Arts
Council for the Written Word September Conference
Telling true stories, mastering dialogue, and experiencing the performance art of the playwright are all part of the 17th Annual CWW Fall Writers’ Workshop, coming Saturday, September 18, 2010 to Franklin, Tennessee. The day-long workshop will provide in-depth discussions led by established authors Caroline Alexander and Dr. Lorraine López, and noted Always….Patsy Cline playwright Ted [...]
Three Hurtful Words
Just as the Artist needs to study the skills and discipline of his/her art form; the composer, painter, performer must also keep ideas and creativity stimulated avoiding anything that will diminish a desire to invent. Recently my Kidz Kompany performed a play I wrote about Hats. In one vignette a boy in a straw hat [...]
Ballet or Not Ballet? That is the Question
Now that dance schools are about to open or, like our school, are already in their second week of classes, the question I hear the most from parents of girls the age between six and ten is, “Do they need to start with ballet first?” The answer is not a straight black or white one. [...]
Visual Humorist Don Stewart to Sketch His Art Journey During Art: Up Close & Personal, Monday, 9/13/10 at 6 P.M.
Visual humorist Don Stewart, owner of DS Art Studio Gallery in Birmingham, Ala., will sketch out his personal journey in art during the free educational program of the Arts Council of Williamson County (ACWC), “Art: Up Close & Personal,” Monday, September 13, 2010, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Williamson County Public Library. For [...]
ART: Another Beginning
So it begins! (Excitement) So what begins? (Questions) It begins, so what. (Cynicism) Anyone who has ever started a new business, a new event or a new way of doing something has met with these three kinds of reactions: those who are truly excited about the possibility, those who ask questions reserving opinion and the [...]
Choosing The Right Dance School
It is this time of year again. The dance schools have their open houses and registration days. The question is how do you find the right fit for your and your child’s intentions. Several things should be considered when looking for the right dance school. The anatomically correct teaching of dance styles like ballet, jazz [...]
Good News from a Costume Store
In 1988 the store opened as Interstate Cosmetics selling professional cosmetics to Nashville make-up artists; wigs were added in 1992. In 1994 the opportunity came to purchase costumes from the Tennessee Repertory Theater, that is when Interstate Cosmetics went into the costume rental business in a 700 sq.ft. building. Its name became Performance Studios and [...]
Get Ready for National Dance Day
The whole nation will be dancing in the streets on Saturday, July 31, 2010, if “So You Think You Can Dance” executive producer and judge Nigel Lythgoe will succeed with his idea of a National Dance Day. This initiative wants to encourage everyone to come together as individuals, families, organizations, or communities from across the [...]
Do Fairies Really Dance?
Hello, I am Radella, your tour guide. Today we are touring the enchanted forest to find out if fairies really dance. Come follow me to the land of flowers and meadows, where beautiful little people with pointed ears and small wings flit about in the air. We have to be very quiet not to frighten [...]
MRHC Foundation Art Show slated for August 6 & 7
The Maury Regional Health Care Foundation is hosting an art show featuring more than 25 regional artists whose mediums include oil, watercolor, pottery, jewelry and much more. Art Effects is scheduled for Friday, August 6, from noon until 8 p.m. and Saturday, August 7, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Memorial Building, located [...]
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