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Pumped-up security, performing arts facility updates among new SVSU projects
KOCHVILLE TOWNSHIP, MI — Saginaw Valley State University students and visitors in the coming months will see about $4.7 million in infrastructure updates applied to the campus here. SVSU’s Board of Control during a Monday, Oct. 23, meeting approved several investments in university facilities and resources, university officials said.
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‘Once Upon a Mattress’: Collaborative musical theatre experience helps students learn, grow in their craft
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Musical theatre provides a unique and invaluable learning experience for students, allowing them to develop skills in acting, singing and dancing while also fostering teamwork and creativity. Stephen F. Austin State University’s presentation of “Once Upon a Mattress” offers an opportunity for SFA’s aspiring artists to put their classroom knowledge into practice…
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AT&T PAC’s 2023 ‘Turn Up the Lights’ Benefit is a Social Season Standout
Aptly named Turn Up The Lights, AT&T Performing Arts Center’s ongoing fundraising event series did not disappoint on Saturday, October 21, 2023. Hosted at the Arts District’s Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre space, the night began with an al fresco serenade by Clover the Violinist. As guests emerged from a tunnel into the Performing Arts…
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Alumnus Jeffrey Adkins performs at Lynn University
Adkins’ interest in music was almost inevitable. Music was a staple in his household growing up—his parents didn’t have any formal musical training but were avid music lovers. Adkins fondly recalls attending concerts with his father and learning to sing harmonies with his mother to any song on the radio. “I was developing ear training…
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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…
