This summer the Stamford Center for the Arts, in conjunction with presenting sponsors RFR Realty and Purdue Pharma, is presenting a creative arts and music institute for almost 6,000 of our area’s youth. As part of this summer festival, Emmy Award Winning Puppeteer Jim West will be coming to The Palace. West will conduct several fun-filled work shops and will capture the imagination on Thursday July 22nd at 10:00am and 12:00pm with performances of his famous Aesop’s Fables II.
“We are excited to have Jim West return to The Palace,” said SCA Executive Director, Elissa Getto. “He is an amazing performer, and seeing some of the most famous stories brought to life is an incredible experience for children and adults alike.”
The workshops are a great way to inspire a love for the arts and aid a child’s creative development. In each workshop, Jim West will teach the children to make paper bag puppets with common household items - construction paper, multicolored tissue paper, crayons, glitter, markers, glue, and more. The workshops are open to children ages 7-10 and are 45 minutes in length. Tickets cost $15 per child and include an optional chaperone, with a maximum of 25 children per workshop.
The shows offer a wonderful opportunity to experience the arts through live performance as Jim West and his partner bring Aesop’s famous fables to life in a truly unique way with an unbelievable feat of large-scale puppeteering featuring the music of Scarlatti, Beethoven, and Chopin. The performances are recommended for children ages 4-10 and are 55 minutes in length. Tickets are on sale for $8 (an additional $1 handling fee per ticket applies) for children and adults or just $5.00 for groups of 15 or more.
For more information about the Summer Arts Infusion Education Program, please contact Education Coordinator, Carol Bryan at 203-517-3431 or cbryan@scalive.org. Tickets can be purchased at the SCA website, www.scalive.org or charged by phone with major credit cards by calling the SCA Box Office at 203-325-4466. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Palace Theatre box office in downtown Stamford, CT. The box office is open Monday-Friday from 10am to 6pm.
For additional information (directions, parking) visit the SCA website at www.scalive.org or call 203-325-4466.
About the Stamford Center for the Arts:
The vision of the Stamford Center for the Arts is to be the regional arts center for exciting entertainment that enhances and enriches the cultural, educational, economic, and social life of the community. The SCA strives to achieve this vision by demonstrating integrity in all work and relationships, providing service and quality in all activities, fostering and promoting diversity of thought, ideas and culture, providing stewardship for the Stamford Arts community, emphasizing outreach in our community, and offering creativity in all endeavors. Major funding provided by the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism.
