Brigham City, Utah
We are a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and providing affordable fine arts opportunities for youth and families in the community. We offer after school and evening classes in art, youth choir, theater, drawing, puppetry, and photography. We also offer a variety of community activities including: theater productions, puppet story time for preschoolers, periodic concerts, a Puppet Museum with special family activity times, puppetry workshops in the schools,
monthly Open Mike nights and great recital space for piano and music teachers.
Our current Board members are:
Hal Allen - President,
Jeff Lowe - Past President
Greg Putnam - Treasurer
Susan Behring - Secretary
Dave Neidert
Linda Lowe
Peggy Rogers
Director: Susan Neidert
Office Staff:
Sally Warren, Andy Peterson, Haylee Pixton, Linda Lowe and Laura Johnson
OUR SPONSORS: 2013-2014
Marie Eccles Caine Foundation/ Russell Family;
 Box Elder
County Tourism
 
“This program is supported in part by the Utah Division of Arts and Museums, with funding from the State of Utah and the National Endowment for the Arts,
which believes that a great nation deserves great art.”
Other 2013-2014 Supporters:
Please First See Gold contributors above . . .
Silver contributors
Brigham City Corp- Community Cooperative Initiative
Kiwanis Club of Brigham City
Brigham City Rotary
Walmart
Super Bronze Backers:
Hal R. Allen and Associates
Mayor Dennis Fife
Gillies Funeral Chapel
Brigham Center for Womens Health
Bronze Backers:
Edge Orthodontics
Blanchard's Braces
Box Elder News Journal
USU Brigham City Campus
Anonymous
Beth Gurrister
Two Color Photography
Larry Camarillo
Members First Credit Union
Whitaker Construction Co.
Tom and Alida Hannum
Box Elder County Credit Union
Other Patron Supporters:
Brigham City Area Chamber, Heritage West Title, Idle Isle Cafe, Peach City Ice Cream, The Tremonton Leader, Karen Crow, JoAnn and Richard Kimber, Jill Rasmussen, Jill Scharrenberg, Remuda Golf, Hansen Jewelry, Coldwell Bankers Tugaw Realtors, Randy Capener, DDS, Ken Kennedy.
Other local supporters include:
Just Be Scrapin', Mountain West Bank,
We welcome your donations year round to support our fine arts programs and community activities.
We are a 501 c(3) nonprofit organization and your donations are not only tax deductible, but strive to make a positive difference for youth and families!
- Light and sound booth techs - training available with 6 month commitment.
- We are also taking applications for board members.
Contact the Fine Arts Center for more information at 435-723-0740.
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Special Alert Service
Send us an email at: bcfineartscenter@aol.com and let us know if you want specific program reminders or announcements sent to your e-mail address. Please indicate what topics you are interested in, ie: preschool puppet time, open mike, concerts, after school classes, adult/ evening art classes, etc. and you will get a three to four day notice for programs and a two week registration notice for classes.
FLYWAY MINIATURES ANYONE??!!
This is a fund raiser for the Fine Arts Center and the Brigham
City Heritage and Arts Board. We still have miniatures available for sale.
The Brigham City Main Street Flyway took to the air the last week of April. They are 18 by 22 inch panels that will again hang from lamp posts on Main street between Forest and First South April - December . Pick up a book mark and compare your knowledge on the bird identities. Miniatures of all eight panels are available for purchase at the Brigham City Chamber, the Fine Arts Center and at the Bear River Bird Refuge Education Center just west of Brigham City.
Pictured here are all 8 panels. These reproductions are 2- 5/8" by 4" big on 1/8 inch birch plywood.
Cost is $4.00 each or $30 for the full set of 8. Great Brigham City souvenirs for matting or use as ornaments
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December 2013 Happenings
2014 Winter Classes are posted!! Check under "Classes and Programs" - Watch for dates of ART-TELL 2014- theme this year is: "Just around the Corner"
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"Pay It Forward, Youth in Action" Service Club for young teens ages 12-15 years.
Regular meetings on Wednesdays at The Fine Arts Center or as indicated. See info below.
Next Meeting Date: Wednesday, December 11
We will meet at the Fine Arts Center, and be making learning how to gift wrap and getting prepared for our next service project on the 14th! Also we will getting a year end tally of all the awesome service hours we have done this past year!
We need volunteers for our Kids Gift Making Day on December 14th! The first session will be from 9:30am to 12:00pm and the second session is from 12:30pm to 3pm. If you are planning to help please let Susan know by December 11th so we can make sure we have enough help!
No fee for this program, but parents still need to sign a consent form.
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Kids Gift Making Day
Saturday, December 14
At The Fine Arts Center
10 am to 12 noon
or
1 pm to 3 pm
$7/child ages 5 to 13 yrs
Make and wrap 4 to 5 gifts for family and friends.
Register now by calling 435-723-0740
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Music in the City -
Friday, January 17 at 7:30pm
Get your tickets now!
GINGER BESSA Night of Standards from the Great American Songbook. The Golden Age of Jazz (1940's-1950's).
Ginger is a professional singer and Equity actress and has performed in many theatres from coast to coast. Ginger also received national recognition as the mezzo-soprano soloist in Berstein’s Mass with Utah Symphony. She recently finished a record-breaking run of Les Miserables at Pioneer Theatre Company. Favorite productions include: Roxie Hart (Chicago), Lucy (Jekyll and Hyde), Mary Magdalene ( Jesus Christ Superstar), Mrs. Walker (Tommy), Susan (Tick Tick Boom), Betty Haynes ( White Christmas), Yonah (Children of Eden), Aldonza ( Man of La Mancha), and Sally Bowles (Cabaret). Ginger is a voice teacher at Weber State University and she also has a Jazz/Cabaret show she tours with. Ginger has finally released her debut solo jazz album “Give Me The Simple Life” soon to be on itunes! gingerbessmusic.com. Love and thanks to Daniel and Axel!
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**************************************************************************** PEACH DAYS MELODRAMA 2013
"THE PERILS OF A WESTERN ROSE"
(or "Calamitous Stage to Corinne")
Above: James Goodfellow (William Bruce Baird) tries to protect Rose Pendennis (Emily Eldredge) from banker Phinias Plushbottom (Andy Peterson) in this year's Melodrama.
This PEACH DAYS MELODRAMA was a great hit. Thanks again to director: Geri Garfield, pianist: Janet Ellis, Light and tech helpers: John Dutson, Jake Rathbone and Jayce Hart, and cast members for all their hard work.
The cast included Emily Eldredge, Keirstin Picture, and Tasha Urban of North Ogden, and Andy Peterson, William Bruce Baird, Sydney Anderson, Ione Allen, and Colton Pickarts of Brigham City.
The Chalk art fun!!! April 2013.
World of Puppetry Museum Student Logo Contest Winners.
Here are our logo contest winners-
Pictured are
Art students pictured left to right are Tristin Roholt, Brendan Conyers, Sarah Isaac and McKay Parrish with their winning entries.
PLEASE CHECK OUT THE SIDEBAR FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ONGOING PROGRAMS:
Improv Faction: For 9th grade and up- Thursdays (5:15 to 6:30pm)
World of Puppetry Museum: 1st and 3rd Saturdays 11am-2pm
Preschool puppet story time: 2nd Friday of the month September through May, 9:30 am to 10:30 am.
Open Mic Night: Monthly on a Saturday night. Next Open Mic Night will be December 7. The doors open up to all at 7 pm. See Open Mic Page for more info. Watch for occasional open mic show case concerts at 6pm on these dates.
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