SUMMER/ FALL 2017
THE CENTER
This year we are honored to celebrate The Center’s tenth birthday. Serving as a dedicated campus that connects our creative community, The Center is committed to supporting excellent programming and nurturing a collaborative spirit. The vision of our founding leaders is still woven into our organizational fabric. Without steadfast support from the community, countless volunteers, and our Resident partners, The Center would not be the vibrant campus that it is today.
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Center Presents
Discover the extraordinary line-up of artists, musicians, and speakers taking the stage this season at The Center Theater.
Creative Initiatives
See the schedule for The Center Theater Gallery, The Center Courtyard, and collaborations with other arts organizations.
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Season Calendar
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Explore the enriching variety of programs and events coming this summer and fall to our creative campus.
Center Sponsors
Meet the local businesses and organizations whose generous support make this season possible.
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David E. Sanger
Specialist on cyber conflict, espionage, information warfare, and sabotage.
TOPIC: A NEW PRESIDENT CONFRONTS THE WORLD. DEALING WITH CHINA, RUSSIA, IRAN AND NORTH KOREA.
National Security Correspondent for The New York Times and bestselling author of Confront and Conceal, David E. Sanger writes compelling front page analyses that expose and explain the complex events of our time. A regular guest on Face the Nation on CBS and Charlie Rose, Sanger has become known as one of the nation’s most lucid analysts of geopolitics, national security, and globalization.
6/15 8PM
$37-$57
His articulate style has made him a regular on a variety of radio and television programs, including Washington Week and Morning Joe on PBS. Sanger is a featured journalist in Alex Gibney’s 2016 docu-thriller, Zero Days, based largely on his investigation of the secret American and Israeli cyber program to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
SOLD OUT - THANK YOU!
HORS D’OEUVRES + HOSTED BEER & WINE | 6:30 PM
CONCERT | 8:00 PM
AFTER PARTY WITH DANCING + CASH BAR
A singer, composer, and actor, Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans over three decades with 14 albums. Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the Texas-based musician fuses elements of Americana, swing, jazz, folk, gospel, and blues in a convention-defying manner that breaks down barriers. Whether touring as a ‘Duo’ or with his ‘Acoustic Group’ or ‘The Large Band’, Lovett’s live performances show not only the breadth of this Texas legend’s deep talents, but also the diversity of his influences, making him one of the most compelling and captivating musicians in popular music. Among his many accolades, including four Grammy Awards, he was given the Americana Music Association’s inaugural Trailblazer Award and was named Texas State Musician.
7/12 8PM
Dawes
7/25
8PM
$45-$55
California-based roots rock band Dawes were formed in the Los Angeles suburb of North Hills by brothers Taylor Goldsmith and Griffin Goldsmith (lead vocals / guitar and drums, respectively), Wylie Gerber (bass), and Alex Casnoff (guitar). They were previously in the band Simon Dawes, but after guitarist Blake Mills left the group, they changed the name (and added Casnoff, who was soon replaced by Tay Strathairn). Unlike the more intense indie-rock sound they had as Simon Dawes, Dawes is heavily influenced by the gentle acoustic-based musical trappings and rich vocal harmonies of the Laurel Canyon sound, and also by the shambling romanticized Americana of The Band.
José González
Although his parents are Argentine, singer/songwriter José González was born in Sweden where he became nationally renowned for his mix of autumnal indie-pop and intimate acoustics. Following stints with hardcore bands during the 1990’s González formed the indie-rock outfit Junip along side organist Elias Araya and drummer Tobias Winterkorn; they released their first EP, “Straight Lines,” in 2000. González officially launched his solo career with the release of 2003’s Veneer, an entirely acoustic affair that reflected a childhood spent listening to equal parts bossa nova, classical, and post-punk by the likes of Joy Division. Touchstones for González’s sound include Nick Drake, Paul Simon, Red House Painters, and Elliott Smith, and the album featured a popular cover of the Knife’s “Heartbeats.”
Manhattan Short Film Festival
Join us as over 100,000 film lovers in over 250 cities gather in cinemas, museums and universities for one purpose...to view and vote on the Finalist’s Films in the 20th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. With past finalists going on to be nominated and win the Oscar, MANHATTAN SHORT is more than one of the world’s largest short films festivals –it’s the world’s first and only global film festival.
FestivalDirectorNicholasMason -PhotobyCyCySanders
Doktor Kaboom
Doktor Kaboom! is an interactive one-man science variety show suitable for school and family audiences. Creatively blending theatre arts with the wonders of scientific exploration, Doktor Kaboom’s supercharged (and super safe!) science experiments will have you erupting with laughter and bubbling with curiosity. Nothing says science like KABOOM! Lookout! Science is Coming! combines the high-energy interactive comedy your audiences have come to love and another explosive lineup of science routines tying directly to core curriculum content standards.
Observatories
WHEN: SUMMER 2017
PRESENTED BY: MATTHEW DAY JACKSON, CAMILLE OBERING, ANDY KINCAID
LOCATION: THE CENTER PARK, THEATER LOBBY, AND GREATER JACKSON HOLE
Creatives in Residence – Matthew Day Jackson, Camille Obering and Andy Kincaid – present Observatories, an exhibition of sculpture, video and performance art activating The Center and greater Jackson Hole throughout summer 2017. Using the eclipse as a metaphor, the team aims to illuminate aspects of Jackson Hole as representative of “the last of the old west.” The constituent forms and images that create the illusion of the “West” often obfuscate that which they purport to represent. Observatories will offer viewers new ways of interpreting the past and present from which to consider the future of this community and its context.
GLENN KAINO “HOLLOW EARTH”
Center Collaborations
Art In Translation Exhibition
WHEN: THROUGH JUNE 30
LOCATION: ART ASSOCIATION GALLERY
This collaboration between Art Association of Jackson Hole and The Center is on exhibit until June 30, 2017. Curated by Cecilia Delgado Masse with muca-Roma in Mexico City, the two-month long exhibition features work by filmmaker Edgardo Aragón, installation artist Sandra Calvo, and literary artist Verónica Gerber Bicecci in The Art Association Gallery.
Teen Poetry Slam
WHEN: JUNE 13, 4:30-6PM
LOCATION: THE CENTER THEATER LOBBY
This collaboration between JH Writers, The Center and local poet, Matt Daly will give local teens an opportunity to take part in a Poetry Slam. Poets will read or recite original poetry within a 3-round elimination-based structure. Rounds will be scored by Matt Daly and judged by an esteemed panel, and fantastically amusing prizes will be awarded to those students who rise to the top. Refreshments will be served.
Thin Air Shakespeare, The Tempest
WHEN: JULY 7–9, 14–16
LAWN OPENS AT 6:30PM
PERFORMANCES AT 7:30PM – FREE
LOCATION: THE CENTER AMPHITHEATER
The Center is supporting Off Square Theatre Company’s 5th anniversary of Thin Air Shakespeare as one of our collaborative programs. This summer’s The Tempest is performed by a talented cast of visiting actors and locals and directed by Edgar Landa. Share the magic of theatre with the whole family and top it off with a picnic at The Center Amphitheater.
Thomas Macker, Holdout
WHEN: APRIL 21 – JUNE 5
LOCATION: THE CENTER THEATER GALLERY AND THE CENTER COURTYARD
In the exhibit Holdout, Thomas Macker uses new media materials and techniques to explore camouflage, bygone war propaganda and the identity of the “holdout” figure in modern warfare.
Matt Daly, O! How We Play
WHEN: JUNE 8 – JULY 31
OPENING RECEPTION JUNE 23, 5:30-7PM
ARTIST TALK JULY 6, 12-1PM
LOCATION: THE CENTER THEATER GALLERY
O! How We Play is a collection of poetic experiments that emphasize the reader’s role in the creative process of making a poem. Daly believes that poetry requires the poet and the reader to develop a relationship and that forging these relationships might help us live well together.
Jack Holmer, Manifesto Against Gravity
WHEN: JUNE 16 – AUGUST 7
LOCATION: THE CENTER COURTYARD
ARTIST TALK JUNE 15, 6-7
Manifesto Against Gravity is an installation that subjugates gravity and creates a dialogue with the concrete world. The exhibition will show six sculptures that feel the presence of the spectator and respond to it with subtle movements.
Bland Hoke, The Fishbowl
WHEN: SEPTEMBER 1 – APRIL 2018
RECEPTION FOR PALATES & PALETTES SEPTEMBER 8, 5-6:30PM
LOCATION: THE CENTER COURTYARD
Bronwyn Minton, New Work
WHEN: AUGUST 1 – SEPTEMBER 11
RECEPTION FOR PALATES & PALETTES SEPTEMBER 8, 5-6:30PM
ARTIST TALK – AUGUST 3, 12-1PM
LOCATION: THE CENTER THEATER GALLERY
Minton’s process stems from unique perspectives, including classic children’s literature, ancient mythology, and rigorous scientific observation. Her current work uses simple forms derived from nature as a starting point, often exploiting radically different scale from the microscopic to the monumental.
Bland Design LLC has crafted a simple but sophisticated response to this unique space. September in The Center Courtyard will present an inviting and iconic installation that celebrates The Courtyard for its architectural designthe fishbowl. The Fishbowl completely transforms the curious space into an underwater wonderland with one gigantic and oversized goldfish.
Courtney Blazon, The Year Without A Summer
WHEN: OCTOBER 10 – NOVEMBER 1
OPENING RECEPTION OCTOBER 13, 5:30-7PM
ARTIST TALK OCTOBER 12, 12-1PM
LOCATION: THE CENTER THEATER GALLERY
Courtney Blazon’s pen and marker drawings reference fields of science, history, cultural studies, myths and fairy tales. Her images can be simultaneously whimsical and grotesque, witty as well as disturbing. The tension of these unions suggests our own struggle to achieve balance in a chaotic world.
ARTIST RENDERING
JUNE
4/21-6/5 Holdout by Thomas Macker
The Center Theater Gallery & Courtyard
Presented by The Center
June-September Observatories
The Center Park & Theater Lobby
Presented by Creatives in Residence: Matthew Day Jackson, Camille Obering and Andy Kincaid
4/29-6/30 Art in Translation
Art Association Gallery
Art Association of Jackson Hole in collaboration with The Center
6/8-7/31 O! How We Play by Matt Daly
The Center Theater Gallery
Presented by The Center
6/13 Teen Poetry Slam
The Center Theater Lobby | 4:30-6PM
A Collaboration of Center for the Arts, Jackson Hole Writers, and Matt Daly
6/15 David Sanger
The Center Theater | 8PM
Presented by The Center
6/15 Artist Talk: Manifesto Against Gravity by Jack Holmer
The Center Theater Gallery | 6-7PM
Presented by The Center
6/16-8/7 Manifesto Against Gravity by Jack Holmer
The Center Courtyard
Presented by The Center
6/22-23 Teton Mudpots Summer Sale
Ceramics Studio & Glenwood Sidewalk | 10AM
Presented by Art Association of Jackson Hole
6/22-24 The Jackson Hole
Writers Conference
The Center Theater & Lobby
Presented by Jackson Hole Writers
6/23 Opening Reception:
O! How We Play by Matt Daly
The Center Theater Gallery | 5:30-7PM
Presented by The Center
6/30 Contemporary Dance Wyoming
The Center Theater
Presented by Contemporary Dance Wyoming
JULY
June-September Observatories
The Center Park & Theater Lobby
Presented by Creatives in Residence: Matthew Day Jackson, Camille Obering and Andy Kincaid
6/16-8/7 Manifesto Against Gravity by Jack Holmer
The Center Courtyard
Presented by The Center
7/5 The Met: Live in HD
- Der Rosenkavalier
The Center Theater & Lobby | 6PM
Presented by Grand Teton Music Festival and Center of Wonder
7/6 Artist Talk: O! How We Play by Matt Daly
The Center Theater Gallery | 12-1PM
Presented by The Center
7/7-7/29 Natural Abstractions by Kay Stratman
Art Association Gallery | Opening Reception August 7 at 5:30PM
Presented by Art Association of Jackson Hole
7/7-9 & 7/14-16 Thin Air Shakespeare
- The Tempest
The Center Amphitheater | Lawn opens at 6:30PM. Performances at 7:30PM
Presented by Off Square Theatre Company
7/12 The Center’s Annual Benefit with Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
The Center Theater & Lobby | 8PM
Presented by The Center
7/19 DW Annual Gala, Featuring Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Company, New York City Ballet dancers, and Savion Glover
The Center Theater & Lobby
Presented by Dancers’ Workshop
7/21-22 Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Company “Analogy / Ambros: The Emigrant”
The Center Theater
Presented by Dancers’ Workshop
7/25 Dawes
The Center Theater | 8:00 PM
Presented by The Center
AUGUST
June-September Observatories
The Center Park & Theater Lobby
Presented by Creatives in Residence: Matthew Day Jackson, Camille Obering and Andy Kincaid
6/16-8/7 Manifesto Against Gravity by Jack Holmer
The Center Courtyard
Presented by The Center
8/1-9/11 New Work by Bronwyn Minton
The Center Theater Gallery
Presented by The Center
8/3 Artist Talk: New Work by Bronwyn Minton
The Center Theater Gallery | 12-1PM
Presented by The Center
8/4-8/29 Celestial-Terrestrial
Convengence, Photographer Zolt Levay
Art Association Gallery
Presented by Art Association of Jackson Hole
8/9 José González
The Center Theater | 8PM
Presented by The Center
8/18-20 Diavolo: Architecture in Motion
The Center Theater
Presented by Dancers’ Workshop
8/22 TEDxJacksonHole
The Center Theater | 7PM
Presented by Jackson Hole WILD
SEPTEMBER
June-September Observatories
The Center Park & Theater Lobby
Presented by Creatives in Residence: Matthew Day Jackson, Camille Obering and Andy Kincaid
8/1-9/11 New Work by Bronwyn Minton
The Center Theater Gallery
Presented by The Center
9/1-April 2018 The Fishbowl by Bland Hoke
The Center Courtyard
Presented by The Center
9/1-9/29 Textures, Patterns, Rhythms by Steve Fontanini and Wes Timmerman
Art Association Gallery | Opening Reception
September 8 at 5PM
Presented by Art Association of Jackson Hole
9/8 Reception for Palates & Palettes: New Work by Bronwyn Minton & Bland Hoke
The Center Theater Gallery & Courtyard | 5-6:30PM Presented by The Center
9/11 Hootenanny
The Center Theater | 7:30PM
Presented by The Center
9/29-10/1 WILD Fest
The Center Theater & Lobby
Presented by Jackson Hole WILD
OCTOBER
10/5 Manhattan Short Film Festival
The Center Theater | 7PM
Presented by The Center
10/10-11/1 The Year Without A Summer by Courtney Blazon
The Center Theater Gallery
Presented by The Center
10/12 – 14 & 19 – 21 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Musical
The Black Box | 7PM
Presented by Off Square Theatre Company
10/12 Artist Talk: The Year Without A Summer by Courtney Blazon
The Center Theater Gallery | 12PM
Presented by The Center
10/13 Opening Reception: The Year Without A Summer by Courtney Blazon
The Center Theater Gallery | 5:30-7PM
Presented by The Center
10/13-15 David Dorfman
The Center Theater
Presented by Dancers’ Workshop
10/15 Doktor Kaboom: Look Out Science is Coming!
The Center Theater | 6PM
Presented by The Center
NOVEMBER
10/10-11/1 The Year Without A Summer by Courtney Blazon
The Center Theater Gallery
Presented by The Center
11/15/2017-1/8/2018 Untitled by Scotty Craighead
Artist talk on 11/16. Opening Reception on 11/17.
The Center Theater Gallery
Presented by The Center
Center Sponsors
The Center presents a wide variety of programs each year for the enjoyment of the Jackson Hole community.
Offering these high-caliber events is possible only with the help of Center Sponsors—ticket sales alone do not cover the costs of these performances.
BECOME A SPONSOR
Interested in becoming a Center Sponsor? Contact The Center Fund 307.734.8956.
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THE SCOUT GUID E J ACKSON HOLE
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
TO THE FOLLOWING
FOUNDERS
AND BOARD LEADERS WHO ENVISIONED THE CENTER AND SHAPED IT INTO A VIBRANT AND ESSENTIAL HOME FOR THE ARTS AND CULTURE OF JACKSON HOLE.
DON ALSTED
CLAYTON ANDREWS
MARK BERRY
AGNES BOURNE
MAUREEN BROWN
VALERIE BROWN
MARION BUCHENROTH
HAL BURROUGHS
SALLY BYRNE
JOHN CAMPBELL
JOHN CARNEY
BABS CASE
CAROL COXHEAD
SOPHIE AND DEREK CRAIGHEAD
CANDRA DAY
ANN DWAN
STEVE DYNIA
MISSY FALCEY
JENNY FELSINGER
LIZ FINEGAN
SARA FLITNER
ANN FRAME
CINDEE GEORGE
CARRIE GERACI
PAMELA GIBSON
PEGGY GILDAY
CHARISSE HAWS
BRUCE HAWTIN
WILLIAM HEALEY
JJ HEALY
DICK HEISE
MARC HIRSCHFIELD
WALTER HOOD
LAURA HUCKIN
JOHN HUMMEL
CASEY KALISHMAN
SHAREL LUND LOVE
PATTY LUMMIS
LYNDSAY MCCANDLESS
KELLY MCDERMOTT
HANK MCKINNELL
MACK MENDENHALL
BOB MOELLER, III
AMANDA MOORE
RUTH MORAN
GEORGIE MORGAN
LISA MORGAN
JIM MOSES
MARK NOWLIN
SEAN O’MALLEY
JULIE OBERING
MARK OBRINGER
DON OPATRNY
MARGE AND GIL ORDWAY
PETER ORDWAY
CLARE PAYNE SYMMONS
ERIKA PEARSALL
LARRY PERLMAN
CHARLIE ROSS
STEVE RYAN
LISA SAMFORD
STEPHEN SCHULTZ
BILL SCHWARTZ
VERONICA AND GARY SILBERBERG
AUGUST SPIER
KAREN STEWART
KEITH STOLTZ
RICH SUGDEN
SUE SUGDEN
HARRY TEAGUE
MIKE THIEME
SUSAN DURFEE THULIN
GEORGENE TOZZI
JOHN TOZZI
TAMMIE VAN HOLLAND
JADE WALSH
ELAINE WALSH CARNEY
BILL WATERMAN
TERRY WINCHELL
JASON WINKLER
LORING WOODMAN
BRENDA WYLIE
NONA YEHIA
STAN ZAIST
SAM ZUCKERMAN IN MEMORY OF JEAN ADAMS
STEPHEN ADAMSON
ALAN HIRSCHFIELD
MANUEL LOPEZ
JEAN LOUISE THIEME
DUSTY WEISS
MARTHA BANCROFT
Director
PONTEIR SACKREY
President of The Center Fund
ANNE BELL
Customer Service Manager
ANNE BRADLEY
Marketing Director
WILLI BROOKS
Front of House Manager & Volunteer Coordinator
MICHAEL DOWDA
Facility Operations Director
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DON OPATRNY
Chair
PATTY LUMMIS
Vice Chair
JENNY FELSINGER
Secretary
BILL WATERMAN
Treasurer
RON GESSLER
Facilities Maintenance Manager
JENNY GRAHAM
Graphic Designer & Marketing Coordinator
JOSH GRIFFITH
Customer Service Associate
ANNE LADD
Development Associate & Board Liaison
SHANNON MCCORMICK
Programming Director
PATRICK MILLARD
Technical Director
AGNES BOURNE
MAUREEN BROWN
BROWN
BURROUGHS
GILDAY
HEALY
HUMMEL
KALISHMAN LYNDSAY MCCANDLESS
Box Office
CARRIE RICHER
Creative Initiatives
Coordinator
MONTE ROSEN
Assistant Building Manager
TIM SANDLIN Front Desk
STEPHANIE SHANKLAND Staff Accountant
DANA TULLY Grants Writer
DOUG VOGEL
Technical Coordinator
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