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Contents:

Around the Center
New Faces at the Fine Arts Center
The FAC Welcomes Andrea Assaf and Loretta Yarlow

Joyce Smar Receives Award
NAPAMA Honors one of our Own

Performing Arts
Fubuki Daiko
Japanese Drumming & Dance

Meditations with the Goddess
A Personal and Political Journey

Soweto Gospel Choir
Voices from Heaven

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Dance that Takes your Breath Away

Dances of China
A Journey of 5,000 Years

Graham Haynes
Presents Electric Church

Visual Arts
Line Bruntse and Steve Buddington
Intimate Exposure

Sheila Pepe
Mind the Gap

Ras Jahn Bullock
The History of Reggae in the Valley

Heimo Wallner
SAU AUS USA

General
Jazz in July
Recording Artist Russell Gunn to Join Faculty

16th Annual Fine Arts Center Gala
Mardi Gras

Call for Entries
Emerging Artists Encouraged to Apply

Spotlight on Sponsors
Local Sponsors Show Their Support for the Arts!

Arts Council
Clark Memorial Brochure Gets Face Lift

January / February 2005 > Spotlight on Sponsors
Spotlight on Sponsors
Local Sponsors Show Their Support for the Arts!

 

Easthampton Savings Bank

As part of our commitment to the Fine Arts Center, Easthampton Savings Bank is proud to be a sponsor for the 2004/2005 season.

Since 1869, Easthampton Savings Bank has dedicated itself to serving the people in the communities of Hampshire County. Our goal is to give something back to those who enrich our community. We are proud of our many local sponsorship affiliations, especially our partnership with the University of Massachusetts Fine Arts Center.

We ask you to please join us in supporting the Fine Arts Center, as they continue to deliver exceptional programming and cultural events to western Massachusetts.www.bankesb.com

Family Fun Magazine

FamilyFun magazine’s Northampton staff is grateful to the Fine Arts Center for providing this region with so many world-class performances that help parents introduce their children to the thrills of live theater. We’re proud to be a sponsor again —our sixth year — sharing activities before the show with the center’s many theater-going families.

FamilyFun, the nation’s largest magazine for families, is about all the great things parents and children can do together. This year we are excited to announce FamilyFun Volunteers, a program that rewards families who volunteer together by letting them earmark cash grants totaling $50,000 for the non-profit organizations of their choice.

WEIB Smooth Jazz 106.3 fm

Good music has the power to bring people of all backgrounds together, simply FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC!. That’s why Smooth Jazz, WEIB 106.3 fm is proud to support the great programming at the Fine Arts Center. And that's exactly what makes The Cutting Edge BlendTM so unique; 106.3 Smooth FM is not a 'cookie cutter' station!

106.3 Smooth FM is exactly what New England needed, and because we are locally owned and operated, we will continue to give you the Cool Jazz, Smooth Sounds, and a Touch of SoulTM you need to keep you smooth, day and night! So we welcome you who may not have given us a listen yet to the growing number of listeners locally, nationally, and internationally, who are part of the 106.3 Smooth FM radio family!

Check us out on the radio dial or at WEIBFM.com.

Florence Savings Bank

Florence Savings Bank invites you to join us in supporting the Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts. Our commitment to support local arts and community organizations includes our annual FSB Customer’s Choice Community Grants program in which our customers vote for their favorite local non-profit to receive a share of $50,000.

As a local bank, we are committed to providing individuals, families, and businesses with the financial resources they need and a secure place for their savings. We are the number one mortgage lender in Hampshire County and offer a full range of banking services including Free Checking with Free On-line Bill Pay.

With convenient offices and ATMs in Florence, Northampton, Williamsburg, Hadley, Easthampton, Amherst, and Belchertown, Florence Savings Bank is always there for you when and where you need it. We are members of the SUM ATM network offering customers fee-free ATM transactions at more than 2500 SUM ATMs throughout New England.

We also offer FSBlink On-line Banking at www.florencesavings.com with features such as free bill paying, loan rate calculators, on-line pre-qualified mortgages processed in just 20 minutes.

Florence Savings Bank, Partners in Our Hometown. Founded 1873. www.florencesavings.com

WFCR, 88.5 FM

WFCR, 88.5 FM has been "Public Radio for Western New England" for over 40 years, broadcasting to western and central Massachusetts, northern Connecticut and southern Vermont.

Our mission is to provide the area with diverse news, information, music and cultural programs of the highest quality available on radio. The station is committed to programming that entertains, educates and informs in a lively, provocative, varied and sensitive way. WFCR's service seeks to help individuals explore and enjoy the world around them, as well as enhance the quality of their lives. The WFCR staff is charged with carrying out this mission.

WFCR is especially proud of the role we play in sponsoring cultural and community events throughout our listening area. WFCR is more than a radio station; we are an important part of the communities we serve. To find listings of arts-related events and exhibits, check our Arts Calendar page. We also provide links to the websites of arts organizations in our listening area at our website at www.wfcr.org

Other 2004-2005 Season Sponsors

Finck & Perras Insurance Company

Since the inception of the Finck and Perras Insurance Agency, we have always believed in professionalism and service to the total insurance needs of our client. Ideally, we will represent our customers in their pursuit of protection for their home, automobile, business, life and health. We view our company as a financial service entity, and strive to provide those products through companies that will always fulfill the assurances they give when the purchase is made.

We are dedicated, along with our entire staff, to provide you with long-term personalized service. We will evaluate your risks and explore every possibility within our means to help you select the options that are right for you.

The purchase of insurance is not always an easy decision and we hope that you find our objectivity, advanced automation and professional staff to be factors to help you decide that the Finck and Perras Insurance Agency will always be your best representative in the insurance industry. "www.finckandperras.com


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