Entries due by April 29 All high school students in the Fourth Congressional District are invited to participate in the Congressional Art Competition, An Artistic Discovery, a nationwide high-school art competition sponsored by the members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The contest is open to all high-school students within the Fourth Congressional District. First-place entries [...]
Oak Ridge High School drama opened its spring production “Rumors,” by playwright Neil Simon, Thursday night to a house that wasn’t quite packed, but nonetheless roaring with laughter for most of the performance. Directed by Janet Henke and assisted by Ryan Van Overeem and Nick Lawson, “Rumors” is a classic farce from the author of [...]
After recently attending a professional musical production in Sacramento, the point came home to me that our local high school theater programs are really very good. Maybe even better than some professional productions. And what a bargain. Compared to a professional “cheap seat” price of $35, once can attend a high school theater play or [...]
Two El Dorado Hills artists and Arts Association members will be the featured exhibitors at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento for Second Saturday March 12. The event featuring jewelry designs from Elena Tucker and paintings by Joey Cattone will be held in the Sheraton Grand lobby near 13th and J Streets. El Dorado County vintners will pour wines. [...]
Young dancers who dream of someday gracing the Broadway stage have the opportunity to dance alongside the pros with California Musical Theatre’s Masters Dance Classes, beginning March 18. Each class coincides with a Broadway Sacramento production, giving experienced dance students 14 and older the chance to share in the pre-performance rituals of Broadway stage actors [...]
The Folsom Symphony will perform its fourth concert of the season — its second at the new Three Stages facility — on March 26. Focusing on two very popular works by two Russian composers, “Russian Power/Russian Passion” promises to be colorful, lyrical and exciting. Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975) composed his “Symphony No. 5, Opus [...]
This month, Three Stages at Folsom Lake College will feature Nobel Laureate Luigi Pirandello’s most famous drama, “Six Characters in Search of an Author,” produced by Aquila Theatre. “Six Characters in Search of an Author” will run for one performance only at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 12. “Aquila Theatre is exceptional, and this play is [...]
