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Show Thursday, September 11, 2008 OREM TIMES Page 15 O'lefsi Brigham Young University' Experimental Theatre Company Com-pany stages play on power of humor Bread of Affliction, a play about the power of humor, hu-mor, will be presented in four September performances by the Brigham Young University Experimental Theatre Company. Com-pany. Playwright Matthew Greene was recruited to help develop this original work in response to an invitation by the Society for the Study of Jewish-American and Holocaust Literature. The society's national symposium sympo-sium will be held in Salt Lake City this year and asked the theatre company to create a new Jewish comedy. Working Work-ing with Utah County resident James Goldberg, cast and crew sifted through dozens of Jewish jokes to create the piece. While the son of a contemporary contem-porary Jewish family presents a speech about the Jewish faith and its symbols at a symposium, sympo-sium, his family is at home preparing for Passover. During the preparations, the family teaches their son's Gentile wife about the history of humor in the Jewish faith and the ways humor helped their people endure en-dure extreme suffering. Performances will be Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Nelke Experimental Theatre, The-atre, in the Harris Fine Arts Center on the BYU Campus. Additional performances will be on Sept. 17 and 18 at 8:30 p.m. at the Provo Theatre Company. Com-pany. 105 East 100 North. Tickets are available for $5 Elder Quest announces fall schedule Elder Quest will host its annual fall dinner on Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. at Chillon Reception Center. 710 E. Center Cen-ter St., Spanish Fork. The organization leaders will be introducing the fall semester teachers. The class topics and teachers are as follows: writing personal history his-tory by Helen Weeks, water color painting by Barbara Wardle, literature by Dale and Margene Shumway, book review by authors Kay Moon and Larry Barkdahl, Shakespeare Shake-speare by Ellaree Howard, Margaret Barker review by Don Norton, classic old movies mov-ies by Jim Ogren, "The World and I by Richard Reiser, A A ROOT A. 1 1 i ( f .f " i m advance or at the door. Information In-formation on the performances is available at www.byuarts. . com or 4224322 for the BYU performances or at www.new-pIayproject.org www.new-pIayproject.org or 6914494 for the Covey Center performances. perfor-mances. BYU's Young Company to present Shakespeare's "Pericles" "Peri-cles" Sept. 24-Oct. 3 Shakespeare for young audiences audi-ences Brigham Young University's Uni-versity's Young Company will present a theatre for young audiences production of "Pericles," "Per-icles," William Shakespeare's classic tale adapted by Chris Clark, Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 24-Oct. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Nelke Theatre, Harris Har-ris Fine Arts Center. There will be matinees on Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. There will be no performances on Sundays or Mondays. Tickets are $11, or $7 week-nights week-nights and $8 weekends with a BYU or student ID. Matinee seats are $6. Tickets can be purchased at the Fine Arts Ticket Office, by calling (801) 4224322 or by visiting byuarts. com. In this story of shipwrecks, pirates, jousting and love, King Pericles flees mortal danger in his homeland and embarks on a journey around the world. During his travels he wins the hand of a fair princess, fathers a beautiful daughter, wins back his kingdom, loses his family and finds them all over again. "Like Pericles, each of us has to make a journey through life," said director Chris Clark. "Nobody gets a smooth ride all of the time, and that's part "Becoming Our Better Self" by Phyllis Hansen, organ lessons by Rhoda Zobell, "Growing Up Utahn" by Richard Crac-roft, Crac-roft, "The Three Religions of Jerusalem" by Lanny Britsch, "Insights and Legacies of the Reformation" by De Lamar Jensen, and armchair travel by Liana Escobar. A class outline and time schedule will be available at the dinner or by calling Tal Huber 756-0343. Friendship Center The Orem Senior Friendship Center Cen-ter is located at 93 N. 400 East and is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The center staff can be reached at 229-7111. More details available avail-able at www.oremcity.org under the recreation link. AARP driver safety The AARP is sponsoring its Driver Safety Course on Sept. 17 and 18 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Orem Senior Friendship Center. Cen-ter. The class runs two days Animal Dental Special BOSS 17? All Dental Procedures & Routine Cleanings Includes: IV Catheter Fluids Anesthetic Cleaning Polishing Injectable Pain Medication Injectable Antibiotic (Not Included: Extroctions,Pre-operative Blood Work, Take Home Medication) of the challenge. There are storms, shipwrecks, loss and sadness, but there is also sunshine, sun-shine, victory, discovery and joy." Part of the mystery behind "Pericles" is whether Shakespeare Shake-speare actually wrote it, said Clark. Most scholars agree that the play was co-written, which was not uncommon at the time. The production team includes in-cludes Matthew R. Carlin as stage manager, Emily Grider Ray as dramaturg, Amerila Schow as costume designer and Rebecca Wallin as theatre outreach coordinator. The actors will play several roles using character masks. The cast features Alex Unger-man Unger-man as Pericles and Ashleigh Lutes as Dionyza, as well as Emily Dabczynski, Carson Mc-Farland, Mc-Farland, Mark Oram, Duardo A. Perez-Rodriguez, Joel Petrie and Kacey Spadafora. The production is sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Media Arts. For more information, in-formation, contact Chris Clark at (801) 404-2770. Lehi Arts Center Workshops open for adults In addition to the Lehi Arts children's workshops this fall, the Lehi Arts Center is offering some exciting art workshops for adults. These one-day workshops, including painting, photography, and a free art critique, are great for brushing brush-ing up on the basics or trying something new. The following classes will be held in October, but registration registra-tion is available now at www. lehicityarts.org. Painting with artist Ron Rus-son Rus-son on Oct. 11 from 1:30-5:30 p.m. Russon will teach a class that emphasizes experimentation experimenta-tion and abstraction with the use of solid art fundamentals. Samples of Russon's artwork are available online at www. and attendance is required for both days for class credit. The $10 fee covers supplies. Registration Reg-istration is being taken at the center and there is a 20-stu-dent limit for the class. Trips and Tours Seniors are allowed only to sign up for themselves and a spouse or a senior-aged friend. Current Cur-rent Orem Senior Friendship Center memberships are required re-quired for all participants on the tours. Sign-ups for October tours will be taken through September. Septem-ber. Those tours are: I Oct. 8: Wendover Turn-Around Turn-Around costs $12 and leaves at 8 a.m. I Oct. 10: Senior Expo at Salt Lake City with the bus leaving at 9 a.m. and cost $1. I Oct. 16: BYU Exhibit-Dismantling Exhibit-Dismantling Geneva Steel will leave at 2:15 p.m. and cost is $1. I Oct. 20: Kennecott Copper Mine tour leaves at 1 p.m. and GEEBG23 G2333 SH3ED G0S2? S1 i- ronrussonstudio.com Art Critique Need some feedback on your art? Join fellow artists for an informal discussion of each other's artwork on Oct. 18, 9-11 a.m. Bring 2-3 pieces of artwork in progress; all types of media are welcome. The critique is free, but seating is limited so register regis-ter early to reserve a spot. Photography Photographer Photogra-pher Bob Hills will teach a digital photography workshop mainly for beginners, or near beginners on Oct. 25, 8 a.m. to noon. The course will center around outdoor photography, photogra-phy, including instruction on composition, lighting, manual settings, depth-of-field, image processing, ethics, etc. and will have significant time for questions and answers. Some of Hills's work can be seen at www.bobhillsphotography. com Naturally Lehi Also, coming up in January 2009, the Lehi Arts Council will be sponsoring Naturally Lehi, an amateur photo contest. The contest is seeking remarkable, original photographs of nature taken within the boundaries of Lehi. Photographs may show natural landscapes, wild animals or insects in natural settings, plant life, and other natural scenes. Amateur photographers pho-tographers of all ages may participate, and all photos will be included in the show. More details will be available in October, Oc-tober, but start now (while the weather's great) to explore our community and get that perfect per-fect shot. Hale Center Theater Orem The Hasty Heart Hale Center Theater Orem's production produc-tion of "The Hasty Heart" will appear now through Saturday costs $2. I Nov. 3-7: A five-day trip is planned for Laughlin, Nev. Cost is $230 for each person, single occupancy or $170 per person for a double occupancy (sign up together). The bus will leave by 8 a.m. from the center. More detail is available at the center. Community dance The community dance on Saturday Sat-urday will feature the Walt Gregory Band and cost is $5 per person. The entertainment entertain-ment will be from 8-11 p.m. Blood pressure clinics There will be a blood pressure clinic on Friday from 10:30 a.m. to noon sponsored by Alpha Al-pha Omega Hospice and Tuesday Tues-day at the same time by Utah Home Health. Transportation Home-bound Home-bound individuals have transportation available to them through United Way by calling 374-9306. Meals are cooked at Utah Valley liILlM5!n3Wl!P Wmmy ROATITIBIESS DBLdDWaDnJ'fl1 ;v m"gy Haaga's Mattress 1 Sal mattrMMt not as pictured 1032 S. State, Orem 802-6050 at the theater located at 225 W. 400 North, Orem, with performances nightly except Sundays. Evening performances begin be-gin at 7:30 p.m. A Saturday matinee is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Ticket prices range from $11.50 to $15.50 depending on night and seating location. Tickets may be purchased by calling the box office at 226-8600. 226-8600. . The play is directed by veteran vet-eran actordirector Maureen Eastwood. Set in a makeshift British Army Hospital in Burma Bur-ma during WWII, its tale of a fiercely proud and independent Scot who discovers he is dying dy-ing and finally is able to make friends with other inmates is told with compassion, humor and sensitivity. uvu 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 UVLTs Woodbury Art Museum 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 $6 for students (wID), active ac-tive military and their family members and children (ages 5-18). Family group rates are available for immediate family for $28. Children age 5 and under un-der are free. Group rates are offered with a minimum of 15 people, $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 Regional Medical Center and furnished by Mountainland Association of Governments. Luncheons The Utah County Security Secu-rity Center prepares meals for Orem Senior Friendship Center. Meals are suitable for persons with diabetes, heart disease and hypertension. hyperten-sion. A list of the number of carbohydrates in each food item on the menu can be made available so that diabetics can make an informed choice of what they will eat based on their own individual requirements. require-ments. The suggested donation for the meal is still $2 for 60-plus seniors and $4.90 for those 59 years old and younger. The suggested donation for salads, sal-ads, which are still available when pre-ordered, is $2.25 for seniors and $5.65 for those 59 or younger. Mountainland As astern west of Nordstrom. The exhibit is open Monday noon to 9 p.m. and Tuesday -Friday from 1 1 a.m. to 7 p.m. On Saturdays, the exhibit is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information on the exhibit, visit www. uvu. edu'museum. Scera Auditions announced The SCERA Center for the Arts in Orem announces auditions for its NovemberDecember 2008 production of "Plaid Tidings: The Forever Plaid Christmas Edition." The show is SCERA's new annual holiday tradition is part of the 2008-2009 SCERA Encore Season and SCERA's 75th anniversary celebration. "Plaid Tidings" will be directed by Robinne Booth with choreography by Shawn Mortensen and will play in Showhouse II at the SCERA Center for the Arts Nov. 28 through Dec. 23, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. Auditions for the four male leads "The Plaids" will be held Oct. 3 from 7-9 p.m. at the SCERA Center, 745 S. State, Orem. Men ages 20 and older should come prepared to sing 16 measures of a song of their choice. A 1950s era song is preferred. An accompanist or boom box will be provided. A boy or girl age 6-8 is also needed and children should come to audition from 6:30-7 6:30-7 p.m. on Oct. 3 prepared to recite a short poem or other brief narrative no singing is required. Also part of the show is a cast of Rockette-style dancers who must tap dance as well as one ballerina. Dance auditions will be held Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. to noon and dancers should come prepared to move and learn a short dance routine. For more information, contact con-tact SCERA at 225-ARTS or visit www.scera.org. sociation Of Governments and The State Of Utah fund the senior lunch program. MENU Friday Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, steamed carrots, pineapple tidbits, whole wheat roll or bread. Monday Enchilada, cilantro line rice, black beans, tossed salad and dressing, orange. Tuesday Salisbury steak, pork and beans, cooked carrots, fruit, whole wheat roll or bread. Wednesday Baked ham, scalloped potatoes, po-tatoes, peas, banana, whole wheat roll or bread. Thursday Beef pot pie and gravy, corn, tossed salad and dressing, dress-ing, peaches, whole wheat roll or bread. 9 lo.tiw (-' , i ISC CV): J me 2E3HS mntww " IEMIJUI 7: |