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April - May - June 2009

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.

After the meal, catered by All Occasions Catering, the Awards Show was presented in a new format. Show producers and directors Adam Fellers and Paula Capello put together a performance showcasing the arts, interspersed with presentations of the Greater New Braunfels Arts Council’s yearly awards.

The 2009 Business Award was presented to Bob and Cindy Peterman of Star Awards. The Emeritus Award was presented to Frances Bevilacqua, and Annual Awards were presented to Roy Knippa and Flavia Smith. The New Braunfels Art League showcased its Artists of the Month and the Artist of the Year. The performance ended with a moving tribute to Elizabeth Elliott, a founder of the Greater New Braunfels Arts Council and Founding Director of Circle Arts Theatre, who passed away in November 2008. A performance of songs from My Fair Lady, Circle Arts Theatre’s first show of 2009, closed the show.

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.

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