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Greetings! ,
January Thaw!
It seems impossible that it's been a month since we held our "Meet the Artists" night at Arts SEEN Gallery, yet here we are again at 3rd Friday and a whole new reason to visit us again!
Come hear the newly formed Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre Repertoire Group sing some of Broadway's favorite songs. The group is promoting the theatre's upcoming production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella which will show March 13-21, 2010. They plan to go on at about 6pm.
We'll be open until 8pm and we'll throw together some rereshments. There are new artists and new art at the gallery, so if you haven't stopped in for a while (or at all), come see!
While you're downtown, check in at all the other 3rd Friday venues, to say nothing of the great eateries (and drinkeries) - watch downtown WB come alive!
Please note a few other up and coming events that may interest you below, and don't forget to check the WVIA Events Calendar (see the links in the
column on the left) for all the other great events in the region, or to
enter your own!
Mike Burnside Executive Director
Your BIG BREAK!
The F.M
Kirby Center
for the Performing Arts is giving the public a chance to sing on-stage
alongside Broadway stars in Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway on February 6,
2010 through an online audition called Singing with the Broadway Stars.
Neil Berg's100 Years of Broadway features five Broadway stars singing hit
show tunes from the last 100 years. The stars performed in some of the hottest
shows to date including The Phantom of the
Opera, Les Miserables, CATS, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Jekyll & Hyde.
Applicants will submit one 90-120 second audition to www.singingwiththebroadwaystars.com by January 24th. A panel of judges including producers, professional singers and Neil Berg himself, will then choose up to 8 Semi-Finalists to post on www.pahomepage.com for the general public to cast the final votes for 1st Prize and Runners-Ups.
Audition Deadline: January 24, 5:00PM
Semifinalists will be posted to www.pahomepage.com for public vote on January 27
Public Vote Tallied and Winner Announced: February 2 Performance: February 6, 8:00PM
Click HERE for complete details and to submit your video!
A Good Cause and a New Home!
Don Shappelle and the PICK-UPS for a good cause!
This Saturday January 16 a very special benefit concert will be held in memory of Rebecca Renninger,who was tragically taken from us in June 2009. The "Concert for Rebecca" will be held at the Ice House in Mountaintop,Pa. The owners have graciously allowed the use of their establishment for this special occasion. There is no cover charge but donations will be accepted and very much appreciated for the the Domestic Violence Resource Center in Wilkes Barre. Members of the center will be on hand to speak and meet with people.
Music will be provided by The PICK-UPS, featuring Don Shappelle, Rick Mayock, Terry "snake" Renninger and Jeff "Corky" Corcoran with Carl playing his accordian during breaks. The PICK-UPS will perform from 7 to 11pm.You can call the Ice House at 706-5882 for more information.
KISS Theatre Company has a new home!
KISS Theatre Co. is officially moved in to its new permanent home in the old cinema in the Wyoming Valley Mall.
There will be a KISS production of Wizard of Oz the weekends of January 22,
23, 29 and 30 at 7pm and 24 and 31 at 2pm. Also, we will be having a
Masque Production Benefit for KISS Theatre of "Always Patsy Kline"
featuring Nicole Rasmus the weekends of February 19, 20, 26 and 27 at
8pm and 21 and 28 at 3pm. Check the local papers for details.
The Cultural Council
