It's time to plan
your summer
In June, the Oneida Public Library is gearing up for summer with history and big plans for the library’s Summer Reading Program 2009.
The OPL Drama Camp 2009
For its sixth season, the OPL Drama Camp, for children 7 years of age and up, is gearing up for a really big show to be staged at the Kallet Civic Center on Main Street in Oneida August 7 and 8. Starting Monday, July 6, at an orientation for both children and parents, the OPL Drama Camp will give children a chance to try out for roles and rehearse their parts under the expert guidance of Camp Director Tom Lemery.
Melinda Feldmann, music educator at the Seneca Street Elementary School in Oneida, is composing music and songs for a new play by Tom Murray, “The Ice Princess.” Adapted from old Chinese tales and set in the fabulous Tang Dynasty, the play promises to have music, dance and pageantry fit for the large stage at the Kallet.
The camp regularly meets Tuesdays through Thursdays, July 7 to August 7, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Friday, August 7, will have a dress rehearsal and an evening performance for adults only. A children’s matinee follows on Saturday, August 8. Children must make a commitment to attend the camp from the beginning through to the performances.
Portraits in Light and Shadow
Artist and teacher Carol Cotten returns for another summer art workshop, this time just for young adults 10 to 18 years old. “Life in Art: Portraits in Shadow and Light” starts Wednesday, July 8, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and runs the following three Wednesdays at the same time until July 29.
In the workshop, young artists will learn how to create portraits of people and figures in their own individual styles. Whether impressionistic or realistic, the figures will be dramatic as they will be drawn with white ink and fluorescent markers on black matting board. The artists will exhibit their work at the library’s special Outdoor Art Festival August 17.
Puppets of the Wide, Wide World
For a younger group, Oneida artist Marj Hendry leads a special workshop for children in 4th through 6th grades in researching countries around the world and creating their own puppets reflecting different customs and cultures.
Hendry will be conducting the workshop in two sessions, Wednesday July 8 and July 15. Those days, a morning class meets from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon, and a separate class meets in the afternoon from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The puppets will be on show at the Outdoor Art Festival August 17.
For the OPL Drama Camp, “Portraits in Shadow and Light” and “Puppets of the Wide, Wide World,” parents should sign up their children at the library desk or call 363-3050 by June 26.
The Merry-Go-Round Theatre
Meanwhile, the Oneida Library Summer Reading Program will host the Merry-Go-Round Theatre and its performance of “Cinderhood” on Tuesday, July 14, at 2 p.m. In the play, professional actors fracture the traditional Cinderella story for laughs. Admission is free.
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