32nd Annual May Madness Sale to Take Place May 5 at the Music Academy of the West
For Immediate Release April 18, 2007
Contact:
Tim Dougherty
805.695.7908
Santa Barbara, CA-It's time to put on your shopping shoes and join the Madness - May Madness that is, at the Music Academy of the West. This year's massive May Madness sale will take place from 9 am to 3 pm Saturday, May 5, at the Music Academy, located at 1070 Fairway Road in Santa Barbara.
Items for sale will include everything from cameras, electronics, furniture, rugs, quilts, watches, and toys to silver, crystal, clothing, sheet music, art, hard-cover books, antiques, and luggage. An annual tradition, the massive yard and estate sale is a fundraiser for the Music Academy of the West.
Limited parking space will be available on the Music Academy campus. Shuttle service will be available from All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church on Eucalyptus Lane, and the Four Seasons Biltmore parking lot on Hill Road.
The event is being presented by the Women's Auxiliary of the Music Academy of the West. For more information, call 969-4726.
Founded in 1947, the Music Academy of the West is among the nation's preeminent summer schools and festivals for gifted young classical musicians. The Academy provides these promising musicians with the opportunity for advanced study and performance under the guidance of internationally renowned faculty artists, as well as guest conductors and soloists. Admission to the Academy is strictly merit based, and students receive full scholarships. Academy alumni are members of major symphony orchestras, chamber orchestras, ensembles, opera companies and university and conservatory faculties throughout the world. Many have established themselves as prominent solo artists. Based in Santa Barbara, the Music Academy of the West presents more than 175 public events annually, including student recitals, masterclasses, orchestra and chamber music concerts, and fully staged opera. For more information, visit www.musicacademy.org.
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