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News
News for
May 12, 2008
The Dixie Honors Volunteers
during Annual Luncheon
HUNTINGDON – Volunteers of The Dixie Carter Performing Arts
Center were honored during the annual volunteer luncheon held
Tuesday, May 6. Approximately 90 volunteers attended the
luncheon and awards ceremony. All in attendance were thanked for
their numerous hours of service and for their dedication by The
Dixie’s Executive Director, Lee Warren and Town of Huntingdon
Mayor, Dale Kelley.
Joyce Blow received “The Carter-Holbrook Award” for excellence
in organizational volunteer leadership of the arts. Jim Harding
received “The Mayor’s Award” for good humor and patience in the
public service of the arts. Onetta Williams received “The
Volunteer of the Year Award” for excellence in volunteer
leadership of the arts.
As The Dixie Carter Performing Arts Center continues to grow,
the demand for volunteers has increased greatly. The Dixie has
expanded its offerings for daytime school performances, art
exhibits, regular evening and weekend performances, and much
more! Volunteers are utilized as ushers, greeters, ticket
takers, museum guides, concession stand operators, mass mailing
assistants, and in other areas as needed.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please call The
Dixie box office for more information at 731-986-2100 or e-mail
ushers@dixiepac.net.
We look forward to seeing you at The Dixie!
The Hot Club of San Francisco Slated
to Kick-Off The Dixie’s Summer Season
HUNTINGDON – The Hot Club of San Francisco will kick of The
Dixie’s Summer Season on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
Imagine early 1920s Paris – a small, intimate theatre plays host
to new and avant-garde cinema, specifically, the silent
surrealist films of the day. The entire town seems to be
present: The bourgeoisie, the big thinkers of the time, the
aristocracy, and the escapists. They’ve all gathered to
experience this cutting-edge art and later, will reconvene at
the local cafes to discuss and debate the merits of the film,
the actors, and the director.
Fast-forward 80 years. Continuing this early French tradition, a
similar scene plays out as The Hot Club of San Francisco
presents Silent Surrealism, an evening of silent surrealist
films with live gypsy jazz. The program includes several short
silent films by Charlie Bowers such as Now You Tell One and It’s
a Bird, as well as films by James Sibley Watson and Harold Shaw.
The Hot Club accompanies these films with the distinctive music
made famous by Stephane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, and the Hot
Club de France. Silent Surrealism is a brilliant multi-media
trip back to a time when the artistic and literary style emerged
as a means of expressing the imagination…when writers and
filmmakers were more interested in the implications of words and
images and providing the audience with the opportunity to
vicariously experience the unknown or unimaginable.
The Hot Club of San Francisco is an ensemble of accomplished and
versatile musicians celebrating the music of Django Reinhardt
and Stephane Grappelli’s pioneering Hot Club de France. The
ensemble borrows the all-string instrumentation of violin, bass
and guitars from the original Hot Club, but breathes new life
into the music with innovative arrangements of classic tunes and
original compositions from the group’s superb lead guitarist
Paul Mehling. Hearing the ensemble live, or on any of their
eight albums, carries the listener back to the 1930’s and the
small, smoky jazz clubs of Paris or the refined lounges of the
famous Hotel Ritz. Often called gypsy jazz, the music of The Hot
Club of San Francisco has entranced audiences around the globe
for over 10 years. Critics have hailed the group’s playing as
“intricate, scorching and often brilliant…” Acoustic Guitar.
From festivals in Mexico and France to concert halls across
North America, The Hot Club of San Francisco keeps this historic
music fresh and alive.
Tickets for The Hot Club of San Francisco are $25/adult and
$20/senior (65 and over) and child (12 and under). For tickets,
contact The Dixie box office at 731-986-2100 or order online at
www.dixiepac.net. See you at The Dixie!
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