Sullivan County Council on the Arts

DVD of "Northwest Passage" Is in!

The DVD of "Northwest Passage," is here, recorded and produced by Lopez videographer Allen Williams.

Send a check for $20, made out to SCCA, PO Box 243, Dushore, PA 18614.

DVDs of the previous two plays are also available:

"Floating Past Hill's Grove," $15; "Dushore: Past and Present," $20.

Add $1.75 for postage if you want your discs mailed to you (we can make delivery in or around Dushore).

We tried selling things online through a PayPal account, but nobody used it - not once - so we dropped it.

New programs and activities
• High school awards: We will be giving awards to high school students annually, $100 each for theater and writing (higher amounts if we can dredge up more funding).
• Window painting contests: We held our first one on Founder's Day (with many, many thanks to Kristin Haas at Dushore Market, who organized the whole shebang), where the monster crowd for the outhouse races contributed over $65 in penny votes for their favorites.
We plan to do a kids' version for Halloween.
• Artwork for new dugouts and concession stands: The Sullivan County Recreational Association has received grants to upgrade ballfields in Laporte and in Davidson and Elkland Townships. The work includes constructing new dugouts and concessions stands. We'd like to corral suggestions from kids for artwork to adorn the walls thereof, which would then be whipped into tidy designs by local artists. This is still in the earliest planning stages, since the cement block walls probably won't be ready for painting until next spring.

The Sullivan County Council on the Arts (SCCA) is an umbrella organization working to foster and preserve the artistic and cultural lives of the residents of Sullivan County, a rural community of small towns, hemlock forests and serenity in the heart of the Endless Mountains.

Check out our activities page to see what we're up to throughout the year.

And our members page to see how you can help support the arts in Sullivan County.

For a pdf copy of our 2010 brochure, click here

We have set up an Archives page which holds links to all our theater scripts, photos from these productions and, over time, various writeups that expand on what we plan, and what we have in mind. Please visit it here.

Looking Ahead

Next meeting, September 7
It's the perfect way to relax after a grueling Labor Day weekend: the monthly SCCA meeting, September 7, 7 pm at the Highlands Care Center in Laporte. Everyone's invited to a fun-filled hour of ... well, talking about stuff with interesting people. And there's plenty to talk about, as you can see below. And remember: Bring cookies!
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"Pop Goes the World," September 8
Our third free, informal “Music from Elsewhere and Elsewhen” program, a quick survey of popular music in countries around the globe:Edith Piaf, the most famous French Cabaret singer, Malkit Singh, a native of the Punjab who developed the eclectic and distinctive bhangra style while playing in London clubs, etc., etc. Sullivan County Library, Center Street, Dushore, Wednesday, September 8 at 6:30 pm.
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Contra Dance
Ferdie Marek and Florence Suarez are still scheduling contra dance sessions most Thu. evenings at the Highlands in Laporte. To check dates and times, call Ferdie at 570-928-8654.
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Raffle
We're again holding a many-months-long raffle. The prize? A stained glass piece, "Rabbit in Field," by Mary Ellen Minnier, (piece shown below). Gorgeous, yes? Even better with the light streaming through it - you can see the real thing if you drop by Picture It Here Framery on Railroad St., Dushore. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. They will be available at all SCCA events for the rest of the year, as well as several local businesses. The drawing will be held at our annual Artisans Holiday sale, December 11 at St. Basil's Hall in Dushore.

---Derek Davis
570-928-8927
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