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 Jazz & Blues Festival (MCAC Affiliate)
3125 Nottingham Avenue
Merced CA 95340
Rudy Merino, Director
tel: (209) 723-9876

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

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

Starlight Café Theatre (MCAC Affiliate)
Mansion House Restaurant
455 W. 20th Street
Merced CA 95340
Matthew Powell, Artistic Director
tel: (209) 723-6113
cell: (209) 777-1828
email: starlightcafe@aol.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/

Literary

Writers Club of Merced (MCAC Affiliate)
Merced Senior Community Center
755 W. 15th Street
Don Thomas, V.P.
email: w6lrg@elite.net

Merced County Library, Main Branch
2100 O Street
Merced CA 95340
Charleen Rentaria, Co. Librarian
tel: (209) 385-7643
www.co.merced.ca.us/library/index.html

Photography

Merced Camera Club
P.O. Box 1561
Merced CA 95341
Frank Hartwig, President
tel: (209) 725-8712
email: photobugs@prodigy.net

Photographers Fellowship
Gary Costa, President
tel: (209) 383-2237
Herb Wood, Co-President
tel: (209) 384-7961
email: garpat64@sbcglobal.net

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

Merced Music Guild
Music scholarships and grants
855 Northwood Drive
Merced CA 95348
Nancy Weidenmiller, President
tel: (209) 722-0774
email: new2632@aol.com

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

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.