Students to present variety Showcase
Dozens
of local youth have been selected to perform at the 18th annual Arts Outreach
Applause Showcase March 1, at 7 p.m. at the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School
theater. The students were selected after auditions on
Feb. 2 and finalists include talents in performing, literary and visual arts.
Besides the students who will be performing at the Showcase, all the literary
and visual arts finalists will receive awards during the program.
Finalists
performing in the Showcase include dance students at Los Olivos
Dance Gallery: Molly Callaghan, Mary Christensen, Jenna Donovan, Jessica Leyva, Kacie Nelson, Leah Parlato, Sabrina Salgado, Sarah Stucky,
Alyssa Winckler, Tivoli Evans, Rebecca Brundidge,
Katherine Christensen, Hayley Esdaile, Heather Voorhis, Kelly Loff, Abby Lucas,
Molly Hersh, Natalee Shean, Kristen Lozario, and Alix Puchli.
Instrumental
and music performances will be offered by Tina Jung and Daheen
Maeng, both Dunn School, as well as jazz bands Bliss,
Comedy, and Santa Ynez Valley Jazz Band.
Other
musical selections will include Nick Donati,
Gabrielle Huffman, Cavan O’Neill, Noah Weitz and Steven Weitz, all on
the piano; and Katie Cromack, Olivia Huffman, Morgan
Laughlin, Natalee Shean,
Brooke and Barrett Redell, vocalists.
Showcase
tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students. Advance purchase is
recommended as the performance is expected to sell out. All students who
auditioned are invited to the Visual Art Reception, to be March 2 from 2 to 4
p.m. For more information, call the Arts Outreach office at 688-9533.