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Fairfield First - May 15

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 +0100

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If you haven’t already seen it, I highly recommend Al Gore’s new speech about the urgency of the global warming crisis given at the Technology, Entertainment Design (TED) conference and posted on their website this month (http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/243). Not only is his talk impassioned and energized (yes, this is Al Gore we are speaking of) but he also pushes the subject to a much higher and absolutely essential level of consideration. “What we need, [...]

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL ON GODSPELL TICKETS!

sondra@fairfieldacc.com — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Take advantage of the Sondheim Center's Early Bird Special on Godspell tickets! Purchase your tickets before April 1 and receive 15% off regular ticket prices.

The hit pop-rock musical will be performed at Fairfield's Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts for three weekends only, April 18 - May 4. Randy West (Director/Choreographer) and Justin Hill (Music Director) are creating a revival of this beloved musical that is different from any other Godspell ever perfo [...]

EDGES IS THE NEXT RENT!!

sondra@fairfieldacc.com — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

With all the attention that Edges has been receiving, it is being dubbed the next RENT! I can't say enough about this show and the talented performers. Check out my interview with Justin Paul on FPAC today. He is one of the young creators/wirters/composers of the show and you will see him on stage at the piano! The talent absolutely fills the theatre.

When Richard Kind was here for Forum, our first musical, he asked that everyone please support this beautiful new theatre. Even [...]

EDGES OPENS TONIGHT- ONE WEEKEND ONLY!

sondra@fairfieldacc.com — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Don't miss EDGES playing for one weekend only at the Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts in Fairfield, IA. We are so thrilled to have the opportunity to present this innovative new work to Midwest audiences before it heads to Broadway this summer!

We have one of the creators of the musical, Justin Paul, here in Fairfield as Music Director and at the piano for all 5 performances. He and his co-writer Benj Pasek are young, talented writers who have alrea [...]

Transcending Politics

tony@tonyellis.com — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The word “transcendent” seems to be cropping up a lot these days in the political debate. Senator McCain, speaking in Vermont today, said “we face a transcendent threat from Islamic extremist.” Former presidential candidate, Gary Hart, blogging on Huffington Post recently, wrote “I see Barack Obama as a leader for this transcendent moment, the agent of transformation in an age of revolution…” Two very differing views, each using the same adjective; t [...]

University of Iowa Symphony Tonight

sondra@fairfieldacc.com — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Check out the tuxedo-clad Hawkeyes tonight at the Sondheim Center! This symphony, made of up students from the U of I School of Music, doesn't tour often, so don't miss this rare opportunity. It will be the first symphonic performance at the new Sondheim Center.

If you haven't visited our theatre yet, it is only 522 seats, so there is not a bad seat in the house. With a state-of-the-art sound system, the acoustics are perfect for musicals and concerts.

If you are [...]

Edges: A New Musical at the Sondheim Center

sondra@fairfieldacc.com — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Here at the Sondheim Center there is an incredible buzz about Edges, the new musical that we are bringing to the theatre this month. Edges recently made its professional world premiere at the Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany, New York and we are so thrilled that Director Gordon Greenberg gave us the opportunity to present the Midwest premiere here in Fairfield!

Edges is a song-cycle, or a collection of songs that are thematically linked, about the trials and tribulations of moving i [...]

Across the Universe

tony@tonyellis.com — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

On February 4th NASA beamed The Beatles’ song Across the Universe literally “across the universe”. The next day, His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of Transcendental Meditation about which this song was written, left this world and entered into heaven. It was an accidental but fitting tribute to the man who opened universes within the minds of millions across the world, including myself. There are really no words to describe the relationship be [...]

Whales and Sextants

tony@tonyellis.com — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Recently I was discussing the Democratic primaries with some close friends (all of us well preserved but aging Baby Boomers). “Who do you think has the best healthcare plan, Hillary or Barack?” someone asked (are we really getting that old?). “Neither,” I replied. “Both plans rely too heavily on insurance companies.” Perhaps because I grew up in England with free health care for all, I have never felt comfortable with the idea of anyone profiting from the m [...]