Dear COFA

Congratulations to the Dancing with the Staff winners: Mr. Kim and Mrs. Bueno and runners up, Mr. Whitten and Ms. McKeever.

I want to remind everyone about the events happening (not happening) this week and beyond:

Calligraphy session is cancelled today--next session is 1/29/18
COFA Council Meeting tonight, 12/10/17, 6pm, room 137--Showcase planning, Membership, and Quadshow Planning
Holiday Instrumental Concert, Orchestra, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Color Guard, 12/15/17, PAC 6:30pm
Showcase/Openhouse, Thursday, 1/11/18 6:30pm in the Quad--we will need help with this

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Check out the Slideshow presentation from our Membership Directors, Jennifer Song and Diane Choung
they have some great initiatives that we will be implementing going forward to increase our membership:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1M2BoFstm5rTr6gjHwhBrmkOAsZyn9II7AZ4EyAnF4CE/edit?usp=sharing
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The cards that were created at the last calligraphy session will be distributed next week to patients at St. Jude. Check out the Facebook post:

Due to a scheduling Conflict, the 12/11 Calligraphy session has been cancelled. Our next session will be 1/29/18 3pm, room 137

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COFA Visual Artists at the Muckenthaler
Muckenthaler gallery is open Tuesday-Sun 11am-4pm with the show up until December 31st.

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Tix for TEENs

This program offered by the OC Philharmonic in partnership with COFA and provides tickets for you to attend professional performances at no cost. Contact me if you are interested. Go to their site to see more about the concerts: http://www.philharmonicsociety.org/
Here are this year's events:

2017-2018 TIX for TEENS Remaining Available tickets

Date	time	Concerts Available	Location

1/6/2017	8:00	Igor Levit, Piano	RHSCH
1/25/2018	8:00	Royal Philharmonic	RHSCH
2/9/2018	8:00	LBMF: Robert, Clara and Johannes	Laguna Playhouse
2/10/2018	8:00	LBMF: The Art of the Confessional	Laguna Playhouse
2/11/2018	8:00	LBMF: The American Spirit	Laguna Playhouse
2/12/2018	8:00	Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment	RHSCH
2/20/2018	8:00	Danish String Quartet	Samueli
2/23/2018	8:00	Lang Lang, Piano	Seger. H
3/2/2018	8:00	Jake Shimabukuro, ukelele	RHSCH
3/21/2018	8:00	Zurich Chamber Orchestra	RHSCH
3/29/2018	8:00	San Francisco Symphony	RHSCH
5/9/2018	8:00	Yuja Wang	RHSCH
5/26/2018	8:00	Kayhan Kalhor, kamancheh and Broolk;yn Rider	Barclay
6/3/2018	3:00	James Ehnes, Violin and Orion Weiss, Piano	Samueli

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COFA Calendar

Muckenthaler Museum-High School Art Exhibit reception was November 2nd at 6:30p and on display through 12/31
Calligraphy Session 4 CANCELLED, Monday, December 11th, 3:00pm room 137--next session 1/29/18
COFA Council Meeting, Monday, December 11th, 6pm, room 137--Topics: Showcase, Quadshow, Membership
Showcase/Open house, Thursday, January 11th, 6:00pm Quad Area

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Check cofasunnyhills.net events page for all our upcoming events.

Brian Wall
COFA Director