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News Release Chagrin Foundation
for Arts & Culture Announces Winter Programming “Chagrin Arts” Series
Features Noteworthy Lectures, Music, and Dance
December 31, 2007 – Chagrin Falls,
Ohio – The Chagrin Foundation for Arts & Culture has
announced its “Chagrin Arts” winter series that will bring select
programs to Chagrin Falls including speakers in the Chautauqua tradition,
musicians from the renowned Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and the acclaimed
GroundWorks Dancetheater.
“The Chagrin Foundation is pleased to continue to bring stellar arts
programming to the
The Chagrin Foundation, created to promote, support, and encourage the
development of arts and culture as integral contributors to the quality of life
and economic well-being of the “Chagrin Arts” Winter Series
The “Chagrin Arts” winter series begins on Saturday, January 26,
with “Chautauqua Saturday”, a daylong lecture series hosted at
venues throughout On Tuesday,
February 19 at 7:30 p.m., Chagrin Arts presents “Artists from Oberlin:
Darrett Adkins and Friends” at
the United Methodist Church of Chagrin Falls. The program includes works
by Schubert, Beethoven and others and features Oberlin faculty musicians Darrett
Adkins and Amir Eldan on cello, David Bowlin and Marilyn McDonald on violin and
Karen Ritscher on viola. Tickets are $18/adults and $10/students. The
series finale on Tuesday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the newly-opened Performing
Arts Center of Chagrin Falls High School features a performance by GroundWorks
Dancetheater. Hailed as one of “25 to watch” nationally by Dance Magazine, GroundWorks performs
“Latitude” by Artistic Director David Shimotakahara with live music
accompaniment by Hal Walker, the virtual one man band from Kent Ohio; a new
work by Artistic Associate Amy Miller; and the ever-popular
“Always” by New York guest artist Gina Gibney, set to the music of
vocal legend Patsy Cline. Tickets are $18/adults and $10/students.
The complete schedule of events for the “Chagrin Arts” winter
series is as follows: Chautauqua Saturday, a
one-day spa for your mind Saturday, January 26, 2008 Gate passes for the entire day: $40/preferred seating and reception
with speakers; $25/general seating Individual lecture tickets: if available, will go on sale for
$10/lecture on January 21 Complimentary shuttle bus service provided from venue to venue 10:00am, Federated
Church, Ralph G. Williams,
Professor of English at the “Be
Your Tears Wet?” Shakespeare, The Sense of Touch, and the Human 1:30pm, Ori Z. Soltes,
Professorial Lecturer at Sacred
Signs: Shared Symbols in Christian, Jewish and Muslim Art 1:30pm, Chagrin Valley
Little Theatre, Ross W. Duffin, Kulas
Professor of Music at CASE Reconstructing
Shakespeare’s Songbook 2:00pm, Young Readers Program in
the Chautauqua tradition 3:00pm, Federated Church,
The Honorable William
Purcell, former Mayor of Title
to be announced Artists from Oberlin: Darrett Adkins and Friends Tuesday, February 19, 2008, 7:30 p.m. United $18/adults; $10/students Faculty musicians
from the renowned Oberlin Conservatory of Music bring their artistry to GroundWorks Dancetheater Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 7:30 p.m. Performing Arts Center, $18/adults; $10/students GroundWorks
Dancetheater, hailed as one of “25 to watch” nationally by Dance Magazine, comes to To Purchase Tickets To Obtain Additional Information
For more information regarding program details, event locations, and pricing
for the “Chagrin Arts” series, or to schedule an interview with the
speakers and performers, call the Chagrin Foundation for Arts & Culture at
440-247-9700. ### Contact:
Christina Thoburn, Executive Director Chagrin
Foundation for Arts & Culture 440-247-9700/cthoburn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |