Please support The Arts & Activities in our community by choosing something that fits your family
· Event Summaries are on top, Details for each event are below
· New additions for the week are in RED.
· Print out and post in your home to remember upcoming events
· To submit events: Send in paragraph form to Michele- 8baers@gmail.com
CONCERTS/SHOWS/EVENTS
SAT MAY 21ST -“AMAZING GRACE”- COLLIN RAYE with the EAST VALLEY MORMON CHORAL ORG NEW TICKET PRICES Mesa Arts Center Ikeda Theater
JUNE 20-24TH, JUNE 27TH- JULY 1ST -TIME TO BLOSSOM YW CONF, Hilton Hotel in Mesa
LESSONS/AUDITIONS/PERFORMANCE OPPS
Resonate Dance Lessons- Discount if you mention this ad through’ Michele Baer’
Summer Music Workshop- Light Entertainment Co., Mesa
Light Entertainment Company Auditions now through July
Jesterz Comedy Improv- New location in Mesa with kids and teen classes
Artha Jackson Piano- Studio in Chandler area
Mosaic and Children’s Art Classes- Artha Jackson
Dance Teacher Needed – Resonate Dance is hiring. See Below
OTHER ITEMS/SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
Local LDS Artist has new print of Christ-Howard Van Lyon- Mesa
DETAILS BELOW
CONCERTS/SHOWS/EVENTS
COLLIN RAYE with the EVMCO TICKET PRICES DISCOUNTEDOn Saturday, May 21st, at 5 & 8pm, Country music sensation, Collin Raye will join the 500 singers and instrumentalists of the East Valley Mormon Choral Organization in an All-American tribute to God, family and country! The two concerts will be held at 5:00pm and 8:00 pm at the beautiful Ikeda Theater at the Mesa Arts Center. (One East Main St. in Mesa) Tickets for both concerts are now available by calling the Mesa Arts Center at(480) 644-6500.Order online at www.MesaArtsCenter.com For More info on the concert, go to www.EVMCO.org. Hurry, tickets are almost gone.
TIME TO BLOSSOM’S 2011 YOUNG WOMEN’S CONFERENCE
Registrations are now open for Time to Blossom’s Young Women’s Conference for girls age 11-16. Girls can register for either the June 20-24th or June 27-July 1st session. This year’s conferences will feature a host of presenters, including John Bytheway, American Idol’s Brooke White, singer Alex Boye, Olympian Lacey Nymeyer, EFY speaker Brad Wilcox, and others. Workshops during the week will cover everything from self-esteem to poise, and from service to testimony building. Activities will include a JesterZ improv comedy night, a fashion show, and more! Visit Time to Blossom’s new website for more information and to register: TimetoBlossom.com.
LESSONS/AUDITIONS/PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES
RESONATE DANCE LESSONS Resonate Dance is enrolling NOW for SUMMER and FALL 2011-2012!! Resonate Dance is a family based studio that promises to always keep costumes modest and movement appropriate so you never have to worry when your child is in our care! We also try hard to keep prices affordable to YOU. (Starting as low as $25/month depending on the class). We teach all ages 2-adult. We offer combo/creative, ballet, jazz, hip hop, ballroom, Latin, and swing. ALL who mention hearing about us via Michele Baer will receive 1/2 off of the first session of summer camp! That's almost only $2 an hr!! Click on OPTION 6 on the summer registration form in the price section for that discount. That's for new students only, however, old students can have that same discount if they refer a new student to us for summer camp. Visit us on our blog www.rez-o-n8dance.blogspot.com, email us at resonatedance@gmail.com ,or call at 4803611711 for more details. We are also currently looking for more young men to dance on our ballroom team next fall. They can sign up here. Any young women interested may also sign up here but must have a partner sign up with her as we currently have more girls than boys signed up.
SUMMER MUSIC WORKSHOP- Its time to register for a super time this summer as the Ambassadors of LIGHT and StarLight Group presents: AOL Entertainers Workshop.
This is a great activity for all young people, family members, friends or neighbors.
Tell everyone about this great opportunity. Here are your dates: All workshops 8-11 AM
June 20-23 for younger kids 11-13 Limited to 24 spots (Great for those interested in Starlight Kids this fall)
July 6-9 for 14-17- Limited to 30 spots(excellent for those in RiSE or LIGHT this fall)
July 18-21 for 16-18 -Limited to 20 spots (especially designed for LIGHT and AOL fall 2011)
Reduced price this year: $99 per session.
If you cannot make the session in your age group we can have you attend another;
grouping them by age gives the entertainers a better chance to make good friends.
This years workshops will feature some very strong choreography and stage presence. Vocals will also be stressed. Each rehearsal will be well planned and challenging. At weeks end, a short performance will be held, in the evening, featuring what was learned during the week. Entertainers will receive t-shirts as well as plenty of fun. Instructors will be well prepared and are excellent teachers. Workshops directed by:Tim Filichia and Elizabeth Stowell For more info email this address: lightentco@gmail.com or call Tim at 480 570-9499. Stardust Dance Studio: 3929 E Main St Mesa AZ 85205
LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY AUDITIONS Auditions for Fall 2011 are fast approaching. If you love performing; if you enjoy bringing happiness to people; if you want to do some travel and work with an ensemble of high caliber young people, then LIGHT Entertainment Company is something for you to consider. In 2011 LIGHT Entertainment Company will sponsor RiSE, LIGHT, Ambassadors of LIGHT and Sounds. The cost this year will be reduced considerably:
RiSE is 24 young women 14-17 years old.
LIGHT is 16-20 young men and women 15-18 years old
Ambassadors of LIGHT are 10-12 strong, 17-19 years old.
“Sounds” is a brand new group this year made up of 3-5 guys and 3-6 girls that are18-22 yrs old advanced vocalists (college or high school seniors)that perform 100% A Cappella. Auditions for all groups include performing a Broadway musical number, learning a few dance combinations and an interview. Auditions are individual and are ongoing through July.Please call Tim at (480) 570-9499 for your personal audition.
| JESTER’Z COMEDY IMPROV, ACTING AND ON-CAMERA CLASSES FOR KIDS Jester'Z Performing Arts is proud to announce their second location in Mesa on the corner of Brown and Greenfield, which will be home to improv, acting and on-camera training center for Teens, Kids and Tots. Owner Jef Rawls inviteds all to come visit at 1249 N Greenfield Rd #105, Mesa, AZ 85205, the classes are as follows: KIDZ-Improv and Camera for KidZ (Ages5-8 and 9-11) click here:
MOSAIC CLASSES AND CHILDREN'S ART CLASSES are available. They are taught by local artist Artha Jackson. She is gentle in her teaching manner and offers beginning projects in group classes in Gilbert, Arizona. See www.arthasmosaics.com for more information or call 480-558-4600.
DANCE TEACHER NEEDED - Resonate Dance is looking to hire another dance teacher. Some or all of the following experience is needed: Ballet, Jazz, lyrical, hip-hop and/or ballroom. Must be willing to commit long term, must work well with children and people (experience teaching children preferred), must have high standards and morals and support our stance on modest costuming and clean/appropriate dance movements, must love to dance and love to choreograph, must be patient yet enthusiastic. This is a very part-time position (1-3 hrs a week) starting in Fall. We are willing to train, however we only pay for time spent actually teaching in the classroom. If interested, please send inquiries and/or resumes to resonatedance@gmail.com. This is a great position for a young LDS girl or young LDS mother that has dance experience, would love to teach in a smaller, home-based studio, loves children, loves to choreograph, and would like to be a part of our dance family
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OTHER ITEMS/CHARITABLE OPPORTUNITIES
NEW TESTAMENT PRINT AVAILABLE FROM LOCAL ARTIST- Howard Lyon is an artist that lives in Mesa. For much of his career he has painted dragons and trolls or scenes from science fiction. His work can be found in products from Dungeons and Dragon’s books, World of Warcraft cards, Magic the Gathering and Star Wars. He studied Illustration at Brigham Young University and has studied art in Italy, France and most recently at the Grand Central Academy in New York.Recently, he has taken on a commission to paint a scene from the New Testament of Christ calming the tempest. The painting is in oils on linen at 50 x 80 inches titled “From Fear to Faith”. More of Howard’s work can be found at his website, www.howardlyon.com. Prints of his painting are for sale. Email fineart@howardlyon.com for more information.
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