Art Sip - Take 2

Three days ago, Prism got to perform at the second annual Art Sip event hosted by the Meridian Arts Commission.

Here is the Art Sip's description, from the Meridian Chamber of Commerce website:

 ArtSip
In the Garden at Something Special Antiques
134 E State St, Meridian
Thursday, July 9th
6:00 - 9:00 PM

MAF presents our second annual fundraiser, ArtSip, featuring wine, food, music and artists. We will have an early bird drawing for advanced ticket sales, along with a raffle item, silent auction, two wineries to enjoy, local food, live music, chalk art competition and much more. Funds raised at last year's event helped in part with sponsoring Meridian's Concerts on Broadway and provide grants to Treasure Valley Youth Theatre and Meridian Symphony's Young Musician's Competition.

What is the Meridian Arts Foundation?
Established in 2012, the Meridian Arts Foundation is an established nonprofit (501(c) organization dedicated to recognizing, encouraging and supporting the arts and artists of Meridian. The purpose of MAF is to pursue creative ways to work with and partner with the business and private communities in support of a thriving arts community in Meridian.

How You Can Help
We are looking for local businesses, arts groups, patrons and wineries to help support our dedication to Meridian's art community and developing plans for a Performing Art Center in Meridian."

We were happy to play again at this event.  The weather calmed from its current 110 degree temperatures, it was a breezy and pleasant, and between performing we also got to taste the catered foods, view the silent auction art pieces, and enjoy the short plays performed by actors from The Boise Little Theater.  It was a great evening of the arts - hopefully you can join us for it next year!

Mix and Mingle

All of us in Prism are either members or have been members of the Meridian Symphony Orchestra in the past.  As such, we all are strong supporters of that organization.  So, when they asked us if we could perform during an event following a Meridian Symphony concert, of course we said yes! 

So, on April 25th, after the orchestra concert that evening, we got to play more music for an MSO

event called the Mix and Mingle.  For this event, musicians and patrons of MSO got to, well, mix and mingle!  Donated items were sold in a silent auction (proceeds went toward supporting MSO), Kona Grill provided fresh catered food to all guests, and there were a few short speeches giving thanks to the many hard-working people who make Meridian Symphony Orchestra's rehearsals and concerts run smoothly.  (I had the sushi.  It was delicious.)

For us, it was a delightful evening.  First of all, we got to play on a raised stage covered with tiles which were lit from underneath.  (You can see the raised white stage on the photo to the left.)  The venue used to be a high-end clothing store, so it was a very stylish place to play that made for great event space.

We also got to cherry-pick our favorite pieces for our playlist, so we included mostly modern and fun pieces.  Visitors had just heard an entire concert of classics, why not present some different genres?  So, we played songs like Makin' Whoopee, Aquarius, When You Wish Upon a Star, Star of the County Down, and The Irish Washerwoman/Swallowtail Jig.  It was a great evening of music!