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Francisco Borja: Longmont deserves a performing arts center
As the director of bands for Timberline PK-8, I consider myself very fortunate to be in a position where I can teach what I love. As a young man, I was adrift, unguided, and disinterested in school. In middle school, I was constantly in trouble, struggling to find consistency in almost every aspect of my…
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Top Theater & Performing Arts in Houston: November 2023
The Broadway production of ‘MJ’ comes to Houston for one-week at Hobby Center | Photo: Matthew Murphy; courtesy of Hobby Center Catch some of the city’s most exciting upcoming performances, happening all month long, with our roundup of live theater and performing arts productions in November 2023. This month brings a Broadway sensation to town,…
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WTOP Top Kid: Reston teen helps remove performing arts barriers for kids
WTOP’s TOP Kids program is sponsored by Northwest Federal Credit Union. In addition to being featured on-air and online, winning kids also get a chance at $500. August Gabriel Rivers’ love of theater started at an early age. The 17-year-old from Reston, Virginia, was able to hone his craft through theater enrichment programs, many of…
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Putting the Spotlight on Performing Arts Careers
It’s a phrase with the power to drive fear into the heart of any parent: “I want to major in acting!” At Chapman University’s College of Performing Arts (CoPA), students with a passion for performance – whether it’s theatre, dance or music – can hone their skills within a supportive and creative environment, learn under…
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Soirée unveils plans for arts center
On Thursday evening, a group of invitees gathered to celebrate a crucial step in a decades-long dream. Designs were officially unveiled for a community performing arts center to be situated on College of Coastal Georgia’s campus. Attendees, clad in black-and-white attire, milled about a tent erected on the future site of the center. The project,…
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‘Playlist’ turns 10 at Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
The tastes of pop music fans can be notoriously fickle. But Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts has built a show that has withstood the test of time. “Playlist,” the rock ‘n’ roll festival show put on by HBAPA’s Popular Music and Media students, turns 10 years old this year and is thus being…
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Girard BOE rejects bids for arts center
<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> GIRARD — After construction bids for a proposed performing arts center came in too high, the Girard Board of Education is “going back to the drawing board.” The board approved rejecting the bids and Superintendent Bryan O’Hara said the board will have to discuss what they are going to do next…
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The art of stepping with Step Afrika!
HOUSTON – C. Brian William, a Houston native, founded Step Afrika! (always with an exclamation) in 1994. It’s the first dance company dedicated to the art of stepping. They’ve toured more than 60 countries, including The White House, showcasing its history and tradition through stepping. Renowned nationally as one of the top ten African-American dance…
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Turner Theater and Studio Tenn create a home for performing arts in The Factory at Franklin
The Factory at Franklin got a little brighter Thursday, with the unveiling of the new Turner Theater and its dazzling marquee at the ribbon cutting ceremony for Studio Tenn’s permanent home. Over a year of discussions, planning and construction went into turning a boxy room in a former factory into a theater space fit for…
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Coronation Royal Performing Arts set to begin another season
It is the fall in Paintearth County, which means that a new season for Coronation Royal Performing Arts is set to kick off. The first show is set to take place on Nov. 4 and will feature Jake Vaadeland, an award-winning Saskatchewan-based country crooner. Vaadeland and his four-piece band, featuring a banjo, bass guitar and…
