http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php en kyle@eastalabamaarts.org Copyright 2012 2012-01-25T19:41:14+00:00 http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/buy_tickets_to_spamalot_online/ http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/buy_tickets_to_spamalot_online/#When:18:41:14Z On Valentine's Day what says love more than SPAM, better yet what would make the perfect present for your sweetie more than tickets to a guaranteed night of hilarity and song. Monty Python's "Spamalot" the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical comes to the Opelika Center for the Performing Arts on February 15th. The show which includes flying cows, killer rabbits, beautiful showgirls, and of course SPAM won the 2005 Tony Award for best show and will win your heart as well, okay maybe when you're valentine is finished with it! Order tickets by clicking the link above or calling 334.749.8105 before they're gone.On Valentine's Day what says love more than SPAM, better yet what would make the perfect present for your sweetie more than tickets to a guaranteed night of hilarity and song.  Monty Python's "Spamalot" the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical comes to the Opelika Center for the Performing Arts on February 15th.  The show which includes flying cows, killer rabbits, beautiful showgirls, and of course SPAM won the 2005 Tony Award for best show and will win your heart as well, okay maybe when you're valentine is finished with it! We spoke with Jacob Smith who plays the dashingly handsome Sir Galahad in the touring production of "Spamalot".  Jacob assures us that all of our favorite Python moments from the films are in the musical and even lets us in on the best way he's found to eat Spam!  Our interview was broadcast Friday the 27th on Troy Public Radio's Community Focus.  If you missed it on the air and don't have a Lady of the Lake to turn back time for you, never fear!  We have the interview below for you to stream or download.   Also we have a video to help you get your "grail" on, then call us for tickets at 334.749.8105 or follow the link below:     2012-01-25T18:41:14+00:00 http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/purchase_tickets_to_the_tchaikowsky_st._petersburg_orchestra_here/ http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/purchase_tickets_to_the_tchaikowsky_st._petersburg_orchestra_here/#When:22:34:52Z Our new website is just around the corner and we can't wait to showcase all of our new opportunities to buy tickets! In the meantime you can buy your tickets for the "Tchaikowsky St. Petersburg Orchestra" by clicking the link above. Maestro Roman Leontiev leads this large ensemble on its first American tour, and together with award-winning pianist Alexandre Pirozhenko, they are putting it all on the line with a program including Russian block-busters you won't want to miss! Our new website is just around the corner and we can't wait to showcase all of our new opportunities to buy tickets!  In the meantime you can buy your tickets for the "Tchaikowsky St. Petersburg Orchestra" by clicking the link below.  Maestro Roman Leontiev leads this large ensemble on its first American tour, and together with award-winning pianist Alexandre Pirozhenko, they are putting it all on the line with a program including Russian block-busters you won't want to miss! 2012-01-07T22:34:52+00:00 http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/a_musical_present_from_marthas_trouble/ http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/a_musical_present_from_marthas_trouble/#When:17:19:42Z The band Martha's Trouble stopped by The Community Cultural & Conference Center in Opelika on December 7 for a holiday concert and interview we taped for Troy Public Radio's Community Focus. They played music from their albums: "This Christmas" & "Christmas Lights" and really got things swinging. You can hear or download the edited interview here or stream the entire concert below.The band Martha's Trouble stopped by The Community Cultural & Conference Center in Opelika on December 7 for a holiday concert and interview we taped for Troy Public Radio's Community Focus.  They played music from their albums: "This Christmas" & "Christmas Lights" and really got things swinging.  You can hear or download the edited interview here or stream the entire concert below. Here's the interview which includes: "Little Drummer Boy", "This Christmas", "Silver Bells," & "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (excerpt):   This is the full interview that has more of our conversation as well as the full "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" & an amazing "Jingle Bells"! Enjoy & Happy Holidays! 2011-12-19T17:19:42+00:00 http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/perfect_the_art_of_the_party_with_polly_jernigan_good_good_good/ http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/perfect_the_art_of_the_party_with_polly_jernigan_good_good_good/#When:17:15:29Z Our interview with cookbook author Polly Jernigan before a live audience aired on Troy Public Radio 89.9FM. If you missed the broadcast you can download or stream it from our site and we've got the recipes from the interview for you to download and try. You can order a book (just in time for the holidays) by calling 334.749.8105 or email: info@eastalabamaarts.org. Our interview with cookbook author Polly Jernigan before a live audience aired on Troy Public Radio 89.9FM.  If you missed the broadcast you can download or stream it below and we've got the recipes from the interview for you to download and try. Here are the recipes that you can read, print, download, & most importantly enjoy! A Few Recipes from "Good! Good!! Good!!!: Selected Recipes for Party People" by Polly Jernigan //   2011-12-09T17:15:29+00:00 http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/purchase_ticket_to_in_the_heights_online/ http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/purchase_ticket_to_in_the_heights_online/#When:20:25:12Z What is your community? Where is home? These are just two of the questions hanging in the air during any performance "In the Heights", the exciting and vibrant 2008 Tony Award winning musical which will be at the Opelika Center for the Performing Arts on November 29th. You can get ready for this one time only performance by listening to our radio interview with Perry Young who plays the lead Usnavi and Katherine Brady who portrays Carla. We also have videos to stream and be sure to buy your tickets for this one-time only performance by calling us 334.749.8105 or using the link below to buy online. What is your community? Where is home? These are just two of the questions hanging in the air during any performance "In the Heights", the exciting and vibrant 2008 Tony Award winning musical which will be at the Opelika Center for the Performing Arts on November 29th. You can get ready for this one time only performance by listening to our radio interview (above) with Perry Young who plays the lead Usnavi and Katherine Brady who portrays Carla. We also have videos to stream below and be sure to buy your tickets for this one-time only performance by calling us 334.749.8105 or using the link below to buy online. During this show you'll meet a Manhattan community of hard-working immigrants seeking a better life while trying to find their place - their home - in a new country.  With a remarkable young cast, thrilling Tony Award-winning choreography and a dynamic Tony Award-winning score, experience a new chapter of the classic American story in the most joyous and exciting musical in recent Broadway history.  Buy your tickets now and see the view from "In the Heights"!   2011-11-08T20:25:12+00:00 http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/purchase_tickets_to_the_forgotten_carols_online/ http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/purchase_tickets_to_the_forgotten_carols_online/#When:18:47:23Z It's not too early to get your holiday calendar of events going and "The Forgotten Carols" is one performance you don't want to miss! Combining Professional Broadway Actors with local choirs on the stage of the Opelika Center for the Performing Arts, The Forgotten Carols" offers the perfect way to reflect on the holiday season. in cooperation with Auburn United Methodist Church ● First Baptist Church Opelika  Greater Peace Baptist Church ● Providence Baptist Church Trinity United Methodist Church present It's not too early to get your holiday calendar of events going and "The Forgotten Carols" is one performance you don't want to miss!  Combining Professional Broadway Actors with local choirs on the stage of the Opelika Center for the Performing Arts, The Forgotten Carols" offers the perfect way to reflect on the holiday season. The Forgotten Carols is a story about, Constance, a dedicated nurse, who is too practical to be bothered by Christmas, but gets assigned to care for an older gentleman with alleged psychiatric tendencies over the holidays. This unlikely patient, John, is nothing like the “senile crazy person” she expected. Instead John’s warmth and spunky kindness break through Constance’s iron-clad exterior as he walks her through the untold carols of the more “forgotten” characters in the Christmas story and guides the nurse to the Christmas carol waiting to be sung inside her own heart. Purchase Tickets Now and Learn Some New Carols for the Holiday Season!   2011-10-21T18:47:23+00:00 http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/purchase_tickets_to_civil_war_voices_online/ http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/purchase_tickets_to_civil_war_voices_online/#When:20:20:41Z If you're looking to buy tickets to October 13th's performance of "Civil War Voices", look no further you can do there here! It won't be long until we have a newly redesigned website where tickets to all of our shows will be available 24 hours a day!  In the meantime, our next show "Civil War Voices" has already gotten our phones ringing in the box office for tickets and if you happened to have missed us during the day you can grab tickets to the show at the link below: We also have the option for you to purchase them at Facebook or at Twitter and you don't even have to be a member of either sites to do so! Below is a brief description of "Civil War Voices" and a video.  We'll have more for you soon.  Don't miss this historic event documenting one of our nation's greatest conflicts and with a specific tie to East Alabama: "The stirring and passionate stories of the people who lived through the greatest conflict in our nation's history come alive in their own words, woven throughout with traditional music of the period.  Filled with courage, sacrifice, personal suffering and triumph, Civil War Voices galvanizes perspective on a time and people that is simply not found in history books." 2011-09-26T20:20:41+00:00 http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/purchase_hal_holbrook_mark_twain_tonight_tickets_online/ http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/purchase_hal_holbrook_mark_twain_tonight_tickets_online/#When:22:43:34Z While our website is making the transition to the 2011-12 Silver Season --our apologies for the delay-- we want to make sure you have access to our new online ticket purchase options. Just click the link above to learn more.While our website is making the transition to the 2011-12 Silver Season --our apologies for the delay-- we want to make sure you have access to our new online ticket purchase options. Just in time for this momentous season we are offering the ability to purchase single tickets online, and we have many options for you to choose from. You can use the link below, or buy from our Facebook or Twitter pages. You can designate pick up at will call or print them yourself. It's simple, convenient, and best of all open 24 hours a day! So make sure you get your "Hal Holbrook Mark Twain Tonight" tickets before they're all gone. And be sure to listen to our exclusive interview with Mr. Holbrook below and watch the video of a recent performance. Remember the show is Thursday September 15th at 7:30PM at the Opelika Center for the Performing Arts. See you then! You can stream or download our exclusive Troy Public Radio interview here: And here's a short excerpt from "Mark Twain Tonight" to whet your appetite:   2011-09-10T22:43:34+00:00 http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/2011-12_season_preview_is_here/ http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/2011-12_season_preview_is_here/#When:16:19:54Z If you've been waiting to learn more about our special 25th Silver Anniversary season, today you're in luck! We've got interviews, an interactive, presentation, as most importantly a way to view and download our brochure!If you've been waiting to learn more about our special 25th Silver Anniversary season, today you're in luck!  We've got interviews, an interactive, presentation, as most importantly a way to view and download our brochure! East Alabama Art's director Phillip Preston sat down with Kyle Gassiott to preview the upcoming season for Troy Pubic Radio's Community Focus.  You can stream or download the inteview below:   You can also use our special interactive season preview presentation which also includes video.   Just keep clicking the the play button below and remember you can enlarge the screen by clicking "More" then "Fullscreen". (Note: We don't recommend "Autoplay"):   East Alabama Arts - 2011-12 Season Preview on Prezi   If you would like to get your hands on our season (literally) you can view and/or download our 2011-12 Season Brochure and subscription card below: 2011-12 Season Brochure 2011-12 East Alabama Arts Subscriber Card Today is also special because we're starting our series of Founder's Talks, interviews with members of East Alabama Arts since 1987.  Today we start with Joyce and John Newland who provide hospitality for all the orchestral concerts.  Stream or download their interview below:   2011-07-18T16:19:54+00:00 http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/a_presidential_fourth_at_the_little_white_house_in_warm_springs/ http://www.eastalabamaarts.org/index.php/site/a_presidential_fourth_at_the_little_white_house_in_warm_springs/#When:16:09:01Z It's a special Fourth of July edition of Community Focus as East Alabama Art's Kyle Gassiott visits FDR's Little White House in Warm Springs, GA. On today's show we get a special tour of the house and grounds with park guide Steve Lane and later talk with senior historian David Wollner of the Roosevelt Institute. If you've never been to the Little White House it's definitely worth the trip. The museum boasts a collection of artifacts from Roosevelt's life and presidencies that open up both the public and private life of FDR. You see the car the president designed and drove (complete with dings in the bumper), many of his personal letters and correspondence, and just a sampling of the many walking canes sent to him from around the world. It's a special Fourth of July edition of Community Focus as East Alabama Art's Kyle Gassiott visits FDR's Little White House in Warm Springs, GA.  On today's show we get a special tour of the house and grounds with park guide Steve Lane and later talk with senior historian David Woolner of the Roosevelt Institute.  If you've never been to the Little White House it's definitely worth the trip.   The museum boasts a collection of artifacts from Roosevelt's life and presidency that opens up both the public and private life of FDR.  You see the car the president designed and drove (complete with dings in the bumper), many of his personal letters and correspondence, and just a sampling of the many walking canes sent to him from around the world.   But it's entering the house itself that feels like walking back in time.  The small six-room home reflects the architecture and design of a president who believed in being both accessible to his constituents and living like them.  The accommodations are well apportioned of course, but not particularly ostentatious.  It's the home of man who greatly valued his books, the picturesque view of the Georgia landscape, and most definitely his therapy in the natural springs in the area.  In many ways it's a fitting place of happiness and relaxation, where the president lived his final hours.   The house is significant in many other ways particular to FDR's many economic programs and policies, which you'll hear more about in our interview with David Woolner below. We hope you join us for a staycation to the Little White House for our presidential Fourth of July! 2011-07-04T16:09:01+00:00