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IMPART Riverwalk Jazz featured at the Brauntex Theatre
The Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre was jumping the night of March 28,
2008, when the Greater New Braunfels Arts Council hosted a performance
by the Jim Cullum Jazz Band. When asked to define jazz, Louis Armstrong
said, “Man, if you gotta ask, you’ll never know.” Poetry Takes Center Stage At a
full house at Circle Arts Theatre, the winners of the 26th Annual Poetry
contest read their poems and received their awards on April 29, 2008.
William Cullen Bryant wrote, “Poetry is that art which selects and
arranges the symbols of thought in such a manner as to excite the
imagination most powerfully and delightfully.”
At its May dinner meeting ... The Greater New Braunfels
Arts Council welcomed new Board Members Ann Dearing Hafer and Joyce
Marcoe and said goodbye to Tina Bretzke, Bob Karabinus, and Melody
Walls. Officers for the 2008/2009 Program Year were elected. They are:
Sara Sanderson, President; Adam Fellers, Vice President; Lewis Sarkozi,
Secretary; and Anne Hair, Treasurer. The Board will convene in a retreat
on Aug. 23 to plan the New Program Year. Honk!, if you’re looking for fun ... Circle Arts Theatre’s summer
musical, Honk!, is a musical version of Hans Christian Anderson’s
classic story, “The Ugly Duckling”, by composer George Stiles and writer
Anthony Drewe. Visit the farmyard to find out more about this tale of
Ugly, Ida, Drake, Cat, and all of the livestock down on the farm. A
reviewer in TIME OUT said of the English National Theatre Production,
“Anthony Drewe’s bold songs and book keep children rapt, while intricate
food references, hilarious gags, and appalling puns have the adults
roaring and groaning by turns.” Check the ARTINERARY for show times and
ticket information. Children will be enthralled ... By “Masked Marvels and
Wondertales”, at the Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre on July 23.
International performer Michael Cooper presents a one-man show using
storytelling, mime, stilt-dancing, and breath taking hand-crafted masks.
He uses prose, poetry, and mime to present vignettes that are both funny
and moving. Children will delight in his captivating stories of courage
and wonder. Mr. Cooper has performed the show at: The Brooklyn Academy
of Music; The Comedy Store in Los Angeles; Hong Kong’s Children’s
Festival; The Dublin Theatre Festival; and many other places. If you’re looking for drama ... The New Braunfels Theatre
Company’s production, Of Mice and Men, will be the show to see in
August. Set in the Salinas Valley of California during the Great
Depression, the play, based on John Steinbeck’s novela, tells the story
of two men, George and Lennie, who join other migratory workers during
the 1930’s. Major themes are loneliness, companionship, alienation,
mercy, compassion, and the importance of dreams. Lennie is a large,
strong man with the intellectual capacity of a small child, and George
is a childhood friend who takes responsibility for Lennie after the
death of his caregiver. Show times and ticket information are in the
ARTINERARY. NB Community Chorale news The New Braunfels Community
Chorale’s first rehearsal with its new director is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 12 at Eden Home’s Friendship Room. Director Perry Dean, of
the Smithson Valley High School Music Department, returns to again
direct the Chorale. |