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DAVID YOUNGDAHL, left, and Mark Rodgers, right, will join Teresa Molinari of Atlanta in an upcoming acting workshop held in Cleveland.
Acting class comes to Cleveland
With major motion pictures being shot in and around the Chattanooga-Atlanta area, acting classes are in demand more than ever. The Academy of Mutual Interest in Motion Pictures will present a two-...
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COMPANY DANCERS with the Cleveland City Ballet are seen performing in an "aerial" dance.
Cleveland City Ballet: Celebrating 75 years with Peter Pan
In celebration of its 75th year of excellence in the performing arts, Cleveland City Ballet will produce “Peter Pan” in May 2013. In 1937, Ms. Francis Gould opened a studio for the teaching of dan...
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Banner photo, CHRISTY ARMSTRONG  SIXTH-GRADER Garrett Wheeler and his mother Kim show off some of the chicks he took to his public speaking class at the co-op to help with an expository speech about chicken breeds.
Home-schooling families unite for their kids
The day-to-day experience for many Cleveland parents involves seeing their kids off to the bus stop or joining a line of other parents dropping their kids off at school. But for some, the day simpl...
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TRACY OWNBY has created some of the most detailed sculptural welding art ever seen in the region. From an intricately made American bald eagle to a harmless dolphin and a fearsome dragon, the gifted welder from Cleveland said he would love to make a career out of his hobby that has brought him impressive sales and admiration for his steel creations.
Tracy Ownby: ‘Man of steel’ makes welding an art form
The art of sculptural welding can be as breathtaking as any form of art, especially when a talented craftsman like Tracy Ownby dedicates his skills to a project. Unlike many professionally trained...
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STUDENTS from Lee University and Trousdale School strike silly poses in Alumni Park on the Lee University campus at the first meeting of the Lee Buddies Club. Contributed photo
Lee Buddies: Lee University and Trousdale students work, play together
Mariah Varner, a Lee University student from Marietta, Ga., felt she needed to change her priorities. She was on track to pursue a career in vocal music, but something was missing as she practiced...
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Reba Terry
Signature Hall of Fame honors seven inductees
Signature HealthCare added seven inductees to the Hall of Fame on Sept. 27 — five residents, a community leader and and employee of Signature. Tiffany Sawyer, administrator, greeted and welcomed ev...
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Machelle McCulley, far right, introduces the youngest models in River Worship Center’s annual fashion show to benefit Mercy’s Door Children’s Home. The girls all twirled to show off their “confident” name-brand fashions that had been purchased at low prices to show the audience that they could dress well on a budget. Banner photos, CHRISTY ARMSTRONG
Women and children make fashion statement
As the house lights went down and the bright spotlight focused on its chosen spot onstage, models of all shapes and sizes adorned in everything from cocktail dresses to raincoats took their places ...
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BRIAN GREEN performed the leading role in “Gabriel’s Song” with the Lee University Singers in the late 1990s.
Cleveland native excited about performing at home
Brian Lane Green, who is one of the featured performers in the upcoming Community Concerts Series, says for him, “it will be a family affair.” He said the timing is great since the date of the co...
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John Boswel
‘Broadway Today’ features Cleveland native
The Cleveland–Bradley Concert Association opens the 2012-13 concert series with “Broadway Today” on Oct. 4. The concert is at 7 p.m. at the Conn Center on the campus of Lee University. The only t...
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Nillie Bipper festival starts this Saturday
Nillie Bipper, the largest running outdoor arts and crafts festival in the Ocoee region, will welcome new and returning exhibitors, vendors and entertainers to its 45th annual Nillie Bipper Creati...
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