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Event:
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DragonFest
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Date:
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Monday, June 14th, 2010 through Saturday, June 19th, 2010
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Time:
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7:00 PM − 8:30 PM
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Organization:
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Nuveen Community Center for the Arts |
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Location:
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Howmet Playhouse
304 S. Mears Ave.
Whitehall, MI
Phone: 231-894-4048
www.howmetplayhouse.org
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Cost:
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$5 presale, $7 at the door
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Contact:
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Janelle Mair
Phone: 2318942787
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Description:
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Nuveen Community Center for the Arts presents “DRAGONFEST” June 14-19
From June 14-19, the Nuveen Community Center for the Arts presents DRAGONFEST. This festival includes Dragon-themed classes, a movie, a story writing contest, and story hour, culminating in three nights of performances by Nuveen’s Youth Theatre at the Howmet Playhouse.
Dragonfest begins with a Dragon Story Writing competition, with a June 10 deadline. The winner will receive tickets to a Dragonfest Performance, and will get to read their story before the opening of the show.
The week of Dragonfest kicks off with a free movie, “Dragons, A Fantasy Made Real.” The movie is sponsored by HarborLight Credit Union, and is produced by the Discovery Channel and Narrated by Patrick Stewart. The show is free, and will run Monday, June 14 at 7 p.m. at the Howmet Playhouse.
Also beginning Monday, the Nuveen Center will host a week of hands-on art classes: Dragon Puppet Making, Damsel and Knight Hat Making, 3D Dragons, and Dragon drawing.
On Thursday, June 17 at 1 p.m., the Book Nook & Java Shop in Montague will host Dragon story hour.
On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, June 17 – 19, Nuveen’s Youth Theatre group will present a collage of dragon themed plays, music, and dance at the Howmet Playhouse. The pre-show fun begins at 7 p.m., with outdoor music by local musicians and drawing by professional cartoon artist Scott Rosema. Thursday evening will feature singer/guitarist Mike Snell performing dragon songs. On Friday, Andrew Goldstein will also perform dragon songs. Saturday night will feature Irish music by Jon Misner and Nathan Wright.
At 7:30 p.m., the 32 cast members, in grades 3-12, will perform dragon themed plays in two acts. Act I, “The Invisible Dragon,” by Patricia Clapp, will feature a partnering with Truman Dragon from the Kidsville News. This show is directed by Emily Keller who is a graduating senior from Whitehall High School. The second act, “Isabella, Moorey and the Dragon”, written by Alice Gambel is an adaptation of a short story, “The Last of the Dragon,” by Edith Nesbit (1858-1924).
For more information about any of the Dragonfest events or classes, please call the Nuveen Center at (231) 894-2787, or visit the website at www.artscouncilofwhitelake.org/NTheatre. The Nuveen Community Center for the Arts is located on 8697 Ferry Street, Montague. The Nuveen Center is funded by a generous donation from the Nuveen Benevolent Trust, and is a branch of the Arts Council of White Lake working side-by-side with White River Gallery and the Music & Performing Arts branch.
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More Info:
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www.artscouncilofwhitelake.org/NTheatre
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Categories:
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Theatre/Performances, Kids
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