Holland America Line Wins Nine Porthole Readers' Choice Awards Nov 20, 2009
Fleetwide, the company features Signature of Excellence enhancements, a commitment totaling more than $525 million, that showcase the Culinary Arts Center presented by Food & Wine magazine -- a state-of-the-art onboard show kitchen where more than 60 celebrated guest chefs and culinary experts provide cooking demonstrations and classes -- Explorations Cafe powered by The New York Times, teens-only activity areas and all new stateroom amenities highlighted by flat-panel TVs and plush Euro-top... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Projects competing for $4M in stimulus Nov 20, 2009
Copper Village Museum and Arts Center 250,000. DEER LODGE. (Montana Standard, MT)
* EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT Nov 20, 2009
Chiayi Performing Arts Center (qtNtU), 265, Jianguo Rd Sec 2, Minhsiung Township, Chiayi County (qmGq265). Tomorrow at 2:30pm and 7:30pm. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Top volunteers honored Nov 20, 2009
"Children are our future," Lance told the audience at the Simpkins Fine Arts Center on the Cocoa campus of Brevard Community College. Acknowledging the presence of her son, daughter and their friends, Lance encouraged them to learn the importance of giving. (Florida Today)
Read more... Nov 19, 2009
and convert it to a community and cultural center that will feature a performing arts center as well as two museums, one of which will be devoted to the history of education in the St. Francisville region and the other focusing on the contributions of the late 19th century Jewish population in the area. In addition, the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith is receiving $37,000 for its "No Place for Hate" initiative aimed at teaching schoolchildren to fight prejudice and bigotry of all types. (PNN Online)
The story, so far Nov 19, 2009
More than 1,000 writers and artists have taken to podiums at UAlbany's downtown Page Hall, its uptown Campus Center and Performing Arts Center and elsewhere before some 250,000 people during the institute's first quarter century. Some of those writers and artists, sadly, are no longer alive -- a reminder that became all the more real and all the more poignant in a highlight film of sorts. (Albany Times Union)
Arts listings Nov 19, 2009
Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge. 617-577-1400. (Boston Globe)
Mark your calendar Nov 19, 2009
Pixies open at the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre. Peabody Essex Museum Antiques Show opens at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem. (Boston Globe)
Performing arts competition continues Nov 19, 2009
The show is set to begin at 7 p.m. in the Mainland High School Performing Arts Center on International Speedway Boulevard where a panel of local celebrity judges will select the top three finishers. The winner will choose between a 25-hour recording studio session or $2,000. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Beverly Express Yourself program receives national award Nov 19, 2009
Youths have worked collaboratively with artists and celebrities such as Blue Man Group, STOMP, Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart and Broadway dancers in a culminating performance at the Citi Performing Arts Center in Boston. The students help create set designs, visual art and performance pieces for their grand celebration followed by an exhibition at Endicott College s Center for the Arts. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
CATS gives classic tale a new twist Nov 19, 2009
There are 11 performances at the Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center beginning Friday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Other dates include evening performances on Saturday, Nov. 14, and Nov. 18, 20, 21, 24, 27 and 28. Matinees are Sunday, Nov. 15, and Nov. 22 and 29 at 1:30 p.m.. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Lake Wales Choraleconcert is Friday Nov 19, 2009
The chorale is sponsored by the Lake Wales Arts Center. Concert tickets are available at the door or through the arts center ticket office by calling (863) 676-8426. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Bok to celebrate Joy to the World Nov 19, 2009
The Wild Hare in Winter Haven has started a new tradition this year by sponsoring The Pantry on behalf of another non-profit organization, the Lake Wales Arts Center. Designers Patti Bostick and Heather Coscia have created a whimsical Candyland filled with Visions of Sugarplums. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Opera presents 'Falstaff' Nov 19, 2009
Falstaff' When: 8 tonight Where: Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center Cost: $15 for adults, $5 for students and free for children 15 and younger ... However, Burchinal has a great affection for Falstaff, whom he'll portray tonight when Athena Opera UGA Opera Ensemble presents Verdi's "Falstaff" at Hodgson Concert Hall in the UGA Performing Arts Center. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Concert entertains, benefits community Nov 19, 2009
The performances will be Nov. 22 and 23, in the Fine Arts Center. Last year, I found "Head Talk" by Mark Ford memorable because of its ingenuity of displacing drum heads and playing on only the heads. (The University Echo, TN)
TBPAC to be renamed David A. Straz, Jr. Center following donation Nov 19, 2009
for free extra services. Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 10:59am EST. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Festival 56 fall season continues Nov 19, 2009
Actors Hannah Fiste, Megan Buzzard and Sarah Anderson rehearse a scene from ;Kindertransport; which opens Friday and runs through Nov. 28 at the Grace Performing Arts Center in Princeton. Festival 56 presents this historic drama depicting the final months of 1939 when nearly 10,000 unaccompanied Jewish children escaped from Germany on trains headed for the freedom of Britain. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Clear Lake Arts Center stages 'Cheater's Theater' Nov 19, 2009
The Arts Center s own Nonsemble will play musical favorites before the show as well as during intermission ... Tickets are $10 in advance, available at the Arts Center, 17 S. Fourth St.; Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce, 205 Main Ave., and Breadeaux Pizza, 910 Highway 18 East ... For information, call the Arts Center at 641-357-1998. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
District Corner: Celebrate the season with school activities Nov 19, 2009
The high school Winter Concert on Dec. 9 showcases our talented, award-winning singers and musicians at 7 p.m. in the high school Ferrini Arts Center ... The High School Ferrini Arts Center will host the middle school Winter Concert, which begins at 7 p.m. on Dec. 16 and highlights our top-notch performers ... Start the New Year enjoying the middle school musical, Guys and Dolls, with performances on Jan. 7, 8, and 9 at the high school Ferrini Arts Center at 7 p.m.. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
800 lb Gorilla is Gone! Nov 18, 2009
Proceeds from the tribute benefited the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, Anderson Ranch Arts Center Maloof Scholarship Fund, and the Furniture Society Scholarship Program. The Vaclav Cigler blackbox installation in the Litvak Gallery booth at SOFA CHICAGO 2009. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Spat breaks out over symphony designation Nov 18, 2009
At the request of the symphony, the commission tentatively agreed last week during a committee meeting to designate it the resident symphony for the Jabez Sanford Hardin Performing Arts Center ... Part of the documentation states that the orchestra wants only to be recognized as the professional musical group in residence for the performing arts center ... County Community and Leisure Services Director Barry Smith said he intends to make it clear that the designation applies only to the... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Mamma Mia debuts in Montgomery, recession a factor Nov 18, 2009
Ezelle concedes the recession has played a role in attendance for past performances at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center in downtown Montgomery ... Still, Ezelle says it wouldn't be fair to lump the Montgomery Performing Arts Center in that category because the Renaissance Hotel and Spa just opened a little more than a year ago ... Put that number another way; the seating capacity at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center is 1,800. (WSJA.com, AL)
PCC ending classes at GV campus Nov 18, 2009
This leaves the future of the facility in doubt and worries officials of the adjacent Community Performing Arts Center ... However, the idea of offering credit courses on short notice may not be realistic, said officials of the Learning Center s only neighbor, Community Performing Arts Center (CPAC) ... They ve had four or five years and none of those things have come about, said Harry Paxton, board chairman of the CPAC Foundation, which manages the performing arts center. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
The BECA Foundation Announces Its BECA Fundraiser + Art Auction Nov 18, 2009
For the past 2 years the gallery space at 527 St. Joseph Street in the Warehouse Arts District across from the Contemporary Arts Center has been one of very few spaces in the Warehouse Arts District dedicated to exhibiting works by emerging artists + designers. From January 2008 June 2009 the gallery space held well received and many times critically acclaimed international group exhibitions with artist participants from over 25 countries. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Modernism & the Global Diaspora, a discussion with David Ross, Thelma Golden and others at SVA on 12/1 Nov 18, 2009
Moderated by SVA faculty member David Ross, former director of the Whitney Museum of American Art and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the panel includes: Thelma Golden, executive director and chief curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem; Hou Hanru, director of exhibitions and public programs at the San Francisco Art Institute; Susan Hefuna, an artist based in Egypt and Germany; and Vasif Kortun, director of the Platform Garanti Contemporary Arts Center in Istanbul. Modernism and the Global... (AbsoluteArts.com)
101 Comments Nov 17, 2009
"A local economy that attracts talented professionals and fuels growth is key to Detroits future," Alberto Ibargen, president and CEO, said at a press conference today at the Arts League of Michigans historic Virgil H. Carr Cultural Arts Center. "We hope the Creative Corridor will help unleash Detroits creative energy and build a new economic foundation that will help the city thrive," Ibargen said. (PNN Online)
Teen violin prodigy Sam Weiser is making a name for himself as a musician Nov 17, 2009
I don t know those fancy terms, but it s been pretty cool, he says of the process, while sitting backstage at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, where he recently performed with SONiA as part of a tour honoring Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter and avid violinist who was killed in Pakistan by terrorists in 2002. Sam is donating the profits from his album to the Daniel Pearl Foundation and will play at the last stop of this year s Friends of Daniel Festival... (Boston Globe)
You can be Santa for THS paper Nov 17, 2009
Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 11:16 AM CST I met Terrell High School English teacher Ollie Drake while shooting photos at a rehearsal for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe last week at the TISD Performing Arts Center. Being the photo geek that I am, I could not help but notice the relic of a camera that he was using. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
Butchertown's butchers under fire Nov 17, 2009
The Fischer packing plant, at the edge of Butchertown, closed in 2002, becoming the Mellwood Arts Center. (4 of 4). (Courier-Journal -- Business)
Seward steals lead role for comeback performance Nov 17, 2009
Seward can be seen in "Bell, Book and Candle" at 8 p.m. Nov. 20-21 at the Leavenworth Performing Arts Center in downtown Leavenworth. For more information or to reserve tickets, call 913-682-7557. (University News, MO)
Tickets on sale for Lakes Cup O Joe Show Nov 17, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009 1:08 AM CST Tickets on sale for Lakes Cup O Joe Show CLEAR LAKE The Clear Lake Arts Center will present its fall rendition of Cheater s Theater, popularly known as the Cup O Joe Show, Nov. 19-21 ... The Arts Center s Nonsemble will provide music before the show and during intermission ... Tickets are $10 in advance, available at the Arts Center, 17 S. Fourth St.; Chamber of Commerce, 205 Main Ave.; and Breadeaux Pizza, 910 Highway 18 East. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Cast members announced Nov 17, 2009
PRINCETON ; Take a magical trip to the wondrous world of Winterhaven as the Prairie Arts Center Children;s Community Theater presents it;s Christmas musical, "A Winterhaven Christmas." ... Written by local children;s playwright Rachel Gorenz, who co-directs along with her father, David, "A Winterhaven Christmas" will run Thursday through Sunday at the at the Prairie Arts Center Theater. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
‘Rent: The Broadway Tour’ at Providence Performing Arts Center Nov 17, 2009
Rent: The Broadway Tour at Providence Performing Arts Center - The Boston Globe ... Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St., Providence. (Boston Globe)
Band brings acoustic act to USU Nov 17, 2009
Secondhand Serenade will perform in Logan on the Utah State University campus at 7:30 p.m. today in the Kent Concert Hall of the Chase Fine Arts Center. Tickets are still available at the Caine School of the Arts Box Office located in the Chase Fine Arts Center, FA 138-B, 797-8022, or at. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Orchestral music descends on the unsuspecting Nov 17, 2009
GREENVILLE Visitors to the E.E. Bass Cultural Arts Center got a special treat Saturday afternoon ... Even the people who didn t venture into the auditorium enjoyed the music from other areas in the arts center ... Members of the Junior Woman s Club of Greenville volunteered Saturday afternoon to sell tickets, the proceeds of which go back to the arts center to maintain the carousel. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Livestock initiative approved in Ohio Nov 16, 2009
A tour of the Tarble Arts Center will follow. Please RSVP by calling the office at 345-3276 or 234-2125. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Shanghai Symphony hits own, deep tradition i... Nov 16, 2009
Shanghai took an early lead in this regard, allocating prime real estate in Peoples Square to build a stunning, French-designed opera house that opened in 1997 and then constructing the massive, 40,000-square-meter Shanghai Oriental Arts Center in 2005. When road construction threatened the 1,200-seat Shanghai Concert Hall an architectural jewel built in 1930 the Shanghai government spent $18 million to physically move the building, and then built a music park to surround it. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Daytona music fest's champion now crusades for city Nov 16, 2009
At 24, he was hired to be the front man of an arts group in Wellington in Palm Beach County that wanted to build a $40 million arts center in an empty field next to a shopping mall and behind a Buca di Beppo restaurant. Bornia threw himself into the job at the Cultural Trust of the Palm Beaches. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Today's Best Bets Nov 15, 2009
3 p.m., Hodgson Concert Hall in the UGA Performing Arts Center. Mariachi Los Camperos was one of four mariachis that collaborated on Linda Ronstadt's 1987 Grammy-winning album, "Canciones de Mi Padre (Songs of my Father)." The group also appeared on Ronstadt's "Mas Canciones (More Songs)." $19-$24, with half-price tickets for UGA students. (Athens Banner-Herald)
The sweet smell of success may just be from a soy candle collaboration Nov 15, 2009
Jess Cavazos, Brainerd Lakes Artisan Candles owner, said the collaborative work with pottery artists at Franklin Arts Center was created as an effort to sustain the artists while they continued to explore their mediums ... Hand-poured soy candles and hand-crafted pottery are blended in a collaboration of art with the newly formed Brainerd Lakes Artisan Candles company, which was created by resident artists at the Franklin Arts Center in Brainerd. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Wilmington youth musician performs in Washington D.C. Nov 15, 2009
Since 1989, over 2,200 youth in newly created communities have worked collaboratively with artists and celebrities such as Blue Man Group, STOMP, Keith Lockhart, conductor of the Boston Pops, and Broadway dancers in a culminating performance at the Citi Performing Arts Center in Boston. Youth and artists become inspired during a full year program creating set designs, visual art, and performance pieces for their grand celebration followed by exhibition at Endicott College s Center for the Arts. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Banner year continues for textile queen Ruth Funk Nov 15, 2009
Ruth Funk checks out the collection at textile arts center named after her in Melbourne. (Rik Jesse, 2009 FLORIDA TODAY file). (Florida Today)
Slideshow: Juried arts exhibition top pics Nov 15, 2009
Winners of the Gaylord Area Council for the Arts (GACA) 2009 Juried Arts Exhibition were announced at an artist s reception held last month at the GACA Community Arts Center. A total of 32 artists and 59 multimedia pieces were chosen by juror Helga Flower to appear at this year s exhibition, which ended Tuesday at the Community Arts Center ... Award-winning artwork will appear in The Year in Art a 2010 calendar, a fundraising project for GACA. Order forms for the calendars are available at the... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Computer classes continue at the library, "Christmas Bells" opens Friday, Holiday Market open Saturday Nov 15, 2009
Christmas Bells will be performed Friday, Saturday and Nov. 15 and Nov. 20-22 at the Old Town Players Theatre and Arts Center, 432 Broadway St. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and senior citizens and can be purchased at the door. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Tempe Town Lake thrives despite setbacks Nov 15, 2009
An arts center and splash playground on the south shore add to the activities. Town Lake, at 10 years, stands as a marvel of urban recreation, with the potential to one day be on a par with the nation's greatest city parks, Tempe leaders and recreation experts say. (AZCentral -- News)
New Orleans focuses on the visual Nov 15, 2009
The next day is a family affair, where visitors can sample bites from more than 20 chocolatiers and arts and crafts at the Palace Arts Center. MEREDITH GOLDSTEIN. (Boston Globe)
CHRISTMAS MAGIC: Wreaths capture spirit of the holidays Nov 15, 2009
All bidding will take place at the arts center ... Arts center funds also make their way into the community through subgrants, which are awarded quarterly to groups or individuals for artistic endeavors ... "It's keeping the doors open, just to keep the arts center going," Thomas said. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Letters to the editor Nov 15, 2009
And the first time I stood in the middle of his garden at the Letterman Digital Arts Center, my breath was taken away; it was so perfect. I watched with awe as the re-shaping and re-design improvements of Stern Grove developed, truly revitalizing this gift to the city. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Former Rust College president dies Nov 14, 2009
m. Wednesday at Morehouse Auditorium in the Doxey Fine Arts Center. The family will accept flowers or donations to the Earnest A. rta G. Smith Endowed Scholarship Fund at Rust College. (The Clarion-Ledger)
PULSE BLOG: Music, food featured in weekend entertainment Nov 14, 2009
Catch Center Stage Operas Madama Butterfly at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Eichelberger Performing Arts Center in York or 7:30 p.m. tomorrow night at the Womens Club of York ... The Shippensburg and Carlisle will appear together in concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at Shippensburg Universitys H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
A new life for Lorton Nov 14, 2009
The Workhouse Arts Center at Lorton, which opened in September 2008, offers studio and gallery space to painters, sculptors, potters and other visual and performing artists, as well as classes and special events ... At the same time, the Lorton Arts Foundation would like to implement the next phase of its development, which officials hope will bring regional or even national recognition to the arts center. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Schrimpf photo rises to top of Discover Mag contest Nov 14, 2009
The Top 40 of the more than 140 entries will be on display today from 6-9 p.m. at the newly opened Nogales Cultural Arts Center on Western Avenue (Please see notice on Page 12A). The photos will be exhibited at the Green Valley-Sahuarita Chamber of Commerce at a date to be announced. (Nogales International, AZ)
TAYLOR SPEAKS AT UAPB, URGES MENTORING Nov 14, 2009
Taylor spoke at the Hathaway-Howard Fine Arts Center during the Student Government Association Lecture Series, Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders Thursday night. As she began her speech, the author and activist looked out into a sea of mostly young, black men and women and said, You are the good news that we don t see on the nightly news. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
PAC will present Christmas musical Nov 14, 2009
PRINCETON ; The Prairie Arts Center Children;s Community Theater will present its Christmas musical, ;A Winterhaven Christmas. . (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
South Park Theater Hosts Garage Sale (19) Nov 13, 2009
Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:29 PM PST DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Developer David Houk, of the Downtown-based Houk Development Company, will hold a four-day estate sale this week at Downtowns Variety Arts Center theater ... The Variety Arts Center is at 940 S. Figueroa St., between Ninth Street and Olympic Boulevard. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Holiday ballet returns to Big Bear Nov 13, 2009
The Nutcracker is at the Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center Dec. 28 and 29. Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:34 AM PST The Arts Council of Big Bear Valley and the Big Bear Performing Arts Center Foundation will co-sponsor a special holiday event ... Under the direction of veteran ballet choreographer Charles Maple, The Nutcracker will be performed at the Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
NY Times writer's discourse slated for public eye Nov 13, 2009
Danny Butler l Sauls. Issue date: 11/12/09 Section. (The University Echo, TN)
Dedication to honor late Gabby and Lucy Gabbard Nov 13, 2009
Eastern plans to dedicate the E. Glendon Gabbard and Luciana Paquet Gabbard Green Room, located in the newly renovated Doudna Fine Arts Center, at 11:45 a.m. Saturday ... In recognition of the Gabbards long tenure and service to the students of Eastern, the Board of Trustees agreed in April to name the Doudna Fine Arts Center s Green Room in their honor ... Tickets ( 12, general admission; 10 for seniors and EIU employees; 5 for students) may be purchased in the Doudna Fine Arts Center box... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
EIU to present 'Re-encountering Shakespeare' literature conference Nov 13, 2009
The lectures will take place in the Recital Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center at Eastern Illinois University, as part of the 2009 EIU Literature Conference: Re-encountering Shakespeare. Both lectures are free and open to the public. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Library of Congress curator tasked with keeping Lincoln documents safe Nov 13, 2009
For more information, go online to or call the Doudna Fine Arts Center at 581-3110. Contact Rob Stroud at or 238-6861. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Upcoming events Nov 13, 2009
Art Matters Gallery at Franklin Arts Center ... Q Gallery at Franklin Arts Center ... Public reading, Saturday, Great River Arts Center, 122 First St.. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
* EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT Nov 13, 2009
Chiayi Performing Arts Center (qtNtU), 265, Jianguo Rd Sec 2, Minsyong Township, Chiayi County (qmGq265). Tomorrow at 7:30pm. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
George L. Hayes Nov 13, 2009
Mr. Hayes also served on the Board of Directors for Lakeland Cultural Arts Center. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, at First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. David Smith officiating. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Public Schools Nov 13, 2009
Nov 13, 2009 Nov 13: Arkansas Arts Center World of the Pharaohs: Treasures of Egypt Revealed explores the long-vanished world of ancient Egypt. The exhibition features more than 200 magnificent objects including mummies and a majestic colossus of Ramses the Great. (The Clarion-Ledger)
#4 Seeded Terps Host Monmouth Friday Nov 13, 2009
Due the number of events on campus, including events at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, which are located near Ludwig Field, and the Terrapin men's basketball season opener at Comcast Center, fans are strongly encouraged to enter campus via the Adelphi Road entrance. Parking will be available in Lot 1B and Lot 1D.. (Umterps.com)
