March 12-15: Curtains at the Blanding Street Auditorium in Lake City

FTC and The Lake City Community Theatre presents Curtains

"Curtains" is a musical comedy whodunit by the creators of "Cabaret" and "Chicago". With music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb based on the book and concept by Peter Stone, the musical is a send-up of backsage murder plots, set in 1959 Boston, Massachusetts and follows the fallout when the supremely untalented star of "Robbin Hood of the Old West", Jessica Crenshaw, is murdered during her opening night curtain call. It is up to Lt. Frank Cioffi who arrives to solve the mystery and finds himself drawn into the dramatic world of the production, to save the show and maybe find love before the show reopens without getting himself killed. 

The cast of 30 consists of many familiar faces as well as several new actors from surrounding areas who have gotten bitten by the acting bug. Betty Frances Stone plays the part of Jessica, Kevin Buchanan is Lt. Cioffi and Amy Lee Kirby plays Nikki Harris.  Happy Pendergraft is Christerpher Belling, Debbie Sulenski is Carmen Bernstein and J. Cliff Gardner plays Sasha Iljinsky the musical director of the play within a play.

Dates for the production are Thursday March 12, Friday March 13, Saturday March 14 at 7:30pm and Sunday March 15at 3pm at the Blanding Street Auditorium, 125 S. Blanding Street, Lake City, SC. 

Tickets will go on sale at The Greater Lake City Chamber of Commerce (843-374-8611) during Chamber hours 10am to 4pm starting on Monday March 2, 2015. They will also be on sale 1 hour prior to each performance at the auditorium. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students through 12th grade.

This project is made possible through funding from the Florence Regional Arts Alliance's Quarterly Grants Program, which is funded in part by a generous award from Honda of South Carolina, the South Carolina Arts Commission and the John and Susan Bennett Memorial Arts Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation of SC

The Florence Regional Arts Alliance Announces Grant Recipients

The Florence Regional Arts Alliance's (FRAA) Board of Directors recently approved six grant awards regionally in the fourth quarter of its grants program.  Grant recipients are Gabriel Smallwood, the Lake City Community Theatre, the Lake City Early Childhood Center, Florence School District 4, the Florence Symphony Orchestra, and the Masterworks Choir. 

These upcoming funded projects have the potential to impact a wide range of ages beginning with Lake City's Early Childhood Center’s Fairytales Do Come True Project which teaches preschoolers to waltz through an artist in residence. Also in Lake City, the Community Theatre will be producing Disney’s Jungle Book Kids. Funding will help with the wide and diverse range of costuming needs in the production.  Florence School District 4’s Studio Project  will share the media arts throughout its district, providing students with hands on experiences. College bound, Gabriel Smallwood will pursue professional development as he continues to market himself as a musician and young composer. Finally, audiences of all ages  will benefit from the delightful upcoming performances of the Florence Symphony Orchestra’s Spring Concert and the Masterwork’s Choir May Concert. 

Partnering with the South Carolina Arts Commission, the Florence Regional Arts Alliance is proud to be a behind the scenes support to organizations and artists through this program.  Uschi Jeffcoat, current executive director of the Arts Alliance reflects, “More and more, I am seeing a yearning, locally, to have artful encounters and creative conversations among all ages. The FRAA’s Grants Program helps make that happen.”

Designed to support a wide variety of quality arts projects, professional development opportunities for artists and arts administrators, the Arts Alliance has awarded almost $20,000 this fiscal year through its grants program. To be considered, organizations must be based in Florence County with a Florence County mailing address and be registered charitable organizations with federal non-profit status. Individual artists must be practicing artists and have a Florence County mailing address.

The FRAA raises local dollars to match funds. This year’s grants program had been supported locally through the generosity of Honda of South Carolina, individual donors and FRAA fundraising initiatives. The program is also funded in part by a generous award from the John and Susan Bennett Memorial Arts Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation of SC, the South Carolina Arts Commission, and The National Endowment for the Arts.

For more information about the FRAA’s Quarterly Grants Program, visit www.florenceartsalliance.org or contact Mrs. Uschi Jeffcoat at director@florenceartsalliance.org or 843.407-3092.

November 9 & 10: Lake City Community Theatre Auditions for Curtains

The Lake City Community Theatre

in collaboration with FTC

presents

Auditions for

November 9 & 10 at 7:30 p.m.   -   At the Blanding Street Auditorium

No experience necessary!   -   All audition material will be provided!

Auditions for anyone 16 years of age and up!

Five Grants Awarded and a New Arts Grants Opportunity

The Florence Regional Arts Alliance (FRAA) announces five grant recipients in the third

quarter of its grants program. The program is designed to support a wide variety of quality arts projects, professional development opportunities for artists and arts administrators. Recipients of grants awarded this quarter are the Florence Symphony Orchestra for its Spring Concert with the Masterworks Choir, The McLeod Health Foundation for its Artful Expressions Project, Florence Downtown Development Corporation’s Chamber Music Series at the Gallery, Ms. Dolores Johnson of Williams Middle School’s Phat Pheet and the Lake City Community Theatre’s upcoming production of Curtains.

Partnering with the South Carolina Arts Commission, the Florence Regional Arts Alliance has four annual quarterly grant deadlines. The next application deadline for this year’s grant cycle is November 15th for projects taking place in April, May or June. To be considered, organizations must be based in Florence County with a Florence County mailing address and be registered charitable organizations with federal non-profit status. Individual artists must be practicing artists and have a Florence County mailing address. 

The program is funded in part by a generous award from the John and Susan Bennett Memorial Arts

Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation of SC, the South Carolina Arts Commission, The National Endowment for the Arts, Honda and local individual support to the Florence Regional Arts Alliance.

For more information about FRAA’s Quarterly Grants Program visit www.florenceartsalliance.org or contact Mrs. Uschi Jeffcoat at director@florenceartsalliance.org or 843.407-3092. 

June 20th - 22nd: Lake City Community Theatre to present Disney's 'AristoCats Kids'

Lake City Community Theatre is presenting its 

3rd annual student production, Disney’s AristoCats Kids in June.

Show dates and times are:

Friday, June 20 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 21 at 11:00 AM (followed by a Kitty Cat Party) & 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 22 at 3:00 PM

All performances will be held at the Blanding Street Auditorium, 125 S. Blanding Street, Lake City
Tickets may be purchased 1 hour prior to each show at the door. There will be no reserved seating for these shows.

Ticket prices are: Adults - $10, Students - $5

September 25th: Don't Miss the Fall Fashion Fling in Lake City

Lake City's Wednesday Afternoon Book Club is sponsoring a Fall Fashion Fling on Thursday, September 25, at 6pm at the Lake City Country Club.

Tickets are $20 each (prior to the event), then $25 at the door and include heavy hors d’oeuvres, vendor shopping and a fashion show.

Proceeds go to local nonprofits, such as, Lake City Concert Series, Lake City Community Theatre, The St. Philip Outreach Center’s Food Bank, The March of Dimes, and to fund 2 scholarships given to local students.  

If you are interested in purchasing a ticket, please contact any club member or call 843-687-2964.

June 20th - 22nd: Lake City Community Theatre to present Disney's 'AristoCats Kids'

Lake City Community Theatre is presenting its 

3rd annual student production, Disney’s AristoCats Kids in June.

Show dates and times are:

Friday, June 20 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 21 at 11:00 AM (followed by a Kitty Cat Party) AND 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 22 at 3:00 PM

All performances will be held at the Blanding Street Auditorium, 125 S. Blanding Street, Lake City
Tickets may be purchased 1 hour prior to each show at the door. There will be no reserved seating for these shows.

Ticket prices are: Adults - $10, Students - $5

March 13th - 16th: 'The Sound of Music' in Lake City

The Sound of Music is coming to Lake City!  Lake City Community Theatre will present The Sound of Music March 13th through 16th at the historic Blanding Street Auditorium.  For tickets and showtimes call 843-374-8611.

April 25th: The Dick Goodwin Quintet in Lake City

In Celebration of Artfields, 

the Lake City Concert Series presents an 

Arts Gala featuring Dick Goodwin Quintet.

April 25, 2013 at 6:30pm

at the National Bean Market 

Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. 

For ticket information call 843-374-8611.  

There is a silent auction as part of the event to raise money for Arts Education in the community. If you are interested in donating a piece of art please email Betty Stone (bstone@florence3.k12.sc.us).  Your donations will be greatly appreciated!!! 

Check the artfieldssc.org website to see all the events happening during Artfields. 

Lake City Community Theatre to hold auditions for "9 to 5"

Lake City Community Theatre will be holding auditions on Sunday, Nov. 4,Monday, Nov. 5 and Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 7:30pm at the Blanding Street Auditorium, 125 S. Blanding Street in Lake City for "9 to 5". 

Auditions are for ages 16 (must be 16 by the day of auditions) and older. 

For more information please call the Greater Lake City Chamber of Commerce (843) 374-8611.

June 8th-10th: Seussical, Jr in Lake City

Go ahead and put it on your calendar for next weekend! Seussical Jr. The Musical will be presented by the  Lake City Community Theatre and is the first-ever youth production for the theatre. The show will run June 8-9 at 7:30pm and June 10th at 3pm. The tickets are just $5 for students and $10 for adults. Head on over to Lake City to support the talented kids and enjoy a really entertaining show. For questions, please call  843.374.8611.

More details here.

June 8th-10th: Seussical, Jr. in Lake City

Go ahead and put it on your calendar for next weekend! Seussical Jr. The Musical will be presented by the  Lake City Community Theatre and is the first-ever youth production for the theatre. The show will run June 8-9 at 7:30pm and June 10th at 3pm. The tickets are just $5 for students and $10 for adults. Head on over to Lake City to support the talented kids and enjoy a really entertaining show. For questions, please call  843.374.8611.

More details here.

Lake City Community Theatre to present Camelot in March

The Lake City Community Theatre presents Camelot 

at the Blanding Street Auditorium, March 1st through 4th

See the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table as The Lake City Community Theatre presents Camelot. Tickets are $15. Showtimes are March 1st through 3rd at 7:30pm and March 4th at 3pm.


For tickets or more information, call 843.374.8611.

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