Arts & Entertainment
July 25, 2019 by Staff Report

Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” will bring some magic to Berkshire High School, 14510 N Cheshire St. in Burton.

Curtain 440 Presents “Beauty and the Beast Jr.”

July 25-27

Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” will bring some magic to Berkshire High School, 14510 N Cheshire St. in Burton. Curtain 440’s summer camp performance will be Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m.

Directed by Angela Miloro-Hansen, with music director Logan Katoch and choreographer Janna Klein, actors age 7-17 have been rehearsing for six weeks to bring this story to life.

Presented in cooperation with Berkshire schools, tickets will be available at the door at Berkshire High School, or online at www.curtain440.com/Tickets. Cost is $8 for adults and seniors, and $6 for students.

Next week, join Curtain 440 as they venture “Into the Woods” at Andrews Osborne Academy in Willoughby. This young adult cast will perform Aug. 2-3 and 9-11. Tickets for these performances are also available online; adults and seniors are $15, and students are $12.

Modern Warrior LIVEHighlights Combat Veteran’s Story

Aug. 3, 7 p.m.

As a way to honor veterans and increase understanding of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Lakeland Community College will host “Modern Warrior LIVE” in the Dr. Wayne L. Rodehorst Performing Arts Center, 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland. The event is co-sponsored with the visitor’s bureau, Remarkable Lake County.

The program follows the story of Staff Sgt. Jaymes Poling, who spent three years in Afghanistan as an infantryman with the 82nd Airborne Division. As narrator, the Warren native opens up about his time in the military and transition to civilian life. A dynamic musical performance with stage musicians brings Poling’s narration to life led by trumpeter and international recording artist with Mack Avenue Records, Dominick Farinacci.

Tickets are $10 per person; veterans or active duty military plus one guest may receive tickets free of charge. Tickets are available online at lakelandcc.edu/arts. Parking is free.

Call for Entries

The Call for Entry for Valley Art Center’s 48th Annual Juried Art Exhibit is now open. Artists living within a 250-mile radius of Chagrin Falls are invited to submit artwork for consideration to this prestigious annual exhibition.

Each artist may submit up to three pieces in any art medium. The art is juried to approximately 100 works in painting, drawing, fiber arts, jewelry, sculpture, photography and more.

This Call to Entry will be open now through Oct. 11. Artists can apply online at valleyartcenter.org/calls-to-entry.

The gallery and artist receptions are always free and open to the public. This exhibit will be on display from Nov. 8 through Dec. 11.

Contact the Valley Art Center at 440-247-7507 or valleyartcenter.org. VAC is located at 155 Bell St. in Chagrin Falls.