Arts Rock! 2014 Summer Music and Circus Extravaganza

In response to the loss of Music and Arts in the schools, a group of parents, community members, teachers and students have formed the West Boylston Arts Foundation (WBAF) to keep the arts an important part of our community.

The goal of the WBAF is to sustain the West Boylston Public Schools Arts Education program. The second goal is to invigorate the districts arts programs by providing children with field trips to museums and music and drama performances.

Through the generosity and support of the local community, and their support of programs, such as Arts Rock, the WBAF is on it's way to seeking out other funding opportunities through corporations, grants, fundraising and foundations.  

This year's ARTS ROCK! Music & CircusExtravaganza was an extraordinary show, featuring a full hour with the Boston Circus Guild’s fire dancing team and expert jugglers, and live music by awarding-winning performers Erin Ollis, A Ton of Blues, and The Delta Generators. Other performers included more music with Little Sugar & TheBig Spoonful, Crocodile River Music, and the Diane Kelley Dancers. In addition, a charity auto smash for the American Diabetes Association was  held by the Phillips family of West Boylston to fight diabetes. The Mill Restaurant of West Boylston served up pulled pork, chicken wings, and other BBQ-style specialties.

Proceeds raised were used to help fund art and music education in our schools.

It was an honor and a privledge to be asked to participate in marketing Arts Rock.   Aside from simply consulting, I had an opportunity to run the socialmedia effort, design print materials, write press releases and produce and direct several video promos as well.  Assisting the West Boylston Arts Foundation and Arts Rock was a rewarding project in that the efforts really drove attendance and I was able to do my part in directly helping the town of West Boylston raise money for their art and music programs.  My kind of gig!