Keeping the Beat is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting K-12 music and arts education programs in rural Oregon through a variety of programs including a network of events, a shared pool of funds that schools can apply for, a school assembly program and outreach education for community stakeholders.
We are currently looking to partner with events, schools, performers, sponsors, donors and volunteers. If you are interested in more information and in possibly participating in some way, please subscribe to our email list and/or contact us.
Watch the Oregon Art Beat (OPB) video segment about the Carter Family show at the American Roots Music Festival
where "Keeping the Beat" was launched in October 2007.
The images above are from our fundraising event,
the
American Roots
Music Festival in October 2007, featuring 3rd generation Carter
Family members John Carter Cash (grandson of Maybelle Carter and son
of June Carter and Johnny Cash), his wife Laura Cash, and Dale Jett
(grandson of AP & Sara Carter). The event raised $10,000 for school
music programs in the surrounding rural school districts.
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01/08/09 — Today Keeping the Beat announced details of the arts education programs that received cash distributions at the end of year as a result of proceeds from the 2008 Portland Creative Conference and 2008 American Roots Music Festival. The grants include $2,000 to Caldera and $2,000 to the St. Helens School District Performing Arts Department. Read the press release here.
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12/18/08 — The Keeping the Beat Board of Directors has approved and distributed cash grants of $2,000 each to Caldera, an arts education program for underserved Oregon youth in various communities, and the St. Helens High School Performing Arts Department. The funds were generated via the Portland Creative Conference (aka Cre8Con).
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09/23/08 — Keeping the Beat has announced the headline performers for the 7th annual American Roots Music Festival, happening on Saturday, October 11th. This event is a funderaiser for local school music programs and has distributed $24,500 in support of various programs since 2004.
This year’s headliners at the 7:00pm show are the Black Swan Classic Jazz Band, an audience favorite from last year’s Festival, and True North, a Salem-area bluegrass band.
For complete details, see the press release.
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