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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, September 9-11, 2009 The Park Record C-2 Back to the days of ore Those who stopped by Main Street and City Park on Monday enjoyed mild weather and plenty of festivities honoring Park City's mining heritage. The Funky Old Miners' Day Parade (pictured) took revelers back in time with floats designed by local businesses and agencies. Want to get stronger on your bike? 19 Sports is offering 8 week, women only spin classes designed to improve road strength, whether you're a beginner, an elite cyclist or somewhere in between. NAN CHALAT-NOAKER/P/lflK RECORD NAC lights up the night SPORTS speaker. Joel Brown, who was recently featured on NPR, will provide the prc-cvent music while guests arrive and check The National Ability out the incredible amount of Centers (NAC) A Starry silent auction items that have Night returns to Park City and been provided by members of the Silver Lake Lodge this the community The NAC AllSaturday, Sept. 12. for an Stars will sing a special number evening of inspiration and fun. during the program, as well. The gala will also include a This years event will be a masquerade. The guests will have live auction that includes trips the opportunity to purchase to relax on the beach in masks made by the children Hawaii, float the Green River who participated at the NAC's in Wyoming, and golf in Discovery Camps this summer. Mesquite. Guests can bid to "We're excited to celebrate laugh their way through Los our successes of the last year Angeles with tickets to the with the Park City community Ellen DeGeneres Show and at A Starry Night," said Dale the Tonight Show with Conan. Schoon, CEO of the NAC. Also up for grabs are dinners "We have a lot to look forward with the NAC's Board of to in the coming year, and we Directors and one on the ranch want everyone to come see the with the Equestrian Program staff. If music is more your good we're accomplishing." Some of those who have thing, there is a suite to the had their lives impacted by the upcoming Pearl Jam concert at NAC's programs will partici- the E Center. There are more pate in the gala. David than a dozen items in the live Dobson, a visually impaired auction. "We're luckv to have such cyclist, will be the keynote great community support with events like this," said Schoon. "Many of our participants cant get the kind of support we offer anywhere else. They're in a unique situation and we provide unique services, but we want to keep our programs as affordable as possible. A Starry Night helps us do that." A VIP preview party will start at Silver Lake Lodge at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday night. The doors will open for the remaining guests at 6:30 p.m. The NAC is one of the largest in the country to provide recreational and sports opportunities to individuals with disabilities. It was also one of the first to be named both a chapter of Disabled Sports USA and a Paralympic Sport Club. Each year, the NAC provides thousands of lessons in programs including skiing, horseback riding, cycling, and archery. For tickets to A Starry Night, call Jenn Atkin at (435) 649-3991. "Aladdin." Participants will get experience in acting, singing, dancing and working behind the scenes. "They learn all the ins and outs of putting on a musical and learn all about the production process," says Talley. Youtheatre will hold auditions for "Aladdin" on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to noon at the theatre. Ages 10 and up are welcome to audition- though the younger kids should have showcase is tentatively experience in theatre, says scheduled for the first week- Talley. end in December. This year, Talley decided The Broadway Bound to reduce Youthealre tuition program is designed for stu- rates in order to accommodents in grades four through date families that are tightensix. Classes meet on Tuesdays ing their belts due to the from 4:45 to 6 p.m. at the economy. "I've just been Egyptian Theatre on Main totally aware of what's going Street. Talley says that this on," she says. The cost for 12 program builds on basic the- weeks of instruction is $200 atre knowledge, continues for the Junior Theatre and audition skills and introduces Broadway Bound programs monologues and scene work. or $275 for Piayworks. Talley "We take it up a notch," she notes that scholarships are says. also available for those who The Piayworks group for qualify. "1 never turn a child grades seven through 12 away," she says. meets twice a week, Talley strongly believes Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. that the benefit of theatre and Saturdays from 10 a.m. classes outweighs the cost. to 1 p.m. at the theatre, in "Just to be able to do an order to prepare for its year- after-school activity is really end performance. This important for children, and semester's class will put on a there's no substitute for themusical-style production of atrical classes," she says. "We really stress self-esteem at all different levels. It gives them a lot of self confidence when they get up on that stage." Parkite Matthew Groy has participated in Youtheatre for the past five or six years. "It's a really good experience," he says. "You meet new people and you have an awesome show at the end." At 14, Groy has acted in several showcases and Youtheatre productions as well as larger shows such as Music Man and The Wizard of Oz. Groy's mother, Tierney, says that Matt has "absolutely" benefited from Youtheatre. He continues to pursue acting, singing and dancing, and he wants to help teach the younger kids in the program. "I don't think people realize how lucky we are to have that great theatre and opportunity for our kids to be able to perform," Tierney says. To sign up for Youtheatre programs, call (435) 6499371 ext. 27 or download a registration form at www.egyptiantheatrecompany.org and drop it by the theatre, 328 Main Street, or mail it to: Jane Talley, c/o The Egyptian Theatre Company, P.O. Box 3119, Park City, UT 84060. Submitted by the National Ability Center 19 Spoils located in the Resort Village® The Canyons fc. 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