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CONCERTS/SHOWS/EVENTS
FRIDAY/SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13-14TH – Valentine Feast- Mesa Riverview Mall- Mesa
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19TH- APRIL 4TH- The King and I – Hale Centre Theatre- Gilbert
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST - 7 PM – Benefit Variety Show- Higley Center for the Arts- Gilbert
FRIDAY, MARCH 6TH, - 7PM – Cowboy show- East Valley Institute of Technology- Mesa

AUDITIONS/PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES
AUDITIONS- Somewhere, The Musical - Go to website below for more details

OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
ONGOING–Wholesome Ballroom Dance Performance Co. & instruction class for all ages
ONGOING- JUNIOR Swing and Ballroom Dance Class
ONGOING- Interfaith Choir- 8pm- Kimball Stake Center- Mesa
ONGOING- Organ Courses and books online for church organists

FEBRUARY MUSIC AND ARTS EVENTS IN THE VALLEY-detailed below

CONCERTS/SHOWS/EVENTS

Musical Valentine Feast Resonance Vocal Ensemble will be presenting a Valentine's Feast on February 13 and 14 at the Mesa Riverview Mall. Enjoy a catered dinner, a half-hour concert of romantic favorites, even have singing choir members deliver a dozen roses to your date or take in a movie at the Cinemark 16 afterward. For best prices and availability, purchase tickets online. See http://www.resonanceve.com/ or contact Lorri McHardy at lmchardy@yahoo.com

Classic Family Musical Hale Theatre presents “The King and I”, a classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical! starring Cambrian James as the King, Alaina Beauloye as Anna, Jenn Toon as Lady Thiang.
Feb. 19th thru April 4th –Thurs- Saturday at 7:30pm with Sat matinees.at 3pm. (There have been 2 Wednesday performances added -March 21st & April 1st at 7:30pm.) Hale Centre Theatre is off Gilbert Rd. just south of Guadalupe-50 W. Page. Tickets are $22-$24 and are available online at http://www.blogger.com/www.HaleTheatreArizona.com or call the box office at 480-497-1181

Family Show for All ages, Sat., Feb. 21-"You've Gotta Have Heart"-Benefit Variety Show For Christian and Stephanie Nielsen featuring Higher Ground Dance Group and Light Entertainment Group. Held at Gilbert's "Higley Center for the Performing Arts" Tickets are $8 or $6 for a group of 10 or more. For Tickets contact Pioneer Book 832-8433 or http://www.higleyarts.org/ or Margaret Manning at 480-643-0358.

Cowboy Buffet Dinner & Benefit Show Friday, March 6-"The Greatest Funniest, Bestest Cowboy Show Around!" Internationally acclaimed singing cowboys "Pioneer Pepper and the Sunset Pioneers"Sponsored and held at EVIT 1601 W. Main Street Mesa. Tickets available at Pioneer Book 832-8433. For more details, Call Margaret 480-643-0358

AUDITIONS/PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES

Auditions announced for "SOMEWHERE",The NEW Romantic Musical is coming to the Mesa Arts Center in August, 2009 Set in 1948 Utah against the backdrop of post World War II America , Somewhere is a quick-paced and intricately-woven fantasy with unexpected plot twists and turns. It skillfully blends the elements that make for top-quality entertainment… drama, comedy, suspense, intrigue and – of course – romance. ! Needed: talented young adults and mature adults for various leading and supporting roles as actors and actresses who can also sing and dance. For more information and to register to audition, go to http://www.somewherethemusical.com/ .

OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST

WHOLESOME DANCE COMPANY NEW Ballroom, Latin, Swing class starting!! Starting Jan 6th from 8-9 pm every Tues teen-adult Ballroom class. In this class we will focus on basics, technique, and learn little combinations so you can know how to dance on your own when you go dancing. $40 a month. $40 is the discounted rate that goes up to $50 after the 15th of the month. NO partner necessary.Location: Dance Barn at 2956 E Backus Rd Mesa, AZ 85213. Singles and marrieds welcome!New Ballroom performance team info: Tryouts for team on Jan 8th from 8:15-9:30pm at the Dance Barn.You don't have to have dance background to be on team but we are looking for people with POSITIVE, easy going, flexible, and team building attitudes AND natural dance rhythm. Space is limited now so if you don't make team, you will be asked to take the dance class and when spaces open up on team, we will pull new members from that class to fill those spaces. -We will have numbers assigned to each dancer and then results with numbers posted on the blog the following day. This age range of this team is from teens-young marrieds. TEAM will meet at the Dance Barn, 2956 E Backus Rd Mesa. Thur 8:15-9:30 pm on Thur and 10-noon on Sat. Team is $60 a month Also available -Private dance lessons &Gift Certificates I charge $45/ private lesson and am available Sat morning 9-10 am or 12-1pm. First Wedding dance choreography also available. More info email Dave and Alisha Sell at asell1@cox.net

ReZoN8 Dance JUNIOR Swing and Ballroom Dance Class ReZoN8 Junior ballroom class for ages 7-12. Space is limited. Registration fee is $20 and applied to the last month of the session fees. Classes start Saturday, Jan 10th from 1-2pm. Classes will be held on Saturdays 4x a month. Monthly dues would be at a discounted rate of $40 a month if paid before the 15th of the month and will raise to $50 if paid after. A per session $35 costume maintenance fee is required at the beginning of each session. We have fall, winter, and summer sessions. Please email rezon8dance@gmail.com with any further questions. $5 discount per family for each additional child. Class is currently located at The Dance Barn at 2956 E Backus Rd Mesa, AZ 85213. Check out our website to see more info:
http://www.rez-o-n8dance.blogspot.com/


Interdenominational Choir- If you would like to join the ‘Voices of Peace’ choir directed by Holly Ashby, they meet Every Sunday 8pm at the Kimball Stake Center , 32nd Street and Southern in Mesa. Maybe bring a friend of another faith with you.

Organ Course and info- Website with tons of helps is http://www.organ.byu.edu/ Don Cook from BYU has a 12-lesson course if you go to the links. Chamberlin Music Enterprises has great books at http://www.chamberlinmusic.com/ DeeAnn Stone of Provo has a website: www.geocities.com/ddstone48/contents.htm with much information. Learn or improve your organ skills for current or future church service.

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