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on? Must be the opening of the 2013-14 AHa! (At Home with the Arts) season!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></font></font></span></div><div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></o:p></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">The performance
series presented by the Shaker Arts Council opens Friday, Oct. 11 with “Serate
Musicali,” a delightful program of vocal selections from the classical Italian
repertoire performed by Cleveland-area artists Diane Menges, soprano, and
Jennifer Woda, mezzo soprano.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></div><div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></o:p></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">The evening will
feature songs, arias and duets from works by favorite composers, including
excerpts from Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro,” beloved arias of Puccini, ariettas
and duets by Donaudy, and finally, canzonettas and duets from Rossini’s<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>“Soirées Musicales.” “Serate Musicali”
will be presented in a memorable setting: a handsome Shaker Heights home whose
address will be provided to ticket buyers. <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></div><div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></o:p></span><font size="3"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;" lang="EN"><font face="Times New Roman">AHa! performances have a special quality that makes them
unique experiences for audiences, said Shaker Arts Council President Leslye
Arian<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“There's an interaction between
the artist and the audience that's different from the club experience or a
venue like a bar,” she said. “It's more intimate</font></span><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;' lang="EN">.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></o:p></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Events on the AHa!
series begin at 7 p.m. with a reception, featuring fine food and drink that are
included in the ticket price; the performance follows at 7:40 p.m. <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></div><div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Tickets for the Oct.
11 AHa! reception and performance are $30. Subscriptions for the entire 2012-13
AHa! series of four events are $90 and include the Oct. 11 “Italian Song”
program as well as the literary drama of WordStage (Jan. 24), pop and Americana
guitar performances by Victor Samalot and Bruce Jennings (April 25), and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">al
fresco</i> concert by noted Cleveland contemporary troupe MorrisonDance (July
18<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">).</b> To purchase, go to </font><a href="http://www.shakerartscouncil.org/"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">www.shakerartscouncil.org</font></a><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> ; call
216-916-9360 or e-mail </font><a href="mailto:aha@shakerartscouncil.org"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">aha@shakerartscouncil.org</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">
for further information. <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></div><div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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