In my earlier letter, I invited your support for Camp Shakespeare ’16 and also for chair-back name plates for the new (and very comfortable) cushioned chairs in the Theater Barn. Two things. When actually they are one. By purchasing a plaque—at $300 each--you have your choice of supporting Camp Shakespeare, Shakespeare at Winedale, or Shakespeare Outreach. The plaques cost only about $ 20.00 or so. The balance goes to the program of your choice. By my figuring—240 chairs—we have the potential of raising $72,000. What part of that comes to Camp Shakespeare is up to donors. But whatever does, will go into the endowment in my name initiated by Jayne and Rick Suhler, for Camp Shakespeare.
In one week after announcing this, I already have pledges for 33 chairs for Camp Shakespeare! That’s $9.900 already! And James students and the friends have pledged 15 or so more chairs for Shakespeare at Winedale. So things are moving along! Thanks for considering this. When the list grows to 100, I will send everyone the list of donors and honorees. That is, if the donors approve.
Have a very happy Spring Break.
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres
Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas
Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale
Director, Camp Shakespeare
Hey everyone —
Our friend Robert Faires is being inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters! He’s going in with Wes Anderson, Betty Sue Flowers, and a bunch of other great wordsmiths.
https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/arts/2019-01-30/texas-institute-of-le…
Congratulations to Robert and thanks for all the great work over the decades.
cs
Wonderful news, Robert!
And well deserved.
You have always written about the theater arts in Austin that would otherwise go unrecognized.
You were early to see them and early to write about them with the enthusiasm they merited.
You helped put (and keep) Austin theater in the public eye.
Thank you, Good Old Ding. And love.
Terry
-----Original Message-----
From: Loehlin, James N <jnloehlin(a)austin.utexas.edu>
To: Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger(a)austin.utexas.edu>
Cc: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums <winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Sent: Thu, Jan 31, 2019 10:04 am
Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Congratulations Robert!
Yes, congratulations, Robert! And it is great to see the Faires/Chisholm family establishing itself as an Austin cultural dynasty!
Best,James
On Jan 31, 2019, at 7:43 AM, Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger(a)austin.utexas.edu> wrote:
Hey everyone —
Our friend Robert Faires is being inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters! He’s going in with Wes Anderson, Betty Sue Flowers, and a bunch of other great wordsmiths.
https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/arts/2019-01-30/texas-institute-of-le…
Congratulations to Robert and thanks for all the great work over the decades.
cs
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