ON POINT - August 2011
The NTC Commemorative Brick Campaign is BACK!
In celebration of Phase II, and in response to high demand, the NTC Foundation has reopened the Commemorative Brick Campaign. You can honor a loved one or show the support of your family or business for NTC's exciting new mission with a lasting imprint by purchasing a Commemorative Brick to be engraved and displayed in the Fieldstone Foundation Legacy Plaza at NTC Promenade, in the heart of Liberty Station’s Arts and Culture District.
Legacy Plaza currently includes over 1,100 names and personalized inscriptions on bricks purchased by loved ones to honor those who have served and by those who support NTC’s new mission as an Arts & Culture District. Visitors strolling down the Promenade, watching an outdoor performance, going to a class in one of the historic buildings, admiring the historic Rose Garden – all of them are inspired by the messages engraved on the bricks.
We are pleased to offer the same pricing we offered in 2004 at $150 per brick. Replicas are also available for $45. One-hundred percent (100%) of the program’s net profits will support the transformation of the historic Naval Training Center into a vibrant arts and cultural district for the region. We invite you to purchase your Commemorative Brick to honor the military service of a family member, staff, friend…or perhaps yourself…or simply to show the support of your family or business for NTC’s exciting new mission.
Order deadlines for scheduled installations:
- Orders received between Aug. 1-Nov. 30 will be installed by December 25.
- Orders received between Nov. 30-Jan. 31 will be installed by February 14.
- Orders received between Jan. 31-April 15 will be installed by May 13.
Act now, and give a gift that will be treasured for generations. Click here to order online or contact Stacy Goodman, Director of Development, for more information at 619-573-9307 or [email protected].
Luce Auditorium Study Campaign is Complete
We are pleased to announce that the NTC Foundation has met our $40,000 campaign goal to support the Luce Auditorium Operating Model Study. Thanks to "campaign completion" gifts from Joan and Irwin Jacobs and City Councilmember Kevin Faulconer, the NTC Foundation is moving forward with this important next step. The study will establish with more certainty Luce Auditorium’s operational and financial feasibility as a new Performing Arts & Cinema Center. Thank you to all who contributed to our campaign – every gift we received has been an important contribution to this effort.
A special thank you to the following donors for their support of this campaign:
| Victor Bocaya | Judy & Alex McDonald |
| Roger & Lana Brenes | Leslie & Gery Meads |
| Councilmember Kevin Faulconer | Col. Bob & Mrs. Helen Muff |
| Danah Fayman | David O'Brien & Paula Cordeiro |
| Jill & Jerry Hall | Cindy & George Olmstead |
| The James Irvine Foundation | Richard Opper & Ann Poppe |
| Joan & Irwin Jacobs | The Peckham Family Fund at the San Diego Foundation |
| Webster & Helen Kinnaird | Paul Scott Silvera |
| Dorthea & Dick Laub | N. Leonard Wener |
| Richard Ledford | George & Kate Willis |
| Chris & Cheryl Lee | Mitch Woodbury |
Now that we have completed the campaign for the Luce Auditorium Operating Model Study, contributions for Luce Auditorium will be reserved and designated for the renovation and operation of this community treasure. We look forward to sharing with you news about our plans and progress.
For more information, contact Alan Ziter at [email protected].
An Art-Filled Summer Night at Friday Night Liberty – August 5
| Madonna by Catherine Robertson at Barracks 19 |
Enjoy the sights, sounds and tastes of summer at Friday Night Liberty on August 5. Stop by Barracks 19 to view and purchase works by resident and local artists; enjoy a refreshing summer drink at Chi Chocolat; shop at the amazing sale for women and children’s summer clothing at fiveloaves twofish; purchase vintage items at SCOUT; check out fun silk-screened tee shirts at Velvet Klaw; and visit Yellow Book Road Children’s Books to meet local authors, who will be signing their books on the patio. New exhibits are opening at Visions Art Museum: Contemporary Quilts + Textiles, pulse gallery, San Diego Watercolor Society Gallery, Sophie’s Gallery and Gift Shop and the ARTS Gallery. A map and schedule are at www.NTCPromenade.org/what.php or call 619-573-9260.
Liberty School at NTC Finishes 4th Successful Year
The legacy of training at the former Naval Training Center continues, but now it is in the areas of dance, music, art and environmental stewardship. An innovative program developed by the NTC Foundation that helps bring the arts back to the classroom is the Liberty School program. Every week for the past four school years, over 150 “at-risk” students from 3rd grade on up to high school have taken classes in partnership with our arts and cultural Resident Groups, with great results.
Frequently, at-risk students struggle with traditional approaches to learning. Curriculum at Liberty School allows these students to learn about the arts and themselves using a very hands-on approach.
Students have the opportunity to explore a variety of arts ranging from watercolor to hip hop, music to karate, photography to drama. While at Liberty School students explore not just the technical aspects of how to do a dance step or how to properly mix watercolors, they also explore their own creativity and take responsibility for the relative success of their efforts.
Our School Partners
Dewey Elementary School is located on the edge of a military housing area and many of Dewey’s students are military dependants who live in military housing. The students come from families who struggle financially, as one or both parents are lower enlisted personnel, and emotionally, with loved ones deployed for long periods of time creating single parent households. The children struggle in school, because frequent moves mean new schools, new curriculum, and the need to make new friends. Dewey students attend Liberty School classes every Wednesday afternoon.
When students have been expelled from San Diego Unified School District they can be sent to ALBA (Alternative Learning for Behavior & Attitude) for a semester. Nearly 87% of the students attending ALBA qualify for free or reduced lunches placing the majority of ALBA students in that at-risk category. Seventh and eighth graders from ALBA attend Liberty School every Friday at NTC.
Juvenile Court & Community Schools are the alternative education sites San Diego County Office of Education operates serving highly mobile and at-risk students throughout the County.
Students from ALBA and JCCS face especially daunting challenges. Some are homeless, others live in group homes, many are under court supervision having disengaged intellectually and emotionally, and some have engaged in harmful activities including substance abuse.
The Liberty School Experience
| Beginning Guitar Lessons at Recreational Music Center |
The first thing you notice when visiting a Liberty School class at Recreational Music Center is the sound. When the students are participating in the drum circle doing call and response patterns with large stand up African drums, the sound is very loud. The sound is very quiet when the students change activities and play the electronic drum kits, guitars, and pianos. Then they hear themselves and others in their ensemble through headphones. During both activities students enjoy hands-on experiences with instruments. The look of joy on the face of a quiet 7th grade girl as she sits in the drum circle and creates a beat pattern for her classmates to follow is an example of how Liberty School works to improve critical social skills especially cooperative teamwork, communication and listening skills.
An observer of a Liberty School class participating in a rotation with Malashock Dance will see children fully engaged with the challenges of learning choreography to express emotion. When the children portray a character in a dance they have created they move across the dance floor with confidence. A lively third grade boy creeps across the dance floor, springs up with his hands on his hips, turns and kicks, all in time with the music. He is demonstrating how Liberty School helps students improve in their ability to demonstrate self-expression, observation skills, and physical strength.
Watching a class conducted at the San Diego Watercolor Society will leave the viewer with images of students learning how to use the tools of water, brush, pigment, and paper to create artwork that expresses an idea. A working artist shares her techniques for mixing watercolor then provides high school students with red, yellow, and blue pigment for them to create 25 different hues. They learn to create a value scale and see how it is used by professionals prior to executing a final piece.
Liberty School strives to be a program that is rich and complex for all of its learners. We are proud to be able to offer a variety of learning opportunities for the students we serve. Students are able to explore artistic venues that they might not have realized exist and are able to succeed at them.
For many of our students, formal education has not worked. Liberty School is an opportunity to look at learning in a whole new way, an opportunity to be successful and enjoy the learning as part of the success. We are constantly striving for excellence. We have the flexibility of a small program to make changes quickly when they are necessary.
Thank you to our Liberty School Donors for making this program possible!
- San Diego National Bank (Founding Sponsor)
- Boys and Girls Foundation
- Community Service Association (CSA) of San Diego Unified School District
- Hot Topic Foundation
- Macy’s
- Price Charities
- The Thomas Ackerman Foundation
- Tippett Foundation
- Union Bank
If you would like to learn more about the Liberty School, contact Program Coordinator Sharon Freeburn at [email protected]. To make a donation to support our 5th year, please contact Stacy Goodman, Development Director, at [email protected] or donate now.
The Best Place for Your Event
The word is out on the best place in San Diego to have a meeting, special event, festival, rehearsal, class or 5K - The Venues of NTC Promenade
The Venues of NTC Promenade have long been loved by those clients who already know the secret. Such groups as San Diego Magazine, Indiefest, Arthritis Foundation, the US Navy and Coast Guard come back again and again. Many festivals have recently discovered the venues and made plans to come back again.
Thanks to these and other groups we were able to beat the odds as we grew amidst a challenging economy. Working in our favor was perhaps our non-profit status and remarkable state-of-the-art facilities. Of course, the beautiful setting and historical significance were also helpful.
Our sales team goes above and beyond to book groups into both the indoor and outdoor venues. We try to be flexible with recession-friendly pricing and, of course, offer superior customer service.
As we look ahead to 2012, we are encouraged as more individuals and organizations learn of the venues. We are forming strategic alliances with key vendors and are widening our services as well as our target markets. On any given day at NTC Promenade you can find a prom, 5K walk, seminar, craft fair, fundraiser, art show, dance rehearsal, military ball, board retreat or high-level meeting.
When will you have one of your events here? Do you have a friend or colleague who would enjoy learning about the venues? Please spread the word!
For more information about how we can help you with your event, call 619-573-9260 or visit our venues page.
To The Point ...
Aug 3 – Aug 27 San Diego Watercolor Society "Tour of The Town"
The San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) proudly presents “Tour of the Town”. Approx-imately 95 paintings created by national and international artists are on display and for sale. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. The SDWS gallery is located at 2825 Dewey Road, San Diego, 92106. For more information, call 619-876-4550 or www.sdws.org.
Aug 2-9-16-23-30 North Chapel Open House
The North Chapel at Liberty Station monthly open houses, Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Located at 2881 Roosevelt Dr., San Diego, 92106. For more information, please visit http://www.thenorthchapel.com.
Aug 4 FREE NTC Historic District Walking Tour - "From Navy Base to Arts District"
See first-hand the transformation of San Diego’s Naval Training Center into NTC Promenade – a new Arts and Cultural District. Enjoy a 90 minute walk through historic Spanish Colonial Revival buildings from the 1920s and 1940s that once trained young men for Navy service and are now home to over 40 artists, galleries, dance companies and more. Held the first Thursday of every month from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Meet at the NTC Command Center, 2640 Historic Decatur Road, San Diego, 92106. For more information, please visit www.NTCPromenade.com or call 619-573-9260.
Aug 4 RecruitMilitary Opportunity Expo
This Opportunity Expo is for former enlisted personnel, junior military officers, senior officers, military spouses and transitioning military personnel. It will be held in the McMillin Companies Event Center at 2875 Dewey Road, San Diego, CA 92106 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For further information visit the website at http://recruitmilitary.com/expos/378-San-Diego/candidates/information.
August 5 Friday Night Liberty
Explore the NTC Promenade Arts & Cultural District and enjoy a FREE evening of art, music, food, drink and exhibits, while supporting local artists and designers. Starting at 5 p.m. Located at 2640 Historic Decatur Road, San Diego, 92106. For more information, call 619-573-9260 or visit www.NTCPromenade.com.
Aug 19 Best of San Diego Party
Prepare to celebrate the best of what San Diego has to offer as San Diego Magazine presents the most highly anticipated event of the year. In correspondence with the August "Best of" issue, San Diego Magazine hosts an annual "Best of San Diego®" bash for San Diegans to taste, enjoy and mingle with the best venues in America's Finest City. Event is 21 and over. It will be held in the Central Promenade at 2830 Roosevelt Road, San Diego, 92106 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For more information, visit the website.
Be sure to check the NTC Promenade online calendar for all the happenings scheduled.
Please consider making a gift to the NTC Foundation to help us translate the community’s vision for NTC Promenade into a new Arts and Cultural District that will increase the quality of life for all San Diegans. Donate now!
For information about lease space in the NTC Promenade, contact Leasing Specialist Sean Giffin at [email protected] or 619-573-9304.