Local School to Bring 80+ Acts to the Stage
August 29th, 2012
For Immediate Release
LOCAL SCHOOL TO BRING 80+ ACTS TO THE STAGE
TOLEDO, OH: Toledo School for the Arts is pleased to announce the 2012-13 Performance Season. This year TSA breaks a personal record, bringing 82 shows across a dozen area venues. “The strength of our artistic offerings continues to grow, and we’ve enjoyed excellent participation and feedback from the community. We hope to gather an even broader audience by consistently building our repertoire,” explained David Saygers, TSA Artistic Director. Between the events listed below and TSA’s frequent Outreach efforts, students easily perform over 100 times per school year. Upcoming season highlights include Legally Blonde: The Musical, Percussion Mixed Meter, Spoken Word at Grumpy’s and Songs for Our Sister.
The offerings this quarter are:
Sept. 7 First Friday
Sept. 7 Rock, Paper, Scissors
Sept. 7 Federation Art Exhibit
Sept. 10 Faculty Recital
Sept. 13 ACGT Art Loop
Sept. 18 Desmond/Dauel Recital
Sept. 20 Faculty Cabaret
Sept. 22 Songs for Our Sister
Sept. 26 Dancing with the Staff
Oct. 2 Percussion Mixed Meter Concert
Oct. 5 First Friday
Oct. 5 TSA Parents’ Exhibition
Oct. 5 Art From the Studios of Carson and Johnston
Oct. 10-11 Sr. High One Acts
Oct. 14 Studio Winds Side-by-Side w/ OCC Wind Ensemble
Oct. 16 Jazz on Ice
Oct. 20 Composer’s Consortium at MACCM
Oct. 20 Cello Day
Oct. 26 Spoken Word
Nov. 2 First Friday
Nov. 2 Area Glass Artists Exhibition
Nov. 2 Junior and Senior Exhibition
Nov. 1-4 Legally Blonde
Nov. 5 Strings Concerto Concert
Nov. 8 The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon
Nov. 11 Chamber at Trinity
Nov. 13 Choreography Showcase
Nov. 16 Birth of Cool: 10 Grand Staff Cabaret
Nov. 18 TSA Rocks at Mickey Finn’s
Descriptions, times and venues are on the following pages, plus a full listing is available at www.ts4arts.org/events. Tickets are available at TSA via 419.246.8732 x226 unless otherwise noted. To be added to our mailing list or request an Events Guide, contact the Development Department.
Toledo School for the Arts is a grades 6-12 charter school in downtown Toledo. TSA serves over 500 students from 23 school districts, and has received Excellent Report Cards from the Ohio Department of Education for the past seven years. The school’s mission is to provide students with creative opportunities to achieve personal and academic success through arts-based learning. TSA prepares students as lifelong learners and productive members of society with appreciation for, and competence in, the arts.
Contact: David Saygers, TSA Artistic Director | 419-246-8732x226 | [email protected]
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Toledo School for the Arts Events | September - November 2012
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Songs for Our Sister:
The Mary Ann Russo Memorial Vocal Jazz Benefit Concert
September 22, 8pm
Valentine Theatre
Tickets: $32, $27, and $22; available at 419.242.2787 or valentinetheatre.com
The area’s best musicians gather to pay homage to the great vocalist Mary Ann Russo. Don’t miss Toledo greats Ramona Collins, Lisa Young, Joel Zmuda, Kim Buehler, Lori LeFevre, Trez Gregory, Kelly Broadway, Sixth Edition and the Toledo Jazz Orchestra and for a wonderful tribute to a Toledo legend.
Birth Of Cool 12th Annual 10 Grand Reverse Raffle
November 16, 7pm
Full Event Ticket: $100 per couple (includes grazing and raffle)
Entrance Only: $35 per person (No raffle)
Only 200 sold; available at 419.246.8732x217 or [email protected]
Come enjoy the “cool” life of the East Village at the 12th Annual 10 Grand Staff Cabaret. Get hip to the sounds of cool jazz, the sight of post- modern art, the vibe of beat poetry, and the chance to win some bread in the reverse raffle. Be there, or be square! Grand prize of $5,000 in the reverse raffle.
First Fridays
Space limited, RSVP required. 419.246.8732 x217
You are invited to attend a one-hour celebration of works-in-progress by students of the Toledo School for the Arts held the first Friday of every month. Reception begins at 9:00 am Live Performance at 9:30 am Free and open to everyone.
September 7
October 5
November 2
PERFORMANCES:
Faculty Recital
September 10
TSA Attic Theater
Admission Free
Studio and private lesson faculty join to demonstrate their virtuosic skills.
Rob Desmond, Percussion and Jamie Dauel, Piano
September 18
TSA Attic Theater
Admission Free
Two of TSAs most active performers demonstrate why they’re so much in demand.
Faculty Cabaret
September 20
Flying Pig Café
Admission Free
A relaxed environment is perfect for the many TSA teachers who are seasoned entertainers as well as gifted educators.
Dancing with the Staff
September 26
Maumee Indoor Theater
601 Conant Street Maumee, OH 43537
$6
One of TSA’s most popular offerings returns when TSA students pair up with faculty and staff to put on an entertaining and unpredictable dance show and fundraiser for TSA dance scholarships.
Percussion in Mixed Meter
October 2
TSA Attic Theater
Adult $6, Student/Senior $4
Fascinatin’ Rhythm, you got me on the go! Meter is the thing that makes us move to music, and when you mix it up, fascination grows.
Senior High One Acts
October 10 & 11, 7pm
TSA Attic Theater
Adult $6, Student/Senior $4
The surprising range and depth of TSA’s acting students shine in scenes and short acts, directed and acted by students.
Studio Winds Side-by-Side with the Owens Community College Wind Ensemble
October 14, 3pm
OCC Center for Fine and Performing Arts
30335 Oregon Road, Perrysburg, OH 43551
Admission TBD
TSA Jazz on Ice
October 16, 7pm
ICE Restaurant
405 Madison Avenue # 1, Toledo, OH 43604 (In the PNC Bank Building)
Cover: $6
MACCM Young Composer’s Concert
October 20, 10:30am
Bryan Recital Hall, BGSU
Free Admission
BGSU New Music Ensemble performs works by TSA students culminating a year-long composition project sponsored by the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music. The concert also features performances of prize-winning works from the BGSU Young Composers Competition.
Cello Day
October 20
8:30am – 2pm
Cello Day on Saturday, October 12 is a celebration of Dr. Shinichi Suzuki’s 114th birthday. Cello students and teachers from all over the region will gather at TSA for group lessons and a celebratory play-in.
For registration and info, email Renee at cellogoubeaux
@yahoo.com
Spoken Word
October 26, 7pm
Grumpy’s
34 S. Huron, Toledo Ohio, 43604
Admission Free
Legally Blonde
November 1-3, 7pm & November 4, 2:30pm
Owens Community College Center for Fine and Performing Arts
30335 Oregon Road, Perrysburg, OH 43551
Adult $14, Student/Senior $8
Sorority star Elle Woods doesn’t take “no” for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone “serious,” Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself is always stylish.
Strings Concerto Concert
November 5
TSA Attic Theater
Adult $6, Student/Senior $4
TSA soloists stretch their skills with demanding pieces
The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon
By Don Zolidis
November 8, 7pm
TSA Attic Theater
Adult $6, Student/Senior $4
Two narrators attempt to recreate all 209 of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm in a wild, fast-paced extravaganza, which, of course, they attempt to combine them into one gigantic fable in this junior division production.
Sunday Chamber Concerts at Trinity
November 11, 1:30pm
Trinity Episcopal Church
One Trinity Plaza, Toledo
Admission Free
Choreography Showcase
November 13
TSA Attic Theater
Adult $6, Student/Senior $4
TSA senior dancers choreograph a show that spotlights the excellent creative and performing skills of our Advanced Dancers
TSA Rocks at Mickey Finn’s
November 18, 4pm
Mickey Finn’s
602 Lagrange Street, Toledo
Donations accepted, admission free
EXHIBITIONS
Gallerie 333 at Toledo School for the Arts
Gallery Hours:
Thursday 11am – 6pm or By Appointment
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Opens September 7
Featuring Jules Webster (Potter), Richard Maurer (Metal Sculptor), and Mary Gaynier (Paper Artist.)
ACGT Meet and Greet Art Walk
September 13
TSA Parents’ Exhibition
Opens October 5
Area Glass Artists Exhibition
Opens November 2
Featuring selected works from TSA’s art studios. A look at some of the school’s best artwork for 2012-2013.
Gallery on Third
at Toledo School
for the Arts
Gallery Hours:
By Appointment
Federation Art Exhibition
Opens September 7
From the Studios of Joy Carson and Stephen Johnson
Opens October 5
Junior and Senior Exhibition
Opens November 2
Press Release Contact Name: Lindsay Williams
Press Release Contact Email: [email protected]
Press Release Contact Phone: 4192468732
Organization Name: Toledo School for the Arts
Website or Link: www.ts4arts.org