SOS (Save Our Sugar Factory)

The Sugar Factory Arts Committee is holding a fundraising event to help make the Sugar Factory Arts Campus a reality. So mark on your calendars July 24, 2010 as the Ice Cream Social and Fundrasing Auction to show your support for ALL the arts in West Jordan.

Date:      July 24, 2010

Time:     6-9 PM (Auction at 8 PM)

Where: West Jordan Historical Museum

               2100 west 7800 south

What:    Ice Cream Social and Fundraising Auction

Robin Hood Auditions

The auditions for Robin Hood have been set. They will take place on August 21, 2010 from 10 am – 2 pm. It will be at the Schorr Gallery in West Jordan City Hall.

Sugar Factory Condemned – The Show Goes On!

 In the lastest city council meeting, the fate of the Sugar Factory isn’t looking good. The city feels the arts can perform at the various schools within the city for the next couple of years. The art committees feel this is not a viable option. So far they have been lucky with West Jordan Middle School being able to accomodate the West Jordan Youth Theater for their performance of “Wonderland”. And thanks to Copper Hills High School for allowing the theater board to have the necessary dates for the performance of “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”. However, when schools are back in session and they’re need for their auditorium will trump the need of the city arts, many things will not be able to occur.

So far, many arts items and fundraising capabilities have been put on hold and cannot take place at a school auditorium. Things such as cowboy poetry, the improv troupe “Quick Wits”, classes for improv, poetry, photography and so forth are not plausible while the arts are without a home. Also the fall, winter and spring shows will be affected by this as school functions take precedent over other functions.  

If you feel the arts are an important part of the West Jordan Community please write to your city council member. We feel the Sugar Factory grounds is the best home for the arts. Many people who already care about the arts know this to be where they could come to see great performances of theater, music and readings. Show you care for the arts by writing to the mayor and our city council. Let them know there are people in West Jordan who care for the arts and desire their return to the Sugar Factory grounds, by either repairing the Sugar Factory itself or by building a temporary facility while the Sugar Factory Arts Campus is being developed.

All it takes is a simple letter to the mayor and the city council. Here is the address to city hall: 8000 South Redwood Road, West Jordan, UT 84088. Thanks for your support for the arts.

by James Devita and Bill Francoeur

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