Entertainment Briefs for December 2, 2011
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 14 years, 9 months AGO
Children's art project extended
COEUR d'ALENE - Children can still submit their art to be part of an exhibit at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library in conjunction with the traveling Smithsonian exhibit "The Way We Worked."
Children's art based on the theme "My Family Works" will be displayed in the library's Parkside Gallery on the lower level while the Smithsonian exhibit is in place on the upper level Dec. 16 through Jan. 28.
Children can create drawings on sheets currently available at the library or create a drawing, painting, photography, collage or other flat-surface art using their own materials.
The art should reflect jobs family members do - whether they do it for pay. The child's name and age should be included on the front of the art. Art should be taken to library's Checkout or Research and Information desks at 702 E. Front Ave.
The public can get a sneak peek at TWWW during the library's Open House on Dec. 16, noon to 5 p.m.
Christmas concert Sunday at NIC
North Idaho College will present its "Sounds of Christmas" concert in Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4.
The "Sounds of Christmas" concert will include several holiday-themed pieces by the NIC Wind Symphony led by Terry Jones. The band will perform two commissioned pieces that will premier during the concert, including "Holiday Bell Carol" by Tom Tucker and Gerard Mathes's "Little Bell."
NIC's Cardinal Chorale, Chamber Singers and Jazz Co. jazz choir will perform classic holiday pieces such as "Ave Maria," "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" and "You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch."
The NIC choral groups, which are conducted by Max Mendez and accompanied by Carolyn Jess, will then join forces with the NIC Wind Symphony for the traditional holiday sing-along of well-known Christmas carols with the audience, such as "Winter Wonderland," "Silver Bells" and "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing."
'Babies of Africa' to be on display
COEUR d'ALENE - A recent safari by North Idaho residents resulted in a bounty of young African animals - photos, that is - that will be shared Thursday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library as part of the Novel Destinations series.
"Babies of Africa" features photos by Mary Anderson and Steve and Dana Wetzel taken during their visit to Kenya and Tanzania.
Sponsored by the Library Foundation, the program will be presented on the big screen in the library Community Room, 702 E. Front Ave.
The Novel Destinations series features travelogues by people from the North Idaho Community.
Anyone with a slideshow to share is asked to contact Ruth Pratt, Foundation Executive Director, at (208) 769-2380.