Sharron Matthews\nis a n award-winning cabaret performer. Her performance of “Full Dark”\nwas named by broadwayworld.com as Best Cabaret Performance of 2015 and\nshe ’s won “Best of the Fest” at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Her\np erformances include storytelling and mash-up pop songs – think Shirley\n Bassey meets Madonna.
Sharron has performed on TV\, stage and in\nf ilms. She grew up in Hamilton\, Ontario and moved to Toronto when she was\ n20. She always wanted to be Cher\, Marie Osmond\, Carol Burnett and\nDawn …from Tony Orlando and Dawn…and if you are too young to know who\nDawn is…she says\, “sigh.” So she set out…to be all of those\npeople …as well as Tim Curry from Rocky Horror and Dame Edna…as well as\nthe most excellent version of herself! Sharron has created a “Cabaret for\nK ids” for the Young People’s Theatre of Toronto and will bring her\nexp erience as an actor\, performer\, and singer to students while in the Wood \nRiver Valley.
Guests 21 and over will receive a complimentary \nglass of wine with their ticket. The performance is geared for those 16 and\nup.
Please note: this event is café style se
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The Center’s commitment to Enha ncing Arts\nEducation
Sharron Matthews will be performing in local\nschools as a part of The Center’s ongoing commitment to Artist \nResidencies. Artist Residencies are supported by Gayle Marie and in part \,\nwith funds for International Guitar Night and Las Cafeteras provided b y the\nWestern States Arts Federation (WESTAF)\, the Idaho Commission on t he Arts\nand the National Endowment for the Arts. The 2016-2017 Performing Arts\nSeries is sponsored by the Wood River Inn.
Buy cabaret\nantipasto platt er (serves 2-3)
Sharr on Matthews\nis an award-winning cabaret performer. Her performance of “ Full Dark”\nwas named by broadwayworld.com as Best Cabaret Performance o f 2015 and\nshe’s won “Best of the Fest” at the Edinburgh Fringe Fes tival. Her\nperformances include storytelling and mash-up pop songs – think Shirley\nBassey meets Madonna.
Sharron has performed on TV\, stage and in\nfilms. She grew up in Hamilton\, Ontario and moved to Toront o when she was\n20. She always wanted to be Cher\, Marie Osmond\, Carol Bu rnett and\nDawn…from Tony Orlando and Dawn…and if you are too young to know who\nDawn is…she says\, “sigh.” So she set out…to be all of those\npeople…as well as Tim Curry from Rocky Horror and Dame Edna…as well as\nthe most excellent version of herself! Sharron has created a “C abaret for\nKids” for the Young People’s Theatre of Toronto and will b ring her\nexperience as an actor\, performer\, and singer to students whil e in the Wood\nRiver Valley.
Guests 21 and over will receive a complimentary\nglass of wine with their ticket. The performance is geared for those 16 and\nup.
Please note: this event is c
afé style seating\,\npreferred seating will be assigned to premium series
ticket holders.
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The Center’s commi tment to Enhancing Arts\nEducation
Sharron Matthews will b e performing in local\nschools as a part of The Center’s ongoing commitm ent to Artist\nResidencies. Artist Residencies are supported by Gayle Mari e and in part\,\nwith funds for International Guitar Night and Las Cafeter as provided by the\nWestern States Arts Federation (WESTAF)\, the Idaho Co mmission on the Arts\nand the National Endowment for the Arts. The 2016-20 17 Performing Arts\nSeries is sponsored by the Wood River Inn.
Buy cabaret\nan tipasto platter (serves 2-3)
This week-long\nstudio workshop offers students a chance to explore the varied qualities of\nthe oil painting medium with respected painter Connie Borup. Working from\nph otographs\, students will learn indirect painting techniques such as\nunde rpainting\, glazing\, stenciling\, washing and scumbling. Each student is\ nencouraged to develop his or her personal style and be open to new\ndisco veries.
Connie’s recent art work has been taking a closer\,\nmore intimate look at nature. She is drawn to the quiet\, meditative\naspect s of the natural world\; fascinated by the shapes of plants\, leaves\,\npo ds\, branches and twigs and the play of light and shade on their surfaces. \nThese patterns generate visual and meditative interest. Reflections and\ nshadows offer a chance to stop and observe complex patterns in nature. Th is\ncomplexity can increase the meditative state by holding one’s attent ion\nand focus longer. Connie's paintings investigate the different levels of\nreality we can observe in the natural world.
Cancellation\nrei mbursement deadline: Mon\, Aug\, 29
This class runs Monday-Friday\, \nSeptember 19-23 from 9am-1pm.
This week-long\nstudio workshop offers students a chance to explore the varied qualities of\nthe oil painting medium with respected painter Connie Borup. Working from\nphotographs\, students will learn indirect painting techniq ues such as\nunderpainting\, glazing\, stenciling\, washing and scumbling. Each student is\nencouraged to develop his or her personal style and be o pen to new\ndiscoveries.
Connie’s recent art work has been taking a closer\,\nmore intimate look at nature. She is drawn to the quiet\, m editative\naspects of the natural world\; fascinated by the shapes of plan ts\, leaves\,\npods\, branches and twigs and the play of light and shade o n their surfaces.\nThese patterns generate visual and meditative interest. Reflections and\nshadows offer a chance to stop and observe complex patte rns in nature. This\ncomplexity can increase the meditative state by holdi ng one’s attention\nand focus longer. Connie's paintings investigate the different levels of\nreality we can observe in the natural world.
Cancellation\nreimbursement deadline: Mon\, Aug\, 29
This class run s Monday-Friday\,\nSeptember 19-23 from 9am-1pm.
This workshop is\nfor photographers who want to take their editorial or personal work to the\nne xt level. National Geographic photographer Gerd Ludwig\, and\nfor mer National Geographic picture editor and Director of\nPhotograp hy Kent Kobersteen\, will challenge students to produce their very\nbest w ork on subjects about which they feel strongly. Students will select\na su bject\, and shoot an essay during the week. The daily work will be\ncritiq ued by Ludwig and Kobersteen\, and suggestions will be offered. In\nadditi on\, Ludwig and Kobersteen will give presentations of their and other\npho tographers' work to make instructive points and to inspire.
Kent\nK obersteen was Director of Photography and Senior Editor at National\nG eographic magazine from February 1998 until January 2005. He joined\n the National Geographic in 1983 as a picture editor. Kent\ncurren tly conducts photographic workshops and lectures internationally on\nthe p hilosophy\, ethics\, and business of photojournalism. Before joining the\n National Geographic\, Kent spent eighteen years at the\nMinne apolis (Minnesota) Tribune -- sixteen years as a staff\nphotographer and two years as editor of the Tribune’s Sunday\nmagazine. His photographic work has taken him to more than 85\ncountries.
Gerd’ s work beautifully captures all the complexities\nlife has to offer. Wheth er it is the sweetness of a hug and a kiss or the\npoignancy of children b orn with serious birth defects\, his photography\nresonates with a full sc ale of emotion. By combining strong composition\,\nsocio-economic content\ , and a journalistic style\, Ludwig creates images\nthat broaden the mind and touch the soul. His ongoing coverage of post\nSoviet Russia has garner ed his distinction as being the world’s foremost\ncolor photographer doc umenting the region. Now based in Los Angeles\, Gerd\nis represented by th e exclusive National Geographic Creative.\nWhile he continues to work primarily for National Geographic\nmagazine\, he photographs personal projects\; exhibits in museums\, galleries\nand festivals\, such as the Perpignan Visa pour L’Image\; lectures at\nuniversities\; and co nducts workshops internationally.
Sun\nV alley Property News Article
Cancellation reimbursement\ndeadlin e: Tue\, Sept 2
This class takes place Sep 30-Oct 5\, from\n10am-4p m at The Center\, Hailey.
This workshop is\nfor photographers who want to take their editorial or persona l work to the\nnext level. National Geographic photographer Gerd Ludwig\, and\nformer National Geographic picture editor and Direc tor of\nPhotography Kent Kobersteen\, will challenge students to produce t heir very\nbest work on subjects about which they feel strongly. Students will select\na subject\, and shoot an essay during the week. The daily wor k will be\ncritiqued by Ludwig and Kobersteen\, and suggestions will be of fered. In\naddition\, Ludwig and Kobersteen will give presentations of the ir and other\nphotographers' work to make instructive points and to inspir e.
Kent\nKobersteen was Director of Photography and Senior Editor a t National\nGeographic magazine from February 1998 until January 2005. He joined\nthe National Geographic in 1983 as a picture edi tor. Kent\ncurrently conducts photographic workshops and lectures internat ionally on\nthe philosophy\, ethics\, and business of photojournalism. Bef ore joining the\nNational Geographic\, Kent spent eighteen years at the\nMinneapolis (Minnesota) Tribune -- sixteen years as a sta ff\nphotographer and two years as editor of the Tribune’s Sunday\nmagazine. His photographic work has taken him to more than 85\ncountrie s.
Gerd’s work beautifully captures all the complexities\nlife ha s to offer. Whether it is the sweetness of a hug and a kiss or the\npoigna ncy of children born with serious birth defects\, his photography\nresonat es with a full scale of emotion. By combining strong composition\,\nsocio- economic content\, and a journalistic style\, Ludwig creates images\nthat broaden the mind and touch the soul. His ongoing coverage of post\nSoviet Russia has garnered his distinction as being the world’s foremost\ncolor photographer documenting the region. Now based in Los Angeles\, Gerd\nis represented by the exclusive National Geographic Creative.\nWhile he continues to work primarily for National Geographic\nmagazine \, he photographs personal projects\; exhibits in museums\, galleries\nand festivals\, such as the Perpignan Visa pour L’Image\; lectures at\nuniv ersities\; and conducts workshops internationally.
Sun\nValley Property News Article
Cancellation reimb ursement\ndeadline: Tue\, Sept 2
This class takes place Sep 30-Oct 5\, from\n10am-4pm at The Center\, Hailey.