| ARTS PATRONS / ADVOCATES |
| Member Name: |
Sondra Banks |
| Patron/Business: |
City of Gilroy, Community Services |
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| Member Name: |
John and Lee Blaettler |
| Patron/Business: |
Arts Patrons |
| Email/Website: |
jbacorp@earthlink.net |
| Additional Information: |
Certified Public Accountant |
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| Member Name: |
Barbara Bottini |
| Patron/Business: |
Arts Advocate/Patron |
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| Member Name: |
Janet Espinosa |
| Patron/Business: |
Arts Patron |
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| Member Name: |
Tami Espinosa |
| Patron/Business: |
Arts Patron |
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| Member Name: |
Dave & Carol Harris |
| Patron/Business: |
Arts Patron |
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| Member Name: |
Karen J. LaCorte |
| Patron/Business: |
Gilroy Arts & Culture Commission Chairperson |
| Email/Website: |
Marxtow@garlic.com |
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| Member Name: |
Judy Lazarus |
| Patron/Business: |
City of Gilroy Art and Culture Commissioner |
| Email/Website: |
judy@kpclaw.com |
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| Member Name: |
Bruce Morasca |
| Patron/Business: |
President - Theater Angels Art League, SV Symphony Board |
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| Member Name: |
Sylvia Wallace Myrvold |
| Patron/Business: |
Publisher, Out & About; and Parent & Child, the Family Unit magazines; Sponsor of South Valley Civic Theatre and El Teatro Campesino |
| Email/Website: |
outabout@garlic.com; www.outandaboutmagazine.com |
| Additional Information: |
From theater at SJSU during the 1960s and early years at ACT in San Francisco and Oregon’s Shakespeare Festival, to 10 years on and off-Broadway and beyond with regional theatres and touring companies, Sylvia and Paul Myrvold’s love of theater has grown into 22 successful years in Santa Clara County’s thriving performing arts scene. They have worked with SVCT, Western Stage, Gavilan College, El Teatro Campesino, St. Mary's College, SJ Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose Stage Company, while creating and publishing Out & About magazine the past 8 years. |
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| Member Name: |
Donna Pray |
| Patron/Business: |
Gilroy Arts Advocate |
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| Member Name: |
Robert F. Sigala |
| Patron/Business: |
Arts Fundraising/Promotion |
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| Member Name: |
Sherri Stuart |
| Patron/Business: |
Arts Patron, Theater Angels Art League |
| Email/Website: |
sherristuart@yahoo.com |
| Additional Information: |
Committed to growing the endowment for the Gilroy Center for the Arts. Anyone wishing to create a legacy for the arts in Gilroy, please contact Sherri. |
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| Member Name: |
Shirley Willard |
| Patron/Business: |
Arts & Culture Commissioner, Public Art Committee Chairperson, Area Director for National Exchange Club |
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| ARTISTS |
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| Member Name: |
Matilda Butler |
| Arts Discipline /Genre: |
Women's Memoir Writing Coach & Author of Rosie's Daughters: The 'First Woman To' Generation Tells Its Story |
| Email/Website: |
Matilda@WomensMemoirs.com; www.RosiesDaughters.com and www.WomensMemoirs.com |
| Additional Information: |
"Rosie’s Daughters:…" is a collective memoir drawing on Butler’s 35 years of research training and work experiences. An author, life writing coach, social psychologist, and entrepreneur, Butler taught and conducted research at Stanford University, created the nationwide Women’s Educational Equity Communication Network, and co-founded Knowledge Access International, a software firm specializing in CD-ROM information products. After selling the company in ‘97, she returned to research and writing that resulted in "Rosie’s Daughters." Interviewing more than 100 women led Butler to again recognize the importance of telling life stories. She now helps women tell their stories with classes on women’s memoir writing. |
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| Member Name: |
Tom Hepner |
| Arts Discipline /Genre: |
Actor/Musician |
| Email/Website: |
tophep@yahoo.com |
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| Member Name: |
Jewel Theatre |
| Arts Discipline /Genre: |
Drama/Musical Theater |
| Email/Website: |
lancer_pooh@msn.com; www.JewelTheatre.net |
| Additional Information: |
Lance LaShelle, Director/Actor |
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| Member Name: |
Nader Khaghani |
| Arts Discipline /Genre: |
GAA Board Member, Fine Artist |
| Email/Website: |
info@naderart.com; www.naderart.com |
| Additional Information: |
Living in England and the U.S. the past 30 years and working as a CPA, Nader discovered his true passion in painting and “Visual Literacy”, leading to 10 years of instruction at the Art Institute of Chicago. Four years ago, he and Elizabeth settled in Gilroy, converting a stable on the property into a gallery/studio. Nader's paintings are colorful and modern with a unique style; whether landscapes or figures, all are abstractions of nature. He exhibited in three major Bay Area art shows in 2007, including AVA ArtFest at Triton Museum in Santa Clara. Projects include “Painted Verses”, pieces inspired by Persian poetry and dedicated to his father; landscapes warmed by the sensuous sun from visits to Tuscany and Liguria, and a Gilroy series of “diamonds and rubies in our own backyard,” to be revealed in next fall’s GAA exhibition. |
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| Member Name: |
Patti Lemon |
| Arts Discipline /Genre: |
Jazz vocalist & Blues Singer |
| Email/Website: |
musicismybliss@yahoo.com |
| Additional Information: |
Vocalist with South Bay Swing Band; Music Director of Gavilan Hills Church |
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Sandra Marlowe Music |
| Arts Discipline /Genre: |
Jazz vocalist w/Trio, Voice Instruction/Arranging, Director/Accompanist |
| Email/Website: |
smjazz@charter.net |
| Additional Information: |
For vocal samples & bio, see www.myspace.com/sandramarlowe |
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| Member Name: |
Pamela Scholtz |
| Arts Discipline /Genre: |
Harpist/Performing Arts |
| Email/Website: |
myharplady@yahoo.com |
| Additional Information |
Events/Weddings |
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| Member Name: |
South Valley Quilt Association |
| Arts Discipline /Genre: |
Fabric Art/Quilting |
| Email/Website: |
www.svqa.org |
| Additional Information |
Est. 2003. “Women with a vision” bringing the art of quilting to the public. Yearly dues $35. New Members Welcome! |
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| Member Name: |
South Valley Symphony |
| Arts Discipline /Genre: |
Classical Music Concerts |
| Email/Website: |
www.southvalleysymphony.org; 408.847.1441 |
| Additional Information |
Anthony Quartuccio, Conductor. Providing quality music to South Santa Clara County, and promoting local talent. |
