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Arts Connection for August 9, 2007
Thursday, August 9, 2007
By: Rebecca Morgan
The Dya Singh Music Group come to Orlando; a new musical uses songs from many Stephen Schwartz musicals; and Mark Baratelli takes his IMPROV CABARET to the New York Fringe.
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ART NEWS -
The 6th Just Read Florida Leadership Conference was held this week in Orlando, with over 4000 school principals, district administrators and reading coaches.
United Arts of Central Florida is accepting nominations for the Arts+ Awards.
Read more news in the arts at ArtsJournal, the daily digest of arts, culture and ideas.
 The Dya Singh World Music Group fuses tradition Sikh music with contemporary world music. They will perform Friday night, August 10 at 7pm at Trinity Prep in Winter Park.
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THIS WEEK -
Pinder's Kids is a new play by Barry White about Orlando's Civil Rights Movement and Father Nelson Pinder, who led non-violent sit-ins. People's Theatre will stage this new play at the History Center this weekend - performances are Friday, August 10 at 7pm, Saturday at 3pm & 6pm and Sunday, August 12 at 3pm. 407-836-8580
The Flagler/Palm Coast campus of Daytona Beach Community College presents a Summer Concert Series, tomorrow night at 7 with the jazz quartet Pat D'Agunno and Duplicity. 386-986-2323
Free gospel concerts will take place at the Lake Eola Ampitheatre next Monday through Friday from 11:30am to 1:30pm, as part of the 40th annual Gospel Music Workshop of America. http://www.gmwapress.org/
The final Orlando Philharmonic Sounds of Summer concert features Sovereign Brass, next Thursday, August 16 at 7pm at the Shakespeare Center.
And, the Red Chair Affair is Saturday, August 18 onstage at the Bob Carr. It's the kick-off to the 2007-2008 concert season and features performances by many local groups and a catered dinner.
Snapshots is onstage at Seaside Music Theatre in Daytona Beach - the "musical mosaic" features an original story  with music from many of Stephen Schwartz's musicals, including Pippin, Godspell, Children of Eden and Wicked. It runs through August 19th, along with Peter Pan and Go Dog Go. Click here to read an interview with Schwartz about Snapshots.
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Read the online Casting Call
 Mark Baratelli is taking his hit show, Improv Cabaret, to the New York Fringe. Unlike the Orlando Fringe, New York's is a highly competitive juried festival and Mark's was one of just 200 shows accepted. To help raise money for expenses, Mark is giving musical theatre workshops this Saturday and August 18, and this Monday, August 13 at 7pm, 5 leading female singers will perform A Night with the Girls...to Benefit a Boy; it features Laura Hodos, Meghan Moroney, Luerne Hererra, Summer Aiello, and Robyn Pedretti. Tickets (cash only) are available at the door at Mad Cow Theatre.
btw - two other Orlando shows were accepted to the New York Fringe - Michael Wanzie's Ladies of Eola Heights opens this weekend in NYC, and although he decided not to go this year, David Lee's Pieface - The Adventures of Anita Bryant, was also accepted.
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