Children’s Arts Festival by ETC January 16

January 4th, 2010 by Adam

PLYMOUTH, N.H. — Children in grades kindergarten through six are invited to participate in the annual Educational Theatre Collaborative (ETC) Children’s Arts Festival, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 at Plymouth State University.

This special event offers an opportunity for children to learn different aspects of the arts–music, dance, theatre, visual and language arts–while experiencing the themes of the current production, Godspell.

Festival hours are 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Silver Center for the Arts on Main Street in Plymouth.

Five fun-filled workshops include:


  • Step Right Up: dancing with Tara Holmes

  • Be a Clown: acting with Kate Wisnioski

  • In the Center Ring: art with Denise Plante-Renaud

  • A Barrel of Monkeys: music with Samantha Fand

  • Peanuts, Popcorn, and Cracker Jacks: language arts with Karen Mcloud

The workshops conclude with Under the Big Top: a finale performance by juggler Jim Gleich.

Please bring a bag lunch; snacks are provided and some scholarships are available.

For further information contact festival coordinator Robb Dimmick via e-mail to ribooks@aol.com.

The Children’s Festival fee is $35 per child. Please submit one registration fee per child.

Register in advance online at <a href="https://www.events.unh.edu./RegistrationForm.pm?event_id=6380″>https://www.events.unh.edu/RegistrationForm.pm?event_id=6380, or at the door.

And don’t forget to get your tickets now for Godspell January 27-31, 2010 at Plymouth State University’s Silver Center for the Arts. Box Office: (603) 535-ARTS. January Box Office hours are Monday – Friday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

ETC information is available online at www.plymouth.edu/etc.

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