Ballard Performing Arts News
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March 8 | Music Ensemble Picture Day - Concert attire
March 8 | Ballard Performing Arts Boosters Meeting, 6 pm
March 12 | Goodwill Truck, 2-5 pm
March 17-20 | Beauty and the Beast
March 24-27 | Beauty and the Beast
March 27 | Tom Douglas Dine Out
April 5 | Ballard Performing Arts Boosters meeting, 6 pm
April 11-15 | Spring Break
April 18 - 29 | Coffee Sales
April 30 | Mattress Sale 10 am - 5 pm
May 1 | Dine out Shawn O’Donnells, Fiddlers @ 6 pm
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Solo and Ensemble Results
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Congratulations to all Ballard Music Students who participated in last weekend's Regional Solo and Ensemble Festival! With over 50 entries, Ballard had one of the highest participation rates of any school in the region. We are so proud of the hard work and artistry that went into all of these performances. In addition, 6 soloists and 5 ensembles won their categories and will advance to the State Competition this April!
Region Winners:
Chamber Choir – Soprano/Mezzo/Alto Vocal Large Ensemble
Vocal Ensemble – Mixed Vocal Large Ensemble
Tenor Bass Quartet – Tenor/Baritone/Bass Vocal Small Ensemble (Kyle Fry-Holman, Ezra Hage, Milo Palmer, Alden Payne)
Lili Reigart and Anne Tinker – Soprano/Mezzo/Alto Small Ensemble
Alice and the Chipmunks Sax Quartet – Small Woodwind Ensemble (Nico Darringer, John Gibson, Alice Pearson, Luca Rios)
Malcolm Laurier – String Bass
Lydia Van Kley – Soprano Voice
Izzy Rampersad – Soprano Voice
Sophie Nash – Alto Voice
Ezra Hage – Tenor Voice
Alden Payne – Bass Voice
Region Alternates:
Ballard Brass Quartet – 1st Alternate Small Brass Ensemble
Esme Ford – 1st Alternate Soprano/Alto Sax
Jarin Synnestvedt – 1st Alternate
Lili Reigart – 1st Alternate Alto Voice
Malcoln Laurier – 1st Alternate Baritone Voice
Julia Shpigelman – 2nd Alternate Cello
Madeleine Koenig – 2nd Alternate Alto Voice
Kyle Fry-Holman – 2nd Alternate Baritone Voice
State competition is April 29 (ensembles) and April 30 (soloists) at Central Washington University in Ellensburg.
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All Ensembles will be Photographed for Yearbook March 8
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Tuesday, March 8th is now Music Ensemble Picture Day. We were just able to get it scheduled with Rowland Studios. EVERY music ensemble will be photographed – in concert attire – during the school day. These photos will be used in the yearbook and will be available for purchase by families. All students must remember to bring their concert attire next Tuesday!
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Goodwill Donation Trailers This Saturday March 12 + Student Volunteers Needed
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Two Goodwill trailers will be parked in the north parking lot of BHS ready to collect your donations on Saturday, March 12 from 2 pm - 5pm* (or until the trailers fill). We will accept clothing, toys, shoes, books, accessories, electronics, cell phones, small furniture (no larger than 3’x3’), and more (exceptions for donations would be baby furniture, broken items, and trash). Our program receives $600/trailer and this money goes into our general fund to support everything from sheet music to paperclips to cleaning uniforms. We will also be collecting Ballard Market receipts.
*Note the time change.
Students can help by volunteering
Students can earn Service Learning Hours by volunteering at the Goodwill Trailer event. Parents and guardians can help out too. We need help on site sorting donations, unloading cars, and keeping traffic moving in the parking lot. SIgn up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084FA9A92CAAF85-goodwill.
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Ballard Performing Arts Boosters Meeting Tonight
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The Ballard Performing Arts Boosters meeting is tonight at 6 pm. Use the Zoom link below to join.
Meeting ID: 844 9525 3119
Passcode: 206058
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Be our guest at Ballard High School’s musical Beauty and the Beast
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In March, the Ballard High School Playmakers will return to live, in-person performances with the Disney classic musical Beauty and the Beast—their first live musical theatre in two years!
Based on Broadway’s modern classic, Beauty and the Beast is the story of a young prince transformed into a Beast, and a young woman named Belle whom he imprisons in his castle. To become a prince again, the Beast must learn to love Belle and win her love before his 21st birthday.
The cast features 36 BHS students, and the musical is directed by Shawn Riley.
Performance Details
Performances will be held March 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 with two matinees on March 20 and 27, at the Earl Kelly Center for Performing Arts at Ballard High School, 1418 NW 65th Street, Seattle. The show begins at 7:30 pm; matinees at 2 pm.
Beauty and the Beast Show Schedule:
Thursday, March 17 7:30 p.m. - Opening Night!
Friday, March 18, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 19, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 20, 2 p.m. Matinee
Thursday, March 24 7:30 p.m. - Opening Night!
Friday, March 25, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 26, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 27, 2 p.m. Matinee + Tom Douglas Dine Out Option!
Tickets
Tickets are on sale at https://showtix4u.com. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students and $15 for seniors. Buy your tickets now! Reserved tickets with extra leg room can be purchased for $50/ticket by contacting bpabtreasurer@gmail.com. Guests must wear masks, and adults 18 and over must present proof of vaccination at the door. (Guidelines subject to change).
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Dine Out Closing Night
We are celebrating our return to the stage with a Tom Dougas/Serious Pie Ballard collab on March 27, 11:30am - 8pm. Order dinner to pick up after the matinee or settle in to watch the livestreaming option with something tasty. Anything ordered from the menu (including rubs and cookbooks) includes a 20% donation to support Ballard Performing Arts students. More details to come.
Check out the cast list here.
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Band
Save the Dates for Some Upcoming Jazz Performances
Tuesday, May 31 - End of the year Jazz Concert at the Royal Room. This will include Big Band, Jazz Combo, Jazz Lab, Brass Band, and Vocal Jazz.
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Theatre
Beauty and the Beast Rehearsal Schedule for the week of March 7 – 11, 2022:
Monday: Run and Work Act 1 with orchestra 4:00 – 6:30 (ALL CALL)
Tuesday: Run and Work Act 2 with orchestra 4:00 – 6:30 (ALL CALL)
Wednesday: Run and Work Act 1 with orchestra 4:00 – 6:30 (ALL CALL)
Thursday: Run and Work Act 2 with orchestra 4:00 – 6:30 (ALL CALL)
Friday: Run and Work ENTIRE SHOW with orchestra 4:00 – 6:30 (ALL CALL)
Saturday: LAST WORKCALL 10:00 – 4:00
Can you help distribute Beauty and the Beast posters?
Bonnie Moses is organizing volunteers and has a list of places to post. Sign up, grab a stack, and go!
We need help getting the stunning musical posters in front of eyes! Please check out the Sign Up Genius link below if you are inspired to hang some posters. You can split an area with a friend/your student or cover more than one of the small ones. We're always looking for new spots to frequent with our show materials as well! You can receive posters from your student at school, pick them up from Bonnie’s home in Magnolia, or she can deliver them if you prefer.
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The district only pays for teacher’s salaries; everything else we have to raise or donate.
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Mattress Fundraiser
Ballard Performing Arts Boosters is excited to bring the Mattress Fundraiser back to Ballard High School on April 30th from 10 am - 5 pm after postponing for two years! Never heard of a Mattress Fundraiser? Don't worry, much more information will become available over the coming weeks, but we wanted to get this event on everyone's radar now. This is our third time hosting this event and it's been tremendously successful for us as well as other area schools!
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We cannot do all that we do for our students without help from everyone. Are you a task rabbit that can run errands for a special event? Or maybe you are magic with a spreadsheet and organization; or you are a creative fundraiser or grant writer. We have a job for any parent or guardian who wishes to give back to the booster program and wants to work with a team of pros to organize for our students and work as efficiently as possible on behalf of the group. Email Jeannette Chen with your interest. MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK FOR ALL.
Website Coordinator
Our website coordinator will be gone in June and we need to fill this role as soon as possible to provide training and a smooth transition for our team.
DETAILS:
Work with a team of organized, fun, low-drama communication professionals. All text/images/video provided for updates with lots of support. Weekly updates and maintenance is a must with creativity and input welcome. Sit in on weekly(ish) leadership team meetings (by Zoom) to hear program updates first hand and be involved in decision making and planning.
TASKS:
- Weekly updates | pulled from newsletter (no rewrites)
- Yearly updates | more intensive at the start of the school year
- Member of the Leadership Team (meet weekly on Zoom)
- Update pre-existing pages for annual fundraising events (Fall Fundraiser, Spaghetti Dinner)
TECH SPECS:
- Time Commitment: 6 hours/month
- WIX platform
Dine-Out Coordinator
Do you have a flair for organizing, enjoy working with restaurants, and can work independently? Can you help us arrange and coordinate our monthly Dine-Outs for BPA? This is a fun task-oriented post that generates between $3-5k for our group. You will be well supported and work with a solid group of low-drama, organized professionals (by day) to continue and grow our successful dine-out program.
DETAILS:
- Coordinate with established list of restaurants (with room to add more).
- Map out calendar that lines up with up with BPA's performance/special events calendar.
- Write up newsletter and social posts.
- Obtain logos, establish agreements, follow up with donation.
- 8-10 dine outs/school year.
We ALSO need help next year with the following positions, due to several families graduating from the school:
- Jazz Band Rep
- Publicity Writer
- Grant Writer
- Sponsorships Coordinator
Email Jeannette Chen if you're interested in these and other opportunities. Thank you.
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Check out some of Ballard High School’s Region Winners of the Solo Ensemble competition on Saturday, March 5 at Seattle Pacific University:
Alice and the Chipmunks Sax Quartet from Wind Ensemble performs Escapade.
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Chamber Choir, performing Hoj, hura, hoj!
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Check out past performances any time on our YouTube and Vimeo c hannels.
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The Ballard High School Auction returns!
Ballard PTSA will be hosting the Ballard HS Auction on April 3! We invite all BPAB parents to join us for a Sunday barbeque as we come together as a school community once again. Follow us on Instagram and FB - @ballardauction - to stay in the know!
Don’t miss the fun at Block 41 on April 3rd from 5 to 9 pm. This year’s Ballard High School Auction will offer loads of great items for bidding, from restaurant gift cards to amazing trips away! Everyone will enjoy games in the courtyard and a BBQ supper provided by FOODZ.
Funds raised through the Ballard High School Auction support teacher grants for academic materials not covered by district funding. Past grants included new novels for English Language Arts, music stands, graphing calculators, sensory materials for the Special Education Department, and general books in French, Spanish, and Japanese for World Languages.
We look forward to a great BASH with you at this year’s Auction!
If you would like to know more about sponsorship or donations, please contact procurement@bhsauction.com.
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Give While You Get
Passive fundraising couldn’t be easier—Donate to BPA Every time you make a purchase. Link to Amazon Smile, Fred Meyer, and more, and donate every time you shop. To sign up, follow the links below and select “Ballard High School Performing Arts Booster Club” as the benefactor.
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Thank You to Our Sponsors
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STAY CONNECTED
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