The Celebration of the Arts, May 2-3, hosted by the La Verne Church of the Brethren in downtown La Verne, has released its schedule of events, exhibits and performances for what promises to be one of the communities most outstanding weekends of the year.
“The event is truly a community-wide celebration of the arts for people of all ages to share their visions of life, truth, and beauty,” said Eric M. Davis, one of the event’s early organizers and a talented La Verne artist whose work has been featured on several popular television shows, including the current hit, “Chuck.”
Things you won’t find at this community-wide celebration are price tags or blue-ribbons. Both the artists and public come not to barter or buy, but simply to admire and enjoy. It’s an immersion in the arts and an appreciation of the city’s local artistic talent. There is no Olympian jury of art experts to assess or dissect. It is simply an open artistic forum free to both the public and the artists who participate. It is a gathering of the arts – the people who make art and the people pulled into its vast orbit.
“Our goal,” said Davis, citing the Celebration’s mission statement, “is to provide a showcase for visual and performing artists of all ages, beginning and professional, in which each artist can have their work seen and appreciated in an environment of acceptance and understanding.”
Saturday, May 2, 2009
2 p.m. to 5 p.m. GALLERY OPENING & PERFORMANCES BEGIN
GALLERIES open in the Fellowship Hall, Social Hall, Fireside Room, East Room Hallway Displays
TAKE-HOME ART PROJECT for kids located outside patio
PERFORMANCES in Fellowship Hall
2 p.m. MUSIC IN MOTION, Bonita Elementary Honor Choir
Heidi Bartley, director
3 p.m. ACADEMY OF MUSIC & MOVEMENT
Michelle Wheaton, Instructor
4 p.m. RAMONA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL JAZZ BAND
Sarah Nelson, Director
5 p.m. Dinner Break – please support COTA’s advertisers and supporters
6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. EVENING CONCERT IN THE SANCTUARY
With
Shawn Kirchner and Ryan Harrison
Kyle Champion, cello & Christine Gendreau, piano
Bonita Elementary Honor Choir, Music Express
Deb Waas, Director
ULV African Drum Circle
Steve Biondo, director
8 p.m. to 9 p.m. ARTISTS RECEPTION
Sunday, May 3, 2009
11:30 a.m. GALLERY OPENING & PERFORMANCES BEGIN
GALLERIES open in the Fellowship Hall, Social Hall, Fireside Room, East Room Hallway Displays
11:30 a.m. BONITA HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND
Jeff Bird, Director (Fellowship Hall)
12-3 p.m. TAKE-HOME ART PROJECT for kids
(On the Courtyard)
12:45 p.m. ADAGE DANCE STUDIO
Alison Gladney, Owner (Fellowship Hall)
2 p.m. THE HAPPY NEIGHBOR CLUB
3 p.m. GALLERIES CLOSE AND PERFORMANCES END
Morning Church Services Open to All
You are also welcome to enjoy the classes for adults and children, followed by the worship service Sunday morning. Each will have as their focus the joy of creativity.
9:15 – 10:15 a.m. Church Social Hour
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Social Time on the Patio
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Church Worship
For more information about this year’s Celebration of the Arts, visit www.arts-laverne.org or call Patti Ratigan at (909) 593-1364. The La Verne Church of the Brethren, 2425 E Street in downtown La Verne.
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