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I am very excited about this year’s Arts Council board! We have some
new faces and great ideas. I is wonderful to see the passion this board
has for the arts. If you could not make it to our last meeting in February,
but are still interested in becoming a part of the Arts Council board, our
next meeting will be on Monday, March 13th. We have moved the time
up to 6pm and will be meeting in room #138 at Felix Martin Hall/West
Campus. You may enter through the front door of Felix Martin Jr. Hall or
through entrance #14 which can be found around the backside of Felix
Martin Jr. Hall. Check out the rest of the newsletter to see all that is hap-
pening in the arts this month. As always, thank you for supporting the
arts in our community and for working together to keep the arts alive!
A Message from the Arts Council
Join Community Singers!
Community Singers has been around since October of 2013. They
have performed in the Christmas productions at Felix Martin Jr Hall,
alongside Sandi Patty, for the Muhlenberg Arts Council’s summer
showcases and more. We have started up rehearsals again in prepara-
tion for Muhlenberg Arts Council’s Summer showcase and the Miners
and Music Festival on the 4th of July at Paradise Park. We would love
for you to join us in making music!! Rehearsals are every Thursday
evening at 6pm until 7pm at First Baptist in Central City. Rehearsals
are in the choir room so please enter through the glass door at the
top of the steps on the Morehead
Street side of the building. We look
forward to seeing you!
Muhlenberg Arts Council
Muhlenberg Fine Arts Newsletter
Inside this issue:
A Message from the Arts
Council Coordinator
1
Join Community Singers 1
MCTI Presents Show-
down on Rio Road
2
Young Artist Showcase 2
Open Mic Night 3
MCHS Presents Little
Mermaid
3
Western Kentucky Per-
cussion Festival
4
Mose Rager Day 4
Western Kentucky Per-
cussion Festival
4
Thumbpickin with the
Masters
5
Smoke on the Mountain
Homecoming
5
March Calendar of
Events
6
March 2017
The Muhlenberg Arts Council will be hosting its third annual Young Artist
Showcase this month at the Thistle Cottage. We will be having an open
house and awards on Monday March 6th at 5pm until 7pm. For the last two
years this event has been a huge success with several hundred in attend-
ance the open house evening and several in attendance throughout the
month. We opened the showcase up to all Muhlenberg Elementary and Mid-
dle Schools. The purpose behind this event is to emphasize the value of art
and art education for all children and to encourage public support for quali-
ty school art programs. If you cannot attend the open house the artwork
will be on display for the entire month of March, feel free to stop by during
Thistle Cottage’s normal hours (11am-4pm) and check out the amazing
work of these Muhlenberg County students.
Young Artist Showcase
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Artwork shown in this news-letter are from the Young Artist Show-case in 2015
MCTI Presents: Showdown on Rio Road
MCTI Presents Showdown on Rio Road on March 24th
and 25th at 7pm and March 25th and 26th at 2pm. The
show will be held at MCTI’s Palace Theatre. Tickets are
$5 for students and $10 for adults.
The show is a funny, heartwarming story of two broth-
ers who, through a time of hilarious crisis, learn who
they can really count on. Wesley Wyatt, a goofy com-
puter nerd, his younger brother Boysy, have built
(along with their father) what arguably is the world's
most technologically advanced fort. Along with the fa-
ther's very real "humanoid robot," the two boys form a
neighborhood club. Their club and Wesley's leadership
is quickly threatened when the stylish "King" Victor, a
spirited wanna-be bully, moves into town from the big
city and wants possession of the fort. This whimsical,
fast-paced play can be understood and enjoyed by any-
one who has ever had to overcome an obstacle—or a
schoolyard bully.
We will be having March’s Open Mic night on March 3rd at 7pm. The event takes place at
MCTI’s Cabaret Room. Come out and join us and share your talents. We have had comedi-
ans, singers, poetry readings, and instrumentalists all perform and would love to have you
too! If you don’t want to perform but would like to attend the event, we always love having
great audience members for our performers. Donations taken at the door will be split be-
tween Muhlenberg Arts Council and Muhlenberg Community Theatre. We will also have
concessions available at the event. We hope you can join us!
Open Mic Night Continues!
MCHS Drama Presents Little Mermaid
Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney's
The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy
Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug
Wright, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including "Under the Sea," "Kiss
the Girl" and "Part of Your World."
Ariel, King Triton's youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bar-
gaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and
Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends, Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull, and Sebastian the crab
to restore order under the sea.
Friday, March 10 & Saturday, March 11 - 7:00 pm
Saturday, March 11 & Sunday, March 12 - 2:00 pm
Tickets are $15 for Adults, and $10 for students (ages 3-18)
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This year’s Western Kentucky Percussion Festival will be held at Felix Martin Jr. Hall on March 25th, 2017.
Tickets are $5 for the entire day of the festival. The concept for the West Kentucky Percussion Festival orig-
inated in November of 2014. The festival was generated by the need of area high school percussion en-
sembles to have a place to perform outside their local high school band concert. Rick Gardner (Director of
Percussion at Muhlenberg County High School) had the original idea and after discussing with other band
staff and Felix Martin Jr. Hall, made the official announcement to members of the KMEA 3rd district. The
festival concept was well received and applications by performing ensembles were submitted very quick-
ly. The registration had to be closed in a few short days. With the overwhelming response by local schools
it was decided to make the festival into a day long percussion festival similar to other “Days of Percus-
sion.” Six clinicians, plus university solo performers were contacted and the West Kentucky Percussion Fes-
tival was officially formed. The first festival was held on March 14, 2015 and all involved considered it a
great success. The festival is hosted by the Muhlenberg County Band Boosters and the Muhlenberg County
Percussion Students.
The 2017 festival will feature clinics and performances by: David Steinquest, Dr. Mark Berry, Dr. Chad
Floyd, James Harrison, Zack Stewart, Tracy Leslie, Shane Melvin, Darci Davis, Katelynn Ward and the WKU
Steel Band.
Western Kentucky Percussion Festival at Felix Martin Jr. Hall
Mose Rager Day
Mose Rager Day will Saturday, April 1st at Drakesboro’s Community Center.
This is a celebration of Mose Rager’s birthday which is actually April 2nd. The
event will begin at 10am and continue through out the day. A potluck lunch
will be a part of the event as well. Come and join in the celebration!
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Coming in April...
Enhance your guitar playing and knowledge with a one-day course
taught by great instructors in the land where Thumbstyle began
and participate in courses designed to improve your playing and
guitar understanding. John Knowles, Pat Kirtley and Joe Hudson will
be the instructors. The event will be on April 29th. The event takes
place at the Merle Travis Music Center. Cost is $45 per person
(preregistration) or $55 at the door, which will include lunch and
class materials. The instruction will begin at 10am and will go until
4pm with a lunch break. Then there will be a concert at 6:30pm fea-
turing the instructors. Class size is limited, so sign up soon and get
ready for a fun and unique day of Thumbpickin’. If you would like to request a registration form
for this event please email [email protected].
Thumbpickin’ with the Masters
Page 5 March 2017
More coming in April...
March Calendar of Events
P.O. Box 513
Powderly, KY 42367
Phone:270-377-3115 ext. 2
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.muhlenbergarts.org
2017 Muhlenberg Arts Council Board
Paul Ashby
Marilyn Bedell
Carol Brand
Dottie Everly
Teresa Heltsley
Tony Jones
Marilyn Kirtley
Ashley Vincent Poore
Melanie Smith
Amie Waltrip
Karen Willis
Muhlenberg Arts Council
Thursday March 2nd— Community Singers Rehearsal at First Bap-tist in Central City at 6pm
Friday March 3rd –Open Mic Night at MCTI’s Palace at 7pm
Saturday March 4th –
Thumbpickin’ in Drakesboro at 6pm at the Drakesboro community center.
Monday March 6th- Young Artist Show-case at the Thistle Cottage 5-7pm
Monday March 6th- Dulcimer Ensemble at the Merle Travis Center 6pm
Tuesday March 7th– Line Dancing at Felix Martin Hall’s Multipurpose room 6-8pm
Thursday March 9th - Community Singers Rehearsal at First Baptist in Central City at 6pm
Friday March 10th - MCHS Production of Little Mermaid at 7pm at Felix Martin Hall.
Saturday March 11th - MCHS Production of Little Mermaid at 2pm and 7pm at Felix Martin Hall.
Sunday March 12th - MCHS Production of Little Mermaid at 2pm at Felix Martin Hall.
Monday March 13th - Dulcimer En-semble at the Merle Travis Center 6pm
Monday March 13th - Muhlenberg Arts Council board meeting 6pm
Tuesday March 15th– Line Dancing at Felix Martin Hall’s Multipurpose room 6-8pm Thursday March 16th - Community Singers Rehearsal at First Baptist in Central City at 6pm
Saturday March 18th - MCHS Solo and Ensemble Festival.
Monday March 20th - Dulcimer En-semble at the Merle Travis Center 6pm
Tuesday March 21st– Line Dancing at Felix Martin Hall’s Multipurpose room 6-8pm
Thursday March 23rd– Longest Ele-mentary Program at Felix Martin Jr. Hall
Thursday March 23rd– Community Singers Rehearsal at First Baptist in Central City at 6pm
Friday March 24th– MCTI presents Showdown at Rio Road at MCTI’s Palace Theatre 7pm
Saturday March 25th– Western Ken-tucky Percussion Festival at Felix Mar-tin Jr. Hall. Begins at 10am
Saturday March 25th– MCTI presents Showdown at Rio Road at MCTI’s Palace Theatre 2pm and 7pm
Sunday March 26th– MCTI presents Showdown at Rio Road at MCTI’s Palace Theatre 2pm
Monday March 27th- Dulcimer En-semble at the Merle Travis Center 6pm Tuesday March 28th– Line Dancing at Felix Martin Hall’s Multipurpose room 6-8pm
Thursday March 30th - Community Singers Rehearsal at First Baptist in Central City at 6pm
