Traverse City Record-Eagle

Arts & Entertainment

January 27, 2012

Entertainment in Brief: 01/27/2012

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TRAVERSE CITY —

Dancers preview new ballet

Traverse City — Northwest Michigan Ballet Theater dancers will give a preview performance Saturday, Jan. 29, of their upcoming production of "Scenes From A Park."

The preview will be presented at 11 a.m. at the Traverse Area District Library, 610 Woodmere Ave. Admission is free. For details, call the library, 932-8500.

The full ballet will be presented at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at Milliken Auditorium, 1701 E. Front St. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Tickets and details are available at www.treatickets.com, www.ballet-etc.com or www.dennosmuseum.com.

Two one-act plays for children

TRAVERSE CITY-- Traverse City West Senior High Drama will present "An Evening of Children's Theatre" Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3-4.

The 7 p.m. program features the one-act plays "The Spell of Sleeping Beauty" and "Hansel and Gretel."

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. The school is at 5376 N. Long Lake Road.

For more information, call the box office at 933-7509.

Classes begin Monday at OTP

Winter classes for the Old Town Playhouse Young Company begins Monday, Jan. 30.

There are classes in acting, singing, dance and speech for ages 5 to 16. All classes meet at the playhouse, 148 E. Eighth St.

Register online at www.tcctheatre.org or call 947-2210.

Benzie County Players auditions

Benzonia — Auditions take place Wednesday, Feb. 1, for the Benzie County Players' production of the Ken Ludwig play "Fox on the Fairway."

Auditions start at 7 p.m. at Mills Community Center, 891 U.S. 31. There are parts for three men and three women. For details, visit www.benzieplayers.com or call 889-9959.

An evening of art, wine and food

Glen Arbor — Local art, wine and food are the highlights of a special evening that kicks off the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association's "Taste the Passion" weekend.

"Art From Michigan's Wine Country: Taste the Passion" will be hosted 6-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at The Homestead Resort. Advance reservations are $20 and due Thursday, Feb. 2. Admission at the door is $25 per person.

A portion of art sales and $5 from each ticket benefit the Glen Arbor Art Association class scholarships and free after-school art program. For reservations, call 334-5100. To learn more, visit www.glenarborart.org, www.thehomesteadresort.com, www.lpwines.com or call 334-6112.

Recording artist Glier in concert

Traverse City — MPress recording artist Seth Glier will perform Friday, Feb. 3, at InsideOut Gallery.

The concert will start at 8 p.m. General admission is $15 in advance; $20 at the door. Reserved seats are $25 and VIP seating is $35.

InsideOut is at 229 Garland St. Tickets are available at the gallery, Oryana Natural Foods Market and online at www.treatickets.com.

Antarctica topic for 'Souper' Sunday

Traverse City — Mary Murphy will share slides and stories from her adventures in Antarctica at the Women's History Project's "Souper" Sunday event.

The annual event will take place 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, at the History Center of Traverse City, 322 Sixth St. The event includes the program and a soup luncheon.

The public is invited and a $5 donation is suggested.

For details, contact Sandy Seppala, 421-3343 or sansep19@earthlink.net, or the History Center, 995-0313.

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