Palmdale Playhouse

Mar 22 2013

Take a Sunday drive “Sea to Shining Sea in a Model T” at Palmdale Playhouse

The Palmdale Playhouse will present its next travelogue, “Sea to Shining Sea in a Model T,” this Sunday, March 24 at 2 p.m. at the Playhouse, 38334 10th St. East, in Palmdale. Tickets are $5.

It was 100 years ago that Henry Ford introduced the first Model T Ford—the car that changed America.

Feb 22 2013

Sympathy No. 94 by Franz Joseph Hadyn

The Palmdale Concert and Symphonic Orchestras will present a classical evening concert entitled “A Little Bit of Night Music” on Saturday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Palmdale Playhouse, located at 38334 10th Street East in Palmdale.

Under the direction of Patricia Graham, the concert will feature Symphony No. 94 by Franz Joseph Haydn, Resurgences by Robert Sheldon and Poem for Orchestra by John Tatgenhorst.

Sep 13 2012

Performances set for Nov. 30 and Dec. 1

The Palmdale Playhouse will hold open auditions for the upcoming ballet “The Nutcracker Story” Saturday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Playhouse, located at 38334 10th St. East in Palmdale.

The Palmdale Junior Ballet, directed by Heather Benes, will present a version of the holiday classic featuring the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Nutcracker Prince and all the favorite Nutcracker characters.

Jul 26 2012

Offered by Palmdale Playhouse

Dance enthusiasts have until Thursday, Aug. 9, to take advantage of the early bird discounts being offered by Palmdale Playhouse for its upcoming tap, jazz and ballet dance classes.

Performance tap and jazz classes begin Aug. 6. A non-performance exercise ballet class for teens and adults and performance ballet classes start Aug. 7. Fall session fees are $70 for Palmdale residents ($60 with early bird sign-up) and $90 non-residents ($80 with early bird sign-up).

Dec 1 2011

Saturday, Dec. 10

The Palmdale Playhouse will present the classic holiday radio play, ‘Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus’ on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. at the Playhouse, located at 38334 10th St. E. in Palmdale.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.