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2012 Fundraiser date set with the Lt Dan Band at Joes (in Chicago) on May 4th, 2012
Artistic Tools presentations to therapy departments at:
- Bay Pines, VAMC, Bay Pines, FL
- Long Beach VAMC, Long Beach, CA
- Prescott VA, Prescott, AZ
- Honolulu VAMC, Honolulu, HI
- Madison VAMC, Madison, WI
- Denver VAMC, Denver, CO
- Palo Alto, CA
- Pueblo, CO
- Hines VA, Chicago, IL
- Lovell VAMC, North Chicago, IL
“Veterans in the Arts” Chicago cable TV series continues monthly with
- Marquita Raines, AF Veteran and Broadcast Journalism student
- Folleh Tamba, Marines Veteran and filmmaker
- Justin Bowles, AF Veteran and musician
- Karla Venegas, Army Veteran and Broadcast Journalism student
Other Activities
- Lecture at the “Center for American Values” in Pueblo, CO
- CAN TV program added to rotation in January: “Symphony for the Sons of Nam”, performed by
the Air Force “Band of Flight” in Dayton, Ohio, in November, 2011, composed by Vietnam Veteran Kimo Williams
- Creation of Veterans In The Arts Resources page at usvap.org.art.html
Artistic Tools performances and presentations to Therapy departments:
- Central Iowa VAMC, DesMoines, IA
- Jesse Brown VAMC, Chicago, IL
- Tomah, WI, VAMC
- St. Cloud, MN, VAMC
- Minneapolis, MN, VAMC
- Hastings, MN, State Veterans’ Home
- Minneapolis, MN, State Veterans’ Home
- Dallas, TX, VAMC
- Ft. Worth Outpatient Clinic, Ft. Worth, TX
- Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center in Bonham, TX
Artist Tools presentations to individuals:
- Iraq veteran Mark Zambon, San Diego, CA
- Iraq veteran Joel Klobnak (presented at the annual benefit in Chicago)
Monthly CAN TV broadcasts of “Veterans in the Arts” series featuring:
- Tom Nawrocki, writer
- Iris Feliciano, writer
- Danny Leake, sound engineer
- Mike Helbing, sculptor
- Kirk Garrison, musician
- Peter Bowse, filmmaker
- Mark Bowen, Recreation Therapist, Jesse Brown VAMC
- Dave Watling, Painter
- Joe Klass, musician
- Thomas R. Jones, playwrite
Other Activities
- “Meet and Greet” introductory event to create new student veteran organization at Columbia College Chicago
- CAN TV programs added into weekly rotation: “Fanfare for Life” and “Faces of Vietnam”
- Workshop on “Intellectual Property and Arts Entrepreneurship” given at the National VA Creative Arts Festival in Fayetteville, AR
- “Me, My Guitar, and My M-16”: multi-media interactive lecture series by Kimo Williams, on music as a form of expression,
at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and the Wisconsin Veterans Museum in Madison.
Artistic Tools performances and presentations to Therapy departments:
- Jefferson Barracks VAMC, St. Louis, MO
- White River Junction VAMC, White River Junction, VT
Artist Tools presentations to individuals:
- Paul Plemmons and Paul Delacerda
Monthly CAN TV broadcasts of “Veterans in the Arts” series with:
- Konrad Hack, painter
- Kristin Bouwman, music therapist from Jesse Brown VAMC
Other Activities
- Performance at the “Welcome Home” event LZ-Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI
- Performance at the Hue International Arts Festival in Hue, Vietnam, with “Artist Tools” presentation to Vietnamese Childrens’ Orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City
- Performance at Ho Chi Minh Conservatory
- CAN TV programs added into weekly rotation:“Empty Boots”, “American Soldier” and “America the Beautiful”