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Show Cultural Arts Week Brings Artists, Performers To Lindon School By LINDA HARRIS Stringed instruments, clogs, and statues all graced the stage of the Lindon Elementary School multipurpased room during the last half of Cultural Arts Week, April 19-23. Wednesday was Music Day. The Johnson family of seven, ranging from grade-school through high school age, brought their celloes, violins, and piano to give the children a taste of classical music. To contrast this and illustrate the wide variation possible in music, Tom Schultz and Kent Wing played the dulcimer, dobro, banjo, and guitar. The next day was Dance Day. Members of the ballroom dance team, Michelle Gurney and Glade Monson, who have toured England, taught dancing, and won many awards, look the children off to various countries with dances such as the Latin tango, the waltz, and the foxtrat. They then had the children try out the swing. A couple of the young girls decided after the presentation that they wanted to be ballroom dancers. Four members of the doggers from Pleasant Grove High School next changed the soft mood of ballroom dancing to one of excitement and fast movement as they stomped out three numbers. Friday ended the activities with Fine Arts. The well-known sculptor, Grant Speed, gave the children a demonstartion on how to sculpture. Mr Speed, a Lindon resident, who is currently working on an eight-foot statue of John Wayne in his home, has done works throughout the world His work usually reflects aspects of the American West. He now has pieces on display at the Monte L. Bean Museum on the BYU campus. During the presentaiton he carved two small horses which he then presented to the children and they are now on display at the school. He also cut off pieces from the clay he was using and gave to the children. His daughter attends Lindon Elementary. In the afternoon Lou Henriksen, Lindon, demonstarted her adeptness at oil painting. She talked about the different types of oil painting. The children were full of questions of how to do it-Do you paint the background first? Have you sold any? When did you start to paint? And where can you get an easel? Questions like these were asked throughout the week and reflect the children's keen interest in the arts and the success of the endeavor sponsored by the PTA. |
