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The Center Players Present: Annie AUDITIONS!
The Center Players Present: Annie
AUDITIONS!
WEDNESDAY APRIL 24 & THURSDAY APRIL 25
Hanover Arts & Activities Center
500 South Center Street, Ashland, Virginia
YOUNGER ENSEMBLE AUDITIONS: Rising 2nd-5th grades
Group Auditions 5:00PM-6:00PM both days
Pick a day, no slots, RSVP to Carolyn Peart
CAST AUDITIONS: Rising 6th-12th grades
Audition slots between 5:00PM-8:00PM
5 minute intervals, prepare 30 second vocal piece
Sign up link: CLICK HERE
Call backs: April 27, AFTERNOON TBD
Please contact Carolyn Peart Directly with questions/concerns
carolyn.peart@verizon.net or (804)543-5765.
Camp Bloom
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Join Honeygirl Flowers at the Hanover Arts and Activities Center for a week of flower fun! Sessions will run the week of July 8th from 9 a.m.-noon. Campers (rising third through eighth-graders) will learn the basics of creating beautiful flower arrangements in vases, of course, but flowers can be used for so much more! We will create:
- fresh flower crowns, hand-tied bouquets, and fresh flower jewelry…
- felt flowers for floral barrettes and headbands, painted flower designs, embossed flower images, hand-crafted paper flowers, and more…
- decorated cookies and cupcakes with flower designs and our own homemade floral ice-cream.
We will also delve into the science of flowers by dissecting them to take a look inside, and we will explore ways to design and plant gardens.
We will leave the Center behind for several walking field trips to local gardens and shops and hear from a variety of local experts and business owners about how they work with flowers and sell their own blooms.
Andrea Ferment taught full-time in the public school system for 35 years, including the last 20 as a fifth-grade teacher in Ashland. She still teaches science resource classes at Gandy Elementary on a part-time basis. Several veteran teachers will assist her daily at Camp Bloom.
Cost of the week-long camp is $150.
Please register below. We accept checks or credit cards. You may choose to make a $50 downpayment with the rest of the tuition due by July 1, 2019 or you may choose to make the tuition payment in full.
“The Complicated and Hilarious History of the Ashland Musical Variety Show!”
ASHLAND MUSEUM 2019 SPEAKER SERIES:“THE COMPLICATED AND HILARIOUS HISTORY OF THE ASHLAND MUSICAL VARIETY SHOW”
SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2019 AT THE ASHLAND THEATRE
The Ashland Museum is thrilled to announce the third and final installment of its 2019 Speaker Series, “The Complicated and Hilarious History of the Ashland Musical Variety Show!” Show directors Sue Watson and Lorie Foley will present a multimedia retrospective of the first 35 years of the show at the Ashland Theatre on March 10, 2019. Two presentations are scheduled, with one showing at 1:00 p.m. and the other at 4:00 pm. Tickets are $10 each, with proceeds benefitting the Ashland Museum and offsetting the cost of theatre rental. Tickets can be purchased at the Ashland Museum’s web site, www.ashlandmuseum.org.
Sue Forbes Watson co-founded the Ashland Musical Variety Show in 1982 as fundraising event for the Hanover Arts and Activities Center. The show has been performed every other year since 1983, with Lorie Foley joining the production team in 1997. Construction plans for R-MC’s Blackwell Auditorium prevented the show from being held this year, so the Ashland Museum asked the directors to join its 2019 Speaker Series.
The Hanover Arts and Activities Center is producing a special commemorative program for the event. As it has in the past, the program will allow local businesses to promote their products and services through sponsorships. Individuals may also submit special “memories” and personal photos of the Ashland Musical Variety Show that will be published in the program. Proceeds from the memories and sponsorships will directly benefit the nonprofit Center, which has relied on the variety show for funding for the past 37 years. Ad prices will vary depending on size and placement within the program. The charge for submitting a memory is $15. The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 22nd.
The March 10th presentations will feature Watson and Foley outlining the history the Ashland Musical Variety Show and its various performers and volunteer supporters over the years. Tom Wulf of WulfTeam Productions is providing video clips of the show’s development process and notable numbers, which will be shown throughout the presentations. Wulf has served as the variety show’s video producer since 2001.
Tickets for the two presentations are expected to sell out quickly, as thousands of area residents have contributed to the show since its inception. Ticket sales, sponsorships, and memory submissions will help the Center and Museum continue to offer great cultural and educational programs to the Ashland/Hanover community.
To Submit a MEMORY, please fill out the form below and click submit.You will be redirected to PayPal.:
To Submit a Business Sponsorship Advertisement, please fill out the form below and click submit. You will be redirected to PayPal.:
2019 SUMMER CAMPS AT THE CENTER!
Save the dates!
Registration and more information will be posted at a later date. Please check back or on our social media pages.
KIDS ART PROGRAM IN ASHLAND-Program Full
Join Carly Ault as she directs an art program for children here at The Center to earn her Girl Scout Gold Award!
a FREE opportunity for children
in 2nd-5th grade to explore
different mediums of art
2/24, 3/3, 3/10 and culminating art show on 3/17
2 – 4 pm
In Celebration of Youth Art Month
painting, sculpture and more!
Program is full and we are no longer taking sign ups. We apologize for any inconvenience.
ASHLAND RAILROAD RUN REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
Join us on April 27, 2019 for the 41st Annual Ashland Railroad Run!
Click on the link below for more information and to register for the races.
http://hanoverarts.org/the-41st-annual-ashland-railroad-run/
Hanover Arts NYE Gala-Thank YOU!
Many thanks to the donors to our silent auction for the NYE Gala. Please click on the business name to see each donor’s website and the wonderful goods and services they offer!
Center of the Universe Brewing Company
Ashland Players: “Love Letters” on February 14 at Ashland Coffee & Tea
Hanover Arts & Activities Center New Year’s Eve Gala
Join us to ring in the New Year! Start 2019 out right by supporting The Center.
December 31, 2018
9:30PM-12:30PM
$50 per person
Wine, beer, & champagne toast at midnight included
Light hors d’oeuvres & desserts
Silent Auction
Elizabeth Melson will be playing all the best dance music including old variety show favorites!
All proceeds benefit The Center.
Buy tickets here:
Join us for the holidays!
The Center is thrilled to offer a wide array of holiday fun for the whole family. We work in partnership with the Whistle Stop Theatre Company and the Hanover Concert Band as well as our own holiday showcase to share the world of performing arts with all ages.
The Little Match Girl presented by The Whistle Stop Theatre Company
December 1, 7, 14, & 15, 2019.
Showtimes and ticket purchase here: https://whistlestoptheatre.weebly.com/purchase-tickets.html
Hanover Arts Holiday Showcase
December 1 1PM-3PM
Local performing arts groups
Visits with Santa and Friends!
Hanover Concert Band Holiday Pops Concert
December 18, 2018 7PM
Refreshments served
Please bring a non-perishable food donation for the Central Virginia Food Bank
ALSO STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION!
Hanover Arts & Activities Center New Year’s Eve Gala
December 31, 2018 9:30PM-12:30AM
$50 per person
Tickets include Beer, Wine, Champagne Toast, Light Desserts, Hors d’oeuvres
Silent Auction
Tickets available online starting Monday, November 26, 2018
Help us protect our historic windows!
Dear Friends of The Center,
Unpredictable weather over the past year has exposed our historic windows to damage. Please help us preserve them with a small gift so that we can build up a supply of plywood to cover our windows in the event of a hurricane or wind storm.
Please select from the options below and you will be redirected to PayPal.
We are grateful for your gift and to your commitment to our organization.
Ashland Musical Variety Show Delayed by One Year!
Hanover Idol 2018 Auditions!
Audition information:
You will have only 2 minutes or so to sing.
You may sing any song of your choice. You may sing the same song for the competition.
You may play an instrument or have someone play for you. We have a piano available.
You may sing with a cd or your iPhone. Acappella is fine. We have a CD player.
Karaoke background music is best.
Audition Applications are now CLOSED.
Late submissions will not be accepted at this time. Thank you for your understanding!
Get your voice warmed up and ready to SING!
Auditions: January 20, 2018
(Audition slots will be assigned to each participant)
Hanover Idol: Show on March 4, 2018
Hanover Junior Idols age 10-15 by January 1, 2018
Any mailed audition submissions mailed by January 15th but arriving after the 15th (due to Martin Luther King Holiday)will be counted.
JULY 4th PARADE AND CELEBRATION!
Join us for our annual July 4th parade and celebration featuring loads of patriotism and small town pride!
Parade Line Up: 10:15AM at Henry Clay Elementary School
Parade Step Off: 11:00AM (Parade begins at Henry Clay and ends at The Center)
Patriotic Concert with Hanover Concert Band will immediately follow the parade
Patriotic Pet Contest!
Apple Pie Baking Contest!
Food!
Family Games!
Fun!
ASHLAND MUSICAL VARIETY SHOW: Ashland Loves a Parade!
Make plans to join us for this year’s Ashland Musical Variety Show, “Ashland Loves a Parade” as we celebrate FIFTY years of arts, community and education in the Center of the Universe!
A cast and crew of over 400 folks from all over the area will entertain you with this hilarious, quirky and sweet show on March 30, 31, and April 1, 2017.
Reserved Tickets are available by calling 798-2881. General admission tickets are available at Cross Brothers Market.
Don’t miss this great opportunity to experience one of Ashland’s favorite and most charming traditions while supporting Hanover Arts & Activities Center in the heart of town.
