NEA Chairman Jane Chu to Visit Nashua, Peterborough, and Keene, New Hampshire, June 2–3, 2015
Washington, DC—National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu will visit New Hampshire, on June 2–3, 2015. She will visit arts organizations in Nashua and Peterborough on June 2 and speak at New England Foundation for the Arts’ Creative Communities Exchange in Keene on June 3. Follow @NEAJaneChu on Twitter for updates and photos on her trip to New Hampshire.
Chairman Chu will begin her visit to New Hampshire in Nashua on June 2, where she will join Mayor Donnalee Lozeau on a driving tour to see Nashua’s sculptures and public art installations. Media are invited to join the stops at Cotton Mill Square and Rotary Common; RSVP to Carolyn Mortellaro at mortellaroc@nashuanh.gov for exact details. Following this tour, Mayor Lozeau will lead a discussion at City Hall about the city’s plans for a performing arts center. Media may attend this discussion. There will be time following this discussion for short interviews. Media who wish to request an interview with Chairman Chu should email Liz Auclair at auclaire@arts.gov.
Next, Chairman Chu will travel to Peterborough, where she will visit two frequent recipients of NEA support: MacDowell Colony and Monadnock Music. Chairman Chu will tour MacDowell Colony and meet with current artists in residence. The NEA supports residencies for artists at MacDowell Colony. Media interested in touring the MacDowell Colony should contact Communications Manager Jonathan Gourlay at jgourlay@macdowellcolony.org in addition to Liz Auclair.
Chairman Chu will then visit Monadnock Music. This visit will include a short performance as well as a discussion about Monadnock Music’s work. The NEA supports their annual festival of free community concerts in rural southwestern New Hampshire towns. Chairman Chu will be available for short one-on-one interviews following this discussion. Media who wish to request an interview with Chairman Chu should email Liz Auclair at auclaire@arts.gov.
On June 3, Chairman Chu will address the participants at the closing session of New England Foundation for the Arts’ Creative Communities Exchange. Media who wish to attend this conference and/or Chairman Chu’s remarks should contact Ann Wicks at awicks@nefa.org.
The following events are open to media. Media who wish to attend these events or request a short interview with Chairman Chu should contact Liz Auclair at auclaire@arts.gov or 202-682-5744.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
NASHUA, NH
9:30–10:30 am Driving tour to visit Nashua public art works
Location: Media who wish to attend the stops along the driving tour should RSVP to Carolyn Mortellaro at mortellaroc@nashuanh.gov for exact details.
Participants:
Jane Chu, chairman, National Endowment for the Arts
Donnalee Lozeau, mayor, Nashua
Ginnie Lupi, director, New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
Roger Brooks, chair, New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
10:30–10:45am Discussion about the city’s plans for a performing arts center Location: City Hall, 229 Main Street, Nashua, NH 03060 Participants: Jane Chu, chairman, National Endowment for the Arts Donnalee Lozeau, mayor, Nashua Ginnie Lupi, director, New Hampshire State Council on the Arts Roger Brooks, chair, New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
10:45–11:00am Media availability. Media who wish to request a short one-on-one interview with Chairman Chu must email Liz Auclair at auclaire@arts.gov. Location: City Hall, 229 Main Street, Nashua, NH 03060
PETERBOROUGH, NH 1:00-2:00pm Tour of MacDowell Colony and discussion with artists in residence. Media interested in touring the MacDowell Colony should contact Communications Manager Jonathan Gourlay at jgourlay@macdowellcolony.org in addition to Liz Auclair. Location: The tour will begin at Colony Hall, 100 High Street, Peterborough, NH 03458 Participants: Jane Chu, chairman, National Endowment for the Arts Cheryl Young, executive director, MacDowell Colony David Macy, resident director, MacDowell Colony Artists in Resident at MacDowell Colony Van McLeod, commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources Ginnie Lupi, director, New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
2:30–3:15pm Visit to Monadnock Music Location: 2A Concord Street, Peterborough, NH 03458 Participants: Jane Chu, chairman, National Endowment for the Arts Gil Rose, artistic director, Monadnock Music Christopher Sink, managing director, Monadnock Music John Shonle, acting president, Monadnock Music Jim and Jocelyn Bolle, founders, Monadnock Music Peter Kaplan, trustee, Monadnock Music Will Fregosi, trustee, Monadnock Music Ray Petty, trustee, Monadnock Music Barbara Miller, selectwoman Rafael Popper-Keizer, cellist Ginnie Lupi, director, New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
3:15–3:30pm Media availability. Media who wish to request a short one-on-one interview with Chairman Chu must email Liz Auclair at auclaire@arts.gov. Location: 2A Concord Street, Peterborough, NH 03458
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 KEENE, NH 12:00–1:00pm Remarks during closing session of Creative Communities Exchange Location: Colonial Theatre, 95 Main St., #6, Keene, NH 03431 Participants: Jane Chu, chairman, National Endowment for the Arts Ginnie Lupi, director, New Hampshire State Council on the Arts Cathy Edwards, executive director, New England Foundation for the Arts
10:30–10:45am Discussion about the city’s plans for a performing arts center Location: City Hall, 229 Main Street, Nashua, NH 03060 Participants: Jane Chu, chairman, National Endowment for the Arts Donnalee Lozeau, mayor, Nashua Ginnie Lupi, director, New Hampshire State Council on the Arts Roger Brooks, chair, New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
10:45–11:00am Media availability. Media who wish to request a short one-on-one interview with Chairman Chu must email Liz Auclair at auclaire@arts.gov. Location: City Hall, 229 Main Street, Nashua, NH 03060
PETERBOROUGH, NH 1:00-2:00pm Tour of MacDowell Colony and discussion with artists in residence. Media interested in touring the MacDowell Colony should contact Communications Manager Jonathan Gourlay at jgourlay@macdowellcolony.org in addition to Liz Auclair. Location: The tour will begin at Colony Hall, 100 High Street, Peterborough, NH 03458 Participants: Jane Chu, chairman, National Endowment for the Arts Cheryl Young, executive director, MacDowell Colony David Macy, resident director, MacDowell Colony Artists in Resident at MacDowell Colony Van McLeod, commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources Ginnie Lupi, director, New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
2:30–3:15pm Visit to Monadnock Music Location: 2A Concord Street, Peterborough, NH 03458 Participants: Jane Chu, chairman, National Endowment for the Arts Gil Rose, artistic director, Monadnock Music Christopher Sink, managing director, Monadnock Music John Shonle, acting president, Monadnock Music Jim and Jocelyn Bolle, founders, Monadnock Music Peter Kaplan, trustee, Monadnock Music Will Fregosi, trustee, Monadnock Music Ray Petty, trustee, Monadnock Music Barbara Miller, selectwoman Rafael Popper-Keizer, cellist Ginnie Lupi, director, New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
3:15–3:30pm Media availability. Media who wish to request a short one-on-one interview with Chairman Chu must email Liz Auclair at auclaire@arts.gov. Location: 2A Concord Street, Peterborough, NH 03458
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 KEENE, NH 12:00–1:00pm Remarks during closing session of Creative Communities Exchange Location: Colonial Theatre, 95 Main St., #6, Keene, NH 03431 Participants: Jane Chu, chairman, National Endowment for the Arts Ginnie Lupi, director, New Hampshire State Council on the Arts Cathy Edwards, executive director, New England Foundation for the Arts
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Contact
Liz Auclair (NEA), auclaire@arts.gov, 202-682-5744
