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• LOUDOUN MUSEUM SEEKS VOLUNTEERS FOR HAUNTINGS 2010
• The Loudoun Museum is seeking a number of dedicated volunteers to make this year's 19th annual Hauntings event a success. Each year, costumed guides lead visitors through downtown Leesburg's historic, and reportedly haunted, sites.
• The museum needs volunteers in all areas of the event. Examples of volunteer opportunities include tour guides, site interpreters/storytellers and museum visitor services help. All talents are welcome!
• This year's walking tours will be on Friday, October 22 and Saturday, October 23 from 6pm-10pm.
• If you are interested in volunteering for Hauntings 2010, please call Beth Friedmann, Director of Administration, at 703-777-7427 or email hauntings@loudounmuseum.org.

• Loudoun Chorale Resumes Rehearsals
• The first rehearsal for the 2010-20011 Season of the Loudoun Chorale will be held Sunday, August 22, 2010, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM*, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 605 W Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176-2506. No Audition Required! Annual membership dues of $50 (individual), $75 (Couple)
• New members accepted in all voice parts without auditions through September 12.
• Rehearsals are helds each Sunday evening from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. Holy Trinity Church in Leesburg.
• More info available at http://www.loudounchorale.org, or by emailing info@loudounchorale.org

• Loudoun Ballet Company Seeks Company Photographer
• Loudoun Ballet Company is seeking a Company Photographer for the 2010-2011 season. Photographer responsibilities will include photographing company dancers on stage and still publicity shots. Experience in dance or sports photography preferred. Interested candidates should contact Mark Nachajski, Vice Chairman for Production, at (703)932-7096 or by e-mail at mnachajski@loudounballet.org. Compensation negotiable.
• mnachajski@loudounballet.org

• Young at Art - 24th Annual Juried Art Show for Artists 55+
• Eligibility: Open to all metropolitan area residents, age 55 and older. Artists must deliver, pick up art, and leave art in the exhibit until the end of the show.
• Deliver art to The Durant Arts Center Thursday, September 30 between 10AM - 12NOON
• Reception & Presentation of Awards: Thursday, October 14 from 5 -7PM. Exhibit runs from October 4 - January 20.
• For further information: Janet Barnett 703-836-4414 (ext.11) or executivedirector@seniorservicesalex.org

• Teen Literary Jam at the Round Hill Arts Center!
• Every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month starting July 18th, young writers ages 13 -19 are welcome to bring your poems, your short stories, your novel excerpts. Bring a piece that inspires you (less than 5 minutes long). Donations are welcome. This event is co-sponsored by the Young Voices Foundation.
• http://www.roundhillartscenter.org/index.html

• Seeking Artists for Lorton Homecoming Celebration - 110th Anniversary at Cranford United Methodist Church
• We are seeking some artists to display and sell their art at an upcoming pretty high profile event in Lorton. We expect at least 1-2000 participants at this indoor and outdoor event. Pro stages with live music (Hokum Jazz and Sonrise along with local talent). Food sales, kids fun, carriage and pony rides, docent tours and a special proclamation from Fairfax Chairwoman Sharon Bulova. We have bakeries, authors, photographers etc....setting up to sell their talent, but we need some art badly. Would you like to participate to show off and/or sell. Of course, no charge - free table fees.
• October 2 - Noon-6PM
• For more info, contact Chris Donaghy and Laura Douglas chrisandlaura@cox.net 703-550-0851 Cranfordumc.org 9912 Old Colchester Road, Lorton, VA 703-339-5382.

• PERFORMERS WANTED!
• The Leesburg's First Friday program seeks entertainers, singers and actors for both strolling and stage performances. This is a great opportunity to gain visibility for your group and the events you offer.
• Contact Sola Pallotta at SolaPallotta@aol.com for more information.

• Open Auditions for Loudoun Ballet Company "The Nutcracker
• Open audition for girls age 6 through 10 currently taking ballet classes. Audition attire: Classic leotard, tights, ballet slippers, hair in a bun. Open audition for boys age 7 and up. Audition attire: Shorts or sweatpants, white tee shirts. Adults and Adolescent Boys- Audition not necessary, contact LBC via e-mail or phone to express interest. Check website for specific age group audition times.
• September 12; 1:30 - 5:30PM
• Auditions to be held at Smarts Mill Middle School, Leesburg, VA. $10 Individual Audition Fee, $20 Audition Fee maximum for families
• Questions? www.loudounballet.org Mark Nachajski- Producer- mnachajski@loudounballet.org or 703/932-7096

• Nutcracker Auditions
• Dancers ages 4-19 audition for the Nutcracker at Franklin Park Performing Arts Center Decmber 4th and 5th. Auditions are at the Dance Academy of Loudoun in Leesburg September 19th starting at 1:00. Call for more information (703)443-1093. Auditions are free.
• Auditions are September 19th
• Event to be held December 4th and 5th at Franklin Park Performing Arts Center
• danceloudoun.com or call (703)443-1093

• Harmonize with the Guys!
• If you love music and can carry a tune, come check out Chorus of the Old Dominion. Popular 4-part harmony male chorus seeks new singers. All levels welcome. We sing pop, barbershop and doo-wop songs at events throughout year. Instruction for the less experienced.
• Best of all: It's fun! "No Pressure" Rehearsals are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at Leesburg United Methodist Church (Market Street in downtown Leesburg). Advanced notice of your attendance is requested but not required.
• Contact 703-348-0071 or info@odchorus.org, or visit www.odchorus.org for more information.

• Drama Teachers Needed!
• Kidz Act is hiring drama teachers to instruct elementary school students after school in Loudoun & Fairfax Counties. Flexible-Fun-Good Pay!
• Deadline: October 1, 2010
• Both Fall & Spring 2010-2011 Semesters
• Please email resume to: Christine@kidz-act.com Website: www.kidz-act.com Phone: 703-625-6280

• Country and Western Dance
• Country and Western Band opportunity! Small Western Loudoun County elementary school will be having a Country and Western Dance as a fundraiser for a playground. We are looking for a small Country and Western Band that can play some popular Country and Western line dance music. Music must be appropriate for 5-11 year old children.
• Committee members would like to have the opportunity to hear the band before the event.
• Friday, October 15, 2010 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
• Interested artists should contact Teresia at 540-338-5138.

• Charity Event - Seeking Performing Artists!
• We are holding a fund raiser for Reaching for the Stars, a non-profit children's organization for cerebral palsy. We are looking for artists that would perform at this event with us, The DAL Dance Project, at the Franklin Performing Arts Center in Purcellville on October 3rd 2:00 and 7:00. This in non-paying and to raise money for RFTS, Inc.
• Please respond asap
• October 3rd at 2 & 7PM at Franklin Park Performing Arts Center
• danceloudoun.com or call 703-443-1093 or email danceloudoun@verizon.net

• Calling all video and sound artists...Juror: Paul D. Miller aka Dj Spooky, Composer, Multimedia Artist, Writer
• Washington Project for the Arts is pleased to present the sixth Experimental Media Series, a screening series of innovative video and sound works. The Experimental Media Series was created to showcase the new media work of exceptional and under-recognized talent and provide a venue for experimental media in the Washington, DC area. All video and sound artists are invited to submit one recent work that is no longer than 5 minutes, exploring any subject matter of their choice.
• Deadline: through September 13, 2010 , 5pm (received deadline)
• Screening Dates and Locations: January 13 and 20, 2011 @ The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC. January 27 and 28, 2011 @ The Mansion at Strathmore, Rockville, MD. February 2, 2011 @ Falvey Hall, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. February 10, 2011 @ St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington DC. Other venues to be announced...
• Questions? Contact Adam Griffiths at agriffiths@wpadc.orgor call 202-234-7103 x1. Full call for entry: http://www.wpadc.org/pdf/EMS_2011.pdf

• Call for Art/Performances Images for our website!
• If you are an LAC member, send us some digital images of your work/performances and we'll include them in the headers of the LAC website.
• Please download the PERMISSIONS FORM (http://www.loudounarts.org/pdf/LAC-Permissions-Form-2009.pdf) and mail the original signed copy to PO Box 4270, Leesburg, VA 20177. For more info, please call Lee at 703-777-7838 or email at info@loudounarts.org.

• Auditions for Blithe Spirit
• Pieces of Eight Lab Theatre will hold auditions for its innovative new production of Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit." Five women and two men needed; cold reading from the script. Performances will be Oct. 29-31 in Leesburg area and Nov. 5-7 at the Franklin Park Arts Center in Purcellville.
• Wednesday -Thursday evening., September 8 & 9
• Auditions will be held in Leesburg; location to be announced.
• To arrange a slot, contact us at Info@Po8Lab.com or 703-489-9126.

• ArtSquare Seeking Artist Models
• ArtSquare, Loudoun's premier arts destination, is seeking female modeling professionals to model for our day and evening art classes. ArtSquare offers professionally taught classes in all fine art media to adults and children of all ages. All candidates must provide references.
• If you are interested in applying for this position, please contact Connie Pullella at 703-777-8043 or by email at connie@loudounartsquare.org.

General

• Embracing Our Differences
• 8th Annual Embracing Our Differences outdoor art exhibit celebrating diversity is now accepting submissions from artists, photographers, professionals, amateurs and students. National and international submissions are encouraged. 45 artists will be selected for the exhibit. The exhibit will be displayed during April and May 2011 along Sarasota's bayfront. Since 2004, more than 850,000 visitors have viewed the exhibit. A total of $3,000.00 in awards will be presented.
• Postmarked deadline for submission is Monday January 10, 2011. There is no submission fee or limit on the number of entries.
• Event will be held from April 1 to May 31, 2011
• Submission forms and more information concerning past winning submissions are available at www.EmbracingOurDifferences.org or by emailing info@EmbracingOurDifferences.org. Coexistence, Inc., PO Box 2559, Sarasota, FL 34230 Phone: 941-928-0567

• Global Faces of Contemporary Art
• Argos Gallery is an independent organization formed by a group of art professionals, devoted to the care, counseling and dissemination of professional contemporary artists from around the world. Our goal is to discover, support and promote artists whose speeches that are considered trendsetters of today's art. We seek to connect these international artists and establish a long-term relationship. In this opportunity, Argos Gallery, is inviting to the first edition of "Global Faces of Contemporary Art" who seek to give a contribution to the art world, facilitating the dispersion of the global art discourses, providing a bibliographic source for future generations, promoting the quality and consistency of the artistic production and strengthening the ties between all kind of professionals involved with art and culture around the world. We are calling contemporary artists of all nationalities, without exception of categories or mediums. To participate in our search of the new names of contemporary avant-garde art, both current and future generations.
• Deadline to apply online is October 01, 2010. Starting on October 25, 2010 the jury will be notifying individually the selected artists.
• Email: info@argosgallery.com Website: www.argosgallery.com

• Call to Female Performing Artists
• Silver Glass Productions has announced a call for female performing artists to participate in the first annual New Seeds Festival that will take place Mar 18, 19, 25 and 26, 2011. The festival is seeking original, socially relevant work. The emphasis is on performance across all disciplines.
• Artist applications will open Aug 1, 2010 and supporting materials are due no later than 5pm Oct 15, 2010. Silver Glass will notify artists of their participation by Nov 15, 2010.
• The New Seeds Festival will be held Mar 18, 19, 25 and 26, 2011.
• Interested artists should request an application by downloading it from the website at http://www.newseedsfest.org/guidelines.htm.

• Artists in Morocco - Artists and Photographers in Morocco with Cultural Study Abroad
• Marrakech, Morocco has intrigued travelers for centuries with its markets, baths, mountains, and myriad colorful textures both in the people and in the architecture. This eight-day trip will provide the traveler with an in-depth understanding of the ancient city. Accommodations are offered at a true Andalusian palace to provide you with an authentic Moroccan experience amid gardens and a bird sanctuary facing the summits of the Atlas, an oasis in the urban center. Hauntingly beautiful landscape invites the traveler to explore beyond the city. The first day, we will tour the city with a tour guide and have dinner with local Moroccans. Photographers and artists will have a post-trip two-day critiques with well-known local artists. We will have leisure time at the city’s markets, monuments, souks, and gardens. Two optional tours take you to Berber villages in the Atlas mountains and to the Imperial Cities. Register with Dr. Angela Iovino: 202.669.1562 COSTS: $1600 double occupancy Early Registration is Advisable Fees include 8 nights accommodations, including breakfast, transportation to and from Marrakech Airport, and a full-day guided city tour with dinner. Travelers are responsible for meals and airfare. Early registration guarantees the price.
• Deadline to Register: October 1, 2010. Orientation Lunch November 6, 2010 at Dr. Iovino's home to meet critique artists. Two-day Critique will be held on February 20-21, 2011.
• January 13 depart USA; January 14 arrive Marrakech; January 22 depart Morocco
• Contact Dr. Angela Iovino at 202-669-1562 and/or info@culturalstudyabroad.com Review Artists' trips at http://www.culturalstudyabroad.com