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Here is a list of artists who have performed on our events.
Karen Anderson
American lyric-spinto soprano, Karen Anderson has received consistent praise for her operatic and concert performances. She has performed with the Lancaster Music Festival in title role of Turandot with a live National Public Radio broadcast, and with Cincinnati Opera in the role of Kitty Hart in Dead Man Walking. She triumphed in performances of Suor Angelica and Tosca to considerable acclaim with California's Festival Opera.
Julian Arsenault
is a third year vocal performance undergraduate at UCLA. This year has been his most opera filled year of his young life. In the summer of 2008, Arsenault traveled around Northern Italy singing Schaunard in Puccini's La Boheme. His experience in Italy helped his Italian skills and gave him important performance opportunities. Upon his return to UCLA, he was cast as Figaro in the school's production of The Marriage of Figaro. His performance was successful and opened up his eyes to his future career in Opera. In the spring, Arsenault performed in UCLA's production of Dido and Aeneas as Aeneas. At UCLA Arsenault studies under Michael Dean. Arsenault is thrilled to make his professional Operatic debut near his hometown of Lafayette.
Elizabeth Baker
[mezzo-soprano] is a San Francisco native and graduate of Williams College. Ms. Baker?s music and performing career spans composition, improvisation, comedy, acting, and opera. Co-founder and creative director of Open Opera, Ms. Baker has performed the roles of Dido and Cherubino and sung at Grace Cathedral with new music composer Earl Howard. Ms. Baker recently appeared at the New Museum in New York with Dogr. Her choral composition, One, Two, Three was commissioned and performed by the International Orange Chorale. Ms. Baker studied composition and North Indian raga with W. A. Mathieu for seven years and is a voice student of Soprano Olivia Stapp.
Ryan Bradford
is a DePaul University graduate who will make his professional symphony debut later this month with Northwest Indiana Symphony. With DePaul Opera Theater he sang many roles including KoKo in The Mikado and Betto in Gianni Schicchi. He has been recognized by both Chicago and San Francisco NATS and is a student of Cesar Ulloa.
Raymond Chavez
is an Alameda resident who has performed at several venues in Alameda, appearing primarily in musical theater with the Alameda Civic Light Opera. Recently, he premiered two song cycles for tenor and piano by Berkeley composer Aaron Blumenfeld. It was singing with the Bracebridge Dinners in Yosemite where he returned to the opera repertoire after a twenty-year hiatus.
Megan Cullen
[Soprano]is quickly becoming a sought-after young artist for the dramatic repertoire. Recent critical successes include the title roles of Suor Angelica and Ariadne auf Naxos, both in San Francisco. Earlier this year, Megan was invited to sing in Opera Tampa?s celebrity masterclass series, where she sang for Renata Scotto. In 2009, Megan won the Arizona District Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition, which marked her first entry into that competition. More recently, Megan won second place in Fresno Musical Club?s Bell T. Ritchie Award competition. Also in 2009, Megan received a grant to study in Germany from the Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst. Megan holds degrees from The Juilliard School and Boston University and recently completed her Master?s at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She currently studies with Cesar Ulloa.
Michael Desnoyers
[Tenor] made his professional debut in 2005 with the Pittsburgh Opera as the Officer in Ariadne auf Naxos under the baton of conductor John Mauceri. He participated in the 2009 Chautauqua Opera Young Artist program where he covered the role of Spoletta (Tosca) and in 2006 participated in Cincinnati Conservatory's Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca in Lucca, Italy.
Kendra Dodd
is a senior at Encinal High School, where she maintains a 4.01 GPA. She has been a proud member of the Young Musicians Program, a full scholarship honors outreach program at the University of California Berkeley, for five years, and studies with David Tigner and James Meredith. Although she has had the pleasure to participate in numerous musicals, including Seussical (Mayzie), Grease (Sandra D.), and Carousel (Nettie), Kendra is most excited to debut in her first opera, La Belle Helene (Oreste) with the Pocket Opera Company in February. She was a semifinalist in the 2008 Classical Singer Youth Division Competition in New York, and a 2nd place winner of the Pacific Musical Society's Competition in 2007. Kendra has a profound love of music, and owes all of her success to those who have supported her throughout life.
Michael Foreman
Michael Foreman is in high demand throughout the west coast. Known as a singing actor, Mr. Foreman has performed such roles as Alfredo in La traviata, Fernando in Cosi fan tutte, Nemorino in L'elisir d'amore, the title role in Candide, Frederik in The Pirates of Penzance, Tony in West Side Story and many others. Recently, Mr. Foreman made his debut with Long Beach Opera singing The Rooster and The Innkeeper in Janecek's, The Cunning Little Vixen. In June, Mr. Foreman will tour with the new company, Opera Frontier, which combines opera and hip hop. Last season, Mr. Foreman sang over 150 performances of Hoffman in an outreach version of the Tales of Hoffman with Orange County Opera. Also known for his work creating roles, Mr. Foreman was part of Eric Whitacre's world premiere opera, Paradise Lost. Mr. Foreman was also engaged for the professional debut recording of PhilipWestin's new American Opera, Heartland and is currently working with composer Judy Pautlet Thibault to create the operatic musical, The Veil.
Mr. Foreman is also a successful concert soloist. In April 2009, Mr. Foreman will sing the tenor soloist in Mozart's Requiem with the San Francisco Chorale Society; having also sung the same solo with The Cole Conservatory of Music in 2007. Mr. Foreman has also sung the tenor solo in Handel's The Messiah, both with St. John's First Presbyterian Church and Leisure World Community Church. In 2006, Mr. Foreman performed the tenor solo in Bach's Cantata #57.
Mr. Foreman has been the recipient of many awards, recently from The Leni FBland Foundation. This season, Foreman was a winner of the 2009 Pacific Musical Society as well as the henry and Maria Holt Scholarship. Last season, Mr. Foreman was a winner as well as the Audience Choice in The Long Beach Mozart Festival. Mr. Foreman has won scholarships from the music fraternity Sigma Alpha Iota, both in Long Beach and Orange County. In 2007, Mr. Foreman was a finalist in Orange County's Artists of the Future. Mr. Foreman was rewarded an Encouragement Award from The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and was the winner of the Nancy Hooker Memorial Scholarship.
Zachary Gordin
is a noted interpreter of the 18th century coloratura bass repertoire, the Bel Canto works of Bellini and Donizetti, as well as works of contemporary composers. Formerly one of the leading operatic countertenors of his generation, he brings to his current repertoire the refinement and power demonstrated while working in the U.S. and abroad. As a countertenor, his roles included Cesare, Oberon, Orfeo, Rinaldo, Serse, Sesto, Tancredi, and the Sorceress in Dido and Aeneas, and many others. He appeared at San Francisco Opera (Earthrise), Opera de Monte Carlo (recital, clips aired on PBS), Berkeley Opera, the Ibla International Festival, Oakland Lyric Opera, and many others. Unanimous critical acclaim for his recent performances in Carmen (San Francisco Lyric Opera), Tosca (Festival Opera, Walnut Creek), Lucia di Lammermoor (Center Stage Opera, Los Angeles), and Romeo and Juliette (Opera San José) praise the intensity of his acting, the beauty and versatility of his voice, and his athletic physique.
His talent has been recognized in prestigious competitions, including: 2006 Pacific Musical Society Competition (Winner), 2005 East Bay Opera League Vocal Competition (Winner), 1999 Bellini International Voice Competition (Winner), 1999 Ibla Grand Prize Baroque Music Competition (Winner), recipient of the Irene Patti Swartz Encouragement Award for the 2001 Florida Grand Opera National Voice Competition, and Grantee of the Vocal Arts Foundation in San Francisco in 2002. He was also World Finalist for the Academia at Teatro alla Scala in 1999, Regional Finalist for the 2002 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and the youngest candidate selected for the ORFEO 2000 World Competition of International Finalists hosted by Hannover Staatsoper.
Highlights of 2003 and 2004 seasons included the World Premiere of "Pido Silencio" by Loretta Notareschi with the Berkeley Contemporary Chamber Players, Couperin's "Trois Leçons de Ténèbres", Handel's "Messiah", and Vivaldi's "Gloria" with the Baroque Musicians Guild, and a recital of virtuoso arias and cantatas by Vivaldi for MusicSources Center for Historically Informed Performance in Berkeley, California. Mr. Gordin created the lead role of Wilder in San Francisco Opera's World Premiere of "Earthrise", a role written especially for him by Pulitzer Prize-Winning composer Lewis Spratlan and librettist Constance Congdon. Classical Singer Magazine also interviewed and featured him as the Guest Artist in its February 2004 edition.
The 2005 and 2006 seasons included creating the role of Yama in the premiere of "The Myth of Kurva" for the Berkeley New Music Project's workshop and concert "Words and Music" led by American composer William Bolcom. San Francisco Classical Voice praised him for his "heroic performance" as Escamillo in "Carmen" with San Francisco Lyric Opera. He performed the role of Enrico in "Lucia di Lammermoor", gave a series of Master Classes, and appeared in a gala concert for Center Stage Opera in Los Angeles. He was also the bass soloist in Schubert's "Mass in G" and Vivaldi's "Gloria" with the San Francisco City Chorus. After wide critical praise for his performance of Angelotti in "Tosca" for Festival Opera, he returned to cover the title role in Michael Morgan's acclaimed production of "Don Giovanni". In his Opera San Jose debut, he sang the role of Count Paris in "Romeo et Juliette", followed by a gala concert for the Pacific Musical Society, and performances of Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater" with the Center Stage Opera Orchestra.
2007 and 2008 included a concert of American Arias and Art Songs for Festival Opera, bass soloist in Tippett's "A Child of Our Time" with the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus and Women Sing, and baritone soloist in "Carmina Burana" in performances with the Santa Clara Chorale, the Choral Project, and Oakland Symphony Chorus. He returned to San Francisco City Chorus for performances as bass soloist in Mendelssohn's "Die erste Walpurgisnacht" and Duruflé's "Requiem", was the Guest Star for the inaugural performance of Opera Frontier "ReMiX8", and was bass soloist in Mozart's "Requiem" with the Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra. He then made his debut with the Oakland East Bay Symphony in performances of Faure's "Requiem", and his debut with the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra in performances of Bach's Cantata #82 "Ich habe genug".
More recently, he appeared as Montano in Oakland East Bay Symphony's concert performance of "Otello". Upcoming projects include work on his first solo album, to be released in late 2009, Wagner in "Faust" with Festival Opera, Concert performances with Open Opera, Enrico in "Lucia di Lammermoor" with Center Stage Opera, and a series of Master Classes for young professional singers in the Bay Area.
Lisa Houston
[Mezzo-Soprano] Lisa Houston has sung leading roles with California opera companies including West Bay Opera, San Francisco Lyric Opera, Cinnabar Opera, Pacific Repertory Opera, Berkeley Opera and Golden Gate Opera. Her operatic roles include Carmen, Nicklausse in Tales of Hoffman, Maddalena in Rigoletto, Augusta in the Ballad of Baby Doe, La Principessa in Suor Angelica and Maurya in Riders to the Sea. She holds a BFA in acting from New York University and a Masters of Music in Vocal Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music. She writes regularly for Classical Singer Magazine and other publications about singing and is a native of Berkeley where she teaches voice.
Nicolai Janitzky
[baritone] is a native of California. He recently appeared with San Francisco Opera as Schelkalov in Boris Godunov, and with Opera Santa Barbara as Belcore in L'Elisir d'Amore. As an apprentice artist with Santa Fe Opera, he took on the title role in Eugene Onegin on short notice to high critical acclaim. Other roles he has sung include the title role in Pélleas et Mélisande, Valentin in Faust, Papageno in The Magic Flute, Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro, and Marcello in La Boheme. He has also worked with San Diego Opera, Washington National Opera, and Glimmerglass Opera. He is an active recitalist, and has performed in such venues as Carnegie (Weill) Hall in New York City, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and the Cleveland Institute of Music Art Song Festival. He is the winner of several competitions including the George London Foundation, Sullivan Foundation, and Opera Index Foundation. He has also been a finalist in the Operalia (Placido Domingo) Vocal Competition. He has studied at the Yale University Opera Program and the Music Academy of the West. Future engagements include Guglielmo in Cosi Fan Tutte at Opera Idaho and Marcello in La Boheme with Sacramento Opera.
Marta Johansen
performed the role of the malevolent ghost Miss Jessel for Oakland Opera Theater's 2007 "Turn of the Screw." Other past performances include the Queen of the Night in West Bay Opera's "Magic Flute"; Marguerite in Berkeley Opera's "Faust"; the title role in Stravinsky's opera/ballet "The Nightingale" for Cinnabar Opera; and Evita in Franzetti and Moscovich's "Corpus Evita" with the San Francisco Camerata. She has performed extensively with Pocket Opera, the Lamplighters, Fairfield's North Bay Opera, and Palo Alto's West Bay Opera (Mimi, Violetta, Gilda, Manon, Lucia), and repeated the Queen for Monadnock Music Festival in New Hampshire. Solo concert appearances have included the San Francisco City Chorus and U.S. Air Force Band.
Jonathan Khuner (Conductor)
a San Francisco native, has been Artistic and Musical Director of Berkeley Opera since 1993, and has conducted over 60 productions there, including seven premieres of new works or adaptations. Most recently he was both stage and musical director for their very successful July production of The Ballad of Baby Doe. He is Assistant Conductor and prompter for the Metropolitan Opera (since 1997), and San Francisco Opera (since 1981), appearing occasionally with the Lyric Opera of Chicago also. In 1996 he prompted the Ring Cycle at the Bayreuther Festspiele with James Levine. In 1992-93 Khuner made several appearances with the New Israeli Opera, while their Resident Assistant Conductor.
Rebecca Krouner
[soprano] earned her master's degree from the Manhattan School of Music in the studio of Cynthia Hoffmann. At MSM Rebecca was a founding member of the One Act Opera Company, playing Herself in the New York premiere of Milton Granger's The Proposal. She participated in Discover Opera! with the school's Opera Outreach program, creating an original opera and performing it in public schools to educate young people about opera. She also performed in the ensembles of Béatrice et Bénédict and Die Zauberflöte. Other performance highlights include Violetta in Act II of La Traviata and Laetitia in The Old Maid and the Thief at the Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute. She has appeared in scenes as Susannah in Le Nozze di Figaro and Zerlina in Don Giovanni with Longwood Opera in Needham, MA.
Ms. Krouner graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a B.A. in comparative literature and Italian studies. A native of Newton, MA, Ms. Krouner has given several recitals in the Boston area and has performed with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus and the Newton Symphony Orchestra.
Jennie Litster
recently sang a "pure-toned High Priestess" with the San Francisco Lyric Opera's production of Aida. As Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, the San Francisco Classical Voice said "the brightest voice and most spirited performance came from Jennie Litster"; and in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream, "on the stage, Jennie Litster's big-voiced Tytania ruled."
Heather McFadden
has been a prominent singer in the San Francisco Bay Area for several years. Known for her large dramatic mezzo voice, she has appeared with opera companies that include Opera San Jose, Berkeley Opera, Golden Gate Opera, Northbay Opera, Pocket Opera, Townsend Opera, Oakland Opera Theatre and Diablo Light Opera. Some of her signature roes have been Ulrica in Ballo in Maschera, Carmen, Zita in Gianni Schicchi, Principessa in Suor Angelica, Berta in Il Barbieri, Nicklausse in Hoffmann, Orlofsky in Fledermaus, the Commere in Four Saints in Three Acts as well as other supporting roles. Her most recent performance was Buttercup in HMS Pinafore with Townsend Opera. Heather also appears in concerts with Ensemble Vocalise in Las Vegas and the Bay Area and sung as the alto soloist for the Messiah with Townsend Opera, as well as Opera in the Park with Trinity Opera and Open Opera. Upcoming roles include Marcellina in Nozze di Figaro with Opera San Jose and Open Opera.
Eileen Meredith
is performing with Open Opera for the first time, although she has been employing what one reviewer called her "cascading liquid voice" on concert and opera stages for many years. She was heard recently in concerts with the Pacific Youth Orchestra, Berkeley Opera, East Bay Opera League, and Goat Hall Productions. A founding member of Alameda's own Virago Theatre Company, Eileen performed in Virago's 2008 production of Bernstein's Candide and 2006 production of Weill's Threepenny Opera. Next spring she will be in Puccini's La Boheme. Other roles performed include the title role in Les Mamelles de Tiresias, the title role of Baby Doe, Musetta, Frasquita, and Annina. Eileen also sings with the San Francisco Opera Chorus. Her concert solos include Britten's A Ceremony of Carols, and Handel's Messiah, at Davies Symphony Hall, Mahler's Fourth Symphony with the Oakland Youth Orchestra, Haydn's Theresienmesse with the UC Chamber Orchestra, and Poulenc's Gloria with Michael Morgan conducting. Eileen can be heard as a soloist on San Francisco Symphony Chorus' CD Voices 2000, and on a solo CD of American songs and arias. She has performed with fellow Alamedan Frederica von Stade in numerous charity events.
James Meredith
One of the San Francisco Bay Area's most well-rounded musicians, James Meredith conducts the country's acclaimed Sonos Handbell Ensemble. This group's nationally recognized CD's have been played throughout the US and the first was entered in three categories in the 37th Grammy Awards. The San Francisco Examiner called it "sensational." A native of North Carolina, Mr. Meredith received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Tulane University. As a solo pianist, vocal and instrumental accompanist and conductor in America, Europe and Asia, his work has brought him into contact with such artists as Elly Ameling, Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, Olivia Stapp, Frederica von Stade, Eleanor Steber, Gerald Moore and Dalton Baldwin, whose assistant he has been in summer masterclasses at the French Conservatory in Nice.
Leland Morine
[baritone] came from a musical family. His father a tenor and mother a piano accompanist/teacher. At an early age he would sing along with recordings of opera singers. He studied voice and choral conducting in Clovis High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts at Fresno Pacific College and a Master of Arts at California State University, Fresno. He won the Metropolitan Opera District Auditions five times, received top prize in the Fresno District Merola Auditions, and was awarded prizes twice from the Henry Holt Memorial Scholarship. His operatic experience began with the Fresno Opera Association as a member of the chorus, then on to principal roles. He performed with Amato Opera, Henry Street Settlement Opera, and Opera Viva in Manhatten, Regina Opera in Brooklyn NY, International Music Festival at Round Top, Texas, West Bay Opera in Palo Alto, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Lamplighters in San Francisco, Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, Marin Opera Association, Davis Artist Series, Oakland Lyric Opera, Pippen's Pocket Opera, and Boise Opera, Idaho.
Angela Eden Moser
offers her innate musical expression to a wide range of concert and operatic repertoire. Ms. Moser's experience on the concert stage has taken her to festivals abroad and within the U.S., soloing in works such as Carl Orff's Carmina Burana; Haydn's Harmonie Mass; Vivaldi's Gloria; the Faure Requiem,, Mozart Coronation Mass, the Verdi Requiem; and the Händel Messiah at Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. Ms. Moser's operatic roles include Atalanta in Händel's Serse, Ereshkigal in The Descent of Inanna, by Marcia Burchard, and Priscilla Shermann in the original improvised I Candy, by various composers. In addition to her solo career, Ms. Moser has sung on the stage of the San Francisco Opera, lending her voice to the chorus in many productions. Ms. Moser holds a Master of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Dominican University of California, San Rafael. Ms. Moser is also a classical flautist of twenty years, and she enjoys dabbling in composition and singing the blues.
Elliott Nguyen
joined the Young Musicians Program (YMP) at UC Berkeley in 2001 and studied voice with Norma Levister and Candace Johnson, and piano with Kathryn Winter. He has been a voice and piano student of James Meredith for the last four years at YMP. A winner of the Contra Costa Performing Arts Society Competition, the Junior Bach Festival, a Semi-Finalist for the National Classical Singers High School Competition and 1st Place winner of the prestigious Pacific Musical Society 2008 competition, he has had the honor of being invited to sing in several concerts with mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade and work with dramatic soprano Olivia Stapp. Elliott was accepted by UCSB, UC Santa Cruz, UC Riverside, Eastman School of Music and the New England Conservatory. He is currently a freshmen studying with Brian Stuaffenbiel and is going to make his debut as Antonio in Le Nozze di Figaro at UCSC's award winning opera program.
Aimee Puentes
[soprano] has sung roles such as, Zerlina, Despina, Micäela, Sister Constance, Pamina, Musetta, Nannetta, Valencienne, Susanna, and Oscar, with San Francisco, Arizona, Pensacola, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Chautauqua, San Jose, Southwest, West Bay, Pacific Repertory, Festival, and Sacramento.
Nicole Raynor Rodriguez
is a junior at the prestigious Maybeck School and has been in the Young Musicians Program for 3 years. She is an accomplished violinist as well as a gloriously toned soprano. She was the first place winner of the Mondavi's Young Artist Competition in 2007.
Christopher Remmel
[Bass-Baritone] is a student of Verdi Baritone Vladimir Chernov. A San Diego native, he has appeared with the Lyric Opera of San Diego and the San Diego Master Chorale. During the completion of his undergraduate degree at UCLA, Mr. Remmel appeared with the UCLA Opera Studio as Betto and Il Notaio in Gianni Schicchi, Snug the Joiner in a Midsummer Night's Dream, Pistola in Falstaff, Tiger Brown in Die Dreigroschenoper, and most recently as Bartolo in Le Nozze di Figaro. He will be continuing his studies as a graduate student at the Roosevelt Chicago College of Performing Arts this fall.
Adrien Roberts
grew up in Danville, CA and has her Bachelors degree from Chapman University and her Masters degree from Manhattan School of Music. Ms. Roberts has sung leading opera roles including: Marie in The Bartered Bride, Adina in L'elisir d'amore, Violetta in La traviata, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte and Giulietta in Verdi's Un Giorno di Regno. Ms. Roberts sang the roles of Frasquita in Carmen and Giovanna in Rigoletto. She performed with the Opera Pacific Chorus in Susannah, in the Opera Buffs 2009 Spring Showcase and recently in the Los Angeles Opera Education short, Tanis in America. Ms. Roberts looks forward to premiering Marie's Orchard with Center Stage Opera in June 2010. www.adrien-roberts.com
Katya Roemer
[soprano] is an acclaimed and versatile artist who has performed extensively as a soloist in opera, operetta, concert and musical theater on the West Coast, New York, Spain and Italy. Widely praised for her "musical command," "big, warm soprano voice and excellent sense of interpretation and characterization," Ms. Roemer's varied repertoire includes baroque to contemporary works.† A winner of many awards and prizes, Ms. Roemer took first place in the National Opera Association's vocal competition, and was first runner-up in the Metropolitan Opera Pacific Region auditions.
Sigmund Seigel
[tenor] is a graduate of Music and Art High School in New York and received a M.M. in Voice on full scholarship at Stony Brook, SUNY. He studied Italian in Florence,Italy. He has sung roles with Sacramento Opera, San Francisco Opera,San Francisco Lyric Opera,Cinnabar Opera and Pocket Opera companies. Some of his roles are Cassio, Goro, Tamino, Monastatos. He has been 1st tenor with San Francisco Opera chorus for 29 seasons. He is also on the Board of Berkeley Opera and was featured in the academy award winning documentary about Opera Singers, 'In the Shadow of the Stars'. Mr. Seigel maintains a busy schedule singing and has a voice studios in San Francisco and Oakland.
Christine Springer
Dramatic soprano Christine Springer has sung extensively throughout the United States and Europe. Her repertoire embraces the heroines of Wagner, Verdi and Strauss. Originally from Washington State, Ms. Springer received much of her early training in New York, where she performed a variety of dramatic coloratura roles, including Marguerite in Faust, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, Olympia in Les Contes d'Hoffmann, and the Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute.
After a period of study in Munich, Germany, Ms. Springer moved into the dramatic soprano repertoire, and has subsequently been heard in the San Francisco Bay Area in the title role of North Bay Opera's Tosca, Kostelnicka in City Opera Theatre's Jenůfa, Brünnhilde in Golden Gate Opera's Die Walküre, and Ortrud in a working production of Lohengrin under the baton of Maestro Kent Nagano. In critically acclaimed performances, she sang all three Brünnhildes in Berkeley Opera's Legend of the Ring, and she will reprise these roles this summer in the much anticipated revival of that production.
Assignments as soprano soloist with orchestra have included Wesendonck Lieder with the AIMS Festival Orchestra in Graz, Austria, Aïda with the Oakland Youth Symphony, Die Fledermaus and Schubert's Mass in E flat with the Solano Symphony, and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with the Redwood Symphony.
Ms. Springer is the winner of numerous competitions and awards, among them the Meistersinger Competition in Graz, Austria and The Wagner Society of Northern California's Career Encouragement Grant.
Olivia Stapp
was born in New York City. A graduate of Wagner College, she was a two-time winner of the Fulbright Award for opera study and theater performance in Rome, Italy. First engaged professionally at the age of 24 at the Berlin Deutshe oper, she become on the of the world's major dramatic sopranos, singing Prima Donna roles in all the major opera houses of the world, and with many important symphony orchestras. Her challenging repertoire extended from the early Italian bel canto works of Bellini and Donizetti to those of Puccini, Verde, Wagner, Strauss, and contemporary composers. She has performed as leading lady opposite Domingo, Ramey, Capuccilli, Bruson, Pons and with conductors Maazel, Giulini, Levine, M. Shostakovich, Pritchard, Sinopoli, Sawallisch, and Rudel, and in the productions of such renowned stage directors as Serban, Zefferelli, Mansouri, Ponnelle, Friedrich, Pizzi, Menotti and Del Monaco. Her performances have taken her to over eighty international theatres, amongst them those in the major capitals of the world, Vienna (Volksoper and Stattsoper), Berlin, Rome, Paris, Madrid, London (Covent Garden), Tokyo, Seoul, Washington D.C., Prague, and also the opera houses of New York (City Opera and The Metropolitan Opera), Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Barcelona, Bilbao, Melbourne, Toronto, Montreal, Munich, Hamburg, Buenos Aires (the Colon), Naples, Venice, and Milano (La Scala). She has also performed in large venues such as the Arena di Verona, the Nimes Arena, and in the ancient amphitheaters of Taormina, Lyon, and Macerata, as well as in the sports Arenas of Bercy (Paris) and Zurich. MS. Stapp was renowned for her interpretations of Norma, Elektra, Lady Macbeth, Tosca, Medea, Anna Bolena and Turandot, was acclaimed for her rich vocalism and powerful dramatic interpretations. Upon retiring from the stage her home in the Bay Area she became Artistic Director of Festival Opera, Walnut Creek. During her six year tenure, she elevated this small company to a high level of excellence, and was successful in fund raising and community outreach.
Ellen St. Thomas
is an expressive lyric soprano who enjoys performing, teaching, conducting and directing. She was recently the soprano soloist in the San Francisco City Chorus' performance of Elijah by Mendelssohn. Her live opera performances with local opera companies such as West Bay Opera, Livermore Opera, San Francisco Lyric Opera, Mission Opera and The Marin Summer Music Festival include: The Countess, The Marriage of Figaro, First Lady The Magic Flute, Anna Gomez The Consul, Rosalinda Die Fledermaus, Mimi La Boheme, Miss Jessel Turn of the Screw, Donna Elvira Don Giovanni, Jenufa and Mayor's Wife Jenufa, Micaela Carmen, Pretzel Girl in Shostakovich's, The Nose and the Madam in Pasatieri's La Divina. Other oratorio and concert performances include the Mendelssohn's Paulus for the San Francisco City Chorus, Brahms Requiem, The Rutter Requiem, Faure's Requiem, Mozart's Requiem and a performance of Schubert's "Auf dem Strom" with the Avenue of the Winds Ensemble in San Francisco. Ms. St. Thomas sang the world premiere of "Small Children, With No Ice-Cream Cones" Ed Dierauf (composer), Bernard Weiner (poet) for The Marsh's political cabaret program Progressive Muse Poetry! Music! Comedy! Resistance! Opera directing credits include La Boheme and Rachmaninoff's, Aleko for the Russian Center. Ellen can be heard on the CD soundtrack for the PBS program "Classical Stretch". Ellen's contribution to the world of animation includes speaking and singing the voice of an opera singer in cartoon episodes of Madeline and Inspector Gadget for Dic Entertainment. Ms. St. Thomas has a private voice studio and teaches voice at the Alameda School of Music. She has taught Kodaly elementary music and led several youth choruses for the Mountain View School District. Ms. St. Thomas conducts the adult choir for Lake Park United Methodist Church in Oakland. Other career highlights include Senior TV Producer Director Fairfax County Public Schools and Licensing Director, Sega of America.
Taylor Thompson
will be attending Oberlin Conservatory this Fall. He is a recent graduate of Rodriguez High School in Fairfield, California He has always been a young man with a mission; winning talent competitions at an early age; performing at state fairs and community events; receiving the Performer Of The Year Award (2007) for the Strive For More Music Showcase; and most recently becoming a member of the selective and prestigious Young Musician's Program at UC Berkeley. Mr. Taylor Thompson, a past student Ambassador for the Academic TalentSearch program at Cal State Sacramento (CSUS), holds a 3.5 GPA and is the current and last years RHS Idol (Rodriquez High School) winner. Taylor was recently awarded a scholarship from P.A.S. (Performing Arts Society). Taylor can also be found in the Who's Who, among American High School Student for 2007 -2008, and 2008-2009.
The accomplishment Taylor's family is most proud of is his versatility. Recently Taylor, who is a member of YMP, Young Musicians Program at UC Berkeley, performed three Opera Musical Theatre Recitals. This year he performed at the annual Black History and Scholarship Recipient program at Downs Memorial United Methodist Church.
David L. Tigner
[bass-baritone] is a soloist of great versatility who is familiar to audiences across the nation. Over the last thirty years he has delighted audiences with his impressive voice and musicality in addition to being a highly sought after vocal instructor. In the Bay Area , he has performed with the San Francisco Symphony in the role of Porgy in Porgy and Bess and the Narrator in Gershwin's Blue Monday. Mr. Tigner has performed extensively as a soloist in oratorios such as the Brahms's Requiem, Mendelssohn's Elijah, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony to name a few. He sang with the Oakland and Sacramento Symphonies in Handel's Messiah, San Francisco Bach Festival in Bach's St. Matthew Passion and St. John Passion, and the San Francisco Ballet in Pulcinella and Balanchine's interpretation of Stravinsky's Requiem Canticles. Mr. Tigner sang Bach's Mass in B Minor for the Scola Cantorum with Douglas Lawrence conducting. Mr. Tigner made his debut with the London Philharmonic in a program of Mozart concert arias and was the bass soloist in Verdi's Requiem at Avery Fisher Hall and Carnegie Hall with the Manhattan Philharmonic. Other Carnegie Hall recitals include the premiere of Five Songs for a Summer Evening for Bass, String Bass and piano commissioned by David Tigner written by Donald Dennitson. Mr. Tigner also performed Beethoven's Missa Solemnis and Verdi's Requiem with the London Symphony Orchestra. On the operatic stage, Mr. Tigner has sung with the San Francisco Opera, the San Francisco Spring Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera and the San Diego Opera center. His numerous opera roles include the title role in Don Pasquale, Don Alfonso in Cosi fan tutte, Daland in The Flying Dutchman, Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Noye in Noye's Fludde, as well as leading roles in Aida and Gordon Getty's Plump Jack. Mr. Tigner has appeared in a number of premieres, including the critically acclaimed Northern California premiere of Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio, Andrew Imbrei's Prometheus Bound, Ralph Shapey's Trilogy of Songs, and Undine Smith- Moore's Scenes in the Life of a Martyr. Mr. Tigner received his education from Pacific University and San Francisco State University. He received First Prize in the America California Symphony Competition , as well as awards from the Metropolitan Opera Auditions, Chicago Lyric Opera, and the Sullivan Foundation. He has studied with Boris Goldovsky, Tito Capobianco, Burt Lancaster. Robert McCracken, Martial Singher, Mary Cobb Hill, Elizabeth Swartzkopf and Janet Parlova. Further, his multi-faceted career as a musical director and voice instructor has influenced rhythm and blues artists and opera singers alike. Mr. Tigner was music director of the Legacy Jubilee Arts institute, a non-traditional school for music in the Africa American Community. He was conductor of Voices of Legacy a group that sang African American folk music. He was a vocal clinician to many Bay Area choirs and vocal ensembles such as Streets Sounds. He has been a guest lecturer at Stanford and is an instructor at UC Berkeley with the Young Musician's Program where he influences the lives of up and coming talented young singers.
Lisa van der Ploeg
Danish American Mezzo-Soprano Lisa van der Ploeg has been hailed for her rich, lustrous tone and electrifying stage presence. Whether as Juno in Semele, Amneris in Aida, or Maria in McTeague, Ms. van der Ploeg captivates audiences. She "delivered a glorious performance in the starring role as Santuzza" in the opera Cavalleria Rusticana.
Her first professional appearances included performances with Maestro Raymond Leppard and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in the Barber of Seville and the Three Cornered Hat, and since that time, she has established herself as an artist of great range and depth in both opera and concert.
Ms. van der Ploeg's affiliations with Intermountain Opera in Montana, Utah Festival Opera, Stockton Opera, and others demand her repeat appearances. In the summer of 2008 she assumed the role of Amneris with Utah Festival Opera where she previously sang the role of Suzuki to much acclaim. She has also established herself as an interpretor of Handel operas, having performed the title roles in Giulio Cesare and Orlando, Amastre in Xerxes, Juno in Semele and Ottone in Agrippina.
She made her West Coast debut with the San Francisco Opera Center in the title role of Carmen in the Merola Opera Program and toured nationally with the Western Opera Theater. With the Opera Center she also sang the Witch in Hansel and Gretel, and Natura in La Calisto. In Korea, she sang the role of Julia in the contemporary chamber opera Bardos with the Seoul Contemporary Opera Company.
Ms. van der Ploeg's extensive concert activity includes Mahler's 3rd Symphony, Handel's Messiah, and Bach's B minor Mass. A graduate of the University of the Pacific and Indiana University, Ms. van der Ploeg was a prizewinner in the Ellen Faull Gordon Competition and a three-time MET regional finalist.
Igor Vieira
Hailed by Opera News Magazine as "superb", and "show-stealing", baritone Igor Vieira made his professional debut in his native Rio de Janeiro at age 17 singing the role of "Le Dancaïre" in Bizet"s Carmen. Subsequent roles have included Junius in Britten's The Rape of Lucretia, the title role as well as Leporello in Mozart's Don Giovanni, Ford in Verdi's Falstaff, Lescaut in Puccini's Manon Lescaut, and most recently the title role in Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande. Mr. Vieira has sung over 60 different operatic roles ranging from the Baroque to World Premiers, with such companies as the Teatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro, the Amazonian Opera Festival, The Belém Opera Festival, Opera du Villecroze (France,) Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera Theater of Philadelphia, Teatro Barakaldo (Spain,) West Bay Opera, Berkeley Opera, San Francisco Lyric Opera, Fremont Opera, Rimrock Opera, Festival Opera/Walnut Creek, Oakland Opera Theater, Teatro Sao Pedro (Brazil,) Belcantanti Opera, Pocket Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, Sacramento Opera and Opera San Luis Obispo. In June of 2010, Mr. Vieira will have the honor of making his San Francisco Opera debut in the role of Happy in Puccini's La Fanciulla del West, being the very first male Brazilian singer ever to perform with that company. Mr. Vieira is a world finalist of the 1995 Luciano Pavarotti Voice Competition in Philadelphia, a recipient of the Margareth Tudor Award (Princeton) for two consecutive years and the Kaplan Foundation Award (Kansas City) for outstanding artistry, as well as Second Place on the East Bay Opera League Voice Competition in 2006 and a semi-finalist of the Competizione d'Opera in Dresden - Germany in 2008. n the concert and oratorio fields, Mr. Vieira has performed the baritone soloist parts in Handel's "Messiah" with the Rutherford's Symphony in Vermont, Fauré's "Requiem" with the Orchestre du Provence in Villecroze, France, Orff's "Carmina Burana" with the National Symphony in Bogotá - Colombia and the Marin Symphony in California, Mozart's Requiem with Silicon Valley Symphony and Mozart's C minor Mass and Saint-Saens's Christmas Oratorio with the Master Works Chorale in Redwood City - California. Mr. Vieira holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music from the Westminster Choir College in Princeton - New Jersey, and a Masters Degree in Voice Performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. While in Kansas City, Mr. Vieira was a member of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City Young Artists Program, singing over 12 different productions with that company.
Elender Wall
[soprano] won international attention and acclaim for her debut CD, "The Poetry of Donald Rumsfeld and Other Fresh American Art Songs." The title song cycle, by composer and pianist Bryant Kong, uses as its lyrics the exact words of the Secretary of Defense, to highly humorous effect. The CD has been featured on CNN, NPR, the BBC, German and Japanese television, and more worldwide. The corresponding concert tour, the "Weapons of Mass Distraction Tour," concluded with the election of President Obama. A champion of new works, she created the role of The Statue of Liberty in "Red, White and Blue" and the role of Fatso (a dog) in "Cindy Lou", both new operas by Susan Asbjornson with the Contemporary Opera of Los Angeles. She created the roles of Acacia and Serena in the new opera "The Tree," an opera that addresses urban sprawl. She is currently playing the Queen of Hearts in the Guild Opera's school touring production of "Alice in Wonderland" by Los Angeles composer Robert Chauls, in which she is delighted to frighten little children with her "Off with her Head" aria. She created the role of Prudentia, the Virtue, in "Woman in the Wall" by O-Lan Jones, and sang the role of Mistress Quickly in Gordon Getty's opera, "Plump Jack." As a concert artist, Ms. Wall recently sang the soprano solo in Beethoven's Ninth with the Valley Symphony. She was the featured singer on a national tour of the Sonos Handbell Ensemble, singing the new piece "Hell's Belles" by Libby Larsen, composed for the ensemble, in addition to pieces by Ginistera and de Falla and Ladino songs by Yzekiel Braun. Her most recent art song recital, "Love, War and Politics" was performed at the Goethe Institute of Los Angeles with pianist Yazmine Fleming. Conventional roles include Donna Elvira in "Don Giovanni," the title role in "Coronation of Poppea" by Monteverdi, the Witch and the Mother in "Hansel and Gretel," and Giulietta in "Tales of Hoffman."
Chun Mei Wilson
Chun Mei Wilson has been active as a collaborative pianist in the Bay Area since 1988. As a vocal accompanist and coach, Ms. Wilson has played for San Francisco Opera, Festival Opera, North Bay Opera, and Martinez Opera. Ms. Wilson has coached mezzo-soprano Frederica Von Stade for several years. Ms. Wilson maintains her own studio in Concord.
Fred Winthrop
tenor and stage director, originally from Lousiana who after serving in the United States Air Force relocated to Los Angeles, starting with major roles in companies such as Opera Pacific and graduating to the San Francisco Opera stage. "After retiring from the San Francisc Opera, I found that there wasn't a sufficient suppy of classical music of opera productions to meet the needs of communities. I found that there are many who are very interested in this form of art and became dedicated to providing professional productions with experienced artists who love what they do." Fred co-founded the San Francisco Lyric Opera which he directed for seven years then joined the California Opera Summer festival over the past years in his dual roles as both critically acclaimed dramtic tenor and talented stage director. He is currently performing in Rigoletto and Lucia di Lamermoor for Verismo Opera, a company he founded.


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Spring can be the perfect time to begin a new fitness program, whether you've been sedentary all winter, or simply need a change of pace. Refreshing your exercise routine may include taking your workout outdoors, or alternatives to your normal workout, such as taking up a sport or tackling projects around your home. With a little preparation, your spring exercise routine can help you stay fit and healthy for the rest of the year.
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o Take your current fitness level into account before beginning a new spring workout routine. If you didn't work out much during the winter, Shape Magazine recommends starting out slowly, as you get back in shape. Commit to exercising regularly and increase your intensity as your fitness level improves.
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College Hockey:2008-09 Neumann Season Preview
Another summer has gone by at Neumann College, and another late coaching change has occurred. After completing only one season at the helm, Phil Roy left Neumann in August for an assistant position at D-I Merrimack.
Neumann College athletic director Chuck Sack scrambled — again — and hired Dominik Dawes in mid-September. Dawes, a 2004 Norwich graduate, played professional hockey for two seasons before starting in the coaching ranks at Hamilton College for another two years. He took over for Hamilton coach Phil Grady midway through last season, getting his first taste of being in the drivers seat.
It was kind of a tangled web to get here, said Dawes. Its kind of been a whirlwind to get setup and squared away.
Helping Dawes settle in is a very large senior class, players who have now had three coaches in the last three seasons.
I cant tell you how great the players have been so far, said Dawes. Ive got 13 seniors here and the leadership has been great. I cant say enough about how the guys have handled the situation. The seniors have been through a lot.
Ive been here a month. From day one, they were working out together and getting the younger guys integrated into the team. Theyve kept this program on track.
Neumann graduated several players last spring that were instrumental in turning what had been a dismal program into a contender. Neil Trimm, Mike Gooch, and Mike Collichio are names that have become synonymous with Neumann hockey over the last four years.
But the Knights shouldnt be wanting for goals this season as this years group of seniors can also put the puck in the net. Returning is 30 goal scorer Mike Hedden and Kyle Casey who tallied 16 goals last season.
Were going to be a hard-nosed, blue collar team, said Dawes. Weve still got some great players here. Weve got guys that can play at a very high level and have been successful. Its time for some of the guys to step out of the shadows and create a legacy for themselves.
Joining the upperclassmen this year is another large class of freshmen, 11 to be exact. Coach Dawes is still learning what he has to work with, having only been on the ice with the team for about two weeks.
Ive been pleasantly surprised, said Dawes. Theyve all come here ready to work, ready to compete, ready to fight for a role on the team. Ive been very happy how theyve fit in with the older guys. Really, all there is [are] seniors and freshmen. The younger guys have done a good job of allowing the seniors to accept them.
The largest question mark is in goal as Neumann tries to replace Mike Collichio who played in 25 games last season.
Ive got four guys right now on the roster, a senior, a junior, and two freshmen, said Dawes. Its still kind of up in the air who well go with.
Neumann hits the road for its first four games, but the challenge is putting it all together quick enough to get off to a good start.
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New York City. Street art. Architecture. Beautiful colors. Enjoy.
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Hi Josee,
Very intriguing photos and great graphics on the cover, too!
It's so interesting to recognize some of the same locations tread upon, but the act of photo-taken is so different. I agree, New York City is a dream for photographers. There are little gems everywhere if we keep your eyes open to it. Surprisingly, New Yorkers, who in fact live there everyday, pass up some amazing juxtapositions placed right before there eyes.
Here's some of my views. Perhaps you'll recognize of few. ;)
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Wow, thank you so much for the compliments! Very much appreciated.
Grabbing all those art pieces on camera, was quite a task! You gotta look for them! Some are very tiny, very discreet. Some others are big and flashy. I love NY! I love Montreal too! Montreal has so much to offer, design speaking. You should come and have a look for yourself!
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Its very interesting! I guess you are from Canada and have a AMAZING eye view from NYC. Very little people has a good eyes about NYC graffiti and the city as well.
Its truly recommended book.
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looks very interesting!
have a look at my book Steel Canvas on London graffiti! Peace.
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The Los Angeles D-Fenders have waived guard Matt Bouldin, it was announced today by General Manager Nick Mazzella.
Bouldin averaged 4.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists in five games this season. In addition to the D-Fenders, Bouldin has also spent time with the Tulsa 66ers, of the NBA D-League, as well as stints in Greece, Montenegro and Israel. A three-time West Coast Conference first team member, Bouldin played four seasons at Gonzaga (2006-10) posting career averages of 12.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals in 133 games. The Colorado native helped the Bulldogs reach four straight NCAA Tournaments and win four straight WCC Regular Season Championships. Additionally, Bouldin was named the WCC Player of the Year in 2010.


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Confederate Memorial Day held at Beauvoir-April 24,2010
April 24, 2010 was a grand day at Beauvoir! The National Sons of Confederate Veterans formally presented the statue of President Jefferson Davis with his son Joseph and Jim Limber.
The Commander-in-Chief Chuck McMichael made the presentation.
Dinner on the grounds was held under Beauvoir House because of weather concerns.
The memorial service for the Mississippi Division Sons of Confederate Memorial Day was outstanding.
The Commander-in-Chief making a great speech on behalf of our Confederate Heroes
October 15,16,17, 2009
Fall Muster largest yet!
The 23rd Annual Beauvoir Fall Muster was held on October 17th-18th.! This was our largest, and most successful event yet with spectator attendance over 1000 each day, over 300 re-enactors, 8 artillery pieces, and many other attractions, such as sutlers, food vendors, a turkey shoot, and live period music.
May, 2009
We have a Penny Machine!-Turn a Lincoln head penny into Jefferson Davis's likeness for 51 cents!
April 25,2009
The Mississippi Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans and Beauvoir 2009 Confederate Memorial Day Service was held on April 25th,2009. We had a great weather, great food, and a large turnout. Mississippi Division Commander Larry McCluney gave a very moving address in honor of our Confederate Heroes. Many thanks to: The Sam Davis Camp, Mississippi Division SCV, the UDC, the Children of the Confederacy, the Order of the Confederate Rose, MOSB and the Beauvoir Staff.
January 11th, 2008
A century-old flag is back home at Beauvoir. Rick Forte Sr. received a tip about a flag for sale on eBay. A Beauvoir supporter donated the funds to purchase the flag for Beauvoir.
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Bruin great Dr. Annette Salmeen has been selected for the 2014 UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry Alumni Award and will present the commencement address at the Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduation Ceremony on June 14.
Salmeen, who graduated from UCLA with honors in chemistry in 1997 with a 3.94 grade point average and earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, was UCLA's eighth-ever Rhodes Scholar, as well as an NCAA Champion and an Olympic Gold Medalist. She also earned her PhD in biochemistry at Oxford in 2001. In 2006, Salmeen was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.
In 1996, Salmeen became the Bruins' first NCAA individual champion in the 200 Butterfly, also claiming a pair of Pac-10 titles in the 100 and 200 Fly. She was named UCLA Female Athlete of the Year, Alumni Association Outstanding Senior and an NCAA Woman of the Year finalist. Salmeen also received the NCAA Top VIII Award, presented to only eight NCAA student-athletes annually for excellence in academics and athletics.
Salmeen also won a Pac-10 title in 1995 as part of the 400 Medley Relay squad and was a four-year All-American and Academic All-American. She was a two-time team Most Valuable Swimmer, named the team's hardest worker on three occasions, voted most inspirational twice and graduated with UCLA records in the 200 Fly and 200 and 500 Freestyle. She still holds the fourth-best time in the 500 Free, the fifth-best mark in the 200 Fly and the eighth-best swim in the 200 Free.
Representing USA Swimming, she qualified for the Atlanta Olympic Games in the 200 Butterfly, which she won at the Olympic Trials, and the 800 Freestyle Relay, which she won gold for at the Olympics.
Salmeen did her post-doctoral training in chemical and systems biology at Stanford and worked as a project scientist at the DOE-Joint Genome Institute. From 2005 to 2012, Salmeen served on the board of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). She is currently a lecturer and Core Course Coordinator for the Human Biology Program at Stanford.


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About Literacy Council:
The Literacy Council's mission is to provide free, one-on-one tutoring for adults and qualified children to improve their reading and writing skills. We also advocate for literacy within the greater Kingsport community.
- The Literacy Council of Kingsport had its origin in 1985 through a Johnson City Literacy Council and was incorporated in 1987 as a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to serving citizens in Kingsport and Sullivan County area.
- In 1999, LCK became a United Way of Kingsport agency which enabled the organization to serve more adult learners. The Literacy Council of Kingsport celebrated 29 years of service to the greater Kingsport community in 2015.
Educational Programs:
- Basic Adult Education:
- This program utilizes a phonics-based reading program, Laubach Way to Reading, to help students develop basic reading and writing skills. Specialized, one-on-one instruction allows each student to progress at his or her own pace.
- Tutors also work with students on achieving individual goals, such as learning to read the Bible, getting a driver's license, getting a job, or learning how to manage a checking account.
- Upon completion of the program, students have a firm base of literacy skills with which to pursue further educational goals, such as earning a GED.
- English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Program:
- The ESOL Program teaches adult speakers of other languages to read, write, speak and understand English.
- For those adults just learning to speak English, emphasis is placed on Laubach Way to English method of developing vocabulary, conversation skills and day-to-day skills needed to survive in a new culture.
- Children's Tutors in Elementary Schools and other Collaborative Projects in the Community
- Literacy Council's volunteer tutors are participating in several collaborative projects in which the literacy needs of adults and children are being addressed.
- LCK tutors are assisting at Lee Family Learning Center, Kingsport /Sullivan County Adult Education/GED program, Boys and Girls Club, Goodwill Industries, Girls, Inc., the Kingsport City Schools of Jackson, Johnson and Lincoln Elementary, the Sullivan County schools of Cedar Grove and Rock Springs Elementary, and Mount Carmel Elementary in Hawkins County.
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You should feel better after reading these tips about nutrition. That is a lot of information, but at least, you should have an idea of what to do and where to begin with improving your diet. Besides, you can always refer back to these tips, if you forget. When you "study up" on nutrition, be sure to read about more than one approach. There is more than one school of thought, and fashions come and go–even in this supposed "science." In making a decision on which one to follow, the crucial test is what actually works for you. You may have to put more than one theory to the test before finding the one right for you. Whenever you go on a diet there is always the possibility that you will deprive yourself of certain vitamins and minerals. Giving your body the proper nutrients it needs is difficult with any diet so you should always take a multivitamin supplement. A supplement will help to keep you healthy by giving you some of what your diet is lacking.
Moderation is the key to nutrition. An innutritious diet is often caused by overindulgence in what would otherwise be good things. So, before you sit down to your next meal or pick up another snack, think about how to moderate your eating. Don't eat too much of any one food. A moderated, balanced diet is the most nutritious diet. There are some benefits to eating red meat. Poultry with the skin can be just as fattening, if not more so than red meat. The thing to know is that you must find red meat that is lower in fat like eye of round or top round roasts.
One way to develop good eating habits in children is to reward them with attention, and avoid rewarding them with unhealthy foods. Hugs and kisses are a much better way to show your love than sugar or treats. Your child will connect the sweet treats with positive feelings, and so will start to think of those things as the best kind of foods.


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Guy Debord (1931-1994) was the most influential figure in the Situationist International, the notorious subversive group that played a key role in provoking the May 1968 revolt in France."The Society of the Spectacle" (1973, 90 minutes) is Debord's film adaptation of his own 1967 book of the same name. As passages from the book are read in voiceover the text is … [Read more...]
The Unforgivable Sin of Joss Whedon
Avengers: Age of Ultron is upon us, and that means the odds have gone up considerably of me having to confront The Whedon Problem with my more sophisticated, artsy friends. First you have to understand that my friends and I spend way too much time analyzing the latest "golden age of television" gems—Breaking Bad, The Fall, True Detectives, The Americans. We marvel at how The … [Read more...]
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elegy (in memory of victor esteban celeiro)noir coffee spilled over the newspaper we talked for hours, jobless hoursabout borders, coups and the icelandic landscape jef costello was brought into the conversation,combed hair and smart suit – holding a gun, bluish stare over greyish glarethe talk went on at full tilt, it was writ large all over usthat … [Read more...]
Dennis Hopper as Daniel Morgan in Mad Dog Morgan
The film Easy Rider (1969) made its director and star Dennis Hopper, and the film's producer and co-star Peter Fonda, counter-cultural icons of the late 1960s. The film's minuscule budget, roaring box office success, and critical acclaim paved the way for a movement within Hollywood that would change the direction of filmmaking for the next decade. Accordingly, Dennis Hopper … [Read more...]
Movie Review – Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
As a kid in the 1960s, I remember asking my mom why we didn't ever have Granny Smith apples in the house. She replied that she refused to buy anything from South Africa because of what the government did to its people. As the years passed and I became more aware of the world around me, I began to understand why my parents refused to buy anything which came from South Africa. … [Read more...]
Submit your DIY film to the International Punk Rock Film Festival!
The 2014 International Punk Rock Film Festival is seeking submissions. The deadline is May 2014.Calling all DIY movie punks from all corners of the globe! The International punk rock film festival is open for submissions of your DIY punk rock movie! Now is the time to finally make that movie you've been dreaming of. Amateurs and first-timers encouraged. Share your scene, … [Read more...]
Review – Nashville 2.0: The Rise of Americana
Once upon a time there was pop music. You either liked what you heard or you didn't, and you didn't particularly care about anything else. There were other types of music other people listened to, but that wasn't pop music. There was country and western music which was played by people who dressed funny and whose audience seemed to made up of senior citizens and people with … [Read more...]
BIG SUR Film Preview in Selected Theatres – week of October 14, 2013!
Gathr Films has announced a series of one-day-only showings of Big Sur in indie theatres in selected cities across the USA the week of October 14, 2013. These screenings are in advance of the film's nationwide release on November 1, 2013.Here's your chance to see it before anyone else!Check out the schedule below & get the details...Gathr Films Serves Up National … [Read more...]
Review – Erik Verhaar's Andalusian Dogging
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Giles Paley-Phillips' "The Fearsome Beastie" to become film
A CGI animation short film of The Fearsome Beastie by award-winning author Giles Paley-Phillips, and released by Maverick Arts Publishing, is in the works.The book will be adapted by Slurpy Studios and co-directed by Katie Steed and Jon Hunt, in collaboration with UCA.UCA has a strong track record in animation, having produced four Oscar winners to date.The film … [Read more...]
Help make the surfing film "Within" a reality!
The story in the filmmaker, Darius Devas' wordsI got into filmmaking through Bodyboarding (surf) films. During this time two things happened that seeded the foundations for Within: The first was Billy, my childhood next-door neighbour and surfing friend, took his life very unexpectedly when he was sixteen. My other great surfing friend was Luke, who lived between me and … [Read more...]
'The Suffering and Celebration of Life in America' Book & Movie
Amy and Shane Bugbee went on the road for a low-budget, year-long exploration of the people and places of America. The result is their book, The Suffering and Celebration of Life in America and the accompanying film, Politics, Art, Religion, and Revolution.Both will be released on January 21, 2013.The Suffering and Celebration of Life in AmericaThis is the story … [Read more...]
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"Burroughs: The Movie" to be restored and re-released
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How Dennis Hopper Conquered the American Century
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The Biggest Mystery in Hollywood History
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Attention all playwrights and others who would like to see if they have what it takes to write a stage play, you are invited to submit a stage play to Theatre Oxford's National 10 Minute Play Contest. The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2014.
The contest information is posted here from the festival site. "The Grand Prize Winner receives the LW Thomas Award of $1000 and a production of the winning script at the Annual Ten Minute Play Festival. Submit your own ten minute play, and maybe your script will be produced!"
The history of the event is outlined by Theatre Oxford. "Every year, Theatre Oxford holds the National 10 Minute Play Contest receiving submissions from playwrights from all over the world. The Top Five Finalists from the Contest are presented at the Staged Readings in May, where the Grand Prize Winner is determined. The winning play is then fully produced along with four other plays, featuring several written by local playwrights, at the Annual Ten Minute Play Festival in the fall. The Festival involves lots of talented local actors and directors and celebrates the playwright and the genre of the ten minute play!
Theatre Oxford is now celebrating 15 years of ten minute plays! Local playwrights, Neil White and LW Thomas, founded the National 10 Minute Play Contest in 1998. The first Grand Prize Winner was produced in 1999 prior to the production of Neil White's play "Paper." The First Annual Ten Minute Play Festival started in 2000 and featured the Grand Prize Winner from the National Contest and locally written plays. The National Contest and Festival was and still is an ideal way to showcase new works as well as highlight local playwrights and excite audiences about productions."
For entry information, click on the following link, Theatre Oxford.
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College Hockey:Merrimack upends host Maine
Black Bears finish 0-for-9 on power play
ORONO, Maine — Frustrating was the only word that Maine senior center Brian Flynn muttered to reporters following Friday's game as Merrimack's special teams shut down the Black Bears power play.
Merrimack successfully killed off all of Maine's power plays, which included a crucial 5-on-3 situation, as the Black Bears finished 0-for-9 with an extra skater.
The Warriors tallied the game winning goal a man down as they edged out the Black Bears 2-1 in the season opener at Alfond Arena Friday night.
Merrimack's penalty kill applied heavy and persistent pressure that frustrated the morale of the Maine power play unit. The pressure made the Black Bears hesitant with the puck on the man advantage, something that ultimately cost them.
"We were probably pressing a little bit," Flynn said. "It gets pretty frustrating especially when you get a 5 on 3 like that and don't convert."
A man down with just under a minute left in the second period, Merrimack Senior forward Jesse Todd finished his break away as he snapped a shot from the slot that flew by Maine sophomore goaltender Martin Ouellette's glove
"I picked it up and thought about making a move but if you try to get to fancy on something like that you'll screw it up," Todd said. "So I went down and just kept looking shot and the glove side opened up and I fed it underneath his glove."
Flynn controlled the puck along the right side of the blue line for the Maine power play as he tripped over his feet. As Flynn toppled to the ice the puck sat at the stick of Todd who was defending Flynn. Todd didn't think twice and pushed the puck up the middle of the ice on the break-away.
"It went over my pad and under my glove," said Ouellette. "I'd like to have that one back."
The Warriors played courageously as they blocked 19 shots on the night and closed back door passing lanes that Maine generally exploits, leading to the teams overall frustration.
Maine was physically out matched from the opening face off until the final whistle as the Warriors finished every hit opportunity and punished offensive players for taking the puck behind the net and into the corners.
"They've got a good power play with a lot of movement and to get a shorthanded goal like that is huge," Merrimack head coach Mark Dennehy said. "We did well. To come into a tough rink like this and get points is a good start."
For the Black Bears it was a night of missed opportunities as they squandered power play chances and could not finish on shots when they had Cannata down.
Maine missed the net on 15 shot attempts.
The Black Bears controlled the puck for large periods of play, but never seemed comfortable as they appeared hesitant to takes chances, taking only 6 shots in 13:32 of the man advantage.
"For the possessions we had throughout the game along with the power plays and good possessions we had to only have 23 shots means we were waiting to shoot and stick handling too long," Maine head coach Tim Whitehead said. "In that time they had filled the lanes."
Merrimack set the tone on the penalty kill right off of the bat in the first period as eight seconds in Senior captain Karl Stollery received a minor for boarding.
Maine controlled the puck for a majority of the man advantage, moving the puck along the blue line in an attempt to open space but managed only one shot that Merrimack Senior goaltender Joe Cannata handled with ease.
The teams remained gridlocked through the first period, locked in an up and down game filled with sloppy neutral zone passes and turnovers at the blue line. Few scoring opportunities came from high quality scoring spots early on.
One of the few high quality opportunities came in the waning minutes of the first when Maine freshman Connor Leen pick pocketed Merrimack junior forward John Heffernan just above the left circle and powered by him and attempting a toe drag move that was stuffed by Cannata
4:29 into the second period junior Maine defender Mark Nemec received a minor penalty for holding and Merrimack capitalized on the opportunity.
Merrimack scored three seconds into the minor as forward Ryan Flannigan won the face off and pushed the puck to Brenden Ellis at the point. Ellis fired a shot in the direction of the net where Jeff Velleca tipped the puck through Ouellette's 5-hole.
"We just tried to create a lot of traffic in front of the net," Merrimack Senior forward Jeff Velleca said. "We just kept the shot low and I got a stick on it."
The Warriors finished 1-6 on the power play.
Merrimack's shorthanded goal off of Flynn's turnover with 55 seconds left in the period placed the Warriors ahead 2-0 at the end of the second.
Maine began the third the same way they left off as the Black Bears squandered multiple breakaways and odd man rushes, either missing the net or getting denied by Cannata .
Connata remained unbeaten until the 10:50 mark of the third, when junior forward Klas Leidermark recovered the puck along the boards and used his speed to skate into the zone uncontested where he unleashed a wrist shot short side out of the reach of Cannata.
"He was kind of standing," said Leidermark. "I caught him off guard and fired it low short side."
The Black Bears never gave up and pulled their goalie with under a minute left in the game but were unable to get another shot by Cannata as the clock expired.
"There was some good things," Whitehead said of his team's performance. "There was no quit, We thought if we got that first goal we could get another – it just didn't happen though."
Cannata picked up the win and finished the night with 22 saves as he moves to 1-0-0 on the season.
Ouellette earned the loss, dropping to 0-1-0, in spite of a solid 25 save night in which he covered his crease well and made the saves he needed to.
The Warriors edged out the Black Bears in the shot column, 27-23.
"It wasn't a Mona Lisa," Dennehy said of the Warriors night. "I thought our guys played hard and this is obviously a very difficult place to play, you have to enjoy the good times in this sport because there are enough bad ones so I'm proud of our guys."
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Colorado Feeding hunger by Bike
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The Boulder/Denver area is helping curb hunger this Thanksgiving season by bike. Great to see these already wonderful acts of kindness that normally take place by the auto culture is now be shifted to the fun and friendly cycling community. Good citizens around the 303 area are turning to human powered transportation to execute their holiday kindness of collecting and transporting food to those in need. Here is what is going down in your community!
- The Mindful Bike Store located at 3509 E 12th Avenue, Denver, CO 80206 is collecting food donations now thru Nov 19th. On the 20th they will load up some cargo bikes and pedal the food down to Food Bank of the Rockies. PLEASE stop by their shop this week and drop off your non-perishable food items!. If you have a cargo bike and want to help out this cause then be sure to contact the good folks at Mindful Bikes
Learn more about Mindful Bikes's Food Mission
From Alliance for Biking and Walking
A new partnership between Community Cycles and Boulder Food Rescue in Boulder, Colorado highlights a great way to deliver goods without the use of fossil fuels — and raise the profile of bicycle advocacy.
Boulder Food Rescue (BFR) is an all-volunteer nonprofit that receives donated food from grocery stores and transports it to charities serving hungry, homeless and at-risk individuals. When BFR volunteers found out that Community Cycles offers free bike trailer rentals to members, they contacted the organization to see if they too could access this valuable resource. BFR now does 75 percent of its deliveries by bicycle — transporting about 150 pounds each day in Community Cycles' trailers.
Using Community Cycles trailers saves BFR money on gasoline, car maintenance and other costs, and brings volunteers who deliver food one step closer to the communities they serve. But BFR isn't the only one that benefits from this partnership.
"It helps our mission by getting people to do more on bikes" says Sue Prant, Community Cycles' Advocacy Director. The program sets an example that carrying things in bike trailers can be a fun, efficient and cost-effective option for a variety of individuals and organizations.
Read the rest at Alliance for Biking and Walking
Heatherwood Elementary recently collected 250 lbs of food to donate to the Niwot Food Share which they did by bike. Here is a little snippet of donation and ride to Niwot Food Share
This past week, Heatherwood Elementary in Boulder hosted its Fall Walk and Roll Week, where children are encouraged to use human-powered transportation to school for one week (think bikes, scooters, skateboards, walking, etc.). To keep the fun level up, Heatherwood had different theme days throughout the week and Wednesday's theme was "Pedal for a Cause". This year the "cause" was a food drive for Community Food Share, which serves Boulder and Broomfield counties. Students were asked to bring a can of food in their backpacks to donate as they rode to school on Wednesday morning. To keep the human-powered transportation theme going, all of the donated food was then loaded into a couple of Burley trailers and two Heatherwood moms rode the donation to Community Food Share's warehouse in Niwot. Fortunately, for these ladies, the nearly five-mile bike ride was mostly downhill! Once at Community Food Share, the food was unloaded into shopping carts and weighed. These moms were both happy and a little shocked to learn that they had just hauled 260 pounds of food by bike and admitted they were probably a tad over the maximum recommended capacity for their trailers, yet all the food, bikes, burleys and moms arrived in tact.
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Pittsburgh girls know and love fashion! They know what colors look good on them, what designer looks they covet, and where to shop. Pittsburgh girls are more than just Pens jerseys and Terrible Towels, they are fashionistas! Darla, a 55 year-old Dean of Special Services at a virtual school from West Deer Township gabs about her personal style and fashion!
What is one store could you spend thousands of dollars on clothes in?
What is your favorite Pittsburgh mall?
Ross Park for clothes, Pgh Mills because I have my office there
What color do you think you look best in?
What is one piece in your wardrobe you could never live without?
Little Black Shift Dresses
What is your favorite cut of jeans?
I don't do jeans.
What is your ideal winter coat?
A long fur but for the most part coats are not something I like to wear
What is your favorite kind of dress?
Cute shift dresses and maxi dresses.
What is your favorite type of footwear?
Boots/Booties in the Winter, Adorable be-jeweled sandals in the Spring/Summer
Money is no object, who is your favorite luxury fashion brand?
Michael Kors
5 adjectives to describe your style and wardrobe?
Sassy, Bohemian, Eclectic, Chic and Fashion-Forward


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According to a recent study published in Molecular Autism, girls with anorexia nervosa exhibit characteristics of autism. The study found lower empathy and an increased interest in systems among women who exhibit the symptoms of anorexia, drawing parallels with certain personality characteristics common in those with autism.
At first glance, anorexia and autism seem very different, but they both share certain features, such as rigid attitudes and behaviours, a tendency to be very self-focussed, and a fascination with detail. Both conditions also share similar alterations in structure and function of brain regions involved in social perception.
The team, led by Professor Simon Baron-Cohen at the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University, tested how 66 adolescent girls (aged 12-18) with anorexia but without autism scored on tests to measure traits related to autism. They compared them to over 1,600 typical teenagers in the same age range, and measured their autistic traits using the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ), their 'systemizing' using the Systemising Quotient (SQ), and their empathy using the Empathy Quotient (EQ) (BioMed Central Limited, 2013)
Five times more anorexic girls scored in a range associated with autism on the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) relative to non-anorexic girls. Anorexic girls had a lower Empathy Quotient (EQ) as well as a higher Systemising Quotient (SQ), once again exhibiting parallels to the personality characteristics we see in autism. The researcheres summarized the potential significance of the data:
Traditionally, anorexia has been viewed purely as an eating disorder. This is quite reasonable, since the girl's dangerously low weight, and their risk of malnutrition or even death has to be the highest priority. But this new research is suggesting that underlying the surface behaviour, the mind of a person with anorexia may share a lot with the mind of a person with autism. In both conditions, there is a strong interest in systems. In girls with anorexia, they have latched onto a system that concerns body weight, shape, and food intake."
Dr Bonnie Auyeung, a member of the research team, added: "Autism is diagnosed more often in males. This new research suggests that a proportion of females with autism may be being overlooked or misdiagnosed, because they present to clinics with anorexia."
Dr Tony Jaffa, who co-led the study, said: "Acknowledging that some patients with anorexia may also have a raised number of autistic traits and a love of systems gives us new possibilities for intervention and management. For example, shifting their interest away from body weight and dieting on to a different but equally systematic topic may be helpful. Recognizing that some patients with anorexia may also need help with social skills and communication, and with adapting to change, also gives us a new treatment angle" (BioMed Central Limited, 2013)
BioMed Central Limited. (2013, August 5). Girls with anorexia have elevated autistic traits. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 13, 2014 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130805223140.htm


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THROUGHOUT January we have been looking at new foods for 2009 that you can eat to bring a little something different into your life.
This week we'll be checking out some different veg – some that you might not have had before, but others that simply need looking at with fresh eyes.
If you head to today's Worcestershire farmers' market, you'll find plenty of beetroot on the stalls.
Now, let's say loud and clear that there is plenty more to beetroot than just pickling.
Early in its season it can be enjoyed raw in salads (baby beetroot is delicious when it is grated raw), and later in the season it's very tasty boiled or even baked. And, of course, it adds the most fantastic colour to meals.
Raw beetroot is a great source of vitamin C, though this is watersoluble, so bear that in mind if you're boiling it.
It's also a terrific source of iron and is now thought to be one of the range of 'superfoods' of which we should all be eating more.
Recent scientific research has linked beetroot juice to a reduction in the risk of heart disease.
Roger Styan, of Styan Family Produce, said: "I love beetroot – our family like it roasted. Chop up some potatoes, carrots, parsnips, onions and beetroot and roast them all together at the same time as your Sunday roast."
Of course, there are plenty of people who enjoy pickled beetroot and it certainly is one of the best vegetables to be preserved and eaten that way.
Roger also has some purple sprouting broccoli available at the moment which, he says, is best eaten as soon as possible after you've bought it.
Sadly, it won't stay purple once it's cooked – it turns green. It's really good steamed, stir-fried or with cheese in a quiche.
If you're looking for a taste of summer, however, head to the Akiki Organics stall.
Owner Charbel Akiki has some fresh mustard leaves and pak choi which have been grown under polytunnels all winter.
Charbel said: "The mustard leaves have been great. We lost quite a few things to frost this season, but the mustard leaves have just kept on growing.
"Eat them raw, in salads. They have a nice, spicy taste and go well with feta cheese.
"The pak choi is also growing well and we should have some on our stall."
Pak choi tastes fabulous when cooked quickly, with plenty of garlic, in a stir fry.
Today's Worcestershire farmers' market is at St Peter's Garden Centre, Norton, near Worcester, from 9.30am until 2pm.
Next week's market is at Royal Worcester Porcelain, on Sunday, February 1, from 10am until 2pm.
For more information about Worcestershire farmers' markets, log on towfmg.co.uk.


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