GLTG Summer Art Classes The Geauga Lyric Theater Guild will…

May 30, 2013

GLTG Summer Art Classes

The Geauga Lyric Theater Guild will offer summer classes in the arts starting in June. A variety of classes in different art mediums will be available for preschoolers through adults.

A full listing of classes, dates, times and descriptions is available online at www.geaugatheater.org or call the business office at 440-285-7701.

Geauga Lyric Theater Guild Arts Center is located at 106 Water St. and at the Geauga Theater in Chardon.

Stop! Swap! or Shop!

The Geauga Council for Arts & Culture is sponsoring a “Stop! Shop! Or Swap!” opportunity in conjunction with the heART of Geauga Arts Jam on June 8 from noon to 6 p.m. on Chardon Square.

Stop by the booth. One can purchase a piece of art outright; all pieces are reasonably priced. Or, one can swap art. Participants may bring in up to six pieces of art and receive a credit towards the purchase of one or more of the pieces that are on display.

All funds generated from the art recycling program help support the arts in Geauga County.

For information, call Teresa Runion at 440-834-0502.

GLTG Gets in the Act for Chardon Arts Jam June 8

Geauga Lyric Theater Guild is participating in the Chardon Arts Jam taking place June 8 from noon to 10 p.m. on Chardon Square.

Artists from across Northeast Ohio will gather to celebrate creativity and artistic expression in its many forms. Theatrical performances, dance, music, poetry and the visual arts will be featured as part of this daylong event. There will be many opportunities for audience participation, including workshops and demonstrations for participants of all ages, and many family-friendly activities for younger artists.

GLTG director and theater instructor Angela Miloro-Hansen will present a traditional melodrama, “Saved by the Serendipity Circus”, in the afternoon at the theater, complete with the historically correct booing and hissing from the audience. Choreographer Lisa-Marie French will conduct a workshop, “Dance through life for Fun and Fitness.” Artist and teacher Katie S. Arnold will be one of the featured artists.

A few more of the featured performers include Jasmine Dragons, The Chardon Polka Band, Laura Lewis clogging, storyteller Robin Echols Cooper, Allison Piccioni and The Logos, The Stockdale Family bluegrass band, Bob Bellamy and Wendy Barlow (hammered dulcimer and classical harp), Tom Evanchuck and many more.

There will be live music in the gazebo all afternoon with more than 50 performers and performing groups participating throughout the day. Arts activities and performances will also be hosted at selected Main Street merchants.

The Arts Jam will culminate in an evening performance, The Artist Within, at Geauga Theater beginning at 8 p.m. The performance will feature community members who lead double lives as fine artists. Former WKSU radio personality and folk music guru Jim Blum will host the evening.

Events during the day and evening will be free or of nominal charge to the public. Seating for the evening performance is limited and will be available on a first-come basis.

The Geauga Theater is located at 101 Water St. For more information about Geauga Lyric Theater Guild, go to www.geaugatheater.org or call 440-286-2255.

For more information about the Arts Jam, contact Geauga Council for Arts and Culture at 440-537-3344.