December 1 2011
C O M M U N I T Y N E W S T H AT M A K E S A D I F F E R E N C E
Vol 20 No. 23
Serving Aptos, La Selva Beach, Corralitos, Freedom, Watsonville, & Pajaro
The Nutcracker ~A Santa Cruz ~ tradition!
The Nutcracker
December 16, 17 & 18 ith the assistance of the Orchestra Manager, Norman Peck, Maestro John Larry Granger gathers the Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre Orchestra together each year since Robert Kelley and Diane Cypher, moved their Nutcracker to the Civic Auditorium in 2006. Tchaikovsky is renowned for being a master of orchestration, and gives every instrument something special to do. The pleasure of playing the music is something that John Larry Granger encourages, at the same time expecting, indeed demanding, each musician’s best effort. Norman says not only is this production glorious looking, but also because the musicians are in full view of the audience, they are more involved and immersed in bringing this story to the audience. Concert Mistress Kristina Anderson, a local professional violinist, said: “The music, especially for the first violins, is very difficult. The overture to The Nutcracker is on auditions for many major symphonies, and takes practicing every year, no matter how many times one may have played it.”
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Selling Caterpillars to raise funds for Second Harvest Food Bank
1,229,916 POUNDS DONATED BY APTOS CONGREGATION! Twin Lakes Church Collects Over One Million Pounds for Second Harvest Holiday Food Drive
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Aptos Adopt-AFamily 18 Years of Helping
Food Bank equates 3 pounds of food per dollar during the holiday food drive, that’s a million pounds worth of food.” This adds up to almost half of Second Harvest’s total goal of 2.5 million pounds.
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Holiday Cheer for CASA
He asked every person in the church congregation, adults and children, to set aside $1.40 a day for ten weeks. “For our church, that adds up to over $330,000,” explained Pastor Rene. “Since Second Harvest
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ust ten weeks ago, Pastor Rene Schlaepfer of Twin Lakes Church, issued a challenge to his congregation: Donate one million pounds of food to the Second Harvest Holiday Food Drive by Thanksgiving.
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“I told everyone I was praying for total participation, 100%. I even asked the little kids to help out and they had some amazingly creative ideas,” said Pastor Rene.
‘Plaid Tidings’ at Christmas Cabrillo Stage
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