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Page6 Daily Sitka Sentinel, Alaska Friday, July 29, 1977SHELDON JACKSON CAMPUS :B\ KI r rv KI. XDSTRl’PArt is for sharingAnd also for learning, as over150 students are proving duringthe two-week Regional Fine Arts ( amp now in full swing at the Sheldon Jackson campus. Sponsored by the Southeast Alaska Regional Arts Council, the Fine Arts Camp attracts students from throughout the region Each student makes an application, is recommended by hometown instructors, and more than one-third compete and win local community scholarships to make attendance possible. Once in Sitka, each registers for at least five hours of study per day, chosen from five major areas Visual arts, Literary Arts, Music, Dance and Drama The student then spends two weeks of intensive study with instructors recruited from Alaska and throughout the country.“The camp is great! It's an experience I can t find anywhere else,” says Frith Maier, a student from Juneau Camp Director Marlene Lund follows with a statement of her own. “We are delighted with the 50 percent increase in student attendance at this year s Fine Arts Camp This can only attest to the continuing need for this type of arts enrichmentalong with presenting public performances and workshops Says director Francisco Reynders “Such a Camp is vital to a complete education Often quality arts instruction is notreadilv available to students; thisWcamp can compensate for the lack The camp must continue. And other states and regions should take the cue “Besides maintaining full class schedules and enjoying evening recreational activities, the students, now in their second week of camp, are preparing for Final Student Performance Night This event is scheduled for this Friday at 7:30 p.m. in theCentennialBuilding, will includeCOPPER CREATIONlleidi Stewart uses hammer andanvil to shape a bracelet in jewelry class.programAmong the strong force of instructors at the camp is thenationally-known Oregon MimeTheatre, whose three performers Arts, the AlaskaState Council on are teaching mime, acting and the Arts and Alaska Indian Arts improvisation, and scenic design, to help cover specific costsPerformances music, drama and dance and as with other Fine Arts Camp activities, this event is free and open to the public.Support for the Fine Arts ('amp comes from many sources. Student fees cover only room and board, plus small miscellaneous costs The vital support for the camp comes from the Southeast \laska municipalities. These municipal funds provide a one-to-one match which then secures the National Endowment for the ArtsChallenge Grant, distributed by the Alaska State Council on the Arts, and together they form the financial base for the camp Grants are also anticipated from the National Endowment for theLOOM WORKER — Marta Kitka of Sitka concentrates on a project during weaving class.WPICKING POSIES — Members of a mime class at the demonstrate techniques for picking imaginary flowers.Summer Fine Arts Camp follow along as instructors (Sentinel photos by Ted Williamson)• m.wmm1i,.rvvv1 •mtmmA D|On beautiful Jamestown BayJAMMING EVERY SUNDAY NIGHIIStarts at 10:30 Bring your ownSeasoned justtalents and join us!right! Eat in or carry outLive musicTreat yourself to aTaco-burgers*tantalizing pizza, temptingstartsrhicken-pizza-friessandwich or tasty spaghetti10:30 p.m.dinner anytime\Open 7 days a week II a.m.-II p.m. Sun.-ThursJ II a.m.KMidnighl Fri., Sat.HOMEMADEREV▲Italian DinnerPizzaRestaurantUB1oat*. i\Carryout747-S840Breakfast, lunch,IFdinnerSteakOpen 6:30 a.m.-SeafoodMARINA PIZZERIA8:00 p.m. Mon. Sat.324 LincolnChops209 LincolnIIce Cream ParlouriIVRWELCOMES YOU(Lunches too!)S«nrngSummer Hours:/A,
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Daily Sitka Sentinel
Sitka, Alaska, US
Fri, Jul 29, 1977
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