This event takes place in the Charter Arts Theatre.
Evening performances on October 20 & 21 at 7pm.
Matinee performance on October 22 at 2pm.
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
Calendar of Events
An Evening of Song
This event takes place at Godfrey Daniels. Reservations through Godfrey Daniels at www.godfreydaniels.org.
Back to School Bingo
Back to School Bingo & Raffle
Parents are invited to the first school-wide fundraiser of the year. This event is presented by the Charter Arts Parent Association.
Enjoy twenty rounds of bingo and win some great prizes!! Plus, there will be some fun extras that include: entertainment, food, concessions, and tricky tray raffles.
Friday, October 13
6:30-8:30pm
Doors open at 5:30pm
$20 ticket purchase in advance
$25 ticket purchase at the door
$10 for students/children K-12
You can purchase tickets by downloading the order form from the fundraiser page on our website. (the fundraiser page is located at charterarts.org under PARENTS tab.)
Literary Arts Showcase
This event takes place at Cafe the Lodge, located at 427 E. 4th Street. FREE Admission. Donations are welcome and appreciated.
SCHOOL CLOSED- Teacher In-Service
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First Friday at Charter Arts
Exhibit: Matt Halm: Lehigh Valley Murals
Corpora Gallery at Charter Arts
Early Dismissal- 11AM
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Songwriters Cafe
This event takes place at Godfrey Daniels. Reservations are suggested and must be made through Godfrey Daniels. www.godfreydaniels.org
Venture Academy IV BEGINS
VENTURE ACADEMY IV
FALL 2017
BUILDING A CREATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY IN BETHLEHEM
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A series of guided explorations about making Bethlehem a creative and sustainable community with an emphasis on the collaborative contributions of governmental, business, educational, cultural, and arts leaders. The Venture Academy, now in its second year and fourth installment, is a series designed to promote provocative ideas, images, and sensations for venturesome adults seeking to cope with an increasingly complex, bewildering, exciting, interesting, and sometimes scary world.
The Venture Academy is produced by Norman Girardot, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Religion, Lehigh University in collaboration with the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts’ Adult Enrichment Workshop Series. Presenters volunteer their time to the Venture Academy and proceeds benefit the Charter Arts Creativity Fund for Teachers which supports distinctive creative projects and opportunities for teachers at Charter Arts.
All sessions take place at the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem.
SESSION I
Community Redevelopment in Bethlehem
Tuesday, Sept. 26 6-7:30 pm. with Tony Hanna (Executive Director of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Bethlehem/RDA).
This illustrated presentation is about the transformation of a portion of the former Bethlehem Steel mill into the SteelStacks Arts and Cultural Campus and our innovative approach to creative placemaking using a combination of civic leadership and public investment to help redefine Bethlehem’s identity.
SESSION 2
Northampton Community College’s Impact on our Community: Past, Present, and Future
Tuesday, Oct. 3 6-7:30 pm. with Mark Erickson (President of Northampton Community College)
This illustrated talk will give an overview of Northampton Community College, its present impact in our community, and its future plans including a new Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship on its Southside Campus, Student Success and College Readiness efforts in concert with our local schools, its commitment to sustainability efforts, new summer theatre program, and more.
SESSION 3
Community, the Arts, and Business on Bethlehem’s South Side
Tuesday, Oct 10. 6-7:30 pm. with John Saraceno (President of Saraceno Design and on the board of the Southside Film Institute) and Jeff Vaclavik (Owner, Déjà Brew Coffeehouse & Deli and on the Board of the Southside Film Institute)
This presentation will focus on the personal perspectives of two very engaged and influential members of Bethlehem’s Southside business and arts community. Saraceno has been active for more than 30 years as a founding member of the Southside Merchants Association and subsequently a formative figure in many other important arts and business ventures (e.g. Spring on 4th/ What’s on Third, and First Friday Southside, Touchstone Theatre). Vaclavik opened the Deja Brew Café in 1995 as both a community and college hangout and over the years has been involved as a volunteer for many different community groups and events. Both John and Jeff are on the board of the South Side Film Institute.
SESSION 4
Cultural Place-making and the Sustainable Arts
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Tuesday, Oct 17, 6-7:30 pm. with Doug Roysdon (Artistic Director of Mock Turtle Marionette Theater and a founding partner and presenter at the Charles Brown Ice House and a lead contributor to the Cultural Placemaking Project with Lehigh University) and Anna Russell (Artistic Director of Allentown Public Theatre with previous work at Touchstone Theatre and currently involved in a film about “making art local” in the Bethlehem arts community).
Understanding and addressing cultural place as an ecosystem, a living thing, is essential to its growth and survival. Our Cultural Placemaking Project, conducted in partnership with members of the Lehigh University faculty and our local arts community, is engaged in exploring the nature of genuine cultural places, how they work and how they may be made sustainable. Working with a long list of established and young Bethlehem artists has given us a fresh and informed perspective on the sustainable arts of place.
NOTE THAT THERE IS NO SESSION ON OCT 24
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SESSION 5
The Politics and Economics of Creating a Culturally and Commercially Vital, Livable, and Sustainable Community in Bethlehem
Tuesday, Oct 31, 6-7:30 pm with John Callahan (former two-time mayor of Bethlehem and now with Florio, Perrucci, Steinhardt & Fader LLC in Bethlehem where he assists clients with government relations, real estate development and strategic planning)
The bankruptcy of Bethlehem Steel created the largest brownfield site in the United States. The future of the City of Bethlehem depended on our ability to bring new life to this site. But what and how difficult was the challenge, and doing it all in the midst of the Great Recession didn’t make it any easier. Together we will explore the process of creating a shared vision for the redevelopment of Steel and discuss the past, present, and future of this site going forward.
How to Register?
Adventure Pass (Single) : $85
Covers all sessions.
Buddy/Couple Pass( Must purchase at least two at the same time): $75 ea.
Covers all sessions.
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“One Session” pass: $25
Call to register over the phone at 610-868-2971 Ext. 3185 OR download the registration form and mail to address listed or email listed on the form.
Financial Aid Seminar
An Evening About FAFSA, Financial Aid, and Scholarships
Monday, September 18
7pm
Commons Café
Seminar: It’s Time: Applying to College
The Charter Arts Guidance Department presents a seminar for seniors and their parents:
It’s Time: Applying to College
Thursday, September 14
7pm
Commons Café
Back to School Night
11/12th grade parent/guardian schedule:
6:00 – 7:00pm Administrative assembly in Theatre
7:05 – 7:35pm Artistic department presentations
7:35 – 8:00pm Walk the school, see the building, meet your child’s core teachers*, visit club tables in Commons
9/10th grade parent/guardian schedule:
6:00 – 6:30pm Artistic department presentations
6:35 – 7:00pm Walk the school, see the building, meet your child’s core teachers*, visit club tables in Commons
7:05 – 8:00pm Administrative assembly in Theatre
*This time is not reserved for individual conferences with teachers. If you would like to talk with a teacher specifically about your child, please email them to set up a meeting as necessary.
Literary Arts at Cafe the Lodge
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School Picture Day- 11th & 12th grades
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School Picture Day- 9th and 10th grades
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SCHOOL CLOSED- Labor Day
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First Friday at Charter Arts
FREE Opening Reception – 6-9pm
Paint the Town: An Exhibit of Mural Work by Matt Halm
Corpora Gallery at Charter Arts
First Day of School
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New Student Orientation
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Teacher In-Service
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Pop & Jazz Vocal Workshop
Pop & Jazz Vocal Workshop– This group performs at Musikfest!
One Week Session: July 31- August 4
9:30am-12:30pm daily
$195
Instructor: Chet Brown
So you want to perform like a Pop Star or Jazz Singer? This program is designed to give vocal students a major edge in all aspects of performing in front of an audience. Each student will develop their music skills through coaching and ensemble work. Participants will create a show to be performed at Musikfest on August 8th.
Open to teens entering 8th-12th grade. (a 7th grade student may be considered on an individual basis)
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts Summer Academy is a program of arts enrichment workshops and day camps. A participant does not have to be a current student at Charter Arts to attend. The workshops are open to the community. There are workshops for middle school students and high school students, ages 10-18
REGISTER MY MAIL:
Download Registration Form and mail in with payment
REGISTER BY PHONE:
610-868-2971 ext. 3185
Venture Academy Film Session #4
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Venture Academy Session #4
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Seminar: So your child wants to be an actor?
SO YOUR CHILD WANTS TO ACT IN COMMERCIALS, TV AND FILM!
Tuesday, July 25: 6-8pm
Learn how the commercial, tv, and film business really works! This two-hour seminar is designed for parents who have a child interested in becoming an actor in the commercial, tv and film business. This informational session is jam-packed with valuable information about how to find and work with agents/managers, the role of casting directors, pay rates, headshots/resumes, child labor laws, audition and set protocols, how the business works in our local/ regional market vs. the larger markets of NY/LA, and more! There will also be a Q & A session at the end of the seminar. The seminar will be led by Ann Gillette, who prior to her role at Charter Arts, worked in the production industry for more than twenty years, both in casting and as a producer. She has over 600 credits casting and producing for commercials, corporate industrials, television, and film.
Not recommended for children to attend.
Fee: $25 (paid at the door in cash or credit card)
RESERVATIONS are a must! Limited seating. Send an email to communications@charterarts.org to request a seat reservation.
MORE ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Ann Gillette has worked in casting and as a producer for over twenty years. She has worked on more than 600 commercial, industrial, television, and film projects. Ann began her career with Wickline Casting in Philadelphia as an Associate Casting Director in the early nineties, working on projects for: NBC Daytime, QVC, Spelling Television, films like “The Long Kiss Goodnight” with Geena Davis and Samuel Jackson, “Broadway Brawler” with Bruce Willis, commercials including McDonald’s, Best Buy, and Verizon. She then began freelancing with advertising agencies and production companies, working on projects for companies like GIANT Foods, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, Armstrong and Penske, to name a few. She worked on the production team for the CBS television series, HACK, starring David Morse and Andre Brauer its first season. She also worked as a field producer for a variety of media outlets, including: “Access Hollywood” and “Hard Copy”. In addition, Ann has been a successful acting and media coach, working with actors, celebrities, politicians, and corporate executives. Ann semi-retired from the production industry in 2012, and began working part-time for the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts. Through this period, she has continued to work on a variety of productions and projects and continues to be a ‘first-call’ by agents and managers in the region to prepare clients for auditions in Philadelphia, New York and LA.
Venture Academy Film Session #3
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Venture Academy Session #3
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Acting Camp 101 for Kids
Acting Camp 101
One Week Session: July 17-21
9:30am-12pm daily
$175
This workshop is open to children entering 5th-7th grades. This session will be a fun exploration of the basics of acting, including improvisation and character development. Participants will learn how to express themselves in front of an audience when they perform a short showcase for parents at the end of the session. Instructor: Chris Ryland
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts Summer Academy is a program of arts enrichment workshops and day camps. A participant does not have to be a current student at Charter Arts to attend. The workshops are open to the community. There are workshops for middle school students and high school students, ages 10-18
REGISTER MY MAIL:
Download Registration Form and mail in with payment
REGISTER BY PHONE:
610-868-2971 ext. 3185
Shakespeare Intensive Workshop
Shakespeare Intensive Workshop- Mr. Morris could teach this all day!
One Week Session: July 17-21
9:30am-12:00pm daily
$175
Instructor: Christopher Morris
“To be or not to be..”–This workshop will challenge the teen actor with all that is Shakespeare–from fundamentals to performing soliloquies. Certainly a MUST HAVE skill set in every actor’s arsenal of training and an important resume builder.
Open to teens entering 8th-12th grade. (younger student may be considered on an individual basis.)
Beginner-Intermediate
Opera & Classical Voice Workshop
Opera and Classical Voice Workshop
One Week Session: July 17-21
9:30am-12:00pm daily
$175
Instructor: David Macbeth
Opera and classical music are more popular than ever with children and teens. From acts like Jackie Evancho and the Italian teen pop opera trio, Il Volo, classical voice is making an impact on all ages. This workshop is for the intermediate to advanced vocal student, with a developed voice. Not for beginners. Open to teens entering 9th-12th grade. (8th grader may be considered on an individual basis)
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts Summer Academy is a program of arts enrichment workshops and day camps. A participant does not have to be a current student at Charter Arts to attend. The workshops are open to the community. There are workshops for middle school students and high school students, ages 10-18
REGISTER MY MAIL:
Download Registration Form and mail in with payment
REGISTER BY PHONE:
610-868-2971 ext. 3185
Fun with Art- Painting & Drawing 101
Fun with Art- Painting & Drawing 101
One Week Session: July 17-21
9:30am-12:00pm daily
$155 (Includes materials)
This workshop is designed for the novice young artist who is interested in learning the basics of painting and drawing. Participants will spend a portion of each session working on each art form. Open to children entering 5th-7th grades. After instruction and direction, participants will work independently on their projects for a portion of each class.
READ THE LESSON PLAN FOR THE WEEK
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts Summer Academy is a program of arts enrichment workshops and day camps. A participant does not have to be a current student at Charter Arts to attend. The workshops are open to the community.
REGISTER BY PHONE:
610-868-2971 ext. 3185
Venture Academy Film Session #2
VENTURE ACADEMY III: Religion & Art–SUMMER 2017
LIFE IS AN ADVENTURE, A PILGRIM’S JOURNEY FOR THE YOUNG OF MIND AND HEART. This series of guided explorations is designed to promote provocative ideas, images, and sensations for venturesome adults seeking to cope with an increasingly complex, bewildering, exciting, wondrous, interesting, and sometimes scary world.
The Art of Religion and the Religion of Art: A series of multi-media explorations from the Painted Caves of Prehistory to the Digital Caves of the 21st Century. Each week of the series will feature a live session on Tuesday evening and a guided film session on Thursday evening.
Week 2: Tuesday, July 11 (6:15-7:30pm)— In the Beginning: The Sacred Entanglement of Religion and Art, Norman Girardot, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Religion, Lehigh University
Consideration of Paleolithic and Neolithic origins of human culture as rooted in the Symbolic Explosion of language and image and the related technology of knowing and participating in the cosmic round of life via religion and art. 6:15-7:30pm
FILM: Thursday, July 13 (6-8pm): Nigel Spivey’s “How Art Made the World—The Day Pictures were Born”. A revelatory BBC documentary about the shamanistic and visionary origins of art and religion.
Venture Academy Session #2
VENTURE ACADEMY III: Religion & Art–SUMMER 2017
LIFE IS AN ADVENTURE, A PILGRIM’S JOURNEY FOR THE YOUNG OF MIND AND HEART. This series of guided explorations is designed to promote provocative ideas, images, and sensations for venturesome adults seeking to cope with an increasingly complex, bewildering, exciting, wondrous, interesting, and sometimes scary world.
The Art of Religion and the Religion of Art: A series of multi-media explorations from the Painted Caves of Prehistory to the Digital Caves of the 21st Century. Each week of the series will feature a live session on Tuesday evening and a guided film session on Thursday evening.
Week 2: Tuesday, July 11 (6:15-7:30pm)— In the Beginning: The Sacred Entanglement of Religion and Art, Norman Girardot, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Religion, Lehigh University
Consideration of Paleolithic and Neolithic origins of human culture as rooted in the Symbolic Explosion of language and image and the related technology of knowing and participating in the cosmic round of life via religion and art. 6:15-7:30pm
FILM: Thursday, July 13 (6-8pm): Nigel Spivey’s “How Art Made the World—The Day Pictures were Born”. A revelatory BBC documentary about the shamanistic and visionary origins of art and religion.
Vocal Workshop- Acting through Song- Registration CLOSED
This workshop is FULL. Registration is closed.
Musical Theatre Vocal Workshop- Acting through Song
One Week Session: July 10-14
9:30-12:00pm daily
Open to children entering 6th-8th grade (5th grade may be considered on individual basis)
Instructor: Nina Elias
In musical theater, we sing because our characters are feeling something so monumental, it is beyond speech. There is no other option. We cannot speak it—we must sing it!
Participants of this workshop will leave knowing the difference between singing a song and performing a song, and they will gain the skills to do so in their schools, community theaters, auditions, and beyond. Class will start with group warm-ups and vocalization/storytelling exercises. We’ll talk about good vowel and breath technique, musical theatre technique, singing with emotion and beauty, dynamics, and healthy vocal expression. Coaching will include both vocal and acting technique. There will be a short showcase for parents on the last day. Participants will gain confidence, along with a new strategy they’ll use to approach future songs. They will leave the workshop with a finished product ready for auditions, recitals, showcases, etc. Participants can bring a musical theatre solo piece of their choosing, or the instructor can choose a piece for them. This workshop is open to beginner to intermediate young vocalists. Participants should have a basic comfort level of presenting in front of others.
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts Summer Academy is a program of arts enrichment workshops and day camps. A participant does not have to be a current student at Charter Arts to attend. The workshops are open to the community. There are workshops for middle school students and high school students, ages 10-18
REGISTER MY MAIL:
Download Registration Form and mail in with payment
REGISTER BY PHONE:
610-868-2971 ext. 3185
Teen Theatre Intensive Workshop-Registration Closed
This workshop is Full- Registration is closed!
Teen Theatre Intensive: Acting & Writing- Great for any teen actor who also loves to write!
One Week Session: July 10-14
9:30am-12:00pm daily
Fee: $175
Instructor: Christopher Morris
For the younger teen actor who wants to push their acting to the next level, this workshop will be jam-packed with exercises that will fine tune the actor’s individual style. This workshop will also include some writing as well. A great workshop for a student who is considering attending Charter Arts.Open to children entering 8th-11th grade.
Beginner-Intermediate
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts Summer Academy is a program of arts enrichment workshops and day camps. A participant does not have to be a current student at Charter Arts to attend. The workshops are open to the community. There are workshops for middle school students and high school students, ages 10-18
REGISTER MY MAIL:
Download Registration Form and mail in with payment
REGISTER BY PHONE:
610-868-2971 ext. 3185
Alumni Vocalist Cafe
This event takes place at Godfrey Daniels. Reservations suggested, godfreydaniels.org.
Venture Academy Film Session #1
VENTURE ACADEMY III: Religion & Art–SUMMER 2017
LIFE IS AN ADVENTURE, A PILGRIM’S JOURNEY FOR THE YOUNG OF MIND AND HEART. This series of guided explorations is designed to promote provocative ideas, images, and sensations for venturesome adults seeking to cope with an increasingly complex, bewildering, exciting, wondrous, interesting, and sometimes scary world.
The Art of Religion and the Religion of Art: A series of multi-media explorations from the Painted Caves of Prehistory to the Digital Caves of the 21st Century. Each week of the series will feature a live session on Tuesday evening and a guided film session on Thursday evening.
Week 1: Tuesday, June 27 (6:15-7:30pm) The Complete and Authoritative Tour of Holy Stuff , Emma Ackerman, General Manager, Touchstone Theatre
What’s holy in our lives—church, spirituality, music, or football? How about activism, veganism….Star Trek fandon? Emma Ackerman will guide you with this one-woman show about the things we hold sacred, the lengths to which we go for them, and the souvenirs we pick up along the way. 6:15-7:30pm
FILM: Thursday, June 29 (6-8pm): Peter Freidman & Roger Manley’s “Mana-Beyond Belief” A brilliant documentary film about the ubiquity and ephemerality of holiness West and East.
Venture Academy Session #1
VENTURE ACADEMY III: Religion & Art–SUMMER 2017
LIFE IS AN ADVENTURE, A PILGRIM’S JOURNEY FOR THE YOUNG OF MIND AND HEART. This series of guided explorations is designed to promote provocative ideas, images, and sensations for venturesome adults seeking to cope with an increasingly complex, bewildering, exciting, wondrous, interesting, and sometimes scary world.
The Art of Religion and the Religion of Art: A series of multi-media explorations from the Painted Caves of Prehistory to the Digital Caves of the 21st Century. Each week of the series will feature a live session on Tuesday evening and a guided film session on Thursday evening.
Week 1: Tuesday, June 27 (6:15-7:30pm) The Complete and Authoritative Tour of Holy Stuff , Emma Ackerman, General Manager, Touchstone Theatre
What’s holy in our lives—church, spirituality, music, or football? How about activism, veganism….Star Trek fandon? Emma Ackerman will guide you with this one-woman show about the things we hold sacred, the lengths to which we go for them, and the souvenirs we pick up along the way. 6:15-7:30pm
FILM: Thursday, June 29 (6-8pm): Peter Freidman & Roger Manley’s “Mana-Beyond Belief” A brilliant documentary film about the ubiquity and ephemerality of holiness West and East.
Last Day for Teachers
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Graduation
Graduation Rehearsal will take place in the morning.
Graduation will take place at Packer Memorial Chapel on the campus of Lehigh University at 7pm.
Last Day for ALL Students- Early Dismissal 11am
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Field Trip- Figure Skating
Figure Skating Club Field Trip: Ice Theatre of NY Event
Departure: 3pm
Return: 10:30pm
Final Exams- Early Dismissal 11am
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PROM
The 2017 Charter Arts Prom will take place at Iacocca Hall at Lehigh University.
Event begins at 6:30pm.
This event is coordinated by Prom Committee and Mrs. Kemp.
Senior Student Art Exhibit
This exhibit will be on display in the Corpora Art Gallery from June 2-11.
First Friday Reception: June 2, 2017
Senior Send-Off
Senior Class Send Off
This event will take place in the Commons Cafe at 7:00pm.
This event is coordinated by Mr. Chaban.
SCHOOL CLOSED- Memorial Day
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NHS Murder Mystery Theatre
National Honor Society’s Murder Mystery Theatre Fundraiser.
This event is coordinated by Mrs. Genao.
The National Honor Society, in association with the Theatre Department, is excited to be presenting “Murder By the Book” on Saturday, May 27th, at 6pm in the Commons.
Your $25 ticket includes the show and an Italian-style dinner (vegetarian and gluten free options available). All proceeds from this event will be equally distributed to the 7 artistic departments! Come support the students, the school, and the arts!
Tickets can be purchased using the link below. All tickets are will call — you will not receive a paper or e-ticket.
https://sites.google.com/a/cha
Snow Make-Up Day & Graduation Presentations
This is a FULL day of school for ALL students.
Spring Instrumental Concert
This event takes place in the Charter Arts Theatre.
Spring Choral Concert
This event takes place in the Charter Arts Theatre.
The Spring Choral Concert will have two performances, May 22 & 23 at 7pm.