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Star Quest 2009

$950.00 in Scholarships & Cash Prizes!!

Finalists will be in the Fourth of July parade!

Audition Dates and Times:

Star Quest Update:

Last Minute Auditions!

Wednesday, July 1st, 9am-10am

Tracy Parks & Recreation Center
400 E. Tenth Street – Channel 26 Studio

CRITERIA: Grades 9 through 12. Reside within the boundaries of the Tracy Unified School District and Mountain House. Audition with no musical accompaniment at one of the two taping session dates. Submit a completed and signed Star Quest application and parent permission form available at the audition or download here:

Application/Release Form

Audition Information

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Kids rule, in finger painting of sets!

Yeah! We finished painting in 1-1/2 hours!!! We're awesome!!!!

Everybody pitched in and helped paint sets for Treasure Island, looks like fun!

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Children’s Theatre Camp at the Grand

What’s a Kid Going to Do?!

Yikes! School’s Out!!!

School’s out and now what do you do with your kids?  Tracy Performing Arts Foundation (T.P.A.F.) has just the ticket for your kids (7-11) and teens (12-18). It’s the second annual Summer Children’s Theatre Camp at the Grand Theatre Center for the Arts.

Starting June 15th, children 7 to 11 are invited to act, dance and sing their way to stardom. The best teachers in the Central Valley will lead them to a command performance of Treasure Island on stage in the Studio Theatre at the Grand TheatreCenter for the Arts.

Young people ages 12 to 18 will have a chance to put the Big Bad Wolf on trial! From June 29 through Aug 1st young thespians will shine as our best of the best instructors guide them to a command performance of The Big Bad Musical!

Where else can kids and teens hang out with their peers, participate in fun activities and be a star?!!

For more information, contact the Grand Theatre at

www.atthegrand.org or call 209-831-6858 to enroll today!  Space is still available!

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Poster and Program Design Contest!

Pirate Ship

Tracy Performing Arts Foundation is holding a contest to design the poster and program artwork for the 2009 summer day camp and play “Treasure Island”.

Put your pirate patch on as you create a unique piece that will appear on the poster and programs for our play at the Grand Theatre Center for the Arts. Middle and High School students in Tracy Unified, Banta, Tracy Learning Center, New Jerusalem, Jefferson, or Lammersville districts may provide handmade or digital artwork to enter this contest.

The day camp features children 7-11 years old starts June 15, and the play performs July 10-12, at the Grand Theatre. The winning submission becomes property of the Tracy Performing Arts Foundation and original handmade artwork will only be returned if submitted with a self-addressed and stamped envelope with appropriate postage.

** Middle/High School actors and techies - A theatre summer camp will also be held for ages 12 to 18. This year’s production is Oz!—an exciting musical that will take you over the rainbow this summer!


jolly-roger-tattoo Deadline (walkin’ the plank): May 20, 2009.

Submit entries to Deborah Littleton:

deborah@debographix.com
P.O. Box 1604
Tracy, CA 95378-0587
Call for more info at (209) 629-2506

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Tracy Community Choir Spring Concert!

May 9, 2009
5:00 pmto7:00 pm

Tracy Community Choir

Tracy Community Choir Spring Concert: Celebrating 5 Years!

Saturday, May 9th, 5:00pm

Grand Theatre
Center for the Arts
715 Central Avenue
Tracy, CA 95376
209-831-6TKT (6858)

Plenty of Tickets Still Available!

All Seats 7.00 (+3.00 fee) Order Online, for will call pickup, or in person at the box office the night of the show.

Spring Concert Program

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Encore! Audition Schedule

The schedule for this weekend’s Encore! Scholarship Competition is now available. Good luck everybody!

Auditions begin at 10:00am (see schedule)

Command Performance 7:30pm (Immediately following Tracy Community Choir Concert, Grand Theatre)

Download Schedule Here (pdf)

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Encore! Scholarship Opportunity

May 9, 2009
7:30 pm

Encore!

UPDATE: Please Note time change for Command Performance has changed to 7:30pm!

The Tracy Performing Arts Foundation is pleased to present a musical scholarship program, called Encore! This scholarship program will give musicians an opportunity to participate in a process where their ability, accomplishment level, and potential are reviewed and judged by professional musicians. One participant will receive a full scholarship to La Honda Music Camp! Juried auditions are open to all Tracy area instrumentalists who are age 19 and under. Don’t miss it! Deadline for applications and permission forms is due April 17.

When: Saturday, May 9th, Grand Theatre, Tracy

Contact Melyssa Barrett for more information at 209.640.6454

Download Encore! Application Form (pdf)

Download Encore! Permission Form (pdf)

Download Encore! Flyer

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I Hate Hamlet - Bistro Series Final Performance

ihatehamletposter-copyI Hate Hamlet by Paul Rudnick

Andrew Rally is a young and sucessful television actor who comes to New York to play Hamlet in Central Park, moving into an apartment which once belonged to John Barrymore. There are some problems though. His TV series has been cancelled, his girlfriend is clinging to her virginity with conviction, and he has no desire to play Hamlet. An impromptu seance summons the ghost of Barrymore, costumed as Hamlet and somewhat tipsy, and Andrew’s life is no longer his own.

Performances March 26, 27, 28 and April 2, 3, 4

Tickets available at The Grand Theatre box office online

Grand Theatre
715 Central Avenue, Tracy, CA
209-831-6858

Dinner + Play = FUN!

There is no better time to be had than seeing a terrific play. Pair that with a great dinner, and you have a night to remember.

Your ticket to the Bistro Theater Series gives you more than a hilarious performance of great American comedy; it also earns you a discount on a terrific meal.

Make it “dinner and a show!”

Complete your evening out with a fabulous dinner at your choice of more than a dozen local eateries. Just present your ticket on the date of the performance at any of our participating restaurants to receive a special discount.

Here are the participating restaurants for the Bistro Dinner series:

M&J Bistro (10% off dinner)
2125 N. Tracy Blvd
Tracy, CA 95376
209-832-2727

Sergio’s Trattoria (10% off dinner )
95 W 11th St
Tracy, CA 95376
(209) 833-9640
http://www.sergiostrattoria.com

Casa Grande Mex. Restaurant (10% off dinner )
30 W 11th St
Tracy, CA 95376
(209) 836-5344

Tracy Thai Restaurant (10% off dinner )
1035 Central Ave
Tracy, CA 95376
(209) 833-9703

Primrose Lane II (10% off dinner )
47 W 10th St
Tracy, CA 95376
(209) 830-0175

Fabio’s Italian Restaurant (10% off dinner )
88 W 10th St
Tracy, CA 95376
(209) 836-2012

Orient Express (10% off dinner )
167 W 11th St
Tracy, CA 95376
(209) 836-1688

El Castillo Cafe Mex. Restaurant (15% off dinner )
600 Central Ave
Tracy, CA 95376
(209) 835-6689

Dhaba Indian Cuisine (10% off dinner )
2242 W Grant Line Rd
Tracy, CA 95377
(209) 835-9090

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Youth Advanced Ensemble Member Selection!

Here are the singers that were selected for the new Youth Advanced Ensemble. Congratulations everybody!

(Singers: Here are the parts for practicing on your own)

Kayla McGuiness
Katie Merril
Rhiannon Archbold
April Parker
Kayla Grover
Johnny Jess
Gabby Montoya
Jordan Kost
Joseph Kost

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TCC: Announcing Youth Advanced Ensemble!

Tracy Community Choir

The Tracy Community Choir is pleased to announce the creation of the new ‘Youth Advanced Ensemble’. This will be a very exclusive group - only 12 people with exceptional musical abilities will be chosen.  Participation in the regular youth choir is not required but HIGHLY encouraged.

  • Be prepared to sing a song of your choice (no pop music please)
  • Other musicianship exercises can be expected

Auditions will be Saturday, Feburary 28th from 10:00-12:00, Grand Theatre Studio I. (first come first serve) Ages 12 - 18

Rehearsals will start March 18th from 5:30 - 7:00 PM and go every Wednesday until May 6th (location will be announced).  We will perform at the concert and other venues to be announced.  Tuition will be a flat $60.

For more information call: Jennifer Grover, 209-839-0253

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