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APRIL SPOTLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES AT-A-GLANCE:

Broadway Confidential: Flashdance, Monday April 1, 5:30-7:00pm at the New Century Theatre
Broadway Confidential featuring speaker B-Boy J-Sun (Jason Noer), local choreographer and teaching artist of hip hop styles will lead an engaging discussion on break dancing culture and how the movie Flashdance launched break dancing into the public’s eye. For more information and to RSVP visit: HENNEPIN THEATRE TRUST

Open Dance Event: Friday April 5, 4:00pm-6:00pm at the New Century Theatre and Cowles Center for Dance
Join Hennepin Theatre Trust and the Cowles Center for Dance as we celebrate Flashdance arriving in Minneapolis! Open dance classes available in tap, African dance, break-dancing and even choreography from the musical! Learn more and register here: HENNEPIN THEATRE TRUST

Triple Threat Workshop: Monday, April 22, 4:30-5:30 at the New Century Theatre
Get your burning audition questions answered! Join a panel of the Twin Cities best actors, directors, music directors and choreographers to give tips and tricks on how to have a killer audition. A portion of the workshop will focus specifically on the SpotLight Triple Threat process but is open to anyone interested in bettering their audition skills. Register here: HENNEPIN THEATRE TRUST

Broadway Workshop: Tap Class, Thursday April 25, 4:30-6:00pm at the New Century Theatre:
Join one of the stars of Mary Poppins, Con O’Shea-Creal (currently playing Bert on the national tour) in a basic to intermediate tap class. Learn more and register here: HENNEPIN THEATRE TRUST

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Gear up for the LoftPAC Officer Elections

A message from LoftPAC President, Pari Cariaga:

Ever wanted to be me?  How about Chuy?  Well if you do, that’s a little creepy, but if you ever wanted our LoftPAC positions, now is your chance.  Talk to Mrs. Hestwood now to get on the ballot for next year’s LoftPAC officers.

What positions are available, you ask?  Great question!  Five officers make up the board, currently: president (moi), vice president (Matt), secretary (Lexi), special events planner (Katherine), and historian (Chuy).

What do these jobs entail?  Another fabulous question!

• As PRESIDENT, my job is to work with Mrs. Hestwood to set the agenda for the monthly meetings and to oversee the other officers and their tasks.
• The job of  VICE PRESIDENT is to help the president as well as working with Spotlight and the Thespian Society to find out how Loft Stage students can get involved with those organizations.
• If you’re good at taking notes, then SECRETARY (or clerk if you are male) might be the job for you.  Duties include taking the minutes at the meetings and then posting them on the website.
• Like to party?  Consider running for SPECIAL EVENTS PLANNER.  If you are elected to that position, you will create LoftPAC sponsored events, help organize community volunteer opportunities, and work with the president and vice president to plan the end of the year banquet.
• The last but certainly not least job is HISTORIAN.  The historian takes pictures throughout the year at theater events and compiles all the images into an end-of-year slide show.

Think you could be good at any of these positions?  If you want to be an official leader next year, talk to Ms. Hestwood ASAP!  And as always, if you have questions feel free to contact any of the officers.

Inver Hills will host its second annual Fine Arts Festival on April 18, 19 and 20, 2013, with more than 40 sessions presented by the college’s Art, English, Music and Theatre departments.

Participants can attend glass fusing, acting and flash fiction workshops; sit as a model in the portrait photo booth; view improv performances, student-directed one-act plays and a student film project; how to play steel drums; and much, much more. The event also includes a solo song contest, concerts, and lectures and demonstrations from visiting photographers, artists and authors.

The Fine Arts Festival is free and open to all, however some sessions require preregistration. REGISTER

The highlight of February was the Thespian Festival, which took place on the 17^th and 18^th.  On the first day, The Big Meal took the stage in the One-Act competition and won first place!  Along with bragging rights, the cast and crew now have the opportunity to perform their show at the International Thespian Festival in June in Lincoln, Nebraska. On the second day, Katherine Spicuzza and Naomi Ridley performed solos, and Mandy Durose and Pari Cariaga performed a duet for NIES (National Individual Event Showcase).  NIES gives students the opportunity to perform in order to receive constructive criticism.  If a person receives three superiors, they are given the opportunity to perform at the International Festival.  Katherine was able to wow the judges with her rendition of “Gimme, Gimme” from Thoroughly Modern Millie and now has the chance to sing in Lincoln.  Bravo Katherine!  The Thespian Festival is a great place to learn more about the areas of theater you enjoy the most, but also to expose yourself to something new.  If you didn’t get to attend this year, make sure to go next year.