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SPECIAL EDITION
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Issue XV - II
Newsletter of the Light Up the Queen Foundation, Wilmington, DE
Message from the Executive Director
“You see things that are; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I
dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?’”
-George Bernard Shaw
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The Queen's mission to
build community through
programs in arts, music,
It was with the "reach for the stars" philosophy of this
line from one of George Bernard Shaw's plays that the Light
Up the Queen Foundation envisioned our 2014- 2015 efforts:
Plan and execute a robust slate of new arts education/
awareness programming. Commit to reaching new
audiences for our existing programs. Strengthen existing and
develop new community collaborations to broaden outreach
and leverage resources.
With a look back, we can now report, "It was
a special year!".
We are approaching 2015-2016 with continued
mission-focused vigor and confidence in the positive power
of the arts to inspire communities, famies and individuals.
LUQ is grateful to YOU, our supporters and partners,
for dreaming with us and for believing in the Light Up the
Queen Foundation! We hope you enjoy this special
extended edition of ON STAGE!.
education and mentoring
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In This Issue…
Boysie Lowery Living
Jazz Residency: A
Successful Inaugural Year
Pgs. 2-5
A Look Back: Shine A
Light 2015
Pgs. 6-7
On Screen/In Person
Film Series: The Film
Line-up for 2015-2016
Pgs. 8-9
Tina Betz, Executive Director
A look Back: 2015 InSchool Arts Residencies
Light Up The Queen Foundation
Pg. 10
About LUQ
Pgs. 11-12
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Boysie Lowery Living Jazz Residency:
A Successful Inaugural Year
Quick Facts:
Residency Dates:
June 14 - June 28, 2015
The Light Up the Queen Foundation successfully launched the
Boysie Lowery Living Jazz Residency.
PROGRAM VISION: STRONG GUIDANCE, DEDICATED
LEADERSHIP AND A RICH POOL OF MUSIC PROFESSIONALS
COMING TOGETHER…
The “Boysie” Lowery Living Jazz Residency is a two-week
performance and composition project. The inaugural residency, held
in June 2015, hosted thirteen of the next generation of jazz
composers/performers, who, with their talent and passion, are
keeping jazz alive.
Program sessions were led by teaching and guest artists, and
master clinicians who were selected from the rich pool of talented
music professionals who reside, teach and/or work in the mid Atlantic region. LUQ’s summer jazz composition received program
development guidance from the faculty of the John F. Kennedy
Center’s prestigious international jazz residency – the Betty Carter
Jazz Ahead project.
LUQ’s Boysie Lowery Living Jazz Residency is inspired
by and in honor of Robert “Boysie” Lowery.
Program Coordinator:
Program Director:
Tina BETZ
Jonathan WHITNEY
Faculty:
Master Clinicians:
Mike BOONE
Michael DAWSON
Gerald CHAVIS
Aaron DIEHL
Don GLANDEN
Aaron GOLDBERG
Vernon JAMES
Jeff KNOETNER
Matt SCARANO
Tom PALMER
Program Support Team:
Dave POSMONTIER
Kathleen FORD
Halim HAMROUN
Beste KURU
Hope ROSE
Kevin McCabe
Damon Betz
Warren WOLF
Participant Profile:
Composers/musicians -ages 17 through age 25 -who reside or attend schools
in the U.S. are en-couraged
to apply.
Final 2015 Concert:
June 28, 2015
World Cafe Live at the Queen
The residency is free of charge
to all participants.
Program Environment: The
immersive environment of this
residency encourages creative
exploration and exchange
between the participants 24
hours a day. Participants are
given the opportunity to
develop personal strategies for
pursuing career opportunities
while being surrounded by a
stylistically and culturally
diverse community of mentors
and peers.
APPLICATIONS FOR
THE
2016 RESIDENCY
WILL BE AVAILABLE
IN NOVEMBER 2015
For program details, please visit:
boysieloweryjazzresidency.com
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Boysie Lowery Living Jazz Residency Final Concert...
A scene from the final residency graduates' concert -- June 28, 2015 -- at World Cafe Live at the Queen
Excerpted from a review of the final concert by Lindsay Podraza (Editor/Contributor at Town
Square Delaware):
“On Sunday, I headed to the Queen Theater for a free (almost 2-hour) jazz concert...
Before the performances, Tina Betz, executive director of the Light Up the Queen Foundation, warned the
audience "their socks were about to get knocked off!". I wasn’t wearing socks, but if I had been after that
concert, they would’ve been blown off!
Broken up into performances from two quartets and a quintet, the 13 Boysie Lowery Living Jazz
residents played 13 of their own original compositions. These residents learned an incredible amount of
music in just two weeks, and it all flowed so well that it was impossible to tell what was practiced and
what may have been improvised.
Highlights:
“Longboard,” composed by drummer Sebastian Chiriboga, was a mesmerizing hit that took the
audience out to sea. Watching his facial expressions during the four performances he played in was also
great—he was feeling the jazz!
Pianist Quentin Walston was exceptional on the piano.
“Anthem for a Honeybee,” composed by guitarist Julian Jayme, fantastically buzzed with the
rhythm of jazz-infused guitar.
Each composition was commendable, but “Nothing But the Truth,” composed by drummer
Dominic Palombi, brought down the house. If there’s such a thing as rock ’n’ roll in jazz, this was it. One
woman felt the beat so strongly she got up from her seat to dance. If I had it on iTunes I’d probably play it
every morning as a pump-up song.
I don’t know if next summer’s jazz residency concert will be free. Regardless, count me in—it’ll be
a lot of fun, and well worth it.”
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Congratulations Boysie Lowery Living Jazz Residency Class of 2015!
Bennett William ATWATER
(Guitar)
The Tatnall School, Wilmington, DE (High
School)
Kevin MATTHEWS
(Drums)
University of Denver, Denver, CO (Percussion
Performance)
Santiago Sebastian CHIRIBOGA
(Drums)
Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA (Dual in
Jazz Composition and Performance)
Erick J. MIRANDA
(Tenor Saxophone)
West Chester University, West Chester, PA
(Saxophone Performance)
Matt Thomas DWONSZYK
(Acoustic Bass)
Suny Purchase, Suny Purchase, NY (Masters in
Jazz Performance)
Hartt School of Music, Hartford, CT (Jazz Performance)
Clifford Ezekiel MORIN
(Alto Saxophone)
West Chester University, West Chester, PA (Jazz
Performance: Saxophone)
Oliver Benjamin GLYNN
(Piano)
University of North Carolina, Winston-Salem, NC
Perrin GRACE
(Acoustic Bass)
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
(Masters in Jazz Studies)
University of North Texas, Denton, TX (Jazz
Studies)
Julian JAYME
(Guitar)
Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
(Performance)
Dominic PALOMBI
(Drums)
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (Jazz
Drum Set Performance)
Reginald Jermaine PAYNE
(Electric Bass)
Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
(Professional Music)
Amrom SVAY
(Tenor Saxophone)
SUNY Purchase College, Purchase, NY (Jazz
Studies)
Quentin WALSTON
(Piano)
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
(Jazz Studies)
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THANK YOU TO
OUR SPONSORS
AND TO OUR PARTNERS
Delaware Institute for the Arts In
Education
(Program Coordination)
Delaware College of Art and
Design
(Housing and Venue)
The Grand Opera House / Arts Academy at the Grand
(Main Program Venue)
World Cafe Live at the Queen
(Final Concert Venue)
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Project
(Program Development Muse)
Clifford Brown Jazz Trumpet Consortium
WRTI 90.1 FM
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ON STAGE!
A look back: Shine a Light 2015
Shine A Light
2015
Event Committee
Tina Betz
Light Up The Queen Foundation,
Executive Director
Hal Real
Founder and CEO at World Cafe
Live & Real Entertainment Group
Kathleen Ford
Committee Co-Chair
Tommy Abel
Pete Booker
SPECIAL THANKS
to our Shine A Light 2015
Brenda Dean
Rob Grant
Judy Hickman
Ben Leroy
Sponsors
Volunteers
Event Committee
LUQ Board of Directors
SAVE THE DATE:
February 20, 2016
For another great event!
Betsy LeRoy
Dan Nestor
Bev Zimmerrmann
Scott Lugar
Tracey Roberts
Jim Miller
Suzanne Maccia
Beste Kuru
Thomas Williams
SAL 2015 raised
more than $73,000
to support the
mission of the Light
Up the Queen
Foundation!
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THANKS TO ALL
SHINE A LIGHT 2015 MUSICIANS
FOR A DREAM NIGHT FROM 1975!
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ON STAGE!
On Screen/In
Person Film
Series
On Screen/In Person film
series include the screening of the featured film,
followed by a Q&A session, an open
discussion on the core
issues rep-resented in
the film and a meet-thedirector reception. Postfilm refreshments are
also offered.
Doors open 1/2 hour
before screening
time. Admission is
pay-what-you-can at
the door! Proceeds
benefit the film series.
On Screen/In
Person is presented
by Light Up The
Queen Foundation
in partnership with
the Mid Atlantic
Arts Foundation
and is made possible through the
generous support of
the National
Endowment for the
Arts Regional
Touring Program.
On Screen/In Person Film Series:
The Film Lineup for the 2015-2016 Season
The film lineup for the 2015-2016 On Screen/In Person film touring
program is now available. On Screen/In Person brings some of the best new
independent American films and their creators to communities across the midAtlantic region.
In partnership with the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, the Light Up the Queen
Founda-tion will be screening this season’s films at the Film Brothers Co-Op** in
Wilmington.
This year's films, focusing on the arts and women's issues, will follow deaf
poets as they enter the world of ASL slam poetry, a choreographer using dance for
healing and escape, and a retrospective on the remarkable career of visual artist
Miriam Beerman. Audiences will learn the story of hidden female soldiers during the
Civil War, the crisis of rape faced by women and children in Liberia, and the incredible
musical legacy of the Carter and Cash families.
The filmmakers will be present for public screenings which include question
and answer sessions with the audience.
The purpose of On Screen/In Person is to provide screening opportunities for
inde-pendent filmmakers; increase access to film programming of excellence to
audiences across the region, especially in communities that would otherwise have
little access to this work; and to provide communities with opportunities that lead to
greater under-standing of the filmmakers' work and enhance their viewing experience.
On Screen/In Person Film Series 2015-2016
Season Schedule:
Foreign Puzzle by Chithra Jeyaram
Tue, 9/22/2015, 6:00 pm, Film Brothers Co-Op, Wilmington
Small Small Thing: The Olivia Zinnah Story by Jessica Vale
Tue, 10/13/2015, 6:00 pm, Film Brothers Co-Op, Wilmington
Miriam Beerman: Expressing the Chaos by Jonathan Gruber
Tue, 11/03/2015, 6:00 pm, Film Brothers Co-Op, Wilmington
The Winding Stream by Beth Harrington
Wed, 02/10/2016, 6:00 pm, Film Brothers Co-Op, Wilmington
Rebel by Maria Agui Carter
Sun, 03/13/2016, 2:00 pm, Film Brothers Co-Op, Wilmington
Deaf Jam by Judy Lieff
Sun, 04/10/2016, 2:00 pm, Film Brothers Co-Op, Wilmington
**Film Brothers Co-Op is located at 205 N. Market in
Wilmington's LOMA district
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On Screen/In Person Film Series Fall 2015: Details
*Stayed Tuned for Spring 2016 Film Details!
Foreign Puzzle
by Chitra Jeyaram
Tue, Sep 22, 2015 Doors:5:30 pm Film: 6:00 pm
Venue: Film Brothers Co-Op, Wilmington
Foreign Puzzle follows dancer and choreographer Sharon Marroquin as she endures
intensive breast cancer treatments and explores her fear of death through the creation
of a 90 minute dance titled, “The Materiality
of Impermanence.” The dance becomes Sharon’s only outlet, allowing her to escape
the daily pressures of the disease and life as a single working parent, and shapes her
perceptions about life as she fights to heal her body and mind.
Watch “Foreign Puzzle” Trailer HERE!
Small Small Thing: The Olivia
Zinnah Story
by Jessica Vale
Tue, Oct 13, 2015 Doors:5:30 pm Film: 6:00 pm
Venue: Film Brothers Co-Op, Wilmington
In December 2012, Olivia Zinnah died of
complications from a rape injury caused
when she was seven years old. After
filmmaker Jessica Vale became personally involved with Olivia and her mother while
working on another project in Monrovia, Liberia, her quest to film them became a mission of hope and medical help in a country where rape is the number one crime, and
the majority of the victims are children.
Watch “Small Small Thing” Trailer HERE!
Miriam Beerman: Expressing the Chaos
by Jonathan Gruber
Tue, Nov 3, 2015 Doors:5:30 pm Film: 6:00 pm
Venue: Film Brothers Co-Op, Wilmington
In her more than 60 years as a groundbreaking
artist, Miriam Beerman has overcome loss and
tragedy to inspire friends, family, and fans about
how to remain defiant, creative and strong. Miriam
Beerman: Expressing the Chaos is the retrospective of a remarkable career and the profile of an artist whose personal demons and
empathy for human suffering colored a lifetime of her work.
*There will be post-film refreshments, a live Q&A panel discussion with the director, as well as an open
discussion on the core issues represented in the film.
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A look back:
2015 In-School
Arts Residencies
In collaboration with the
Delaware Institute for Arts In
Education and meeting
Delaware music and dance
standards, two 2015 in-school
arts residencies were planned
with partner schools:
Story telling through Hip Hop Dance with guest artist Chosen Dance (Kuumba Academy)
took place at the Queen Theatre on March 18, 2015
Photo Credit: Joe del TUFO
Kuumba Academy
(STORYTELLING THROUGH
HIP HOP DANCE with guest artist CHOSEN DANCE)
Pulaski Elementary
(WORLD PERCUSSION with guest artists Tony Vacca and Abdou
Sarr).
The residencies concluded with workshop participants’ and
guest artists’ performances at the Queen Theater!
930
Students
experienced the
performanes as
audience
48
In-School
Residency
Days
120
Students
Participated
Photo Credit: Joe del TUFO
350
10
Teaching/
Guest Artists
Photo Credit: Joe del TUFO
Parents, teachers,
school
adminstrators and
general public
attended as
audience
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About Light Up The Queen Foundation
Board of Directors
The Light Up The Queen Foundation, a Delaware 501c3 non-profit corporation,
is dedicated to the revival of the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, and to
assuring that The Queen becomes a catalyst for building community.
Michael J. Hare
President
The Queen Theater re-opened its doors on April 1, 2011. Originally built in the
1800s, the Queen sat dormant and left to ruin since 1959. With water pouring
through her ceilings, her walls caving in and her façade crumbling, this regal theater had become a faded memory of Market’s Street’s vibrant past.
The significance of the Queen’s re-opening reaches far beyond its walls, symbolizing the tremendous commitment our community has to ensuring downtown
Wilmington becomes a lively city where all arts venues, businesses and restaurants thrive. The goal of the Foundation is simple – to build community through
music, the arts and community engagement. With the renovation complete, LUQ
is committed to ensuring the Queen Theater is a catalyst that fosters life-long interest and appreciation for music and the arts. Built on the tenet that the benefits
of the arts should be available to everyone and thanks to generous support from
government and philantropic granting agencies, and individual donors, LUQ
provides hands-on high-quality arts enrichment programs to local schools, other
non-profit organizations, and the general public at low or no cost to participate.
Tom Williams
Treasurer
Tracey Roberts
Secretary
Thomas Abel
Kenneth Briscoe
Chris Buccini
Barb Bullock
Jeff Flynn
Helene Keeley
Ben Leroy
Scott Lugar
The Light Up The Queen Administrative Team
Vicky PettinaroMartelli
Tina Betz
Executive Director
John Rago
Judy Hickman
Hal Real
Beste Kuru
John Rollins, III
Marketing & Communications Intern
Eli Sharp
Office Administrator/Programming Coordinator
Damon Betz
Social Media Media Intern
Clint Walker
Kevin Walsh
To join the LUQ Volunteer Corps, CLICK
HERE TO sign-up
You are invited to email your comments to
lightupthequeen.org.Please write ON STAGE! in the
subject line.
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Foundation's mission to build community
through programs in arts, music, education and
mentoring in Delaware.
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(302)504-9574
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Thank you to our generous donors for supporting LUQ!
Light Up The Queen Foundation Donor Wall
City of Wilmington ● Longwood Foundation ● State of Delaware
● Tatiana and Gerret Copeland ● The Buccini / Pollin Group ●
The DuPont Company ● Capital One ● Bank of America
● Delmarva Power ● JP Morgan Chase ● The Pettinaro Family ●
AAA Mid Atlantic ● Astra Zeneca ● Barclays ● Blue Cross Blue Shield of DE
● Delmarva Broadcasting ● ING Direct ● Laffey-McHugh Foundation ●
Marmot Foundation ● Welfare Foundation ● Wells Fargo ● Amtrak ● Cephalon
● Christiana Care ● Consortium Investments, INC ●
Delaware Community Foundation ● Homsey Architects, LLC ● Mannington Mills
● My Sherpa, LLC ● PNC ● Poores Propane ● Standard Distributing ●
Wilmington Trust Company ● WSFS ● The Erskine Family ● Mr. Michael Hare
● The Hobbs Family ● Ms. Jackie Ivy and Ms. Sally Spatafora ● Mr. Rich Jones ●
The Koppes Family ● Randy Kunkle ● Ben & Betsy LeRoy ● Frank Levy ● The Martelli Family
● Ms. Karen Poore and Dan Nestor ● Hal Real and Anne Sheppard ● Maureen and Michael Rhodes
● H. Rodney and Lynn Sharp III ● John and Carin Rollins ● Bret Snyder and Anna Quisel ●
The Taylor Family ● Mr & Mrs Clinton Walker ● The Wellons Family ● Toni & Stuart B. Young
● The Zahralddin-Aravena Family
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