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Show FOODARTSCRAFTS NEEDED Salt Lake City Arts Council is seeking applications from food, art and crafts vendors for 2006 Twilight Concert Series on Thursdays July 24 in Gallivan Center. Application deadline: 5 p.m. Monday, City Arts Council office, 1325 E. 100 South. (801) vwvw.slcgov.comarts.0605 Needed: 1,000 volunteers to build, run and tear down the Utah Arts Festival. (801) 322-591www.uaf.org. A real 'Redneck Woman' Gretchen Wilson proudly embraces her country roots If you go AlanSculley SPECIAL, TO THE DAILY HERALD ' VOLUNTEER ARTS FEST ' volunteersuaf.org.0625 AUDITIONS AMERICAN FORK CHILDREN'S Has openings for the touring choir. For an appointment CHOIR call Lela, AMERICAN ; 756-720- FORK SYMPHONY Has openings for strings, especially in the lower strings, as well as for percussion, woodwind and brass. The orchestra also welcomes players of all. orchestral instruments. Players interested in joining the symphony should contact Maxine for an appointSteele at 756-233- 0 ment, www.americanforkiym- phony.com. of the BANDS Open auditions for Widowmaker's High ' ''' School Battle of the Bands. Ten bands will be selected from demo CDs. Application deadline: June 1 . Perform at Widowmaker Adventure . Expo and Hill Climb, June 23-2Croyden, Utah, www.widowmaker. BATTLE ,pV V info. CENTER STAGE PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO Ongoing vocal com- pany auditions. Please call Brandy at 404-540- 0 for mow information. CHILDREN'S . Contact the International Children's Choir office at (801 ) INTERNATIONAL CHOIR 484-422- BAND AND The Lehi Arts Council is looking for local musicians to be part of the community band and choir. If interested, call 766-091- 2 and leave a message with name and phone number along with what instrumentpart played or sung. LEHI COMMUNITY CHOIR v The Silver Band rehearses every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Lehi Arts Center, participates in a number of local parades and performs several concerts every year. To schedule an audition, please contact Jennifer Morgan at bandiaeateit.com or LEHI SILVER BAND call hasn't changed them. When that statement comes from Gretchen Wilson, it rings true. "I don't know, you can't teach an old dog new tricks," she said. "I wasn't any spring chicken when I got this record deal. I was already pretty set in my ways. I'm just a real down-hom- e kind of girl. I always have been. I think the only difference is I've got money now ... I'm still the same person. I'm on a e farm just outside of Nashville with horses and the whole nine yards. It's just the kind of person I am. It's a redneck dream out here." Ah, the word redneck. It's the term that made Wilson a country music star with the s, 2004 Gretchen Wilson of musicians who hit the big time say Plenty chart-toppin- g hit single "Redneck Woman." It defines much of her public image. It's a word Wilson cheerfully embraces. "All those labels, redneck and white trash, and all that stuff, they make me proud," she said. "It's people who are born into life with little or nothing, and they just kind of eke their way through life and get out on their own and then make something of themselves, you know, kids from where I'm from who refuse to just end up pumping gas at the gas station or as a grocery checker in the checkout (line) at the local grocery store. They get out and they go to school and they make something of their lives." As that last statement suggests, Wilson's own story fits her redneck definition. much-publicize- d When: Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Where: USANA Amphitheatre, 5400 S: 6200 West, West Valley City Tickets: (KSOP lawn seat discount $10.43) available at Smith's Tix locations www.smithstix. com) f Also appearing: Randy Owen, Blaine Larsen (It Info: www.usana-amp.co- country music hopeful,' John Rich, heard Wilson sing and invited her into the "Muzik Mafia," a loose-kn- it group of singers, songwriters and musicians who played jam sessions each Tuesday at a local bar. Rich (who has since gained fame as half of the duo Big & Rich) and Wilson began writing songs together. When Wilson auditioned for Sony Nashville, she was signed immediately. The rest of the story is well known. Wilson's 2004 debut Gretchen Wilson CD, "Here For The Party" Wilson Gretchen will rocketed up the charts and Country singer perform Saturday at the USANA Amphitheatre in West Valley City. sold more than 4 million copies. For "Redneck Woman" (written by Wilson, Rich and Vicky A native of the tiny town of Before long, Wilson started McGehee) she won a Grammy for Best Country Female Vocal Pocahontas, 111., near St. Louis, singing in cover bands and in Wilson grew up poor with her 1996 she moved to Nashville Performance. She also won the 2004 Country Music Associawith dreams of a music career. single mother. She quit school at age 14 to work alongside her The dream wouldn't happen tion's Horizon Award for the mother, tending bar and cookquickly. Wilson took jobs at genre's best newcomer. local bars to make ends meet ing at Big O's, a roadhouse near Certainly Wilson has mainPocahontas. It was at Big O's and along the way she had a tained her popularity. She bewhere Wilson, who grew up daughter, who is now 5. Ocgan 2006 by launching her first a trek arena headlining tour listening to the likes of Patsy casionally she would get to Cline, Loretta Lynn and Tanya sing with the house band at her that continues this summer and includes a stop Saturday at Tucker, got her first experience place of employment. This is how Wilson got her USANA Amphitheatre in West by singing along performing to CDs for tips. Valley City. big break. One night a fellow 789-294- UTAH CHILDREN'S CHOIR Looking for children between the ages of 8-- 2 for their beginning and intermediate choirs. Previous singing or instrumental experience needed. Come with a song you've prepared to sing, and furnish your 0 own accompaniment Call or 785-746 for an appointment MISCELLANEOUS BATTLE OF THE BANDS Utah bands will compete, 7:30-10:3- 0 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays in June; Art City Playhouse, 254 S. Main St., Springville. S25 registration. Prizes: S1.000 in musical equipment. 489-- , 3000. www.artcityplayhouse.com. CHORAL WORKSHOP Children years develop skills in ages 6 music theory, vocal artistry, instrumental instruction and choral tech1 5, June 1 niques. 1 American Fork Recreation Center. $50. 756-720CONCERTS IN THE PARK Temple Square Performances presents this popular series on Tuesday and Friday evenings at 8 p.m. this summer, Brigham Young Historic Park, southeast comer of State Street and North Temple, Salt Lake City Bring chairs and blankets. (801) 240-332Free. Friday: Kid Fiddlers. Tuesday: Smith Brothers Trio (60s music). June 9: Voice Male (a capella). June 13: Mountain Jubilee Chorus (women's barbershop). June 16: Kindred Voices (Celtic). June 20: Sarah Sample. June 23: Llajkayku (South American). June 27: Barry Hansen. June 30: An Dragan Ceilteach. CONCERTS IN THE PARK Concerts in Park begin at 7:30 p.m. June 1 1 and every Sunday evening in summer. Pleasant Grove Recreation Center parking lot 65 E. 200 South, Pleasant Grove. Bring chairsblankets. Free. END OF SCHOOL FEST Billiards and live music for all ages. 2 p.m.-- 1 a.m. Saturday, The Ozz, 490 ' N. Freedom Blvd., Provo. www. myspace.comtheloftatozz. Meika Boogert teaching age 6 and under music through songs, fingerplays, chants, , instrument play and games. 12:30 p.m. through June 2, American Fork Library. Free. 368-612- MUSIC TOGETHER Shake the scorpions off your shoes and boogy your way on over. Monday, Kayo OLD TIME RELIJUN Gallery, 315 E. 300 South, Salt Lake City. $7.(801)363-1016- . PAYSON CIVIC CHORALE To celebrate its 25th anniversary the Chorale is heading for Carnegie Hall to perform under John Rutter in June. Help send 80 members there by attending this fundrais-in- g concert 7:30 p.m. Friday, Payson High School. $5adult $4senior, $25family. 465-937Donations also accepted at Zions Bank.PLEASANT GROVE "Summer Love" pops concert 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Pleasant Grove Recreation Center, 65 E. 200 South, Pleasant Grove. Free. ORCHESTRA |