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Inner city kids showcase talents in Hollywood Christmas Parade
For 92 years, the Hollywood Christmas Parade has featured celebrities and performers. This year, the parade includes the Divas and Drummers of Compton, a nonprofit working to give inner city kids an opportunity to learn performing arts. Genia Dulot reports from Los Angeles.
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Six enchanting ‘Little Comedies’ in pantomime from Synetic Theater
Have you ever been to a butterfly house in a zoo? Sometimes, the butterflies land on you, especially if you wear bright colors. Most butterflies live for only two weeks, but monarch butterflies can live for up to nine months. They are very delicate creatures, and if you visit an exhibit you will likely be…
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2023 Dance Company presents…The Nutcracker
The 2023 Dance Company performed the Nutcracker on Dec. 21-22 at the Monroe High School Performing Arts Center. The cast and crew spent over seven months putting the show together. Dancer roles ranged from party children, adult guests, mice, angels, flowers, toy soldiers, snowflakes and candy canes to Mother Ginger’s Polichinelles. 2023 Dance Company is…
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SES Performing Arts Pre-Teen of the Week
SUDLERSVILLE — Sudlersville Elementary School fourth-grader Savannah Gott is hitting all the right notes as the SES Music Student of the Month. Savannah is part of the first-ever SES fourth-grade band, a groundbreaking initiative spearheaded by SES Music Teacher Windy Broadwater. This program aims to spark an early interest in instrumental music, creating a seamless…
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Joe Troop to perform Jan. 3 at Ramble on Big Creek
Joe Troop will unveil new songs from an upcoming concept album “Whirlwind” at a Jan. 3, 2025 concert at Ramble on Big Creek. Clad with his long-awaited custom electric jazz banjo, he’s curated an unexpected ensemble featuring flute (Rebecca Kleinmann), viola (Bailey Newman), drums (Gaston Reggio) and bass (Ramon Garcia) to bring this new material…
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Joe Troop to perform Jan. 5 at Ramble on Big Creek
Joe Troop will unveil new songs from an upcoming concept album “Whirlwind” at a Jan. 5, 2025 concert at Ramble on Big Creek. Clad with his long-awaited custom electric jazz banjo, he’s curated an unexpected ensemble featuring flute (Rebecca Kleinmann), viola (Bailey Newman), drums (Gaston Reggio) and bass (Ramon Garcia) to bring this new material…
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The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for Dec. 26-Jan. 1
Thursday, Dec. 26 Sailor Circus Holiday 75th Anniversary Shows2 and 7 p.m. at Sailor Circus Arena, 2075 Bahia Vista St.$20-$40Visit CircusArts.org. During eight Diamond Jubilee shows, 60 Red Troupe members – the most advanced circus students – will pay tribute to the rich history of the Sailor Circus Academy with appearances by alumni such as…
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Sussex Academy students spread cheer at winter concert
Sussex Academy elementary students entertained families and classmates Dec. 6 with a winter concert full of cheer. Students in all grades worked hard under the direction of performing arts teacher Christopher Decker to put on a show to help get everyone in the holiday spirit, and they performed like champs. Sussex Academy Dean of Elementary…
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Nauset High Alumni Concert Unveils New Performing Arts Center
NORTH EASTHAM – Last Thursday, the Nauset Regional High School music department hosted an alumni concert and grand opening of the school’s new performing arts center. Nauset High’s three-phase building project is more than halfway finished. “The new performing arts center is one of the highlights of the first two phases of construction,” said Tom…
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When there are 24 hours in a play: Theater on a clock
Of all the hundreds of powerful lines spoken from the Acoma Center stage on the night of June 26, the most audacious came right at the top, in the welcoming speech from Curious Theatre Company Artistic Director Jada Suzanne Dixon. “Welcome to the first annual 24-Hour Plays Festival,” said Dixon, pausing a bit before the…