Arvada Announces Upcoming Events Including EVITA, JUST SO & More

Arvada Center Calendar of Events--May 2009

(All events, unless otherwise stated, take place at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO 80003)

THEATER

"Evita"
Andrew Lloyd Webber's music swoons in heartfelt fashion in "Evita"--a larger-than-life modern musical that audiences worldwide adore. This Tony Award®-winning masterpiece is about the beautiful and charismatic Eva Perón and her rise from the poor slums of Argentina to a powerfully influential leading lady in world politics. It is an awe-inspiring story told through song, featuring a show-stopping score including "Don't Cry for Me Argentina." "Evita" is a glamorous, powerful and fiery account of the world's first major political celebrity.
Opens April 21, 2009
Tues - Sat 7:30 p.m.; Wed 1:00 p.m.; Sat & Sun 2:00 p.m.
Main Stage Theater
Cost: Tickets starting at $45
To purchase tickets or for more information, call the Arvada Center box office at (720) 898-7200 or visit arvadacenter.org.

CHILDREN'S THEATER

"Just So"
By Rudyard Kipling, author of "The Jungle Book"
Ever wonder how life's little mysteries came about? It's time to find out! Set in a once-upon-a-time land of trunkless elephants, thin-skinned rhinos, and spotless leopards, everything is "just so" until a great adventure transforms them all. Three of Rudyard Kipling's famous tales including "How the Elephant Got His Trunk" and "How the Leopard Got His Spots," come to life to take you on a fun filled ride of fantasy, humor and song as you discover the answers. This witty and clever musical about courage, individuality and friendship is sure to delight the mind and expand the imagination in kids and adults alike!
April 22 - May 9, 2009 (Black Box Theater)
Various weekdays at 10:00 a.m. & Noon
Various Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.
Black Box Theater
Cost: Tickets starting at $8
To purchase tickets or for more information, call the Arvada Center box office at (720) 898-7200 or visit arvadacenter.org.

DANCE

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," presented by the Arvada Center Dance Theater and the Arvada Center Dance Academy's students, is a charming adaptation of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale. This dance concert includes a wickedly fun dance for the Queen and her evil little entourage, adorable Forest Fairies and Critters, Birds who watch over Snow White while she is asleep in the forest and of course the Seven Dwarfs, who do their best to protect Snow White. This original adaptation is sure to be a fun show for young and old alike. 

Fri, May 29 & Sat, May 30, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. & Sun, May 31, 2009 at
2:00 p.m.
Main Stage Theater
Cost: $8
To purchase tickets or for more information, call the Arvada Center box office at (720) 898-7200 or visit

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

"5th Annual Jeffco Juried Teachers Exhibition"
This exhibition features works in a variety of mediums, including ceramics, sculpture, photography, painting, drawing, collage and mixed media, by instructors currently teaching at Jefferson County elementary, middle and high schools. Instructors go through a competitive selection nprocess, and the number of entries has grown each year. This year's jurors are Bebe Alexander, artist and Ceramics Coordinator at the Arvada Center, Stephen Sumner, artist and Executive Director at the Evergreen Arts Center and Bob Thomas, artist and instructor at Red Rocks Community
College.
April 10 - May 10, 2009
Upper Gallery
Cost: FREE
For more information, call the Arvada Center box office at (720) 898-7200 or visit arvadacenter.org.

"Kristin Krolicki: Girls in Color" (Jeffco Solo Teacher Exhibition)
This exhibition comprises 15 mixed media works featuring arrangements of reflections of women in which Krolicki exaggerates the color, texture, and form of these subjects. Krolicki's work has previously been seen at the Center, in the last Jeffco Juried Teachers Exhibition, in which she won the solo exhibition slot for this year.
April 10 - May 10, 2009
Black Box Gallery
Cost: FREE
For more information, call the Arvada Center box office at (720) 898-7200 or visit arvadacenter.org.

"38th Annual Jeffco High Schools Art Exhibition"
Featuring the artistic talents of high school students in the Jefferson County School District, this juried exhibition includes ceramics, sculpture, photography, painting, drawing, collage and mixed media.
April 17 - May 17, 2009
Lower Gallery
Cost: FREE
For more information, call the Arvada Center box office at (720) 898-7200 or visit arvadacenter.org.

"Joseph Raffael"
The Arvada Center and the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art collaboratively present this traveling exhibition. Joseph Raffael is one of America's foremost contemporary realist painters. Like the photo-realists with whom he is often identified, Raffael uses photographs as the basis of his paintings. Unlike most photo-realists, however, Raffael's paintings incorporate many aspects of
modernism-abstract composition, unconventional view angles, flattened space and expressive brushwork. Raffael finds his inspiration in nature and many of his motifs are found in the garden he and his wife Lannis have planted in Antibes, France.
April 17 - May 31, 2009
Theater Gallery
Cost: FREE
For more information, call the Arvada Center box office at (720) 898-7200 or visit arvadacenter.org.

"Arvada Fine Arts Guild: 50th Anniversary Membership Exhibition"
The Arvada Fine Arts Guild celebrates its 50th anniversary with a special juried exhibition of members' work, featuring approximately 40 paintings, prints or drawings. Molly D. Davis of Denver, a
nationally-recognized painter in both oils and watercolor, is the juror for this 2009 event.
May 21 - June 7, 2009 (Opening reception: Thurs, May 21)
Upper Gallery
Cost: FREE
For more information, call the Arvada Center box office at (720) 898-7200 or visit arvadacenter.org.

EDUCATION

Arvada Center Summer Camps
Registration has already started...sign up for your class today!
For ages 1½ to 19, the Arvada Center's creative camps offer experiences in a variety of subjects including ceramics, dance, drama, humanities, music, photography and visual arts! Programs are designed for kids to learn new skills, discover new interests and most importantly, have fun
Cost: Prices range from $40 to $950
To receive a catalog of classes and camps currently available call (720) 898-7200 or visit arvadacenter.org.

ARVADA CENTER PLAY AREA

A 343-foot-long "sea-saurus" named Squiggles is the featured element of the Arvada Center's play area. Squiggles-who was named Best Sea Monster by Westword--is a multi-colored, multi-textured concrete sculpture. Kids can explore Squiggles by climbing around, over and under him. The playground also includes a large sand box with three additional concrete sculptures and trashcans that talk back when garbage is placed in them. Squiggles is wheelchair accessible and his various textures offer a tactile experience for blind children. The play area is open every day.

Cost: FREE

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