APRIL 16, 2009 ISSUE
Shooting Stars at Farthing Auditorium April 24
2008 Shooting Stars performers gather for a curtain call after the show
Student performers in Watauga County have worked long and hard to prepare for the night of Friday, April 24—the 2009 performance of Shooting Stars. The talent show, sponsored by the Watauga Education Foundation, will feature 25 performing acts, including dancing, singing, a rock band and a comedy spoof. The show will also feature the works of 50 student visual artists.
Shooting Stars begins at 6:30 p.m. at Farthing Auditorium, located on the ASU campus in Boone. Tickets for Shooting Stars are on sale now at BB&T locations and Farthing Auditorium. They are $10 for the general public and $5 for Watauga County Schools students and employees. All proceeds benefit the Watauga Education Foundation.
“We are so proud of all of the students for their creativity and determination to be in this unique and exciting program,” said Shooting Stars Producer Alison Idol in a press release. “In the end, the judges settled on 25 acts that will delight the audience.”
Now in its 11th year, Shooting Stars is a unique showcase for the talents of Watauga County students. All work is independently judged by professionals, who insist that the performers meet a number of different criteria, including stage presence, talent and originality.
In between the performing acts, the audience will watch interviews with the visual artists on Farthing’s large projection screen. Many of the students are donating their artwork to the foundation to be sold at a festive evening reception and dinner at Hound Ears Club, along with pieces created especially for the foundation by many renowned artists.
“Bob Timberlake, Joe Miller, Richard Tumbleston and a host of other artists are creating unique pieces for us out of chalkboards,” said Cynthia Fox, coordinator for the Visual Arts portion and the auction, in the press release. “State Representative Cullie Tarleton will serve as the auctioneer, so we’re guaranteed a really fun evening.”
Blowing Rock Frameworks & Gallery has generously donated all of the frames for the students’ and professionals’ art works, said Melanie Bullard, executive director of the Watauga Education Foundation.
Other 2009 sponsors include the Presenting Sponsor, Eat Smart Move More NC; the Event Sponsors, Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff, Drs. Mayhew, Conn, Scheffler and Hardaway, First Citizens Bank, Mast General Store and New River Building Supply and Lumber Company; and the Spotlight Sponsors, AF Bank, Animal Medical Center of Boone, Appalachian Energy, BB&T, Rebecca Saunders, Blue Ridge Energies, Blue Ridge Pediatrics, Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation, Deborah Miller, Deer Valley Racquet Club, DiSanti, Watson and Capua, Dr. Craig Bridgeman, First Citizens Bank, Greystone Insurance, Makotos, Mountain Lumber, MTMT Commercial Properties, Pepper’s Restaurant, RBC Centura, Red Onion Café, Tracey Wright and Western Carolina Eye Associates.
A new event this year is the Shooting Stars Golf Classic, scheduled for Friday, May 15, at Hound Ears Club. At the tournament, someone will win two tickets to the 91st PGA Championship.
Tickets for all events are available by contacting the Watauga Education Foundation.
Since its inception 19 years ago, the Watauga Education Foundation has allocated more than 600,000 in funding to supplement state and local education budgets, providing WCS students with innovative programs, teachers with scholarships and the community with a strong partnership for education.
To learn more about the Watauga Education Foundation and how you can get involved, click to www.wefnc.org.
2009 Performing Acts
Hardin Park – THE TWIST
Green Valley – WALTZ ESPANOL
Cove Creek – ROCK MEDLEY
Blowing Rock – COLORS OF THE WIND
Mabel – SUMMERTIME
Watauga High – UNION JACKRABBIT
Hardin Park – THE EVOLUTION OF DANCE
Watauga High School – WE ARE YOURS
Caleb Isaacs – WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN
Watauga High – I’LL COME RUNNING
Valle Crucis – BANANA BOAT CREW
Parkway – COTTON EYED JOE
Bethel – BLUEGRASS BUTTERFLIES
Parkway – MATCHMAKER
Valle Crucis/WHS – FORGET-ME-NOTS
Hardin Park/WHS – MIDNIGHT STARS
Parkway – TOGETHER WHEREVER WE GO
Watauga High – THE DYING SWAN
Multiple Schools – CHARTREUS
Parkway – SPINNING SONG
Ali Wilson and Crystal Cornett – I CAN ONLY IMAGINE
Mabel – THE KING BOYS
Parkway – BUMBLE BOOGIE
Green Valley – LOVE IN ANY LANGUAGE
Hardin Park – DAYS LIKE THESE
2009 Visual Artists
Asad Ali — THE GUY
Kacey Brown — FROG
Rainy Cerny — BY MOONLIGHT
Trent Cochran — THE PENCIL
Kayla Colbert — PUFFLE
Dylan Connell — TELEPHONE
Desi Costello — COLORS OF MY SOUL
Cody Critcher — BASS LAKE
Taelor Critcher — LIFE
Cody Ellison — VALUE SELF PORTRAIT
Tala Estus — THE SHACK
Alexis Fluchel — FLIGHT
Zoe Frongillo & Drake Powell — FUNKY FRIENDSHIP FLOWER
Cole Funk — THE JOY OF COLORS
Jenna Green — SELF PORTRAIT
Anna Kay Greene — MAORI MASK
Holly Greene — PIANO ON BLUE
Mitchell Greene — FRIDAY
Skyler Greer — SUNFLOWERS
Will Hall — IT’S A PRETTY DAY
Zacheriah Harrison — COLOR SELF PORTRAIT
Megan Hawthorne — SELF PORTRAIT
Riley Hodge — FLAT SUSAN
Heather Hodges — OLD FASHION GRANDPA
Joshua Horine — BOTTLE BRAINS
Callie Idol — METAMORPHOSIS
Jessica Kennedy — SALUTATIONS
Kiara Kincaid — THUNDERBIRD RUG
Laurie Kirkpatrick — SLEEPY
Kaitlyn Kuykendall — PHEONIX FIRE
Wilson Massey — FACING FISH
Brook Matheson — SELF PORTRAIT
Bridget McKinney — VALUE SELF PORTRAIT
Savanna Morgan — GREEN VALLEY TREE
Jessica Pressley — STENCIL SET
Emma Reeves-Sirois — COLOR SELF PORTRAIT
Abbey Reynolds — SWIFT INDENTION
Maddisen Robinson — PINEAPPLE GROVE
MJ Sanqui — LOTUS
Kayla Schneider — THE GREEN DANCER
Lucas Shook — FREE BIRD
Victoria Shukis —LIMLA
Brooke Tester —PANDA
Joseph Toney —LOVE ILLUMINATES
Brittany Trivette —PIMPLED LION
Colton Watson — CHEVAUX DANS UN PUE
Alice Whyte —VALUE SELF PORTRAIT
Jacob Williams —BIGGIE
David Wilson —TALIB KWELI
Adriana Wright —UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
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