The
Organizations
The American Theatre Organ Society, also known
as
ATOS, is a National organization. The Nor-Cal Theatre Organ Society is
a chapter of ATOS.
ATOS and Nor-Cal are dedicated to promoting the tradition of the
theatre pipe organ and public understanding and appreciation of the
instrument and its music, and shall aid in any way possible the
preservation of theatre organs through rehabilitation of instruments
and fostering the arts of playing, building, voicing, and maintenance.
Both organizations are non-profit public educational corporations under
IRS Section 501(c)(3).
Membership
Membership in ATOS, the national
organization, includes a subscription to Theatre Organ magazine, the
journal of the American Theatre Organ Society. If you wish to attend
the annual National ATOS convention, you must be a member of the
National organization.
Membership in the Nor-Cal Chapter of ATOS
includes a
subscription to The Windsheet, our monthly news letter, which contains
various articles related to the theatre organ and notice of upcoming
chapter and area theatre organ events. Chapter membership also includes
the privilege of playing the chapter Wurlitzer organ at the Berkeley
Community Theatre at Open Console sessions which are held almost every
month. Chapter membership includes your spouse/significant other and
children under 18 if applicable.
Dues
We hope you will join us to help preserve and enjoy these
great
instruments. Yearly dues are $40 for ATOS and $20 for Nor-Cal. It is
not required that you join ATOS to become a member of Nor-Cal, but it
is highly recommended. If you join both Nor-Cal and ATOS you may submit
the entire amount to us and we will forward your membership information
and payment to ATOS.
Joining and
Contacting Nor-Cal
There are several ways you can join Nor-Cal or get further
information:
- You can print the membership
form, fill it in,
and mail it with a check made payable to
“Nor-Cal TOS” to:
Nor-Cal TOS
Membership Secretary
P.O. Box 27238
Oakland, CA 94602-0438
- You can join over the phone with a Visa or Mastercard.
To do this
please send
us a note letting us know that you are interested in joining and
give us your
name and phone number. If there are certain times you would like us to
call, please let us know. Someone will contact you soon..
- If you attend one of our concerts, print
the membership
form, fill it in and bring it with you. The person selling tickets
will be
able to assist you and you can pay with cash, check, or with a Visa or Mastercard.
- To
get further information send us a note
with your
inquiry. Don’t forget to tell us your name. Make sure to include your
email
address if it is not the same as the one you are sending the note from
(i.e., we
can not just click REPLY to your note, this does not apply to most
people). If you would like someone to
call you,
please give us your phone number.
Note: The
membership
form is
an Adobe Acrobat PDF file.
To download a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat reader, click on this
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This page last updated March 08, 2005