Paramount Center for the Arts will have a new director of performing arts, effective June 5. According to Bob Johnson, executive director, “Gretchen Boulka, former marketing and communications director for the National Lutheran Choir will join the Paramount replacing long-time performing arts lead, Laurie Johnson (no relation) who is retiring.” Boulka comes with an extensive background in contracting, marketing, budgeting and more and holds a master’s in arts administration from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.
WACOSA recently announced it’s the recipient of a $10,000 grant from the Shavlik Family Foundation. The dollars will help WACOSA create a new website with a focus on being more accessible to people with disabilities, increasing internal and external communications, and increasing functionality for phone and tablet users.
