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ArtPrize Performance Schedule at SCMC

Tuesday, August 16 2011

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Cathy Holbrook
Executive Director
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ST. CECILIA MUSIC CENTER FEATURES 49 MUSICAL ACTS AND 16 VISUAL ARTISTS DURING ARTPRIZE 2011

St. Cecilia Music Center is newest ArtPrize Exhibition Center in 2011. Live Performances will feature many popular local groups and international musicians

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (August 16, 2011) – St. Cecilia Music Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan has been added as the newest Exhibition Center for ArtPrize with a focus on musical entries. ArtPrize is a unique art competition that began as an annual event in 2009 for the purpose of allowing people from all walks of life to view and vote on art that they liked and to allow artists from around the world to compete in the “voters choice” competition that awards over $450,000 in prize money, the largest art competition prize in the world.

St. Cecilia Music Center’s role will be to serve as a dedicated space for performance. Live performance will be featured at St. Cecilia Music Center the first week of ArtPrize from September 21 through 25 to compliment the 1st phase of voting. During the entire voting period, listening stations will be available (September 21-October 9) that feature musical ArtPrize entries. There will also be 16 visual art works displayed in St. Cecilia Music Center’s Terryberry Gallery. As an exhibition center St. Cecilia Music Center will sell ArtPrize merchandise and register people to vote for ArtPrize.

SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE EVENTS AT ST. CECILIA MUSIC CENTER DURING ARTPRIZE

Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 4-9 p.m. Royce Auditorium
ArtPrize 2011 Grand Opening JAZZ SHOWCASE
Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar provided
Performances by ArtPrize Jazz musicians:
4:00 EVAN DICE
4:45 CHRIS BUTLER
5:30 STEVE TALAGA
6:15 DOWNIE
7:00 KAYLE CLEMENTS
7:45 SAM STRYKE
8:30 JOHN PROULX

Friday, September 23, 2011, 3-10 p.m. St.Cecilia Parking lot
ARTPRIZE MUSIC SHOWCASE
Presented by St. Cecilia Music Center and Mackinaw Harvest Music
Cash bar and food booths provided by One Trick Pony and Cottage Bar
Performances by ArtPrize Musicians
3:00 ELPICE
3:30 BAD DOLLY
4:00 SMALL VICTORY/RIVER CITY REVEILL
4:30 TEKH TOGO
5:00 KELSEY ROTTIERS
5:30 GRIFF & JOHN’S AFTERHOUR EXPERIENCE
6:00 SARA AZRIEL
6:30 KARISA WILSON
7:00 PAPA VEGAS
7:30 THE OUTER VIBE
8:00 TOTAL BLAM BLAMS
8:30 CHANCE JONES
9:00 ANDY HOLTGREIVE & BILL KENNY
9:30 WATER CLOCKS

Saturday, September 24, 2011, 12-7 p.m. St. Cecilia parking lot
ARTPRIZE MUSIC SHOWCASE
Presented by St. Cecilia Music Center and Mackinaw Harvest Music
Cash bar and food booths provided by One Trick Pony and Cottage Bar
12:00 CHASING THE SKY
12:30 NICK STEVENSON
1:00 LEE WEEMHOFF
1:30 BILL KENNY
2:00 BRANT SATALA
2:30 JOSH ROSE
3:00 DENNIE MIDDLETON
3:30 SIMIEN THE WHALE
4:00 THE WILLEYS
4:30 MID-LIFE CRISIS
5:00 TROLL FOR TROUT
5:30 KIMBER CLEVELAND
6:00 RALSTON BOWLES
6:30 THIRSTY PERCH BLUES BAND

Sunday, September 25, 2011, 12-3 p.m. St. Cecilia parking lot
ARTPRIZE CONCERT SHOWCASE
Performances by:
12:00 ST. CECILIA YOUTH CONCERT ORCHESTRA
12:30 ST. CECILIA GRAND BAND
1:15 AN DRO
2:00 MICHAEL COHEN

Sunday, September 25, 2011, 3-6 p.m. Royce Auditorium
ARTPRIZE CONCERT SHOWCASE
Performances by:
3:00 RACHAEL CLAIRE
3:45 TIM MELVIN
4:30 ALAN CARIERO
5:00 JASON SCOTT

For more information visit the St. Cecilia Music Center website at http://www.scmc-online.org. All ArtPrize events and concerts are free and open to the public.

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St Cecilia Music Center – 2011-12 Performance Season Following ArtPrize

St. Cecilia Music Center’s 24th Great Artist Gala
Sarah Chang, violin
Thursday, October 13, 2011

St. Cecilia Jazz Series St. Cecilia Chamber Music Series
Joe Lovano Us Five, saxophone quintet Apollo’s Fire, baroque
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.

Jane Monheit, jazz vocals Jupiter String Quartet
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.

Nicholas Payton, jazz trumpet Jeffrey Kahane, piano with members of the
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.

St. Cecilia Music Center’s mission is to promote the study, appreciation and performance of music in order to enrich the lives of West Michigan residents.

The Center fulfills this mission by presenting visiting world-class artists in concert, providing music education for all ages through our School of Music and preserving a historic building for musical activities and community events