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Merced County Non-Profit Arts &
Culture Directory
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Galleries
Merced College
Art Gallery
3600 M Street
Merced CA 95348
Susanne French, Gallery Dir./Arts Instr.
tel: (209) 384-6064
email: french.s@mccd.edu
web: www.mccd.edu
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Affiliates
DANZANTES DE MERCED
Contact: Eve Delfin Polk
1444 W. 22nd Street, Merced 95340
209-723-6972
A folkloric dance group formed to teach youth and adults authentic Mexican dance forms, culture, customs, and folklore of Mexico.
TE MAU TA’ATA ANUANUA
Contact: Becky Manandic
471 N. Gurr Road, Merced 95340
A Polynesian performance group teaching adults and youth the dance and culture of Polynesia.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. FESTIVAL COMMITTEE
Contact: Dwight Amey
2691 Story Avenue, Merced 95340.
Organized to plan and coordinate the annual MLK, Jr. celebration held in January of each year.
CIVIC BALLET COMPANY
Contact: Jane Vann Bryan
645 West Main Street, Merced, CA 95340
209.388.1188 |
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Performance
Central Valley Blues
Festival
P.O. Box 310
Merced CA 95341
John Brand Moffat, Organizer
tel: (209) 723-9787
Info Hotline: (209) 383-4958
www.centralvalleybluesfestival.com
Los Banos Arts Council,
Inc.
P.O. Box 127
Los Banos CA 93635
Richard Miller, President
tel: (209) 827-6257
email: roo@bigvalley.net
The Mainzer Theater
659 West Main St
Merced CA 95340
RC Essig, Artistic Director
tel: (209) 722-3370
www.themainzer.com
Merced Shakespearefest
(MCAC Affiliate)
28 W. 27th Street
Merced CA 95340
Heike Hambley, Artistic Director
tel: (209) 723-3265
email: hhambley@mcoe.org
Merced College Drama
Department
3600 M Street
Merced CA 95348-2898
Fred Friedland, Theatre Arts Instructor
tel: (209) 384-6035
Box office: (209) 384-6284
email: friedland.f@mccd.edu
web: www.mccd.edu
Merced Shakespearefest
Heike Hambley, Artistic Director
28 West 27th Street
Merced, CA 95340
Phone:(209) 723-3265
Fax: (209) 357-6111 or (209) 723-3265
web: www.mercedshakespearefest.org
email: hhambley@sbcglobal.net
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Merced Symphony
P.O. Box 894-0894
Merced CA 95341
Joanna Browning, Symphony Assoc. Board President
Henrick Jul Hansen, Artistic Director
tel: (209) 383-3277
www.mercedsymphony.org
Playhouse Merced
452 W. Main Street
Merced CA 95340
Claude A. Giroux, Managing Artistic Director
Jerry A. Deal, General Manager
tel: (209) 725-8587
www.playhousemerced.com
Songstar Productions
(MCAC Affiliate)
9752 E. Mission Road
Le Grand CA 95333
Eric Bocks, Founder
tel: (209) 382-0132
cell: (209) 777-2015
email: esbocks@aol.com
www.songstarproductions.com
Harmony Valley Chorus
Sweet Adelines International
855 Northwood Drive
Merced CA 95348
Nancy Weidenmiller, Mktg. Chairman
tel: (209) 722-0774
email: new2632@aol.com
www.HarmonyValleyChorus.org/
Merced Jazz &
Blues Festival (MCAC Affiliate)
3125 Nottingham Avenue
Merced CA 95340
Rudy Merino, Director
tel: (209) 723-9876 |
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Service Organizations
Japanese American
Citizens League
Livingston/Merced Chapter
Chris Masuda, President
tel: (209) 357-2734
Cortez Chapter
Grace Kimoto, President
tel: (209) 394-2456
www.jacl.org
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Merced Music Guild
Music scholarships and grants
855 Northwood Drive
Merced CA 95348
Nancy Weidenmiller, President
tel: (209) 722-0774
email: new2632@aol.com
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Cultural: Educational/Performance
Healthy House Within
A MATCH Coalition
Building understanding between cultures
1729 Canal Street
Merced CA 95340
Bonnie Dew, Executive Director
tel: (209) 724-0102
email: contact@healthyhousematch.org
www.healthyhousemerced.org
California Indian
Education Association
Central Valley Chapter
P.O. Box 1181
Merced CA 95341
Michael Hermann, Chairman
tel: (209) 726-9620
email: cieacvchapter@hotmail.com
Danzantes de Merced
(MCAC Affiliate)
Mexican folkloric dance
1444 W. 23rd Street
Merced CA 95340
Eve Delfin, Artistic Director
tel: (209) 723-6972
Filipino/American
National Historical Society
14269 W. Magnolia Avenue
Livingston CA 95334
Herb Jamero, President
tel: (209) 394-7183
www.fanhs-national.org
Livingston Historical
Museum
604 Main Street
Livingston CA 95334
Barbara Ratzlaff, President
tel: (209) 394-2376
Erlene Elam,
tel: (209) 394-7416
Rose Lago Dance Company
(MCAC Affiliate)
513 Glass Lane, suite 4B
Modesto CA 95356
tel: (209) 529-2970
email: sifuthomas@netzero.net
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Merced College Arts
Division
3600 M Street
Merced CA 95348-2898
Arts Dept: Jamey Brzezinski, Cheryl Barnett
Theatre Dept: Fred Friedland
Photography: Alan Beymer
Music: Mark Doeil, John Albano, Curtis Nelson
tel: (209) 384-6061
Box office: (209) 384-6284
web: www.mccd.edu
Merced County Courthouse
Museum/Historical Society
21st & N Streets
Merced CA 95340
Sarah Lim, Museum Director
Bob Souza, Historical Society President
tel: (209) 723-2401
www.mercedmuseum.org
Martin Luther King
Jr. Festival Committee (MCAC Affiliate)
Merced Multicultural Arts Center
645 W. Main Street
Merced CA 95340
Rev. Dwight Amey, Chairman
tel: (209) 725-8508
Te Mau Ta'ata Anuanua
(MCAC Affiliate)
South Pacific Dance Co./Kiki Raina Tahiti Fete
611A W. Main Street
Merced CA 95340
Rebecca Ka'awela Manandic, Director
tel: (209) 726-1925
email: kikiraina@hotmail.com
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Other Great Arts Related Sites:
www.culturecalifornia.com
The California Cultural Tourism Coalition (CCTC)
Web site immerses you in a celebration of California's
arts and heritage. Adding depth and dimension
to your vacation while absorbing the contributions
of the arts in California, the Culture California
website focuses on the many cultural destinations
that make up the state's rich tapestry
of diversity. CCTC's goal is to expand
awareness of the many travel opportunities available
in California celebrating arts and heritage.
www.culturalcommons.org
The Cultural Commons was created by the Center
for Arts & Culture, a Washington based think
tank, to help the creative and cultural communities
stay informed about the critical issues facing
the arts and culture. This is a fabulous resource
Web site designed to share information among
researchers, practitioners, administrators,
students, scholars, artists, policymakers, and
the general public.
www.americansforthearts.org
Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading
non-profit organization for advancing the arts
in America, representing and serving local,
state, and national arts organizations; government
agencies; business leaders; individual philanthropists;
educators; and funders throughout the country.
They provide extensive arts industry research
and information and professional development
opportunities for community leaders via specialized
programs and services.
ArtsEdge
A good source of information on arts education,
including curriculum development issues. A joint
project of the Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and
the U.S. Department of Education.
ArtsEdNet
Research, publications, advocacy initiatives
and wealth of other arts education resources
at this major site sponsored by Getty Education
Institute for the Arts. Tutorials/guides to
the Internet and links to museums, education
and other sites are here as well.
Business
Committee for the Arts
The Business Committee for the Arts, Inc. (BCA)
is a national not-for-profit organization that
brings business and the arts together. It provides
businesses of all sizes with the services and
resources necessary to develop and advance partnerships
with the arts that benefit business, the arts
and the community.
Center
for Arts and Culture
The Center for Arts and Culture is an independent
research organization providing analysis and
promoting dialogue on issues affecting our cultural
life. Its online database includes a bibliography
of relevant works, a bank
of experts, a calendar of events, an analysis
of cultural journalism, and a link library of
organizational Web sites related to issues in
arts, culture and policy.
VSA
arts
Formerly Very Special Arts, VSA arts is an international
nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting
the creative power in people with disabilities.
Its Web site features a visual arts gallery,
information about its state affiliates and partnerships,
and online educational programs.
World-Wide
Arts Resources
A starting point for links to artists and arts-related
sites.
www.SupportMusic.com
A public service of the Music Education Coalition, Support Music.com can help
communities build the case for more music in American schools. This site includes
a healthy list of links to other useful resources and to national and state-level
updates on the issues surrounding music education.
www.MusicVista.org
Music Vista is a collaboration of American Composers Forum, American Music Center,
American Symphony Orchestra League, Association of Performing Arts Presenters,
Chamber Music America, Meet the Composer, and Opera America. This site provides
information and resources to the non-profit music world, including policy updates
and funding opportunities.
www.GoTour.org
The Field, a non-profit arts services organization in New York City, has launched
this website for performing artists, providing useful tools for successful touring
as well as a performance venues database.
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