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Cast announced for The Velveteen Rabbit

November 18, 2012

LUDINGTON – The Lakeside Civic Players is currently producing, “The Velveteen Rabbit,” which will play at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts on November 30 at 7 p.m., December 1 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. The Velveteen Rabbit, written in 1922 by Margery Williams, with its pure and simple message about the power of love and…

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A chat with Tom Richart, director of MCC’s ‘West Side Story’

November 9, 2012
A chat with Tom Richart, director of MCC’s ‘West Side Story’

By Miranda Beebe SCOTTVILLE – The production of West Side Story continues tonight and next weekend at the A.O. Auditorium at Mason County Central High School. The cost is $5 for students and seniors, $9 for anyone else. Thomas Richert is the director of West Side Story, his seventh production at MCC. Some of the other plays he directed include “A…

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Acclaimed classical guitarist at WSCC

November 1, 2012
Acclaimed classical guitarist at WSCC

VICTORY TOWNSHIP – West Shore Community College will host one of the world’s most acclaimed classical guitarists on Sat., Nov. 10. Javier Calderón will perform at the Center Stage Theater at 7:30 p.m., as part of the 2012-13 WSCC Performing Arts Series. When Javier Calderón played his solo recital debut at Carnegie Hall, the “New York Times” called him, “…a…

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WSCC to host Eastern Illinois University artists

October 30, 2012
WSCC to host Eastern Illinois University artists

VICTORY TWP. – Manierre Dawson Gallery will host the work of two Illinois artists, Denise Rehm-Mott and David Griffin in an exhibition opening on November 5 and closing December 20. Both artists are professors of art from Eastern Illinois University (EIU) in Charleston, Illinois, where Rehm-Mott teaches printmaking and Griffin teaches metalsmithing. A third EIU professor, Jenny Chi, will exhibit…

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The Laramie Project continues at Art Center

October 24, 2012

LUDINGTON – The Lakeside Civic Players opened “The Laramie Project” on October 19. The production has been an experience not just for the audience but for the show’s cast as well. On an opening screen prefacing the show, director Josh Thomas offered the following note to show patrons the reactions his cast has had by being a part of this…

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