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Member Organizations List:

Beloit Janesville Symphony
Beloit Civic Theatre
Choral Union
Edgerton Performing Arts Center
HeatWave
Hedberg Public Library
JATV-12
Janesville Art League
Janesville Presents!
Janesville Little Theatre
Janesville Performing Arts Center
MacDowell Music Club
Ravens Wish
Rock County Historic Society
Rock Valley Chapter of Badger Chordhawks Chorus
SpotLight on Kids
Stateline Harmony Chorus
Sterling North Society
Stitch 'n Bitch
Studio Allegro
Theatre Unlimited
TRagency
University of Wisconsin - Rock Co.

Links Section

	BADGER CHORDHAWKS CHORUS
	BELOIT JANESVILLE SYMPHONY
	BELOIT CIVIC THEATRE
	CHORAL UNION
	EDGERTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
	CONNIE GLOWACKI
	HEATWAVE 4-H SHOW CHOIR
	HEDBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY
	JANESVILLE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
	JANESVILLE PRESENTS!
	MACDOWELL MUSIC CLUB
	PORTAL WISCONSIN
	YURI RASHKIN
	RAVEN'S WISH
	ROCK CO. HISTORICAL SOCIETY
	SPOTLIGHT ON KIDS
	STATELINE HARMONY CHORUS
	STERLING NORTH SOCIETY
	STITCH 'N BITCH
	TRAGENCY
	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - ROCK COUNTY
	UAA FACEBOOK

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SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES!

Piano Lessons

Yuri Rashkin's CDs "Piano Originals"
and "Moving Forward" are now Available

Individual tickets to Janesville Presents! 2009-2010 Season are now available

Festivals

The Fourth Annual Edgerton Book Festival

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Exploration: Lectures, Travel, and More

Capturing Wisconsin's Clean Energy Future

Wonders of Physics Show

Music Workshop with Caleb Burhans

Banned Books Reading

Critter Camp Rescue Program

Darwin, Dogs and the Emotional Life of Animals


The Storyteller with Professor Harold Scheub


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Exhibits

Janesville Art League

Pauline Pottery Exhibit on long term display.

Working Helen Jeffris Wood Museum Center

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Call for Artists & Performers

Silk Nightgowns & Long Underwear Auditions

Be a 2009 UAA Busker!

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Volunteer Opportunities

TAB Board Recruiting New Members

Are you a teen with great ideas for new teen programs at the library? Do you have a favorite book you think every teen should read? Do you want to make a difference for teens in your community? Then join the Teen Advisory Board (TAB) at Hedberg Public Library! TAB is a group of teens in grades 6-12 that help plan programs, pick books and movies for the library's collection and more! You'll get to come to special events, enjoy free food at every meeting, work on community service projects and review books, audiobooks and movies for other teens. Plus, the experience looks great on college applications and resumes! Join TAB today by calling 758-6587, or you can stop at the Children's Desk for more information.

Janesville Little Theatre

Janesville Little Theatre is looking for anyone interested in being part of our committees - crew members, costume, make-up, set construction, lights, sound, props, stage management, ushers and more. To find out more or join the fun, please contact Jim Thomas at: JT529@yahoo.com. JLT also continues to encourage volunteers interested in back-stage/crew. For more info: (608) 752-4084

Meetings

United Arts Alliance Monthly Meeting

United Arts Alliance: Wednesday, October 21, 7:30 a.m. at the Janesville Performing Arts Center, 408 S. Main, Janesville WI
In September, we will welcome special guest, Janesville City Manager Eric Levitt.

More Opportunity for Children!

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Other Opportunities

Hat's Off to the Arts

Benefit for UAA was held on May 31.
Below are some special moments from the event.

"On the porch" there was a juried competition of hand-created hats.

Laurel Fant exhibited a display and provided a presentation
on the Rock Co. Historical Society's vintage hat collection.

Music was provided by UAA member Yuri Rashkin. Also pictured,
the winners of a blue-ribbon for "fun hat", Kylie Shaw and Wendy Aide.

Ellen Trewartha bought a fun hat for Janesville Little Theatre
during the hat auction.

Emily Gruenewald, JPAC executive director, was the
lucky bidder on this blue-ribbon winning
red felted hat with flowers.

UAA secretary, Peggy Vechinsky, went more casual in a
newspaper hat created at the event.

Thank you to our 5 judges!

The diversity of hats and art were combined in
an amazing cake!

Many beautiful vintage hats from the Rock Co.
Historical Society were on display.

Liz Diedrick had her own vintage hat
that was handed down from her grandmother.

UAA MEMBER INFORMATION

VISUAL ARTS

The Janesville Art League
The Janesville Art League furthers community interest in the visual fine arts, meetings. The over 100-year-old club is open to anyone with a desire to support the arts and to enhance their life. For more info: (608) 754-4544

Stateline Harmony Chorus of Sweet Adelines International The Stateline Harmony Chorus of Sweet Adelines International has been a part of the Janesville arts community for more than 16 years. The group offers a full chorus and quartets that perform throughout the area for community centers, nursing homes and a variety of businesses, organizations and community events. Members also compete in regional competitions. The group's members come from all over the stateline area. The chorus meets every Tuesday evening from 7-9PM at the Rock Co. health Care Center in Janesville. Guests are always welcome at any rehearsal.

Studio Allegro
Studio Allegro opened in downtown Janesville in September of 2005. The studio, located at 216 W. Milwaukee, is home to five Yamaha Grand Pianos from Ward Brodt, including a Disklavier. The teachers use the curriculum of N. Jane Tan's method, "The Well-Prepared Pianist" which focuses on teaching students to play the piano without tension in their wrists and hands. The goal is to teach students to play the piano musically and artistically from the very beginning lessons. One key element of the curriculum is a five piano ensemble, called Piano Teams (tm). These are comprised of five people playing music that has been specifically composed for five pianos. Ensemble playing provides the social element of fun and camaraderie for piano players of all levels and all ages. For more info:608-754-2065, or cell 608-931-6087

Theatre Unlimited, Inc. Theatre Unlimited, Inc., a theatre group dedicated to bringing high-quality musical theatre to southern Wisconsin, performs a variety of musicals from classics to contemporary, from Broadway to Disney, from adult productions to children's shows. Since 1992, TUI has performed in various venues throughout Rock County. Today, TUI makes its home at JPAC. They present live entertainment performed by the community for the community. Local actors and musicians have presented numerous hits over the years, and have dedicated the proceeds of several shows to various other non-profit community agencies. Open auditions are published in the Janesville Gazette and the public is invited to get involved on stage or behind the scenes. For more info: (608) 346-2413

Yuri Rashkin, Composer, Musician

Yuri was born and raised in Moscow, Russia, Yuri attending the prestigious Gnessin Music School where he studied piano, violin and upright bass. At the age of 13, Yuri left Russia with his family and moved to Salt Lake City, UT. There, Yuri graduated from the University of Utah with a BA in Musical Composition. Yuri has written hundreds of musical compositions, a ballet, a musical, even a 12-tone string quartet, as well as scores for many theater and video productions, and music for the official screensaver of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake. Over the years, Yuri has performed in front of many dignitaries, including John McCain, Bob Dole, Mikhail Gorbachev and Bill Walton. Yuri has released two CDs of original compositions: Piano Originals and Moving Forward. Hear Yuri's music at: http://www.yurirashkin.com/ To contact Yuri, please email him at YRashkin@gmail.com or call 608-754-2424.

Freda Treder
Since 1985, Freda Treder has presented 15 holiday, secular, Christian outreach and inspirational programs of narration and songs she has developed for many area churches and organizations in southern Wisconsin including performances of THE SECRET GARDEN at Rotary Gardens most recently in February, 2008. She also was invited to perform at Milton College Preservation Society's "Sunday Afternoon in the Chapel", Festival of Trees (Beloit Hospital Auxiliary), Rotary Garden's Winter Wonderland Walk. The MacDowell Music Club of Janesville, Wisconsin was given a National Award of Merit in the Folk Music program category (1998) recognizing Freda Treder's program based on "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett. She is an occasional contralto soloist for church services and other special occasions. Freda can be reached at (608) 752-6998 or email - ftreder@charter.net.

TR AgencyTR Agency LLC is an independent concert promotion company and booking agency based in Madison, Wisconsin. We produce many of our events at the Pontiac Convention Center in Janesville, WI, but we also produce events in clubs and small venues in Madison. Along with that, we specialize in being a booking agency that represents a variety of styles of music.
We pride ourselves on building strong ties with artists and managers by having each agent represent specific acts, which allows us to strongly focus on each individual artist.
We continue to grow by our dedication to the growth and development of successful live music careers with hard work and determination. For more information contact: TRagency.Wordpress.Com; 608-225-3287 or tylerrehm@gmail.com

CULTURAL CENTERS

Hedberg Public Library Heberg Public Library, in Janesville, is a cultural center for the community providing people of all ages and backgrounds free access to the arts. Among the offerings are monthly exhibits by local artists on the library's art wall, case exhibits that may feature 3-dimensional art, a permanent collection of art on display throughout the library, special exhibits, performances for children by musicians, storytellers, puppeteers, jugglers, magicians and others; films for children and teens; and workshops for children and teens that focus on the arts, crafts and music. JATV-12, Janesville library-operated cable-access channel, features programming on the local arts scene as well as an event calendar. The adjacent Downtown Riverfront Park Project, which the Friends of Hedberg Public Library are helping to spearhead, already includes many sculptures and a performance backdrop for outdoor programs. For more info: www.hedbergpubliclibrary.org

Rock Co. Historical Society The Rock Co. Historical Society includes historic sites, archives, museum and more including arts programs. The Helen Jeffris Wood Museum Center features a gift shop, staff offices, conference room and education rooms. Visitors are welcome Monday -Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The museum center is housed within the remodeled home of Stanley Tallman, grandson of William M. Tallman. The RCHS Archives and the Rock County Genealogical Society can both be found at the Wilson King Stone House. Open Wednesday - Thursday, 9 am - 3 pm. Please call ahead. (608)752-5891 The official site of Janesville's Award Winning historic house museum is the Lincoln-Tallman House. Tour all five levels from basement to cupola of this Italian villa style mansion where Abraham Lincoln was a guest in 1859. Also located at the 4-H Fairgrounds in Janesville, the Frances Willard School is open during the spring, fall and during the 4H Fair in July, for third-grade school groups. For more info: Rock County Historical Society P.O. Box 8096, Janesville, WI 53547-8096 (608) 756-4509 http://www.rchs.us/index.htm

Sterling North Society The Sterling North Society in Edgerton, WI was organized in 1989 to preserve and promote the literary legacy of Sterling North, among them his well-known book Rascal, A Memoire of a Better Era. In 1992, the Society purchased the Sterling North childhood home and began a drive to restore the property to its 1917 setting. Today, the home serves as a literary center and museum with programs available to schools and the general public. For more info: www.sterlingnorth.com

UW-Rock County A freshman-sophomore university with an enrollment of 900, UW-Rock Co. provides students with a liberal arts education that prepares them to transfer to a four year university. Arts are an important component of campus life and community outreach. The Kirk Denmark Theatre is home to University theatre and music events including the popular Rock Prairie community music group. The university also hosts a Performing Arts Series each year. For more info: (608) 758-6566 or see http://rock.uwc.edu

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS

JATV-12 JATV-12 is Janesville's award-winning local public access television station which has been on the air since July 1997. the mission of the station is to provide information, educational, and entertaining local programs that reflect the community and the area. Training and equipment is available for local arts groups to tape events for television broadcast. The Community Calendar is available to promote the local arts events. JATV viewers appreciate programs featuring area orchestras, bands, choral groups, artists, writers, and entertainers. For more info: (608) 758-6618

Stitch 'n Bitch (SnB; SnB II; and Stitch 'n Assist)
The normally solitary act of knitting has become more communal with stitchers who gather together each week at TWO locations: Basics Natural Food Coop, 1711 Lodge Dr., Janesville, from 6-8p.m. each Thursday or Stitch 'n Bitch II (SnB II) every Monday 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Speak Easy, 19 N. High St., Janesville. If you're specifically interested in learning to spin, knit, or crochet, OR you'd like to buy some FOs ("Finished Objects") visit Stitch 'n Assist, every Saturday of each month at CoDoS Coffee Shop, 119 N. Main St., Janesville, at 10a.m. Enjoy coffee, dodging skeins of run-away yarn, stitching and conversation. Even new knitters who aren't yet consumed by the growing popularity of the art - or other needleworkers who crochet, embroider, cross stitch, etc. - can enjoy an time spent stitching with others providing the further opportunity to learn and get advise. The focus of the group is knitting but welcomes all ages and genders of needle-crafty people with different levels of expertise. For more information visit http://www.mochamoment.com/meetingplace.htm, http://stitchingcreationsandcommunity.blogspot.com, or call 608-752-9248, or e-mail proartist@aol.com.

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS

UAA HISTORY

In April of 1996, Judith Detert-Moriarty brought local nonprofit arts organization leaders and others together and discuss the development of a cooperative effort to establish an arts alliance between the various groups and individual artists. These ambitious individuals met with the idea of formulating an area arts events calendar, mutual promotion of arts activities and the eventual development of a performing and exhibiting arts facility. The group became known as the United Arts Alliance. Early UAA activists included: Judith, Lois Buell, Dorothy Gilbertsen, Virginia Turner, Edie Baran, Kathryn Hagan, David Feingold, Peter Diotte, Jackie-Wood Schoof, and Ted Kinnaman.

The United Arts Alliance is unique in that such efforts are rarely begun by citizen volunteers alone. In almost all other instances, similar coalitions have always been initiated and funded by local school districts, state or municipal governments. In Wisconsin, UAA has the singular distinction of having brought together a diverse group of people with a variety of interests in the arts to bring more arts opportunities and events to everyone of all ages in the community without corporate, government or other municipal sponsorship.

Out of the initial meetings and local surveys of existing arts organizations, it was determined that Janesville had an immediate need for a theatre performance and exhibit space, as well as a place where all arts organizations could have office space, rehearse, educate and be promoted together. The availability of the old Marshall Middle School became the focus of the group's efforts in the spring of 1997 because it already had a grand auditorium/theatre and the building was being put up for sale by the Janesville School District. The United Arts Alliance led in negotiations and organized community forums with those developers who placed bids on the property in the attempt to save the theatre, as well as some adjacent rooms for workshops, arts offices and more. Today we know that facility as the Janesville Performing Arts Center (JPAC).

The leadership of UAA along with the many dedicated volunteers that form the core of the United Arts Alliance, individual members and its organizational members continue to experience growth and the development of arts opportunities for Rock County communities. UAA has demonstrated the experience and skill to take the time, energy and talent to link the arts community toward common goals of growth, partnership and greater opportunities through the arts for everyone. The United Arts Alliance was first organized to support excellence in area performing and fine arts, to encourage participation and appreciation of the arts, and to plan and develop a cultural/civic center. It continues with it's important mission to grow support, appreciation and participation in Rock County arts today.