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LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS: May 22-June 1

Chip it out and do it again! In this buoyant musical comedy set in

Sturgeon Bay’s shipyards, Roxie and Anne, two hometown woman trade their regular lives for welding torches to help in the war effort. Sailors and the newly trained shipbuilders grow apart and some

grow closer together. Book and Lyrics by Jacinda Duffin and Laurie

Flanigan Hegge with Music by James Kaplan. World Premiere production

presented by American Folklore Theater in June 2001, the same people who brought

you the smash hit, Guys on Ice. May 22, 23, 24, 30, 31 at 8pm and May 25 & June 1 at 2pm. First Thursday is “Pay What you Can With a Can” where you can attend the show for any admission price with the donation of a nonperishable food item for a local pantry. Tickets online at SpringvilleArts.org or by calling 592-9038.

GALA & ARTIST MINI-GOLF: June 14

Plentiful refreshments. Basket raffle. Silent auction. Two stages of music. Improv comedy. The first ever “Milkies” - the SCA annual awards. We’ve transformed our gala weekend to include a nine hole,

artist-designed minigolf course. Hole number one starts in the theater

and the custom made, arts-themed course winds around the building, ending in the big top where there is live music and dancing. Family golf starts Friday night for $5 or $15 a family/group of four. A youth Battle of the Bands takes the main stage on Saturday from 3-6pm for $10. Contestants compete for a $500 cash prize. Deadline to enter is May 24. The main Gala begins at 7pm. The kick off to summer returns to the SCA grounds with a bang.. or the thwack of a putter. $20 presale tickets / $25 at the Door. $10 to compete in the golf tournament.

BOBBY MILITELLO: May 16As an artist who has performed with the likes of Doc Severinson, The Maynard Ferguson band, Don Menza, the Dave Brubeck Quartet, Rick James and countless others, Jazz Legend Bobby Militello needs little introduction. He has performed with almost every major orchestra in the US and Canada and will now make a special appearance with his quartet at the Mongerson Theater: May 16 at 8pm with the SGI High School Jazz Band. $18 presale / $20 at the door.

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SUMMER KIDS WORKSHOPSSummer workshops and camps produced in association with SYI begin June 23. Art Camp I & II, Musical Theater (grades 3-8), Improv, Film Camp, Stop Motion Animation, Sound Design, Creative Movement, Capoeira, Technical Theater, Shakespeare, There’s something for all ages. Visit SpringvilleArts.org to see the schedule.

WHERE WE STAND: BRANDON BELL: May 28Bell, a teaching fellow at Rice University and the Percussion Manager at the Aspen Music Festival, presents new and recent works for solo percussion. $10. 7pm at the Mongerson Theater. First in a series of summer percussion performances.

NEWCOMERS: Artist’s Talk May 29An exhibit of photographic portraits of refugee immigrants to the Buffalo, NY area. As one of handful of US cities that host refugee resettlement, Buffalo, NY is an Ellis Island for a new era. From 2010-2011 alone, 3000 refugees from countries like Burma, Somalia and Bhutan have found new lives here. As an adult ESL instructor with the Buffalo Public Schools, Costello had the honor of working with recent arrivals on a daily basis. A recent NYFA Independent Artist Commission recipient, Costello’s work has been exhibited internationally. She is a member of the New York Times Freelance Pool and the American Society of Media Photographers. On display at Art’s Underground through June 7. Visit with Lukia during an informal artist’s talk on May 29 at 7pm. Free.

AUDITIONS - CHICAGO: June 2 & 3Our annual summer SLAM musical theater show is always a

blockbuster and Springville is about to get jazzy with Chicago. Work with your peers and adult advisors to stage a Broadway show. Rehearsals begin in June after school and transition to afternoons and evenings when school lets out. Open to those

entering High School through College. Position for crew also available. $60 participation fee includes four tickets to the show

July 24 - August 3. Made possible with support by SYI. Auditions June 2 & 3, 3-5pm with callbacks on June 4. Call 592-9038 for info.

Oh No! It’s Opera! : June 6Produced by The Nickel City opera. Professional singers present selections from popular operas, art songs, Broadway and jazz including a preview of NCO’s Tosca by Puccini. Featuring Valerian Ruminski, James Wright, Jena Abati, Jay Dref, Stephen MacDonald and more. 7:30pm. $12.

CALL FOR DIRECTORSThe Springville Players are looking for directors for our 2014-15 season and beyond. Please submit a letter of interest to [email protected].

The Essence of Time: View Finders Photography Exhibit: June 11 - July 18The NY and CA chapters of View Finders, directed by Bonita Chimes, will present their photographic interpretation of “The Essence of Time.” All photographs are taken through the lens with no digital manipulation. Exhibit Reception June 11 at 6pm at Arts Underground, 66 East Main Street.

DRUMS IN THE PARK: Starts June 16Join this Monday night drum circle at Fiddler’s Green park facilitated by Steve Bell. 7pm. Free.

WHAT IS ART’S CAFE?? June 17What is Art’s Cafe? You tell us. Come to this public input session where the plans for the space at 5 East Main Street will be unveiled. The project includes a coffee shop, secondary performance stage, workshops space with pottery studio, artist residencies, and a publicly accessible green roof. We are seeking input on everything from the types of programs you would like to see to what kind of coffee you want to drink. June 17 at 7pm. 37 N Buffalo

Street. Call 592-9038 to rsvp.

INTRO TO IMPROV WORKSHOP: June 21Learn basic structures and skills needed to perform improv comedy similar to Whose Line is it Anyway. With members of our resident improv troupe “Just Go With It.”. 3:30pm at 37 N Buffalo Street. Free.

SPARK! & SPARK! II: Begins July 8For kids who like to tinker, doodle, imagine and

create. Session one is for ages 2-5 and, running concurrently, Session II is for ages 5-7. 66 East Main Street. Six Sessions, Tuesdays July 8 - August 12. 10-Noon. $50. Call for more information and to register.

CLASSIC PORTRAITS: July 9 & 16This workshop by Lukia Costello (see Newcomers) covers the fundamentals necessary to create beautiful head and shoulder portraits including: natural and augmented light, posing, direction and communication. Class includes lecture and demonstration followed by directed practice. Second session involves work sharing and critique. 7pm. 66 East Main Street. $20. Call 592-9038 to register.

PROGRESS ON RENOVATIONSRenovation are underway at 37 N Buffalo (Olmsted Gallery) and 5 East Main (Art’s Cafe). Volunteers are always needed for a variety of jobs. Email [email protected].

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Events at Springville Center for the Arts are made possible by: Our Members, M&T Bank, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Springville-Griffith Community Education Foundation, the John R. Oishei Foundation, Allstate Foundation, Baird Foundation, Western New York Foundation, Springville Youth Incorporated, the County of Erie; and public funds provided by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.