Arts & Culture

ASF Military Appreciation Day is this Sunday, March 24

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013, 2:57pm

ASF Military Appreciation Day is this Sunday, March 24

Active, reserve, retired and veteran members of the U.S. Military and their immediate family enjoy $15 tickets for the 2:00 PM matinee this Sunday.

Please share this email with your military families and friends.

Call the Box Office at 1.800.841.4273 or visit our Blue Star Theatre page to purchase $15 tickets. Tickets will be held at Will Call.

Informaton Source: ASF

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Alex City man wins Alabama Waterfowl Stamp Art Contest

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Friday, March 15th, 2013, 12:51pm

Alex City man wins Alabama Waterfowl Stamp Art Contest

John Denney of Alexander City, Ala., is the winner of the 2014-2015 Alabama Waterfowl Stamp Art Contest with his painting of a pair of pintail ducks. Denney is a second-time winner of the Alabama Waterfowl Stamp Art Contest, having previously received the honor in 2008, and was first runner-up last year.

Denney said his matte acrylic painting took approximately two months to complete. “To me, the pintail is one of the most handsome ducks, so that’s why I chose to paint it. My prior entries were both wood ducks.”

A pair of pintails was also the subject chosen by first runner-up Eddie LeRoy of Eufaula, Ala., who is a previous two-time contest winner as well. A pair of Canada geese painted by Darrell C. Warr of Montgomery, Ala., was selected as second runner-up, followed by a northern shoveler by Bill Stem of Madison, Ala., as third runner-up.

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Troy University Theatre presents Broadway's 'Chicago'

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Thursday, February 28th, 2013, 1:44pm

Troy University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present the Broadway musical “Chicago” on stage at the Trojan Center Theatre Feb. 28 through March 2. Nightly shows will begin at 7:30 p.m.

The story of murder, greed, corruption, violence and exploitation is Broadway’s longest running American musical. Tickets for the show are $10 or $5 for TROY students with a valid student ID. The Trojan Center Box Office is open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Tickets are also available online at www.troytheatre.org.

Directing TROY’s production is Assistant Professor Roy Hudson with choreography by Assistant Professor Tracy Gilland-Shillabeer.

Grace Bailey, a junior theatre major from Bonifay, Fla., will play the role of Velma Kelly, a vaudevillian on trial for killing her cheating husband and sister.

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Carver High School Choir To Present "A Celebration of the Negro Spiritual"

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, February 26th, 2013, 5:02pm

Carver High School Choir To Present "A Celebration of the Negro Spiritual"

The Carver High School Chamber Choir will present the concert “A Celebration of the Negro Spiritual” in honor of Black History Month this week. There will be two community performances. The first will be held on February 28 at 7 p.m. at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts with the Johnnie Carr Middle School Choir. The second will be held on Sunday, March 3 with the Lee High School Choralees at 3 and 5 p.m. at the Museum of Fine Arts.

Tickets are $10 for each performance. The community is invited to attend.

Information Source: MPS

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Young artists encouraged to enter State Fish Art Contest

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, February 26th, 2013, 2:01pm

Young artists encouraged to enter State Fish Art Contest

Each year the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) partners with Wildlife Forever to conduct the State Fish Art Contest in which students depict a state fish and write a one-page essay to compete for scholarships and other prizes. Entries must be postmarked by March 31, 2013, and mailed to Wildlife Forever, 2700 Freeway Blvd., No. 1000, Brooklyn Center, MN, 55430.

Artists can choose to depict either of Alabama’s state fish: the largemouth bass or the fighting tarpon. Participants can also choose to draw state-fish from other states. In addition to the artwork, all of the artists, except those in grades 1-3, are required to write a one-page essay with facts about the fish, its natural habitat, and the importance of that habitat.

All artwork is judged by Wildlife Forever, which also handles contest details and awards prizes, such as scholarships, art supplies and fishing gear.

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Harper Lee’s Classic TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Opens March 8 at ASF

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Thursday, February 21st, 2013, 4:11pm

Harper Lee’s Classic TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Opens March 8 at ASF

(Montgomery, AL) Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, To Kill a Mockingbird, will be staged at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival March 8-24. Four additional performances will take place May 12, 15, 17 and 18 during ASF’s final week of the repertory season. Adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel, the play is directed by Diana Van Fossen.

Ticket prices start at $30 and can be obtained by calling 800.841.4273, visiting on line at www.asf.net or at the ASF box office located at 1 Festival Drive in the heart of Montgomery’s beautiful Blount Cultural Park.

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Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts to Hold Summer Art Camps

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Friday, February 8th, 2013, 11:49am

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts to Hold Summer Art Camps

Montgomery, AL—Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts will offer Summer Art Camps for children ages 6 to 13 throughout the summer. The fun-filled camps are week-long and offered for full-days or half-days. Participating children will be given small group lessons in drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture and print-making. Each camp offers different themes, art activities, and techniques, so students are encouraged to sign up for more than one week! Famous works of art in the Museum’s permanent collection will inspire projects, and students will explore many different media, such as clay modeling, mixed media sculpture, acrylic painting, watercolors, colored pencils, pastels, charcoal, pen & ink, print-making, etc. Camp fees include snacks and all materials used in the art making. The camps are designed for working parents in mind, as extended hours are offered. Camps are limited to 20 students and fill up quickly.

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