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Show Thursday, May 29, 2008 NORTH COUNTY NEWSPAPERS Pagt 17 """"1M.rll" " '--J Hale Center Theater LittI Women: The Broadway Musical Louisa May Alcott's beloved book, which has been transformed into a touching and exciting new Broadway musical, will appear Friday through July 26 at the Hale Center Theater Orem, 225 W. 400 North, with performances nightly, except Sundays. Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday matinees are scheduled for July 12, 19, and 26 at 3:30 p.m. The theater will be dark June 3, 4, 10,11, and July 4. Ticket prices range from $13.50 to $17.50, depending on night and seating location. Tickets may be purchased by calling the box office at 801-226-8600. The play focuses on the experiences ex-periences of four sisters growing grow-ing up in New England during the Civil War. The play is directed by Chris Clark, with musical direction and choreography by Korianne Orton-Johnsoa SCERA SCERA presents summer series of celebrity vocal competitions com-petitions The SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre has six nights during their 2008 summer season where patrons get two great events for the price of one. The third Annual Celebrity Celeb-rity Vocal Competition is back ana, aner eacn competition, an outdoor movie will be shown on a 20-foot tall screen with surround sound. Celebrity begins at 8 p.m. and the outdoor movie will follow at dusk. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for children (age 3-11), seniors (65) and students (wID). Patrons may bring a blanket or rent a chair for$l. SCERA started Celebrity for several reasons to showcase show-case Utah's amazing singing talent and to provide some fun entertainment for those waiting for the movie to begin. What makes Celebrity unique is that contestants become the lead singer with a live band of professional musicians called This Is Your Band, who provide pro-vide vocal and instrumental r r""i D n n Mm MWM UPJii Fully Landscaped New Luxury Homes Highland Village Full Maintenance Community i- ii r -1.1.1-111 n. i - - - i , - - - . i r-n , n , , - -- -- - - , , fflf i- v - "-- - - Huge Price Reductions up to $72,000! Lot Model 14 TwinD 13 E 19 D 20 E 25 E Lot Model Sq.Fl Regular Price Discount Price Savings First Come FirstServe! backup. The talent search is judged by a panel of industry professionals, and the winner will receive many performing opportunities throughout the year, including a TV appearance appear-ance on ABC Channel 4's Good Things Utah. Past judges included well-known well-known recording artists Shane Jackman and Jared Osmond; Kelly Baker, an actress in High School Musical; Roxanne Hasegawa (producer of Good Things Utah), Pat Melfey (Collin (Col-lin Raye's manager), Kim Del-Grosso Del-Grosso and many others. Competition dates and outdoor out-door movie showings are on Wednesday evenings. The first Celebrity night is June 11, followed by the outdoor movie "Hairspray" (rated PG); June 20, followed by "Clue" (rated PG); July 9, followed by "Stardust" (rated PG-13); July 16, followed by "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (rated PG-13); Aug. 6, followed by "Dan in Real Life" (rated PG-13); and Aug. 13, followed by "Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds" (Not rated). There is a limit of 15 singers per night and a $30 registration registra-tion fee. Three semi-finalists are chosen each night to move on to the semi-finals Aug. 22-23. 22-23. From those 18, six finalists will have the opportunity to open for R & B superstars Boyz II Men on Aug. 28 at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre and the 2008 winner of SCERA Celebrity will be announced. To reserve a spot, contestants contes-tants should call SCERA at (801) 225-ARTS and visit www. thisisyourband.com to pick their song from the band's repertoire rep-ertoire of more than 600 songs. The band's Web site allows the singer to see a list of available songs and the original artist, and the key in which the band will play the song. Bandleader Dave Wilbur adds that the songs are played in the "radio" or most familiar recorded version ver-sion of the song and that the words to the song will be provided pro-vided on stage if needed. SCERA President & CEO Adam J. Robertson says, "These six nights are fun for the singers and the audience. You can cheer on your favorite performer, hear a great band perform some of your favorite songs, and then stay and see an outdoor movie." Center Stage Youth theater opens regis- H "WD U M acne bwM Utah's Premiere Custom home 354 $447 E&0 3 354 $44,500 3 371 $47,500 3 354 J&57 700 CRAIG DILGERDity Herald Third-grade students from the Mountainville Academy in Alpine play in a chamber of mirrors built on designs by Leonardo da Vinci at the Woodbury Art Museum on Tuesday, May 20, 2008. The museum's da Vinci exhibit showcases the creative mind of Leonardo da Vinci through his art and a number of interactive stations of his designs and inventions. tration for summer workshops Center Stage Youth Performers Per-formers invites youth ages 4-18 to participate in its performing arts summer workshops. Participants can spend time training in acting, musical theater, vocal performance, dance, or puppetry. Class times, dates, teachers, and prices vary. Class sizes are limited, so register early. The first workshop begins June 3, 2008. For more information, visit www.csyp.org or contact Emily Em-ily at 801-785-1977. UVSC Leonardo Da Vinci at the Woodbury Art Museum The Da Vinci Experience, an international in-ternational traveling exhibit based on the work of Leonardo Da Vinci, will be featured at UVSC's Woodbury Art Museum Muse-um at the University Mall now through Oct. 4. The exhibit consists of working mechanical mechani-cal models based on the drawings draw-ings found in Leonardo Da Vinci's notebooks. Admission will be $14 for adults, $11 for seniors 65 and up and $6 for students with ID, active military and their Two Weeks Only Furnished Model 140,000 175500 189500 ;387T500 -Contracts must be written by June 14, 2000 i family members and children 5-18. Family group rates are available for immediate family for $28. Children 5 and under are free. Group rates are offered of-fered with a minimum of 15 in a group, $3 per person for student groups, $4 per person for youth groups and $7 per person for adult groups. The Woodbury Art Museum is located on the second floor of the University Mall in Orem in the southeast corner just west of Nordstroms. The exhibit ex-hibit runs through Oct. 4. The exhibit is open Monday from 12 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday-Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday Sat-urday the exhibit is open from 11a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information on the exhibit, visit www.uvu.edumu-seum. www.uvu.edumu-seum. Wasatch Winds Spring Concert The Wasatch Wa-satch Winds will perform in a spring concert Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the American Fork High School auditorium, 510 N. 600 East, American Fork. The evening's concert will feature selections from Sousa, Bernstein, Hoist, and more. The Wasatch Winds Sym m ;60,ooo .72000 153,000 ibU.UUU i60000 111115 W . phonic Band is an adult community commu-nity band of some 70 members under the direction of John Miller. Mill-er. For more information, visit www.wasatchwinds.org or call Shazelle at 330-2186. $2 students, $3 individuals, $10 family. Showtime Utah Family Night Live to debut All-family entertainment on Monday evenings will make its debut Monday at Showtime Utah!, located in the old Grove Theater, 20 S. Main in Pleasant Grove. The program begins at 7 p.m. every Monday and will be hosted by Alex Boye. Showtime Utah! founder Joan Peterson said the opening open-ing Family Night Live roster is a good example of what audiences can expect every Monday night. Peterson has booked singers, dancers, child magicians, jugglers, and an Old West comedy act. She's especially proud of a musical puppet eering group. Showtime Utah! has just announced an-nounced that after only one week of operation, it sold out the Old West Dinner Adventure, Adven-ture, and the entire cast and production staff are ecstatic. Builder pHM. ISIyitMtiU II lf.- IQij.. l''f - VMU--.-ni.i8liiWI.rrt'! Ulfl.rt:it"II'(lWll('vNIll'H.),l' pU.f..tlii..l8tlMMilVitil.ii. 7 The dinner show anchors the 7 p.m. slot on both Friday and Saturday nights, but the 10 p.m. shows on each of those nights have already delivered an array of top quality Utah talent, including opera, Broadway, Broad-way, jazz, stand-up comedy, and an open mic night. In between the performances, performanc-es, a house band, made up of members of the BYU Young Ambassadors who have just returned from a major tour of China, will perform. Tickets for Family Night live are $8, and rather than a dinner menu, snack bar will be serving giant root beer floats, along with nachos, popcorn, and other ice cream treats. The show joins a lineup which already includes the Old West Dinner Adventure on the 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday Sat-urday slot, the Entertainment Hot Spot at 10 pm on Friday nights, and the alternating shows of It's Just For Laughs and Beginner's Luck in the Saturday Sat-urday 10 p.m. slot. 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