Cailloux Theater

Rohe Series Concert to Feature Local Student Artists

amy — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:55:37 +0000

Rohe Series Concert to feature local student artists:

HCYO’s Animato Quartet will appear along with Esther Kim and Friends

In a cooperative venture bringing together international-class musicians and local talent, the upcoming concert by Esther Kim and Friends at the Cailloux Theater will feature an opening number by four members of the Hill Country Youth Orchestra. Students will also take part in a Master Class and Open Rehearsal provided by members of the Kim trio the day before the concert.

“The Animato Quartet” includes violinists Eric Bowser, and Christopher Bowser, violist Kristoffer McElhaney , and cellist McKinley Glasser. The four are long-time members of the Hill Country Youth Orchestra and have been playing together for about two years, performing in various special events throughout the Hill Country.

These four students will receive a special critique and practice session with internationally renowned violinist Esther Kim and the other members of her trio, national prize-winning cellist Joseph Kaizer and pianist Dr. Charles Webb, Dean Emeritus of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. This Master Class, and the trio’s dress rehearsal for the Friday concert, will be seen by invited members of the Youth Orchestra.

On the night of the performance, The Animato Quartet will be featured in their performance of the first movement of the Beethoven String Quartet in F Major, Opus 18, No. 1, “Allegro con Brio,” before the balance of the evening’s concert featuring music by Haydn, Bach, Massenet, Mozart and more.

“Esther Kim and Friends” is presented in a single performance at the Kathleen C. Cailloux City Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, March 2 at 7:30 pm. Tickets range from $10 to $25, and are available at the Cailloux Theater Box Office, by phone at (830) 896-9393, or online at www.CaillouxTheater.com.

The Kathleen C. Cailloux City Center for the Performing Arts – The Cailloux Theater - is located at 910 Main Street in Downtown Kerrville, Texas, and is managed by Playhouse 2000, a non-profit, tax-exempt organization.

Playhouse 2000 Preparing 2012 Season Opener: Moon Over Buffalo

amy — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:05:46 +0000

Playhouse 2000, Kerrville’s Community Theater, is hard at work rehearsing for the first play of its 2012 Season: Moon Over Buffalo, a laugh-out-loud comedy by Ken Ludwig. The show will open in the beautiful Cailloux Theater on February 3 for a three-weekend run.

Like many plays by the American playwright Ludwig, Moon Over Buffalo is a fast-paced farce that will bring to mind the antics found in great old films such as Some Like It Hot and The Producers. The story revolves around a pair of once-glamorous Broadway stars whose careers have fallen on hard times. When a phone call fom Hollywood director Frank Kapra offers an opportunity for international stardom they must pull off one great matinee – a cinch if their private problems don’t get in the way.

The cast features Playhouse veterans R Sheldon Boyce and Maggie Meek as faded actors George and Charlotte Hay, Amy Goodyear as their daughter Rosalind, Ken DeZarn as company manager Paul, Joan Bryson as Charlotte’s mother Ethel and Jerry Mertz as the Hay’s lawyer, Richard. They are joined by newcomers Michael Stanard as the hapless weatherman engaged to Rosalind, and Animate Mazurek as the young starlet, Eileen.

All of these actors have been hard at work preparing for eight performances of Moon Over Buffalo on the stage of the Cailloux Theater – Fridays and Saturdays from February 3 through 18 at 7:30, plus a special Matinee performance on Sunday, February 12 at 2:00 and a “Pay What You Can” performance on Thursday, February 16 at 7:30.

Tickets range from $5 to $20, and as with all Playhouse performances, they are available at the Cailloux box office Monday through Friday 10am to 1pm or Saturday 10am to 3pm, by phone at (830) 896-9393, or online at ww.CaillouxTheater.com. Season Passes for 2012 are still available at just $60 for all five Playhouse 2000 productions in Season 2012

Moon Over Buffalo

amy — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:00:57 +0000

Feb 3-18 – George and Charlotte Hay may have seen their best days on the boards, but these two troopers won’t give up show business just yet. When Frank Capra calls looking to replace the two leads for his next film, it sets the stage for a hilarious farce as only Ken Ludwig (Lend Me A Tenor, Leading Ladies) can write them.

MOON OVER BUFFALO CAST ANNOUNCEMENT

Robert Earl Keen 2012

Cailloux Theater — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:28:47 +0000

Feb 23 – A benefit concert for the Hill Country Youth Orchestra. Robert Earl Keen is a dynamic performer and master songster, known for such all-time hits as “The Road Goes On Forever,” “The Rose Hotel,” “Feeling Good Again,” “Corpus Christi Bay,” and “Merry Christmas from the Family.” $100 tickets include a Meet & Greet Reception with Robert Earl Keen at 6 p.m. prior to the concert. His concert at 8 p.m. will rock the house!

USAF Band of the West

amy — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:15:01 +0000

Feb 26 - The USAF Band of the West is a musical organization with an outstanding record of achievement. The Airmen assigned to the band are highly-trained professional musicians who have dedicated themselves to serving their country through music. The Band of the West has performed for presidents, heads of state, and dignitaries from around the world earning an outstanding reputation among America’s military band.

This 2:30 p.m. concert is free to the public! General admission tickets will be available at the box office beginning February 1.

Esther Kim and Friends

Cailloux Theater — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:05:03 +0000

March 2 – According to Dr. Charles Webb, Dean Emeritus of the prestigious Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, ESTHER KIM, at the tender age of 20, is “already one of the top young classical concert artists in the world today in violin.” Her first orchestral solo appearance was at age 8 performing the Mozart Violin Concerto.

Since then, she has performed in major music venues throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan and is a prize winner of several international violin competitions, including theYehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition for Young Violinists and theInternational Competition for Violin and Viola – Bled, Slovenia. At the age of twelve, she was awarded by the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Bronislaw Kaper Awards as “Most Promising Musician”. In March of 2004, the European Union Music Competitions for Youth (EMCY) presented her with the “Art for Music Award”.

Esther Kim and Friends will perform as part of the 2012 Mary C. Rohe Classical Music Series.

Young & Young at Heart

amy — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:57:14 +0000

March 8 - Performing Mussorgsky’s Picture at an Exhibition, Three Little Pigs by Paul Patterson and Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto performed by Dr. Tamara Raatz, solo clarinet. Also including two Children’s Concerts — With William Tell Overture, Peter and the Wolf, Waltzing Cat, and all kinds of other stirring, appealingly youthful melodies

Tickets for all Symphony events can be purchased online from the Symphony of the Hills website.

Tickets are also available for purchase at the Cailloux Theater box office.

Almost Patsy Cline

amy — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:55:56 +0000

March 10 – The Almost Patsy Cline Band presents Timeless Tunes, The Stories and The Songs - A collection of classic country music brought to life through narration and song. Interactive and fun, featuring tributes to veterans and the longest married couples in attendance.

The Texas Commission on the Arts has once again placed The Almost Patsy Cline Band on it’s preferred list for the upcoming 2012-2014 season! Officially, the “Touring Artists and Companies Roster” is a Who’s Who of Texas entertainers who tour the state. The Almost Patsy Cline Band first applied to be considered for the TCA Roster in 2008. Since their acceptance that year, the band has performed dance music and stage shows for numerous presenters with many return engagements.

Jazz Ambassadors

amy — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:52:17 +0000

March 12 – The Kerrville Daily Times presents The US Army Jazz Ambassadors. The Jazz Ambassadors—America’s Big Band is the official touring big band of the United States Army. This 19-member ensemble, formed in 1969, has received great acclaim both at home and abroad performing America’s original art form, jazz.

This 7 p.m. free concert is sponsored by The Kerrville Daily Times. Tickets will distributed by Kerrville Daily Times. Call (830) 896-7000 for more information.

Jesuspainter Ministries

amy — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:51:36 +0000

March 17 – Hosanna Lutheran Church present Mike Lewis and the Jesuspainter Ministries. Mike Lewis has been painting at Christian events since mid 1998. He paints large portraits of Christ in under twenty minutes.

It began when his close friend, Christian songwriter Seth Haines, told him that he had written a song called “Intimate Portrait” and wanted Mike to paint a portrait of Christ on stage during the song. Although Mike was in art school, he had never really painted before. The request was actually rather unreasonable in terms of possibility. Seth wanted a portrait large enough for an entire audience to see and also a likeness to Christ painted in seven minutes. Artists will tell you that usually portraits are very time consuming and some spend years on a single piece. After several months of thought and preparation the night arrived. Mike did not have the available funds to do a practice painting so the first try was live on stage. Many people were in the crowd who wanted Mike to come paint for a youth group or church service, the rest as they say “was history”. Now there are four programs available for public performance. He now paints and speaks on a regular basis.