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Show New Utah - Thursday, April 8, 2004 - Page 5 REA EVENTS I i re-- American Fork Arts Council sponsors popular watercolor class the Collage Fever" a watercolor class, is being offered by the Lerican Fork Fine Arts CouncilVisual Arts Board for ages 12 and up This class will be taught on three consecutive consecu-tive Saturdays beginning April 17. All classes will be held in the Veterans Memorial Hall, 53 N. Center, from 10 a.m. to noon. The cost is $20 and gome materials will be furnished. Dawn Harward is the instructor. Harward will teach tissue tis-sue paper collage techniques tech-niques over a watercolor background. A 'poured watercolor' demonstration will be given. Drawing or technical techni-cal watercolor skills are not needed to enjoy this class. Harward stated that it will be a "cut n' paste n' play' class. Those who wish information infor-mation about supplies and registration may call Sydney Syd-ney at 756-3738, Wendy at 756-1165 or the Art Council Coun-cil office at 763-3081. Registration Reg-istration forms are also available at the American Fork Library, 64 S. 100 East; City Administration office, 51 E. Main; and the American Fork Fine Arts Council office in the trailer trail-er behind the fitness center. cen-ter. This class is partially funded by a grant from the Utah State Fine Arts Council and the National Endowment of the Arts, Washington D.C. 'Honk' to play at SCERA starting April 12 Hans Christian Anders's Ander-s's famous story about an Ugly duckling who learns to value diversity -and himself - retains all the compassion in the original tale but with a generous dose of music and humor in "Honk," playing at the SCERA Center April 12 to 23. In addition to 7:30 p.m. performances, "Honk" will also play at a 3 p.m. matinee mati-nee April 17. Tickets are available by calling the SCERA at 225-2569, at the arts center (745 S. State St., Orem) weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or at the door on performance perform-ance nights. "Honk" is a play that delighted audiences on the London stage and received the Olivier Award - England's Eng-land's equivalent of the Tony - in 2000, a year of formidable competition that included "The Lion King." It's also a play that delighted SCERA director Laurel Barham, who suggested sug-gested the musical to the SCERA based on the recommendation rec-ommendation of the Music Theater International Workshop, which she attended. "Everyone is familiar with the story of a duckling duck-ling that is born and instantly made fun of because he doesn't look or sound like anyone else," she explained. "Life is tough for those who are different, especially for children. Duckling looks different. He's big and he can't quack. Yet ultimately it's a lovely tale of self-acceptance self-acceptance and loving yourself." Featuring the most advanced performers in the SCERA Youth Theatre, The-atre, "Honk" is a free-range free-range frolic with flocks of ducks, geese, cats and swans. The actors personify personi-fy animal-like characteristics characteris-tics and their costumes suggest their part. For instance, all the ducks wear duckbill caps to represent rep-resent their bills. The lead, played by Justin Benson, takes a journey to discover his true beauty and glorious destiny. "I have a hard time seeing see-ing Justin being called 'ugly,' because he's so cute," Barham says. "But he does his job well. I'm so pleased with the cast. Many of them studied with me when I taught school and I've loved watching their growth. They are so good that I took them on a Utah and California tour, highlight ed by a performance at Disneyland. They also perform per-form musical firesides on Sundays and sing musical revues." Besides the duckling, other key roles are played by Lauren Francis as Ida, the mother duck; Nick Frandsen, as the cat who tries to eat duckling throughout the musical; Kaylie Bell as Queenie, a girl cat; Adam Gardner as Father Duck; Sariann Carlson as Penny, the swan, and Dan Anderson as the bullfrog. Twenty others play ensemble parts. Assisting Barham are Chelsea Stevens, Beth Duckwitz and Ben Tichy as choreographers; Sherie Hopkinson as costumer; Heidi Vogler as music director; Josh Curtis, Geoff Reynolds, Derrick Pead and Kristin Hill as acting coaches, and Cindy Winkel as vocal coach. Barham likes to direct plays that leave people better because of the experience, expe-rience, and said "Honk" certainly qualifies. "It's magical with a message people can take to their hearts. It also helps that the music is charming and thought-provoking and the dialogue is witty." Lois and Victor Cline to present free lecture at Am. Heritage School Lois and Victor Cline will speak on "Raising Winner Children - Plus Strategies of Discipline" from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Friday, April 16, at American Heritage School in American Fork as part of its Family Lecture Lec-ture Series. The lecture is free and open to the public pub-lic American Heritage is located directly east of the Mount Timpanogos LDS Temple at 736 N. 1100 East, American Fork. More information is available by e-mail-ing Ckan-AHSmail.com or calling 642-055 642-055 ext. 503. Cline has helped numerous families in their struggles to improve family relation ships. He is also a behavioral scientist and author of over 85 publications including "How to Make Your Child a Winner: Ten Keys to Rearing Successful Children," "How to Make a Good Marriage Great" and "Where Do You Draw the Line: An Exploration Explo-ration Into Media Violence, Pornography, and Censorship." Cline earned a Ph.D. from the University Universi-ty of California at Berkeley and conducted research with the George Washington University's Uni-versity's human resources research office. He and his wife Lois have been married for 33 years and are the parents of nine children. nr. inn o Kencraft Factory Outlet o HA??y astr! i - ."V Wrix Potter Peter Rabbit Sugar Eggs On Sale Cost A?ej))Wiuiii Ptoce GwittiiGt Fudge V Buy a pound and get a half pound FREE 20 OFF Easter Gifts sSfeJ of Grove presents late-night mystery The Grove Theatre is hosting a murder mystery on April 17 starting at 10:30 p.m. and going until the criminal is caught. The Grove Theatre is located at 20 S. Main in Pleasant Grove and will be the scene for a fictitious ficti-tious murder. The ticket price is $10 per person and will include a light dinner. This murder mystery story takes place in the 1930s at an elegant man-sio. man-sio. Guests will enjoy a sumptuous buffet of hors d'oeuvres and hours of suspense and intrigue. All they will need is a sense of humor and a light-hearted approach toward deceit, larceny, love and murder. "If you enjoyed 'Tony n' Tina's Wedding' you will enjoy this late night entertainment," said owner Gayliene Omary. 'You should reserve your ticket ahead of time for the best tables. Call 796-TIXX 796-TIXX for your tickets today." Grove to present 'Importance of Being Earnest' encore The Grove Theatre and American Fork Arts Council Coun-cil have joined forces with the presentation of "The Importance of Being Earnest." The play will be presented pre-sented April 15 to 19, with only four encore performances, perform-ances, at The Grove Theatre, The-atre, 20 S. Main, Pleasant Grove. These performances performanc-es will include dinner and the show at $18 per person per-son or just show tickets at $9 per person. Dinner is served at 6:30 Fees are listed for AF Boat Harbor Fees have been announced for the American Fork Boat Harbor. They are $6 per vehicle and $1 for walk-ins. Annual passes are available avail-able for American Fork residents resi-dents at $75 for unlimited use. They may be purchased at city adniinistrative offices, 51 E. Main, American Fork. Senior citizens may learn skills Driving classes for senior citizens have been planned at the following locations: April 12 and 13 Lehi Senior Center 1 to 5 p.m. Call Linda Ernso, Asst. State Coordinator at 768-3414 to register. April 27 and 28 Provo Senior Center 1 to 5 p.m. Call center at 379-6620 to register. Ed Morrell, instructor. May 12 and 13 Orem Senior Center 8 a.m. to noon. Call center 229-7111 to register. regis-ter. Bob Anderson, instructor. p.m. and the show begins at 7:30. Those who wish to attend should call 796-TIXX 796-TIXX for reservations. "The Importance of Being Earnest," a classic farce, was first presented by the American Fork Arts Council at The Northampton Northamp-ton House and it was so well received that Laury Smith, American Fork Arts Council producer, JC Carter, the director, and the actors wanted to do an encore performance at The Grove Theatre. "It was exciting news to me," said Gayliene Omary, owner and producer of The Grove Theatre. "The Importance of Being Earnest" is one of my favorite plays and because of lack of funds, I am unable to produce any further fur-ther productions at The Grove, so it is so great that the month of April will not be dark at the theater. the-ater. I appreciate the American Fork Arts Council Coun-cil and the actors for bringing their show here." &mmcm o?l City tteeDts the 9th &ddu?1 Mi tan! Saturday, April 10th 9:00 a.m. SHARP!!! Itotrcy 'Pnk 2iOC) So. 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