Black Box Fire has already started work on this year's Emerging Artists Series. We haven't made the selections yet, but the ball is rolling. The productions in EAS go up the end of June, early July, but from now til then there is a lot of work that has to be done. We have director interviews, then auditions, and then two months of rehearsing and a couple social events in-between.
BBF supplies the venue, promotional materials, and a few other things to the productions, including a small start up budget of 75 dollars. At the end of it all, a percentage of the profits are split up among the directors. To help increase that amount I held a yard sale as a fundraiser last year to help cover BBF's costs, like the venue rental. It was a big success. I gathered up donations from friends and family and anything we didn't sell, we donated to Value Village and a women's shelter. In the end, we made just under 500 dollars, which was about twice what I had expected. So, I'm organizing another fundraiser yard sale for this year's EAS and I'm hoping to exceed what we made last year. I know a lot of people are moving around May, and the time for Spring Cleaning is upon us, so if you find you have any junk that you want to get rid of, perhaps consider donating it to the BBF yard sale!
The date is set for May 28th, but I would gladly take donations before that time. So, please keep it in mind, or use it as an excuse to go through boxes or clean out your drawers. If you want to get in touch with me about the yard sale, email me at lrenrepei@gmail.com.
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| We had baked goods as well as 'junk'. |
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| At one point, AJ put this on and went to King St to get people to come to the sale. |
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| We also had My Dog Joe coffee. |
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Last year's yard sale.
Matt, Steph and I at the end of the day with our goal chart. |
