Curtain Goes Up On Pegasus Reunion
Filed Under Shower Curtain | Posted on December 17, 2008
PAST and present actors and actresses from an Oxford theatre will be getting together for a reunion before a complete revamp of the venue.
It is the second time the Pegasus Theatre in Magdalen Road has organised a grand reunion, with the first taking place in January – shortly before work was due to start.
Now that [...]
Curtain Rises For DLT
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on November 17, 2008
Long before the curtains ever rise and fall on a production, many people are at work, doing their best to ensure that the event is a success.
Beth Ann Hough, the production’s director, said it really all began in October, with the reading of the play.
“After you choose your play, you have to read it very, [...]
Curtain Comes Down On Budget Farce In Sacramento
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on September 21, 2008
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers know this crisis is coming. But Republicans and Democrats remain hopelessly divided on taxes and spending. They booted the can down the alley, as Schwarzenegger would say, on this budget, and are showing no stomach for the next one.
To head off next year’s fiasco, House Speaker Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, [...]
Curtain Call shop closing
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on August 27, 2008
“It was a very hard decision to make,” said Michele Marion, owner and manager, citing slow retail sales and the poor economy. “Our sales have been on a downward trajectory for a year. Everything I have in here is considered a luxury and when people have to pick and choose where their last dollar goes, [...]
It’s the final curtain for Aberdare’s Little Theatre
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on August 21, 2008
ONE of Aberdare’s most historic buildings is facing demolition to make way for a housing development.
For more than 70 years, local dramatics groups including The Trecynon Amateur dramatic Society and the Aberdare Little Theatre Company have been treading the boards at the town’s Little Theatre.
But now the former engine shed looks set to be knocked [...]
Final curtain for Casselman sound and light show
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on August 17, 2008
Accolades are pouring in for the Franco-Ontarian sound and light extravaganza L’echo d’un peuple which has announced that last night’s show here would be the final one after five seasons.
Organizers of the historic pageant confirmed L’echo’s demise early last week, a turn of events they blamed on poor ticket sales to the outdoor venue at [...]
UA putting up McKale curtain
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on July 23, 2008
The curtain is being raised on something new at McKale Center, which means a curtain is coming down.
Installation is under way on a sectional curtain that will deploy from the rafters, cutting off the seating above the middle concourse, creating a cozier and louder environment for volleyball matches, gymnastics meets and, possibly, women’s basketball.
“The concept [...]
Fire code violations bring curtain down on Elgin Art Showcase
Filed Under Shower Curtain | Posted on July 16, 2008
Elgin officials are optimistic that the show will soon go on at the Elgin Art Showcase.
The venue, for which the city leases the eighth floor in the Professional Building on Division Street, was shut down last week by the city after building owners failed to comply with life safety requirements, city spokeswoman Susan Olafson said.
Among [...]
Behind the Blue Curtain
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on June 4, 2008
Saxophonist Oliver Lake is the opposite of a purist. Since his youth, as a founding member of St. Louis-based Black Artists Group, he has savored his involvement in a variety of the arts poetry, visual arts, dance and of course music.
Plus he runs a small record label, performs, and frequently records with an eclectic array [...]
Curtain gets taste of Derby venue
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on May 30, 2008
Curtain Call came through a racecourse spin at Epsom ahead of his participation in the Vodafone Derby on Saturday week.
With Casual Conquest set to be added to the field for the blue riband, Curtain Call is likely to be sent off second favourite and he was the centre of attraction at the course’s Breakfast With [...]