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Season 11 - Fall 2019 & Spring 2020

The Mary B. Martin School of the Arts has put together another diverse season of events and we invite you to get very close to the action by volunteering with us. 

Grab your handful of programs and start greeting our patrons and have your flashlight ready to help with late seating. Then slip into your reserved seat to see the event for free.

This season the Martin School will feature a unique melding of cultures with throat singing by Alash Ensemble and beat boxing by Baltimore’s Shodekeh; aerial circus artistry with a message; gospel with a Grammy-winning bluegrass twang; a one-woman show spotlighting the first female surgeon in the U.S.; AGT phenom Mandy Harvey; Celtic fire with the Irish band Goitse; and a more classical tone with operatic coloratura Diba Alvi, young piano prodigy Leonardo Colafelice and Italian trombonist Peter Steiner.

These events, along with our film series, will require marketing distribution, ushers and greeters, box office assistance and other volunteer support. 

We know that we have the best squad of volunteers around, and between our loyal, experienced volunteers and the new ones who will jump in...we Thank You!

We look forward to seeing those who have worked with us for years, as well as welcoming the new volunteers onto the team.

Get close to the action – it’s the only place to be – and jump in with whatever time or talents you can offer us. There is something for every skill and level of commitment. Event Volunteers such as, box office staff and ushers, along with Marketing Materials Distribution are central to our operations. But from time to time, we also need Social Media and Lobby Activities Volunteers and help with transporting artists and other hospitality essentials. Or you can join us in the office for some general office needs. Let us tailor our tasks to your interests and availability.

Whether you are a seasoned Mary B. Martin School of the Arts volunteer, a new community member or a student at ETSU just looking for adventure – please give us a chance to include you on our team. For descriptions of the various volunteer positions click here.

EVENT  VOLUNTEER  OPPORTUNITIES ~ SPRING 2020

Please look at the volunteering opportunities below. You may refer to the web site www.etsu.edu/martin for more details on each event.

If interested in volunteering or have questions, please contact Pamela Adolphi Assistant Director, Mary B. Martin School of the Arts and Facility/General Manager, Martin Center for the Arts at adolphi@etsu.edu or 423-439-8333.

Volunteering for an event almost always guarantees you a complimentary seat to enjoy the performance. Please see more information in the Volunteer Handbook under Event Volunteers.

Diba Alvi, soprano
concert
Sunday, Jan. 26, 3:00 p.m.
Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church
$20/15/5

The Infiltrators
narrative film
Monday, Feb. 17, 7:00 p.m.
Ball Hall Auditorium 
Q&A and reception w/filmmaker to follow
FREE

Light From Light
narrative film
Monday, March 2, 7:00 p.m.
Martha Street Culp Auditorium
Q&A and reception w/filmmaker to follow
FREE

Goitse, Celtic concert
concert
Tuesday, March 3, 7:30 p.m.
Martha Street Culp Auditorium 
$20/15/5

INDEPENDENCE: The True Story of Dr. Mary Walker
performance
Thursday, March 12, 7:30 p.m.
Bud Frank Theatre 
$20/15/5

Leonardo Colafelice, piano
concert
Monday, April 6, 7:30 p.m.
Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church
$20/15/5

Little Miss Westie 
documentary film
Monday, Nov. 18, 7 p.m.
Martha Street Culp Auditorium
Q&A and reception w/filmmaker to follow
FREE

For more information please visit: www.etsu.edu/martin

MARKETING  MATERIALS  DISTRIBUTION

Distributing posters in the community is an essential part of our marketing effort. We have organized routes with specific businesses and locations that have agreed to put up our posters. We cover Johnson City, Jonesborough, Elizabethton and Kingsport. Most poster runs take about two hours of your time, and are best done with two people in the vehicle.

Most volunteers make the run in a car, but Michael and Joy Adorante, at left, like to get some exercise at the same time!

Each poster run earns two complimentary tickets of your choice to one of our ticketed events during the current semester (Fall or Spring).

If interested in volunteering or have questions, please contact Pamela Adolphi Assistant Director, Mary B. Martin School of the Arts and Facility/General Manager, Martin Center for the Arts at adolphi@etsu.edu or 423-439-8333.

ANNUAL  VOLUNTEER  APPRECIATION  CELEBRATION

Every year we celebrate our volunteers with a special event to thank them for their help during our season. This event gives us a little time to visit and chat with each other, hand out some 'party favors' as a token of our appreciation, and enjoy food and entertainment. Some of the events we have all gotten together for in past years are a barbecue and dance, a showcase of campus arts performances, a poetry reading and dessert reception, catered dinners with musical and theatrical entertainment and most recently an evening at Into the Fire in Johnson City for our 2018-2019 volunteer event.

Anyone who volunteers with our 2019-2020 Season 11 will be sent an email invitation
as the time approaches for our next annual celebration in late spring 2020.