Donita Aruny

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  In an email sent to First Selectman Carl Balestracci, SAA Program Director Donita Aruny asked that the BOS approve the request of Building Concepts of Branford to erect an 8-foot by 11-foot sunroom; and for Premier Subaru, also of Branford, to display a new model vehicle.The two requests concerned the Shakespeare on the Shoreline event to be held this summer from Aug. 7 to 10.According to Aruny, both the sunroom and vehicle would be displayed off the Park Street side of the Green in parking areas.In the email, Aruny said the two items would be put in place on a Thursday afternoon and removed Sunday.
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  Aruny, who was a member of the Selectmen's Ad Hoc Committee for Use of the Guilford Green, said that she had relayed the selectmen's decision to Premier Subaru, and said that they agreed to remain a sponsor of the event."It is a struggle every year to keep these events going-we rely on personal, corporate, and foundation contributions and sponsorships," said Aruny, who admitted she knew the selectmen would never consent to having the vehicle or sunroom placed on the Green, but thought the location within the parking spaces would be agreeable.

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  Published on: 8/11/2005    Last Visited: 8/11/2005  

  Brought to the public as a collaboration of the Elm City Shakespeare Company and the Shoreline Arts Alliance (SAA), the lavish productions wouldn't be possible without the gracious assistance of the town, said Donita Aruny, SAA program coordinator.
  
  From the Boy Scouts who act as ushers, survey collectors, program distributors, and even help mop up unexpected drizzle from the stage to the local businesses and organizations that sponsor the event, to receiving annual approval from the Board of Selectman for use of the Green, to the many residents who help build an audience, Guilford's participation has been "...terrific," said Aruny.
  
  "I expect there are some objections, but for the most part, it seems extremely well-received.The town's been terrific in providing us the opportunity to use the Green and electricity, and we work with the building department to make sure we're up to code and that it's a safe environment," said Aruny.
  
  Last week, scaffolding and sets arose across from town hall as the Elm City Shakespeare Company readied for this week's performances.Deliveries of pre-constructed set materials began Aug. 1.By the afternoon of Aug 4, said Aruny, "... they had blocked the play, the set was up, and the cast arrived for the first outdoor rehearsal."
  
  The elaborate set, which depicts a street scene, home front, house, and the all-important balcony, has transported a section of the Green back to Shakespearian Verona, Italy.
  
  "The set designer is just a genius.It's elegant in its simplicity; an incredibly beautiful set," noted Aruny.
  
  Free Guilford performances of Romeo and Juliet will continue nightly under the stars through Sunday, Aug. 14.Well in advance of curtain time, savvy audience members arrive to find a great place set up seats, blankets, and picnics.
  
  On opening night each year, said Aruny, "I'll be down there [in the] morning and people will have picked out their spots.It's exciting; people love to come and picnic before the show."
  
  For those don't arrive with a pre-arranged dinner, take heart: special concessions will sell hotdogs, hamburgers, even fried dough.For those who don't get a front row view, the play's large-scale set and the Elm City Shakespeare Company's professional sound and lighting systems ensure every night's crowd, large or small, enjoys the show.
  
  "On a good night, if we have ideal weather conditions, we've had over 1,000 people," said Aruny.

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  Committee members are Jenn Pensa, director of the Guilford Chamber of Commerce; Tracy Calafire, co-owner of Tracy Brent Collections; Jean Perkins, executive director of the Guilford Art Center; Maureen Belden, programs administrator and Expo coordinator of the Guilford Art Center; Donita Aruny, program director of Shoreline Arts Alliance (which hosts Shakespeare on the Shoreline); Doug Williamson of the Guilford Green Committee, and Gil Lombard.

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  Published on: 8/5/2009    Last Visited: 8/6/2009  

  Donita Aruny, program and marketing director for the alliance, said the group has seen up to 1,500 people attend Friday and Saturday nights in past years.
  
  "It is a very popular, free event during the summer and especially this summer with the encouragement of 'staycations,'" she said.

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  Published on: 5/27/2007    Last Visited: 5/30/2007  

  "Fund-raising is always an enormous task for nonprofits," said Donita Aruny, the alliance program director.
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  The participating artists (see the list on Exxx), hailing from New Haven and the east shoreline, are a combination, says Aruny, of professionals, amateurs and students, "which is exciting for the students and amateurs because they're right there sharing the stage with the professionals," notes Aruny.
  
  Special "kickback time" with the participants, including the Brubeck Quartet, will give aspiring artists an idea of what it takes to make it in the arts, that "in following your passion you can be successful in having a career in the arts," says Aruny.
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  While the alliance's mission is to showcase the shoreline's artists and foster collaboration among its member organizations, it has also helped attract more participants in the arts through the showcase , people who came, took part in some of the workshops, or were introduced to previously unknown groups with which they later took classes, according to Aruny.

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  Published on: 10/15/2007    Last Visited: 10/17/2007  

  Guilford Art Center Executive Director Jean Perkins and Shoreline Art Alliance Program Director Donita Aruny, both committee members, say their events require twice as much time to set up and take down, and unless the rule is changed they will need special permission.
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  Perkins and Aruny are optimistic town leaders will allow their events to remain in the town center.

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  Published on: 7/12/2004    Last Visited: 1/14/2005  

  Contact: Donita Aruny, Program Director(203) 453-3890 or office@shorelinearts.org

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  - Donita Aruny, Program Director, Shoreline Arts Alliance

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  Published on: 2/1/2004    Last Visited: 2/7/2004  

  Most were Guilford students, but others traveled from towns such as Branford and Old Lyme to take advantage of the unique opportunity to learn from the notable professionals, said Donita Aruny, executive director of the Shoreline Arts Alliance.
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  By the time it was over, however, they felt "it was an experience they would never forget, and they had learned something," Aruny said.
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  "They decided (the benefit concert) would be an interesting reunion," Aruny said.

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  Published on: 11/1/2003    Last Visited: 11/2/2003  

  More importantly, "the wonderful thing about Tassy Walden competition is the manuscripts get through to literary agents," said Donita Aruny, Shoreline Arts Alliance program director.
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  Several Tassy winners and finalists signed with literary agents as a direct result of entering the contest, said Aruny.

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