BATON ROUGE -- The Red Stick International Animation Festival organizers are looking for volunteers for the 2008 festival, which will take place in downtown Baton Rouge’s Arts District April 16-19.
The Red Stick International Animation Festival, sponsored by the LSU Center for Computation & Technology, is an annual event that brings top names in the animation, gaming and digital media industries to Baton Rouge. The festival also features free film screenings and special events such as Cartoon-a-Palooza and Lawn Chair Theater.
Red Stick volunteers will work at the festival’s main venues – Shaw Center for the Arts, Manship Theatre, Old State Capitol and Louisiana Art and Science Museum –taking tickets, checking passes, counting attendance and being available to assist the festival staff with operations.
Volunteers receive complimentary T-shirts, Red Passes to attend festival screenings, food during their work shifts and a parking pass to use during their work hours. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old and able to provide their own transportation to and from the festival. Children under 16 can volunteer if they are accompanied by an adult during their work shifts.
Anyone interested in being a festival volunteer should attend one of the festival’s informational meetings on Wednesday, March 12 or Monday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the Old State Capitol House Chamber.
For more information, contact Red Stick Festival Volunteer Manager Travis Williams at twilliams@cct.lsu.edu or 225-389-7187.
Details on the 2008 Red Stick International Animation Festival are available at www.redstickfestival.org.
The Red Stick International Animation Festival, sponsored by the LSU Center for Computation & Technology, is an annual event that brings top names in the animation, gaming and digital media industries to Baton Rouge. The festival also features free film screenings and special events such as Cartoon-a-Palooza and Lawn Chair Theater.
Red Stick volunteers will work at the festival’s main venues – Shaw Center for the Arts, Manship Theatre, Old State Capitol and Louisiana Art and Science Museum –taking tickets, checking passes, counting attendance and being available to assist the festival staff with operations.
Volunteers receive complimentary T-shirts, Red Passes to attend festival screenings, food during their work shifts and a parking pass to use during their work hours. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old and able to provide their own transportation to and from the festival. Children under 16 can volunteer if they are accompanied by an adult during their work shifts.
Anyone interested in being a festival volunteer should attend one of the festival’s informational meetings on Wednesday, March 12 or Monday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the Old State Capitol House Chamber.
For more information, contact Red Stick Festival Volunteer Manager Travis Williams at twilliams@cct.lsu.edu or 225-389-7187.
Details on the 2008 Red Stick International Animation Festival are available at www.redstickfestival.org.
Publish Date:
02-22-2008
