STARS Winter-Spring Classes Start Jan 19; Sign Up Now!

Registration is now open for Winter-Spring classes at Soo Theatre Arts Resource Studios (STARS.) The 16 week term begins January 19 and runs through May 16. Interested students should register in person at the STARS office, weekdays 10 am to 6 pm. Brochures listing class times and tuition fees are available at STARS or on the web at sootheatre.org.

Class offerings in dance include Movement & Dance, Pre-Ballet, Ballet I, Ballet/Jazz II, III, and IV-V, Pre-Pointe and Pointe, Ballet/Jazz A-B, Footlights Dance Company, Tap I and II-III, Jazz /Hip Hop and Ballroom I and II. All dance classes will be taught by Dianna George.

Acting for teens will be taught by David Rhinard.

Nancy Powers will be teaching Tunes for Toddlers for preschool children with parent. Karen Hughes will be offering Elementary Singing Class and Voice Performance Class. Beginning Piano Classes for children will be offered by Ronda McGreevy.

Lee Carlson will be offering Yoga classes for adults.

Private lessons will be available in violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, recorder, voice, harp, trumpet, trombone, French horn and piano. Private teachers are Bob Aldrich, Dottie Case, Chris Chenoweth, Karen Hughes, Ronda McGreevy, Jennifer Parker, Nancy Powers, Meg Stevens, and Trisha Wells. Suzuki violin instruction for children ages 3 and older includes individual and group lessons with parent participation.

STARS musical groups meeting during the winter-spring term will be Children’s Choir for grades 3-6, Youth Chorus for high school singers, STARS Chorale for adults, Flute Choir, Flute Club, Recorder Consort, Intermediate Youth Orchestra, Senior Youth Orchestra and “Not Quite Ready for Prime Time” Players for adult string players.

For more information on any of these classes and lessons, contact the STARS office, 534 Ashmun St., Sault Ste. Marie, MI, 906-632-1930, or email: stars@lighthouse.net.

STARS is a program of the Soo Theatre Project, housed in the historic Soo Theatre complex.

Soo Theatre Project Announces Membership Drive

We are excited to announce the First Soo Theatre Membership Drive. Belong to Something Big!

By becoming a member, you are sharing in a community effort and supporting programs that are impacting thousands of people in the Eastern Upper Peninsula. We want to continue to share with even more people.

Volunteers at the Soo Theatre Project have made great strides since March of 2003 when we purchased our huge building complex in the heart of downtown Sault Ste. Marie. We have repaired the building and opened the theatre to dozens of shows, have put hundreds of local performers (including lots of kids) on stage, and have welcomed amazing entertainers from all over the US and Canada to our area. For a sample of what's been happening at the Soo Theatre, check out our Photo Galleries.

STARS*, the Soo Theatre Arts Resource Studios, has grown to more than 400 students, and our many performing groups have performed on our own stage and at many events throughout the area. For a brochure listing our current class offerings, see the STARS home page .

We encourage you to help us pay our heat, light, insurance, and other bills by making a commitment to whatever amount you can give us on an annual or perhaps a monthly basis. Every donation is important to us!

Belong to Something Big! Become a member today!

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*STARS is a program of the Soo Theatre Project, housed in the historic Soo Theatre complex.

Don't Miss Holiday Christmas Classics on Dec 14

Come and enjoy Christmas and holiday music on Sunday, December 14 at 2:00pm at the Lake Superior State University Arts Center.

The whole family will enjoy singing along with their favorite carols and holiday tunes, as well as performances by the LSSU Chorus and Vocal Ensembles, the STARS Youth Chorus, the STARS Youth Orchestra. Also featured will be soloists Karen Hughes and Trisha Wells, along with guest performers from the Sault Area, STARS, and LSSU. The finale will be the Hallelujah Chorus.

Tickets are $10 and $5 for students & children. Seating will be general admission so be sure to arrive early to get your choice of seat. For tickets call the LSSU Norris Center Ticket Office at (906) 635-2602 or the STARS Ticket Office at (906) 632-1930.

Proceeds will benefit the LSSU Arts Center programs and STARS music education.

STARS is a program of the Soo Theatre Project, housed in the historic Soo Theatre complex.

Photos from the performance

STP is on TV!

Early on a Thursday morning the Soo Theatre Project got a chance to put its story out on the television airwaves.

Michigan This Morning comes to the Soo Theatre stage! 9&10 News photojournalist Corey Adkins (at far left) and reporter Kalee Iacoangeli (center) prepare a segment with Karen Hughes (left) and Taylor Brugman (right) of the Soo Theatre Project. Photo courtesy of Tom Ewing.

Each weekday morning TV 9&10 News reporter Kalee Iacoangeli and photojournalist Corey Adkins take to the road, visiting northern Michigan places and people on the Michigan This Morning show. On November 13, they traveled in the cold and dark to Sault Ste. Marie. Their objective: to feature the Soo Theatre Project and our Legacy Fund capital campaign.

To see a bit of what they found, check out the video clip on the 9&10 News website.

And you can also see a few photos of their visit .

Michigan This Morning reporter Kalee Iacoangeli (center) interviews Colleen Arbic (left) and Dianna George (right) about plans to turn the second floor of the Soo Theatre Complex into 3,000 square feet of dance and music studio space. Photo courtesy of Tom Ewing.

Rotary Show of Shows Coming October 5th

Over 100 of the very best performers from Sault Ste. Marie and the surrounding area will join forces onstage Sunday, October 5th at 2pm for a benefit variety show at the Soo Theatre in downtown Sault Ste. Marie.

The Sault Ste. Marie Rotary Club and the Chippewa Sunrise Rotary Club are presenting the first ever Rotary Show of Shows with all proceeds going directly to the Soo Theatre Project to help continue its teaching, entertaining, and restoration.

The fast-paced program includes a host of the area’s favorite singers, musical groups, and dancers. Rotarians will serve as theatre volunteers and hosts for the afternoon of fun.

Music styles range from Broadway to country, jazz to hip hop, and rock to classical. Families are encouraged to be sure to bring the whole family. The audience will also be a part of the show as well. Show stoppers from Soo Theatre productions will be featured and a number of surprises are also planned.

Performers scheduled to appear, in alphabetical order, include International Idol winner K.T. Antler; Susan Askwith; Denny Brooks, Bill Stanaway and Dave Stanaway; Melanie Case; The City Band; Maureen Delaney-Lehman; Lisa Dunn; The Footlight Dance Theatre (and friends); Dianna George; Judy Hendrickson; Karen Hughes; Liz Jacobus; Lola Kennedy; Sean Ley; The Lock Cities Chorus of Sweet Adelines International; The Methodist Bell Choir; Mark San Angelo; Jim Schmidt; Josh and Sam Scott; Singers United; George Snider; and Lise White.

Tickets are just $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under, and are available at the Soo Theatre box office.

Tickets are available at the door with special discounts available for groups of 15 or more. Call the Soo Theatre at (906) 632-1930 for more information, or visit the website at www.sootheatre.org.

Photos of the performance