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• February 25, 2012 at 8pm
• Internationally renowned acoustic guitar sensation and YouTube phenomenon Andy McKee headlines an evening of staggering guitar virtuosity. With an inimitable style that is as entertaining to watch as it is to hear, McKee has amassed an online audience of millions and plays sold out shows around the globe. Now, he is joined by acoustic sensations Antoine Dufour and the "Jedi Master of Fingerstyle Guitar” Stephen Bennet for a tour-de-force performance. These musicians transform the steel string guitar into full orchestra using altered tunings, tapping, partial capos, percussive hits and a signature two-handed technique that leaves audiences breathless.

Andy McKee is one of the world’s finest solo acoustic guitarists and his cross-over success to more than 150 million YouTube viewers underscores his emergence as one of the most important and popular artists to surface in years. To fans of virtuoso musicianship it is Andy’s attention to song structure and melodic content that elevates him above the rest.  To fans of popular music Andy entertains both the eye and the ear as he magically transforms the steel string guitar into full orchestra via his use of altered tunings, tapping, partial capos, percussive hits and signature two-handed technique. 

“This phenomenally adept fingerstylist [McKee] from Kansas has gone from underground player to YouTube sensation. Meet your new favorite acoustic guitarist.” -Guitarist Magazine

Sponsored in part by The Duffy Family Foundation

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• March 10, 2012, 3 pm and 7 pm -- Auditions Monday, March 5, 4pm SHARP!

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• Once again the POW! Foundation welcomes the Missoula Children's Theatre - supporting arts in education in the local community.
• From auditions to rehearsal to a full-scale musical production in just six days, more than 60 local youngsters from kindergarten through 12th grade will be cast in this retelling of an insightful fable. Youngsters are inspired from guidance from the professional performing arts team from "page-to-production."
• Somewhere in desert country, the inhabitants of West Sandy Bottoms are preparing for the highlight of their year: the annual race between the Reptiles and the Mammals. A company of strolling actors attempts to tell the tale in classical fashion. The Hare's weaselly managers brag about their racing star as the various reptiles assemble to choose their candidate. Fan clubs are preparing their cheers as the big day draws near. Philoh Ferret reminds the racing fans that his service station is for "mammals only." As we see the race through the eyes of a TV news team covering the event, we soon discover that there is more than a sporting rivalry between the brown animals and the green animals. Loyalties to their specific colors create a real animosity among these creatures. Sound familiar? As the race proceeds, a tiny bunny is lost in the wilds of Tornado Gulch and, almost miraculously, color is forgotten as the mammals and reptiles join in the search. The wisdom of the old tortoise and the lesson learned by the cocky hare remind us all that "color is just a color - it's just decorated skin." In the end, the animals realize the folly of their ways and live happily together in their sandy home.

Sponsored in part by the Betsy Dam Fund for Arts Education, Target Stores and Hilton Garden Inn 

• • Conceived and Written by Jim Caron
  • Music by Greg Boris
  • Lyrics by Jim Caron
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  • Auditions will take place at Poway Center for the Performing Arts
  • March 5th at 4 pm SHARP!
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• March 23, 2012 at 8:00pm

• Guest Artists:

  Victoria Mature, soprano

  Jose Medina, tenor

  Olé Flamenco:

  Marysol Fuentes, flamenco singer

  Erica Lopez, flamenco dancer

  Juan Moro, flamenco guitar

  Fred Benedetti, classical guitar

• It's all about Spain.  Passion! Fire! Romance!
• An extraordinary sensory experience is on tap for this evening of entertainment. 
• Program:

• The Gardens of Granada Federico Moreno Torroba	“March of the Toreadors” from Carmen Granada George Bizet
  “Spanish Dance” from Nutracker   Pyotr Tchaikovsky	“Habanera” from Carmen   George Bizet
  Concierto de Aranjuez  2nd Movement - Adagio               Joaquin Rodrigo	Cinco Canciones Negras Xavier Montsalvatge
  “Sevilla” from Suite Espanola   Isaac Albeniz	“Intermezzo” from Goyescas      Enrique Granados
  	“Ritual Fire Dance” from El Amor Brujo        Manuel de Falla

   Fun, hip and deeply rooted in notion that classical music should be accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds

• Orchestra Nova's mission is to create an extraordinary theatrical experience with classical music.
• Under the dynamic leadership of artistic director Jung-Ho Pak, Orchestra Nova is committed to a fresh and open approach to making classical music meaningful to every single adult and child in San Diego County. "We're on an exciting mission to provide a dramatic classical music experience that is extraordinary in every way for our guests," promises Pak.

Sponsored in part by Suzanne Kropf, Prudential Realty California and The Roth Law Firm

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