COMMUNITY ART WORKSHOPS SEEK PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
| What: | Art workshops available led by professional artists, with limited
openings for community participation. These workshops are made possible, in part,
with funds from the Arts Niagara Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New
York State Council on the Arts, administered by the Tonawandas’ Council on the
Arts/Carnegie Art Center. Additional funds were provided by Target, as part of their
ongoing support provided to local communities throughout the country. During the
90-minute workshops, local artists will teach basic skills in various media including
painting, photography, printmaking, and papermaking to people with developmental
disabilities served by Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara and interested community
members. |
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| Who: |
All workshops are open to the public and a nominal fee may be
charged for supplies. Community participants must pre-register by contacting These art education workshops are designed to
develop the artistic abilities within people with intellectual and other developmental
disabilities, while promoting community integration through the inclusion of the
participants and volunteers from the public at each session. |
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| When: | The workshops are scheduled as follows:
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| Other workshops will be scheduled and information will be updated
at this website. Watch for more details. |
For more than 50
years, Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara has been providing training, employment,
residential, recreation, health-related and support services to people with intellectual
and other developmental disabilities, from newborn to seniors, and their families.
The mission of the Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation is to provide a long-term
source of financial support that ensures people with developmental disabilities have
opportunities toward independence and integration within the community.
| What: | 13th Annual Celebrity Bartending Fundraiser |
| Where: | Brickyard Pub & BBQ 432 Center Street, |
| When: | Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
| Time: | 5 - 10:00 p.m. |
| Cost: | $10 pre-sale/at the door |
| Description: | The celebrity bartending event is one of the Opportunities
Unlimited of Attendees will all enjoy a high-end basket auction, a 50/50 drawing, finger foods and door prizes throughout the evening. There will also be live entertainment on the patio. |
| Benefits: | All proceeds benefit the Foundation and our life-changing work with
people with developmental disabilities. |
For more information, to purchase tickets or to volunteer: Call Kristen Cook at (716) 297-6400, ext 382 or kcook@opportunitiesunlimited.org
