Week 1 - Summer Arts Festival Events 2009


JUMP TO: week 1 week 2 week 3 week 4 week 5 All performances presented at Veteran's Park Amphitheater, downtown Springfield
	Monday, June 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM AUDITIONS for Missoula Children's Theatre "Rumpelstiltskin" Auditions: • Heritage Center of Clark County 117 S. Fountain Ave., Springfield • REGISTRATION for auditions begin promptly at 9:30 AM. • Roles available for 50-60 children entering grades 1-12. • No experience required, no advance preparation necessary. Performances take place on Friday, June 19 at 2 PM and Saturday, June 20, at 11 AM, at Veteran's Park Amphitheater. A $35 workshop participation fee is required at the time of audition registration. This fee will be refunded to those who are not selected for the cast. (Please note that everyone who auditions will not be cast)
	Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 8:00 PM John Waite As a solo recording artist and as lead singer of Bad English and The Babys, John Waite was a fixture of album-oriented rock radio stations during the '70s and '80s. With a unique voice for rock power ballads, several of John's songs - including “Missing You,” The Babys’ “Isn't It Time,” and Bad English’s “When I See You Smile” - became radio staples for a generation. With a career spanning three decades, John Waite is still going strong. www.myspace.com/johnwaite media partner
	Friday, June 19, 2009 - 2:00 PM Rumpelstiltskin Missoula Children's Theatre Conceived and Written by Don Kukla Music Written and Arranged by Michael McGill Original Staging by Michael McGill Missoula Children’s Theatre presents RUMPELSTILTSKIN, an original adaptation of the classic children's story, featuring over 50 area children! A strange little gnome appears from here, there and everywhere. He will spin your straw into gold...for a price. If his price is too steep, you must guess his name... RUMPELSTILTSKIN! Join in the fun of Festival Time and help Clara guess the mischievous little gnome's name. You will also encounter a Jester, Villagers, Wizards, a Queen, a King, Knights and a band of busy little Bees. This heart-warming tale of mischief and friendship answers more questions than just "What is that little man's name?” www.mctinc.org
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	Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 5:30 PM Summer Solstice Celebration Dinner 2009 Guests of Honor: Jane Bennett and The Robert J. Bennett Family Springfield Museum of Art, 107 Cliff Park Road, Springfield The Summer Arts Festival's "Summer Solstice Celebration Dinner" honors our 2009 Guests of Honor: Jane Bennett and The Robert J. Bennett Family. Join us at the Springfield Museum of Art for delicious food by Benham’s and complimentary bar beginning at 5:30 PM, followed by VIP seating in Veteran’s Park for vocalist Maureen McGovern at 8:00 PM. A “Meet the Artist” dessert reception takes place in Veteran’s Park immediately following the performance. Tickets for this fundraising event are $100 per person. Reservations are required. Call the Springfield Arts Council at 937-324-2712 for information.
	Friday, June 19, 2009 beginning at 5:00 PM ParrotHead Party in the Park Waste away! It’s the annual “flocking of the Parrotheads” in Veteran's Park! Enjoy cheeseburgers and ice-cold Margaritas starting at 5 PM, chill with singer Skip Hoyt (www.skiphoyt.com), and party with Parrots of the Caribbean, A Salute To Jimmy Buffett, live onstage at 8 PM! PARROTHEAD RAFFLE! Register on-site for our "ParrotHead Raffle" for a chance to win dinner for 10 at Chipotles, and a chance to win two tickets to see Jimmy Buffett live at Riverbend on Thursday, August 6. (Raffle tickets on sale beginning at 5 PM.) The ParrotHead Party in the Park thanks: New Image Eye Center, Beach Manufacturing, Whitacre's Pharmacy, Joe's U.S. 40 Grille, Eagle Beverage, Los Mariachis
	Friday, June 19, 2009 - 8:00 PM Parrots of the Caribbean They're the Number 1 Salute to Jimmy Buffett in the country, bar none! They're the Parrots of the Caribbean, returning to Veteran's Park Amphitheater to pump up our ParrotHead Party for another year! From "Margaritaville" to "Cheeseburger in Paradise," this is the band to party with all night long! www.potcband.com
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	Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 11:00 AM Rumpelstiltskin Missoula Children's Theatre Conceived and Written by Don Kukla Music Written and Arranged by Michael McGill Original Staging by Michael McGill Missoula Children’s Theatre presents RUMPELSTILTSKIN, an original adaptation of the classic children's story, featuring over 50 area children! A strange little gnome appears from here, there and everywhere. He will spin your straw into gold...for a price. If his price is too steep, you must guess his name... RUMPELSTILTSKIN! Join in the fun of Festival Time and help Clara guess the mischievous little gnome's name. You will also encounter a Jester, Villagers, Wizards, a Queen, a King, Knights and a band of busy little Bees. This heart-warming tale of mischief and friendship answers more questions than just "What is that little man's name?” www.mctinc.org
	ASL signing for this performance of Rumpelstiltskin is provided courtesy of The Helen & Husted Moores Fund of The Springfield Foundation. Interpreters: Matt Williams, Melissa Marshall
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	Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 8:00 PM Maureen McGovern Maureen McGovern's career includes Grammy nominations for "Best New Artist" and "Best Traditional Pop Vocal," a Grammy Award for "Best Musical Recording for Children," and the Oscar-winning Gold Records "The Morning After" (Billboard #1) and "We May Never Love Like This Again." Critically acclaimed in the recording studio, on Broadway ("Little Women, The Musical," "Pirates of Penzance") and in feature films, Maureen McGovern is blessed with a vocal technique second to none! www.maureenmcgovern.com
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	Sunday, June 21, 2009 - 8:00 PM The Springfield Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Peter Stafford Wilson A Festival tradition! The Springfield Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Peter Stafford Wilson, returns to the Summer Arts Festival for an evening of light classics under the stars. www.springfieldsym.org media partner
JUMP TO: NEXT WEEK week 1 week 2 week 3 week 4 week 5 • All Summer Arts Festival events at Veteran's Park Amphitheater are held rain or shine. • Festival events are not moved indoors. • Any event may be interrupted or delayed due to inclement weather. • Events cancelled due to weather cannot be rescheduled.
• All shows are presented admission-free; volunteers “pass the hat” during intermission. • Bring lawn chairs and blankets for seating under the stars. • A limited number of reserved orchestra-pit seats and loft seats (above the control building) will be available for selected performances. Pit seats are $10 each, loft seats are $15, available first-come, first-served at the Festival Welcome Center. (Tickets on sale beginning June 18; Welcome Center opens on Festival evenings at 7 PM). • A limited number of "Rent-A -Chairs" are available nightly on a first-come, first-served basis, at the Festival Welcome Center, for a $5 donation (a $5 refundable deposit is required). • 2009 Summer Arts Festival events take place at Veteran’s Park Amphitheater, 250 Cliff Park Road, Springfield • For additional information, call the Springfield Arts Council at 937-324-2712 (toll-free 866-324-2712) • Refreshments and snacks are on sale during performances. • Convenient free parking is available in several locations near Veteran’s Park Amphitheater and other locations within walking distance of the Park. • All artists and events are subject to change. return to Festival Home Page

WEEK 1
Monday, June 15 through Sunday, June 21 (this page)