{"id":36084,"date":"2023-02-17T09:41:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T14:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=36084"},"modified":"2023-02-17T09:41:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T14:41:33","slug":"park-theater-foundation-unveils-educational-initiatives-eyes-strong-attendance-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2023\/02\/park-theater-foundation-unveils-educational-initiatives-eyes-strong-attendance-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Park Theater Foundation Unveils Educational Initiatives, Eyes Strong Attendance This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Susan Elise Campbell<\/p>\n<p>The Park Theater Foundation has rolled out some<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>educational initiatives and a free outdoor summer concert series.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to Chris Ristau, executive director of the nonprofit group, \u201cThis is what we are all about, bringing quality entertainment to the community and education programs to our schools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before COVID, performances were held only within the four walls of the historic theater. The first summer series concerts, in July of 2021, produced at the Crandall Park band shell was \u201cfor us like an introduction to the community as a nonprofit,\u201d Ristau said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The application as a 501(c)3 organization had been approved and the paperwork received in mid-February of 2020, just weeks before the pandemic shuttered public venues like the Park Theater. When invitations to performances and educational programs were halted and the schools closed down, Ristau found new ways to collaborate. The outdoor concerts highlight regional music of the same genres that had been performed indoors at the theater.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>One of the missions of the foundation is \u201cproviding opportunities for members of the community in the performing arts to grow and develop their skills and self-confidence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The series thus enabled them to fulfill their mission \u201cwhen the weather got he said, players could come to the band shell \u201cwho were too big or too loud to perform in our indoor venue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span>The first two years of their Summer Series Concerts, free to the public, were fully funded by state and local sources as well as individual and company donors. Meanwhile, Ristau is gearing up programming and soliciting sponsors for the remainder of the season, in addition to the upcoming summer concerts and 2023-2024 season, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The foundation has also expanded their seasonal programming to further showcase local artists. They recently launched an extension of their Live &amp; Local series with a songwriter\u2019s showcase. This is an intimate artist-in-the-round evening Capital Region songwriters.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very important to get word out who these local artists are and to hear from them what they are about,\u201d he said. \u201cThis showcase gives the artist a platform to speak about their motives and the stories behind their work. As a fledgling organization, branching out and having the funding gives us courage to foray into unprecedented areas of performance and education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New educational initiatives are underway for the spring and Ristau extends appreciation to two specific grant funders. One is the Glens Falls Foundation, which is fully funding the Glens Falls school district program \u201cfrom busses and food to performers and administrative time,\u201d he said. The other is the Charles R. Wood Foundation for funding current initiatives with the Lake George schools.<\/p>\n<p>Ristau said that by getting to know administrators and educators in the Glens Falls, Queensbury and Lake George school systems, he can design programs that complement what the schools already have in music, science, history and technology. He previously worked at Glens Falls Music Academy in the recording studio and also gave private lessons, and these connections taught him the music education styles of the area\u2019s public schools.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the education initiatives, the foundation has plans to bus students to the Park Theater during an afternoon to see a concert from start to finish. Over the following weeks, different aspects will be broken down and discussed at length as part of the curriculum, Ristau said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe musicians will talk about their instruments and what inspires them,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd sound and lighting managers will talk about how they manipulate sound and light, and show the effect on performances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also new for the organization and its executive director is the Park Theater Foundation\u2019s own podcast, \u201cThe Park Presents,\u201d with Ristau as host.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are providing yet another forum to talk about who these artists are,\u201d one that can be listened to over and again on Anchor, Spotify and Apple Podcasts, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Concerts will be held at Crandall Park every Friday from June 30 to July 28 at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>To make a donation and to learn more, visit parktheatergf.com or search on Facebook and Instagram.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Susan Elise Campbell The Park Theater Foundation has rolled out some\u00a0 educational initiatives and a free outdoor summer concert series.\u00a0 According to Chris Ristau, executive director of the nonprofit group, \u201cThis is what we are all about, bringing quality entertainment to the community and education programs to our schools.\u201d Before COVID, performances were held [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - 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