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The Springfield Arts Council
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The Clark County Historical Society presents |
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Take a creative new
look around you!
Make a contemporary connection to a world of rich history
and heritage through the eyes of an artist.
The 2010-11
Creative Connections programs connect unique performing artists with events of cultural and historic significance. |
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All
Creative Connections programs are presented admission-free at the
Heritage Center of Clark County,
117 South Fountain Avenue
in downtown Springfield. Following each free
performance, meet the artists in the Heritage Center lobby!
Read a welcome
message from Ardath
Dellapina, Education and Program Director of the Heritage Center of
Clark County
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Within the Silence
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 • 7:30 PM
FREE Admission
Produced by TheatreWorksUSA
In 1942, Roosevelt’s “Executive Order 9066” imprisoned thousands of
loyal American families. These innocent citizens struggled to maintain
their families while incarcerated. The Yamadas own a small grocery store
where a Japanese-American girl, Emiko, works and dreams of someday going
to college and becoming a teacher. Following Pearl Harbor, her family is
relocated in an internment camp. Upon her release, Emiko rebuilds her
life, waiting for an opportunity to tell her story to the world. Witness
this silent chapter of our history and a Japanese- American family’s
fight to sustain faith and love in the country they love. |
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Sweet Potato Pie and Such
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 • 7:30 PM
FREE Admission
Produced by TheatreWorksUSA
Clap your hands and stomp your feet with the incomparable and
entertaining storyteller Queen Nur! Transcending time, continents, and
civilizations, storytelling originated on the African continent and
spread throughout the world. Including stories selected for a wide
repertoire and accompanied by African percussion, Queen Nur presents
this tasty treat of tales, songs and dance celebrating African-American
heritage in this highly energetic and interactive performance.
(This show recommended for family audiences) |
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The Legend of Marshmallow Island
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 • 7:30 PM
FREE Admission
Come join the fun on this fabulous musical adventure to find Marshmallow
Island and meet all the hilarious characters who color the show with a
splash of silly! Lorne Lampert, founder of Mystic Drumz, is a
professional performer with multiple television appearances and
experience on Canada’s biggest festival stages. Lorne's “adventure
in world music” blends multicultural music themes and interactive
audience participation with high tech screen projections, incredible
sound effects and unique instruments from around the world!
(This show recommended for family audiences) |
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Illstyle & Peace
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 • 7:30 PM
FREE Admission
It’s a hot party with a very cool message! Illstyle & Peace Productions
is a multi-cultural dance company whose work fuses the moves and spirit
of hip-hop with other dance. Founded in 2002, the company creates and
shares their awe-inspiring work with audiences worldwide, infused with
amazing technique and ability, to entertain and spread unity, peace,
love and respect through dance. Illstyle and Peace offer demonstrations
and oral histories of hip-hop, breaking, popping and locking, and house
dancing in this energetic, amazing program!
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project is partially supported by a grant from Pennsylvania Performing
Arts on Tour, a program developed and funded by The Heinz Endowments;
the William Penn Foundation; the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a
state agency; and The Pew Charitable Trusts; and administered by Mid
Atlantic Arts Foundation.
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For
more information about CREATIVE CONNECTIONS,
contact the Springfield Arts Council at 866-324-2712
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