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Brookings-Harbor Community Theater Audition and Show Dates for 2012

  Cast of the 2011 Production of "My Fair Lady"

One highlight of our company is what we call "Active Family Theater." This plan was created for those who would love to participate in theater but work or attend school full time.

Rehearsals are held two nights a week and one day on the weekend. Both adults and students can enjoy a theatrical experience while keeping up their day-to-day responsibilities.

If you or any member of your extended family would like to become involved with BHCT in any capacity, please do not hesitate to let us know. We welcome with open arms anyone who shares even a little bit of our passion for the performing arts.

 Show and Audition dates for the 2012 Season

Pinocchio                                            
Director: Dori Blodgett
Show Dates: January 13-14 and 20-21

The Cemetery Club
Director: Howard Patterson
Show dates: February 17-19, 24-26 and March 2-4

An Evening of Murder
Murder Mystery Participation Event
Teens:  7:30 pm, Friday, March 16
Adults: 7:30 pm, Saturday, March 17

Rising Stars Talent Parade
*All Ages*
March 31

Taming of the Shrew
Director: Barbara Holmes
Auditions: 6:30 pm, February 21
*Teens and Adults*
Show Dates: April 13-15 and 20-22

West Side Story
Director: Dori Blodgett
Music and Dance: Crissy Cooper
Auditions: 6:30 pm, March 13 & 14
*Teens and Adults*
Show Dates: May 18-20, 25-27 and June 1-3

Lady Pirates of Captain Bree
Director: Dori Blodgett
Auditions: 6:30 pm, May 22 & 23
*Teens and Adults*
Show Dates: July 20-22 & 27-29

The Little Mermaid
Director: Dori Blodgett
Auditions: 10:00 am, July 7
*Youth* 
Show Dates: August 16-18 and 23-25

Bed, Breakfast and Broadway
Director: Scotty Oka
Auditions: 6:30 pm, July 24 and 25
*Teens and Adults*
Show Dates: September 14-16 and 21-23

The Woman In Black
Director: Stephanie La Torre
Auditions: 6:30 pm, September 4 & 5
*Adults*
Show Dates: October 19–21, 26-28 and November 2-4

The Secret Garden
Director: Dori Blodgett
Auditions: October 23
*Youth and Adults*
Show Dates: November 29–December 2 and December 6-9  
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Brookings Harbor Community Theater
Harbor Performing Arts Center
PO Box 7164
97900 Shopping Center Ave Suite #39
Brookings, Oregon 97415
(541)661-2473

www.brookingsharborcommunitytheater.com

WSO Watercolor Winners at Manley Art Center during January 2012

"People's Choice Award"

Winnie Givot, Sisters
Mother 100 Years and Growing, 14 x 23, $2,500
 
Works by twenty-one of Oregon's finest watercolor painters will go on display at Manley Art Center on January 3. They will remain on view through the end of the month. The works were selected by juror Ted Nuttall of Phoenix, Arizona. 388 works were submitted by the 900 members of the Watercolor Society of Oregon for a show of only 80 paintings exhibited at SunRiver Resort during the month of October.

Nuttall, often described as "a quintessential people watcher", is a figurative watercolorist whose painting expression was born out of his observations of people, his experience and travels as an illustrator for the United States Air Force, and a 25 year career in graphic design. He is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of American, Watercolor West, and the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies. He is one of the foremost portrait artists working today, with a long list of awards. One of his paintings was chosen this year to grace the cover of SPLASH, an annual publication of the best in watercolor in the nation.

From the 80 paintings which Nuttall chose for the Fall Transparent Watercolor Show at SunRiver, he then selected 20 award winners, which will travel around the state through March. The 21st painting is the "People's Choice" winner which was voted on by visitors who attended the opening in October. The subject matter includes both realistic and abstract images, but all have been executed in transparent watercolor. All the works are available for purchase.

The Watercolor Society of Oregon was started by a handful of painters in 1965. Through the years it has grown so that most of the finest watercolorists in the state are now members of the society. Admission to the society is by jury. Information about how to become a member will be available at Manley Art Center.

Trains in Toyland at Brookings Harbor Shopping Center

FREE ADMISSION 1 PM - 5 PM
through Saturday December 24
Brookings Harbor Shopping Center

The Stout Mountain Railway Club created a layout in the Brookings Harbor Shopping Center. This years theme is "Trains in Toyland". 8 separate lines of G-scale. ( Over 500 feet). N and Ho scales are also featured along with a Disney Monorail, Ideal's Motorific, Hot Wheels, a Lehman Cable Railway, and a new Spin Drive Slot Car Race Set. We also have a Blimp!!!

Tony Parrish

Brookings Christmas Art Walk

Lorna Rodriguez playing the flute at Wright's Custom Framing and Art Supply.


Dorn Hartwell-photographer, Sharon Hartwell-graphic designer, and Michael W. Adams, author of CHETCO - The Story of a River and Its People did a brisk business signing books at Wright's. This huge 476 page book about the Chetco area features many historic photos as well as current photos that include the 2011 tsunami. Fascinating stories and photos!

 Art Instructor Sara Broderick is showing the work of her students at Wright's during December.

 Artist and author, Pete Chasar (right), chatting with an Art Walk participant while viewing the work of Sara Broderick's students.

 More of Sara's students' work.

 Christmas Music by Resonance (an a capella choir) at Wright's. There was no question about the season at Wright's.

 Janeen Vick set up several tables for the kids to create artwork at Wright's during the Art Walk.

 The ever popular Giraffes on a Raft entertained at Manley Art Center.

 Artists of the Month at Manley Art Center are Violet and Len Burton. Violet is a photographer and Len paints and creates with wood.

 Len Burton gave a demonstration on painting shells. His "serious" paintings can be seen all this month in the gallery at Manley Art Center. In the background, Art Walk participants choose mini art which is now on sale at 3 pieces for $10. The art was created by numerous Brookings artists, including Len and Violet Burton, Claudia Mach (left in photo), and other artists whose names you will recognize.

 Ruth Stoner showed Art Walkers how she makes fused glass ornaments and everyone had the opportunity to create a piece at A Wild Bird and Backyard General Store.

 Art Walk participants at A Wild Bird and Backyard General Store, creating ornaments with Ruth Stoner.

 Tina Ezlinger of Always in Bloom Florists held a demonstration of how to make a centerpiece at A Wild Bird and Backyard General Store. Her greenery was wonderfully fragrant.

 Salon Dolce is currently hanging a show of mermaids by various local artists.

 Ann Ostrowski enjoying the Art Walk with Kandi Legg (artist and owner of Salon Dolce) and Kandi's daughter who is now the manager of Salon Dolce.

  At Brian Scott Gallery Horst Wolf interviewed popular Oregon Coast Artist, Christina Olsen. (Scroll down to previous posts to see two of her most recent pieces). Who knew she once studied technical drawing and does it well??? Right side of photo is Tom Broderick on the keyboard. Pete Chasar has been appointed as interviewer for January and Buzz Stewart was asked (by popular demand) to be the interviewee.

Artisans Holiday Market and Food Drive

Meet the Beachwalk Goddess at Brian Scott Gallery in Brookings during Art Walk

Beachwalk Goddesses by Christina Olsen

Horst Wolf will interview Christina Olsen at 6 pm, Brian Scott Gallery, during the December Brookings Second Saturday Art Walk on December 10.

Christina Olsen at Brian Scott Gallery during Brookings Art Walk on Dec 10

Beach Treasure Goddesses by Christina Olsen

Brookings December 10 Art Walk features an interview with Christina Olsen at Brian Scott Gallery. Be there at 6 pm for "An Artist's Life" - interview by Horst Wolf.

The December Art Walk also offers:

4:00 pm  A Wild Bird and Backyard General Store    
               How to make Fused Glass Ornaments
                    by Ruth Stoner of Glassic Design
              Art Walk Participants can make their own ornaments
4:15 pm  How to make a centerpiece for the holidays
              by Tina Ezlinger of Always in Bloom Florists
     
4:45 pm  Wrights
               Christmas Music by Resonance
               (an a capella choir)
5:00 pm   Sara Broderick gives a talk on art materials
               and does a portrait demo of musician
               Marshall Thompson

5:30 pm  Manley Art Center
              Oil painting demo by Len Burton

6:00 pm   Brian Scott Gallery
               Horst Wolf interviews Christina Olsen

See the December Art Walk Flyer for complete details and a map

Lion's Club Community Calendar

Plein Air in Brookings - By Eva Klaas

Brookings Artists Kathy Huxley and Rob Decker at Lone Ranch

A sunny day on the Oregon coast brings an assortment of people to the beach. They include tourists, whale watchers, and beachcombers. More and more you can see a few of the local plein air artists.
 
On this gorgeous day,  Kathy Huxley, Rob Decker and myself, Eva Klaas, met at Lone Ranch to draw and paint. We even ran into Audi Stanton drawing in her art journal.

Like past plein air artists, we have  discovered that painting outdoors is a wonderful way to improve our artistic skills. We also discovered that not only do we get to enjoy beautiful Brookings/Harbor but we get to meet the wonderful people who are attracted to this place.
 
Paint on,
Eva