Howdy pardner! Welcome back to the Toe Jam Puppet Band for this fun, silly, and interactive country square DANCE PARTY
at the HCA.

Great for kids ages 4 to 10 (and their adults!). This event takes place outside the HCA, bring your own chairs or a blanket to enjoy the show.

Limited tickets available due to COVID-safety regulations. Mask required for ages 2 and up.

Tickets: $10 for adults / $5 for kids
Purchase Online: www.HopArtsCenter.org

Thank you to out sponsor Middlesex Savings Bank.

Tickets: $10 General Admissions, $9.5 for members

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Join us October 2 for our First Friday Open Mic at 7:30pm with host Jack Byrne and feature Nico Rivers! Sign up to perform or just tune to the Facebook Live performance and enjoy the music!

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Born and raised in Marshfield, a small ocean side town in Massachusetts, Nico’s musical experiments have taken him across the country and world into labs of all shapes and sizes. A true multifaceted musical artist, Nico draws influence from artists as diverse as he his. Artists such as Neil Young, Radiohead and Bright Eyes.

Thank you to our corporate sponsor:

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Are you a musician, a jazz aficionado, or just looking for something fun to do? Join the MetroWest Jazz Project at the HCA every second Sunday of the month. One-hour outdoor concert followed by a public jam session open to musicians. Sundays 11 am. Free ($5 donations at the door or online appreciated). Patrons can set up a chair in our amphitheater. Please practice social distancing and wear masks as appropriate. 

For those unable to drop by for the live concert, we will live stream Jazz Jam on the Hopkinton Center for the Arts Facebook page. "Like" us on Facebook!

Enter Stage Left Theater, the resident community theater of the Hopkinton Center for the Arts will produce for its winter production Wingin' It

Grades:

5–8: Please note that the cast is limited to 22 students. 

Rehearsal Details

Rehearsals in small groups at Saturdays 1 pm – 3 pm and Mondays 6:30 - 8 pm beginning in November and running through early January (except for holiday weeks). Not all students will be called for every rehearsal. 

Performances:

The final production will be streamed live or pre-recorded for viewing in January 2021 (exact dates TBD).  

Production fee: 

$300. A souvenir show t-shirt and link to the final recorded performance is included.

Audition Process: 

Complete a Google audition form online https://forms.gle/VHj3EAvzguj6Hsgv5

The window to submit the video audition is October 20 - October 23, 2020.  All registered students will be cast in the show. The audition is meant to determine which role(s) the student will receive.

Students may choose for their audition to perform any monologue (preferably a comedic one). Registered students will receive a list of monologues to select, but students are free to use a different one. Whatever they choose should be memorized.

Record and send a link of your child's video audition via email to 

esltheater@hopartscenter.org.  It's best to not email an MP4 file, but rather provide a shareable link of the recording via Google, Vimeo, YouTube, etc.

Synopsis: 

From the day we're hatched to the day we spread our wings and fly on our own, there are requisite, riotous rites of passage that must be experienced. This collection of humorous scenes explores the innocent squawk of infancy, the terrible twos, the treacherous teens, and everything in between.

There are survival courses on how to handle any kind of baby-sitter - from the perfect to the perfectly insane. There are tactics for dealing with those who endeavor to shape, stretch and warp our minds and bodies - like gym teachers, substitute teachers, and those cafeteria culinary queens, the "Little Lunch Ladies." From the angst of adolescence and part-time jobs to the dangers of driver's ed. and dealing with the dreaded kid sister, this is a hilarious, high-flying adventure. Whether you're a feather short of adulthood or have a bird's-eye view of growing up, this play soars with laughter.

Hopkinton Center for the Arts - Art Around the World series presents a free children's cultural program. You and your child are welcome to join us  as we celebrate a different culture each month with instructor Judith Smith. Kids will listen to a story, hear a themed-song and have fun making a culturally themed art craft. Program runs Saturday 2 - 3 pm via a Zoom link. Participants will be sent a list in advance of simple materials to provide your child for the craft. A computer screen and internet connection is required. 

Recommended for ages 3 to 8. 

Pre-registration is required per family. This program is offered at no cost. Donations are encouraged and can be made here: CLICK TO MAKE DONATION

October 24th  Australia 

Other workshops coming up (registration is required individually for these workhops):

November 21: Egypt 

December 12: United States (Kwanzaa)

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Hopkinton Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.