North East Digital Village

Community Events

August 2008

August 1, 2008, 11 AM
Steve Johnson's Magic Variety Show
Ivoryton Playhouse, 103 Main Street, Ivoryton, Connecticut
Summer Children's Theatre.
All Seats $10. Please call the box office at 860-767-7318 for additional information.

2008 FREE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
Town Center Park at Meadowbrook, 2761 Dixwell Ave., Hamden CT
Presented by the Hamden Arts Commission in partnership with Quinnipiac University.
Contact 203-287-2546. In case of inclement weather, please listen to AM 1220 WQUN.

August 1, 2008, 7:30 PM
Temptation Review with Dennis Edwards
Opening act: Blessing Offer
One of two groups allowed to use the Temptations' name, this one features singer Dennis Edwards, with the Temptations since 1968, who has 14 gold albums, five Grammy's, and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The multi-award winning Motown group will perform top hits including My Girl, Ain't Too Proud to Beg, Papa Was a Rolling Stone and Just My Imagination.

August 11 - August 15, 2008
S.M.A.R.T.
The Burton Leavitt Theatre, 779 Main Street, Willimantic, CT O6226
The Windham Theatre Guild is excited to announce that it will host a spectacular new musical theater program for children, ages 9-14, this summer. Willimantic native, Steve Kaminski, is returning to the area this summer along with Kay Cole, a Hollywood Musical Theater Director and Choreographer, to present S.M.A.R.T. - a one week intensive day camp for young performers.
Tuition for the week-long camp is $325, but register by May 15th and Save $25.
For more information go to: Ivesstreetentertainment.com or call toll free 1-866-IVES-KID.

"S.M.A.R.T is designed to help each participant grow at a pace they feel comfortable with. Knowing the learning style of an individual is the key to their success. Through fun and engaging exercises, age appropriate teaching techniques and materials and a dedicated staff of professionals, this workshop will enrich your child's summer learning experience." –S.M.A.R.T. founder Steve Kaminski.

PROGRAM DIRECTORS: Steve Kaminski & Kay Cole:

S.M.A.R.T was created by Steve Kaminski. Steve is a native of Willimantic and now lives in Los Angeles. He has worked in the entertainment industry as a composer and producer for 19 years and has also served as an educator, a private music coach and currently is a visiting professor at the UCLA School of Theater Film and T.V. Steve heads up Ives Street Entertainment, which produces family friendly programming. He continues to be one of the leading vocal coaches in Los Angeles and although fluent in all styles of piano and vocal repertoire, his technique is rooted in the classical style for performance development. He is proud to have been a part of the early days of the WTG in 1985-1988.

Kay Cole is well known in the musical theater world and has directed and choreographed productions at The Hollywood Bowl, The Coconut Grove Playhouse, the Pasadena Playhouse and The Geffen Playhouse. Some of her inventive staging and directing credits include A Chorus Line, Getting My Act Together, Robber Bridegroom and Sweeney Todd. (The Geffen and Broadway). She has worked in London's West End where she choreographed Snoopy and Blockheads and the recent Los Angeles hit production of Bark! The musical theater has been Ms. Cole's entire life. Some of her acting credits include the original Broadway company of A Chorus Line, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hair, The Roar Of The Greasepaint The Smell Of The Crowd, and Bye Bye Birdie among others. Her expertise in the field is known throughout the country.

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August 13, 2008, 8 PM
Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge Ave., Ridgefield, CT 06877
With his unique, right-handed piano runs and innocent charms, multiple Grammy Award-winner Bruce Hornsby had endeared millions. Mr. Hornsby's reality based lyrics, infused with rock, jazz and bluegrass notes speak to life's obstacles and rewards, inspiring all who hear them. Most commonly known for his hits 'The Way It Is' and 'The Valley Road,' this all-American singer/songwriter has collaborated with artists of all genres including writing the hits 'The End of the Innocence' for Don Henley and 'Jacobs Ladder' for Huey Lewis. Having spent some time touring with The Grateful Dead and fronting his new band, 'Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers,' he brings his signature sound and trademark audience-led performances to the stage for an evening of eclectic, home-town music.
Phone: (203) 438-5795.

August 13 - August 31, 2008
Evita
Ivoryton Playhouse, 103 Main Street, Ivoryton, Connecticut
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Book and lyrics by Tim Rice. A Broadway smash hit that traces the rise of Argentina's most famous first lady - Eva Peron.

August 15, 2008, 11 AM & 1 PM
Stories from Hans Christian Anderson
Ivoryton Playhouse, 103 Main Street, Ivoryton, Connecticut
Summer Children's Theatre.
All Seats $10. Please call the box office at 860-767-7318 for additional information.

August 22, 2008, 11 AM
Crabgrass Puppet Theatre presents
The Last Dragon On Earth
Ivoryton Playhouse, 103 Main Street, Ivoryton, Connecticut
Summer Children's Theatre.
All Seats $10. Please call the box office at 860-767-7318 for additional information.

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September 2008

September 17 - October 5, 2008
Steel Magnolias
Ivoryton Playhouse, 103 Main Street, Ivoryton, Connecticut
By Robert Harling. This tender portrait of eccentricity in small town Louisiana is set in Truvy's Beauty Parlor.

September 26, 2008 - November 30, 2008
BIG RIVER
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Goodspeed, Route 82, East Haddam, CT
Come along for the adventure of a lifetime! Join Huck Finn and runaway slave Jim on a musical trip down the Mississippi River in Mark Twain's classic tale. Along the way you'll meet a rascally pair of river grifters, a grieving heiress and of course, Tom Sawyer. A slice of pure Americana - adventurous, humorous, perilous and mythic. Winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Recommended for ages 12+.
For more information: Call 860.873.8668 or visit goodspeed.org.

Sunday, September 28, 2008
Pilgrimage for Peace
New London CT
A group of pilgrims, people of faith from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Unitarian Universalist and other traditions, will be "praying with their feet" for peace as they walk. The 2008 Pilgrimage for Peace will begin in New London on September 28 and make a circuit through RI & MA to Manchester, NH. The pilgrims will split up in Boston, with half going north to Manchester and half west to Springfield, MA. The groups will reunite in Hartford and continue through Connecticut to New Haven and finish up back in New London on Sunday, November 9.

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October 2008

October 29 - November 16, 2008
The Rainmaker
Ivoryton Playhouse, 103 Main Street, Ivoryton, Connecticut
By N. Richard Nash. Lizzy Curry is on the verge of becoming a hopeless old maid until the town suffers a terrible drought and into the lives walks charismatic Bill Starbuck . . . profession: Rainmaker!

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