floating and sinking, to melting and dissolving, there is so much to explore! Preschoolers will experience a fun-filled week of water while performing simple experiments and exploring how water is used in art.

A Pavilion Summer Camp Highlight for 6-7 year olds

Pavilion Discovery Camp: Out of this World (May 29-June 1; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.): Experience all the great activities the Pavilion has to offer with the ultimate summer camp! Spend each day of the week with art projects, games, experiments, music, acting, and all things Pavilion. Three different teachers will lead you through fun-filled activities each day. The action never stops! This summer, students will be focusing on outer space with science, theatre, and art activities all focused on learning and exploration of the universe. With art pieces like Starry Night, NASA science activities, and scenes from Space School, the musical, this is sure to be an out of this world week!

A Pavilion Summer Camp Highlight for 8-10 year olds

Pottery Studio (June 25-29; 9 a.m.-12 p.m.): Clay art is found in many different cultures around the world. Students will be exposed to the basics of throwing and hand building. Students will also be introduced to the pottery wheel, though actual time on the wheel will be limited. Our teacher will work with each individual’s needs so all skill levels are welcome! Try one week or sign up for all sessions this summer to build your ceramics skills!

A Pavilion Summer Camp Highlight for 8-13 year olds

Musical Theatre Camp (two week camp: July 9-20; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)

A Pavilion Summer Camp Highlight for 14-18 year olds

Forensic Science (June 18–22; 9–11:30 a.m.): Explore the science behind CSI. Learn different ways that forensic investigators examine biological evidence while working with the Sanford research team as your instructors for the week.

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SUMMER PROGRAMS • SUMMER PROGRAMS • SUMMER PROGRAMS • SUMM South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Dakota Academy of Performing Arts at the Washington Pavilion, Summer Music Camp

DAPA/SDSYO Summer Music Camp

Presented in partnership by the South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Dakota Academy of Performing Arts at the Washington Pavilion, Summer Music Camp is a full week of musical inspiration and training that will involve both orchestral and chamber music experiences for beginning and intermediate string and woodwind players, ages 5-18. Students will work vigorously in rehearsals with the area’s leading music instructors, and will also participate in a variety of interactive music-focused workshops with guest artists. Workshop topics may include: instrument care, world percussion, jazz improvisation, conducting, sound science, visual art & music connections, music technology, career exploration, and music mentoring opportunities. Summer Music Camp culminates with student performances in the Washington Pavilion’s Belbas Theater.

When: Beginning Track– June 4-7 from 9 a.m.–2

p.m. & June 8 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Beginner Track Final Concert: June 8 at 4 p.m. in the Belbas Theater Intermediate Track – June 4–8 from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. with Intermediate Track Final Concert: June 8 at 7 p.m. in the Belbas Theater

Where: Washington Pavilion– Belbas Theater, Schulte Room and Pavilion classrooms

Cost: Beginning Track - $120/$110

(SDSYO, DAPA, and Pavilion Members) Intermediate Track - $170/$155 (SDSYO, DAPA, and Pavilion Members) Early Bird Discount Register by April 15 and receive $20 discount off of tuition *limited scholarship assistance is available for students in need*

Questions: Abby (SD Symphony Youth

Orchestra) abby.bogenrief@sdsymphony. org 605.335.7933 or Geneva (DAPA at the Pavilion) GVallejo@WashingtonPavilion.org 605.731.2370 For more information as well as registration forms for the Summer Music Camp, visit www.pavilionclasses.org

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JazzFest Jazz Camp July 24-28, 2012 at

Augustana College, Sioux Falls

Eligibility, Scholarships and Registration: All incoming 7th

through completed 12th grade musicians may apply for submission. Camp attendees will be selected through an audition process. Some financial assistance may be available to campers. Contact the Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues office at 605-335-6101 for more information or visit http://jazzfestsiouxfalls.com/jazz-camp to register.

Come to Camp and Perform at JazzFest! The top band will

perform on the Main Stage at JazzFest 2012! JazzFest is the biggest jazz and blues festival in the upper Midwest, featuring performances by the Neville Brothers, Little Feat, Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Bettye LaVette, and many more. All incoming 7th grade through completed 12th grade campers will attend the Friday night JazzFest pizza party, backstage VIP pass visit, and other fun activities during the week!

Dr. Paul Schilf, Director of Jazz at Augustana College will act as Camp Director, and instruct Brass and grades 9-12 jazz band ensembles. Jim McKinney, Former Director of Bands at South Dakota State University will instruct Rhythm and grades 6-8 jazz band ensembles. Mark Isackson, Director and founder of the Sioux Falls Big Band and Sioux Falls Public Schools wind and string educator, retired, will instruct Woodwinds.

Thanks to our sponsors: Augustana College, CorTrust Bank, Sioux Falls Community Foundation, South Dakota Arts Council and Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues. If you would like to sponsor a camper, contact Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues at 605-335-6101.

All campers will also have the opportunity to purchase group photos and a DVD of the JazzFest performance, courtesy of South Dakota Public Broadcasting.

Featured Clinicians and Faculty: Chris Vadala, one of the

country’s premier woodwind jazz artists and educators. Selmer Performing Artist, Saxophonist and composer. Mr. Vadala will perform with the top jazz band at JazzFest on July 28.

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Sioux Empire Community Theatre In the summer of 2102 the Sioux Empire Community Theatre will offer three musical camp opportunities. Each camp will take young actors through all aspects of producing a musical, from auditions to their very own opening night. The musicals that we will be working on this summer will include:

Bugsy Malone Jr.: Bugsy Malone Jr. - Set in 1929 New York

City, Bugsy Malone captures a flashy world of would-be hoodlums, competing singers, and dreamers.

Imagine Nation: imaginations run wild on a trip to a family

reunion, when little brother conjures up a monster from another planet is he there in peace?

High School Musical: The Disney Channel’s smash hit musical comes to life on stage! Songs included are Start Something New, “Get’cha Head in the Game”, “We’re All in this Together” For more information check out website www.mysect.org or call (605)360-4800.

Bugsy Malone Jr.

Dates: June 4-16 Camp Dates: June 4-15 (Mondays-Fridays) 6-8 graders (limit 40) June 11-15 (Mondays-Fridays) 2-5 graders (limit 30) Times: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Performances June 15, and June 16 (3) Where: Augustana College, Edith Mortonson Center. Fees: $350.00, 6-8 graders, $250.00, 2-5 graders Registration: Starts Mon., Feb. 5.

Imagine Nation

With the Dakota Players Audition Date: Mon., July 9 Camp dates: July 9-July 13 Times: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Performance: Sat., July 13 (2) Fees: Free Grade levels: 1-12 graders Limit: 60

High School Musical

Based on a Disney Channel Original Movie written by Peter Barsocchini Camp Dates: June 4-15 MondaysFridays) 6-8 graders (limit 40) June 11-15 (Mondays-Fridays) 2-5 graders (limit 30) Times: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Performances: Aug. 17, Aug. 18 (3) Venue: Augustana College, Edith Mortonson Center Fees: $350.00, 6- 8 graders, $250.00, 2-5 graders Registration: Starts Mon., Feb. 5

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Augustana will host a number of arts and language camps on its campus this summer: Norwegian Language Camp • May 21-25

For more information, contact Dr. Art Olsen, professor emeritus of philosophy and religion for Augustana, at 605.338.6327.Space is limited.

Foreign Language Camp • May 29- June 1

All camp classes are taught by instructors with native or nearnative language proficiency. For additional information or to register your child, email the Language Institute at institute@augie. edu or call 605.274.5478. Space is limited.

Sioux Empire Community Theatre Camp • June 4-16 & Aug. 6-18

For more information, contact the Sioux Empire Community Theatre at www.mysect.org or call 605.360.4800.

Pipe Organ Encounter • July 15-20

Campers will explore the wonder of the pipe organ, dubbed the “King of Instruments;” see, hear and play some of the finest pipe organs in the Midwest; study with professional teachers; and more. For more information, visit www.sdpipeorganencounter.org.

Dakota Sky Piano International Piano Festival (Partnering with the Washington Pavilion) • July 21-Aug. 4 For more information, visit www.dakotasky.org.

Jazz Camp • July 24-28

Campers will study jazz theory and history ,and participate in big band and combo rehearsals and master classes. The finale performance will take place on the Main Stage at JazzFest 2012. Campers will also get a backstage visit with JazzFest artists. Visit www.jazzfestsiouxfalls. com/jazz-camp to download the camp application.

Dakota Sky International Piano Festival In addition to 7 evening performances, the Dakota Sky International Piano Festival features a wide variety of free educational opportunities during the course of the two-week summer music festival. The Community Education Program includes 4 children’s concerts for grades K-5, a series of 4 lunch-time seminars for all ages and levels of interest, and many master classes open for public attendance. The Dakota Sky Children’s Concert Series is a fun, interactive setting in which students grades K-5 get a unique opportunity to learn about music while being on stage surrounding the piano in the beautiful Belbas Theater at the Washington Pavilion. The Dakota Sky Seminar Series is a brown bag lunch lecture and discussion session that takes place on the stage of the Belbas Theater of the Washington Pavilion over the lunch hour with our fabulous guest artists. Our newly formulated Young Artist Program is a two-week intensive experience for up to seven young students, who stay in Sioux Falls for the duration of the Festival and receive master classes, private lessons, courses, discussion sessions, and coachings, provided by our staff and guest artists, as well as two performance opportunities in the Belbas Theater. All events take place in the Belbas Theater at the Washington Pavilion. See our website for more details, or contact us with any questions.

www.dakotasky.org • info@dakotasky.org 605-215-1410 • July 21-August 4, 2012

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Odd Hours: Animalopolis Even Hours: Hur ricane on the Bayou Even Hours: Wired to Win

Shrek the Musical

Pre-Performance Buffet: 5-7 P.M.

The Midtown Men

• Pre-Performance Buffet: 5-7 P.M. • Performance Insights: 45 minutes prior to each performance in the 3rd floor lobby

admission into the Kirby Science Disco very Center

Unleashed: Inside Natural Disaster FREE with paid s

Jan. 28 – May 6 Nature

SPECIAL EVENTS:

Apr. 27, 8 P.M. Brian Regan Live in Concert May 17, 7 P.M. Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka Jr May 18 & 19 • 2 & 7 P.M. Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka Jr

Apr. 19, 7 P.M.

Apr. 9, 10, 11 • 7 P.M.

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:

Apr. 1-Jun. 30 Apr. 1-Apr. 30 May 1-Jul. 30

WELLS FARGO CINEDOME:

Apr. 28, 10 A.M. Picture This-Lan dscapes Workshop ages 9-12 years Apr. 28, 10 A.M. Science in the Toy Box Workshop ages 6-8 years Apr. 28, 10:15 A.M. Stor y Time: “Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming. All Ages Welcome! Muncha!” May 10, 7 P.M. Wine on the Wheel Ages 21+ May 21, 9 A.M. Photography Class ages 11-13 years May 21, 9 A.M. Art Explorer s: Art of All Kinds Class ages 6-7 years May 21, 1 P.M. Pint Sized Science: Amazing Animals ages 3-5 years May 21, 1 P.M. MOD Squad: Ordinary to Extrodinary Class ages 8-10 years May 21, 1 P.M. Build it Big with KNEX Class ages 6-7 years May 22, 10 A.M. Toddler Art: Alphabets and Opposites Class ages 1-3 with Adult May 22, 7 P.M. DAPA at the Pavilion Chamber Orchestra Gala Concert May 29, 9 A.M. Pavilion Discover y Camp: Out of this World ages 8-10 years May 29, 9 A.M. Pavilion Discover y Camp: Out of this Worl d ages 11-13 years May 29, 9 A.M. Art Adventures: Move and Groove ages 3-5 years

by Rosemary Wells. All Ages Welcome!

Apr. 3, 12:30 P.M. Home School Art: Art Sampler, ages 4-15 Apr. 3, 4:30 P.M. Marvelous Mud Pottery Club ages 10-14 years Apr. 5, 8 A.M. School's Out Classes: Disasters! ages 6-12 years Apr. 10, 10 A.M. Toddler Art-T errific Textures ages 1-3 years w/ adult Apr. 14, 10 A.M. Acting Up-The Tortoise and the Hare Workshop ages 6-8 years Apr. 14, 10 A.M. Extreme Wea ther Workshop ages 9-12 years Apr. 14, 10 A.M. Toddler Art-T errific Textures 2 ages 1-3 years w/ adult Apr. 14, 10:15 A.M. Stor y Time: “Tra by Andrea Griffin shy Town” g Zimmerman. All Ages Welcome! Apr. 21, 10 A.M. Game Science Workshop ages 9-12 years Apr. 21, 10 A.M. Picture This-Nat ure Workshop ages 6-8 years Apr. 21, 10:15 A.M. Stor y Time: “Yoko”

: COMMUNITY LEARNING CENT ER:

Jr. Scientist Program Pick up your packets in the KSDC and get your Jr. Scientist badge today! $5 after 5 P.M. every (with valid student I.D.)Friday for admission to the KSDC & CineDome

KIRBY SCIENCE DISCOVERY CENTER

APRIL - MAY

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May 18 – Aug. 12 Beauty in the Beast: Works by Mary , Nancyjane Huel, Dale Lamphere, PaulGroth Schiller

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Mar. 3 – Jun. 3 Ansel Adams: Masterworks Feb. 24 – May 18 The Moveable Salon + Other Fronti ers: Mary Ann Strandell Feb. 25 – May 2 Arts Night 2012 Exhibition Mar. 30 – Jun. 24 Journey Women II: Shrine • Altar • Box Apr. 27, 5-8 P.M. Arts Night Artist Awards Reception May 5 Arts Night Dinner & Auction see www.was

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n Sioux Falls

Apr. 6, 5-8 P.M. Free First Friday-Free admission into the Kirby Science Discovery Center! Apr. 6, 6:30 P.M. DAPA Free First Friday Feature in the Belbas Theater Apr. 13, 6 P.M. Girl Scouts Daisy and Call 367-6000 to register! Brownies Camp In Apr. 21, 9 A.M. Washington Pavilion Design Challe nge 2012 Apr. 23, 7 P.M. Pav TALKS: Severe Weather Aware ness Training May 4, 5 P.M. Washington Pavilion Science Fair Showcase Sept. 8, 9 A.M. 49th Annual Sidewalk Arts Festival Downtow

Jun. 18, 1 P.M. Jun. 18, 1 P.M. Jun. 25, 9 A.M. Jun. 25, 9 A.M. Jun. 25, 1 P.M. Jun. 25, 1 P.M. Jul. 9, 9 A.M. Jul. 9, 9 A.M. Jul. 9, 1 P.M. Jul. 12, 7 P.M. Jul. 16, 9 A.M. Jul. 16, 9 A.M. Jul. 16, 1 P.M. Jul. 23, 9 A.M.

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Pottery Play Class ages 6-7 years Project Fashion Class ages 8-10 years Mysteries: Ancient Worlds Class ages 11-13 years Sparkling Science Class ages 6-7 years Elementary Stage Play Class ages 6-7 years Photography Class ages 8-10 years Musical Theatre Camp ages 8-13 years Defying Gravity Class ages 8-10 years Art Voyagers: Master piece Maker Class ages 8-10 years Wine on the Wheel Ages 21+ Dinosaurs and Fossils Class ages 6-7 years Mythbusters Class ages 8-10 years Glamour Girls Class ages 6-7 years Art Explorers: Art Through the Ages Class ages 6-7 years

Pavilion Discovery Camp: Out of this World ages 6-7 years MOD Squad: Ordinary to Extrodinary Class ages 11-13 years Pottery Play Class ages 6-7 years Pint Sized Science: Sense-ational Science ages 3-5 years Fantastic Physics Class ages 11-13 years Art Voyagers: Painting and Palettes Class ages 8-10 years Secret Agents Class ages 6-7 years Wine on the Wheel Ages 21+ Sculpture Class ages 8-10 years Game On! Class ages 11-13 years Toy Lab Class ages 6-7 years Art Adventures: Color Your Summer ages 3-5 years Art Explorers: Art Around the World Class ages 6-7 years Pottery Wheel Class ages 11-13 years Sparkling Science Class ages 8-10 years Toddler Art: Colors and Shapes Class ages 1-3 with Adult Art 101: Sculpture and Ceramics Class ages 11-13 years Aaargh! Pirates Class ages 6-7 years Eco Explorers Class ages 8-10 years Survival Science Class ages 11-13 years Pint Sized Science: Bubbles, Boats, and Things that Float ages 3-5

Ruthie Foster on October 1, 2010. Photo by Reistroffer Design

ARTS

The arts in Sioux Falls span multiple arenas. Dance & other performing arts, visual arts, design, crafts - you name it, Sioux Falls has it! Downtown is the nerve center for the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vibrantly active arts culture.

nsel Adams: Masterworks will be presented at the Visual Arts Center of the Washington Pavilion through - June 3, 2012. The exhibition features a collection of forty-eight works by Ansel Adams (1902-1984), about two-thirds of a selection Adams made late in his life to serve as a succinct representation of his lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work. He himself felt these photographs were his best. Called The Museum Set, these works reveal the importance Adams placed on the drama and splendor of natural environments that might not, to the ordinary passing hiker, have revealed their secrets. See page 44 for Ansel Adams programming.

Jerstad Family Foundation

Bob and Kathy Leech

Diane and Lynn A. Anderson Photo: Loralee Grimmius

base of committed artists and community members who see this special event as more than a fundraiser. The intent of Arts Night’s exhibition and live auction is to offer a place for artists to exhibit their work in an accredited art facility and boost the artists’ exposure to thousands of viewers, including nearly 300 people who attend Arts Night every year. For the community, it is important to embrace this event not only as a financial means of sustaining the Visual Arts Center, but also to recruit and retain artists who help make up the cultural fabric of this city.

By David Merhib

e commemorate the 51st year of Arts Night in 2012, and the staff at the Washington Pavilion couldn’t be happier with its success. The impact that this benefit art auction provides for the community is felt from educational outreach to insightful programming to world class art exhibitions. The community engagement of this spirited event is seen in the artists who donate their time and work for the auction, the Arts Night Committee members who volunteer hours of their time to ensure the event is well-received by the donors, and buyers who contribute to the financial success of Arts Night. For five decades the staff of the Visual Arts Center (formerly the Civic Fine Arts Center) has encouraged artists within its region to donate artwork that can be auctioned during a social extravaganza. The first 50 years have established a

The Visual Arts Center benefits greatly from this special event: through the generosity of the artists we are able to use the proceeds to increase the quality and scope of our exhibition and program schedule. The Visual Arts Center staff, on average, works with more than 250 artists, and hosts 18 exhibitions each year. With the exception of special Blockbuster exhibitions, revenue from Arts Night allows us to open our galleries, free of charges to the public. Arts Night also makes it possible to engage community members, both longtime supporters and people new to the Pavilion, by offering a social setting to mingle and immerse oneself in regional visual arts. The Pavilion’s Community Learning Center also benefits from the proceeds of Arts Night in a number of ways. The Community Learning Center’s programs impact more than 20,000 youth every year. Action Arts,a visual arts at-risk youth outreach program, has inspired the lives of youths for nearly a decade. Funds raised during Arts Night provide assistance to this program, which offers a unique opportunity to bring the arts to the community. The Action Arts program has brought art experiences to thousands of youth in the Sioux Falls area. This program has actively involved some of the community’s most

vulnerable youth, and through the power of art, they have been given a great number of new opportunities. Children learn that they can accomplish things that initially seemed impossible, and that they can succeed in overcoming challenges by following through on projects from start to finish. The positive impact of the visual arts is seen through their accomplishments within this program. Action Arts sites include the Bowden Youth Center, the Multi-Cultural Center, the YMCA Afterschool programs, and the Minnehaha County Juvenile Detention Center. This long tradition of engaging the community through the visual arts has been embraced by our constituents,

and it is the job of the Washington Pavilionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Visual Arts Center to continue the success of Arts Night. This success is tied to the artwork that is presented, as well as the continued engagement of the long-time supporters of this special event. Attendance has been consistently high with an average of 280 guests in the past five years. Some are new to the event and some have been attending since the early days of the Civic Fine Arts Center. These individuals who have proven their commitment to this event have been recognized, and have been invited to be a part of the Visual Arts Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Arts Night Sustainers group. The Sustainers group has provided a significant financial boost to the overall revenue of Arts Night. This exclusive group has contributed more than $80,000 in the past two years, and their generosity has given the Visual Arts Center the opportunity to bring in world-renowned artwork from artists such as Norman Rockwell, Andy Warhol and this spring, Ansel Adams. Our appreciation toward what this group brings to the Washington Pavilion, this community and this region is profound. In 2011, the Visual Art Center welcomed more than 46,000 visitors into its galleries. This was the highest number of visitors since 2003, and can be directly attributed to the shared vision of the Sustainers group. For the next five decades Arts Night will continue to garner the support of its constituents, continue to improve on its vision, continue to raise the bar in both artists served and funds raised, and continue to recruit and retain artists to live and work within this region. Arts Night will continue to follow the Pavilionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission to educate, entertain, inspire, and enrich the community by making the arts part of our lives. This special event is truly Yours. Mine. & Ours.

Arts Night 2011 Live Auction in progress, Pavilion Archive

Gallery Highlights from the Washington Pavilion’s Arts Night 2012 Exhibition • Feb. 25-May 2, 2012; Gallery B & C Artist Awards Reception • April 27, 5-8 p.m. Arts Night • May 5 The Arts Night exhibition is held each year in conjunction with the annual Arts Night auction, a fundraiser benefitting the Visual Arts Center at the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science. Artists from throughout this region and across the country are invited to donate original artworks for this special fund-raising event. The artwork on display in this exhibition will be sold through auction to support the exhibitions and programs of the Visual Arts Center.

The Movable Salon & Other Frontiers: Mary Ann Strandell • Feb. 24May 18, 2012, Closing Reception • May 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m. South Dakota native Mary Ann Strandell returns from New York to explore the collision of historic spaces where East meets West River.

Mary Ann Strandell, Rifle, 48” x 48”, oil on canvas, 2011

Strandell’s solo exhibition honors her grandparents, Esther Freiberg Bielmaier and Alfred Strandell, two Dakota pioneers from Wall. In addition to over 40 oil paintings and drawings, the exhibition will include a 35-foot sumi brush wash drawing with lenticular print installation. Oil paintings and hand-painted china by Esther Bielmaier will be featured to compare Strandell’s early influences. There will also be a selection of Alfred Strandell’s tidbits of news from his Pennington County Courant column, Al Says (c. 1960-70). It is our hope that the exhibition will serve not only as a showcase for the work of the individual, but as a location to encourage the sharing of stories, along with the appreciation and conversation about visual art of all kinds, from both near and far.

Journey Women II: Shrine • Alta • Box Mar. 30-June 24, 2012 • Reception: Fri., June 22 5:30-7:30 p.m. The journey continues with twelve women creating a shrine, altar, or box that will be rotated amongst the thirteen participants. Each artist will create a shrine, altar, or box and establish its intent. As the piece is passed from artist to artist, it is the intention of our group that each artist will respond and develop the piece with their own set of insights.

Eve Fishe, Caché, Journey Women II, Altarboxes, 2011

Each shrine, altar, or box will be accompanied by a journal to record the progression of the piece, as well as the thoughts of each artist.

Beauty in the Beast (Mary Groth, Nancyjane Huel, Dale Lamphere, Paul Schiller) May 18-Aug. 12, 2012 • Opening Reception May 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Paul Schiller, Prairie Landing, photograph

The show is based around the pre and post effects of storms on the prairie. It’s about the unique landscape views that are created in an area people perceive to be dull, flat, boring and unappealing. This will be a collaboration of these artists with their various styles to create art from Schiller images in his storm chasing ventures with the KELO weather team over the last eight years.

Angela Behrends: Front June 1-Aug. 19, 2012 Behrend’s thought-provoking sculptural work is a brilliant combination of found objects, assemblage, and hand-crafted originals, all working harmoniously together. Several of her works effortlessly blend rhythm, motion, and form, all while maintaining a sense of play and exploration.

Angela Behrends, Sway, Installation, from Take the Day 2011

Jeff Freeman: Collaborations in Education June 15-Sept. 2, 2012 • Opening Reception June 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Professor Jeff Freeman has recently retired from teaching at the University of South Dakota. We are excited to honor his three decades of teaching with an exhibition at the Washington Pavilion. This exhibition will feature some of Jeff’s works as well as works from selected past students.

Jeff Freeman, Landscape for a Dervish, 8’h x 10’ w

Northern Plains Tribal Art Collection Beginning June; Gallery D

From 1988 through 2003, American Indian Services, Inc. presented the Northern Plains Tribal Arts Juried Art Show and Market. The Tribal Arts Show and Market was committed to preserving and enhancing the traditional and contemporary arts of the Northern Plains region. Thirteen works of art will be on display in gallery F.

Arthur Amiotte, We Painted Our Faces, collage, 1996

ART Smarts Ansel Adams: Masterworks Ansel Adams-Educational Offerings Premier Art Smarts coincide with a visiting gallery

exhibition and are appropriate and adaptable for all ages. Students will take a 20-minute tour of the Ansel Adams: Masterworks exhibit and participate in a 55-minute interactive art studio. These unique Art Smarts are only offered during exhibition dates. There is a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 30 students. Premier Art Smarts support South Dakota curriculum standards. Check with Group Services for info.

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Pinhole Cameras (grades 4-12) Cameras have been used since the 4th century? It’s true! Design a pinhole camera and capture amazing images of the world around you, no batteries required.

Ansel’s Friends (grades 2-12) Ansel Adams had some incredible artist friends. Learn and explore Ansel’s friends and their chosen media while creating unique pieces of art! (Choose one): • Georgia O’Keefe’s paintings are known and loved worldwide. Using oil pastels, create a dreamy image similar to Georgia’s style. • Architecture themes abound in John Marin’s paintings. Design a city using this artist’s fun abstract style. OPPORTUNITIES included for Ansel Adams: Masterworks • 30-minute docent tour • Over 48 Ansel Adams masterworks • Educator guides to connect your visit to the classroom

Spanned more than five decades, Ansel Adams became one of America’s most beloved landscape photographers and one of its more respected environmentalists. Called The Museum Set, the 48 works of this exhibition reveal the importance Adams placed on the drama and splendor of natural environments that might not, to the ordinary passing hiker, have revealed their secrets. Included are many of Adams’ most famous and best-loved photographs that encompass the full scope of his work: elegant details of nature, architectural studies, portraits, and the breathtaking landscapes for which he is revered.

What is PavTALKS?

PavTALKS is a forum for speakers with big ideas worth exploring. We believe in the power of ideas to promote creativity and have impact. We are opening our doors for innovators to come inform, engage, and spread ideas. PavTALKS is nonbiased and multidisciplinary. PavTALKS include individual presenters, panel discussions, and moderated debates. The goal for these programs is to keep the ideas fresh, applicable, and thought provoking. PavTALKS will occur on a monthly basis at the Washington Pavilion. They are free and open to the public. PavTALKS Vocabulary: PavTALKS Call it a lecture, a discussion, a chat, a panel, or whatever you’d like, but it’s a chance for community members to gather together and consider a particular topic (or two). It might be funny, intriguing, weird, and/or thought-provoking. Fondue PavTALK A random pairing of two topics of interest that will offer fresh perspectives and perhaps create connections that no one knew existed.

PavTALKer The speaker/presenter for the PavTALK Featuring topics such as: • Rock ‘n’ Roll & Geology • The Chemistry of Love • Climate Change • Crossing Cultural • Borders within the Arts Student Group Rates: • Exhibition Admission: $1.00/student (FREE with paid group admission to the Kirby Science Discovery Center) • Docent Tour: FREE (with paid admission and 2 week notice)Art Smarts: $3.50/student Visit www.washingtonpavilion.org for an updated PavTALKS schedule!

Music as Medicine Bringing Music to Those in Need of Healing

“Medicine can heal the body; music heals the soul. Together, they heal the whole person.” - Principal clarinetist Chris Hill

octors walking through the lobby stopped their hurried movement, looked up from their Blackberries, iPhones, or Droids, and listened. Conversations amongst co-workers paused and heads turned. Weary parents, friends, and family members took a seat. It seemed the eyes and ears of everyone in the busy lobbies of the Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center and Sanford Health campuses were on the four musicians who were filling the buildings with the soothing melody of Copland’s Simple Gifts. It was January 4, 2012, kick-off day for the new South Dakota Symphony Orchestra Music as Medicine program. Throughout that day, declared Music as Medicine Day in Sioux Falls by Mayor Mike Huether, members of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, the South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra, and volunteers, performed 12 hours of music at many locations across both health care facilities.

Maestro Delta David Gier said this of the program, “I am very happy to see this effort come to fruition after several years of planning. This January truly is only the beginning of what everyone hopes will be a transformative experience for those who come into contact with these musicians, as well as for the institutions presenting them. Our goal is to touch lives in the most positive way possible, to assist and support people during their time of greatest need.” Throughout time and culture, music and medicine have been united to heal. We see this in the Greek god Apollo who was the giver of both, the Hebrew youth David playing the harp to heal King Saul, and the present day profession of music therapy. The Music as Medicine program hopes to continue that tradition through the avenue of classical music.

The mission of the South Dakota Symphony’s Music as Medicine program is to use music to create a positive impact on patient healing, to assist the South Dakota regional health care systems in creating a constructive environment in which to heal, to allow the South Dakota Symphony to have a consistent presence in the health care systems of Sioux Falls, and to serve as a resource for its community. The 20-week program that kicked off in January 2012, and will conclude on Monday, May 15, 2012, is the result of a partnership with Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center, and Sanford Health. The program brings classical music and musicians to the patients, staff, families, and visitors of the two health care facilities. The Dakota Wind Quintet plays at the Sanford Children’s Hospital. Photo by Dan Thorson.

My stress level was very low but as you watch people around you, you can see their stress level go down which provides a wonderful surrounding to be in! People should slow down to look and listen, versus racing around. Thank you! – Avera Prairie Center

A wonderful performance! Totally unexpected! A real treat, having been here for 7 days. Certainly, relaxing in the midst of major heart surgery. Music truly calms the troubled heart and helps the tired body. – Avera Heart Hospital Doctors listening to a performance of the Dakota String Quartet at Sanford Locken Lobby. Photo by Dan Thorson.

Many of the people who have been impacted through the classical music that has resonated through both health care facilities have shared their experiences. Here are their thoughts in their own words:

This is exactly what I needed, I can feel the stress lifting from my shoulders… – from a doctor at Sanford’s Children’s Hospital

I was in the chapel when the music started and that was a very peaceful and encouraging experience to hear such beautiful music while praying for my infant son’s health and well-being. Thank you. – Avera Prairie Center

combined Schedule Wednesday, April 11, 2012

South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra Volunteers 5 p.m. • Dougherty Hospice

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Augustana String Quartet 10 – 11:30 a.m. • Behavioral Health & Heart Hospital 2 – 3:30 p.m. • Sanford Research & Memorial Garden

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Dakota Wind Quintet 10 & 11:30 a.m. • Avera Atrium & Prairie Center 2:30 & 4 p.m. • Locken Lobby & Children’s Hospital

Thursday, May 3, 2012 Soloists from Haydn’s Creation 11 a.m. • Prairie Center 1:30 p.m. • Sanford Research

Monday, May 7, 2012

South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra 7 p.m. • Prince of Peace

Monday, May 15, 2012

Closing Ceremony • Avera Prairie Center Closing Ceremony • Locken Lobby

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row-A-Scene is growing! The brainchild of Sioux Falls Arts Council Marketing guru Micah Luke, this creative event was designed to encourage collaboration across all branches of the arts. Sioux Falls has a vibrant, yet sometimes disconnected, arts community. Luke says, “We have an amazing arts scene with lots of things happening all the time. The hardest part is finding out about opportunities! My job is to be as connected as possible in the arts scene, and everyday I find out about something new. Grow-A-Scene gives me a chance to pass this important information on to the people who need it most.” Based on his interactions with area artists, Luke thought that hosting a monthly networking event would help to build a better, more connected community. On the second and fourth Wednesday of each month the Arts Council hosts a Grow-A-Scene event catering to a specific branch of the arts. These events are operated as a free-flowing, open panel discussion. At a recent Grow-A-Scene event the participants discussed the literary community in Sioux Falls. Thea Miller Ryan served as moderator, and panel members included David Xenakis from Now!Pavilion Magazine, Dale Carothers from 605 Magazine, and Marcella Redmond from the Vermillion Literary Project. This event was designed for area writers to learn about the standards for submitting their work. They also had the opportunity to talk and network with individuals to whom they would potentially submit their work to for publication. Dale Carothers from 605 Magazine says, “I was able to meet other writers to talk about the craft and exchange ideas.” One local writer who was in attendance that evening has already submitted a story to 605 Magazine, and it has been accepted for publication. This event was very well attended and clearly successful for writers, as well as those looking for submissions. Theatre and performance were the focus of another successful recent event. Luke organized a panel of directors, producers, theatre companies, casting agents, and modeling agents. Luke adds, “If we can get all the experts in one room, great things can happen! This type of meeting brings all the opportunities together with the artists who can fill those needs.”

By Angela Baird Haft Luke organized representatives from Overview productions, along with Shannon Barnes from Seven Studio, Haute Models, Patrick Pope from Sioux Empire Community Theatre, and local theatre director, Jim Liese. For up-and-coming actors, Sioux Falls can seem like barren territory, but on this evening, attendees were able to find out about acting and performance opportunities that exist right here in our fair city. Not only are the opportunities plentiful, but there are many ways to get involved. The film-focused Grow-A-Scene event offered similar insights for individuals interested in the film community in Sioux Falls. There are a surprising number of film-makers practicing their craft in our area. Local director-producer Carlos de Leone shared his knowledge about putting a project together and how to get involved in existing projects. Getting this type of insider knowledge can truly open doors for people who want to get into the film scene in Sioux Falls. No matter the branch of the arts, there is a Grow-A-Scene event for everyone! If you are interested in expanding your personal arts scene, plan to attend the next event. Go to ArtsSiouxFalls.org for a calendar of future events. You can also email info@ArtsSiouxFalls.org if you have an idea or suggestion for a topic!

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Seasons of Jazz By Brienne Maner

ioux Falls Jazz and Blues is a non-profit organization that provides a service to the Sioux Falls community by bringing jazz and blues music—two uniquely American art forms—to South Dakotans who are rarely exposed to these genres in a live concert setting. The community is exposed to these musical forms through a concert series, the Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Festival— JazzFest, as well as music education programs for children and adults. Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues dedicates itself to being the premier presenter of jazz and blues music to the community of Sioux Falls and region. Because of the rural and geographic location of the community, the music presented each year takes on even more meaning. As the only organization in the state and region that brings these specific genres to the area, the society’s programming introduces high caliber jazz and blues artists to many who may never have had the opportunity to hear these Ruth ie Pho Fos musical forms. to t Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues hosts an annual concert series that has been bringing national and international jazz and blues artists to the Sioux Falls community on a year-round basis for 13 years. The series provides the community with live music from genres such as ragtime,

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gospel, big band, the blues, contemporary jazz, Latin jazz and others – music that is rarely presented in this region. Artists who perform in the concert series are wellsuited for theatre-style venues in comparison with those who play at SFJB’s largest music event, JazzFest. The performances allow the artists to give a more thorough presentation than would be allowed at an outdoor festival. The series also highlights specific sub-genres of jazz and blues to a focused audience, further developing the audience’s already established appreciation for these art forms. SFJB’s inaugural concert series season included five shows featuring such jazz greats as Pat Metheny and Manhattan Transfer. One more notable performer that year was the jazz chanteuse Diana Krall. “I was in my seventh year as the host of the radio show Sunday Night Jazz, and I played Diana Krall all the time,” Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues executive director Robert Joyce recalls. “She was a big hit and a rising star on radio play. So I thought we’d take a chance to see if we could bring her to Sioux Falls in 1999. Her performance was one of the first in the Washington Pavilion and it was not so long afterward that she was a major star and in high demand.” Some of the other jazz greats to perform during the series have been Blind Boys of Alabama, David Sanborn, Doc Severinsen, Joe Lovano, Terence Blanchard, Chick Corea, Dr. John and Cassandra Wilson.

“I remember how excited people were to hear Doc Severinsen,” Joyce said. “It had been over 10 years since the Tonight Show, but he still played so well. After the show his manager asked me if I’d take him someplace to smoke a cigar, and we ended up downtown until about 12:30 a.m. with people stopping in to take pictures and ask for autographs. He was really gracious about it all, and loved Sioux Falls hospitality.” In addition to the annual concerts, many series performers also participate in educational events and Q&A sessions prior to their evening performances. Past SFJB educational opportunities have included: • Butch Thompson pre-concert Q&A at the Sioux Falls Orpheum Theater in November 2011. • Kyle Eastwood film scoring discussion at USF in November 2009. • Acoustic Alchemy pre-concert discussion with jazz scholar and professor Dr. Paul Schilf in February 2008. • Chris Thomas King workshop/Q&A at Roosevelt High School in November 2007. • Maria Muldaur vocal workshop at Washington High School in March 2007. • Kevin Mahogany master classes at Roosevelt High School in November 2006. • Workshop with NEA Jazz Master Paquito D’Rivera at the Sioux Falls Historic Orpheum Theater in December 2006. • Q&A with Karrin Allyson at the Sioux Falls Orpheum Theater in April 2006.

• Two workshops for middle school music students with Arturo Sandoval at the Schulte Room in the Washington Pavilion in 2002. • A Q&A session with Terence Blanchard at Barnes & Noble Bookstore in 1999. • The Dolphins at Augustana’s Kresge Recital Hall in 1996. SFJB will introduce the 14th annual concert series line up at their last concert of their 13th season, which is Smokin’ Joe Kubek featuring Bnois King on Friday, April 13 at 8pm at the Sioux Falls Orpheum Theater. In addition to the announcement, a guitar will be raffled, which has been signed by all of the performers in the 2011-12 series. For more information on how to become a concert series subscriber or for individual tickets, call Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues at 605-335-6101 or visit sfjb.org. Notable Past Performers: Kyle Eastwood Band Brubeck Brothers Acoustic Alchemy Pat Metheny Trio Arturo Sandoval Doc Severinsen Joe Lovano Chick Corea Tab Benoit Diana Krall Dr. John Al Jarreau Robert Cray Ruthie Foster Ke

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• Workshop with Doreen’s Jazz New Orleans at Lincoln High School, March 2006.

• Q&A for high school and college students with Dianne Reeves in the Mary W. Sommervold Hall of the Washington Pavilion, October 2004.

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ioux Falls, South Dakota. Those who don’t live here have, perhaps, heard that it is a nice town, but are hard pressed to know what is there. There is so much more than the outer crust of a city that makes it great, and in the case of Sioux Falls there are many diamonds that are tucked away in the city’s core. How many towns in the upper plains can boast musicians who have given recitals in major European capitals and in New York to glowing reviews? Or have violin and viola students who have gone on to study at Cleveland Institute, Juilliard, Peabody, DePaul, New England Conservatory, Indiana University, Oberlin, and Wheaton? Sioux Falls can. Sioux Falls has Dr. Raymond Sidoti and Sue Sidoti. Ray and Sue’s journey has been filled with performance tours, teaching, and conducting among many other accomplishments. In 1982 they left Capital University Conservatory of Music in Columbus, Ohio, for Sioux Falls and Augustana College. Their bios read like a Who’s Who registry, and in fact, Ray and Sue are listed in several of these publications. Ray has given solo recitals around the world. He has premiered new music by composers at the America Academy in Rome, and his recitals have been broadcast throughout Europe, the U.S. and Asia. He has been Concertmaster of the Rome Festival Orchestra, the Superior Chamber Orchestra, and the Missouri Symphony.

Ray was a student of the noted concert violinist and protégé of Leopold Auer, Joseph Knitzer at the Cleveland Institute of Music. He received both his Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees from this conservatory. He did post-graduate study at Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome, and earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Ohio State University. Following has been a string of prestigious teaching and performance engagements, including chairman of the string department at Baylor University, the Rome Festival Institute in Italy, Northern Michigan where he was first violinist of the Shiras String Quartet, Stephens College, first violinist for the Capital University String Quartet, and conductor of their Chamber Orchestra. Augustana College enjoyed his leadership as conductor for both their Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra. Prior to cofounding the Dakota Academy of Performing Arts (DAPA), Ray spent 12 years as the conductor of the Sioux Empire Youth Symphony. The other half of this team is Ray’s wife of more than 35 years, Sue

Sidoti, who is an accomplished musician in her own right. While Ray hails from Cleveland originally, Sue grew up in Baltimore. Her Bachelor of Music degree was earned at Westminster Choir College and her Master of Music degree is from Ohio State. She has played viola in several string quartets and was principal viola of MOSSPAC Chamber Orchestra and Superior Chamber Orchestra. Sue has played solos with Rome Festival Orchestra and several orchestras in the U.S and was principal violist for of the Rome Festival Orchestra, the Superior Chamber Orchestra, the Missouri Symphony Society Chamber Orchestra, the Northwest Iowa Symphony and the Sioux City Symphony. Currently she is violist of the Sidoti Trio and Quartet and a violist for the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, where she is also the Personnel Manager. One only has to talk to students to get a sense of the respect and admiration these young musicians have for this duo. Jacob Bancks, a former student who is now a professional composer living and working in Chicago says without hesitation, “I benefited hugely from the extraordinary gifts of Ray and Sue Sidoti. They gave me musical instruction at the absolute highest level, along with mentorship and sincere concern for my development as a musician.” Sarah Richter is another such student. As a young violinist Sarah began her formal training with Sue and then switched to Ray in 10th grade. A vision of DAPA has always included the hope that students might find their way back to Sioux Falls to train other young musicians at the same high standard of education that they themselves once enjoyed. Sarah is the first of the DAPA alumni to do so. After winning prestigious violin scholarships from DePaul University and Cleveland Institute of Music, Sarah graduated with a Violin Performance Degree from Cleveland in 2009. She has studied with Linda Cerone and was coached by members of the Cleveland and Cavani Quartets and the Cleveland Orchestra. Sarah has performed in recital and outreach programs in countless venues throughout the Cleveland area and Sioux Falls. Upon returning to Sioux Falls, she became a regular member of the South Dakota Symphony’s first violin section and of the Sidoti Trio and Quartet. Sarah now teaches privately and directs chamber groups for the very

organization that lit the fire of her musical talents and passion. Sue sums things up well, “We’re really proud of her; she has become a first-rate violinist and teacher, and a great friend and colleague. We’re fortunate that she has returned to teach and play, she has been a great inspiration to the DAPA students.” The feeling is quite mutual, “Ray and Sue are far and away the best teachers, mentors, and friends I have ever had; they are a part of everything I do in music, and I can’t imagine what I would do without them.” The journey of these three superb musicians continues with their mutual vision for DAPA, that students and mentors play great music together and aim to maintain as high a quality of performance as they can achieve. Under the surface of our fair city lay many diamonds. DAPA is lucky to have three whose lights are aimed brightly at the high level of education and commitment to the young musicians of our community. For information on private violin or viola lessons with Ray, Sue or Sarah or on how to become a member of the DAPA at the Pavilions Chamber Music Program, contact Rose Ann Hofland at, 605-367-6000 or email DAPA@washingtonpavilion.org.

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hen it comes to weather, we Midwesterners seem to think we know best. Stop anyone on the street in the heart of America and you’d be hard pressed not to talk for five minutes or more about the current state of the weather or what the weather might do next. It’s a unique aspect of our cultural personality that almost immediately brands us as a resident of the Midwest. Sharing our stories and experiences is not only an important part of our cultural heritage, but also a valuable tool in documenting historical adaptions of how people react and cope before, during, and after major weather events—some of which are natural disasters. We in the Midwest are no different in wanting to share our documented and undocumented experiences. The Kirby Science Discovery Center at the Washington Pavilion has been host to the Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters exhibition since late January and has come to understand how the elements of this exhibition inspire great amounts of communication and storytelling. The exhibition includes real artifacts of everyday items damaged by natural disasters in addition to audio of survivors telling their compelling stories. With more than 15,500 people in the Sioux Falls area seeing the exhibition to date, it’s hard not to walk through the exhibit and want to share a story of your own. Within the exhibition’s walls you’ll be able to do just that. The Kirby Science Discovery Center is taking a local approach to sharing Midwesterners’ own stories and giving you the opportunity to become part of the exhibition itself. Between now and the end of the exhibition, all patrons are welcome to create a drawing or submit a story of their own. Stories will be put on display inside the exhibition for all to view. Stories can also be submitted on both the Washington Pavilion and Stan T. Rex social media sites and to info@washingtonpavilion.org.

Erica Lacey, Kirby Science Discovery Center Director, has been leading the effort to pull the local ties into this national touring exhibit. “We really want to create a local collective of anecdotal material where our patrons can not only connect to the material from the exhibition, but also to one another.” Stories collected are reviewed by the science center staff and posted as part of the exhibition wall in the Hurricanes section of the exhibition. “It gives our visitors a chance to become part of the story being told in the exhibition. The human response to persevere after natural disasters is awe-inspiring, yet also makes you realize the importance of respecting the power of nature,” added Lacey. Nature Unleashed is included at no extra cost with admission into the Kirby Science Discovery Center or with Pavilion membership. The Pavilion is also promoting a combination ticket for admission into both the Ansel Adams: Masterworks exhibition in the Visual Arts Center that opened March 3, 2012, and Nature Unleashed. “We’re very excited that these exhibitions have some overlap time,” says Visual Arts Center Director, David Merhib. “Patrons will be able to view two internationally recognized exhibitions for a minimal cost.” The special combo ticket promotion is in effect from March 3, 2012 through May 6, 2012. Local events pairing the two exhibits—including lectures and tours—facilitate the opportunity for people to share their experiences. Learn more about what opportunities are coming up so you can share your story at www.washingtonpavilion.org.

Nature Unleashed will be on display until May 6, 2012, at the Kirby Science Discovery Center, and is part of regularly priced admission.

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magine what it was like for Christopher Columbus when he crossed the Atlantic looking for a new world. Rudimentary maps, a compass, rum, sailors, and hope were all that he had at his disposal. Columbus also had a hard time gaining support for his travels, since many still thought the Earth was flat. The Internet today is like the web userâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Santa Maria, a navigation tool used by people to explore and discover the high seas of the seemingly endless electronic world of computers and users. Recently there has been a large amount of news coverage on two pieces of legislation, SOPA and PIPA. SOPA stands for the Stop Online Piracy Act. It was a bill submitted to Congress to push for criminal punishment of websites and users participating in copyright infringement and illegal sharing of copyrighted material. Another emphasis of SOPA is to push for more stringent regulation of ISPs (Internet Service Providers) and search engines such as Google. SOPA would be enforced through a variety of processes. Criminal penalties would be imposed on sites streaming

users to sign petitions to block SOPA and PIPA. Among the notable websites that took part were Wikipedia and Google. Wikipedia completely blacked out its site, and users could only visit a page that supplied information to visitors about signing a petition against SOPA. Google blacked out the logo on its homepage, and provided a link to a petition against both SOPA and PIPA.

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infringed content. Advertising sites would be barred from doing business with rogue sites. The other bill, PIPA, is an acronym for Protect IP Act. Search engines and ISP’s would be held responsible and required to delete the domain name and indexing of any rogue sites. This legislation’s goal is to enhance enforcement of rogue websites, with special attention focused on those outside the United States. This would create a specialized team of new agents and staff whose main purpose would be to monitor and counter such activities. Many experts in the field of politics and law have noted the negative impact these bills could have on free speech. Based on the structure of the language in the bills, a large amount of non-infringing content could end up being censored on social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Also, the online business environment could be stunted, as many startups that rely on user-uploads could be shut down or simply would not be able to afford the measures required to meet the new legislative demands. These bills do have an excellent core mission of protecting intellectual property and copyright; piracy is detrimental to various industries and the economy in general. On December 15, 2011, SOPA was introduced in Congress. In January of 2012, much debate occurred and various provisions were removed to be discussed at a later time. One of the biggest factors leading to SOPA being delayed in January was the online community. On January 18, 2012, a day that will surely be perceived as historic, various websites got together, blacked out their online services, and gathered

Users logged on and made an impact— millions signed the petitions. To be exact, roughly 4.5 million people signed Google’s petition in just one day. Wikipedia prevented millions of users from searching its online encyclopedia as a protest against SOPA and PIPA. The pure threat of essential websites such as Google threatening to shut down in protest had the effect of intimidating Congress. If Google were to shut down completely, for even a day, it would have a large negative effect on the global economy.Those websites and citizens that oppose SOPA and PIPA, are fighting this battle because they believe that these bills will affect free speech and prevent online users from sharing and finding information. In addition, they feel that it would be virtually impossible to enforce such standards. Supporters of the bills say that the blackout was a scare tactic and an abuse of power by some powerful web entities. Without legal enforcement, supporters feel the Internet becomes a hiding place and a haven for pirates to illegally disseminate copyrighted materials. If the status quo continues, critics say, many corporations involved in the entertainment industry feel that thousands of jobs and billions of dollars will be lost. One of the biggest developments in direct relation to the SOPA and PIPA controversy occurred in January 2012. This was the shutdown of the website Megaupload by the FBI. Megaupload was an online digital locker used by millions of users, both businesses and individuals. Users were able to store and share files. With suspicion that a sizable percentage of the data uploaded to Megaupload consisted of illegal files, the FBI raided some of Megaupload’s servers in Virginia. With the assistance of New Zealand and German law enforcement, key members of Megaupload were arrested. Since the shutdown and arrests associated with Megaupload, many citizens and observers have begun to point out that if

these types of arrests and seizures can occur, then why would SOPA or PIPA need to exist? The FBI and other law enforcement agencies are already taking it upon themselves to enforce and cooperate with other countries’ governments to take action against websites that participate in illegal sharing of content. Most people utilizing this service were using it for legitimate purposes. A substantial number of US corporations utilized this service to store movies, music, marketing materials, and other forms of data since it was an easy way to share large files across the workplace. Unfortunately for Megaupload users, all of the data seized by the FBI will be deleted, more than likely, permanently. This shutdown has caused a chilling effect amongst online digital lockers, essentially leading to self-regulation in the digital storage industry worldwide. Sites such as Filesonic and Rapidshare have taken measures to allow users only to store their information and not share it, and upload and download speeds have been slowed. Theoretically, those in support of the recent developments feel it will further prevent illegal downloading and sharing of infringed materials. The regulation of file-sharing websites, and the shutdown of Megaupload, has resulted in both pros and cons. On one hand, these measures have, and will, prevent pirating of illegal materials. These sites are no longer bases of operation for copyright pirates. On the other hand, regulation has directly impacted free speech. Those who are trying, legitimately, to

share information with other users around the world have even more barriers, and have even potentially lost legitimate content. It is hard to say where the future of the Internet is headed. It is interesting to think that those involved in the law-making process have a median age of 57 years old. Yet these legislators may potentially pass bills that could permanently impact the growth and development of the Internet far beyond their lifetimes. This brings us back to the Christopher Columbus analogy. Just like Columbus, no one knows what’s on the horizon for the Internet. Columbus was initially headed for India but ended up in the Bahamas. By comparison, those who support the most recent versions of SOPA and PIPA are destined to try and make the Internet a safer and more just place, to protect intellectual property and to create a more transparent environment. However, the legislation seems to indicate that this may simultaneously hinder development and prevent free speech. We don’t know if the Internet is flat, or round. All we know is that it is amorphous, changing literally every second, and that it has become an essential day-to-day necessity for the majority of Americans. We do know that the Internet is essential, and that piracy hurts people. Sharing information online is wonderfully convenient. Let’s hope we can keep these things in balance, as technology becomes an even greater part of our everyday lives. No matter what happens in the future with the Internet, let’s hope that the U.S. Congress takes its time and doesn’t act without due diligence.

Google protesting SOPA by blacking out their logo on the search engine’s landing page.

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STEP Best Spring Trends for Him and Her

by Shannon Wright-–Barnes

Inject your spring wardrobe with a shot of color in big doses. Almost any two colors with the same saturation level will work (except those of a certain sports team which shall remain unnamed!) Sheer, flowing and monochromatic are the keywords for spring’s longer skirts. Pair with a fitted T, a ruffled blouse or a lightweight belted jacket. Modern accessories keep the look from going too little house on the prairie. The feel-good look of the season is a kind of floral explosion, but take care that you come out smelling like a rose, not an entire flower shop.

It’s one extreme or the other this season. Keep the face fresh with nude tones overall, or play with neon hues on either the eyes or the lips. A rosy flush on the cheek will launch you straight into spring.

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Before you head out to clean up the yard, take a look in the mirror and note where you could clean up your own act. The messy, unkempt trend is going away so it may be time to sharpen up that haircut and lose the facial hair for a fresh start. Unless the facial hair is part of your personal style code, in which case it should be sharply groomed. No one likes a messy boy, no matter his age! 1. Mens Dark Hues Burberry Prorsum SS 2012 Burberry. 2. Burberry Prorsum Fall 2012. Photo By Yannis Vlamos. 3. Michael Bastian SS 2012. Photo By Yannis Vlamos.

Yes, “Fashion Runway” looks are over the top and so are some celebs on the red carpet. But you don’t have to have millions or live in Paris to be chic. Think of fashion like a different language; if you just translate the concept of the look, you can put together a similar ensemble with purchases right where you live.

The tendency for spring is to gravitate toward the light, but the dark side can be a refreshing change. Come over to the dark side. We have cookies. There’s a reason why The Rat Pack was so famous. Acting, singing? Nah. Their wardrobes were to die for. Try mixing a vintage piece with your best jeans or go full-blown Sinatra. Real men wear bright color. Break the one piece at a time rule and the circus could be your next job option.

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