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SMHS Theatre Presents "Bye Bye Birdie"

4/19/2017

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PictureSMHS Theatre is presenting "Bye Bye Birdie" this week.
The Signal Mountain High School Theatre program has many reasons to be proud. All its productions are done entirely by the Signal Mountain theatre students. These high school students engage in designing and building the full production from concept to the finished the production. This spring, the SMHS Theatre Department is proud to present their production of “Bye Bye Birdie: A Musical Comedy” with book by Michael Stewart, music by Charles Strouse, and lyrics by Lee Adams. The production will be directed by John Lennon with Choreography by Christi Barr and Musical Direction under Jan Johnson.

“Bye Bye Birdie” tells the tale of songwriter Albert Peterson, who realizes his business, will be destroyed when the hugely popular singer Conrad Birdie is drafted into the army. Romance, hilarity, mayhem and quite a bit of dancing are featured in this musical. The SMHS students have stepped up the production by adding an edgy element to this timeless musical. Join these high school students and see what they have done to bring new life to the story of Conrad Birdie ... It is sure to be fun for the whole family!

“Bye Bye Birdie” will be running April 20, 21, 22 at 7 p.m., and there will be a matinee showing April 23 at 2 p.m. All performances will take place in the SMMHS Theater. Tickets are $7 for students and $10 for adults. You can purchase tickets online or at the door.


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"Seeds of Hope" Opens April 7 at MACC

4/3/2017

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Picture"Little Bird" by Denis Ivanov, age 15
A local charitable organization, the Chernobyl Children’s Program of Greater Chattanooga, led by Eve Soltau, will put on an exhibit of children’s art works at the Mountain Arts Community Center during the month of April. The opening reception is slated for April 7 from 5-7 p.m. in Gallery 5 at the MACC. There will also be a screening of "The Babuskas of Chernobyl" at 4, 5 and 6 p.m. during the opening. (Watch a trailer of the film here.)

The art works on exhibit are produced by 9- to 17-year-old students from the Republican College of Art in Minsk, Belarus. Students are chosen to attend this prestigious school for the caliber of their art and by rigorous exams. They must reapply each year to continue in the school.  

Studies encompass media arts, including sculpture, and the performance arts. Approximately 500 students from all over Belarus attend the school. All the works included in the show were completed at the Republican College. Extensive vetting is required for these works to leave Belarus, and the CCP of Greater Chattanooga is the only U.S. entity allowed to import from this school.
 
It is interesting to note that student identification is noted on the back of the works. While they are students, they are not allowed to sign their works on the front.

Originally, orphans and children from Belarus who were impacted by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 28 years ago were brought to the states to visit. The Chattanooga group was formed in 1992 to meet the spiritual and physical needs of the Belarusian children through these visits. CCP began to bring in art in 1993, in concert with a similar program in Petaluma, Calif. However, a defection while the group was in California in 2008 ended the ability to bring children to the U.S.

 In 2008, the Belarusian government prohibited relief trips for children. However, the CCP of Greater Chattanooga maintained their relationship by sponsoring a summer camp in Belarus, and by hosting a Christmas celebration for Belarusian orphans. They work with the Minsk Family Home for young women and the Timothy House for young men.

This summer, a combined choir from Lookout Presbyterian Church and First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga will travel to Belarus and perform at Camp Nadezhda (Hope) for an audience of 500. MACC Director Barb Storm plans to accompany them for this event. 



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