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2928 West 13th St. Ashtabula, Ohio 44004 phone: 440-964-3396 Search This Site: Community Open House Set for March: Posted: Friday, February 28, 2003 The first official celebration of the Arts Center’s 50th anniversary will take place this month, in the form of a Community Open House on Sunday, March 16, from 2 - 4 p.m. The open house will be a way for community members of all ages to experience all aspects of the Arts Center. The entire building will be open throughout the two hour time frame, with classes, rehearsals and demonstrations being held in theater, dance, music and visual arts. Visual Arts Coordinator Meeghan Humphrey has arranged to have several instructors in the art department on hand for demonstrations in calligraphy, pastel painting, and clay working. Children coming to the open house can also participate in a hands-on art demonstration in one of the art studios. Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes of those dance and theater productions you see on out main stage? Find out during the open house, as Dance Coordinator Shelagh Dubsky and Theater Coordinator Darrell Lowe open up ongoing rehearsals for public viewing. With the Spring Dance Concert only two months away, Dubsky has her ballet students hard at work rehearsing the intricate steps and choreography used within the show. The dance studios will be full of energy and life throughout the open house, and community members are invited to sit in on portions of the rehearsals. Observe how the dancers work together to bring the show in motion, and how Dubsky - also the artistic director for the show - teaches them to maneuver their bodies into the fascinating moves you see on the stage. On the main stage the cast of the upcoming Neil Simon comedy “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” will be enduring their first day of “tech week” - the sometimes grueling week of rehearsals leading up to opening night, when actors and technical crews must work together to get lighting cues, sound effects and scene changes down to a science. Visitors to the open house can sit in on part of the rehearsal, observe how the actors interact with one another and the director, and see how tech crews help to bring it all together. In addition, Lowe may also treat visitors to a performance by the Arts Center’s youth theater troupe “Theatricks.” However, this performance depends on the number of students who are available that afternoon. Music will also be provided for patrons of the open house, courtesy of Arts Center instructors and students. Musicians will be performing in the gallery, and will change every half hour throughout the open house. Beginning at 2 p.m., piano and voice instructor Mary Redmond will perform will an ensemble of her students. Brass instructor and Blues Project frontman Jim Fuller will gather with a trio of his students for a performance at 2:30. At 3:00, Arts Center Music Coordinator and piano instructor Lyn Savarise will be joined with flute instructor Diane Luther and oboe teacher Kathy Dick for an ensemble. The final performers, beginning at 3:30, will be a chamber group, led by clarinet and saxophone instructor Geoffrey Wands. The Community Open House is free and open to all members of the public, from those who use the Arts Center every day to those who have never set foot inside the doors! Light refreshments will be served. For more information on the schedule of activities, please call the Arts Center at (440) 964-3396.