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Fair Weather and Foul on the Berkeley Arts Horizon

Last night’s Berkeley City Council meeting started off with a genuine warm fuzzy moment. My old friends Russ Ellis and Julie Shearer were lauded and given a richly deserved award for their many, many contributions to the arts in Berkeley. A couple of highlights: Russ, a retired UC Vice President, has been an avid supporter of the Young Musicians’ Program, a UC-based program which provides extra encouragement and excellent teaching on a full scholarship basis for gifted music students, many of whom come from underserved communities. Julie is a performer and a composer, especially in the area of musical theater. They’re both singers too— Julie was an early member of the celebrated Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir. I’ve been privileged to hear the classy recording Russ made as a young crooner before the demands of making a living overtook him. And much later in life he was part of a distinguished local group of music-makers whose celebrated members included Professor Troy Duster and Federal Judge Thelton Henderson. season of stone-soup productions by the indefatigable Bonnie Hughes. Bonnie has managed, time after time, to beg and borrow unused downtown storefronts for exhibit and performance spaces, benefiting all at the same time the festival’s (always sensational and always paid) performers, the downtown businesses and most of all audience members. She gets a lot of amenities contributed, sometimes gets modest funding from the city of Berkeley, and always seems to turn a few drops of water into a lot of wine. A short unsolicited tribute to the Berkeley Arts Festival by one of the participating painters appears in this issue, and we've given the schedule a free display ad as a thank you for 20 years of pleasure. “We simply cannot afford to pay for entertainment this year. ... We simply lack the resources....As a result, moving forward – we are suspending entertainer pay…We do recommend you pass the hat, which can be lucrative – especially when you tell the public you are performing for free and rely on their generosity! What are we asking from you? We are asking you to perform for free. It’s just that simple." 

Some of the musicians affected forwarded the letter to the Planet, along with their responses. A couple of them: 

From Carol Ginsburg, Business Manager, Ellis Island Old World Folk Band: 

“Ellis Island Band is very disappointed in your decision not to pay the performers to play at Solano Stroll this year. It is really discriminatory to musicians not to be paid for their services. All other merchants are paid and not expected to give away their wares. How did the merchants association come to this decision? If musicians perform for free how likely is it that paying a fee will ever be reinstated? “Our band has played over 25 Strolls and although we rarely got other jobs from the publicity, we were ok to play for the small fee offered by the SAA. Our fans enjoy coming to the Stroll to hear our music. It takes a considerable amount of preparation to set up for the Stroll, hauling equipment and instruments through the street barriers, then doing the whole thing in reverse when we finish, not to mention the actual playing time and travel expenses for those who drive here from a distance. Our band is not willing to do this for the Solano Avenue Association without being compensated for our services.

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2011.

Subject:  Scholarship application letter.

Dear Mr. Willis,

I am in final year of Medicine in your institution. In the first semester exam I have got very good marks. You can also check my previous record as in the year 2009-2010 I have also got scholarship based on my high academic grades.

My father is a retired government teacher. He is getting a pension of $250/- per month. This amount of money is not sufficient for education fees and I am unable to bear my education expenses. My poor financial condition is not allow me to continue my education so I am requesting you to grant me scholarship for the final year. This will help me to continue my education smoothly.

Thank you for your consideration of my application. I will look forward toward your positive reponse.

Thanking you.

Yours Truly,

Patricia J.

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