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This Week : February 15-22, 2002
Theatre/Film
Hazel Green Drama Program hosts
A Benefit Performance by the Theatre Huntsville/Target Stores Shakespeare
Outreach/ Shakespeare on the Mountain
Friday, February 15 at 7 p.m.
At Hazel Green High on North Parkway. Tickets $5 for the one hour revue of Shakespeare favorites! Additional donations appreciated. All proceeds benefit the Hazel Green Drama Program and their Spring Production Midsummer's Night Dream. For more information drop me a line!
Studio One on Moulton St. in Decatur presents
"Poor Mama"
Dinner Theatre: February 16; March 2, 24; April 6, 13.
Dinner at 6:30 and the show following.
This is a murder mystery/improv where the audience votes on "Who Dun'it" to make the ending - good food and good fun Tickets are $20
For more information contact 308-2300.
Fantasy Playhouse Children's Theater presents
The Wind In The Willows
February 15-17 and 21-24
VBC Playhouse, Huntsville
Badger, Mole and Rattie and they keep their friend, Mr. Toad out of trouble!
Tickets are available at 539-6829 or visit http://www.letthemagicbegin.org
Renaissance Theatre Presents
Steel Magnolias
Directed by Lee Deal
February 14-16 at 8 p.m.
Renaissance Theatre 1216B Meridian Street, Huntsville
For more information call 536-3434 or 536-3117 or visit
http://www.renaissancetheatre.net
Take a look at Jean Brandau's review:
http://huntsville.about.com/library/weekly/aa012402a.htm
and Ms. Pansy's review at http://www.angelfire.com/wizard/wizard4/
The Whole Backstage presents
The Mousetrap
The Agatha Christie mystery and thriller
Feb. 15,16, 21, 22, 23 at 7:30 PM, and Feb. 17 at 2 PM
At the playhouse at 1120 Rayburn Ave., Guntersville.
Tickets are $6 for students and Senior Citizens, and $8 for all others. Reservations may be made after February 4 by calling 582-SHOW (7469).
The Princess Theatre
The Family Series presents
The New Shanghai Circus
Saturday, February 19-21 at 7:00 p.m.
At The Princess Theatre located at 119 Second Avenue Northeast. For more information and tickets call 355-7557 or 351-9269 or call the Princess at 340-1778.
Madison Community Chorus presents
Annie
Thursday, February 21, 7 p.m.; Friday, February 22, 7 p.m.; and Saturday,
February 23, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Bob Jones High School Auditorium
Tickets are $22 for premium seats, $18 for standard seating. Two-dollar discounts are available for seniors, students, and corporate sponsors. An additional 10% discount is available for groups. Call the ticket hotline for Madison Community Chorus at 316-0521 or 316-0522. For additional information, send email to madisonchorus@knology.net or visit their Web site at www.angelfire.com/musicals/mcchorus/.
The Broadway Theatre League presents
The BellSouth Broadway Series
Titanic, the Musical
February 22-24
At the VBC Concert Hall, downtown Huntsville. For Tickets call 256-518-6155 or visit http://www.btleague.org
Lee High School's Lee Lyric Theatre presents
Gilbert and Sullivan's PIRATES OF PENZANCE
February 22, 23, 24, 28, and March 1 and 2
at the Lee High School auditorium.
Admission is $10 for the general public. Tickets are available at Shaver's Books, A.B. Stephens Music, Off-Campus Bookstore, and Parisian's at Parkway Place. For further information call 859-2563.
Music/Dance
Music for the Nativity series presents
organist Bruce Neswick in recital
February 15th at 7:30.
Church of the Nativity, downtown Huntsville. works by Bach, Franck and Vierne, as well as improvisations on themes submitted by the audience. There is no admission charge for the concert. For further information, call 533.2455 x216.
The Huntsville Symphony Orchestra presents
Haunted Beauty featuring Kyoko Takezawa, Violin
February 16 at 8:15 p.m.
The Burritt Museum presents
Music on the Mountain Series
Sunday, February 17 at 3 p.m.
At the Old Country Church at the Museum. Monte Sano Boulevard, Huntsville. The next in the series features viola and flute. For more information call 536-2882.
The Rocket City Cloggers dance
every Monday (unless it's a national holiday) at 7 p.m.
at the Optimist Clubhouse at the park on Oakwood Drive. For more information call 881-0884.
The Ballroom Dance Club of Huntsville meets every Tuesday in February at the Skate Odyssey on South Parkway at Mythewood Drive. The first Tuesday of the month there will be a dance exhibition and live music with the Little Big Band. Tickets are $6 for the first Tuesday, $4 for every other Tuesday. The price of admission includes a dance lesson. The featured dance for February is the TANGO! (What else!). For more information visit http://dancehsv.home.mindspring.com/
Bandito Burrito in Madison holds an open mic
Wednesday nights
Hosted by songwriter, Jim Parker
Bring your guitar and join in!
North Alabama Country Dance Society (NACDS) presents
Contra Dance and Old Time Country Dance
1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays 7:30-10:30 pm.
Tennessee Valley Handbell Association presents
The 19th Annual Festival with a free public concert
Saturday February 16 that 1:00 p.m.
At the VBC in Downtown Huntsville. For more information contact bellynn@altavista.com.
Bandito Burrito Madison presents
Saturn 5
Friday, February 22 the official album release party at on Bandito is located on Main Street in Madison (1 mile off of Madison Boulevard at Wall Triana). This show will be for all ages. If you need directions write to Saturn5music@hotmail.com
Museums/Galleries
AH University Center Gallery presents
"Black History Month Art Show Featuring O'oyoo"
A reception for the artist will be on February 19, 2002 from 4:30-5:30. This reception is free and open to the public. on view through February 28 celebrate Black History with a show of sculpture, drawings,and paintings by
Augustine Oyoo Ochang. O'oyoo is a sculptor/painter from Kenya. The University Center Gallery is open Mon, through Sat. 8:30 am to 9:30 p.m., and Sun. 11 am to 7 p.m. (except on major holidays). For more information about this exhibit, please contact the Department of Art and Art History at UAH (256)824-6115.
Artistic Images Gallery is featuring
the work of Alan Davis.
on view through March 2.
Entitled "500 Faces" the artist has continues to explore his obsession with the face. This new body of work features works on paper, canvas, and ceramic tile. Artistic Images Gallery is located at 2115 Whitesburg Dr.
for more information call 534-3968.
801 Franklin and the AIDS Action Coalition present
"Identities of a French Persuasion"
A collective exhibition by Artists Carole Foret and Dennis Keim.
At 801 Franklin Street
On View through February For additional information contact: Stacy Bryant at 801 Franklin phone:
519-8019 or email banquets@801franklin.com
The Huntsville Art League Gallery presents
Black History Month Exhibit
through February
There will be a reception on Sunday February 24th from 3pm until 5pm, the public is invited.
The Gallery is located at Market Square shopping center next to Burlington Coat Factory, Memorial Parkway at Clinton Avenue. For more information call the gallery @ 534-3860 or go to http://www.hsvartleague.org
The Huntsville Museum of Art Presents
Hollywood Celebrity: Edward Steichen's Vanity Fair Portraits
On view through March 3, 2002
An exhibition of 61 vintage photographs of Hollywood celebrities of the 1920s and '30s.
And
Zelda by Herself
An exhibition of Zelda Fitzgerald's work (wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Admission to the Museum is $5 for non-members with $1 discount for seniors, military and students-children under 12 free. hours are 1 to 5 Sunday, 10 to 5 Tuesday through Saturday with extended hours Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. and are free to the public. for more information call 535-4350 or visit the website at http://www.hsvmuseum.org
Lectures/Readings/Other
Theatre Huntsville hosts an evening of a Valentine's Celebration
Saturday, February 16 at 7pm at the Plummer Road Building. We will be playing the popular knock-off of the game show "Whose Line is it Anyway?"
For more information call Theatre Huntsville at 536-0807 or email thhsv@hiwaay.net
This Week
Friday through Friday made up of sections for Theatre/Film, Music/Dance, Galleries/Museums, and Lectures/Readings/Other
On the Inside
Taking Part and Supporting the Arts
Making Plans
Looking ahead for two weeks
Field Trip
A selection of items coming up in other locations for a longer drive or trip away from Huntsville).
