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IMPART Dinner With The Arts a stimulating success
With the theme of “I Love The Arts”, the 29th Annual Dinner with the
Arts and Awards Show was held on Jan. 17, 2009, at the New Braunfels
Civic and Convention Center. The doors opened at 6 p.m. to allow those
attending the event to view the art work that was on display, as well as
the informational displays exhibited by our member organizations, and to
mingle and chat.
Berthold Brecht said: “Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a
hammer with which to shape it.” By honoring individuals and businesses
who have excelled in artistic achievement and/or leadership and/or
support of local Arts, the Greater New Braunfels Arts Council honors
those who shape reality with their creativity and support. Arts can
improve reality by stimulating the creativity in all of us. Poetry Contest winners to be honored
If you haven’t submitted an entry to The Greater New Braunfels Arts
Council’s 27th Annual Poetry Contest, it’s too late. The deadline was
March 31, 2009. The Judges will begin reviewing the entries soon. But
it’s not too late to hear the winners read their poems on Tuesday, April
26 and receive their medals and prizes. Awards are presented in four
categories: fifth and sixth grades, seventh and eighth grades, high
school, and adult. A special award, The Lynne M. Elliott Award, is
presented by the Elliott family. A reception honoring the poets will
follow the presentation. All are invited to attend the Poetry Reading
and Reception at Circle Arts Theatre on April 26 at 7 p.m. Revisit your childhood, see Alice In Wonderland
To quote Walt Disney, “Too many people grow up. That’s the real trouble
with the world, too many people grow up. They forget. They don’t
remember what it’s like to be 12 years old. They patronize, they treat
children as inferiors. Well I won’t do that.” If you want to revisit
your childhood, now is the time to get tickets for Alice in Wonderland,
which opens on April 3 and runs through April 11 Fridays, Saturdays, and
Sundays at the Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre. Tickets are available
at The Crossing, Ms. Ruby’s in Gruene, the Brauntex Office, and the
Greater New Braunfels Arts Council. Call 830-632-7781 for information. On Golden Pond begins run at Circle Arts Theatre
The loons have returned to Golden Pond, and so have Norman and Ethel
Thayer in Circle Arts Theatre’s production of On Golden Pond. The
retired English professor and his wife have owned the cottage since
early in their marriage and have spent many summers there. Their
estranged daughter, Chelsea, whom they haven’t seen for some time,
visits for her father’s birthday. She leaves her fiance’s son with her
parents while she and her fiancé visit Europe. When they return after
two weeks, they are married, and Chelsea envies the relationship her
stepson has established with Norman. The show opens on April 2 and runs
through April 26. The opening performance is champagne gala, and ensuing
performances are on Friday and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Call 830-620-4848 for information. S.T.A.G.E. show features plain old storytelling in May
We can all recall, if we are lucky enough to remember our grandmother,
the stories she told. Stories My Grandmother Told Me, by Ted Swindley,
is the next production at S.T.A.G.E., Inc. in Bulverde. It is the story
of a young man’s relationship with the matriarch of his Southern family.
The plays draws the audience in with plain old storytelling. The
performances are May 7 through May 24, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays
at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. There will be no performance on
Sunday, May 10. Call 830-438-2339 for information. |
