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| The Danville Times - September 20, 2002 | ||||||
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activities they would like to see, and are developing a master plan, Ritner said.The new Danville Community Band will perform for the Oct. 11 event. They will play traditional favorites the first half of the program, followed by Dixieland music the second half. Attendees
are encouraged to bring picnic suppoers and lawn blankets to enjoy
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• Family event offers an evening of music, magic juggling and a whole lot of clowning around by Linda Davis TIMES STAFF WRITER Danville
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town will hold it's first "Arts on the Green" event this
evening, a family affair with juggling, magic - making, clowns,
an 11-piece banjo band and free ice cream.The fun takes place from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the town green in front of the Danville Library
at 400 Front St. and is free of charge. A second day on the green
is planned for the same time and place on Oct. 11. Arts commission
chairwoman Celeste Evans said the events were conceived by the arts
commission and the town to offer the community an enjoyable experience
that takes advantage of the town green. "We offer these two
events with the vision of expanding the series in the future, and
feauturing a wide variety of talent in the various arts that enrich
our community," Evans said. |
Tonight's event features Lovee'E the Clown and her troupe, who are donating their services, said arts commissioner Susan Ritner. Donna Smilow, aka Lovee'E is a trauma surgical nurse-turned-clown. Smilow worked for several years at John Muir Medical Center, but since the birth of her daughter five years ago, she works part-time out of the nurse's registry for several East Bay hospitals. "Clowning is my vocation, my true blessing," Smilow said. Smilow, who is president of the East Bay Clown Club, will bring five of her clowns with her. The East Bay Banjo Club also is volunteering to provide entertainment. Eleven banjos, a tuba and a washboard make up the band that punctiates its music with jokes and one liners. Free ice cream will be served both dates following the live entertainment. At "visioning" workshops held earlier in the year, the town polled residents to see what types of arts and recreational |
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