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Show Page 8 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Thursday, August 23, 2007 www.heraldextra.com yellowpages 1010)7 i mi 1 !)J JJ'JWl; ,1 1! W1 I 79 S. State Orem, UT LILu. . orem pleasant grove alpine l V . I" If lit f. " 1 i ' - S I nets Utah Valley Community College Benefit concert for families fami-lies affected by mine disaster UVSC is hosting a benefit concert for families and rescuers rescu-ers affected by the Huntington mine disaster in the Ragan Theatre on Friday Aug. 24 from 7-9 p.m The event will be hosted by UVSC's student council and the band, "Hourglass." I lourglass is a progressive-rock progressive-rock band from Orem. The band features Michael Turner on vocals, Brick Williams on guitar, John Dunston on drums, Jerry Stenquist on keyboard key-board and Eric Blood on guitar. "This is a great community commu-nity event and wonderful for families," said Jerry Stenquist, student government representative. repre-sentative. "This event is for a gcxxl cause, we hope everyone will come out and enjoy some music and help support Utah's mine disaster rescuers and families." Tickets are available at Campus Cam-pus Connection, (801) 863-8797 and are $7. All proceeds will go directly to the families of miners involved in the disaster. Utah Valley Symphony Symphony to perform 49th season in new arts center The Utah Valley Symphony will perform new music in a new venue during its 49th season. The orchestra, a Utah Valley institution since the late 1950s, has left its old home, the Provo Tabernacle, for the state-of-the-art, 750-seat auditorium at the Provo Center for the Arts at 425 W. Center St. Each concert will have three performances instead of the traditional two, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. eve-nings. The conductor remains Bryce Rytting, and the downbeat down-beat remains at 7:30 p.m. "The Utah Valley Symphony has a real affection for the Provo Tabernacle, which has been the orchestra's primary hall for decades," Rytting said. "But we expect the new hall to be delightful, too, and prefera- b TUTORING CLUB: Reading, Math, Writing, 72 Custom Tutoring, GED Prep., and ACT Prep. 229-CLUB (2582) Sometimes, saving money isnt easy. We can XQfryr'TY hpln Whp1-hfr vni i'rf Innkrinn fry a simnlp cavinrK Y-V-O LVoA J- J. account, a CD, an IRA, or automatic transfers from checking to savings, we have the savings vehicles for every need. Call 222-9006. Iff f f I ble in some ways. We've heard good things about the acoustics, acous-tics, we've been impressed by the way it looks, and it will be nice not to have to build a stage for every performance." He added that patrons will be thrilled about the "plentiful plumbing" available at the new center. The public is invited to see the new hall and hear the orchestra or-chestra during an open house and rehearsal Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. The change in venue brings with it a change in ticket sales, which will now be handled through the arts center's ticket office, 852-7007. Both season and individual concert tickets will also be available on the Web site, www.provoartscen-ter.org. www.provoartscen-ter.org. Season tickets are $75 per family, $40 individual and $30 for students and senior citizens. citi-zens. Admission to individual concerts is $25 per family, $10 per person or $8 for students and seniors. To celebrate its new space, the symphony will perform music it hasn't played in previous previ-ous concerts. "We surveyed the entire performance per-formance history of the Utah Valley Symphony," Rytting said. "I was astonished and delighted to see just how much wonderful music still awaits a performance by our orchestra. The work that will surprise most folks most is Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony (No. 6 in F Major). One of Beethoven's most popular and sunniest works, it was used for the Greek mythology segment of the original 'Fantasia' film." Beethoven's Sixth will highlight high-light the 2007-2008 season's opening concert Oct. 16, 17 and 18. That concert will also feature fea-ture Bach's Brandenburg Concerto Con-certo No. 1 and Stravinsky's "Petrushka." In the Christmas Concert on Dec, 4, 5 and 6, violinist Jenny Oaks Baker will perform music from her new album, O Holy Night. The Side-by-Side Concert on Jan. 22, 23 and 24, 2008 will give top musicians from area . high schools the opportunity to play with the symphony. On the program are Berlioz's Symphonic Sym-phonic Fantastique, Haydn's Concerto in D Major for Cello and Orchestra, and Schubert's Symphony No. 5. The Young Artists Concert March 11, 12 and 13 will spotlight spot-light soloists to be selected in auditions this fall. MOTORS "It COStS US I3SS to do business-so business-so it saves yea $$$'; NEW CARS STARTING UNDER $1GK ThtfowrrtoSarprlK" Q JOA S 410 SO. UNIVERSITY AVE PROVO Save for wiWiWiaiaii I lilWlHillH) 6-15 acre recreational estates underground utilities electric, phone state-of-the-art water system restrictive covenants architectural review committee well-maintained roads year-round access call 801 3GB 8272 soldiersummit.com 0!1M tj a If I V ... ' jH The Spring Concert April 29 and 30 and May 1 will offer Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 ("Italian") and Copland's "Appalachian "Ap-palachian Spring." Utah County Arts Board Exhibit to open The Utah County Art Board presents an exhibit of oil and watercolor paintings by three artists, Kristena Eden, Heidi Adkins and M'lisa Paulsen, Monday through Sept. 28, at the Utah County Art Gallery. The gallery is located in the Health and Justice Building, 151 S. University Ave., Provo, and is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m to 5 p.m. A reception takes place Friday, Sept. 7, 6 to 9 . p.m. The public is invited. American Fork Arts Council Symphony rehearsals to begin be-gin Rehearsals for the 2007-2008 2007-2008 season of the American Fork Symphony will begin Sept. 8 at 8 a.m. in the American Ameri-can Fork Junior High School band room, 1 120 N. 20 West. The orchestra will give its first concert Oct. 22 in the American Fork High School auditorium. There are openings for string players, as well as for percussion and some other instruments. However, the orchestra or-chestra welcomes players of all orchestral instruments. Players interested in joining the symphony, or for more information should contact Maxine at 756-2330. The symphony is under the direction of co-conductors Alan Allred and Dr. Terry Hill. For more information about the symphony, see www.amer-icanforksymphony.com. www.amer-icanforksymphony.com. SCERA Polynesia Under the Stars The SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre in Orem welcomes its audiences to enjoy "Polynesia Under The Stars" when it presents pres-ents the UVSC Polynesian Legacy Leg-acy Dance Company in concert through Saturday. The performances will begin at 8 p.m. each night. As a bonus bo-nus on the first two evenings, patrons may come early at 7:30 p.m. and hear singers compete in the semifinal round of SCERA's 2nd Annual Celebrity! Celeb-rity! vocal competition. one. J) Community tianK Life's needs. Life's bank. WllTIRNCOMMUNITYiANK.COM MOUNTAIN ESTATES marketed through: David Cunningham Bankers Realty developed by: fa $ I I M N i V :!(. ).:;; SL"!Mf yr! ,4 JLJq I J General admission tickets at $ 10 for adults and $8 for children chil-dren (age 3-11), students (wID) and seniors (65) are available from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays at the SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 S. State St., Orem, by calling (801) 225-ARTS, online at www.scera.org, or at the gate on hour prior to performance. perfor-mance. Seating is festival-style on a grassy hill, so patrons may bring a blanket or rent a chair for $1.00. Reserved seating seat-ing areas are also available at $12 and $14 for adults and $10 and $12 for children, students and seniors. Richard Marx to appear on concert Grammy-winning singersongwriter Richard Marx will perform under the stars at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Out-door Theatre in Orem Aug. 27 at 8 p.m. The outdoor concert will begin at 8 p.m. at the SCERA Shell, located in the middle of Orem's SCERA Park, 699 S. State St. General admission tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children (age 3-11), seniors (65) and students (wID). Patrons may bring a blanket or rent a first-come first-serve chair for $1.00. Reserved seating areas range from $20 to $30 for adults and $15-25 for children, seniors and students. Tickets are available from 10a.m.-6p.m. weekdays and Saturdays from noon-6 p.m. at the SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 S. State St., Orem, by calling (801) 225-ARTS, 225-ARTS, online at www.scera. org or at the gate beginning one hour prior to the concert. Opening Marx's concert will be the six finalists from SCERA's summer-long Celebrity! Celeb-rity! vocal competition. Youth Theatre announces auditions The SCERA Youth Theatre announces auditions for its musical theater and performance per-formance team, General Ruckus, Ruck-us, on Aug. 25 from 8-11 a.m. at the SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 S. State St., Orem. The group General Ruckus is open to boys and girls from seventh grade to 10th grade. They perform in a Christmas Revue and Spring Concert, as well as a major musical production pro-duction in Spring 2008. Classes begin Sept. 13 and continue each Thursday from 4:30- 5:30 p.m. through May 13. There will be additional rehearsals prior to performances. Auditioners need to stay for the entire three hours. The vocal vo-cal audition will be from 8-10 a.m. Auditioners should come i w Vie- m7 :" j. f I 11 1!1UiW THEN YOU SEE THE POWER OF COMMUNITY CDALIT1DNS. They help community groups like the PTA, your church, clubs, even your employer organize resources and focus them where they're needed most. Especially fighting to keep kids away from drugs. If you're in a community group, ask If you can do more by teaming up with a community coalition. It's really simple. Just go to www.hclpyoHrcofflmunity.org or call 1-S77-KIDS-313 to ' contact a community coalition in your area. They'll tell you exactly how your group can help. You'll be surprised at what you have to offer. And how much you can accomplish. YOU GET MORE WHEN flite of Motional Drug Control Polity PRGMDCOL1EGE prepared to sing 16 measures of two contrasting-style songs. An accompanist will be provided please bring your sheet music. A dance audition will be held from 10-11 a.m. auditioners should be dressed to move. For more information, contact con-tact SCERA at (801) 225-ARTS or visit www.scera.org. America gives Sept. 3 Labor Day Concert The English-American English-American folk rock band ' America will make a stop at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre in Orem for a concert on Labor Day Sept. 3 at 8 p.m. with original members Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell. General admission tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children (age 3-11), seniors (age 65 and older) and students. stu-dents. Seating is festival-style on a grassy hill, and patrons may bring a blanket or rent a chair for $1. Reserved seating seat-ing areas range from $20-$30 for adults and $15-$25 for children, students and seniors. Tickets are available from 10 a.m. -6 p.m. weekdays or Saturdays Sat-urdays from noon-6 p.m. at the SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 S. State St., Orem, by calling call-ing (801) 225-ARTS, online at www.scera.org, or at the Shell gate beginning an hour before the performance. America became a major musical sensation in 1972 and the group has toured consistently consis-tently since then. The group even released an album, "Here and Now" earlier this year its first major studio album in more than 20 years and were showcased on The Late Show with David Letterman. The original group members mem-bers were sons of American fathers and British mothers whose fathers were stationed at the United States Air Force installation in London. They took their name from the homeland they had hardly ever seen. They recorded the album "America" with moderate success, suc-cess, but then added the single "Horse with No Name," re-released it, and the album went platinum. America reached the top ten in 1974 with "Tin Man" and in 1975 with "Lonely People." They hit gold again in 1975 with "Sister Golden Hair" and the follow up single, "Daisy Jane," made the top 20. They regained success in 1982 with "You Can Do Magic," but spent most of the next 20 years on the concert tour , where they remain popular in the nostalgia circuit. A. 5 YOU GET TOGETHER Willi lP ft) |