| BACA Annual Meeting: BACA Board Elections plus Percussion Wizard, Jeff Haynes, January 27, 2010 |
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Its may be cold outside but our BACA Lounge Series is heating up with its kick off January 27th Thaw Meeting starting at 6:30 pm with the hot sounds from the one and only Percussion Wizard, Jeff Haynes. Jeff has graciously offered to host our meeting at his recording studio located at 14 York Street, Beacon, NY 12508 (e mail me at
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if you need directions – its just five minutes from the Old High School). We will have a unique opportunity to listen to Jeff’s music and hear a little bit about this man’s music journey and the many places it has taken him. Music is art and this man is music. He has toured and recorded extensively with Cassandra Wilson. He has toured with Pat Metheny Group, Al Jarreau, Boney James, Lizz Wright, Harry Belafonte, Dionne Farris and Peabo Bryson. He has over 100 CD recording credits. He was the 2008 recipient of the Dutchess County Arts Council Arts–in-Education Partnership Grant. He has been working with the Beacon School district and the Hudson Valley community doing music workshops teaching children the value of music education (www.jeffhaynesmusic.com). “I was watching Ed Sullivan with my parents when the Beatles came on. I was so taken by the band and the audience screaming that I just kept creeping closer and closer to the set and getting more and more charged until I pulled the TV down on myself — my father had a fit! I guess you could say it was my first attempt to literally get inside the music,” Jeff confesses Come celebrate and “get inside the music” with us next week on what promises to be a great night! This is also our BACA annual meeting and election of officers and board members.... nominations include: Vice President - Dan Rigney (1st term) Secretary - Jinnifer James (2nd term) Members at large: 3 openings - Jane Waldrop (2nd Term) - Kelly Ellenwood (1st Term) - Theresa Gooby (1st Term) current board members who have a year remaining in their term of office include: - President Linda T. Hubbard (1st term) - Treasurer - Ed Benevente (1st term) - Members at Large: Michael Benzer (1st term) Penny Hahn (1st Term) BACA 2010 Board Candidates Elections 1/27/2010 Officer Candidates Candidate for Vice President: Dan Rigney (1st term): Dan has been a resident of Beacon for 3 years along with his wife Kat Stoutenborough and 4 year old daughter Penelope Mae. His background is as a nonprofit professional since 1992 working for a wide variety of arts, media and human services organizations. These groups include WBFO-FM - NPR News and Jazz (Buffalo, NY), Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center (Buffalo, NY), Squeaky Wheel/Buffalo Media Resources (Buffalo, NY), City of Buffalo Arts Commission- Arts in the Parks (Buffalo, NY), Council of Senior Centers and Services of NYC (New York, NY), and Meals On Wheels Association of America, (Alexandria VA). He has served in both programming and development capacities at all of these groups. He is currently working at the SUNY New Paltz Foundation as a Gifts Officer. Dan also serves on the board of Common Ground farm and is a volunteer member of the City of Beacon Arts And Cultural Committee known as Beacon CityArts. "My arts interests are varied, with a focus on music, photography and media arts. BACA has consistently impressed me with their grassroots efforts to promote Beacon as an arts destination and to enhance the vitality of our artistic community here in the Hudson Valley. I want to use my experience to help BACA move that vision forward." Candidate for Secretary: Jinnifer James (2nd term) Jinnifer took over as secretary from Jennifer Mackiewicz when Jennifer's job took her to other parts of the world. Jinnifer's background is music, arts, teaching children and providing nanny services. She ran the BumbleBee arts for kids and continues to teach children about the wonders of the art world. She lives in Beacon and loves being part of the arts community and helping to promote it. Candidates for Members at Large: Jane Waldrop (2nd Term) Jane moved up to Beacon in 2003 from NYC's upper west side where she lived for close to twenty years. She is a graduate of University of Miami's Music School and has always had a keen interest in the arts. Last year she returned to the Board of BACA as the Chair of the Programming Committee which is a program designed to put our members in closer contact with the art community by going out to tour artist studios and have a meet and greet with the many talented forces that are right here in Beacon. Last year we had the great privilege to get up close and see the Starn Brothers Big Bambu, Winston Roeth's paintings on slate, Jessica Wickham's wood working studio, Bo Gehring's Monk Sculpture, Fovea's photo gallery, Carl van Brunt's art gallery, Hudson Beach Glass and American Burnish to name a few. She owns her business, Foresight Staffing, a boutique recruiting firm and works from her home office. Kelly Ellenwood (1st Term) An artist with award-winning professional credits on the Broadway and concert stages, Kelly has always been drawn to production and arts administration, particularly in development and fundraising. With over 15 years of experience in the field, Kelly has maintained a unique balance between a successful artistic career and an ability to work with integrity and excellence behind the scenes. A native Nebraskan, Kelly received her Bachelor of Music cum laude from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and earned a Master of Music from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana where she studied with John Wustman. She is a founding member of Beacon-based chamber ensemble Madera Vox, and is currently the Director of Beacon's Wee Play Community Project, a grass-roots parents' organization with a focus on children ages 0 - 6. Kelly and Timothy Parsaca, her husband of 20 years, are the parents of two daughters: 10-year old Rhiannon Grace and 4-year old Rowan Faith. Theresa Gooby (1st Term) Theresa Gooby was born and raised in California. She studied Studio Art at the University of New Mexico earning a BFA in 1993. After graduating she returned to San Francisco where she worked as a freelance art director and photo editor for many years. After receiving her MFA in New Genres from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2004, she served as the Associate Director of Steven Wolf Fine Arts in San Francisco. In 2006 she and her husband moved to New York where she worked as the Director of the Amos Eno Gallery, a not-for-profit arts organization in Manhattan. She currently resides in Beacon where she works as an artist and serves as the founder of Beacon Open Studios. www.theresagooby.com Remaining Officers: one more year in their term President: Linda T. Hubbard (1st term): Linda is a photographer and co-owner of RiverWinds Gallery on Main St., Beacon for the past 6 years. Linda has served on the BACA Board as a member-at-large for 4 years and headed the Publicity Committee. She is past president of the Hudson Valley Artisans Guild (4 years) and is currently on the Dutchess County Tourism Board and the Mill Street Loft Board. She has also been Chair of Art Along the Hudson for the past six years. Retired from IBM, Linda held many executive positions in Development, Marketing and Finance of IBM Software during her 31 years. She graduated from Bates College in Maine with a BA in Math and Physics. “The Arts are a very important part of our culture and our lives. BACA is a key community organization that can help strengthen the arts in Beacon and Beacon's position as an arts destination.” Treasurer: Ed Benavente (1st Term) Artist, born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Moved to Beacon in late 2007 to establish a home and sculpture garden on the edge of town. Many works are included in collections nationwide. Joined BACA in hopes of contributing to the betterment of the community through the arts. Remaining Members at Large: Michael Benzer (1st term): Michael is a glass artist and one of four founders of Hudson Beach Glass. Started in 1987, they hand cast glass using ancient processes to make functional and sculptural objects at their main studio, a renovated icehouse in Beacon. In 2003, they opened their gallery and glass blowing demonstration studio on Main Street in Beacon, NY, a restored firehouse. Michael is not only an artist, but has worked hard in renovating Beacon and increasing commerce on Main Street. “We have an opportunity to increase the development of the arts in Beacon and I want to help continue that effort.” Michael heads up the BACA Membership Committee. Penny Hahn (1st term): a three year resident of Beacon and an attorney with the law office of Iseman Cunningham Riester & Hyde, in Poughkeepsie, NY. Ms. Hahn concentrates her practice in Insurance Fraud Law. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree (summa cum laude) from Charleston Southern University, where she majored in Political Science and English and minored in Speech Communications. While in college, she received a President's Scholar Award, and was a member of Alpha Chi and Sigma Tau Delta honor societies. Ms. Hahn received her Juris Doctor degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law. While in law school, she was the recipient of a Washington and Lee Law Grant, participated in the Davis Moot Court Competition, was a Negotiations Competition Semifinalist, and was a member of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. Ms. Hahn was an associate attorney in private practice for two years, and also practiced for two years with New York City Human Resources Administration, Office of Legal Affairs before joining Iseman, Cunningham, Riester & Hyde, LLP. Ms. Hahn is admitted to practice before the courts of the State of New York. She is a member of the New York State and Dutchess County bar associations. |