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The Center News Newsletter of the Community Cultural Center of Tonasket
July 2018
Volume 24, Issue 7
NEW ART EXHIBIT OPENS JULY 6 WITH RECEPTION
The CCC’s new art exhibit, Twenty-Five Outta
North Forty, will debut on July 6 from 6 to 8 pm.
This show features twenty-five new and emerging
artists, including students, active in Okanogan
County. Each artist has provided one piece for this
diverse, must-see show. Artist’s featured are Anna
Torres-Wolleat; Angelina Faye; Bonnie Pleasants; Cliff Berry; Debbie Johnson; Debbie Turner;
Ephraim Brown; Harvey Swanson; James Moore; Jerry Crothers; Kanga Campbell; Laurie Dorrel ;
Lee Wolleat ; Linda Augier ; Marina Hyde ; Mary Engel; Miranda Cromwell; PEG ; Quill Hyde ;
Rosie Robinett ; Shayla Wiggins; Sheena Crothers ; Sierra Holloway; Terry Allen and Trés Vance.
The reception will offer an opportunity to meet many of the artists and will also feature the song
stylings of Sara McVay. All works are available for purchase. Snacks and beverages will be
available by donation. Please join us in supporting our amazing local artists!
MUSIC IN THE PARK RETURNS JULY 13, JULY 27 AND AUGUST 10
Music in the Park is back by popular demand!
We get started July 13 at 6 pm with storytelling
by Dayton Edmonds followed by a performance
by the Per Sisters. Then on July 27th at 6 pm
join us for The Hyde Family and Randy Battle
Bluz Band. We round out the summer on August
10 at 6 pm with Potter’s Lighthouse and Friends.
The events are free, though donations for the
musicians are always gratefully accepted. Rossi’s
Tamales will be there to make your dinner so you
can just sit back and enjoy the music, the park
and our community. Hope to see you there!
The Center News
Newsle�er of the Community Cultural Center
411 S. Western Ave.
P.O. Box 664
Tonasket WA, 98855
(509) 486-1328
Regular office hours are Tuesdays and
Thursdays 9:00-3:00
For info on building rentals
contact Tracy Vance at
(509) 486-0365
The purpose of the Community Cultural Center, a non-profit organization, is to provide a safe and cooperative multi-purpose public facility to support the arts, education, recreation and other
activities that foster family, community, environmental, and economic health; and encourage diversity, cooperation
and tolerance.
The Center News
is published as a service to the members of the
Community Cultural Center.
Tracy Vance, Editor
newsle�[email protected]
Acceptance of adver�sing does not indicate endorse-
ment by the CCC of the product or service offered.
CCC Board Meengs
July 17 and August 21 at 6pm in the CCC Front Room
All CCC members are welcome. Non-members may also a�end, by invita�on from the board. Dra� minutes are posted in the
CCC foyer. If you wish to address the board regarding an issue or sugges�on please contact the CCC office to be added to the
agenda.
Board of Directors
Execuve Director
Tracy Vance (486-0365)
James Moore, President (486-1429) Jean Pfeifer, Vice President (486-0617)
Sarah Gelineau, Treasurer (486-1412)
Rob Thompson (486-1061)
Phil Gleason (486-4692)
Brian Sanderson (486-1803)
Sarah Kaiser (322-5031)
July Highlights
Artist Reception 30 Out of North 40 July 6th—6 pm to 8 pm
Music in the Park
July 13, 27 and August 10— 6 to 8 pm—History Park
Commodities Food Distribution
July 26 Free Community Meal
Sunday, July 29th at 2 pm
Dance Free
July 27, 6:30 pm
Classes & Groups
Tuesdays (1st & 3rd) - Children’s Play Group 10—12 Tuesdays—Buddhist Study Group 5:30-7:30 Wednesdays (2nd & 4th)—Children’s Play Group 1—3 Fridays—Yoga Free 12-1
Upcoming Events 2018
Dance Class Signups August 5, 12 pm to 3 pm
MARIYA KSONDZYK Concert (see page 5) August 12
St. Paul de Vence Concert (see page 5) October 13 Annual Auction and Dinner November 3
Beginning Spanish Language class Fall 2018
Annual Holiday Bazaar November 30-December 1
The Center News
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WHAT’S GOING ON AT THE CCC?
The short answer is: A LOT! Back in May, we introduced you to Dede Fluette, our new Executive Director. Unfortunately, Dede ultimately decided that the job wasn’t a good fit for her. This left our board of directors in a bit of a bind for May, a busy month which included a concert and four performances of our play. It was a stressful time, but the board also learned a lot about what was ex-pected of the executive director and the administrative assistant. They requested that Tracy Vance come back as the interim executive director so that thoughtful decisions could be made about how to move forward. The board decided to hold a retreat that included board members and past exec-utive directors to brainstorm about the best model for the paid administrative positions at the CCC. From this input, the board developed job descriptions for both the Executive Director and the newly named Building Manager.
Executive Director Job Duties *Support the organization’s mission, goals and policies. *Supervises the Building Manager *Responsible for all financial aspects, including but not limited to: handling cash, banking deposits, transactions and reconciliation of accounts, ac-counts payable, Quickbooks entries and reports. *Actively seeks fundraising opportunities and leads the annual fundraising auction. *Maintains the membership database. *Maintains the master building and event scheduling calendars. *Regularly promotes membership and programs to the community through outreach to the schools, businesses, civic organizations, community members and neighboring communities. *Works with the Board of Directors to create a Center that represents all members of the community. *Assists with organizing events and activities. *Responsible for all advertising of events and activities. *Assists with writing, tracking and reporting of grants. *Responsible for the content and the publishing of the monthly newsletter. *Attends monthly Board meetings and special meetings as called by the Board.
Building Manager Job Duties *Responsible for renting the office and building areas, including but not limited to: showing the building to potential renters, managing the applicable scheduling calendar, executing rental agreements, accepting rental/deposit payments and correspondence, telephone and post-rental inspection to ensure rental agreement compliance. *Responsible for general building knowledge and safety including identifying and tracking interior and exterior building maintenance needs and issues performing minor maintenance tasks, and following up to ensure work is completed. *Works with the Building Maintenance committee to identify contractors and/or individuals to perform maintenance work. *Tracks and manages building supplies *Assists the Executive Director with planning and organizing events and activities, including but not limited to: creating flyers and posters, promoting events on social media, event setup and cleanup. Assists the Executive Director with the creation of the monthly newsletter and is responsible for the newsletter distribution. *Supervises the janitor staff *Other duties as assigned by the Executive
The board believes these new job descriptions more accurately describe the duties and equitably
divide the responsibilities between the two positions. Patty Carlson, our wonderful, current
Administrative Assistant was offered the job of Building Manager but has elected to devote
herself to volunteering at the CCC instead. If you or someone you know in our community is I
interested in either of these position, the complete job description, salary and required hours are
available on our website. Application deadline for both positions is July 23, 2018.
The Center News
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NEW COMMITTEES FORMING AT THE CCC
While the board was working with the job descriptions for the CCC’s paid positions, it also
developed new committees that will address five specific areas of concern for the CCC. These
committees are:
Events Building Finance Volunteer Coordination Kitchen
There is a board member assigned to each committee and paid staff will work with all of the
committees to ensure smooth function of the CCC. Of course, as always, the CCC relies upon our
outstanding volunteers to keep us moving forward. If you have a passion to be on one of these
committees, please call Tracy at 486-0365. Each individual committee will determine time and
frequency of meetings based upon the needs of the committee and the schedules of the members.
SPANISH LANGUAGE CLASS COMING THIS FALL
A 6-week basic Spanish language class is being planned for this coming fall/winter at the CCC and
will be taught by a certified instructor. Classes will be held twice a week for 6 weeks and is limited
to 8 students. Registration is on a first-come basis. The cost of the class will be $40 per person.
Contact Sarah Gelineau at 486-1412 for information.
EL DIARIO de ANNA FRANCISCO A ROARING SUCCESS
Once again, Tonasket Community Theater presented a live production that was entertaining, thought provoking and even met our budgeted income goal for the CCC. The board really wants to thank all who were involved. This includes the actors and production volunteers, kitchen and program volunteers and the community members and businesses who donated so generously.
We especially want to thank the members of our Hispanic community who helped by contributing stories, acting on stage and attending the performances. Their support and enthusiasm for this project was vital. The whole process of building the play together fostered hours of conversation, and we now want to follow with action. We are starting Spnanish classes in the Fall. We are hoping to offer Spanish Heritage classes ( written Spanish for Spanish speakers). We are hoping to work with the Hispanic community to explore other ways we can assist.
“El Diario de Anna Francisco” was well reviewed and has attracted attention from other communities. Currently Sarah Kaiser has applied for a copyright, and when that is official, she will have a method for sharing the script with other bi-lingual community theaters and schools. Right now, she does have a video of the play and will be sharing that thru the internet.
She received written reactions from high school students who attended the play. If you saw the play and are inspired to write comments or a review, please send that to Sarah in care of [email protected]. Sarah has commented that your feedback could help deter-mine the direction for subsequent theater productions. The play was only the first step in an ongoing process to enhance and enrich our community diversity.
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MARIYA KSONDZYK AND GRANT HANNER PERFORM AUGUST 12
Originally from Ukraine, Mariya Ksondzyk started her musical journey as a violinist and switched to viola as her primary instrument. Since then, Mariya has performed at various music festivals including the Texas Music Festival in Houston, Sommerakademie Lilienfeld in Austria, Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival in Vermont, and the AIMS Music Festival in Spain. Outside of performing, Mariya is also an enthusiastic teacher, and has served as
faculty at the Evergreen Music Festival, 4/4 School of Music, and manages a small private studio. In her spare time, she loves to record folk music covers and educational videos on her YouTube channel, and runs an active music account on Instagram, @mariya.music, which has 22k followers and has been featured in Strings Magazine and the Boston Voyager. Grant Hanner is an active and avid musician in the greater Seattle area. In
June 2017, he received of Bachelor's of Music in Viola from Seattle Universi-
ty. This June marks the third year he has been a section violist in Orches-
tra Seattle and hopes to continue with the group next season. He plays reg-
ularly with fellow orchestra members in chamber concerts and gigs, in col-
laboration with Orchestra Seattle as well as the Seattle Chamber Music So-
ciety. The concert, which begins at 4 pm, is free. Snacks and beverages will be available by
donation.
ST. PAUL de VENCE SCHEDULED OCTOBER 13
Mark your calendars! Seattle based St. Paul de Vence will be performing at the CCC on October
13, 2018. Formed in June 2011, a wave of good omens and overwhelming responses continues
to follow St. Paul de Vence’s steady and sincere work. Their debut, self-titled album was selected
as one KEXP’s Top Albums of 2012. The creation of the band was originally inspired by the life
story of lead singer Benjamin Doerr’s grandfather, who grew up in the south of France, came of
age under the Nazi occupation and went on to fight with the Free French, liberating France at the
end of World War II.
Ticket prices and additional information will be available in next month’s news letter.
