Summer 2017 Brochure

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THE CENTER 2007-2017

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

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See the schedule for The Center Theater Gallery, The Center Courtyard, and collaborations with other arts organizations.

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Season Calendar 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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CENTER PRESENTS

David E. Sanger

National Security Correspondent for The New York Times

Specialist on cyber conflict, espionage, information warfare, and sabotage.

Sanger writes compelling front page analyses that expose

TOPIC: A NEW PRESIDENT CONFRONTS THE WORLD. DEALING WITH CHINA, RUSSIA, IRAN AND NORTH KOREA.

and bestselling author of Confront and Conceal, David E. 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.

His articulate style has made him a regular on a variety of radio and television programs, including Washington Week

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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.

ANNUAL BENEFIT

CENTER PRESENTS

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 •

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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.

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CENTER PRESENTS

Dawes

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

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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.

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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.”

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Hootenanny

Join Jackson’s all-time favorite folk musicians for a special performance on The Center’s stage.

This in-town version of the long-running Monday tradition of talented pickers features founding performers, long-time stalwarts, special friends, and surprise guests.

9/11 7:30PM $10

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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.

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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.

10/15 6PM $17-$29

CREATIVE INITIATIVES Creatives In Residence

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 GLENN KAINO “HOLLOW EARTH”

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community and its context.

Thin Air Shakespeare, The Tempest

CREATIVE INITIATIVES Center Collaborations

VERÓNICA GERBER BICECCI

WHEN: JULY 7– 9, 14 –16 LAWN OPENS AT 6:30PM PERFORMANCES AT 7:30PM – FREE LOCATION: THE CENTER AMPHITHEATER

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.

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.

CREATIVE INITIATIVES Campus Exhibitions

Jack Holmer, Manifesto Against Gravity

Bland Hoke, The Fishbowl

WHEN: JUNE 16 – AUGUST 7 LOCATION: THE CENTER COURTYARD ARTIST TALK JUNE 15, 6-7

WHEN: SEPTEMBER 1 – APRIL 2018 RECEPTION FOR PALATES & PALETTES SEPTEMBER 8, 5-6:30PM LOCATION: THE CENTER COURTYARD

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 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 design the fishbowl. The Fishbowl completely transforms the curious space into an underwater wonderland with one gigantic and oversized goldfish.

ARTIST RENDERING

Courtney Blazon, The Year Without A Summer 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.

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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.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

JUNE 4/21-6/5 Holdout by Thomas Macker The Center Theater Gallery & Courtyard Presented by The Center

6/22-23 Teton Mudpots Summer Sale Ceramics Studio & Glenwood Sidewalk | 10AM Presented by Art Association of Jackson Hole

Presented by Art Association of Jackson Hole

6/22-24 The Jackson Hole Writers Conference The Center Theater & Lobby

June-September Observatories The Center Park & Theater Lobby

Presented by Jackson Hole Writers

Presented by Creatives in Residence: Matthew Day Jackson, Camille Obering and Andy Kincaid

6/23 Opening Reception: O! How We Play by Matt Daly The Center Theater Gallery | 5:30-7PM Presented by The Center

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

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

6/30 Contemporary Dance Wyoming The Center Theater

Presented by The Center

Presented by Contemporary Dance Wyoming

7/19 DW Annual Gala, Featuring Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Company, New York City Ballet dancers, and Savion Glover The Center Theater & Lobby

JULY

Presented by The Center

June-September Observatories The Center Park & Theater Lobby

6/13 Teen Poetry Slam The Center Theater Lobby | 4:30-6PM

Presented by Creatives in Residence: Matthew Day Jackson, Camille Obering and Andy Kincaid

A Collaboration of Center for the Arts, Jackson Hole Writers, and Matt Daly

7/7-7/29 Natural Abstractions by Kay Stratman Art Association Gallery | Opening Reception August 7 at 5:30PM

6/15 David Sanger The Center Theater | 8PM

6/16-8/7 Manifesto Against Gravity

by Jack Holmer The Center Courtyard

Presented by The Center

Presented by The Center

6/15 Artist Talk: Manifesto Against Gravity by Jack Holmer The Center Theater Gallery | 6-7PM

7/5 The Met: Live in HD - Der Rosenkavalier The Center Theater & Lobby | 6PM

Presented by The Center

Presented by Grand Teton Music Festival and Center of Wonder

6/16-8/7 Manifesto Against Gravity

by Jack Holmer The Center Courtyard

7/6 Artist Talk: O! How We Play by Matt Daly The Center Theater Gallery | 12-1PM

Presented by The Center

Presented by The Center

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

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 6/16-8/7 Manifesto Against Gravity

by Jack Holmer The Center Courtyard

8/1-9/11 New Work by Bronwyn Minton The Center Theater Gallery

Presented by The Center

Presented by The Center

8/1-9/11 New Work by Bronwyn Minton The Center Theater Gallery

9/1-April 2018 The Fishbowl

by Bland Hoke The Center Courtyard

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

Presented by The Center

8/3 Artist Talk: New Work

by Bronwyn Minton The Center Theater Gallery | 12-1PM

9/1-9/29 Textures, Patterns, Rhythms by Steve Fontanini and Wes Timmerman Art Association Gallery | Opening Reception September 8 at 5PM

10/13 Opening Reception: The Year Without A Summer by Courtney Blazon The Center Theater Gallery | 5:30-7PM

Presented by Art Association of Jackson Hole

Presented by The Center

9/8 Reception for Palates & Palettes: New Work by Bronwyn Minton & Bland Hoke The Center Theater Gallery & Courtyard | 5-6:30PM

10/13-15 David Dorfman The Center Theater

Presented by The Center

8/4-8/29 Celestial-Terrestrial Convengence, Photographer Zolt Levay Art Association Gallery Presented by Art Association of Jackson Hole

Presented by The Center

Presented by Dancers’ Workshop

Presented by The Center

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

9/11 Hootenanny The Center Theater | 7:30PM

10/15 Doktor Kaboom: Look Out Science is Coming!

The Center Theater | 6PM

Presented by The Center

Presented by The Center

9/29-10/1 WILD Fest The Center Theater & Lobby Presented by Jackson Hole WILD

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

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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

NOVEMBER 10/10-11/1 The Year Without A Summer

by Courtney Blazon The Center Theater Gallery Presented by The Center

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by Scotty Craighead Artist talk on 11/16. Opening Reception on 11/17.

The Center Theater Gallery Presented by The Center

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Center Sponsors The Center presents a wide variety of programs each year for the

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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.

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BECOME A SPONSOR Interested in becoming a Center Sponsor? Contact The Center Fund 307.734.8956.

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THE SCOUT GUIDE

JACKSON HOLE

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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

CARRIE GERACI

LISA MORGAN

HARRY TEAGUE

CLAYTON ANDREWS

PAMELA GIBSON

JIM MOSES

MIKE THIEME

MARK BERRY

PEGGY GILDAY

MARK NOWLIN

SUSAN DURFEE THULIN

AGNES BOURNE

CHARISSE HAWS

SEAN O’MALLEY

GEORGENE TOZZI

MAUREEN BROWN

BRUCE HAWTIN

JULIE OBERING

JOHN TOZZI

VALERIE BROWN

WILLIAM HEALEY

MARK OBRINGER

TAMMIE VAN HOLLAND

MARION BUCHENROTH

JJ HEALY

DON OPATRNY

JADE WALSH

HAL BURROUGHS

DICK HEISE

MARGE AND GIL ORDWAY

ELAINE WALSH CARNEY

SALLY BYRNE

MARC HIRSCHFIELD

PETER ORDWAY

BILL WATERMAN

JOHN CAMPBELL

WALTER HOOD

CLARE PAYNE SYMMONS

TERRY WINCHELL

JOHN CARNEY

LAURA HUCKIN

ERIKA PEARSALL

JASON WINKLER

BABS CASE

JOHN HUMMEL

LARRY PERLMAN

LORING WOODMAN

CAROL COXHEAD

CASEY KALISHMAN

CHARLIE ROSS

BRENDA WYLIE

SOPHIE AND DEREK CRAIGHEAD

SHAREL LUND LOVE

STEVE RYAN

NONA YEHIA

CANDRA DAY

PATTY LUMMIS

LISA SAMFORD

STAN ZAIST

ANN DWAN

LYNDSAY MCCANDLESS

STEPHEN SCHULTZ

SAM ZUCKERMAN

STEVE DYNIA

KELLY MCDERMOTT

BILL SCHWARTZ

IN MEMORY OF

MISSY FALCEY

HANK MCKINNELL

VERONICA AND GARY SILBERBERG

JEAN ADAMS

JENNY FELSINGER

MACK MENDENHALL

AUGUST SPIER

STEPHEN ADAMSON

LIZ FINEGAN

BOB MOELLER, III

KAREN STEWART

ALAN HIRSCHFIELD

SARA FLITNER

AMANDA MOORE

KEITH STOLTZ

MANUEL LOPEZ

ANN FRAME

RUTH MORAN

RICH SUGDEN

JEAN LOUISE THIEME

CINDEE GEORGE

GEORGIE MORGAN

SUE SUGDEN

DUSTY WEISS

Staff MARTHA BANCROFT

RON GESSLER

PONTEIR SACKREY

JENNY GRAHAM

Director

President of The Center Fund

ANNE BELL

Customer Service Manager

Facilities Maintenance Manager

Marketing Director

WILLI BROOKS

Front of House Manager & Volunteer Coordinator

MONTE ROSEN

JOSH GRIFFITH

TIM SANDLIN

ANNE LADD

Development Associate & Board Liaison

SHANNON MCCORMICK Programming Director

MICHAEL DOWDA

Facility Operations Director

Creative Initiatives Coordinator

Graphic Designer & Marketing Coordinator

Customer Service Associate

ANNE BRADLEY

CARRIE RICHER

PATRICK MILLARD Technical Director

Assistant Building Manager

Center Residents Art Association of Jackson Hole Cathedral Voices Chamber Choir Center for the Arts Center of Wonder

Front Desk

Central Wyoming College - Jackson Campus

STEPHANIE SHANKLAND

Dancers’ Workshop

Staff Accountant

Jackson Hole Community Band

DANA TULLY

Grants Writer

DOUG VOGEL

Technical Coordinator

Jackson Community Theater Jackson Hole Chorale Jackson Hole Community Radio Jackson Hole Public Art Jackson Hole Symphony Orchestra Jackson Hole WILD

Board

Jackson Hole Writers Jazz Foundation of Jackson Hole

DON OPATRNY

AGNES BOURNE

MACK MENDENHALL

Off Square Theatre Company

AMANDA MOORE RUTH MORAN

pARTners Jackson Hole

PATTY LUMMIS

MAUREEN BROWN VALERIE BROWN

Vice Chair

HAL BURROUGHS

STEVE RYAN

University of Wyoming Outreach School

JENNY FELSINGER

PEGGY GILDAY JJ HEALY

KEITH STOLTZ BRENDA WYLIE

Wyoming Humanities/thinkWY

JOHN HUMMEL

NONA YEHIA

CASEY KALISHMAN LYNDSAY MCCANDLESS

SAM ZUCKERMAN

Chair

Secretary

BILL WATERMAN Treasurer

Box Office The Center Box Office is located on campus at 265 South Cache Street in downtown Jackson.

It is open for business and customer support Monday through Friday, 12 - 5 PM and two hours prior to ticketed performances.

Tickets to events at The Center can be purchased through The Center Box Office (307.733.4900) or online at jhcenterforthearts.org.

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