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Show Downtown 'Art Chase' The second annual "Art Chase" in downtown Provo, Friday from 9 p.m., will put a new twist on the monthly gal6-- lery stroll by adding a variety activities. of between-venu- e Among the activities are street performances, music, caricature artists, break dancing and marshmallowHroasting pits. Patrons also can pick up a stamp card that they can fill by visiting each gallery. Filled cards can be entered into a prize drawing for free art and gift certificates. Nine galleries will participate in the stroll, including two clothing stores and a gelato cafe. One clothing store, Mode Boutique, will display the art of BYU graduate and abstract expressionist Michael Kelly, whose prints will sell for as little as $10 each. : Zambia in watercolor SHARILYN GROOMSCenter Street Musical Theatre .V.'' left, Gavin Grooms Pirate King, Matt White, Jakob Tice pirate and fight choreographer, Stanley Johnson, ShaunHellums and Joshua Grooms iergeant in "Pirates of Penzance." Amnion Crossette Frederick, n tjTt Shiver me timbres! 6-- 9 ' Rette Speight For "Pirates of director Grooms, the signifies more just a successful show. Grooms is not only the director of the play, but also plays one of the lead roles as the Pirate King. His involvement in the production doesn't stop there though. " Grooms and his wife, Shari-ryown Center Street Musical Theatre and for the last four years have seen tremendous growth in its popularity. In addition the scheduled musical, the theater also offers a dinner option each evening at an additional cost. , "We do everything," Grooms said. "We're sometimes washing dishes after ' n, better ways at adapting it to a more modern crowd. . "In a lot of ways, it goes with the politics of today as well," he said. "It all fits." The show includes an "enormous" amount of dancing and singing, and Grooms said that including the crowd is important. "We've worked hard at ally. making this a good quality y This is Grooms's fourth show, a very time directing "Pirates of show," he said. "We're develPenzance," which is currently oping a new generation of playing at the theater. theatergoers here." The play holds sentimental Working with Grooms not value for the Groomses, as it only as a director, but a fellow cast member as well, is a was the first play to be performed on the stages of the unique opportunity to get to Center Street Musical Theatre. know who is leading the play, The production, by Gilbert said Shannon Eden, who plays & Sullivan, was written as a ."Mabel." tongue-in-chee-k spoof of Brit"Everyone just has way too ish politics. Since this is the much fun," said Eden, who has fourth time Grooms has direct- been in this play once before ed it, however, he has found and has been in four plays the shows, and we often serve meals before they start. We work very hard." All of that hard work seems to be paying off for the Groomses. Gavin said that from the first quarter of last year, the company has seen more than growth, and over the last four years has grown 10 percent annunt - family-friendl- If you go com. Poetry champs Pirates of Penzance Where: Center Street Musical Theatre, 1 77 W. Center St., Provo When: Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays through May 3 (excluding April 5) at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10 adults, $8 children, seniors and students. Immediate family pass available on Mondays for $45. Dinner option available at 6:30 p.m. for $10 more per person. Info: 373-448- 5, www.csmtc.com with the company. "I'm so sad that we already have the first weekend down. Usually I'd be glad to get life back to normal, but this is just the opposite." p.m. Lamaker's work will be on display until April 25 at the building on 151 S. University Ave. For more information, visit www.utahcountyartgal-lery.coor www.acolorofart. Singing pirates dock at Center Street Musical Theatre HERALD CORRESPONDENT This month, the Utah County Art Gallery will display the works of Sumarie Lamaker, many of which were painted of the Zambian people she served while on a BYLJ study abroad program four years ago. Lamaker's Zambian pieces, which tour as a part of her "Remember Me Zambia" project, will hang alongside her colorful children's illustrations. An artist's reception will take place at the gallery in the Utah County Health and Justice Building on Friday from , The Poetry Out Loud competition for high school students, which took place on Monday, will be sending one student to Washington, D.C., to compete against winners from other states. , Both first- - and secondlace winners were awarded money for their strong performances. Madison Niermeyer from Skyline High School in Salt Lake City took first place and Rachel Allen, a sophomore from Meridian High School in Provo, took second. Third place went to Mackenzie Brown, a freshman at Karl Maeser Preparatory School in Lindon. DaiyHerafd |