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The award-winning, non-profit Moorestown Theater Company begins rehearsals today (Thursday, January 5, 2023) for its new 'Penguin Project' production of Annie JR. for Children with special needs (but Children can join the Cast at any of the first few rehearsals listed below). Here are the details: Who: Cast: Actors: Children with special needs between the ages of 6 and 21 Cast: Mentors: Children between 10 & 21 (who can earn ‘Service Hours’) Staff: Special Ed. Teachers with Musical Theater experience, + MTC Staff What: A ‘Penguin Product’ production of Annie JR. When: Rehearsals (4 to 5:30 PM to start, 4 to 7 PM once we get ‘running’): Tue. (Blocking): Jan. 17, 24, 31, Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28, Mar. 7, 14, 21 Thu. (Dance): Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23 Fri. (Music): Jan. 20, 27, Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 Sun. (Music): Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar. 5, 12, 19 Tech Week or ‘Fun Week’ (4 to 8 PM): Sun., Mar. 26 & Mon., Mar. 27: ‘Stumble-Thru’ Rehearsals Tue., Mar. 28 & Wed., Mar. 29: ‘Technical’ Rehearsals Thu., Mar. 30 & Fri., Mar. 31: ‘Dress’ Rehearsals Performances (and April is ‘Autism Awareness Month’): Sat., Apr. 1 @ 7 PM: Performance #1 Sun., Apr. 2 @ 2 PM: Performance #2 Where: First United Methodist Church, 446 E. Camden Avenue, Moorestown How: Register for FREE at MoorestownTheaterCompany.org or call MTC at 856 / 778-8357 and speak to Producing Artistic Director Mark Morgan. Misc.: After an initial production of The Penguin Project was held in Peoria, Illinois in 2004, The Penguin Project Foundation was created in 2007 to assist other communities in developing their own Penguin Projects. There is a comprehensive replication process in place, designed to help create a nation-wide network of performing arts programs for children with special needs. There are currently 56 replication sites or “chapters” in these 22 states around the country: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. MTC’s Chapter will be the first one in the state of New Jersey! (And MTC was named NJ's "Outstanding Community Theater Of The Year" in 2022 by the NJ Association of Community Theaters!)

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SuperCellular A new site-specific immersive art gallery experience by Carolyn Healy and John JH Phillips January 30 - March 25, 2023 Opening Reception: February 2, 5-7 pm GLASSBORO, NJ—Rowan University Art Gallery is pleased to present SuperCellular, a new collaborative site-specific immersive art gallery experience by Carolyn Healy and John JH Phillips. Debuting on January 30, the exhibition will be on view through March 25, 2023 with an opening reception and artist’s talk on February 2, from 5-7 pm. The talk begins at 5:30 pm. SuperCellular combines sculpture, light, sound, and moving imagery as a reflection of the astonishing and almost incomprehensible density and activity of the chemical molecules in our bodies. Inspired by neuroscience, cellular biology, and genetics— topics extensively read and watched by the artists during the COVID-19 pandemic—the installation contemplates the complexities and intricacies of living processes and the mysteries of cellular interactions. Visitors will enter the installation through a short corridor and walk into a darkened room where every section, ceiling to floor, is filled with sculpture, video, and sound. Interacting with projections and sculptures, as well as soundscapes composed from over 450 computer sound files, viewers will be immersed in an active buzzing aural environment. The impact of the overlapping projections and three-dimensional sculptures are in response to the wonders of cellular biology. As the artists explain, “like many others during the height of COVID, we became fascinated by the workings of the human body.” “We Sapiens have used art for millennia to express the ineffable, to try to understand what makes us, us. We hope visitors to this exhibit, in bringing their own imagination and knowledge to the experience of the artwork, will find new opportunities to think about the microscopic mysteries of life,” said Healy and Phillips. The imagery featured in SuperCellular is inspired by the immense number of complex actions performed by the trillions of molecules that make up living organisms. Some of the images are reminiscent of neuron cells, while others are reflective of membranes and molecules interacting in transparent globes. Overall, the objects, video, sound, and sculpture are abstracted organic imagery meant to be a reflection of the marvel and intricacies of living processes. About the Artists Carolyn Healy Healy is an installation artist who began her career exhibiting small, abstract assemblages at Locks Gallery, in Philadelphia, in 1979. Since creating a stage set for a performance of Molly Bloom’s soliloquy from James Joyce’s Ulysses, in1987, she has concentrated on large site-specific installations, many in collaboration with sound and video artist John Phillips. Some of these have been settings for performance events and many have been created for dilapidated industrial or historic buildings. Materials found on location have been incorporated whenever possible, along with other recycled or common objects. The projects have been seen nationally and internationally in museums, university galleries, and theaters, as well as numerous alternative sites. Carolyn has received five individual Artist Fellowships in Interdisciplinary Art from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, an NEA New Forms Regional Grant, as well as numerous project support grants from the Leeway Foundation, the Dietrich Foundation, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. John JH Phillips Phillips is a sound and video artist. His work has included interactive sound installations and audio-visual performances in museums, art galleries, and non-traditional spaces in this country and abroad. Since 1987 he has collaborated extensively with sculptor Carolyn Healy on site-based installations. His musical compositions have been presented at dance and theater venues, on the nationally syndicated radio program New American Radio, and at national and international electronic art festivals such as ISEA and ICMA. His live sound and video performances have been seen in numerous venues in Philadelphia and also in New York City; his composing has been supported by American Composers Forum (collaboration with Pauline Oliveros) and the Millay Colony (composer in residence). To pursue his video work, he has enjoyed residencies at the Experimental Television Center and at Signal Culture, both in Owego, New York. Grants include a fellowship in Sound Art from the National Endowment for the Arts and several in Media Arts from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.

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$15/per person Food and beverage included Silent auction available This fundraiser is the first for the new group: Inlet Hydrangea Trail Volunteers. The goals of the group are to reestablish the Hydrangea Trail in AC, extend hydrangea installations throughout AC, add painted Adirondack chairs & flower boxes to Gardner's Basin, acquire additional volunteers, and create a botanical garden at Gardner's Basin.

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The world-renowned jazz guitarist, singer, and recent GRAMMY-Award winning producer, has established himself as a prime contemporary interpreter of the Great American Songbook and beyond, with a repertoire that includes Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and The Beatles. He has been hailed by The Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” The Toronto Star pegged him as “the genial genius of the guitar.” And The Seattle Times saluted him as “a rare entertainer of the old school.” Audiences will enjoy a two-part performance at Rowan, with the John Pizzarelli Trio, followed by a big band set in collaboration with the Rowan Jazz Band, led by Denis DiBlasio.

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Please join us on Saturday, February 4th, 2023 Doors open 5:45 pm Painting in the studio 6-8 pm Cost is $60 per person for a 16x20 canvas REGISTRATION REQUIRED - LIMITED SEATING Old clothes are recommended. We have aprons you may borrow. CANCELLATIONS We will honor any cancellation 48 hours prior to the event. Within 48 hours you receive credit for another paint night. Within 24 hours no refunds or credits. NOTE: We do not go beyond the time frame posted for classes. Our staff has other obligations like family and school so they must be mindful of their schedule. We have found that the 2-hour time frame works perfectly. Feel free to bring snacks and drinks. We can't wait to see you for this fun event! Other dates and designs are available: Would you like to book a reservation for your group? Please contact us at 609-231-7045 or islandstudiopottery@me.com and let us know what date would work best.

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2023 Exhibition Calendar at DC Gallery & Studio. In 2023, DC gallery & Studio is ecstatic to exhibit the artwork of 11 emerging and established female artists of the South Jersey region. see link for reference image: https://www.dcgallerystudio.com/

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Upcoming Exhibition: A View Within DC Gallery & Studio is pleased to exhibit new artwork by Iris Richardson and Andrea Sauchelli in our newest exhibition of 2023, A View Within. Mark your calendars to join us at the opening reception of A View Within on Friday, February 17 from 6-8pm. A View Within is on view at DC Gallery & Studio from February 17 - April 2, 2023. see link for graphic: https://www.dcgallerystudio.com/copy-of-current-exhibition-1

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Visit from 6 to 8 for live music, refreshments, and exhibits: "Guilty Pleasures", "Affiliate Artist Show" and more. For info: www.rrcarts.com

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Register for this creative workshop exploring painting & resin pour with artist Tara Sherman. Bring an image to paint onto a primed wood panel. Seal it with resin, glitter, small beads or other embellishments. email diane@rrcarts.com to register or call 856-327-4500 $40 per person, size of class limited to 15

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Pure Essence is the debut solo exhibition of contemporary paintings by Chanelle René. Mark your calendar to join us at the opening reception of Pure Essence on Friday, March 3 from 4-6pm. Pure Essence is on view at End of The Road Theater from March 3 - 31, 2023. End of the Road Theater is located at Bayshore Plaza, 3845 Bayshore Road, North Cape May, NJ. View link for graphic: https://chanellerene.com/blogs/featured-in/pure-essence-solo-exhibition-march-2023

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