Please join the Christening of the Urns and Celebration of Barbara Peppey’s Life in the lovely surroundings of the clay studio Barbara loved so well. Saturday, April 16 starting at 11:00 and ending by 1:00 The celebration will be in the ceramics studio of WNMU in the McCray Art Building (next to the tennis courts) from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. It will be moderated by Claude Smith, who got her started with making pottery. Together, we will launch the urns containing her ashes with stories, laughter, and tears as we christen them. These beautiful urns were created by hands and hearts of Barbara’s teachers and friends in the clay program. If moved or inclined, please share your thoughts, memories, poems, brief readings, and music. Your spontaneous offerings are welcome. We will be self-catering so, if you can, please bring along a few simple finger foods to share that need no prep or clean-up. We will start with a snack mixer, milling around, greeting and nourishing each other while...
The Mimbres Region Arts Council is pleased to present Cirque Zuma Zuma, featuring a dazzling array of theatrical arts from throughout Africa, including South African gumboot dancers, the chair handstand balance act from Tanzania, Gabonese tumblers, contortionists from Ethiopia, percussionists from Zimbabwe, Ethiopian foot table, vocalists and more. The performance will be at WNMU Fine Arts Center Theatre, on Saturday, April 16, at 7:30 pm. Doors open at 7 p.m. Audiences and critics in Europe and Australia agree – Cirque Zuma Zuma is unlike anything they have ever seen before. Many describe it as an African-style Cirque du Soleil; such is the standard of the performers and the quality of the show’s live musical score. This family show is sure to delight all ages with its colorfully costumed, highly energetic troupe of performers. Dance and variety shows reflect the deepest roots of African civilization. The performer’s precise movements, flexibility and showmanship...
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