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The Dearborn Community Fund invites YOU to explore an impressive glass gallery, see glass blowing demonstrations, and enjoy live music and hors d’oeuvres at its first-ever “Glitter, Glass, Giving” fundraiser at Dearborn’s fascinating gem, the Glass Academy, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, from 5 to 7 p.m.

General admission donation is only $5!
* Glass blowing demonstrations
* Shop at the Holiday Glass Gallery
* Hors d’oeuvres
* Live Entertainment
* Hands-on glass making opportunities
* Cash bar featuring wine and locally crafted beer made by Dearborn Brewing.
* Additional benefits with donations $25 and above including beverage tickets and the opportunity to win door prizes. (Details below)

RSVP:
Please call 313-943-5478 or purchase ticket online at https://dearborncommunityfund.org/give-online/ — check the “DCF EVENT” box and select your donation below.
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Donation Level Benefits:
Donations of $25 and above include additional benefits such as beverage tickets and the opportunity to win door prizes. More creative or inquisitive guests can make an additional donation to try their hand at glass blowing through a “Big Bubble Blow” experience or they can make a glass paperweight or flower to take home.
$5 = General admission
$25 = Admission plus 1 beverage ticket, 1 door prize ticket
$50 = Admission plus 2 beverage tickets, 2 door prize tickets
$100 = All of the above plus a stamped glass Dearborn Community Fund medallion
$250 = All of the above plus a “Big Bubble Blow” glass blowing experience (20 available)
$500 = All of the above plus a hands-on glass blowing experience in which you make a flower or paperweight to take home (8 available)

10% of Glass Academy Gallery sales benefit the Dearborn Community Fund*

* The DCF is a 501c3 charitable organization, so all donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

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“We’re excited to invite guests to join us in the creative environment of the Glass Academy’s 14,000-square-foot studio. It’s the perfect venue to raise public awareness and support for the Dearborn Community Fund which focuses on supporting innovative projects that add to the vibrancy of our city,” noted DCF Executive Director EmmaJean Woodyard.

“Whether you’ve been to the Glass Academy before or it’s your first visit, it’s always fascinating to watch the glass artists at work,” Woodyard said. “And especially during their holiday glass exhibit, you’ll find a bounty of beautiful, one-of-a-kind hand crafted glass pieces.”

The Gallery will be brimming with beautiful hand-carafted items, perfect for home decorating or holiday gifts. In addition to hand blown glass ornaments and signature glass icicles, handcrafted custom works such as paperweights, beer mugs, and signature piece Detroit Puddle, created by pouring hot glass over a sewer cap, will be available for purchase.

To learn about the nonprofit Dearborn Community Fund projects that will be supported by funds raised at “Glitter, Glass, Giving,” visit www.DearbornCommunityFund.org.

For more information about the “Glitter, Glass, Giving” event, call 313-943-5478.
*The DCF is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, so portion of all donations are tax deductible.

April 25, 2018, Showcase Highlighting Dearborn Students’ Talents Opens City-Wide Art Show

Dalia Elmokadem, a senior at the Michael Berry Career Center, was one of four Senior Artists selected to exhibit a collection of their artwork in the Padzieski Gallery during last year’s Dearborn Public Schools City Wide Art Show. Other exhibiting seniors: Tyler Bankey, Edsel Ford; Juliana Sanroman, Fordson HS; and Nadia Aboumourad, Dearborn High. To see more photos from the 2016 Youth Arts Festival, visit the photo album on the Dearborn Community Fund Facebook page at http://tinyurl.com/zjnjykp.

The 2018 Youth Arts Festival, a showcase highlighting the creative talents of over 400 students from Dearborn Public Schools (DPS) and Henry Ford College, takes place on Wednesday, April 19 from 4 to 8:00 p.m. at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center.

The Festival, a colorful and high energy event, features visual, instrumental, choral and theatrical offerings and the opening of the DPS City Wide Art Show, which runs through mid-May. Admission is free and open to the public to enjoy and show support for the students.

The Youth Arts Festival is a project of the nonprofit Dearborn Community Fund (DCF).

“This event is truly a festival—not just a concert—because of the variety and high spirited energy of the art and the performances by Dearborn students,” explains DCF Executive Director EmmaJean Woodyard. “It’s exciting for everyone involved because this is the only time during the year that all of the schools in Dearborn showcase their arts initiatives at one time, in one place, demonstrating how many of our young people are involved in the arts. It’s also offers a unique opportunity for the students to see and hear what their peers are doing.”

Festival activities begin at 4 p.m. with the opening of Dearborn Public Schools City Wide Art Show at the Center’s Padzieski Gallery. The exhibit, which remains in the Gallery through mid-May, includes selected works from K-12 students. Opening art awards occur at 4:10 p.m. in the Michael A. Guido Theater followed by Senior Talks in the Gallery at 5:30 p.m.

Between the art awards and the 7 p.m. collage concert, patrons can view the student art in the lobby and Gallery, participate in a variety of interactive art demonstrations, and enjoy music performed by a students. Representatives from the Dearborn Symphony and Friends of the Dearborn Symphony will host an information table.

A Collage Performance begins at 7 p.m. in the Michael A. Guido Theater. Choral and instrumental performances include groups from the Dearborn Public Schools and Henry Ford College.

The Youth Arts Festival is a co-operative project by the DCF, Dearborn Public Schools and Henry Ford Community College with valuable support provided by the City of Dearborn/Parks & Recreation Department, Dearborn Community Arts Council and additional sponsors.

For more information about the Youth Arts Festival, other DCF projects or how to contribute to the Fund, call 313-943-5478.

Dec. 6 “Glitter, Glass, Giving” Benefit for Dearborn Community Fund

Youth Arts Festival Spotlights Talented Dearborn Students