Michael Arve

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Arve</div> <div> THE HIDING WALL</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="10b2cf60.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="502" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Release date 9/9/11</div> <div> Free shipping if ordered by 9/8/11</div> <div> <A HREF="#publication_launching" TITLE="Michael Arve"><U>(See bottom of page for information about benefit book release party in Rochester 9/9/11)</U></A></div> <bR> <div> From the book:</div> <bR> <div> JAZZ FANCY</div> <bR> <div> The Jazz of many hours</div> <div> Many tears</div> <div> Beats in ragged time</div> <div> Against my ¾ heart</div> <bR> <div> Making a spectrum of</div> <div> Colored lights</div> <div> In my dimly lit soul</div> <bR> <div> Kaleidoscopic sounds</div> <div> Flash in colors</div> <div> Like broken shattered</div> <div> Rainbows</div> <bR> <div> All these sounds</div> <div> Too vibrant too hurting</div> <div> In my fear</div> <bR> <bR> <div> INSANITY</div> <bR> <div> There are 59,000 </div> <div> Stars in the sky</div> <div> I know</div> <div> I counted them</div> <bR> <bR> <div> ESCAPE</div> <bR> <div> The dark is comforting to me</div> <div> It breathes its magic and covers</div> <div> All imperfections</div> <bR> <div> In the dark I can dream of </div> <div> Days gone by; of days when </div> <div> I was young</div> <bR> <div> In the dark I can paint pictures</div> <div> On imperfect canvases and they shine</div> <div> With beauty</div> <bR> <div> In the dark they are all the same -</div> <div> Beautiful, sincere and faithful</div> <div> Young lovers</div> <bR> <div> Let me hide in the dark where a mere</div> <div> Grope is a sign of love and hope</div> <div> Not just passion</div> <bR> <div> Let me hide in the dark where my </div> <div> Tears do not glisten but slowly</div> <div> Mingle with sweat</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Michael H. Arve was born in Szeged, Hungary and spent his early youth in Berlin, Germany.  In 1951 he immigrated with his family to Rochester, New York. He attended Nazareth Hall Cadet School then graduated from Monroe High School and attended Monroe Community College.</div> <bR> <div> Currently an Artist in Residence at MuCCC (Multi-use Cultural Community Center, Michael has been involved in both professional and community theatre since his early teens. As Artistic Director of the theatre program for The Cobblestone Arts Center (Victor NY) his production of "The Belle of Amherst" garnered State, Regional, National and International awards and acclaim. From 1991 to 1993 his Masque Theatre had the only resident Dinner Theatre in a Stouffer Hotel in the country.  This highly successful venture lasted until Stouffer sold their hotel to the Radisson Corporation who was not interested in continuing the venture. </div> <bR> <div> In 1993 he moved Knoxville, Tennessee where he developed a unique education program and instituted the Rainbow Theatre program for AIDS RESPONSE KNOXVILLE, (ARK) where he was an HIV/AIDS prevention educator.  He was also responsible for implementing other education programs and training services related to HIV prevention. Specific programs under his jurisdiction were: <U>Second Monday</U> (a monthly live call-in show which he, produced and hosted This program garnered two Southeast Community Access Cable Television Awards and ran continuously for 3 and one half years.) </div> <bR> <div> In Tennessee, he was the Co-chair of the Tennessee AIDS Council's Steering Committee (a statewide organization. He was a member of Regional AIDS Council (Knoxville) where he served on their needs assessment committee.  He was invited by the Cleveland Clinic to present a Position Paper on the therapeutic value of theatre. This Theatre as Therapy program was accepted as three-day workshop at the AIDS, MEDICINE and MIRACLES conference in 1997. While in Tennessee he served on the following committees: The Knoxville Area Theatre Coalition. (Co-chairperson), Tennesseans for the Arts Commission, Knoxville Museum of Arts Holocaust Exhibit Community Advisory Committee, Appalachian Theatre Festival Project Committee, Community Shares (a grass roots funding organization.) and the Governor's Conference on the Arts. </div> <bR> <div> In 1999 he returned to Rochester and, once again, became heavily involved in the Rochester community theatre scene and as of June 2011 he has directed or produced close to 50 plays. He is also the Director of Development for the Greater Rochester Repertory Companies. (GRRC).</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="110c8f70.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="247" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Hiding Wall</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Garamond" > is a 72 page hand-stitched paper book with spine - $15.00. </FONT></div> <div> Free shipping if ordered by 9/8/11</div> <bR> <div> TO ORDER:</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ordering By Mail"><U>To order through mail click here.</U></A>     </div> <bR> <div> ON-LINE          <A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ordering By Mail"><U> </U></A>                              </div> <bR> <div> From the US      <B> <form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/sc-but-01.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!"> <input type="hidden" name="add" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart"> <input type="hidden" name="business" value="fhp@foothillspublishing.com"> <input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="The Hiding Wall"> <input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="11-17"> <input type="hidden" name="amount" value="15.00"> <input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD"> </form>  </B></div> <bR> <div> From Canada      <B> <form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/sc-but-01.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!"> <input type="hidden" name="add" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart"> <input type="hidden" name="business" value="fhp@foothillspublishing.com"> <input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="The Hiding Wall"> <input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="11-17"> <input type="hidden" name="amount" value="15.00"> <input type="hidden" name="shipping" value="2.75"> <input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD"> </form>  </B></div> <bR> <div> From Other Countries           <B> <form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/sc-but-01.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!"> <input type="hidden" name="add" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart"> <input type="hidden" name="business" value="fhp@foothillspublishing.com"> <input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="The Hiding Wall"> <input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="11-17"> <input type="hidden" name="amount" value="15.00"> <input type="hidden" name="shipping" value="5.00"> <input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD"> </form>  </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <A NAME="publication_launching"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Publication Launching!</div> <div> AN INVITATION</div> <div> WITH</div> <div> DENISE BARTALO, DON BARTALO, VICKI CASARETT,  DIANE CHEVRON,  CASSANDRA KELLY, </div> <div> PETER DOYLE,  ROGER GANS,  Meredith POWELL, REBECCA SOLOMON, JIM VALONE </div> <div> SEPTEMBER 9, 2011</div> <div> 7:30 PM</div> <div> All Proceeds to benefit </div> <div> MUccc</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Showcard Gothic" >Reservations $15.00 - </FONT><A HREF="http://www.muccc.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.muccc.org/"><U><U>WWW.MUCCC.ORG</U></U></A><U> </U></div> <div> (585) 234-1254</div> <div> Admission includes signed copy of book </div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>