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Delta Kings to offer singing telegrams for Valentine’s Day
The non-profit Delta Kings Chorus will soon be sending out its colorful barbershop quartets to deliver Singing Valentines to lucky individuals all over Greater Cincinnati.
Quartets will go to any location, often as a surprise, to sing their old love songs, present a long stem red rose, a small box of chocolates and pose with her or him for an instant photograph as a keepsake.
Call (888) 796-8555 or visit www.deltakings.org for details.
Registration opens this week for Miami U’s CraftSummer
Registration for CraftSummer, a series of hands-on craft and art related workshops at Miami University’s Oxford campus, opens Friday, Jan. 30. Four weeklong and two weekend sessions will be offered. Weekend sessions are June 12-14 and 26-28; weeklong sessions (Monday through Friday) are June 15-19, 22-26, 29-July 3 and July 6-10.
Workshops are available for no credit or for undergraduate or graduate credit. Thirty-one workshops in a variety of media, from stained glass to metals to quilts, are taught by Miami faculty and visiting artists from across the country.
For complete information and to download the registration form, go to www.units.muohio.edu/craftsummer or call (513) 529-7395.
Black History Month discussion on ‘Religion and Community’
Alton Pollard III, dean and professor of religion and cultures at the Howard University School of Divinity, will present “Between Life and Death: The Middle Passage,” at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, in Shriver Center multipurpose rooms B and C. His talk is part of the Center for American and World Cultures (CAWC) lecture series on “Religion and Community” and the Miami University Black History Celebration.
Pollard’s presentation will examine the black religious experience and how “Middle Passages grapples with the rational black mind and the spirit of the ancestors — decolonizing our understanding of inherited traditions, creating a new word when and where necessary and affirming the black faithful every step of the way.”
The talk, free and open to the public, is sponsored by Miami’s black history celebration committee, CAWC and the Honors and Scholars Faber Scholar-in-Residence program with support from other campus organizations. For more information, contact the CAWC at (513) 529-8309.
Former ‘Warchild’ Emmanuel Jal to Speak at Miami University
Emmanuel Jal is going to speak about his harrowing experiences as a child soldier in southern Sudan during harsh civil wars, eventually escaping with the help of an British aid worker, 7 p.m. Feb. 14 at Hall Auditorium, Miami University, Oxford.
To deal with the trauma of his childhood, he has taken up music and has released two albums, including his most recent one “Warchild.” Come hear about this amazing individual’s struggle to escape perpetual violence and spread a message of peace and conciliation to the international community. This event is being sponsored by several student organizations including STAND, the student anti-genocide coalition.
The event is f ree and open to the public. Tickets are available through the Miami University Box Office, (513) 529-3200.
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Mason High School presents “Noises Off”
Mason High School Theater will present Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off,” 7 p.m. Feb. 5, 8 p.m. Feb. 6, 3 and 8 p.m. Feb. 8.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students, children and seniors.
All seniors are invited to attend the final dress rehearsal 7 p.m. Feb. 4 at no charge.
For information, call (513) 229-4070 or visit www.masondrama.com.
Cast list and plot summary at the jump….
“Noises Off” opens on the final dress rehearsal of a touring theater production where lines, entrances and plates of sardines are missing. For Act Two the stage is turned around to reveal the company’s intertwined love triangles on a Wednesday matinee halfway through the tour of the show. In Act Three the stage rotates back to the front and shows the final performance of the play, where getting through the show may be too much to ask.
The cast includes Renee Rabenold as Dotty Otley, Brad Helwagen as Lloyd Dallas, Woody Goldsmith as Fred Fellowes, Matt Van Slyke as Garry Lejune, Mackenzie Touby as Brooke Ashton, Molly Alderson as Belinda Blair, Sam Rutherford as Selsdon Mowbray, Mandy Chiara as Poppy Norton-Taylor and Kase Corstanje as Tim Allgood.
The show is stage managed by Annie Durham, assistant directed by Ashley Posik and assistant technical directed by Katie Turfan.
“Noises Off” opened in London in 1982, was turned into a film in 1992 starring Carol Burnett and revived on Broadway in 2001 starring Patti LuPone.
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Thomas the Tank Engine visits EnterTRAINment Junction
EnterTRAINment Junction celebrates the world’s most famous tank engine with “Everything Thomas” throughout February.
“It will be Thomas & Friends everywhere you look,” said general manager Bill Balfour in a press release. “Thomas the Tank Train and all his friends are among the best-loved and most enduring icons for children today, and the entire Thomas event fits perfectly with our train-themed family entertainment center.”
Beginning Feb. 2, the salute to the mega-star Thomas and his friends includes train layouts, walk-around character, storytelling, sing-a-longs, videos, scavenger hunts and crafts. Plus, all Thomas merchandise in the Main Street gift shop will be discounted to the lowest prices of the year.
“Everything Thomas” continues through March 1.
More about EnterTRAINment Junction:
7379 Squire Court, off I-75 at the Tylersville Rd. exit (#22)
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. and noon-6 p.m. Sundays (closed Wednesdays January through April)
Special pricing is $12.99 per person and includes all of the Thomas activities plus the world’s largest model train display, kids’ interactive play area, the American Railroading Museum, expo center and the seasonal walk-through maze experience reminiscent of an amusement park fun-house.
(513) 898-8000
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‘Grease’ performance canceled
Tonight’s 8 p.m. performance of “Grease” at the Aronoff Center has been canceled due to extreme weather conditions.
Broadway Across America Season Ticket Holders with tickets for tonight’s performance may exchange their tickets into any of the remaining performances or request a refund by phone at (800) 294-1816.
All single-ticket purchases will be automatically refunded from the point of purchase. New tickets may be purchased through Cincinnati Arts Association or by calling (513) 621-2787.
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Things to do today: Dalai Lama doc in Oxford
theater/performing arts
La Comedia Dinner Theatre presents “Polynesian Fire,” brunch arrival starts at 10:30 a.m.; dinner arrival starts at 5:30 p.m. $51-$69. 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro. (800) 677-9505. Featuring the two-time Fire Knife Dance world champion and current Duet Fire Knife champion.
CANCELLED: “Travels of Angelica” by Joseph McDonough, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. 7:30 p.m. $27-$55. REVIEW: ‘Travels of Angelica’ creates theater magic
“Grease,” featuring “American Idol” season five winner Taylor Hicks as Teen Angel, presented by Broadway Across America, Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut, Cincinnati. 8 p.m. $20-$71. (513) 241-7469. PREVIEW: Taylor Hicks ‘Grease’-ing his way into acting. REVIEW: Photos from ‘Grease’.
“The Nina Variations” by Steven Dietz,” 7:30 p.m. at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, a collaboration with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s Acting Intern Company and a sidebar to the CSC’s production of Chekhov’s “The Seagull” in which star-crossed lovers Nina and Treplev a chance to create a different ending to their story by repeating the famous final scene 42 different ways. $15 for adults and $10 for students. (513) 381-2273.
galleries/exhibitions
“The BorgDot Works,” an exhibition of micro-sculptures by Oxford artist David Dotson, Manifest Gallery and Drawing Center, 2727 Woodburn Ave., Cincinnati. 513.861.3638. Also on view, “Looking Through the Glass” by Tama Hochbaum. PREVIEW: David Dotson at Manifest Gallery.
“Identities” at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts, featuring the work of David T. Collins, Cristin Millett, Kim Curinga and Amy Rich. PREVIEW: Fitton Center exhibit explores personal identities.
“Obim: My Life,” an exhibition of drawings and paintings by Kene Chukwuemeka Chukwu, Fairfield Community Arts Center, 411 Wessel Dr., Fairfield. (513) 867-5348. PREVIEW: Chukwuemeka uses ‘signs’ from his homeland in paintings’
Young Painters Competition, Miami University Hiestand Gallery, Oxford. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (513) 529-1883. PREVIEW: Jessie Fisher reaches figure painting aspirations
Art by Daryl Urig, Middletown Arts Center, 130 N. Verity Parkway. No charge. (513) 424-2417. PREVIEW: Middletown Arts Center kicks off 2009 with Daryl Urig
“Luminous Paintings” by Tom Bacher, Weston Gallery in the Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut, downtown Cincinnati. STORY: Tom Bacher exhibition at the Weston Gallery.
“Drawing the Figure: Grace Benedict,” Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery at the College of Mount St. Joseph, 5701 Delhi Road, Cincinnati. (513) 244-4314; www.msj.edu. PREVIEW: Purdue University artist displays at Mt. St. Jo gallery
“Cincinnati - A Glimpse from the Past,” The Betts House, 416 Clark St., two blocks west of Music Hall, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. $2. (513) 651-0734. PREVIEW: Compare Cincinnati’s past and present in photography exhibition
film
The Oxford Community Arts Center hosts a screening of the documentary “Dalai Lama Renaissance,” narrated by Harrison Ford, produced and directed by Oxford native Khashyar Darvich, 7:30 p.m. The film tells the story of 40 Western innovative thinkers who travel to India to meet with the Dalai Lama to solve the problem of world peace. What happened was captured by a five-camera, 18-person crew. In the documentary, the Dalai Lama discusses the calls for economic sanctions against China, and emphasizes that he could not support economic sanctions towards China since it would hurt the ordinary Chinese poor. A Q&A session with Darvich will follow the screening. (513) 524-8506.
Cincinnati World Cinema presents the LunaFest Film Festival, featuring short films by women directors, 7 p.m. at the Cincinnati Art Museum, followed by audience discussion facilitated by local film professionals. $10 general admission, $8 students and Art Museum members.
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