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March 4 - March 17, 2010
by Jaime Silveira
Bits & Pieces …
Winter Garden-based Christian band Adam’s Road and Jason Yeager, a top-20 finalist on season seven of American Idol, are scheduled to perform during the 2010 Relay For Life of Stoneybrook that will take place from April 30 through May 1. The event, which will be held at Whispering Oak Elementary School in Winter Garden, benefits the American Cancer Society.
For more information, visit www.relayforlife.org/stoneybrookfl on the Web.
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OrisiRisi African Folklore members share their music and stories with students and staff at Keene’s Crossing Elementary School. Participating in the presentation with OAF drummers are (l. to r.) art teacher Ms. Martinez, music teacher Ms. Hausmann, and fourth-grade teacher Mr. Baron.
OrisiRisi African Folklore members shared their music and stories with students and staff at Keene’s Crossing Elementary School. In addition to dancing and playing music, drummers taught the students about Africa’s geography and languages.
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Give a Kid a Backpack will present Evening at the Pops, featuring the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, on March 27.
Produced by the Rotary Club of Winter Garden, the community event will bring classical and contemporary music to the shores of Lake Apopka. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs and picnic baskets. Festivities begin at 4:30 p.m. at Tanner Hall in Winter Garden, and tickets are $5.
For more information, call 877-452-7228 or e-mail info@giveakidabackpack.org.
Rising Stars …
Foundation Academy Thespian Troupe No. 7059 members perform Mother Goose Has Flown the Coop, an interpretation of nursery rhymes, for FA preschoolers and elementary students.
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Congratulations to the winners of Dr. Phillips High School’s inaugural Miss DPHS pageant, MarCherie Thompkins (center), first place; Gabriela Soto (left), second runner-up; and Liliana Simone, third runner-up.
Dr. Phillips High School held its inaugural Miss DPHS pageant. Winner MarCherie Thompkins, who wowed the judges with her a cappella solo, was awarded a $500 scholarship, four tickets to an Orlando Titans home game, and a limousine ride to prom sponsored by My House Productions. Gabriela Soto, second runner-up, was awarded a $300 scholarship; and Liliana Simone, third runner-up, took home a $200 scholarship.
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Megan Markham of Pembrooke is cast in The Final Battle, a full-length musical based on the final 200 pages of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Megan Markham of Pembrooke was cast as Young Lily Dancer, as well as a member of the signing and dancing wizard chorus, in The Final Battle. The full-length musical is based on the final 200 pages of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series.
The Final Battle will be performed July 16 at Infinitus 2010, an annual Harry Potter conference that will be held in Orlando from July 15 through July 18 at Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando.
At 13, Markham is the youngest member of the musical’s cast.
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The Crenshaw School Dance Stars, led by first-grade teacher and dance instructor Marie Massa-Wiley, perform a hip-hop routine before the Orlando Magic’s recent game against the Indiana Pacers.
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Nina Fink (center), a fourth-grader at Windermere Elementary School, places second at Nationals Inc.’s 2010 Miss Jr. Pre-Teen Orlando pageant. She is congratulated by her parents, Armin and Iris Fink.
Nina Fink, a fourth-grader at Windermere Elementary School, was selected to participate in Nationals Inc.’s 2010 Miss Jr. Pre-Teen Orlando pageant, which was held Valentine’s Day. Fink submitted an application and took part in an interview session that was conducted by Natalie Michelle, this year’s pageant coordinator. Fink placed second in her age group.
Onstage …
• Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe, 8300 Vineland Ave., Orlando, presents a performance of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah on March 19. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., and ticket prices are $15 for adults and free for children age 12 and younger. For more information, call 407-239-6600, ext. 317; e-mail music@maryqueenoftheuniverse.org; or visit www.maryqueenoftheuniverse.org on the Web.
• The Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando presents performances of Father of the Bride in the Harriett & Hymen Lake Cultural Auditorium, 851 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland, from April 8 through April 25. Showtimes are Thursdays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at noon; and ticket prices range from $10 to $25. For more information, call 407-645-5933 or visit www.orlandojcc.org on the Web.
• Silver Spurs Arena at Osceola Heritage Park, 75 Silver Spur Lane, Kissimmee, hosts An Evening with Wynonna Judd on May 9. Showtime is 7 p.m., and ticket prices range from $45 to $85. For more information, call 800-745-3000 or visit www.ohpark.com on the Web.
Although we try to ensure that all information presented above is the most current, correct and dependable available, we do rely on others for the source of our news. Therefore, the Southwest Orlando Bulletin cannot be held responsible for the validity of the information presented here, nor does mentioning it constitute an endorsement. Show Bizness information should be mailed to 7901 Kingspointe Parkway, Suite 28, Orlando, FL 32819-8386; or e-mailed to Jaime@kearneypublishing.com.
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