Entertainment Briefs for November 4, 2011
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 14 years, 10 months AGO
Kennedy to be guest speaker
COEUR d'ALENE - Producer/director and writer Megan Schuyler Kennedy will be the guest speaker at the Northwest Independent Film & Video Entertainment Society meeting at 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Seasons of Coeur d'Alene, 209 Lakeside Ave.
Schuyler has more than seven years of documentary production experience, and spends her days producing and editing everything from 30-second ads to feature-length films.
The meeting is free to first-time visitors. It's free to members.
Information: www. kNIFVES.org, RSVP: [email protected]
Veterans offered discounted tickets
Christian Youth Theater-North Idaho would like to honor veterans by offering them discounted tickets to their upcoming musical, "Robin Hood," Nov. 11, Veterans Day.
The show will be staged at the Salvation Army Kroc Community Theater. All veterans, active and retired, can purchase tickets at the door for $7 each, a discount of $5 per ticket for themselves and up to three additional family members.
Tickets are limited to those available at the door and military ID must be shown. Families with a spouse currently serving overseas can also purchase tickets (up to 4) at the discounted rate with ID.
"Robin Hood the Musical," is CYT-North Idaho's eighth show in the Kroc Community Theater and has a cast of 79 local children and more than 20 crew members also local children between the ages of 8-18.
Information: cytnorthidaho.org or 765-8600
Patillo to offer free concert Sunday
Leon Patillo, one of the musical pioneers of our time, will appear at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at First Presbyterian Church, 521 Lakeside Ave. The concert is free and open to the public.
Leon started out as the lead vocalist for the band Santana. Leon crosses all age groups and ethnic boundaries and is a total performer who can sing, dance and preach. Leon has lots of success and visibility with gold and platinum albums.
For the past 10 years, Leon traveled with the Get Motivated Seminars where he performed on stage with such personalities like Zig Ziglar, Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Laura Bush, Colin Powell and other notable speakers.
Last year, Leon began touring again. He has been traveling around the country ministering at different churches, special functions, fundraisers, and conferences and singing songs that the baby boomers used to hear and even the youth are learning to love. He is also introducing some of his new material.
Information: Please contact the church at 667-8446