2018 August PASO Magazine

OAK LEAF
support local fine arts through
Templeton Performing
Arts Center Foundation
Hard work and generosity
are community values
in Templeton and
the evidence is on display at the
Templeton Performing Arts Center.
Many people volunteered
their time for several years and
many others donated funds in
order to complete the inside
of the theatre, while Templeton
Unified School District
and a state grant paid for the
construction of the exterior.
This beautiful facility is on the
campus of Templeton High
School at 1200 S. Main St. and
is managed and maintained by
TUSD.
Since opening in 2003, it has
become part of the community.
It has also become apparent
that a theatre like this
requires an ongoing
commitment-far
beyond completing
the construction,
and far beyond the
commitment required
by standard
school facilities.
The TPAC is used by
many different groups
for many types of activities,
from dance recitals
and performances
to orchestra and band;
school assemblies,
plays and musicals, to
community events. In
all this time, the facility
has not had any significant updates
(or in some cases, even standard
theatre maintenance).
The Templeton Performing Arts
Center Foundation formed this
year with the specific purpose to
create additional support and funding
for the TPAC, beyond the usual
budget provided by TUSD. The
non-profit organization’s mission
is to increase the utilization of the
facility by underwriting, sponsoring,
promoting, and/or assisting in
performing arts programs, cultural
projects, and educational and civic
events that take place in this facility.
The foundation also supports
and assists in the operation of
the building to ensure it reaches
its maximum potential as a venue
for the performing arts, learning,
entertainment, and community-building,
for both TUSD and
the community.
The TPAC is one of North
County’s premier venues for worldclass,
professional performing arts
in a small, intimate setting of 330
seats, each with an unobstructed
view of the stage due to the steep
angle of construction. It has a full
orchestra pit, green room, full curtains,
lighting, and sound systems.
The TPAC is a hub for cultural
events serving all the people of
the North SLO County and their
families, as well as providing an institution
for career and vocational
technical education for Templeton
High School Theatre Marketing
and Management students.
You can join the newly formed
board of parents, teachers, counselors,
current and retired administrators,
business owners, and citizens
who want to help promote the
field of fine and performing arts.
The foundation is seeking individuals
and organizations to help in
the following ways:
• Become a member of the
foundation board — planning
and working events,
organizational issues, donation
solicitation, etc.
• Become a donor
• Support the foundation as a
consultant on specific items,
i.e. sound systems, electrical,
planning events, stage production,
video, sound, etc.
• Donate goods & services
to be used at fundraising
events
• Participate and attend future
fundraising functions
There are several events already
planned to benefit the foundation.
August 25, 2018, 7 p.m.
“The John Jorgensen Quartet”
The first in a series of fundraiser
concerts planned by the foundation.
It will feature John Jorgensen,
best known for his guitar work
with bands such as the Desert
Rose Band and The Hellecasters.
He is also proficient on the mandolin,
mandocello, Dobro, pedal steel
guitar, piano, upright bass, clarinet,
bassoon, and saxophone. While a
member of the Desert Rose Band,
he won the Academy of Country
Music’s “Guitarist of the Year”
award three consecutive years.
Jorgenson has recorded and or
toured with Elton John, The Byrds,
Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Willie
Nelson, Johnny Cash, Emmylou
Harris, Hank Williams Jr., Barbra
Streisand, Luciano Pavarotti, Roy
Orbison, Patty Loveless, Michael
Nesmith, and Bonnie Raitt.
Tickets: $30 for adults and $15
for students. Buy your tickets at
jjquartet.bpt.me, or call 805-391-
7003.
Other future productions include:
October 6, 2018, 7p.m.
“A Night to Remember”
January 12, 2019, 7p.m.
“An Evening with Muriel Anderson”
Interested in becoming part of
the foundation or volunteering,
please email the TPACF President
Vicki van den Eikhof at templeton
PACfoundation@gmail.com or
call 805-391-7003.
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