The agenda for the meeting will include announcements and action on reports from officers of the corporation and from committees, as well as election of the Board of Directors for 2005-2006. The Board does not anticipate any other business, but questions and suggestions from members of the VLO are always in order.
The Board of Directors
Glen Gordon, President
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One of the things that make our Annual Meetings different is that they are usually very short. This leaves time for entertainment. The program at this year's meeting will be special, because VLO is celebrating our 30th Anniversary. Over the years we have occasionally presented programs designed to introduce new people to Gilbert and Sullivan. We're going to do it again this year, presenting All at Sea (A Gilbert and Sullivan Dream) by David Stevens, which artfully weaves together songs, choruses, and characters from five of the best-known G&S operas. Directed by Bill Venman, principal roles will be sung by many of VLO's past, present, and most talented performers. The full concert production will be sung at the anniversary banquet, and a preview performance of selected choruses at the Annual Meeting.
On Friday, March 11, 2005, VLO will celebrate its 30th anniversary at the University of Massachusetts Campus Center. A buffet dinner will be followed by a concert performance of All at Sea. In addition to a fine dinner and entertainment, there will be an opportunity to buy a chance on a 30th Anniversary Tee-Shirt Quilt. Using shirts from the various productions, the quilt celebrates the gamut of VLO's fall productions. Chances will be available at both the Annual Meeting and the banquet, and the winning chance will be drawn at the banquet.
More information about the anniversary celebration will be available soon.
The VLO now has a Web site! Michael D. Bathrick, President of BerkshireNet, donates space on internet service provider BerkshireNet. Kurt Gordon is our WebMaster. Check us out at www.vlo.org! You will find information about the VLO and, in addition, links to other G&S Web sites throughout the nation.
SavoyNet-- Another note about the Internet and Gilbert and Sullivan --Here's another G&S resource. SavoyNet is the international Gilbert and Sullivan Bulletin Board. It offers a chance to communicate with G&S lovers all over the world. To subscribe, without obligation, send an e-mail message to list-serv@bridgewater.edu (leaving the "Subject" line blank) that says only subscribe savoynet [your full name] and instructions will follow. |
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Finally--it's Membership Time. If you haven't become a member of the VLO before, why not consider it now? Membership provides valuable support for the Valley Light Opera, which gets all of its income from members, friends and patrons. None comes from advertising! Almost everyone in the VLO is a volunteer. At $10 for individuals and $15 for families, annual dues for the Valley Light Opera are among the best deals in town. Membership puts you in a special category of VLO supporters. We send you advance notification by first class mail of ticket sales for the annual fall production and you get a vote at the Annual Meeting. Just fill in the form below and mail it with your check (or bring them to the Annual Meeting). That's all there is to it! (And, if you wish, you can make an additional, tax-deductible donation.)
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