Season 10 - Fall 2018 & Spring 2019
Volunteer News
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 fall we have three films, two concerts and one stage play that will require marketing distribution, ushering and box office help, and three other visual arts events that will also require marketing assistance.
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. 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 jobs click here.
Whether on a serious task or cheesing for the camera, our volunteers find
the fun.
EVENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - FALL 2018
Please look at the volunteering opportunities below. You may refer to the web site www.etsu.edu/martin if you want 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.
Your commitment will be confirmed by us as soon as we hear from you. Specifics about
each event's schedule are communicated in a timely manner before the event date, and
a brief training is included before each ushered event.
Ushering 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.
Sadie, narrative film
Monday, Sept. 10, 7 p.m., Brown Hall Auditorium ~ FREE
Q&A, reception with the filmmaker to follow
Switchback, concert
Friday, Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church
105 S. Boone St., Johnson City ~ $20/15/5
Man Made, documentary film
Monday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m., Brown Hall Auditorium ~ FREE
Q&A, reception with the filmmaker to follow
Hamlet, Actors From The London Stage
Thursday & Friday, Oct. 25-26, 7:30 p.m., Bud Frank Theatre
Saturday, Oct. 27, 3 p.m., Bud Frank Theatre ~ $20/15/5
Chasing Portraits, documentary film
Monday, Nov. 5, 7 p.m., Brown Hall Auditorium ~ FREE
Q&A, reception with the filmmaker to follow
Nobuntu, concert
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m., Central Baptist Church
300 N Roan St., Johnson City ~ $20/15/5
For more information please visit: www.etsu.edu/martin
Switchback Actors From The London Stage Nobuntu
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 to the performance of your choice.
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 2018's update on the Martin Center for the Arts.
Anyone who has volunteered at all in the 2018-2019 season will be sent an email invitation as the time approaches in spring 2019 for our next annual celebration.
