Wednesday, April 30, 2008

STARS Student Solo Recitals May 2, 9, and 10

Soo Theatre Arts Resource Studios (STARS) will present a series of student solo recitals Friday May 2, 7 pm., Friday May 9, 7 pm. and Saturday May 10, 2 pm. at Central United Methodist Church, 111 E. Spruce St., Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Featured performers will be voice, violin, viola, cello, clarinet, piano, and harp students of Dottie Case, Karen Hughes, Ronda McGreevy and Nancy Powers.

The public is invited to these year-end performances. Donations will be accepted at the door to benefit the STARS Music Department.

Soo Theatre Arts Resource Studios (STARS) is a community arts center offering instruction in music, dance, theater, visual arts and yoga for students of all ages. STARS is a program of the Soo Theatre Project, housed in the historic Soo Theatre complex. For more information on classes and lessons, call the STARS office, 632-1930.

Photos from the recitals

Sunday, April 27, 2008

STARS Presents Spring Ensemble Concert May 4

Soo Theatre Arts Resource Studios (STARS) will present a spring ensemble concert Sunday May 4, at 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 555 Bingham St., Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Donations will be accepted to benefit the STARS music department.

Featured on this program will be the Flute Choir, Flute Club, Intermediate Youth Orchestra, Senior Youth Orchestra, and the Youth Chorus. Also performing on the program will be the string quartet of Melanie Case, Anna Hirt, Cara VanDusen, and Elizabeth Jacobus, as well as mezzo soprano Shirley Wilkinson and soprano Lola Kennedy. All musicians performing are students of STARS.

The Flute Choir and Flute Club are under the direction of Meg Stevens. The Youth Chorus is directed by Karen Hughes. Nancy Powers conducts the Intermediate Youth Orchestra and Dottie Case leads the Senior Youth Orchestra.

Soo Theatre Arts Resource Studios (STARS) is a community arts center offering instruction in music, dance, theater, visual arts and yoga for students of all ages. STARS is a program of the Soo Theatre Project, housed in the historic Soo Theatre complex. For more information on classes and lessons, call the STARS office, 632-1930.

Photos of the Concert

STARS Announces Summer 2008 Classes and Day Camps

Soo Theatre Arts Resource Studios (STARS) announces summer classes and day camps. Complete schedule and tuition fee information is available online and at the STARS office. Registration opens May 5 at the STARS office at 534 Ashmun St., Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, or call (906) 632-1930.

DANCE
Dianna George, instructor
Movement and Dance ages 3-5
Pre-Ballet ages 5-7
Ballet I ages 7-12
Ballet II-III-IV ages 8-12 with previous experience
Ballet/Jazz A-B teen-adult
Ballet/Jazz C-D teen-adult, by audition
Pre-Pointe and Pointe must be a STARS ballet student

MUSIC
Tunes for Toddlers
Nancy Powers, instructor
Ages 2-4 with parent

Beginning Piano classes
Ronda McGreevy, instructor
Ages 9-12, 13-16 and adult
Must have a piano or keyboard for at home practice

Chamber Music
Dottie Case and Nancy Powers, directors
For advancing middle school and high school string players

“Not Quite Ready for Prime Time” Players
Nancy Powers, director
For adults who are learning or re-learning a string instrument

Private music lessons
Violin, viola - Dottie Case, Nancy Powers
Cello - Nancy Powers
Flute - Meg Stevens
Clarinet - Dottie Case
Piano - Dottie Case, Ronda McGreevy
Voice - Karen Hughes, Ronda McGreevy

YOGA
Lee Carlson, instructor

THEATRE
Stage-fighting Workshop June 30-July 5
Orion Couling, workshop director

Whether you are a Jedi, Lord of the Rings, Kung Fu Master, or Pirate of the Caribbean, you have one thing in common—you are a stage fighter. Now, you can learn the secrets of fast-paced, adrenaline-pumping action from one of the leading experts in the film and stage industry.

Mr. Orion Couling will be teaching a two-day workshop, June 30 and July 2, at 6-8 p.m. The workshop will culminate in an on-stage production Saturday July 5, at 7:30 p.m. The workshop is limited to 30 middle and high school students. Tuition is $48.

ARTS DAY CAMPS
Musical Theater Day Camp July 7-18
Dottie Case and Dianna George, directors

When James P. Penny Packer (a shady accountant) announces that he’ll have to shut down “The Best Little Theater in Town” due to lack of funds, the theater’s owner Mrs. Goodman, popular director Cecille Deville, and the tightly-knit cast go into action! Be a part of this fun-filled “play within a play” as the small town theater company struggles to make ends meet.

This day camp is limited to 30 middle and high school students (grade 6-12). No previous experience is needed. Students will meet Monday through Friday 9 am to 3 pm. Tuition is $150 for the two-week session. The performance of “The Best Little Theater in Town” will be Friday July 18, at 7 p.m. on the Soo Theatre stage. Admission will be $5 per person.
Be a part of the production of “The Best Little Theater in Town.”

Elementary Arts Exploration Camp July 21-25
Ronda McGreevy, Nancy Powers and Linda Warrington, instructors

Take an adventure around the world through music, dance, storytelling, creative writing and art. Come sing and play music using the piano, recorder, Boomwhackers and other instruments. Write stories, do art work and learn dances inspired by life in countries around the world.

This day camp is limited to 30 children who have completed grades 1-5. No previous experience is needed. Students will meet Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The camp will conclude with an open house for families Friday July 25, at 2 p.m.

Elementary Musical Theater Camp July 28-August 1
Dottie Case and Nancy Powers, director

Hansel and Gretel have moved into the Gingerbread House in the forest. But the house is in terrible shape because their neighbors have found the temptation of the tasty house too much to ignore. So they decide to move out. Realizing they have wronged Hansel and Gretel, the neighbors pool their resources and hire the “This Old Home Improvement” team to repair the house.

“This Old Gingerbread House” is a fun musical for children who have completed grades 1-5. No previous experience is needed. Students will meet Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuition is $75. Enrollment is limited to 30 students. The performance of “This Old Gingerbread House” will be on the Soo Theatre stage on Friday August 1 at 2 pm.

Complete schedule and tuition fee information is available online and at the STARS office. Registration opens May 5 at the STARS office at 534 Ashmun St., Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, or call (906) 632-1930.

Soo Theatre Arts Resource Studios (STARS) is a community arts center offering instruction in music, dance, theater, visual arts and yoga for students of all ages. STARS is a program of the Soo Theatre Project, housed in the historic Soo Theatre complex. For more information on classes and lessons, call the STARS office, 632-1930.


STARS summer arts camps are supported in part by a grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.

Friday, April 18, 2008

STARS Youth Orchestra Students Win at Kiwanis Music Festival

Soo Theatre Arts Resource Studios (STARS) is pleased to announce that several members of the STARS Youth Orchestra were winners at the recent Kiwanis Music Festival held at Algoma Conservatory of Music.

In the Senior Division:

  • Violinist Melanie Case received the Sault Symphony School of Music Award with a $100 prize. She also tied as the top string student and is invited to perform at the Shield Competition April 27. The Shield Competition features the all the division winners of the Kiwanis Festival.
  • Violinist Benjamin Gulder was awarded the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Scholarship with a $75 prize.
  • The string quartet of Melanie Case, Anna Hirt, Cara VanDusen and Elizabeth Jacobus were awarded the Katherine Gartshore Memorial Scholarship for Chamber Music with a $50 prize.
In the Junior Division:
  • Violinist Sam Scott was awarded the Tony Dionisi Memorial Scholarship with a $50 prize.
  • Violinist Josh Scott received the Hershey and High Notes Scholarship with a $30 prize.
Benjamin Gulder, Sam Scott and Josh Scott are students of Dottie Case. Cara VanDusen and Elizabeth Jacobus are students of Nancy Powers. Mrs. Case and Mrs. Powers teach strings and direct the youth orchestras at STARS.

Soo Theatre Arts Resource Studios (STARS) is a community arts center offering instruction in music, dance, theater, visual arts and yoga for students of all ages. STARS is a program of the Soo Theatre Project, housed in the historic Soo Theatre complex. For more information on classes and lessons, call the STARS office, 632-1930.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Open House(s) at the Soo Theatre

As a huge THANK YOU for the public's support since the rebirth of the Soo Theatre and inception of STARS, we would like to invite the community to an open-house.

Well, maybe open-house is a bit too reserved. We would like to show everyone the plans-in-action for the future of the Soo Theatre Project -- yours and our Legacy. From state-of-the-art sound and light systems to heat throughout the building; from a new dance studio three times the size of the current one to a dedicated ensemble studio; from a nostalgic cafe to classic movie marathons on a true big-screen; the Soo Theatre and STARS are growing to serve the community.

Please come downtown on Sunday, April 20th between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. or on Monday, May 5th between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m., and let us show you the exciting renovations happening and about to happen.

The Soo Theatre is located at 534 Ashmun Street in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Questions? Call us at (906) 632-1930.

The Soo Theatre Project: Our mission is to sponsor, encourage and create opportunities for participating in and appreciating the arts.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Coming This Summer! Don Ross and Andy McKee

“The thing that came from somewhere” is on its way to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. World-renowned guitarists Don Ross and Andy McKee will be performing their technical, artistically brilliant work at the Soo Theatre on July 3.

The two virtuosos are quickly becoming household names. Ross has the distinction of being the only person ever to win the U.S. National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship twice, in 1996 and also back in 1988. McKee is YouTube’s Most Downloaded Artist in the World. His live recording of “Drifting” has been downloaded over 12 million times since 2006. You may have also heard McKee’s playing on Josh Groban’s 2007 Christmas album, Noel. The album reached the pinnacle of popularity, #1 on The Billboard 200.

Taking a time-out on their European tour to visit our small corner of the world, Ross and McKee will be performing duets and solos. Their unique styles feature techniques that are progressive, percussive, animated, and laden with a healthy dose of humor.

This is a rare opportunity to see preeminent musicians in an intimate setting. Tickets will be on sale at the Soo Theatre starting May 1 and are only $22 for adults and $18 for students. For more information, call (906) 632-1930.

Find out more at their website: Don Ross & Andy McKee

YouTube Video: Don Ross & Andy McKee performing “Tight Trite Night,” a track from their latest album, the thing that came from somewhere



The Soo Theatre is located at 534 Ashmun St. in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

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