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Temple’s art scene is unique and vibrant. By Bonnie Hunt, Marketing Manager, Perry Office Plus
Facilities and Venues
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Photo of theBloomin’Temple Festival. Photo by Skeebo
Cultural Activities Center (CAC) Azalee Marshall Cultural Activities Center (CAC) has been a hub of visual and performing arts in Temple for more than 50 years. Its art galleries host new exhibits about every six weeks and are open to the public, free of charge. The CAC also hosts numerous regional and national musicians and performers each year. The CAC’s Arts In Education program provides an opportunity for every child in kindergarten through eighth grade in the Temple and Belton school districts, plus other area students, to enjoy shows by professional touring artists. Performances blend entertainment with core curriculum subjects for more than 14,000 students during 54 shows each year. A number of member groups call the CAC home, including the Chisholm Trail Chorus of Sweet Adelines International and the Texas Country Gentlemen singing groups, and a wide variety of affiliated groups meet at the CAC, including the Central Texas Photographic Club, Newcomb School of Ballet, Central Texas Pastel
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Society, Wildflower Quilt Guild, and more. If you want to get hands-on, art and clay, dance, cooking, fitness, and music classes, as well as summer youth, children, and even toddler camps, are offered here.
Frank W. Mayborn Civic & Convention Center Next door to the CAC, the Frank W. Mayborn Civic & Convention Center has nearly 20,000 square feet of event space that underwent a major renovation in 2009. This venue hosts a variety of local, regional, and national trade shows, conventions, and banquets. Events such as bridal showcases, hobby and art shows, car shows, military balls, and even roller derbies are held at the Mayborn Center throughout the year. Mary Alice Marshall Performing Arts Center “Life without the fine arts is like life without fresh air,” said Mary Alice Marshall, the namesake of the Mary Alice Marshall Performing Arts Center at Temple College. Her 100th birthday in 2008 marked the beginning of a
$1.5 million campaign to renovate this important Temple venue that hosts not only campus performances, but also many community and regional events.
Community Members Lend Their Talents Temple Civic Theatre With a full-time professional staff, the Temple Civic Theatre performs six main-series productions each year, along with other special presentations. A committee chooses a variety of productions for each season, including musicals like South Pacific and My Fair Lady. Open auditions are held several times each year, and volunteers are always welcome, so the whole community has an opportunity to get involved, whether onstage or behind the scenes. Annual youth productions give the next generation a taste of the theater as well. Temple Symphony Orchestra/ Temple Jazz Orchestra A symphony orchestra as successful as the Temple Symphony Orchestra is hard to come by in a city of this size. Tickets are affordable, and the variety of