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The Little Red Door Cancer Agency is offering free screenings on Tuesday, December 11th for oral cancer. The screenings are from 8:30am-10am at the Salvation Army (540 North Alabama Street). No appointment is necessary. For more information click here or call 317-925-5595. The Actors Theatre of Indiana presents "A Year with Frog and Toad!" The Tony nominated musical runs December 14-23 at the Pike Performing Arts Center. For more information call 317-669-7983 or click here. Enjoy the Mistletoe Music Festival Tuesday and Wednesday at the Artsgarden from 9:30am until 4:20pm. The Indianapolis Artsgarden is located above the intersection of Washington and Illinois Streets in downtown Indianapolis. For more information call 317-624-2563.
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Bridgeton High School's Visual and Performing Arts Department will present its Holiday Concert on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Robert L. Sharp Auditorium. The choir and select choir, under the direction of Charlene Cranmer, will perform a variety of holiday selections. The concert band, directed by Matthew R. Brenner, and the string ensemble, directed by Nick Kline, will perform a variety of holiday favorites. The program is free. A parent must accompany students 16 and younger. Get a cut The Gateway Family Enrichment Center, located in the DeEdwin Hursey Recreation Center, 155 Spruce St., Bridgeton, in conjunction with area barbers and the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, is once again offering free haircuts for male students in grades kindergarten through 12th on Dec.
An early peek at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
The completed Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts will include a 1,800-seat hall (left) for opera and ballet and a 1,600-seat symphony hall. The south end is covered with glass to allow views of the city from inside and glimpses inside from points south. About $70 million, including a $40 endowment, still remains to be raised for the project. .
Mortgage payoff for Dixie paves pathway for renovations
STAUNTON � Judy Mosedale traced the beam of light from her flashlight along the teal plaster molding winding its way up the walls of the Dixie�s main theater. �Behind that sheetrock is where the compass rose is,� she explained, shining the spot of yellow light up at a worn, taupe-colored rectangle framed by the molding.
The compass rose Mosedale, the acting executive director of the Staunton Performing Arts Center, refers to is a stamp of the 1936 renovation of the theater after a fire in the building. The original renaissance style interior of the three-story structure, constructed in 1912, was destroyed when the roof caved in on the theater.
Two of the painted compasses rest high on the theater walls framing each side of the building. They are now separated by a wall slicing the theater in half.
Artist shines footlights on spiritual theatre scene in UK
Wotton and her husband, Ernest, rented an apartment in the artsy London neighborhood of Bloomsbury from July to September. �I did a lot of day trips from London and, at the beginning and end of the trip, was in Scotland,� said Ms. Wotton.Her research spanned medieval mystery plays, small fringe productions, marionette theatre and youth theatre.Trained in theatre in New York, Ms. Wotton has been in her St. John�s post for 24 years and her first stop in England was as acting coach for a Quaker performing arts group called the Leaveners, which was holding a gathering at Stirling University in Stirling, Scotland.�The show they did was called George and the Chocolate Factory and it was a full-length musical based on George Cadbury, of the chocolate family, who was a Quaker and social activist. It was an excellent script and quite doable over here (in Canada),� she said.�I also went to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and saw 13 shows.
Map will guide art connoisseurs
While visiting here, you may consider picking up the second annual Historic Triangle Art Guide & Map.
The Discover the Arts map is a product of the Arts Marketing Task Force in cooperation with the Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Tourism Alliance. It highlights 52 of the areas best visual and performing arts opportunities.
Thats one a week, said Kyra Cook, a local potter, Jamestown 2007 official and a member of the task force whose own studio is listed.
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Boys & Girls Clubs introduces cultural arts program in Mount Kisco
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Westchester recently initiated a multidisciplinary cultural arts program involving visual arts, crafts, performing arts and creative writing. Daniel Isenberg, formerly the regional director of Wingspan Arts in Westchester County, recently joined the club as cultural arts director to lead the program. The program was created in recognition of the need for expanded arts programming for school-age children. Several areas of the Mount Kisco Center, 351 Main St., the pilot program's location, have been redesigned to accommodate dance, music and arts classes. The new program will incorporate several Boys & Girls Clubs of America initiatives, including fine arts and computer design programs. Brian Skanes, the club's executive director, said the club looks forward to the new program.
Art piece to honor Lenore Larson
In order to honor the memory of the late Lenore Larson, the idea of developing a special art display for the performing arts center under construction at Watertown-Mayer High School was pitched to the Watertown-Mayer School Board during the board's meeting on Nov. 26.Cilla Diethelm, along with France Condon, was present to represent a group of individuals who are interested in the project to honor Larson, who passed away in August and was known for leading the district's summer theatre program and her involvement in other school and community activities.Diethelm said details are still being formed at this time but the plan is to create a small committee to research the design, cost and size of the proposed piece of art and where it might be kept in the new performing arts center. The piece would be completed in time for an open house or dedication ceremony at the center.Board members seemed to be in agreement that the idea was a good one and Chairwoman Therese Salonek told Diethelm and Condon that the district would contact their group soon to get things moving.In other items, Larry Doran, the site manager of Knutson Construction, gave a brief update on the school projects.
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