RE: [Coweta Arts Tidbits] Book By Sharpsburg Novelist Mae Nunn Coming Out In May

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I would be honored to send signed copies of Mom in the Middle for your
enjoyment, and potential book review. Please contact me privately for that
purpose or to discuss the possibility of an interview. Meanwhile, my
website is available for your review.

www.MaeNunn.com

Warm regards,

Mae Nunn
Mom in the Middle, May 2007
Lone Star Courtship, April 2008
www.MaeNunn.com

Inspiration with a Kick!
Facing Life with Love, Laughter and a Whole Lotta Faith!

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>Subject: [Coweta Arts Tidbits] Book By Sharpsburg Novelist Mae Nunn Coming
>Out In May Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:11:26 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Coweta arts tidbits
> The Successor To Newnan-Coweta Arts Council News Releases
>
> Composed By: Forrest W. Schultz 770-583-3258
>schultz_forrest@yahoo.com
>
> April 23, 2007
>
> New Novel By Sharpsburg Author Mae Nunn to Be Published in May
>
> Mom In The Middle is Part Three of Texas Treasures Series
>
>
> Novelist Mae Nunn of Sharpsburg has a beautiful website,
>www.maenunn.com, and a delightful personality so that it is little wonder
>that she enjoys writing romance novels with a kick and that she faces life
>with love, laughter, and a whole lot of faith. She writes about one novel
>per year. Her next one is due out in May. It will be Part Three of the
>Texas Treasures Series, which began in March 2005 when the first volume
>Sealed With a Kiss was published and continued when the second volume
>Amazing Love came out in February 2006. The first volume was a finalist in
>three different 2006 contests: The Maggie, Texas Gold, and The Beacon. Mae
>is a native of Texas, who really loves Texas, but has also come to love
>Georgia since she married and settled in the Coweta County town of
>Sharpsburg. Mae is a member of the Coweta Writers Group. Her books are
>published by Steeple Hill. Information of Mom In The Middle is provided
>below.
>
>
>
> Mom in the Middle is part three in the Texas Treasures series.
> ISBN# 0-373-81311-3 (also available in Larger Print version!)
> Guy Hardy is blessed to be a blessing… to women! With five sisters, the
>only male heir to the Hearth and Home Superstore dynasty has never lacked
>for attention. And his natural propensity to help ladies in a tight spot
>makes him the darling of every female in his life. What guy in his right
>mind would trade all that for a relationship with one woman? Certainly not
>this one!
> Young widow Abby Cramer had fallen out of God's favor. Why
>else would He make her busy from sun up to sundown, caring for elderly and
>disabled parents when her focus should be on her very active toddler son?
>And then there's this guy with a savior complex who's so intent on helping
>her out. Could he be her answer to prayer or is he just protecting his
>family fortune?
>
>
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[Coweta Arts Tidbits] May 3 Set For Opening Reception for May NCAA Show at Espresso Lane

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April 30, 2007

 

Opening Reception On May 3 for NCAA Exhibit At Espresso Lane

 

     The Opening Reception for the monthly themed exhibit at Espresso Lane of paintings by artists in the Newnan-Coweta Art Association (NCAA) will be held Thursday evening May 3 at Espresso Lane, which is located on the Courthouse Square in Newnan.  Information on NCAA can be found by visiting their website at www.newcaaa.com.

 

 

  One of the paintings which will be displayed in this exhibit is shown below, Vase Of Roses by Kay Stanley.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VASE OF ROSES   Oil by Kay Stanley

 

 

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[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Artistis Reception at Images to Honor Trisha Adams

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 April 30, 2007

 

Trisha Adams To Be Honored By Artist Reception at Images in Moreland

 

     Images Gallery on Main Street in Moreland has announced that it will be honoring a woman who has not only created great art but also been very active in the Newnan-Coweta Art Association where she started a newsletter, created their website, and    

established the special arrangement with Espresso Lane for the monthly themed NCAA exhibits.  Here is the Images announcement:

 

ARTIST RECEPTION AT IMAGES GALLERY
> MORELAND, GA, May 04, 2007: Images Gallery will hold an Artist Reception
for award winning Watercolor Artist, Trisha Adams on Saturday, May 4th from 4:00 to 6:00PM. Join us in our celebration of Trisha's accomplishments and to sign up for up-coming floorcloth classes and watercolor classes at IMAGES Studio.

 

Trisha Adams' paintings style is unique.  She uses bold colors and controlled strokes, but tries to maintain a level of fun and whimsy in everything she creates.   Trisha enjoys painting BIG and quick!  She often works on several pieces at once, to avoid having to wait for the paint to dry.  Watercolors are her primary art medium, but she also enjoys painting murals and canvas floorcloths.  Recently, Adams has also begun "dabbling" in acrylics on canvas. 

 

Adams has attended classes and workshops in the Pacific Northwest, Georgia and Hawaii .  Trisha's artwork can be found in local displays and in private collections across the United States .  She is an officer and member of the Newnan Coweta Art Association, Inc. (NCAA) and a member of SCAVA (Southern Crescent Alliance of Visual Artists).

 

Trisha was born and raised in Oregon , the youngest of three siblings.  She and her husband Brian moved to Georgia in 2001 and proudly call Newnan home.  Brian and Trisha are the proud parents of three beautiful and active little girls ages, 7, 4 and 2.  As a busy wife and stay at home mother, her artwork often comes second, third…even fourth, but any stolen moments are spent feeding her creative obsessions.

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[Coweta Arts Tidbits] NOTE IN RE YESTERDAY'S TIDBIT ABOUT THE ARTS CENTRE STRING CONCERT

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NOTE TO MY NEWS CONTACTS:

In re the Tidbit I issued yesterday about the Arts Centre String Concert, Don Nixon emailed me acknowledging that the correct name was not Wadsworth Hall but was still Wadsworth Auditorium.

Since then the Arts Centre events notice has been changed to the following:

Name of Event: Centre Strings Concert at Wadsworth Auditorium
Event Type: Concert
Date: May 15, 2007
Time: 7:00 pm
Description: Centre Strings Concert
Cost: FREE

If you have not yet gone to press with this, please change what I said accordingly.

Thanks!!

Sorry for the trouble -- I was so rushed yesterday I did not have the time to check on this, which I should have done. From now on I will not do this, but will get the facts before issuing the Tidbit instead of leaving doubts.

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] (By Popular Demand) Images Brings Back Trisha Adams' Floorcloth Workshop

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April 23, 2007

Trisha Adams' Floorcloth Workshop at Images Returns By Popular Demand

Since moving to Moreland several months ago the Images Gallery has been sponsoring many classes and workshops. One of them was so popular that Images is bringing it back --The Floorcloth Workshop by Trisha Adams. Here is what the indefagitable Deborah Smith (who is organizing them) says about this one:

Subject: Back by popular demand; the first one was sooo much fun!!! Floorcloth Workshop at IMAGES Studio. Located at 21 Main Street Moreland. Where Fun and ArtCollide! Reserve your spot today!

Instructors: Trisha Adams 770-683-8699

Date & Time: Saturday, May 12 10am – 3pm

(1/2 hour break for lunch)

Workshop Fee: $45 with $10 NON Refundable deposit

6 student minimum, 10 student maximum

Deposit will only be refunded if the minimum class requrement is not met.

Provided Materials

· Primed and hemmed 3' x 2.5' canvas

· Acrylic Craft Paints

· Brushes

· Instruction & Design Inspiration Packet

· Floorcloth Sealing and Care Instructions

Students will need bring with them:

· Old sheet or towel to place under floorcloth while painting (don't bring paper, it sticks!)

· Pencil & Eraser

· Yardstick

· Hair Dryer

· Sense of Humor!

· Water Container (old Cool Whip Tub works GREAT!)

Optional supplies to bring:

· If you are matching specific colors, please bring those paints with you!

· If you have your own brushes you're comfortable with, please bring them!

· We don't use stencils, but you're certainly welcome to! If you want to use stencils, please bring them along.

** Be sure to label your paints and/or brushes so you leave with what you brought with you!

Instructor, Trisha Adams has been creating Custom Canvas Floorcloths locally for the past 4 years. In addition, she is a watercolorist. This 5 hour workshop will cover the basics of creating your own canvas floorcloth. This is not a "paint-a-long"; each student will create their own original design. Your instructor is happy to help out with drawing, layout, and painting if necessary - but promise not to paint on your floorcloth unless you ask her!

Be prepared to paint hard, laugh a lot and go home with a beautiful piece of Floor Art! Bring a drink and your lunch, we'll only break for a half an hour to eat!

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April 23, 2007

Movie By Cowetan Using Local Actors Soon To Air on Television

Joe Dwyer's Shubian's Rift Compared With Star Trek

Delta Air Lines Pilot Joe Dwyer not only enjoys flying around the Earth, he has also long liked to imagine piloting a starship through outer space. The result was the production last year of a science fiction film Shubian's Rift, which is being compared to Star Trek by some, such as the Hollyword North Reporter. Surprisingly little has been said about this around here until lately in spite of the fact that the film premiered in the prestigious Centre for Performing and Visual Arts of Coweta County and the cast was selected from professional level actors recruited mainly from past and present members of the Newnan Theatre Company including former leaders Dayle Lyles, who currently heads the Lacuna Group, and Caroline Carr, who currently is the Artistic Director of the Renaissance Festival. There was an article in Newnan's paper The Times Herald announcing the premiere. In the current issue of the 85 South -- Out and About publication there is an article about the film along with a photograph of the flyer showing Dwyer's wife Mo holding a space age gun. Watch for announcements when the times for the TV series has been established. Information about the movie is available on the informative website http://www.shubiansrift.com/. AND, chalk up yet one more triumph for the ever burgeoning Coweta arts scene !!!

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Book By Sharpsburg Novelist Mae Nunn Coming Out In May

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 April 23, 2007

 

New Novel By Sharpsburg Author Mae Nunn to Be Published in May

 

Mom In The Middle is Part Three of Texas Treasures Series

 

 

      Novelist Mae Nunn of Sharpsburg has a beautiful website, www.maenunn.com, and a delightful personality so that it is little wonder that she enjoys writing romance novels with a kick and that she faces life with love, laughter, and a whole lot of faith.  She writes about one novel per year.  Her next one is due out in May.  It will be Part Three of the Texas Treasures Series, which began in March 2005 when the first volume Sealed With a Kiss was published and continued when the second volume Amazing Love came out in February 2006.  The first volume was a finalist in three different 2006 contests: The Maggie, Texas Gold, and The Beacon.  Mae is a native of Texas, who really loves Texas, but has also come to love Georgia since she married and settled in the Coweta County town of Sharpsburg.  Mae is a member of the Coweta Writers Group.  Her books are published by Steeple Hill.  Information of Mom In The Middle is provided below.

 

 

Mom in the Middle is part three in the Texas Treasures series. ISBN# 0-373-81311-3 (also available in Larger Print version!) Guy Hardy is blessed to be a blessing… to women! With five sisters, the only male heir to the Hearth and Home Superstore dynasty has never lacked for attention. And his natural propensity to help ladies in a tight spot makes him the darling of every female in his life. What guy in his right mind would trade all that for a relationship with one woman? Certainly not this one!

Young widow Abby Cramer had fallen out of God's favor. Why else would He make her busy from sun up to sundown, caring for elderly and disabled parents when her focus should be on her very active toddler son? And then there's this guy with a savior complex who's so intent on helping her out. Could he be her answer to prayer or is he just protecting his family fortune?

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[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Novel by Coweta Author Joe Harless To Be Made Into Movie

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April 23, 2007

Novel by Coweta Author Joe Harless To Be Made Into Movie

Film Rights to Black Warrior's Curse obtained by Terry Chenowith

Joe Harless of Newnan has long been known around here for his job training company and for the educational theory underlying the Cenral Educational Center (CEC) in Newnan. Two years ago during a speech he gave to the Coweta Writers Group Harless also revealed his interest in fictional writing when he announced that he had written a novel entitled Black Warrior's Curse. Later that month his novel was published by Publish America and articles were written about it by Winston Skinner in The Times Herald.

Last month the famous Hollywood magazine Variety carried an article indicating that Black Warrior's Curse will be made into a motion picture. The film rights to the book have been obtained by Terry Chase Chenowith's company Back fence Productions. Here is what Variety says about this:

Chenowith Fights Black Warrior's Curse

Source: Variety

March 15, 2007

Writer-producer Terry Chase Chenowith and his production banner Back Fence Productions have snagged film rights to Joe H. Harless novel Black Warrior's Curse.

The book is a fictionalized account of violence amid the work of the civil rights movement in the Deep South in the 1950s and '60s as viewed from the prospective of a young white man and an African-American of the same age, both from Alabama. Both are changed by the riots and church bombings in Birmingham, "Bloody Sunday" in Selma and Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial.

Chenowith will write the script. Most recently, he wrote and produced WWII romancer "Beautiful Dreamer," starring Brooke Langton and Colin Egglesfield.

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Arts Centre String Concert To Be Held at Wadsworth Auditorium

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Arts Centre String Concert To Be Held at Wadsworth Auditorium

One of the various remarks made by Charles Wadsworth during his annual concert last year in the Auditorium named in his honor concerned his suggestion of co-operation between the Auditorium and the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts of Coweta County. It looks like this suggestion has become reality because the next performance of the String Concert of the Arts Centre will be held, not at the Centre, but at the Wadsworth Auditorium. Below is provided the information for this concert found on the website of the Arts Centre, www.thecentreonline.net. In this announcement the Wadsworth Auditorium is called "Wadsworth Hall". Whether this is now the new name of this building or whether this is another suggestion is unclear.

Name of Event: Centre Strings Concert
Event Type: Concert
Date: May 15, 2007
Time: 7:00 pm
Description: Concert will be held at Wadsworth Hall in downtown Newnan. Please call 770-254-2787 for information and directions to Wadsworth Hall.
Cost: FREE

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Slow Exposures Announces 2007 Exhibition

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Coweta Photographers Have Been Honored by Slow Exposures

One of the most prestigious photographic art shows in the nation is the Slow Exposures Photographical Exhibition of the Rural South held in Pike County and strongly supported by its people. Coweta County photographers have submitted entries to this exhibition and have been highly honored for their efforts. Last year five Cowetans had their entries accepted and two of these won prizes: the Grand Prize was won by Gary Gruby of Senoia and Deborah Smith of Grantville received an Honorable Mention for hers. Last year Paul Conlan of Newnan was both a winner and was also honored by being named to the organization which plans and runs the show. And he recently was further honored by being given the position of redesigning their website, http://www.slowexposures.org/, where information can be obtained about this year's contest as well as those held in the past. Here is what the site says abot Slow Exposures 2007

SlowExposures 2007 General Information A Juried Exhibition Celebrating Photography of the Rural South

September 21 through September 30
Pike County, Georgia

"SlowExposures," the nationally recognized photography exhibition that underscores the diversity, contradictions and complexity of the rural South, opens Friday, September 21, 2007 for two weekends in the picturesque town of Concord, Georgia. The fifth anniversary of the free photography showcase will be held in the historic 1887 R.F. Strickland Center, a late nineteenth century mercantile store listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Pike County, south of Atlanta.

Read the History of the SlowExposures Show (Adobe .pdf File)

The SlowExposures opening on Friday, September, 21, is followed by a benefit gala dinner/dance/auction on Saturday, September 22. The six-day exhibit continues on September 23, 28, 29 and 30, with a BBQ picnic on Saturday, September 29 hosted by the Pike County Arts Council.

Located one hour south of the Atlanta metropolitan airport, SlowExposures attracts over one thousand visitors each year who mark the last two weeks of September on their calendars to come to Pike County and be the first to view and purchase original and innovative works from more than forty photographers from all over the United States.

"Annually, scores of photographers submit their art for jury selection," says Christine Curry, Chair of the annual free event. "Over three hundred images are usually submitted: most from the southeast," reports Curry. "For the 2006 SlowExposures show, photographers from nine states representing thirty-four cities and towns presented their works for jury selection, with a sizable contingent from Pike County."

"SlowExposures" is the annual fundraiser of Pike Historic Preservation and is dedicated to supporting the history and cultural heritage of the rural south through contemporary photography. All proceeds from the show and the dinner/dance/auction go to the preservation of Pike County's historic buildings and landscapes. The Whiskey Bonding Barn in Molena is this year's beneficiary.

Read More About the Whiskey Bonding Barn (Adobe .pdf File)

For more information, please see the other sections of this website or contact "Slow Exposures," PO Box 489, Zebulon, GA, 30295, (770) 567-3600.

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Newnan Photographer Paul Conlan Addresses Students at Arts Centre

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Newnan Photographer Paul Conlan Addresses Students at Arts Centre

The Coweta County Schools and the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts of Coweta County are to be commended for arranging for local high school students to hear an address by one of the County's most distinguished photographic artists, Paul Conlan of Newnan. Conlan has been repeatedly recognized for his accomplishments. Last year he was named the Photographer of the Year by the Roswell Photographic Society. In 2005 he won the top prize at the prestigious Slow Exposures Photographic Exhibition of the Rural South held in Pike County. Conlan has also been honored by Slow Exposures by being given a place on the organizing committee and being placed in charge of the design of their new website http://www.slowexposures.org/.

High School Student Photography Presentation and Exhibit

Last Tuesday evening, Paul Conlan of Newnan provided a presentation for Coweta County high school students interested in photography and the arts.

The event, held at The Centre for Performing and Visual Arts, was attended by more than 50 students plus teachers. After a dinner provided by the Arts Centre, Don Nixon, Director of the Arts Centre, introduced Paul who discussed the practice of street photography which he defined as capturing unposed images of life around us.

He reviewed some the historical roots of street photography and the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908 - 2004), the French photographer who was one of the first to adopt the then new and relatively light weight 35 mm camera to more easily record the "decisive moments" of life.
Paul explained his own practice of street photography and the vision, skills, techniques and equipment best suited to this type of photography. His presentation included two virtual photo excursions one in Atlanta and the second in the Newnan Coweta County area. Each featured many of Paul's photographs.

He also announced a photography show and competition for Coweta County high school students which he will judge.

Students must submit their photos and entry forms by May 14^th.

Selected photographs will be included in an exhibit at the Arts Centre in August and cash awards will be presented. The student show will be held in conjunction with an exhibit of Paul's photographs. Student entry forms and submission details are available from the art and photography teachers at each high school.

To view some of Paul's photographs, you may visit his website at www.FStopBlues.com.

[Grantville Day News Release] Planning for Grantville Day Begins -- Committee Meeting May 3

THE NEW

GRANTVILLE DAYS FESTIVAL

NEWS RELEASE

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April 20, 2007

Planning For Grantville Day Begins

First Meeting of Planning Committee May 3 -- Volunteers Welcomed

A lot of changes have taken place in regard to Grantville Day this year -- it will be run by the Grantville Veterans Association (GVA), it will be held in the fall instead of the summer, September 15 & 16 to be exact, the Chairman is Sandra Luttrell, and the new name is The New Grantville Days Festival. And they are excited and ready to roll to make this the best Grantville Day ever -- one of these new things to be included this year will be announced soon.

But for now the important announcement is of the first meeting of the Committee which will run Grantville Day -- it will be held on Thursday evening May 3 at the Veterans new home on Main Street beginning at 6:30 PM. Both Luttrell and the GVA are stressing that anyone concerned about Grantville Day can be a volunteer in helping to plan and run this festival. It is NOT necessary to be a Veteran or be a member of GVA.

Anyone wishing additional information can contact Luttrell at sangalasands@aol.com or by phone at 770-583-9013 or by seeing her at her place of business Ole Town Dolls and Collectibles at 11 B Church Street.

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Lacuna Group "BackersAudition" of Blake Play on May 3 at Wadsworth

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Lacuna Group "Backer's Audition" of Blake Play at Wadsworth on May 3

Dale Lyles has recently released the following information about the Newnan-based Lacuna Group's William Blake project and the "Backer's Audition" to be held on May 3 at the Wadsworth Auditorium:

William Blake's Inn

A Visit to William Blake's Inn is a song cycle by Lacuna member Dale Lyles. It is based on a book of children's poetry by Nancy Willard, which won the Newbery Award in 1982, becoming the first book of poetry to be awarded the most presitigious prize in children's literature.
In January of 2003, members of Lacuna were privileged to take seventeen students to Ayrshire, Scotland, to sing with the Scottish Opera's international cast of The Tale o' Tam, a setting of Robert Burns's "Tam O'Shanter." They decided then that they would work towards a similar project in Newnan.
In September of that year, Nancy Willard gave her permission for Dale Lyles to set her book to music. He finished composition in September of 2006 (having taken time off in the meantime for other projects.)
Now Lacuna is the artistic arm of the project to produce A Visit to William Blake's Inn as an international production. Our goal is a performance in 2008.

Happening now: get involved!

If you're a singer, a dancer, or just someone who is interested in learning more about creating a new theatre piece from scratch, come work with us on A Visit to William Blake's Inn! No previous experience is necessary. We'll be playing with all kinds of ideas, where anything goes!
Dale Lyles and Marc Honea are leading a workshop of three of the pieces from William Blake's Inn: "The Sun & Moon Circus Soothes the Wakeful Guests," "The Man in the Marmalade Hat Arrives," and "Two Sunflowers Move Into the Yellow Room."
The purpose of the workshop is to provide a barebones visualization of these three pieces for a "backers audition" in May. After the First Look performance in January, we talked about the problem we've had in convincing people that a song cycle, with no plot or script, is actually stage-able. By staging these three pieces within the total work, we'll more easily convince our backers of what is possible with the music.
The workshop sessions are Tuesday nights, 7:30-9:00 pm, at the Newnan School of Dance, 35 Amlajack Blvd (across from the West Georgia University center/water tower).

I can't come on Tuesday nights!

This is not a problem. You can also contribute to the workshops in several ways.
First of all, keep checking the group blog for weekly updates. You can always add a comment to any post, whether it's a new idea or image or anything.
Also, check out the Vyew page that we've set up to work with. The room ID number is 067760.
Further, you can actually help build things we need by checking out the What We Need page.
And of course, you'll want to get your own copies of the scores and the music. See the next story for links to those.

The work itself

There are fifteen songs in A Visit to William Blake's Inn, plus an epilogue.
The vocal/piano scores are available at Dale Lyles's website at this page. There are also mp3s of each song.

Still to come

We will have our "backers audition" on May 3, 7:00 pm, at the Wadsworth Auditorium in downtown Newnan. This is another complete performance of the work, with the three pieces mentioned above in some kind of staging
After that, we will work with the producing agents of the project to set a date for a production in 2008. Our goal is a completely staged production, orchestra, chorus, and all, in 2008. We plan to invite 25 students from Scotland to take part in the world premiere. We also plan to invite Nancy Willard to help us celebrate her magical work.

For more information visit the website at http://www.lacunagroup.org/.

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Legacy Theatre Announces Classes

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April 17, 2007

Legacy Theatre Announces Classes

Mark and Bethany Smith of Newnan have become superbusy people ever since their Legacy Theatre opened in Tyrone last year. In addition to the performances the theatre is now offering classes in theatre related subjects. The information on these classes is provided below from Dustin Lewis who can be reached at 404-895-1473.
Information on the theatre is available at www.legacytheatre.com and specific info on the classes is found under "Broadway Workshops"..

Monday-Friday July 9th - 13th from 9am - 5pm

Cost is $300. A deposit of $150 will be due when registering with
remainder due June 1st.

This all day camp will let your child experience
Private Voice Lessons
Dance Classes
Theatre Games
and much, much more!

They will also be learning a number to be performed as pre-show
entertainment for a production of Disney's High School Musical!
All classes are taught by theatre professionals.


All classes held at The Legacy Theatre
located just off Highway 74 in Tyrone

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Kay Moore at Alpharetta Art Fest

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April 17, 2007

Newnan Artist Kay Moore at Alpharetta Art Fest

Newnan artist Kay Moore, whose nickname is "Sookie", has been doing a bit of traveling lately. Her next venture will be to the Alpharetta Art Fest. Info is provided below.

Sookie is on the road again! If anybody is looking for me next weekend, I'll be in Alpharetta! This should be a show filled to the brim with fine art and with lots of live entertainment. If you can't come by, please do send warm, happy, storm-free thoughts my way!! Details for the show follow . . .

Sookie provides this contact information:

Sookie's Glass Art Studio

692 Walt Carmichael Road

Newnan, GA 30263

Ph: (770) 254-0349

Cell: (678) 778-6645
ksmoore@mindspring.com

See Sookie's work in the Artists Galleries on Newnan Coweta Art Association's website http://www.newcaa.com .

Also for the latest from Sookie's Glass Art Studio . . . go to www.warner-criv.com .

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Song And Dance at Legacy Theatre

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Composed By:  Forrest W. Schultz  770-583-3258  schultz_forrest@yahoo.com

 

April 15, 2007

 

Song and Dance at Legacy Theatre

 

     The Southside Arts Agenda online news service has been doing a great job of covering the arts in the Southern Crescent counties.  Here is their words and pictures about the Legacy Theatre's production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Song and Dance:

 

 

 

The LEGACY THEATRE

presents

Andrew Lloyd Weber's

 

SONG and DANCE

 

Performances through May 17

Friday and Saturdays at 8:00 PM

Matinees on Sundays at 3:00 PM

 

Adult Tickets $25

Seniors (60+) $22

Students (13+) $22

Children under 12 $12

 

For Group Rates and to order tickets please call the Legacy Box Office at

404-895-1473

 

 

 

Song & Dance is an unconventional musical whose first act is told in song and whose second act is told in dance.  The first act tells the story of Emma, a young English girl who comes to New York full of ambitions to be a hat designer and who learns about America-and about herself-in encounters with four American men.  Her story is told entirely in songs, and even more daring, Emma is the only character seen on stage.  The others exist only in the actress' ability to make us see them.  Of the four men, it is Joe, a young man from Nebraska, with whom Emma really falls in love, but, new to New York and not ready to make a "commitment," Joe abruptly ends the relationship.

 

 

Act II is the story of Joe's subsequent life in New York-a journey that leads him to his own kind of maturity, to a realization of what he has lost in giving up Emma and to a determination to win her back.  In contrast to Act 1, Joe's story includes songs without dialogue-no words at all.  Act II is told entirely, and eloquently in dance.  This time, however, there are supporting characters, played by six superb dancers.

 

 

In a way then, Song & Dance tells a quintessential urban story:  how one loses one's innocence in a city like New York and how, having lost that innocence, one sometimes has to struggle to get back to human contact, real feelings and a sense of one's self.  It isn't a conventional plot; it's an emotional travelogue-one that brings tears of recognition from the audience.  People who clearly are not English girls from London or boys from Nebraska can be heard to say, "That's my story up there! 

 

     

 

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[Grantville Day News Release] Grantville Day Has New Sponsor, Name, & Date

the     new

 

grantville days festival     

 

news    release

 

Composed  By:  Forrest W. Schultz  770-583-3258  schultz_forrest@yahoo.com

 

 

April 12, 2007

 

 

Grantville Day Has New Sponsor, New Date, and New Name

 

     The Grantville Better Home Town (GBHT) organization, which ran the annual Grantville Day community festival from 2002 through 2006, has decided it will no longer do so.  Shortly after this decision, the Grantville Veterans Association (GVA) decided they would run Grantville Day.  Sandra Luttrell, the Grantville Day Chairman with GBHT, will continue to be the Chairman with GVA.  Angela Carey, who was the Grantville Day Chairman during most of the time when it was run by GBHT and who resigned after last year's Grantville Day, has come back on board as Co-Chairman.  Another item of continuity will be that the writer of the Grantville Day news releases, Forrest Schultz, will continue to do so under the GVA auspices.  GVA has strongly stressed that it is NOT necessary to be a Veteran or a member of GVA to be involved in planning and running Grantville Day.

 

     Another change in Grantville Day this year will be the date.  Ever since its founding in the 1990s Granville Day has always been held on the second Saturday in June.  One disadvantage with this date is the heat -- many people have complained that it is just too hot to be out of doors on that day.  Luttrell, the new Grantville Day Chairman, strongly agrees, and it was she who engineered the change to a cooler time of year.  The date chosen is Saturday September 15 and Sunday September 16.

 

         Finally, the very name of Grantville Day has been changed to "The New Grantville Days Festival".  Since many people do not know that Grantville Day is a festival, it was felt that the term "festival" should be included in the name.   

 

     The first meeting of the Committee which will plan and run the New Grantville Days Festival  will be announced soon.  

 

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[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Images Announces Art Camp

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April 12, 2007

Images Announces Art Camp

During the past several months Images Gallery and Studio has been sponsoring many different art classes and workshops. Now the word is out that they will be conducting an art camp. Images is located on Main Street in Moreland and is run by award-winning artist and photographer Deborah Smith of Grantville. Here is her announcement about this art camp:

IMAGES Studio is pleased to announce 3 individualized weeks of Art
Camp just in time to fill those Summer Time needs. Children ages 7-14
years of age may begin enrolling by contacting us at
imagesart1@bellsouth.net or look for our on-line application at
www.imagesgallery.biz. (Younger children will need to be evaluated for ability
to work on task). Campers will recieve their camp tee shirt and spend 5
fun filled days with some of Coweta's finest art instructors. They will
complete a matted watercolor, a canvas floor cloth, a charcoal sketch,
decorative wind chimes, a mosaic for the smaller hands and a stained
glass piece for the older children. The children will learn basic
techiniques needed to complete each of these projects. Class time will run
10a.m. thru 3p.m. with a 30 minute break for lunch. Children will need to
bring a sack lunch, drinks and snacks provided by IMAGES. Dates for
each session June 4-8, June 18-22, and June 25-29. Cost for each session
is $120 with $20 due by May 5th to reserve your spot and the balance due
by May 26th. Only 20 spots are available per session. Space filled on
first come basis. IMAGES Studio where Fun & Art Collide! 678-850-1868 or
770-583-2200.

Information on the classes and workshops conducted by Images is available on their website http://www.imagesgallery.biz/.