SWAAC holds annual meeting; theater classes to be available

HOPE, Ark.-The Southwest Arkansas Arts Council will holds it annual member meeting at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Arts Station, 200 E. Division St..

The council's regular monthly meeting will immediately follow.

SWAAC is accepting applications for its annual STAR Academy theater workshop and stage production. The weeklong training sessions (8 a.m. to noon) are scheduled for July 22-26.

Allison Wilson, STAR Academy coordinator, said this year's "production is an old-timey melodrama with parts for 30 kids. We are accepting students in the first grade through high school. STAR Academy places fill up fast."

"We encourage anyone interested to fill out registration and medical forms for each child as soon as possible," Wilson said. The deadline for registration is July 1.

Forms are available at the SWAAC Arts Station (10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday). To receive registration forms by email, contact [email protected].

The cost of the workshop and production is $50 for children of members and $60 for nonmembers, with a $10 discount for second and third participants per family.

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