"Bilingual Music & Stories: De Colores" Oct. 8 in Jackson with Jose Luis Orozco

"Bilingual Music & Stories: De Colores" with Jose Luis Orozco
Monday, Oct. 8, 6-7 p.m.
Jackson Elementary School Commons, 155 N. Jean St.
Free!

José-Luis Orozco, bilingual educator, children's author and recording artist, will give parents important demonstrations of how to use music, rhythm, games and songs to develop and nurture language and literacy skills, as well as promote cultural diversity and positive self-esteem. This highly interactive workshop brings the rich heritage of the Spanish-speaking world to children and parents. This program will feature stories and songs in Spanish and English.

Born in Mexico City, Orozco grew fond of music at a young age, learning many songs from his paternal grandmother. At age 8, he became a member of the Mexico City Boy's Choir, and traveled the world visiting 32 countries in Europe, the Caribbean, Central and South America. During his tour around the world, he gained the cultural knowledge he now shares with children through his books and recordings.

See more of Orozco and his music and stories at www.joseluisorozco.com or at www.facebook.com/MiJoseLuisOrozco. To learn more about Spanish and bilingual programs at the library, contact the library’s Latino Programs Coordinator, Pati Rocha, 733-2164 ext. 237, procha@tclib.org.

Kids Rock Benefit Concert Sept. 7 at Broadway Theater in Rock Springs

Save the date for the Mad Hatter Tea Party at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens

FMI: Darcee, at Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, 307−637−6458

Cathedral Home students display their leathercraft at the Albany County Library

Leathercraft items made by students at the Cathedral Home for Children recently were on display at the Albany County Public Library in Laramie. The project was funded by the Wyoming Arts Council and the Wold Foundation. 

"Aerial art" takes to the skies over Laramie during Butch Cassidy Days

Press release from our colleagues at Wyoming State Parks and Historic Sites:

The skies of Laramie will be painted with a multitude of colors as kite fliers from throughout the region are featured during this year’s Butch Cassidy Festival at the Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site on Saturday, June 9, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Come see giant kites, some up to 525 square feet and some with 100 foot tails as well as stunt kites. Don’t forget a camera there will be plenty of “aerial art” to photograph!

Kids will have an opportunity to purchase kites, as well, or can bring their own and fly them in the wide open area at the event.

A “Kite Doctor” will also be on hand to help kids adjust their single line kite and help kids fly their kites!

This year’s Butch Cassidy Days will have numerous new activities featuring the kite demonstrations, search and rescue dogs, Wyoming wildlife identification, horse-drawn stagecoach rides, corn shelling, bouncy castle and more. Returning favorite activities are the kids’ money scramble, kids’ stick horse rodeo, a “prisoner” escape, petting zoo, as well as vintage cars and tractors.

“Butch Cassidy Festival is a community celebration that is designed to engage visitors of all ages with activities, entertainment and education,” Deborah Amend, site superintendent said. “Experience a day full of fun from kids’ kites running with the Bols, trick ropers to story time with Moose. Meet Butch Cassidy and a special guest appearance by Smokey the Bear.”

Author Larry Pointer will give a presentation in the afternoon on his newly released book “Butch Cassidy’s Story: Bandit Invincible” detailing the lives of Butch Cassidy and William Wilcox (aka William Phillips) a Butch Cassidy impersonator, who was imprisoned with Cassidy at the Wyoming Territorial Prison. Pointer is one of the leading experts on outlaw history and Butch Cassidy in North America.

For an evening of fun and good food, the public can stay for supper after the festival activities have ended with a Milk Can Dinner and musical entertainment in the Horse Barn Theater at 5:30 pm. Academy of Western Artist’s Female Performer of the Year Award winning songwriter Mary Kaye will be performing cowboy and outlaw songs.

“My western music differs from country music.We have much to celebrate here in the West and we deserve our own music that celebrates who we are and honors our wild and wooly past.” Mary Kaye said.

Admittance to Butch Cassidy Festival is Adults $5, students ages 12 to 17 is $2.50 and children 11 and under free. The Milk Can Dinner and Musical Show have limited seating and tickets cost $20.

Wyoming Territorial Prison State historic Site is located at 975 Snowy Range Road in Laramie. Open daily 8 a.m.to 7 p.m. admission charged for event.

For more information on Butch Cassidy Festival go to http://www.wyomingterritorialprison.com/

UW Theatre for Young Audiences holds auditions on June 6

Children ages 8-17 are invited to audition Wednesday, June 6, for a University of Wyoming Theatre for Young Audiences production of "Evo-Cete: The Big Blue Journey."

The auditions will be held from noon-3 p.m. and from 6-8 p.m. in the UW Fine Arts Building Mains Dance Studio. The production calls for three speaking parts -- evolution sister (a talking robot), Sea Queen and a pirate -- with the remaining cast members performing different styles of dance ranging from hip-hop to classical.

Callbacks are scheduled at 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, June 8-9. Those selected will rehearse for approximately two hours daily June 13-14, June 18-21, June 25-28 and July 9-12. The public performances will be July 13 at 7:30 p.m. and July 14 at 2:30 p.m. in the College of Education auditorium.

Produced by the UW departments of Theatre and Dance and Geology and Geophysics, the performance is an educational program using dance, puppetry and drama to teach young people about the evolution of the whale. Veteran dance choreographer Wendy de la Harpe directs the production. She hopes to use at least 40-50 students in the production, and encourages both experienced dancers and kids with little or no dance experience to audition.

Cecilia Aragon, UW Theatre and Dance associate professor, and Mark Clementz, associate professor of Geology and Geophysics, are co-creators of the Evo-Cete project and have collaborated as producers. UW playwriting student Jeremy Smith wrote "Evo-Cete: The Big Blue Journey."

For more information, call de la Harpe at (307) 742-9568.

Photo: Wendy de la Harpe is the director and choreographer for "Evo-Cete: The Big Blue Journey."

All-City Children's Chorus salutes 8th & 9th graders at May 6 concert

The Cheyenne All-City Children's Chorus presents "Soundscapes III: Reminiscence" on Sunday, May 6, 4-5:30 p.m. in the South High School Auditorium in Cheyenne. This is the ACCC's final concert of the season. The chorus will be recognizing its 8th grade singers and 9th grade mentors. Alumni are invited to join in on "River in Judea" as the group's traditional final song of the season.

"Reading Rocks" Saturday at City News in downtown Cheyenne

Cheyenne All-City Children's Chorus holds open auditions in May

Meet "The Lunch Box Lady" March 24 at the Paramount Cafe

Carbon County Library System promises "boot-stompin' good time" with new reading program

http://carbonlibraries.org

Opening reception tonight for "Six Stories" exhibit at the Art Association Gallery in Jackson

Six Stories, a show curated by artist and educator Bronwyn Minton, is on exhibition at the Art Association February 17-March 30, 2012. An opening reception takes place at the Art Association’s Glenwood Lobby Gallery on February 17, 5:30 – 7:30 pm. Works in the show are inspired by favorite books read in childhood. Invited artists include Alissa Davies, Calla Grimes, Jenny Dowd, Rachel Kunkle Hartz and Suzanne Morlock. 

“I kept coming back to Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney, a wonderful book about a young girl who is told by her father that the one thing she must do in life is make the world more beautiful,” says Davies. “Combining the book’s essence with another favorite, Charlotte’s Web, was my inspiration. I hope to invoke beauty with my pod-piece, as well as a “web” that snakes up the gallery’s wall.”

P.S.: As always, thanks to the Jackson Hole Art Blog.

Zombies descend on Wyoming State Capitol

The Zombie lobby turned out in force during lunchtime today at the Wyoming State Capitol.  Represented were the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Zombies (ASPCZ) and kids concerned by rumors that the Legislature is considering forced labor for children of the undead. In reality, the gathering was a promotion for a film being shot in Wyoming later this year. Entitled "From the Trailer to the Grave," auditions are being held at 3 p.m. today at Cheyenne's Atlas Theatre and on Sunday in Laramie. Film director is Worland native and UW grad Harrison Sweeney. FMI: http://www.fromthetrailertothegrave.com

"Doodle 4 Google" Feb. 25 at the Nicolaysen Art Museum in Casper

From a Nicolaysen Art Museum press release:

The Nicolaysen Art Museum invites Wyoming students of all ages to drop into the Discovery Center and doodle around at their special Doodle Event on February 25, 2012, from 1-4 p.m.

The museum has been chosen to team up with Google for the fifth annual Doodle 4 Google contest, which invites kindergarten through 12th-grade students nationwide to draw their rendition of the Google logo for a chance to see it displayed on the online search engine's homepage.  The doodles should reflect this year's contest theme: “If I could travel in time, I'd visit ...”   March 23^rd is the final deadline for students to submit their drawings for the contest.

“The idea is time travel, so they're using that theme to kind of guide the designs. The children can paint, draw, print, or use whatever media they want to use to create a two-dimensional image.” said Lori Klatt, the museum's Special Events Coordinator.

 “We'll have the entry forms available, all of the materials needed and we'll have artists on hand to help the children create their doodles. Students and families from throughout the community and state are invited to participate at no charge and create doodles for the competition.”

For more information please contact Lori Klatt at 307-235-5247.

Book signing for "The Lunch Box Lady" Feb. 14 at LCCC in Cheyenne

From a Facebook announcement:

Meet Mable, The Lunch Box Lady, at the first book signing for "The Lunch Box Lady" created by three sisters -- Christi Mitchell, Annette Marsico & Anita Mehus. There will be food, fun, and all kinds of glittery activities you won't want to miss!

On Tuesday, Feb. 14, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne.

While living in the Deep South, Christi Mitchell was asked to create a lesson plan as a teaching artist for the Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education, so she enlisted the best storytellers she knew who also happen to be her sisters Anita Mehus and Annette Marsico. Anita was blessed with a whimsical talent for joyful art while Annette has a marvelous finesse for storytelling. Together they collaborated on “The Lunch Box Lady,” which is a story that celebrates creativity, kindness and nutrition.

Mable, The Lunch Box Lady, designs lunch boxes for a living while encouraging children to eat healthy. Her boss, Mrs. Cruncherton, puts the kibosh on Mable’s creativity due to her own insecurities with change and choices. When Mr. Munch, the owner of the Lunch Box Factory, finds out what Mrs. Cruncherton has done, he stands up for Mable’s creativity. In response to Mrs. Cruncherton’s meanness, Mable embraces the golden rule and gives her a heart-shaped lunch box filled with Mrs. Cruncherton’s favorites—water, onion soup, and crunchy carrots.

FMI: http://www.facebook.com/events/319026844814015/?notif_t=event_invite

Sneak peek at video featuring Promoting Arts in Lander Schools (PALS)

Governor's Arts Awards - PALS to be feted Feb 24th from Indie Media: The New Journalism on Vimeo.

Make old-fashioned valentine cards Feb. 4 at the Fort Caspar Museum

From a Fort Caspar Museum press release:

Fort Caspar Museum invites families to participate in hands-on activities on Saturday, February 4, between 10:00 am to 1:00 pm to make old-fashioned Valentine cards. These hand-made cards of paper, ribbon, and doilies are sure to be treasured! This is a great activity for the entire family on a cold winter day.

Recommended for ages 5-12. The activity is included with paid admission. Children 12 & Under are Free, Youth 13-18 are $1.00 and Adults are $1.50.  All participating children must be accompanied by an adult.   For more information call Curator of Education Erin Rose at 235-8462.

FMI: http://www.casperwy.gov/ParksRecreationandEntertainment/ConcertsCulturalPastimes/FortCasparMuseum/tabid/188/Default.aspx

UW Art Museum seeks new Ann Simpson Artmobile curator

From the UW Art Museum:

The University of Wyoming Art Museum (UAM) is looking for a new Ann Simpson Artmobile Curator.  As a key outreach program for the art museum, the artmobile curator travels with an exhibition of original artwork to every corner of Wyoming.  As an important member of the UAM’s education team, the artmobile curator achieves the museum’s mission by implementing field programs that align with in-house education programs supporting inquiry-based learning.

We are looking for an energetic, creative and organized individual who enjoys meeting and working with people all across Wyoming in diverse settings.  An art and/or art education background with printmaking knowledge is required. The curator regularly works with Wyoming’s K-12 teachers to develop programs that support their classroom goals and standards, as well as with community organizations, senior citizens groups, pre-schools and more.

Excellent driving skills are a must since the curator drives many miles in the artmobile van each year to some of Wyoming’s most remote communities. The position is 30 hrs. per week and is benefited.

A full job description can be found online. It is an academic position listed under the UW Human Resources Employment site, titled “Assistant Research Scientist, Ann Simpson Artmobile Curator, position # 6082.  Or click on the following url to go directly to the listing: http://www.uwyo.edu/hr/hremployment/showjob.asp?jobid=13172.  

For more information contact Wendy Bredehoft, Education Curator, 307.766.3496 or wbredeho@uwyo.edu.

"Sylvester and the Magic Pebble" Jan. 27 in Casper

ENCHANTMENT THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE
January 27, 2012 • 7:30 p.m.
John F. Welsh Auditorium, Natrona County High School, Casper
Stage adaptation based on the book by William Steig, author of Shrek

When Sylvester, a winsome young donkey, picks up a shiny red pebble, its magic spins a heart-warming story that reveals to him the true importance of family and friends. With life-size puppets, masked actors, magical illusions, innovative sets and costumes, and original musical score, Enchantment Theatre transforms this Caldecott Medal-winning book into a delightful adaptation for the stage. Who will love Sylvester? Everyone from young children all the way up to their grandparents – anyone who believes in happy endings and that there is no place like home. The last production Enchantment Theatre brought to Casper was HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON.

Enchantment Theatre Company has produced original theater for school groups and families since 2000, when it was established as a non-profit arts organization in Philadelphia. The company presents only original work based on classic stories from children's literature. Building on the more than 30 years of theatrical experience of its artistic directors, Enchantment has quickly become known for high quality imaginative productions, not only in its home city but throughout the United States and the Far East.

Enchantment has toured its original productions all over the world, appearing each year in more than 30-40 states. It has performed in such sophisticated urban arts venues as Lincoln Center in New York and the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, as well as in small town high school auditoriums and even performance tents. In Philadelphia, Enchantment has appeared at the Kimmel Center and the Annenberg Center. The company has also toured Asia six times.

Tickets: http://www.artcorewy.com/tickets.php

Missoula Children's Theatre holds auditions Jan. 9 for Riverton production of "Snow White"

K-12 students are invited to audition for the local production of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” by the Missoula Children’s Theatre.

MCT is auditioning K-12 students on Monday, Jan. 9 beginning at 3:30 p.m. at Ashgrove School for the 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 performance at the Robert A. Peck Arts Center at Central Wyoming College.

Any student wishing to act in this performance or assist in its direction must stay at the audition for its entirety, which will take approximately two hours. There is no preparation required for the audition and there is no fee to participate.

MCT’s residency at CWC is co-sponsored by Arts in Action and Riverton School District 25.

Wyomingarts picked up this listing from County 10 in Fremont County.