Orem Summerfest 2011
Honoring the stages of Orem as Grand Marshals
This year, Orem Summerfest is honoring the boards of the SCERA and Hale Center Theater Orem is the 2011 Grand Marshals. The theme for 2011âs celebration is âAll the Worldâs a Stageâ and the committee felt they fit perfectly. SCERA was created in 1933, envisioned as a place for neighbors and families to come together, create friendships and have fun. That small idea has grown into a nonprofit organization dedicated to the arts, family and to youth, and is now one of Utah Valleyâs arts leaders.
More than 400 teens, adults and seniors serve annually at SCERA facilities by sharing talents, learning skills an developing a lifelong love of community service. More than 500 volunteer cast members perform in their stage productions, giving more than 172,000 hours of service each year. The historic SCERA Center for the Arts opened in 1941, and houses theaters, exhibit space and educational programs. The SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre is a one-of-a-kind outdoor venue for summer evening entertainment now
in its 27th year. Hale Center Theater Orem was founded in 1990 by Ruth and Nathan Hale. In those 21 years, the theater has welcomed more than 1 million theatergoers. Each year sees more than 90,000 patrons attending one of 350 performances of one of seven productions. The theater format is theater-in-the-round, with 280-300 available seats depending on the show, and the stage itself is only about 250 square feet. But thanks to the intimate nature of the space, audiences are brought right into the emotion of
the performance. With state-of-the-art lighting and sound, plus a dedication to excellence in costuming and props, HCTO consistently attracts the best directors and acting talent in the state. HCTO has received several recognitions from the Daily Heraldâs annual Best of Utah Valley, praises from the Deseret News, Salt Lake Tribune and Playbill.com, an internationally recognized premier theater news outlet, which listed â110 in the Shadeâ as one of the âTop Six Theater Events in the Nationâ in 2010.
Orem Summerfest also recognizes junior high students who stand out from the crowd. They are: Nate Bradley, Oak Canyon Junior High School T.J. Lopez, Canyon View Junior High School David Manzo, Orem Junior High School Janeth Rendon, Lakeridge Junior High School Estevan Reyes, Lakeridge Junior High School Bridgette Swensen, Canyon View Junior High School Eden Whipple, Oak Canyon Junior High School Tina Wimmer, Orem Junior High School
Schedule of events >> Thursday, June 9
>> friday, June 10
Nite-Golf & Dinner Outing
Boutique
Where: Cascade Golf Gourse, 1313 E. 800 North When: 4:30 p.m., shotgun start at 5:30 p.m. Cost: $50, includes 18 holes of golf, cart, dinner and nite-golf supplies What: 18 holes of golf with a steak barbecue. The event is a four-person scramble. Nine holes with a riding cart will be played on the mountain nine followed by a barbecue steak dinner, after which another nine holes of golf will be played on the valley nine using glowin-the-dark golf balls and supplies (hence, Nite-Golf). Reservations: Call Cascade at (801) 225-6677. Reservations are required.
Where: City Center Park, 400 East and 75 North When: Noon-8 p.m.
Arts in the Park Where: City Center Courtyard When: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Cost: Free What: Featuring more than 40 Utah artists, 337 Project Art Truck, live demonstrations and art for sale. This event is resented by the Orem Arts Council.
Kids Crafts Where: North pavilion, City Center Park, 400 East and 75 North When: 2-4 p.m. Cost: Free
Carnival Where: City Center Park, 400 East and 75 North When: 2-10:30 p.m.
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