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Thursday, April 15, 2010 • HERITAGE NEWSPAPERS/WESTERN REGION
Two nonprofits merge operations The Ann Arbor nonprofit organization Neighborhood Senior Services merged operations with Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County to enhance and streamline its existing programs. The new affiliation “will strengthen the commitment and impact we all have toward helping people in the accelerating demographic of older adults, and the community we live in,” said Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County President Larry Voight in a news release. “We are delighted to work with a program that has such a sound and meaningful legacy in our community.”
Neighborhood Senior Services, established in 1975, provides support and advocacy for older adults living in their own homes with programs dedicated to injury prevention, home maintenance, medical access and companion services. As part of Catholic Social Services, NSS will work jointly with CSSW’s Older Adult Services unit, which offers a spectrum of programs supporting local seniors. “NSS and Catholic Social Services share similar missions, visions and values and already work closely together,” says Barbara Penrod, NSS program director. “The merger
provides us with an excellent opportunity to help sustain and grow our client services in these difficult economic times and into the future.” Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County, established in 1959, helps thousands of individuals and families each year through a variety of programs and services — adoption and pregnancy counseling, food assistance, homelessness prevention, domestic and child-abuse intervention and prevention, family therapy, and services designed to assist older adults, individuals with developmental disabilities and at-risk families with young
children. For more information, visit www.csswashtenaw.org.
SENIOR Jen Schinker, John Ellett, Caleb Kruzel, Gary Clayton and Holly Knick will perform in “Fame The Musical,” April 22 through 25 at the Riverside Arts Center in Ypsilanti.
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‘Fame’ hits Riverside’s stage April 22 Lurie Terrace
Leotards, legwarmers, and bright colors reminiscent of the 1980s will be all the rage when Dynamic Stage Productions presents “Fame The Musical” April 22 through April 25 at the Riverside Arts Center in Ypsilanti. Set in a New York performing arts school, “Fame” follows the students and their sheer hard work as they search for the success that will make them “live for ever.” “Fame” features many individuals from throughout Washtenaw County. It’s directed by Kyle Farr with musical direction by Kylee Phillips and choreography by Craig Nichols. Jen Schinker takes the lead role of Carmen Diaz, Gary Clayton plays Jack and Linzi Joy Bokor plays the role of Miss Sherman. Other cast members include Caleb Kruzel
of Dexter, Abigail Hill Kennedy, John Ellett, Holly Knick, Christine Corless, Keshia Oliver, Catherine Crawford, Briana Bradley, Nick Rapson, Kasidy Shepler, Jordyn Shepler, Stefanie Shepler, Mollee Chowen, Shannon Allen, Jami Krause, Nick Stock, Jeff Foust and Tim Chanko. “We’re really looking forward to these performances for ‘Fame.’ The combination of the production and talent is promising to be one of the most successful shows we’ve had,” Kyle Farr said. Performances start at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Ticket prices are $15 and can be purchased online at www.dynamicstageproductions.com or at the door.
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Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra to perform The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra’s Season of Celebration concludes with a splash of musical color in “Musical Portraits” 8 p.m. April 24 at the Michigan Theater. The concert celebrates the landmark opening of the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center’s Brehm Tower, an innovative facility that expands the University of Michigan Health Center’s capacity for eye care, research and education, and diabetes research. In addition, the winners of the Sight and Sound Competition will be announced and performed. True to the concert’s title, the evening’s repertoire will feature a feast for the eyes and ears. Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” is an imaginary stroll through an art gallery where every picture is depicted by a unique melody. In Berlioz’s “Roman Carnival Overture,” the audience will hear the story of rapscallion artist Benvenuto Cellini, and Concertmaster and U of M professor of violin Aaron Berofsky will perform the Brahms “Violin Concerto.” Patrons also will be present at the announcement of the Sight and Sound Competition winners, the world premier of an original symphonic composition set to original video created by members of the Ann Arbor Film Festival. The “Sight and Sound Competition” is presented by the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra in connection with
the Ann Arbor Film Festival and the University of Michigan Composition Department. U of M composition students submitted three- to four-minute orchestral scores for the competition. Department Chair Evan Chambers and U of M composition faculty chose three finalists; their works were presented online to a pool of filmmakers for the final stage of the competition. Filmmakers created videos to match the final compositions, and these works were chosen to screen at the 48th Ann Arbor Film Festival in the Michigan Theater. The awardwinning film/composition will be performed live by the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra at the Michigan Theater during the concert April 24. A pre-concert lecture covering the evening’s repertoire will take place from 7 to 7:30 p.m. on the main floor of the Michigan Theater. Lecturers will include concertmaster Berofsky, maestro Arie Lipsky and Ann Arbor Film Festival Executive Director Donald Harrison. Tickets range from $6 to $49 and are available by calling 994-4801, visiting the orchestra office at 220 E. Huron St., Suite 470, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the day of the concert. Tickets also may be purchased online at www.a2so. com. If there are any remaining tickets, they will be available at the Michigan Theater box office starting at 6 p.m. the day of the concert.
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