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28 THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS COMMUNITY FEATURES JULY 15, 2009<br />
<strong>Cherokee</strong> County Probate Court Judge Keith Wood presented a program<br />
on estates at the June meeting of AARP Chapter 2227 in Canton. Pictured,<br />
left to right, are Judge Wood, Chapter Co-Vice President Donald<br />
Sams and Chapter President Joey DuBois. <strong>The</strong> Canton Chapter meets at<br />
Ryan’s Steak House every second Wednesday of the month.<br />
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CHEROKEE SCRAPBOOK<br />
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Arts & Entertainment items<br />
must be typed and submitted by<br />
noon the Wednesday before the<br />
desired publication date.<br />
Send entries to<br />
erikaneldner@ledgernews.com<br />
or fax them to (770) 928-3152.<br />
AUDITIONS<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Towne Lake Arts Center,<br />
6576 Commerce Parkway, Woodstock,<br />
will hold auditions for<br />
“House at Pooh Corner” July 22-<br />
23 from 7 p.m. to 10 pm for ages<br />
8-17. Be prepared to sing and<br />
read from the script. Call (678)<br />
494-4251. For more information,<br />
to print an audition form or learn<br />
more about the parts, go to<br />
www.tlaclive.org.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Towne Lake Arts Center,<br />
6576 Commerce Parkway, Woodstock,<br />
will hold auditions for “<strong>The</strong><br />
Butler Did It” Aug. 18-20 from 7<br />
p.m. to 10 p.m. <strong>The</strong> roles are for<br />
ages 8 and older, and there will<br />
be cold readings only. Appointments<br />
must be made three to<br />
four weeks before the audition<br />
dates. To make an appointment<br />
call (678) 494-4251. For more information,<br />
to print an audition<br />
form or learn more about the<br />
parts, go to www.tlaclive.org.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Towne Lake Arts Center,<br />
6576 Commerce Parkway, Woodstock,<br />
will hold auditions for the<br />
Improv Troupe Aug. 18-20 from 7<br />
p.m. to 10 p.m. <strong>The</strong> roles are for<br />
ages 8 and older, and there will<br />
be cold readings only. Appointments<br />
must be made three to<br />
four weeks before the audition<br />
dates. To make an appointment<br />
call (678) 494-4251. For more information,<br />
to print an audition<br />
Briyana Guadalupe, of Canton,<br />
was crowned Hal Jackson’s Talented<br />
Teen International (HJTTI) of<br />
Georgia on June 6. Besides the title,<br />
she also won <strong>The</strong> Tasha Smith-<br />
Dixon Academic Achievement<br />
Scholarship Award for the highest<br />
GPA and the Miss Congeniality<br />
Award. For her talent, she performed<br />
a medley of “A Change Is<br />
Gonna Come” and “I Am Changing”<br />
before the crowd at Southern<br />
Polytechnic University. Briyana is<br />
the daughter of Brenda Guadalupe<br />
and an honor roll student at Sequoyah<br />
High School. She enjoys<br />
the performing arts, especially<br />
singing and acting. She is a member<br />
of the National Honor Society<br />
and attended the Presidential Inauguration<br />
as a Presidential Youth<br />
Scholar. As Hal Jackson Talented<br />
Teen International of Georgia, she<br />
will promote community involvement<br />
and be a role model to other<br />
young ladies.<br />
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT<br />
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form or learn more about the<br />
parts, go to www.tlaclive.org.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Towne Lake Arts Center,<br />
6576 Commerce Parkway, Woodstock,<br />
will hold auditions for “Little<br />
Women” Aug. 18-20 from 7<br />
p.m. to 10 p.m. <strong>The</strong> auditions are<br />
for ages 10 and up, and participants<br />
must be prepared to sing a<br />
song that shows off their voices.<br />
Appointments must be made<br />
three to four weeks before the<br />
audition dates. To make an appointment<br />
call (678) 494-4251.<br />
For more information, to print an<br />
audition form or learn more<br />
about the parts, go to www.tlaclive.org.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Towne Lake Arts Center,<br />
6576 Commerce Parkway, Woodstock,<br />
will hold auditions for “A<br />
Christmas Carol” and “<strong>The</strong> Little<br />
Drummer Boy” Sept. 15-17 from 7<br />
p.m. to 10 p.m. Participants must<br />
be prepared to sing a song that<br />
shows off their voices. Roles are<br />
for ages 8 through adult. Appointments<br />
must be made three<br />
to four weeks before the audition<br />
dates. To make an appointment<br />
call (678) 494-4251. For<br />
more information, to print an audition<br />
form or learn more about<br />
the parts, go to www.tlaclive.org.<br />
GALLERY<br />
• Downtown Mission Gallery, 121<br />
Brown Street, Canton, features<br />
the work of local artists. <strong>The</strong><br />
gallery’s regular hours are Tuesday<br />
through Saturday from 2<br />
p.m. to 7 p.m. A portion of all<br />
sales benefit <strong>The</strong> Art of Living.<br />
Art classes also are available. For<br />
more information, call (770) 479-<br />
A classroom at Ralph Bunche Center<br />
celebrated Earth Day by walking<br />
to the North Canton Fire Department<br />
to recycle materials they<br />
had collected. Pictured are Bo<br />
Ogunmuko, Natalie Rivas, Landon<br />
Litteral, James Litteral, Jacob Dumford,<br />
Lanie Roland, Priscila Castro,<br />
Zoey Bradley, Kalyssa Perna,<br />
MaryAnne Maloney, Keona Cucci,<br />
Jacob Williams, Marco Hernandez,<br />
Latrice Huntley, Dastin Hart,<br />
Janette Vasquez, Emma Hernandez,<br />
Charlie Ferguson and Sandra<br />
Williams.<br />
6961 or go to www.artwithamission.com.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Gallery by VantagePoint<br />
Studios, 115 E. Main St., Canton,<br />
exhibits works by numerous<br />
award-winning local and international<br />
artists and photographers.<strong>The</strong><br />
gallery is open Mondays<br />
through Saturdays from 9<br />
a.m. to 6 p.m. Through July 22,<br />
the gallery is featuring the exhibit,<br />
“Enchanting Treasure,” by<br />
Jean Davidson, Kathy Garrison<br />
and Teresa Ramsey. <strong>The</strong> event is<br />
free and open to the public. For<br />
more information, call (770) 720-<br />
4253 or go to<br />
www.vpsgallery.com.<br />
ON STAGE<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Towne Lake Arts Center,<br />
6576 Commerce Parkway, Woodstock,<br />
presents “Willy Wonka, Jr.”<br />
through Aug. 2. Shows are<br />
Wednesdays at 10 a.m., Saturdays<br />
at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and Sundays<br />
at 3 p.m. All seats are $8.<br />
Buy three tickets and get one<br />
free. For more information, call<br />
(678) 494-4251 or go to www.tlaclive.org.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Towne Lake Arts Center,<br />
6576 Commerce Parkway, Woodstock,<br />
presents “That’s Entertainment,”<br />
a musical cabaret of songs<br />
and scenes from classic movie musicals<br />
and Broadway shows, Aug.<br />
7-16 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8<br />
p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets<br />
cost $15 for adults and $12<br />
students/seniors. For more information,<br />
call (678) 494-4251 or go<br />
to www.tlaclive.org.<br />
SEE A&E, PAGE 29