http://www.thebugleboy.com/ News from The Bugle Boy, a "listening room" in La Grange, Texas, featuring the music of independent artists. en-us http://www.thebugleboy.com/images/bblogo1.gif http://www.thebugleboy.com/ 144 125 http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-02-1817 http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-02-1817 The Bugle Boy Foot Soldiers are folks that support live original music and that have a desire to live a healthier personal lifestyle and are wanting to be more environmentally friendly by choosing to walk (or run) more. Learn more and join today! http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-01-2925 http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-01-2925 Thanks to the City of La Grange's Tourism Grant Program we are now running a series of ads in Texas Music Magazine. This quarter we highlight Founder's Choice Talent Trust Recipient, Elizabeth Wills. Catch Elizabeth's official CD release show February 13th, 2010. http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-01-0230 http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-01-0230 http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-01-0131 http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-01-0131 South Central Texas online community announced that The Bugle Boy is their featured business of the month for January 2010. We are off to a great year! Check out there online community at southcentraltexas.net http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-01-2232 http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-01-2232 Read Eddie Ferranti Houston Music Review on Eliza Gilkyson's performance at the Bugle boy on January 22nd, 2010 http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-02-1133 http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-02-1133 Check out the Bugle Boy's new blog, "Someone Talked!" With the help of local journalist Connie Strong, we'll be publishing a series of in-depth articles on some of our performing artists. Today's article features Bugle Boy Talent Trust award winner Elizabeth Wills, who's celebrating the release of her new CD, "Love Comes Home," at the Bugle Boy this Saturday. http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-03-0534 http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-03-0534 Congratulations to Lake Robertson, the highest bidder on our guitar auctioned off at the Kinky Friedman show on February 28th. Artist Signatures: Carolyn Wonderland, Janis Ian, Guy Forsyth, Pierce Pettis, John Beland, Paula Nelson, Duke Davis, Austin Lounge Lizards, Jimmy LaFave, Big Wide Grin, Molly Venter, Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart, Brooks Williams, Woody Russell, Hamilton Loomis, Sara Hickman, John Gorka, Darden Smith, Roscoe Beck, Michael Fracasso, Ian McLagan, Elizabeth Wills, Eliza Gilkyson, Ray Bonneville, Seth Walker, Marcia Ball, Terri Hendrix, Lloyd Maines & Kinky Friedman. http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-06-0335 http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-06-0335 Now checking our calendar and ordering tickets from your phone is even easier! Our "Bugle Boy App" makes our calendar easy to use on your mobile phone. Check it out: http://www.thebugleboy.com/mobile http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-06-0237 http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-06-0237 Planning Forum Participants Discuss La Grange Listening Room'sHigh-Quality Music & Its Future Austin, TX -- Five strategic goals related to the future of The Bugle Boy listening room in La Grange and the Bugle Boy Foundation were settled on after a strategic planning forum hosted by the Foundation's Board of Directors in May with 17 community leaders. Building an endowment of $5 million to support Bugle Boy programming, increasing local and regional attendance and support, raising money sufficient to support increased funding for operations, increasing support for creative arts programs for area school students, and raising capital sufficient for the Foundation to acquire the land, building and equipment of The Bugle Boy: These were the goals deemed most important. At the May 21 forum, hosted by the Board of Directors of the Bugle Boy Foundation, facilitators were Christian Smith, the past UCLA Assistant Vice Chancellor who helped write the Strategic Plan for the University of Texas and currently serves as Special Consultant to Travis County Commissioner Court Central Campus Planning, and Pebbles Wadsworth, past Executive Director of the Performing Arts Center at UCLA and at UT Austin. Participants were 15 community leaders who discussed such issues as The Bugle Boy's reputation for presenting original music of the highest quality in a clean, quiet, friendly, respectful, and smoke-free venue as well as affordability of concerts and ideas for increasing attendance. The Bugle Boy Foundation Board will make plans to implement strategies to attain the goals over the next five years. Foundation president David Vogel said, "We're gratified by the interest in The Bugle Boy expressed by all those who attended the forum. Their input is crucial as we strive to make The Bugle Boy an even more valuable community asset, supporting and fostering music and the arts in rural Texas." The Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, supported by private and public contributions. The mission of the Bugle Boy Foundation is to provide a premier listening room venue for affordable public performances by professional artists of original works of diverse genres for the enrichment of Fayette County, Texas residents and visitors. The Foundation supports music education by sponsoring artist-led creative arts programs for the benefit of area students. La Grange Mayor Janet Moerbe, a forum participant, said, "Our community is very fortunate to have the unique venue that the Bugle Boy has to offer. It is an asset that has brought many visitors to La Grange. I am impressed by the dedication that this group has toward the future success of this establishment." Bugle Boy founder and executive director Lane Gosnay added, "This meeting was extremely validating. The Bugle Boy pays dividends to the community at-large that escape the standard bottom-line accounting method, and participants agreed that pooling resources and individual talents are necessary for sustainability. It is my hope that we will become a model for other rural communities wanting to enrich lives through music." Media Contact: McGuckin Entertainment PRHeidi Labensart and Jill McGuckin, 512.478.0578; info@mcguckinpr.com http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-06-2938 http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-06-2938 On Saturday, July 10th, The Bugle Boy will host another film screening, this time free to customers who reserve their tickets in advance! Connie Strong has written an article about the film "Before the Music Dies" and its relevance to what we do at The Bugle Boy to promote and support independent musicians. Check out Connie's article here. http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-06-1939 http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-06-1939 click photo to see slide show of her June 19th, 2010 BB show. You can also see photo album here http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-06-2840 http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-06-2840 The Austin Business Journal published an article this week about the role of the Bugle Boy Foundation in helping to ensure the long-term success of the Bugle Boy. Check it out! http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-07-0241 http://www.thebugleboy.org/news.php#2010-07-0241 KEYE Austin recently began a series of programs, "Field Trip on a Fill Up," to bring attention to recreational opportunities within short drive of Austin. Check out their segment on La Grange, which features The Bugle Boy (at minute 2:54).