Big Night for Open Stage for Kids!

Open Stage for Kid's had a huge opening night last night, Jan 23, 2009!!! We had 15 kid performers and an appreciative audience of over 35 people!!!

The performance were wonderful. Everything from Somewhere Over the Rainbow to brake dancing, to a single knock-knock joke. Everyone had a wonderful time!!!

Thanks to all of our performers:

• Ron Sowell warmed us up with his song Opposite Day, with big singing along from all of the kids!
• Amanda Schwartz did a wonderful job starting us off on electric guitar, singing two songs she wrote herself: No One's Listening, and Glass Bottles. The songs rocked! (No One's Listening is a featured song on the Open Stage for Kid's web-page!)
• Devon Elliot showed great courage, composure and talent with a stirring rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
• David Kershner-Leon played two songs on the piano
• Demma Kahwash recited a poem The Daddy Long Leg.
• David Murry tested the stage for a future dance
• Katrina Murry did a freestyle clogging jig.
• Kole McCallister did a very cool robot brake dance including elements from Walk Like an Egyptian, and he can move his hair without touching it.
• Jennna Kahwash and Francesca George were very creative with a play about counting flies in a bottle.
• TJ Salanngo shared a knock-knock joke with some very funny laughing.
• Maria Cevallos showed great versatility singing The Sun will Come Out Tomorrow, followed by the To Be or Not to Be speech by Hamlet (the most amazing contrast of the evening), and later, a piano piece by Tchaikovsky.
• And Tessa Dillan caped off the kids talent with two rousing fiddle pieces that had us practically dancing in the aisles!

Ron finished off the evening with a fun sing-along of Turkey in the Straw (turkey in the cafeteria!?), with Tessa joining right in on the fiddle.

It was a magical and fun-filled night, we were done by 7:30, just right for early bed-times.

Special thanks to our adult hosts and helpers: Matt Schwartz on the sound board, Pam Hipler for supplies, and Unity of Kanawha Valley for the snacks, the support, and the wonderful stage for all of our fun!!!

Check out the audio of the complete show at http://openstage4kids.info/


Ron Sowell and Sky Kershner
Co-Hosts

For more info call Sky at 304-346-1948