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PFAC OUTREACH: SCHOOL RESIDENCIES & COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS

Each school year, the Pinedale Fine Arts Council presents and funds a number of residencies in the Pinedale and Big Piney School Districts. Some residencies include visiting bands and artists who also perform for the community while other residencies are specifically brought in for intensive work within the school districts. PFAC also funds and presents workshop and performances within Sublette County; this may include an acoustic guitar workshop for adults or

PREVIOUS 07-08 RESIDENCIES AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH

LOS LLANEROS (September 07): Columbian Trio Los Llaneros conducted geography/music workshops in both the Big Piney and Pinedale School Districts as well as for preschool students in Pinedale. The group also hosted an acoustic workshop for adults.

MARTA AMUNDSON (October 07): Renowned quilter Marta Amundson spent two weeks with Pinedale Elementary 3rd and 4th graders focusing on quilting, teamwork and history.

MICHELLE FARRIER (October 07): Alta-based artist Micheele Farrier worked for a week with Pinedale High School art students concentrating on charcoal, water color and landscape art.

MATT DALY (December 07): Jackson-based poet Matt Daly conducted a two week long poetry residency with the entire Pinedale Middle School. Daly concluded the residency with a 5th/6th grade poetry reading in the middle school computer lab which was aptly transformed in to a "Cyber Cafe" for the day.

SECOND CITY (January 08): The world's premiere improv group Second City of Chicago spent an afternoon with Pinedale High School drama students focusing on the art of improvisation and comedy. CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS

NEXT UP: DIANE FERLATTE (PINE, BP, LB)

Recently nominated for a Grammy-Award, California's Diane Ferlatte will spend three days in Sublette County in early March performing spoken word residencies in the Pinedale, Big Piney and LaBarge Elementary Schools. Diane will also give a community performance on March 6 at 7:30 pm in the Pinedale Library Lovatt Room as part of PFAC's Purple Moose Coffee House Series. Tickets are $5 at the door. To learn more about Diane and her Grammy nomination visit www.dianeferlatte.com.

UPCOMING: MCT (Pinedale)

DANCERS WORKSHOP (ONGOING)

APRIL 28: Pinedale auditions at 3:30 pm in the Wrangler Gym.
APRIL 29 - MAY 2: Pinedale rehearsals at 3:30 pm in the Wrangler Gym.
MAY 2: Evening performance at 7:30 pm in Wrangler Gym.
MAY 3: Afternoon matinee performance 1:00 pm in the Wrangler Gym. For more info please call 367-7322.

For eight years now, the Pinedale Fine Arts Council has had the pleasure of bringing Jackson Hole's "Dancer's Workshop" into the Pinedale School District. DW artistic director Babs Case and numerous dance teachers teach K-12 grades basic elements of dance movement and also popular dances like salsa and hip-hop. In 2008, Dancers Workshop will work with elementary and high school student from February 25-29. For more information please visit the Dancers website here and visit the JH Center for the arts here.