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Book discussion to be over 'Our Boys'

The Salina Public Library's Monday Night Book Discussion will be over "Our Boys" by Joe Drape. The discussion will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 13 in the library's Tech Center Conference Room. Attendance is free.

"Our Boys," the Kansas Center for the Book's 2012 Kansas Reads selection, offers a portrait of the extraordinary Smith Center High School football team and its quest for perfection. Drape, a Kansas City native and an award-winning sportswriter for The New York Times, moved his family to Smith Center to discover what makes the team and the town an inspiration. His stories of the coaches, players and parents reveal a community fighting to hold on to a way of life that is rich in value, even as its economic fortunes decline.

A limited number of copies will be available for check-out at the library.

For more information, call Nancy Jo Leachman at (785) 825-4624, email nancyjo@salpublib.org or visit the library at 301 W. Elm.

music

Joe's Pet Project to play at Mokas

Joe's Pet Project, the Salina centered quintet, will return home to play Mokas, 109 N Santa Fe, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday. This will be their first show since headlining the Friday night street dance at the 2011 Smoky Hill River Festival.

Rocking the Midwest for almost a decade, Joe's Pet Project is a free-wheelin' musical experiment known for presenting euphoric live shows of diverse originals and eclectic covers. Members, spread across the country, assemble several times a year in their hometown of Salina to play various Midwest venues and create new material in a fast-paced improvisational setting. Self-proclaimed "Musical Puddlejumpers," this five-piece band genre-hops from Motown to funk to classic rock to rockabilly.

Members are Nathan Tysen (vocals and guitar), Ryan McCall (piano and vocals), John Hobson (guitar), Jason Hammond (bass) and Lance Gilchrist (drums and vocals).

The show is for all ages, with a $10 cover. Children younger than 10 are free.

For more information, visit www.joespetproject.com or call (773) 415-0580.

KWU quartet to play for Novel Notes

The Kansas Wesleyan String Quartet will play for the Salina Public Library's Novel Notes from 5-7 p.m. Thursday. Novel Notes brings music to the library, in conjunction with First Thursday Art Rush.

Kathy House, violin, Maddy Christner, viola, and Miranda White, cello, have been playing together for two years. The quartet's newest member, Cortland Mahoney, violin, is playing his second semester with the group.

The quartet plays a range of music, from classical to popular. The Novel Notes performance will include "Palladio," by Karl Jenkins; "Over the Rainbow," arranged by Yikihiro Matsubara; "Habanera" from "Carmen," by Bizet, arranged by Matsubara; Op. 6 VIII Concerto Grosso, by Corelli, arranged by Bailey-Mortimer; and "Shall We Dance?" from "The King and I," by Rodgers, arranged by Matsubara. The group also will perform a piece arranged by Christner called "The Cure," originally by Emilie Autumn.

For more information, contact Amy Adams at aadams@salpublib.org or (785) 825-4624, ext. 219, or visit the library at 301 W. Elm.

KSU Brass to play church concert series

As a part of its anniversary edition of its Redeemer Concert Series, Redeemer Lutheran Church, 743 E. Magnolia, will present the Kansas State University Brass at 4 p.m. Feb. 12. Comprised of the finest brass and percussion students at Kansas State University, the group is under the direction of Mr. Andrew Feyes.

Gold Orchestra to perform Feb. 11

CONCORDIA -- The Gold Orchestra, a youth orchestra made up of 73 young musicians in grades five through 10, will perform at 7 p.m. Feb. 11 at Brown Grand Opera House. Admission is free, but suggested donations are $5 for adults and $2 for students.

David Littrell, University Distinguished Professor of Music at Kansas State University, is the conductor, and Blair Williams, K-State graduate student in music, is the assistant conductor.

The group has performed twice in Carnegie Hall in New York City, twice at the prestigious Midwest Clinic in Chicago, in England, at the Grand Canyon, in Estes Park, Colo. and many other locations. In May and June, the orchestra will perform in Missouri, Arkansas and Tennessee.

The principal purpose of the Gold Orchestra is give young musicians an opportunity to gain a love for great music by playing with other like-minded youngsters. But the process also develops discipline that is carried over into adult life. School concerts also serve to encourage other young musicians to continue with their studies.

Among works to be performed are: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 by J.S. Bach, "Song to the Moon" by Antonín DvoÃçàk, "Jazz Pizzicato" by Leroy Anderson and Hungarian Dance No. 6 by Johannes Brahms.

theater

Auditions for Cabaret announced

Salina Community Theatre will hold auditions for its April production of the hit musical Cabaret at 7 p.m. Feb. 13 and 14 at the theater, 303 E. Iron Ave., in Salina.

Production dates for the show are April 6 to 21.

Based on the John Van Druten book "I Am a Camera," Cabaret tells the story of a young American writer's experiences in the cabaret society of Berlin just at the rise of the Nazi party. The musical deals with a wider variety of characters than the Bob Fosse movie starring Liza Minelli. The stories of Sally Bowles, Fraulein Schneider, Herr Schultz and others are told through such great songs as "Wilkommen," "Don't Tell Mama," "Money, Money" and "Cabaret."

Roles are available for a wide variety of men and women from 18 to 70.

Auditionees should prepare a song and be ready for a movement audition, as well. Michelle Dolan is vocal director, Vickee Spicer will choreograph, Jared Chase will conduct, and direction will be from Michael Spicer. Sets will be designed by Josh Morris and lights and sound by J.R. Lidgett.

For questions, call the theater at 827-3033.

Wichita opera to stage 'Il Trovatore'

Wichita Grand Opera will open the curtain on its 10th mainstage season with a production of Verdi's masterpiece, "Il Trovatore," at 7 p.m. Feb. 4 in Century II Concert Hall.

To purchase tickets, call the Wichita Grand Opera Box Office at (316) 262-8054, go in person to Century II Concert Hall, Third Floor, 225 W. Douglas Ave; purchase online at www.selectaseat.com; or visit any Select-A-Seat Dillons outlet.

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