Thurston presents ‘Once on This Island’
Thurston Middle School’s Junior Park Avenue Players will perform “Once on This Island,” the musical inspired by “The Little Mermaid,” through next week at Thurston’s Black Box Theater.
The play is filled with song and dance, and stresses the importance of tolerance and understanding between social and cultural divisions.
“This show has brought out the best in our kids,” said teacher Mark Dressler. “They’ve been working hard, really stretching themselves with the play’s abstract presentational style.”
Joanne Culverhouse, Thurston principal, said the show will be especially appealing to elementary children.
Shows will be presented at 4 and 7 tonight and Saturday, and 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. The show closes with 4 and 7 p.m. performances Feb. 6.
Tickets are $8 for students, $10 for adults for general admission; all reserved seating is $15. Tickets can be purchased an hour before show time. Call (949) 497-7769.
Mandarin Chinese starts Monday at Thurston
New and returning adults and students 12 and older are invited to participate in the Thurston Middle School Mandarin Chinese Spring program, which begins Monday. Berlitz Language instructor Jean Wu teaches the classes in Room 211 on the Thurston campus.
?Beginning Group 2 meets from 3:10 to 4:10 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday;
?Advanced Group meets from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday;
?Beginning Group 1B meets from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and
?Beginning Group 1A meets from 3:10 to 4:10 p.m. Monday and Wednesday.
Cost per person for the 12-week session is $319 for returning students; $300 for multi-family (two or more family members i.e. two siblings, parent and child enroll in the program); and $349 for new students. The fee includes materials.
For more information, e-mail Foreign Language instructor Dave Dixon at ddixon@lbusd.org.
SchoolPower to hold Dinner Dance Feb. 28
SchoolPower will hold a benefit dinner dance Feb. 28 at Montage Resort & Spa in Laguna Beach. The “Mardi Gras at Montage” Dinner Dance will raise funds in support of the Laguna Beach Unified School District.
The success of SchoolPower’s largest fundraising event will have a measurable effect on the foundation’s ability to meet its funding commitments to the four Laguna schools, according to SchoolPower President Jeff Spurlock.
