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PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH ? Owens Community College?s Center for Fine and Performing Arts will raise the curtain with an array of events scheduled throughout the 2011-12 presenting arts season. Music, dance and theatre artists from around the world, including several local, national and international standouts, will perform a variety of shows and concerts at Owens this upcoming year.
?Owens Community College is proud to once again celebrate the performing arts with an impressive array of talent ranging from music to theatre,? said Barbara Barkan, Owens Director of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts. ?The 2011-12 season is titled ?An Unforgettable Experience? and is intended to provide individuals of all ages and tastes with an entertainment experience unlike any other. I encourage area residents to experience Owens Community College and the performing arts.?
William Shakespeare?s classical play ?The Taming of the Shrew? infused with a ?wild western? theme will serve as the kickoff event for the 2011-12 season on Thursday, Sept. 22. Cowboy boots and lassos will be prevalent within the theatre production as Katharina and Petruchio wage an epic battle for domination. The seasoning opening performance will begin at 7:30 p.m.
The Duelling Divas will bring opera, with a twist, to Owens on Friday, Oct. 14. The creation of Birgit Fioravante and Wendy Reynolds, the Duelling Divas are known for delivering both comedy and note-perfect arias into their performances, all while battling one another for stage time. High notes will serve as the weapons of choice during the operatic performance.
Additionally, ?It?s A Wonderful Life: Live From WVL Radio? will make a return appearance at the College?s Mainstage Theatre on Dec. 14. Attendees will once again be transported back to the 1940s for an authentic ?live broadcast? of Frank Capra?s beloved film ?It?s A Wonderful Life? as it would have been presented during the Golden Age of Radio. On Feb. 17, Michigan?s premier contemporary dance company, the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, will present an exhilarating evening of dance and folk and rock music at Owens titled ?Dances from the Heart of Rock and Roll?. Familiar rock artists and musical work being featured during the performance will include Bob Dylan, Van Morrison and Bonnie Raitt, complemented by an array of choreographed contemporary dance routines.
Owens will also offer community members the opportunity to experience a unique artistic performance developed by Core Ensemble that features a theatrical narrative to chamber music titled ?Of Ebony Embers? on Feb. 24. ?Of Ebony Embers?, which is being presented in junction with February serving as Black History Month, will celebrate the lives of such notable poets as Langston Hughes and Claude McKay and feature musical works by jazz legends Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus, among others.
In addition, individuals will have the opportunity to take a trip back in time to the late 1960s and the cascading, layered harmonies of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young as the tribute group Marrakesh Express brings to life an array of classic sounds and songs on March 2.
The College presenting arts season will once again feature a family-oriented Sunday performance designed to provide fun and entertainment to individuals of all ages. On March 11, children will be exposed to two languages simultaneously as the classic children?s book ?Stuart Little? by E. B. White is presented by Sign Stage on Tour in a musical that will feature American Sign Language onstage in addition to spoken dialogue in English.
The 2011-12 presenting arts season will also feature speaking engagements of two nationally-known personalities. On Jan. 27, Dustin Pari of the Syfy Channel?s ?Ghost Hunters? television show will provide insight into his experiences with the paranormal and what it is like to investigate places that are known to be haunted. The theme of exotic foods from other countries and cultures will follow Pari?s lecture on April 30 as chef, writer and culinary explorer Andrew Zimmern of the Travel Channel?s ?Bizarre Foods? television show shares his thoughts about what it is like to travel the world exploring food.
Local community arts events will once again highlight the 2011-12 season as Owens collaborates with the Toledo School for the Arts to present the musical ?Hairspray? Nov. 3-6, a Studio Orchestra classical and popular music concert on Jan. 19 and the Color Theory modern dance and ballet performance on Feb. 2.
In addition, Owens fine and performing arts students will also put their acting skills on display as part of the College?s annual student theatrical productions. Steve Martin?s ?Picasso at the Lapin Agile? will occur Nov. 17-20, while ?The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee? by Rachel Sheinkin will take place April 13-15 and 20-22. Owens students and faculty as well as community members will have the unique opportunity to write, cast, rehearse and perform seven different playwrights in a 24-hour period and present the finished theatre product to the public as part of the fourth annual fall ?Theatre Express? production on Sept. 17.
All performing arts events will occur in Owens? Mainstage Theatre on the Toledo-area Campus unless noted otherwise. Owens is located on Oregon Road in Perrysburg Township. For additional information about the College?s 2011-12 presenting arts season schedule, contact the Center for Fine and Performing Arts at 1-800-GO-OWENS, Ext. 2787 or (567) 661-2787.
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