News, happenings, and feedback from the Staff at the Cultural Activities Center in Temple, Texas.

5/25/2006


Wrapping up another terrific year of Arts-in-Education, the CAC was tickled pink to host Lucas Miller and KidProv last week. Lucas Miller entertained area third, fourth and fifth graders in the CAC Mayborn Auditorium. His silly songs, hats and puppets really wow'ed the kids (and adults, too!). KidProv, an improv comedy troupe (bet you couldn't guess that from the name, huh), came and did a show for Troy Middle School kids on Tuesday before taking their schtick to Belton and Temple campuses.


Each year, the CAC puts on a series of programs aimed to introduce the arts to area kids. Arts-in-Education draws approximately 11,000 students over the course of fifty-six performances.


These guys were total goofballs. Before the show, they struck a "Last Supper" pose for the camera.


From the very beginning of the "performance" the kids were excited and fired up as the guys came out into the audience to interact.

Without a lot of introduction, the comics had the kids jump right in to improv games. In this picture, four Troy middle-schoolers played off of one another as they told a "story" one word at a time.

The CAC was pleased to welcome several visitors from the community to both shows. After the visit, Rob Marshall of the Charter Group said, "I have been a huge advocate of the CAC for a long time, and all of the good things the organization does for our community are plain to see, but being exposed to events like this in person truly shed light on the value you all are adding to our youth."

The Arts-in-Education series takes a break over the summer but will start back up in September. The 2006-2007 AIE roster includes acts like Temple native, Eric Paslay, two shows from Zach Scott Theatre, Darcie Deaville's "Twinkle, Twinkle Fiddle Star", Pollyanna Theatre Company's "Too Many Frogs" and the Biscuit Brothers.

For more information on the AIE series or how you can get involved in supporting these and other great programs at the CAC, call us at (254) 773-9926 or email cac@cacARTS.org.

5/16/2006

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Good morning! Lots of fun stuff over the weekend - more to come, but check out some of the pictures below!

Friday evening, we had a small, but enthusiastic group of youngsters in Strasburger Hall to enjoy the antics of "The Singing Zoologist" Lucas Miller. The event included a pre-show "Habitat Hangout" with a build-your-own Cracker Bar; complete with lemonade. A big thanks to our business supporters, H.E.B and Wal-Mart!

Scholastic Books donated a great assortment of animal books that we raffled off - the kids were THRILLED at the books and it really made the event fun. The smaller crowd meant that almost all of the kids went home with a new book.

Lucas Miller was, of course, very funny and the kids enjoyed his songs and stories.

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Meanwhile, while the kiddos were having a wild time with Lucas Miller, our Visual Arts Director Marilyn Ritchie was welcoming guests to the Opening Reception for our new Gallery Exhibits.

McCreary Gallery - Roxana Tuff

Saulsbury Gallery - Al Moore

Howard Gallery - Patriotic Art from The Killeen Civic Art Guild including
Don Moore & Friends
with
Central Texas Photographic Club

Upstairs Gallery - UMHB Senior Exhibit - Megan Maupin and Friends

As we receive images from the opening, we'll post them here. All Gallery Opening Receptions are Open to the Public and there is no cost to attend.

Gallery hours: 8 to 4:30 weekdays. Saturday 9am to 2pm or by appointment

5/05/2006

Mystery Bidder Spends $95 Million on a Picasso


Isn't that amazing? Speaking of amazing art, the Galleries at the CAC will be opening the May exhibits on Friday, May 12.



May 12 - June 30, 2006
Howard & Carabasi Galleries
Military Aid Exhibit
Featuring
Patriotic Art from The Killeen Civic Art Guild including
Don Moore & Friends
with
Central Texas Photographic Club
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Saulsbury Gallery
Al Moore: A Retrospective
Well known local artist will exhibit a variety of his past and present work
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McCreary Gallery
Roxana Tuff
A delightful collection of mixed media works that will pique your imagination
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Upstairs Gallery
Megan Maupin
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Senior Exhibit
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Music graciously donated by The Temple Music Club
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You are invited to an artist's reception hosted by the
Visual Arts Friends of the CAC
Friday, May 12, 2006 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Gallery hours: 8 to 4:30 weekdays. Saturday 9am to 2pm or by appointment

5/03/2006

Coming Soon!!


We are in the final testing phase of our new website, which is due to roll-out mid-May. As part of the new site, this blog has been designed as an interactive portal to the Cultural Activities Center, via the World Wide Web.

Through this blog, our Staffers will have the capability to update members and visitors on news and happenings around the CAC. It is also our hope that our members and visitors will use this blog as a vehicle for providing real-time feedback about programs, events, or whatever else is on your mind (related to the CAC, of course).

We hope you'll bookmark us and visit often. See you soon!