Cultural Events - Mckenzie News Service - April 16, 2014

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California, Santa Rosa

American Philharmonic presents a concert of "Turkish Delights," April 26 and 27, Santa Rosa

California, Vista

41st Annual San Diego Scottish Highland Games, Vista, California

Florida, Gainesville

Florida's Gainesville Fine Arts Association Presents Two Art Venues - Where Art and Culture Meet

Florida, Tampa

34th Annual Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival, April 26th

Florida, Miami

Grit - a multimedia dance event with Karen Peterson Dancers, May 15 to 16, Miami

Illinois, Northbrook

Chicago Master Singers Concert, Ambassadors of Peace, Features Tour Repertoire, April 25 and 27

Indiana, Indianapolis

59th Annual Talbot Street Art Fair, Indianapolis, IN, June 14 to 15

Maryland, Baltimore

First Exhibition Ever on a Woman- Elizabeth Bonaparte- The Grace Kelly of 1812 Era

Massachusetts, Clinton

The Tsars’ Cabinet: Two Hundred Years of Russian Decorative Arts Under the Romanovs at the Museum of Russian Icons, Clinton, Massachusetts

Missouri, Kirkwood

National touring act, Swing St. Louis, presents the premier of Remembering Judy Garland in Kirkwood, MO

New Jersey, Verona

29th Annual Fine Art and Crafts at Verona Park, May 17-18, Verona, NJ

New York, New York

Light Opera of New York presents Victor Herbert’s Orange Blossoms, April 25 & 26

New York, New York

Cinco de Mayo Celebration: 100 Years of Piano Music from Mexico, May 5th, New York City

North Carolina, Union Grove

Fiddler's Grove Ole Time Fiddler's and Bluegrass Festival, Union Grove, NC

Ohio, Twinsburg

Twins Days Festival Hosts the World's Largest Annual Gathering of Twins, Twinsburg, Ohio

Oregon, Portland

Discover Beautiful, Functional Art at Nation's Largest Ceramic Showcase, Portland, May 2nd-4th

Pennsylvania, Bellefonte

Bellefonte Art Museum presents the Art of Adornment: jewelry and adornment created by people of traditional cultures, Bellefonte, PA

Rhode Island, Newport

The Art of Fashion - Doris Duke's sense of style on display in the 2014 Rough Point annual exhibit, Newport, RI

Rhode Island, Newport

Barclay Butera, Interior Designer of Today Show and HGTV Fame, Celebrity Guest at Neighborhoods of Newport House Tour, April 27th

Tennessee, Nashville

Groundbreaking Slavery Exhibit Opens at Tennessee State Museum

Texas, Round Top

Round Top Music Festival Coming to Round Top, Texas, June 7 to July 12

Vermont, Norwich

A T. Rex Named Sue is Coming to Vermont's Montshire Museum of Science May 17

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California, Santa Rosa

American Philharmonic presents a concert of "Turkish Delights," April 26 and 27, Santa Rosa

TheAmerican Philharmonic Sonoma Countywill present the final concerts of its 15th anniversary season with performances on April 26 and 27 of Turkish Delights.

The concerts feature violinist Yova Milanova performing Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 (“Turkish”), written when the composer was only 19 and a violin virtuoso himself. Ms. Milanova comes from a family of distinguished Bulgarian musicians and has performed with leading orchestras throughout the world. This will be her West Coast premiere.
The program also includes Rossini’s overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers. The overture shines with the wit and sparkle you’d expect of music that opens a classic, comedy of errors opera. The program concludes with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 (“Italian”). Written when the composer was just 24, the themes are inspired by his travels in Italy, and result in his most popular symphony.
The American Philharmonic Sonoma County, conducted by Norman Gamboa, is a 65-member orchestra made up of professional-level musicians who volunteer their talents to reach an audience of people who might not otherwise have the opportunity to experience a live orchestra. Bringing people who love to play classical music together with those who love to listen to it, the orchestra has presented over 100 affordable concerts in Sonoma County over the past 15 years.
The upcoming concerts will be held on April 26 at 8:00 pm and April 27 at 2:00 pm at the Santa Rosa High School Performing Arts Auditorium, 1235 Mendocino Ave.Premium tickets are $15.00, general admission is $10.00 at the door, and students 18 and under are free.For more information or to purchase tickets, visitwww.apsonoma.orgor call 800-838-3006.

Media Contact: Steven Peterson, Email:, Phone: 707-206-6775

Full story with photos: www.mckenzienewsservice.com/news/American-Philharmonic/Turkish-Delights.htm

California, Vista

41st Annual San Diego Scottish Highland Games, Vista, California

The two day event will feature activities and entertainment for all ages including sheepdog demonstrations and trials, highland dancing, Scottish country dancing, Scottish vendors, Scottish foods and beers, bag piping and drumming competitions, Clan tents, children’s activities, concerts and more.

The41st Annual San Diego Scottish Highland Games & Gathering of the Clanswill be held on June 28 & 29, 2014 at the Brengle Terrance Park, 1200 Vale Terrace Drive, Vista, CA.

Entertainment will feature Wicked Tinkers, Highland Way, Men of Worth, Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas.

Visitors will find vendors of everything Scottish: foods, arts & crafts, Massed Bagpipe Bands, Scottish athletics, Highland dancing competition, drum major, bag piping and drumming competitions, sheepdog trials, Scottish country dancing, and fun for the kids.

Gates open at 9am each day. Closing ceremonies with the Massed Pipe Bands daily at 4:45pm.

Pre sale ticket prices are Adults $13 per day. Seniors & Military $8 per day. Youth age 6 to 16 $5 per day. Pay pre sale online via PayPal atwww.sdhighlandgames.org.

Vista is located in northwestern San Diego County.Visitwww.sdhighlandgames.orgor call 760-726-3691 or .

Media Contact: James Lewis, Email:, Phone: 760-726-3691

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Florida, Gainesville

Florida's Gainesville Fine Arts Association Presents Two Art Venues - Where Art and Culture Meet

Established in 1923, the non-profit 501(c)3, Gainesville, Florida based Gainesville Fine Arts Association (GFAA) produces, sponsors and promotes two art festivals each year. On October 12 & 13, 2014, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm, GFAA produces the Art Festival at Thornebrook, a juried show with awards, is held in the beautifully tree lined park-like setting of Thornebrook Village located at 2441 NW 43rd Street. This two day show includes fine artist and craftsmen, photographers, quilters, and glassblowers from various states with their own distinctive artistic styles. Plus, see the artist in action in their booths, roving and live stage entertainment, kids zone, local merchants and galleries. On March 7th - 9th, 2014, 10 am- 5 pm, GFAA produces the Winter Fine Arts Fair at Tioga, considered the most artist friendly art fair in Florida, according to Florida Magazine. This unique festival begins with a night-time opening, with lighted artist booths, live stage entertainment surrounded by an aerial backdrop of thousands of stringed lights throughout the streets. This festival includes awards, public art sculptures, many artist in action in their booths, live stage entertainment, student artist corner, and the local merchants. Web: www.gainesvillefinearts.com www.gainesvillefinearts.com

Media Contact: Cindy Moss Smith, Email:, Phone: (352) 256-1562

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Florida, Tampa

34th Annual Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival,April 26th

Modeling storytelling excellence, some of Florida’s finest professional storytellers will spin tales from Florida, the United States, and around the world at indoor and outdoor stages.

Atlantic Coast Theatre for Youth

What do pirates, a monkey, storybook characters, food trucks, strolling entertainers, music, and live professional storytellers have in common?...The34th Annual Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival, held on April 26th at the Hillsborough High School, 5000 N Central Ave., Tampa, FL.Everyone’s invited to “Fill Your Sails with 100 Tales,” and to join in the free activities, frolicking, and festive entertainment. There is no admission fee.
Hillsborough High School’s historic castle-like architecture and echoing hallways will ring with the sound of excited youth storytellers and their families as the Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival celebrates its 34th Anniversary. Each year hundreds of young people read and learn to tell stories in the weeks preceding the festival and on festival day many of these youth storytellers will tell their stories in classrooms before live audiences.
At 12:15 pm a storybook character parade will wind its way through the festival grounds. Strolling entertainers will spellbind audiences throughout the day. All children attending are invited to make and decorate their personalized pirate hats. At 1:30 pm a performance in the stained glass clad Hillsborough High School Auditorium will feature the renowned Atlantic Coast Theatre for Youth’s free and family-friendly presentation. At the Book Fair from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm., there are opportunities to purchase books and smart toys. Area food trucks will be on hand for those who would like to buy a tasty treat.
Modeling storytelling excellence, some of Florida’s finest professional storytellers will spin tales from Florida, the United States, and around the world at indoor and outdoor stages. Internationally acclaimed, award winning, storyteller, singer, and author, Michael Parent will give two free concerts in the Auditorium at 9:30 am and 1:30 pm. A native Mainer of French-Canadian descent, Michael has performed as a storyteller and singer, in both English and French, throughout the United States, and beyond, since 1977. He has been featured at many events, including the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee, and international events in France, England, Ireland, Poland, and New Zealand. You can sample a bit of Michael’s storytelling courtesy of the Friday Extra Concert Series on Friday, April 25, at 6:30 in the Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park as breezes blow from the banks of the Hillsborough River in downtown Tampa.

www.tampastory.org,, 813-931-2166

Media Contact: Kim Rivers, Email:, Phone: 813-928-2577

Media Visits: Media visits for journalists on assignment are encouraged

Full story with photos: www.mckenzienewsservice.com/news/Tampa-Storytelling/Festival.htm

Florida, Miami

Grit- a multimedia dance event with Karen Peterson Dancers, May 15 to 16, Miami

Photo Credit: Luis Olazabal

Grit, performed byKaren Peterson and Dancers, is a multimedia dance work choreographed by Karen Peterson and Katrina Weaver and created in collaboration with video artist Dinorah de Jesus Rodriquez. The performances will take place on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 8 PM and Friday, May 16, 2015 at 8 PM at the Miami Dade County Auditorium, 2901 West Flagler Street, Miami, Florida.

Through the use of movement, sound and video projection the physical, social and emotional connotations ofGritare explored as the relationship between the visual, the physical and the visceral are amplified on the stage. Struggle, desperation, fear and the fight for power or dominance are common undertones and themes that are played out daily on a personal and global scale. This constant battle for power, control, preservation and survival is a theme played out on stage between the dancers and the relationship of the dancers to the projected images. It is this constant balancing act and fight for preservation that unites us, defines us and keeps us moving forward and is a part of our emotional, spiritual and biological make up. It is a fight for preservation and control that can come at the expense of ourselves, others and nature or can act as a unifying force.

General admission is $20, $15 dollars for seniors, students and individuals with disability. Tickets available at the door. Friday includes a post performance reception.

www.karenpetersondancers.org,305-298-5879

Media Contact: Karen Peterson, Email:, Phone: 305-547-5414

Media Visits: Free

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Illinois, Northbrook

Chicago Master Singers Concert, Ambassadors of Peace, Features Tour Repertoire, April 25 and 27

Chicago Master Singers is a 130-voice auditioned chorus that has performed the great choral masterworks in collaboration with professional soloists and orchestras in the Chicago area and on tour in Europe since 1979.

The spring 2014 concerts ofChicago Master Singers, under the direction of Alan Heatherington, will bring sacred masterpieces of Austrian, Croatian, Slovenian and American composers to Chicago area audiences on the evenings of Friday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 27, at 7:00 p.m. The concert venue is the beautiful and reverberant Chapel of the Holy Spirit (Divine Word) at 2001 Waukegan Road, Techny (Northbrook), Ill.

The a cappella concert will feature the same repertoire that Chicago Master Singers will take on tour this summer to Austria, where members of the chorus will sing in the finale concert of the Mozart Festival in Salzburg, and to Croatia and Slovenia.

The concert will include works by acclaimed American choral composers Ola Gjeilo, Stephen Paulus, Morten Lauridsen and Wayland Rogers, as well as classic masterpieces by Austrian composers Anton Bruckner and Michael Haydn. Music from Slovenia and Croatia, with their extensive musical heritage offering a trove of creative treasures, will be featured on the program, including works by Bruno Vlahek, Ivan Lukačić and Jakob Kranjski (aka Jacob Handl, Jacobus Gallus).

Tickets for all Chicago Master Singers performances can be purchased online atwww.chicagomastersingers.orgor by calling toll-free 1-800-595-4TIX (595-4849).

Media Contact: Sharon Starr, Email:, Phone: 847-612-4691

Media Visits: Complimentary media visits for journalists on assignment or with approved credentials. If you are unable to accept a courtesy visit, a press rate can be negotiated.

Full story with photos: www.mckenzienewsservice.com/news/Chicago-Master-Singers/Ambassadors-of-Peace.htm

Indiana, Indianapolis

59th Annual Talbot Street Art Fair,Indianapolis, IN,June 14 to 15

The59th annual Talbot Street Art Fairwill be June 14-15, 2014 from 10am-6pm, Saturday, and 10am – 5pm, Sunday. With 270 prominent artists from throughout the nation, as well as throughout Indiana, this fair promises to be a winner with art lovers. Admission is free.
The fair is located on Talbott Street from 16th to 20th streets, north/south and from Pennsylvania to Delaware Streets, east/west in Indianapolis.
The fair began in 1956 on Talbot Alley just south of its current location and has grown to a fair that is recognized in the top 100 of the nation's best fine art and fine craft fairs.
Artwork includes paintings in oil, watercolor, acrylic, mixed media; sculpture in bronze, clay, copper, glass, steel and stone; glass: etched, stained, blown, slumped; fiber from clothing for women and children, hats and handbags to woven rugs; wood from bowls to furniture; jewelry in bronze, silver, copper, gold, clay, brass and glass; clay from the decorative to the functional; photography from black & white to innovative special effects in brilliant color, and more.
Enjoy the Fair, meet the artists and talk to them about their work.
For more information on the Talbot Street Art Fair, including a list of artists, directions and parking visitwww.talbotstreet.orgor call 317-745-6479.