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From the Community Arts Center: CAC prepares for 'Space'

ongoing programs buzz on Earth

October 31, 2011|By BOBBIE CURD | bobbie@communityartscenter.net

The Community Arts Center is gearing up for “Space… Imagine That!,” its above-and-beyond blockbuster exhibit coming in January. Meanwhile, several Earth-bound, ongoing projects keep the arts hub buzzing.

New Horizons Band program

CAC executive director Mary Beth Touchstone says the center is lucky to have volunteer Marjorie Pappas on board and handling the coordination of a new musical whim. “This New Horizons Band is a really exciting opportunity for seniors in the Danville area,” Pappas says. The band gives those who attend a chance to pick up an instrument they used to play, or learn to play something they never have before. It also allows social time. Touchstone says volunteers such as Pappas and Tim Johnson, who is directing the band for minimal compensation, are what keep the pulse in the Danville community beating — now to the sound of its own concert band. Anyone interested in checking out the New Horizons Band can come to beginning band rehearsals 10 a.m.-noon Thursdays at the arts center.

New Horizons

Developed more than 20 years ago by Dr. Roy Ernst of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y., New Horizons programs provide the entry point into music-making for adults, particularly seniors. Ernst found adults have unique advantages when it comes to learning music, as they are more motivated and self-disciplined than their younger counterparts.

Lisi’s Art Lab

“She gets so excited as we enter the Community Arts Center, ready to pay her dollar and get her hand stamped, say hello to (the staff) and head up the marble staircase …,” says Jean Crawford Griffin, grandmother of Londyn Jackson.

Every Friday is “Nana-Londyn time,” Griffin says, and Londyn, a Hogsett preschooler, always wants to hit the art lab.“We are so blessed to have a community that supports the arts for all our citizens — even our youngest members,” Griffin says.

This month, the crafts in the lab have centered on a Halloween theme, says Caitlan Cole, sophomore Centre College intern at the arts center. Ghosts of white card stock and strips of white plastic bags and dried pasta glued into skeletal shapes adorn the arts lab’s board.

Cole plans to continue festive crafts for the next few months, such as paper bag scarecrows, hand turkeys and cotton-ball snow men. Also, she plans a special edible craft — possibly ornaments out of icing and other treats that will spark creativity.

“I love that they can come here and develop their creativity and use their imagination,” Cole says. “Having those opportunities to exercise those abilities is crucial to building life skills.”

Lisi’s Art Lab is open during the arts center’s regular hours, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

Things to watch for:

Thriller dance: 5:45 and 6 p.m. Monday

Holiday wreath-making workshops with Sarah Wiltsee: 10 a.m.-noon and 2-4 p.m. Nov. 19

Starry Night Studio’s Mommy/Daddy and Me: Rosy Red Apple, 1-3 p.m. Nov. 13

Gallery Hop Stop, hosted by The Arts Commission of Danville/Boyle County: 5:30-9 p.m. Nov. 11

For more information, call (859) 236–4054, email info@communityartscenter.net or drop by the arts center at 401 W. Main St.

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