Brett Drugge writes, “With the beautiful pink blossoms on the trees at Gage, it reminds me that the Spring season is right around the corner, and so I am writing to get us to start thinking about how we want to approach the initial decision-making steps regarding the possible development of a Spring Arts & Music festival for the school and community, much like the one we had last May 8th, An Evening of Music from the Americas,
which was, according to a lot of the participants and attendees, a successful and engaging event.
The following are requests for your input and ideas:
-Theme. If we get creative and inspiring theme out there, then teachers and students can create projects, art, etc. addressing the theme.
-Sponsors. Local is preferable.
-Main professional attraction concerning music. Last year we had the celebrated group called “Huayacaltia.” Quite a performance. Who can we draw this year? What is budget? Huayacaltia was $600, but worth every penny. Anyone have connections to “Ozomatli”?
A side request:
-The HP Salt Lake Park teen center is a great space for the kids. How do we bridge Gage and the school community to the teen center community and their vision? I think the festival, speech/poetry contests, etc. are our chances to link the two entities or communities together and make the kids aware of the great, positive outlets they have in their community.
