Thanks, Maria! Great to hear from you. It would be lovely to see you at one of the performances this year. Many, many, thanks for the gift!
Cheers, Doc > On Feb 10, 2019, at 5:29 PM, Maria Black <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey Doc. I'll write out the check in a minute. From there, to my car, and > from my car to the post office. Rancho Pillow looks deluxe. > Love, > Maria > > On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 2:47 PM tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email > List <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > I just checked my bank balance and I'm not overdrawn! > > So the check is in the mail. > > Well, not actually in the mail but it will be as soon as I write out the > check, stick it in an envelop, address, stamp it, stick it in the mailbox and > lift the little red flag to wave my mailman down. > > I love you, Doc. > > Terry > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jan Notzon <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > To: James Ayres <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Cc: Shakespeare Winedale <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>; Shakespeare at > Winedale 1970-2000 alums <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2019 8:49 am > Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Camp Shakespeare 2019 > > Congratulations Doc. It all does sound really exciting. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 4, 2019, at 7:19 PM, James Ayres <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Greetings to all! > As we begin a new year (where did January go?) , I’m writing to bring you up > to date on Camp Shakespeare. As many of you know, Robin and I learned in > June—just before we began the 2018 sessions—that we would be losing our > campsite at Briarfield, our home for the last 7 years. One of the owners is > very ill and they’ve decided to sell the property. > > So in August, with brilliant performances of The Comedy of Errors and A > Midsummer Night’s Dream behind us, we began a search for a new site. And > found one almost immediately! It is called “Rancho Pillow.” Google it when > you have time. It is a very comfortable, creative, environment. My first > thought was that it would also be a great place for the 50th reunion! It > even has an air-conditioned tepee with a king-sized bed! > > Anyway, that’s just the beginning of new things for Camp Shakespeare in 2019. > Here are some more: we will be exploring The Merchant of Venice in Session > 1 and Hamlet in Session 2 and having FOUR performances of each play rather > than our usual three.. And to our usual venues at Winedale, Henkel Hall in > Round Top and the Crystal Theater in Gonzales, we are adding The Scottish > Rite Theater in Austin (thanks to Susan Todd), for matinee performances. > > And we have added one day to each session, giving us the advantage of an > evening performance at Winedale for the first time! We have also set a much > earlier deadline for applications: March 1 rather than April 1. And, because > our operating costs are about to rise with the new setting and escalating > food costs, we have raised the Camp Fee from $1,000 to $1,500. > > So a lot of new things. And we are pleased to note that we have already > received some 35 applications for next summer and with each one, we get more > excited. > > And we are learning that many applicants will require financial assistance. > > To make our budget we will need funding from the private sector, so please > consider sending a gift. Your support in the past has made possible not only > scholarship monies for financially disadvantaged kids but our van rental and > other operating costs. This year I project our need at $18,000. > > Robin and I treasure your contribution because you are a special part of the > Shakespeare at Winedale program. Thanks for considering a gift to Camp > Shakespeare. > > As usual, you may send a check to Camp Shakespeare at PO Box 202, Round > Top Texas 78954. Please make it “to” The University of Texas and mark it > “for” Camp Shakespeare. > > Cheers, > > Doc and Robin Grace > Jim (Doc) Ayres > Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas > Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare > Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare > > > > > >> _______________________________________________ >> Winedale-l mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l >> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l> > > _______________________________________________ > Winedale-l mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Shakespeare at Winedale Email List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > Maria Michaux Black > 31 Schermerhorn Park > Lenox, MA 01240 > (413) 637-2237 > (413) 329-8255 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Shakespeare at Winedale Email List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. 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