Winter Flea Markets Support The Civic

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1 Inside this issue: Support The Civic Busy Year 2 Planning for Insert: Volume 1, Issue 1 November 2014 Membership Benefits Membership Form Booking Information Please don t wait until the last minute to inquire about booking a room at The Civic. The calendar fills quickly, especially around the holidays and community events. The Civic has rooms sized for most any gathering. The entire building is available for rent! Call Debbie McBain, Program Manager, at the Civic office at or by at Civic@saw.net. Benefit for The Dalles Civic A Trail Band Christmas Starts the Season Off Guest Artist Andy Stokes. Christmas must be coming if The Trail Band is coming to The Dalles Civic Auditorium on December 1st. This year s special guest is Andy Stokes. If you look into the Soul of Portland, you will find Andy Stokes. He has recorded with A & M Records, Warner Brothers Records, toured Japan, and enjoyed a solo career. His recording of the song Test of Time made the Top 10 on the Billboard charts. Andy has performed with Curtis Salgado, Linda Hornbuckle, and Nu Shooz locally, along with Michael Bolton, George Clinton, Connie Stevens, Temptations, Stylistics and many others. Additionally, he was the voice for one of the famous California Raisin characters, developed at Will Vinton Studios. Andy continues to perform his unique soulful music throughout the Northwest. The Trail Band is an 8- piece ensemble that creates an energetic blend of brass and string arrangements of traditional and original music featuring five great vocalists including Quarterflash's Rindy Ross. Hundreds of public and private Winter Flea Markets Support The Civic What are you doing on a Sunday afternoon this winter? The fall/winter Flea Markets are scheduled for Nov. 16, Dec. 14, Jan. 11, and Feb. 8. Board Member Trish Neal is heading up the monthly Flea Markets with the help of fellow board member, Sherry Munro, and Program Manager, Debbie McBain. The first market was held in October. It was a bit of a last minute gathering but proved to be successful nonetheless. November s market is maxed out; filling up the Community and Fireside rooms. Vendors rented the available 36 spaces in about two weeks. There s even a waiting list. December s market Photo by Keith Buckley appearances across America and Japan, plus seven successful albums have established The Trail Band as the premiere historic music ensemble from the Continued on page 4 may add the Ballroom to the mix in order to accommodate more vendors since it will be close to Christmas. Besides filling a niche for the winter months, the market brings people to The Civic and it supports the operation of the facility. Tours are also offered to those interested. It s a winwin for everyone.

2 Page 2 Volume 1, Issue 1 November 2014 The Dalles Civic Auditorium Historic Preservation Committee Officers: President Dennis Morgan Secretary Sherry Munro Treasurer Jeanene Stentz Managing Director Stephen Lawrence Board Members: Del Cesar Chris Dobo Tammy Keys Trish Neal Gerald Richmond Leon Surber Program Director Debbie McBain Civic@saw.net Membership Chairperson Trish Neal Volunteer Coordinator Sherry Munro Social Media/Editor Trish Neal TheDallesCivic@gmail.com New Membership Benefits Start in 2015 Membership Supports The Dalles Civic Auditorium By Trish Neal Membership Chairperson Your support of the Civic Auditorium is much appreciated by members of The Dalles Civic Auditorium Historic Preservation Committee. Without our friends who see the value of preserving the Civic, our job would be much more difficult. We salute you! This past year has been a busy one for us. (See below.) The long awaited restoration of the Civic s Theatre is upon us. We ve received the engineer s plan and just need to factor in the costs to have a completed plan. If you haven t seen the architect s renderings of what the fully-restored Theatre will look like, please check out our website or stop by the Theatre the next time you are in the building. We are excited to get started and 2015 will be the year our campaign starts moving forward with greater speed. Your continued support of The Civic is important to us for many reasons: 1.Your investment financially supports us. 2.Your investment shows foundations and grantors that we have the support of the community. 3.Many of our volunteers come from our supporters and those volunteer hours are used as match for grant applications. We have many areas where we need volunteers. 4.Your investment assures our TDCAHPC Board of Directors that we re not alone in this. Over the past several years, It s Been Happening at The Dalles Civic This past year has been busy for the Civic! We ve hosted several events such as: Pianist Matt Bowers entertained us in April. This was a benefit concert for The Civic and he made the grand piano sing! In May, we hosted the first Preservation Month Open House. We featured the Civic with special exhibits by local historical venues and we of- fered tours of the Civic. The 4 th Annual Beer Fest was held in September. This is an annual benefit event for the Civic and the beer was graciously donated by the breweries. We were part of the PEO Tour in October. Tours were given of the space under the stage. Our board members were on hand to greet the visitors, offer information about the Civic, hand out membership information, The Dalles Civic Auditorium our membership dues were on a month to month basis. If you joined in June, your dues were renewed the following June. The board of directors determined that an annual membership running January 1 st through December 31 st was more efficient. We ve also implemented a new Membership Benefits program that is geared to the level of membership. The new program will roll out on January 1, If your dues were to be renewed in the past few months, you have a choice of pro-rating those dues through the end of the year and then pay for 2015, or send in your check for your membership renewal and note on the application that you wish your dues to take effect January 1, If you wish to pay by credit Continued on Page 3 and guide visitors to the Theatre for the tour. Piano Winter Flea Markets October Night at The through February. Civic was dedicated to Jill Minnick and our dedicated

3 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 3 What Are You Doing in 2015? We are already planning events for 2015, so next year won t be just about the restoration of the Theatre. We will wrap up the Flea Markets in February. They have been a big hit! The Civic and The Fort Dalles Museum/Anderson Homestead Foundation will be co-hosting History After Hours on February 10th for local history people. In March, musician Scott Helmer will be performing at a benefit concert. Scott has made it his mission to help raise $1,000,000 for Membership... continued from Page 2 card, we can do that as well by phone or online. The application form and Membership Levels and Benefits are included in this mailing. Again, on behalf of the TDCAHPC Board of Directors, I would like to express our sincere thanks for your continued support. We take a lot of pride in maintaining the Civic and are excited to begin restoration of the Theatre. If you have any questions about becoming a member of the Civic, would like to volunteer at our events or to help in other ways please contact Trish Neal by phone at or via at TheDallesCivic@gmail.com Historic Theatres across the U.S. We are honored that he selected our facility to assist. We ll have local musicians as the open- Musician Scott Helmer hits the road to The ing acts so Dalles in March. stay tuned! of course, we ll be providthe Historic Preservation ing tours of the building. Month Open House rewe are already planning for turns the first Sunday in May. This year we re going a bigger and better 5th Anto feature the Century Farms nual Beer Fest event! and Ranches of Wasco There s more in the works County. Wasco County his- but we d rather surprise tory venues will be invited you! to participate as well. And Festival of Trees to be held at The Dalles Civic Auditorium December 5-6, It s Been Happening...continued from Page 2 area music 29th. We love teachers. The seeing all those concert feacowboys! tured guest The Trail Band pianist David Concert will be Vest along held in the with Terry Theatre on Robb, Albert Monday, DeGuest artists David Vest. Reda, and cember 1st. Jeff Minnick. Our grand pithis annual benefit concert ano never sounded so wonis looked forward to by evederful! ryone. This fall and winter, The We ve also hosted many Dalles Civic is hosting a Flea weddings, memorials, meetmarket one Sunday a month ings, Quinceañeras, recepoctober through February. tions, plays, and more. It s a benefit for the Civic. Our website was revamped November s Flea Market in the Fall of 2013 and we filled the Community and have a Facebook Page now. Fireside rooms. The Events Calendar is The Cowboy Gathering will online and updated regube held at The Civic on Nov. larly. Cowboy Gathering at The Civic on Nov. 29, Women s Expo at The Dalles Civic Auditorium Nov. 22.

4 A Trail Band Christmas...continued from page 1 Northwest. Cornet, tenor horn, tuba, fiddles, hammer dulcimer, guitars, penny whistle, mandolin, piano, saxophone, spoons, bones, drums, bass, and recorders combine with their rich vocal harmonies to create a diverse tapestry of sound. Formed by Marv Ross in 1991 at the request of the Oregon Trail Council to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the trail, the band initially performed music exclusively from and about the era of the Oregon Trail with costumes, diary readings, traditional folk tunes, marches, hoedowns, and Native American melodies. Titled, Voices From The Oregon Trail, this performance has been the keystone of the band's repertoire for over 10 years. Tickets are available at Klindt s Booksellers and Columbia River Music and are $20 per person. Tickets will be available at the door but concert goers are encouraged to obtain their tickets early. The concert will be performed onstage in the Civic s Theatre. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the concert begins at 7:00 p.m. At press time, sponsors of the concert are: Bill & Neva Reid, Wasco Title, Inc., Meadow Outdoor Advertising, and Crestline Construction Co. See you at The Civic! Tidings of Comfort & Joy features 14 unreleased songs and, for the first time, recordings of Cal Scott's monologue and Scott Parker (as "Harold") telling the Christmas story through the eyes of a first grader. Also, the CD is packaged in an 8 page souvenir photo album with lots of beautiful images from shows through the years. Purchase their albums at: TheTrailBand 323 E. Fourth Street P.O.Box 1102 The Dalles, OR PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID THE DALLES, OR PERMIT NO. 74 THE DALLES CIVIC AUDITORIUM Where It Happens Phone: Civic@saw.net W E R E O N T H E W E B! W W W. T H ED A L L E SC I V I C. O R G

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