Nutcracker Ballet performed by Dance Arts of Silverdale
Dance Arts Theatre of Silverdale will present the “Nutcracker” beginning on Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. A performance will also be on Nov. 30 at 2 p.m.
This is the 27th annual production of the Nutcracker ballet for the dance theater and performances will be at Bremerton High School Performing Arts Center.
The ballet is based on the children’s story of “Nutcracker and the King of Mice” written in 1816 by E.T.A. Hoffman. The “Nutcracker” music is by Peter Tchaikovsky. Choreography is after Marius Petipa and restaged by Irene Miller.
Special guest dancers from the Pacific Northwest Ballet will perform. Jonathan Porretta is the principal dancer and Leta Biasucci is the soloist dancer.
Dancers in the company range in age from 10 to 19 years old. Approximately 125 dancers and extras are in the production.
Tickets are $20 for reserved seats and $15 for general admission. Seniors and children under 18 are $10. Tickets are available at Brown Paper Tickets.com, CJ’s Evergreen General Store, Bremerton, the Silverdale Chamber of Commerce and at Irene’s School of Dance in Silverdale. Tickets will be available at the door. For more information call 360-692-4395.
Willows offers Cafe program
The Willows of Bremerton, an independent retirement community located at 3201 Pine Road N.E. in Bremerton, will host a Parkinson’s Café on Wednesday, Dec. 3 from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
The Parkinson’s Café is Cascade Living Group’s ‘New Way to Connect, providing a welcoming and supportive atmosphere for persons with Parkinson’s disease, their caregivers, families and friends.
The public is invited to join the Willows team and others touched by Parkinson’s for comforting company, stimulating conversation, music and answers about the disease, its effects and other questions and concerns.
Call Katie Parkhurst at 360-479-8522 for more information or to RSVP by Dec. 1.
Christmas Carol: The Musical to be performed
“A Christmas Carol, The Musical,” will be presented this holiday season by the Central Stage Theatre of County Kitsap (CSTOCK.)
Opening night is Nov. 28, at 7:30 p.m. with additional performances on Nov. 29, 30, and Dec. 5, 6, 7, 12 13, 14, 19, 20, and closing Dec. 21. Sunday performances are at 3 p.m.
Performances are at CSTOCK’s home theater in Silverdale on the Central Kitsap Community Campus, 9729 Silverdale Way N.W.
This inspiring, original adaptation of Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic is a joyous celebration of the season with holiday carols and surprising time-bending classics. “A Christmas Carol, The Musical “is brilliantly re-told in song. Broadway heavy hitters Alan Menken (of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast & Disney’s The Little Mermaid) along with Lynn Ahrens (of Ragtime and Seussical) brought new life into this classic tale.
Ticket range from $8 to $15. Family passes can be purchased at the door. Show information is available online at www.cstock.org/shows/a-christmas-carol-2014/.
Drama Class for Kids offered
A new creative drama program for kids ages five through 18 recently started in Kitsap County. Drama Kids of Kitsap, Edmonds and Shoreline meets once a week in Silverdale and Poulsbo. The program focuses on building confidence in children through a unique drama curriculum. The local Drama Kids franchise owners Steve and Sue Pargman are currently looking for community center locations as well as opportunities to conduct classes in both private and public schools. For more information, visit www.dramakids.com/wa2/ or contact 360-860-0367.
Glass studio to host celebration for ALIVE Shelter
Lisa Stirrett Glass Art Studio’s annual Christmas Celebration to benefit the YWCA Alive Shelter will be Dec. 11 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Silverdale studio. The event is open to the public.
Attendees are asked to bring a new, unwrapped gift for the women and children of the shelter. For each gift donation, Lisa Stirrett Glass Art Studio will offer a free glass cross as a thank you for supporting the Alive Shelter.
The YWCA Alive Shelter is dedicated to ensuring the personal safety, rights, welfare, and dignity of those who experience domestic abuse.
“We wanted to thank the community for all their wonderful support in 2014, while giving something back to those in need,” states owner Lisa Stirrett. “Gifts to the Alive Shelter will make someone’s Christmas brighter and we wanted to be a part of it.”
A list of gifts needed for the Alive Shelter can be found by contacting the studio.
For more information contact Lisa Stirrett Glass Art Studio at 360-613-5472, visit 9536 N.W. Silverdale Way in Silverdale, or email HouseofGlassArt@gmail.com.
Mental health training set
A nationally acclaimed Youth Mental Health First Aid course to educate adults about how to provide help to a young person experiencing a mental health challenge or crisis will be offered Dec. 12, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Poulsbo Fire Department Headquarters Station 71, 911 N.E. Liberty Road, Poulsbo.
The course is taught by Kitsap Mental Health Services staff certified as instructors through the national MHFA program.
Cost for the eight-hour training is $30.
Registration is required by Dec. 8. For general information or to register online, go to www.kitsapmentalhealth.org.
The nationally certified Youth Mental Health First Aid Training is sponsored by the Poulsbo Fire Department and Kitsap Mental Health Services.
Parks and safety meeting set
Bremerton City Council’s Public Safety & Parks Committee will meet Dec. 10 at 3:30 p.m. in the council conference room on the sixth floor of the Norm Dicks Government Center.
Council members on this committee are Leslie Daugs chair, Dino Davis, vice chair and Mike Sullivan.
City directors on this committee are City Attorney Roger Lubovich; Police Chief Steven Strachan; Fire Chief Al Duke; Municipal Court Administrator Dawn Nelson; and Parks & Recreation Director Wyn Birkenthal; with Dawn Nelson providing staff support. The meeting is open to the public.
Rotary makes donation to Kitsap Community Resources
The Bremerton Rotary Foundation has donated $30,000 to Kitsap Community Resources toward its effort to build a new Early Learning Center at West Hills Elementary STEM Academy, part of the Bremerton School District.
Bremerton Rotary Club raises money for community service from various fund raising events.
