Making it feel more like home, we are here to welcome people moving to the Magic Valley. We offer our services as a conduit between the people and the community which they have chosen as a home. We would also love to post & share YOUR community events. They must be emailed no later than 2 weeks previous to the event to: twinfallswelcomemat@gmail.com
Jan 24th
Magic Valley Arts Council presents the first of a series of Jazz Club dinner and music events, featuring Fox-Jensen Jazz Band, 7-10 p.m. Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Twin Falls Center for the Arts, 195 River Vista Place, Suite 101. Door opens at 6:30 p.m. Band members are Jesse Hadley on piano, Adam Crofts on bass, Michael Frew on guitar, Brent Jensen on sax, Jeff Fox on sax and Alex Doetsch on drums. Tickets, which include dinner, are $50, at Twin Falls Center for the Arts or 734-2787. Seating is limited; tickets must be purchased in advance.
Jan 23rd
Jan 23rd
Jan 23rd
From the creators of Gaelforce Dance, “the unmissable two hour spectacular, that brought over 1 million to their feet worldwide,” (Evening Herald, Ireland) comes a brand new show in celebration of song. Celtic Nights expertly weaves together the lilting melodies and plaintive lyrics of the rich Celtic heritage to tell the story of a people. In this stirring tale of the Celtic experience, the audience is invited to travel along on a journey of hope, transported in time through traditional ballads, vivid choreography and the story of a people struggling… to find their place in a changing world. Celtic Nights is a unique show which features both the finest male and the finest female voices of the Celtic world, showcased against a thundering backdrop of expert dancing and musicianship. In this glittering production, six of Ireland’s most prominent vocal talents are complimented by six of its most accomplished step dancers, creating an exhilarating picture of a proud people who dared to dream big and doggedly carved out a home in the New World. In Celtic Nights, their story is told, through the power and majesty of music and the hypnotic fury of dancing feet. Search for Celtic Nights at www.camimusic.com Tickets are sold out. 7:30 p.m. at CSI.
Nov 7th
Oakley Valley Arts Council’s production of “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol,” 7:30 p.m. NOV. 10-12*, 14-15 and 17-18 and at 2 p.m. NOV. 19 at Howells Opera House, 160 N. Blaine Ave. Directed by Kent Evensen. The story begins with Jacob Marley, Ebenezer Scrooge’s former business partner, in chains and shackles. Marley accepts his one chance to free himself, but he must first redeem Scrooge – so begins a journey of laughter and terror, redemption and renewal. Tickets are $8 and go on sale Oct. 10 at 677-2787 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday).
(*Thursday, Nov 10, 2011; Friday, Nov 11,2011; Saturday, Nov 12,
2011.)
Nov 7th
Twin Falls ‘Random Acts of Theatre Players’ open auditions for its January production of “Arsenic and Old Lace,” 7 p.m. NOV. 9 in the College of Southern Idaho Fine Arts Recital Hall.
Nov 3rd
Buhl High School drama department presents its first production of the season, “Blithe Spirit,” a classic haunting tale by Noel Coward, 7:30 p.m. NOV. 3-5 at the school auditorium. Tickets are $5 at the door. Information: David Blaszkiewicz, 490-1992.