D.C. Opera Auditions - Capital City Symphony

Auditions for OPERA! Scenes and Songs
Selections from Puccini’s La Bohème

NOTE: All audition slots are now filled. You are welcome to send us your resume and headshot for our files.
The Capital City Symphony, in residence at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in NE Washington, DC, announces AUDITIONS for a semi-staged concert of selected scenes and arias from Puccini’s La Bohème, directed by Deborah Grossman and conducted by Victoria Gau. A stipend is offered for the singers.

AUDITIONS: Sunday, October 7, 2012 from 7-10pm, by appointment only. An accompanist will be provided.

PERFORMANCE: Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 5:00pm.

CASTING: Rodolfo, Mimi, Marcello, Musetta. May add Schaunard and Colline.

PREPARE: Strongly prefer to hear selections from the opera. Second choice would be another Puccini aria. Experience with the role encouraged, as there will be minimal rehearsals.

EMAIL: dgrossman@capitalcitysymphony.org to set up your audition.

Takoma Park, MD ESTATE SALE - Saturday 9/8/12 from 8a-12p

ESTATE SALE

7801 Glenside Drive, Takoma Park, MD 20912

NO CONTACTS

NO EARLY BIRDS
All Sales Final
CASH ONLY

Items are from late 1800s to 1940s. Most items in excellent shape.

GLASS: Hobbs Brockunier (?) EAPG Daisy Button Amber Ice cream set – 13 dishes, 1 platter; EAPG Daisy Button Amber Canoe serving bowl; EAPG Daisy Button Amber sugar and creamer; EAPG Daisy Button Amber small bowl; Amber crackle glass medium bowl; Amber glass candy dishes (2); Crystal starburst cruet and condiment bowl with lid; salt cellars; (Depression glass?) green juice glasses; Hoya Glass, Tokyo, perfume bottle; other small pieces

CHINA / POTTERY: Antique tea cup sets -- Haviland Limoges, Rosenthal Bavarian, some unmarked; Minton China creamer, Pembroke pattern, early 1900s; Royal Patrician sugar and creamer; Japanese hot chocolate set (5 cups/saucers + pot); Wedgwood syrup pitcher (repaired, not visible on display); Delfts china coasters, set of 6; other small pieces

JAPANESE -- Japanese doll 13" (mother w/ baby on back) in glass case; Japanese Ichimatsu Gofun Doll 8"; Japanese Kokeshi dolls; Dollhouse tea sets: (Occupied?) Japan wooden apple set; Occupied Japan china set

DOLLS -- Victorian miniature 5" bisque doll (no wig or clothes); various size composition dolls (some good shape, some need repair); antique cloth bride doll from India; Victorian doll clothes

Dollhouse (wood) and Dollhouse furniture (mostly plastic 1940s-1970s)

JEWELRY- Amber Glass Etched Reverse Intaglio Cameo; Wedgwood Jasper brooch in original box; Wedgwood stick pin; vintage costume pieces, mostly necklaces, some earrings and pins

OTHER -- Fredericksburg Oneida Flatware 50-piece set in case; Vintage Christmas Tree Ornaments - Angels (4 sets); Beaded evening bags (2); late 1800s lap desk; curios. 

More photos at http://gsalr.com/takom-park-estate-sale-takoma-park-md-15186860.html on the Garage Sales website.

(MD/DC) Tap Dance in Takoma Park - Sign up now!

Does your kid stomp around the house? Maybe they need some direction for their feet! 

Maybe you need a break for yourself. Or you took tap as a kid and would like to get back to it.

Knock On Wood Tap Studio, in downtown Takoma Park, has a full session of Fall Classes. 

Beginning through Advanced level classes for kids (age 4 and up), teens, and adults. It's never too late to start! 

Register anytime by 10/2 and we will pro-rate your session fee.
Also available: Class Cards for Adults that can be used for all drop-in classes ($170 for 10 classes, good through August 2013).

At Knock On Wood, we specialize in rhythm tap, a form of percussive dance that gives you the skills to make music with your feet. 

Check out the full schedule at http://www.knockonwood.org/fall-session-2012/

Knock On Wood Tap Studio
6925 Willow Street, NW, Suite 101, Washington, DC 20012

Across from CVS in downtown Takoma Park. Two blocks from the Takoma Metro, on several bus lines, easy street parking.

STAGE MANAGER NEEDED FOR OCTOBER - Washington, DC

Kerri Rambow and Michael Merino are directing Hemispheric Dysfunctionalism and the Cortical Titanic this fall (Oct 5- 28 run) and need an amazing stage manager to help navigate 13 actors, 4 musicians, 2 vocalists, and a constructivist ship from hitting the iceberg.

To read more about the project, please go to www.5thDentist.com.

Don’t you want to be part of the play that everyone is talking about? Okay, maybe not everyone is talking about it (yet), but the play’s title has 48 letters in it, and that is indisputable.

Not only will you be modestly compensated for your time and talents, but you will have great fun — depending on your definition. Send inquiries to Michael@5thDentist.com.

Mini Estate Sale - 9/1/12, 10a-4p

Mini Estate Sale TODAY!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
10:00am - 4:00pm
7801 Glenside Drive, Takoma Park, Maryland.

Antique tea cup sets, glassware, Wedgwood, jewelry, dolls and doll clothes, dollhouse and furniture, beaded evening bags, writing desk, books, curios. 

Items from late-1800s to mid-1900s.

NO CONTACTS. NO EARLY BIRDS.

CASH ONLY.

Find takoma-park garage sales on Yard Sale Search

Knock On Wood Tap Studio -- Annual Showcase

SUNDAY, JUNE 10 ~ 2:00pm

Presenting Knock On Wood Students -- Kids, Teens, & Adults!

With Special Guest Artists:
* Broadway star and studio faculty Baakari Wilder
* Tokyo Disney’s Jason Holley
* Knock On Wood’s resident company Capitol Tap
* Adult ensemble Young at Heart

Tickets: $10 (kids 5 and under free)
Available at the door or online at www.knockonwood.org.

At Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
4301 E West Hwy, Bethesda, MD 20814

Knock On Wood Celebrates National Tap Dance Day as Studio Rises and Thrives

As the nation marks National Tap Dance Day, Knock On Wood Tap Studio, one of the few dance studios in the nation focused solely on tap, has much to celebrate. After overcoming financial challenges and opening a new studio in Takoma Park last year, KOW has grown and is thriving, offering a full roster of classes for dancers of all ages and serving as home to Capitol Tap, an ensemble troupe that performs throughout the region.

“I am elated that we have continued the tradition, introducing adults and a new generation to the joy of rhythm tap,” said Yvonne Edwards, who co-founded KOW in 1994. Affectionately known as "Ms. Yvonne," at 77 years young, she is still active in the studio and teaches classes.

Another tradition KOW continues is its Annual Showcase, which is set for June 10 at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda. Along with current students, performers will include Capitol Tap, Broadway star and current KOW instructor Baakari Wilder; Tokyo Disney’s Jason Holley and the adult ensemble Young at Heart. The program begins at 2 p.m. and is open to the public for $10, kids under 5 are free.

National Tap Dance Day, celebrated every May 25th, recognizes tap as an American art form and marks the birthday of Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. The holiday was established by Congress and signed into law in 1989.

Learn more at www.knockonwood.org