Summer Dance Camps

June 17 – August 19, workshop on Tuesdays 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Ages 7 – 14, “Peter Pan” Musical Theatre Camp, $250

Performances and Rehearsal: TBA

The objective of the class is to explore all elements of theatre including, acting, singing, dancing (as it relates to musical theatre), props, costuming and technical design. The HPB Summer Intensive theater class will conclude with a performance at the end of August. This is an exciting opportunity for the aspiring performer!

High Point Ballet’s Summer Dance Camps are held at 3710 N. Main Street, Suite 106 , in High Point . For further information, call 336-889-2480.

Amos Lee

Tickets:  $30 Orchestra / $25 Balcony

Heralded as a future Grammy winner, Amos Lee's soulful and heartfelt tunes bring a fresh voice to the great American songsmithing tradition.

For more information and to purchase tickets contact the High Point Theatre online at www. highpointtheatre.com, by phone 336-887-3001 or in person at 220 E. Commerce Ave, High Point, NC.

Free Arts Splash Concert

Dub Addis – (Roots Reggae)

Hartley Drive YMCA

150 W. Hartley Drive , High Point - 6:00 PM

Arts Partner: Hartley Drive YMCA

Arts Splash is sponsored by the High Point Area Arts Council

in partnership with the City of High Point , Parks & Recreation Department,

with additional support from sponsors.

If there is a threat of rain, call 889-ARTS after 4:00 p.m. on Sunday

to get the latest update on the event.

Concert-goers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and picnic dinners.  No alcoholic beverages are permitted at any of the concert locations.  If there is a threat of rain, call 336.889.ARTS after 4pm Sunday to get the latest update on the event.

John Hiatt and The Ageless Beauties

Tickets:  $45 Orchestra Front / $40 Orchestra Rear / $35 Balcony

John Hiatt may not be a household name but fans of Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Bonnie Rait and Willie Nelson know some of his songs by heart.

For more information and to purchase tickets contact the High Point Theatre online at www. highpointtheatre.com, by phone 336-887-3001 or in person at 220 E. Commerce Ave, High Point, NC.

Summer Dance Camps

August 14 – 18, 9:00 a.m. – noon

Ages 5-8, Cheerleading Camp, $225

Each little girl attending the week-long cheer camp will receive a cheer shirt, cheer skirt and pom poms. During the camp each participant will work with a college cheerleader learning cheers and pom pom routines. The cheer campers will have a daily craft and snack. The end of the week activities include a cheer and pompom demonstration for parents, family members and friends, by the cheer team.

High Point Ballet’s Summer Dance Camps are held at 3710 N. Main Street, Suite 106 , in High Point . For further information, call 336-889-2480.

Free Arts Splash Concert

The Root Doctors – (’70s Funk)

City Lake Park

602 W. Main Street , Jamestown - 6:00 PM

Arts Partner: Victory Junction Gang Camp

Arts Splash is sponsored by the High Point Area Arts Council

in partnership with the City of High Point , Parks & Recreation Department,

with additional support from sponsors.

If there is a threat of rain, call 889-ARTS after 4:00 p.m. on Sunday

to get the latest update on the event.

Concert-goers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and picnic dinners.  No alcoholic beverages are permitted at any of the concert locations.  If there is a threat of rain, call 336.889.ARTS after 4pm Sunday to get the latest update on the event.

The Opening Reception for the exhibitions is Saturday August 23, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Theatre Art Galleries, 220 E.  Commerce Avenue, High Point.  These art works will be on exhibit now through October 11.  For more information, contact Jennifer Schober at 336-887-2137 or tagart@northstate.net.

The High Point Area Arts Council is sponsoring a community forum designed to enhance linkages between the arts and community needs.  At the community forum artists and arts organizations will join with community organizers in identifying critical issues in High Point and discussing ways that the arts can be used to address them.

The community forum will be held on Thursday, August 28, at 6:00 p.m. at the High Point Area Arts Council, 305 N. Main Street, Suite 222, High Point, NC.  Please register for the forum by contacting Travis Compton, Community Outreach Coordinator at 889-2787 ext. 26 or via email at rtcompton@highpointarts.org.

For tickets and information:

High Point Theatre, 220 E. Commerce Ave., High Point, NC  27260.  Tickets are priced from $8.85 to $31.  High Point Theatre box office hours are 12:00 - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.  In person at address above, by phone 336.887.3001 or www.highpointtheatre.com.  Tickets are also available at the door one hour before curtain for seating to that performance only.

Group tickets including The Festival's popular SchoolFest 10:00 a.m. matinees are on sale via NCSF's Administrative Office.   Call Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 336-841-2273 ext 226 or via email sales@ncshakes.org.

Day in the Park return to the Piedmont for its 38th festival with fun-filled, family-oriented entertainment, crafts, food and much more on Saturday, September 20.  Nestled in the beautiful High Point city Lake park, the festival is presented by the High Point Area Arts Council in cooperation with the High Point Parks and Recreation Department.  The festival will be held from 11:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. and the the park is located at 602 W. Main Street in Jamestown.  Admission is Free!

High Point Community Concerts' 74th Season

National Gallery Chamber Orchestra

The National Gallery Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1943 and initially consisted of players from the National Symphony Orchestra. Since then, the orchestra has evolved into an ensemble of the national capital area's best players, many of whom are principal players in other orchestras and ensembles in the region. The Gallery Chamber Orchestra has undertaken the full range of repertoire for both large and small chamber orchestra and has frequently presented first performances of works by American composers, most notably the 1953 premiere of Charles Ives' Symphony no. 1 under the direction of Richard Bales, who founded the orchestra, and the 1991 premiere of Daniel Pinkham's Symphony no. 4 under George Manos. The orchestra recently expanded its range to opera, accompanying the 2007 world-premiere performances of John Musto's Later the Same Evening, an opera inspired by five paintings of Edward Hopper.

Season subscriptions are available for $70.  Each subscription admits one member to all scheduled performances at one low price.  All performances are at the Hayworth Fine arts Center at High Point University, unless other wise notified, and seating is by general admission.  For more information, contact High Point Community Concerts at 886-8100.

The High Point Area Arts Council is once again sponsoring a High Point Children's Chorale and a Youth Chorale to provide young singers with an opportunity to perform high quality choral music in a setting that will encourage excellence in an individual and group effort.  These choral groups are for treble voices (girls and boys) and will emphasize music in a variety of styles.

Auditions will be held at the High Point Point Area Arts Council's rehearsal space on the second floor of The Enterprise Center at 305 N. Main Street.  Grades 3,4 and 5 will audition from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. and grades 6,7, and 8 will audition from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.  Auditions are on a first come first serve basis - no appointments will be made.  Singers will be heard individually or in small groups.  This is a simple vocal audition and no prepared piece is required.

Tuition for the chorales is $30 per month with discounts for siblings (partial and full scholarships are also available).  For more information please contact Debbie Lumpkins at 889-2787 ext 22 or dlumpkins@highpointarts.org.

The High Point Area Arts Council is once again sponsoring a High Point Youth Jazz Orchestra to provide youth with an opportunity to experience jazz on an ongoing basis in addition to its John Coltrane Jazz Workshop in the summer. The Youth Jazz Orchestra is an auditioned group which is open to all high school aged students who are interested in learning more about the aspects and performance techniques associated with performing in a jazz ensemble.

Auditions will be held on Tuesday, September 23, 7:00–8:30 p.m. at the Arts Council’s rehearsal space on the second floor of The Enterprise Center at 305 N. Main Street in High Point . Auditions are on a first come, first served basis—no appointments will be made. Instrumentation for the Youth Jazz Orchestra is: 5 trumpets, 5 trombones, 5 saxophones, and a 5-piece rhythm section (piano, guitar, bass, drums, and auxiliary percussion). Audition requirements are:

·         Experience – Students must have at least 3 years of experience on the instrument they are auditioning on.

·         Prepared Material – Plan any jazz etude or a jazz soli from your current jazz band literature. The goal is to present a prepared piece that shows off your best jazz playing.

·         Sight Reading – A jazz excerpt will be provided for sight reading.

The High Point Youth Jazz Orchestra is directed by Wally West and rehearsals will be held on Tuesdays from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. beginning October 7. There will be performance opportunities throughout the school year.

Tuition for the Youth Jazz Orchestra is $30 per month with a discount for siblings (partial and full scholarships are also available). For more information, please contact Debbie Lumpkins at 889-2787 ext. 22 or dlumpkins@highpointarts.org.

For a Teacher Arts Grant application, visit the Arts Council's Web site (click HERE) for more information at the grants.  Or, contact Debbie Lumpkins, Executive Director of the Arts Council at 889-2787 ext. 22 or via email at dlumpkins@highpointarts.org.

The High Point Area Arts Council is pleased to announce the restoration of it's Community Arts Project Grants to nonprofit organizations for arts projects that benefit our community and its residents.

For a Community Arts Grant application, visit the Arts Council's Web site (click HERE) for more information about the grants.  Or, contact Travis Compton, Community Outreach Coordinator at 889-2787 ext. 26 or via email at rtcompton@highpointarts.org.

High Point Community Concerts' 74th Season

Minneapolis Guitar Quartet

With the passion, style, and musical sophistication borrowing from the best chamber music and string quartet traditions, the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet has successfully made its case as one of the world’s leading guitar ensembles since its founding in 1986. “Flawless, musical and witty” (Classical Guitar Magazine, England), the MGQ has performed throughout the United States both in recital and concerto appearances, balancing a dizzying array of first-rate repertoire ranging from Renaissance and Baroque to Spanish, Latin American, and Romantic, to highly imaginative existing and commissioned contemporary works. Cutting-edge composer/performer Daniel Bernard Roumain, one of more than 20 composers commissioned by the MGQ, calls the group “more than a guitar quartet, more than superb musicians, and more than a great chamber group. They are ambassadors of sound, style, and substance.”

Season subscriptions are available for $70.  Each subscription admits one member to all scheduled performances at one low price.  All performances are at the Hayworth Fine arts Center at High Point University, unless other wise notified, and seating is by general admission.  For more information, contact High Point Community Concerts at 886-8100.

High Point Community Concerts' 74th Season

The Chamber Choir of the NC Master Chorale

Founded in 1942 as the Raleigh Oratorio Society, the North Carolina Master Chorale is committed to bringing the very finest in choral music performance to Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill audiences. Under the direction of Dr. Alfred E. Sturgis since 1993, the Chorale boasts a 170-voice symphonic chorus and a 22-voice professional chamber choir. Hailed by critics as Raleigh ’s premier choral ensemble, the Chorale primarily performs choral masterworks with orchestra. Singers in both ensembles, many of whom are professional singers, conductors and music educators, are selected by audition from across Wake and neighboring counties.

Season subscriptions are available for $70.  Each subscription admits one member to all scheduled performances at one low price.  All performances are at the Hayworth Fine arts Center at High Point University, unless other wise notified, and seating is by general admission.  For more information, contact High Point Community Concerts at 886-8100.

High Point Community Concerts' 74th Season

The Poulenc Trio

The Poulenc Trio brings together three uniquely gifted virtuosos, oboist Vladimir Lande, bassoonist Bryan Young, and pianist Irina Lande. Combining brilliant 21st-century vibrancy with the best of European instrumental tradition, the trio’s performances leap beyond the ordinary concert experience, transporting audiences into a world of beautiful sonorities, playful rhythms and dramatic excitement. The ensemble’s precision and versatility heighten the lyricism of Poulenc, the virtuosity of Rossini, the wit of Jean Francaix and the jazzy elegance of Andre Previn. As the best of a select few professional wind trios, the Poulenc Trio is committed to expanding the repertoire through the discovery of old masterpieces and new works.

Season subscriptions are available for $70.  Each subscription admits one member to all scheduled performances at one low price.  All performances are at the Hayworth Fine arts Center at High Point University, unless other wise notified, and seating is by general admission.  For more information, contact High Point Community Concerts at 886-8100.