w w w . a m h e r s t c i t i z e n . c o m • A P R I L 1 2 , 2 0 1 1 • the Amherst Citizen • 13

SHS Jazz Night

Grace Kelly Performs, April 21

The Applewild School, Fitchburg, MA

Local Students Perform Poetry

Poetry really does come alive with the annual visit from Poetry Alive at Applewild School in Fitch-burg, MA. Poetry Alive (PA) is an Ashville, NC based organization that offers educational programs for students of all ages. Applewild hosts a week-long residency for Po-etry Alive performers/educators who work with grades six through nine. The week begins with a per-formance by the two staff members from PA, Jessi Haftel and Rob-ert McDaniel, and continues with daily classes designed to prepare students to give their own perfor-mance of poems by the end of the week. Student teams select a poem, memorize it and perform it before an audience of classmates and par-ents. This year’s poems included those by well known poets such as Walt Whitman, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Robert Frost, and Alfred Lord Tennyson, to more contem-porary poems by Michael Collier, Sara Holbrook and Nikki Giovanni. Shown here performing their poem are Sarah Bourdelais of Rindge and David Janoschek of Amherst.

Guys and Dolls Coming to Wilton

Souhegan High School is proud to welcome saxophonist and vo-calist Grace Kelly for Jazz Night #3 on THURSDAY APRIL 21, 2011 at 6pm. When it comes to saxo-phonist /vocalist /composer /lyri-cist /arranger Grace Kelly, people seem to be divided into two groups: those who marvel at her proficien-cy, creativity and ever-accelerating growth, and those who have yet to encounter the 18-year-old wunder-kind. The ranks of the former cate-gory are growing by the day. Trum-peter and Jazz at Lincoln Center Artistic Director Wynton Marsa-lis was so impressed with Kelly’s three-night stand as guest of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in November that he has invited her to join the ensemble at the Ken-nedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater in Washington, D.C. for an Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/Inauguration Eve concert on January 19th. Harry Connick, Jr. heard Kelly in a master class on a December afternoon and brought her on stage to sit in with his band that night. This capped an already exceptional end of 2008 in which Kelly’s appearance on NPR’s Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland

was syndicated nationally, The Bos-ton Music Awards declared her the city’s Outstanding Jazz Act, and lo-cal ABC affiliate WCVB-TV named her one of five Bostonians to Watch in 2009. The 2009 57th Downbeat Critics Poll added to her list naming her one of the “Alto Saxophone Ris-ing Stars”, the youngest ever to be named so. She has numerous other awards to her credit.

Adventure has been the watch-word for the teenaged phenom, who was born Grace Chung on May 15, 1992. (She became Grace Kelly af-ter her mother divorced and remar-ried and her stepfather, Bob Kelly, legally adopted Grace and her sister Christina.) The strong classical mu-sic background of her mother’s fam-ily led Grace to begin piano lessons at age six, and she still does much of her composing at the piano as she sings wordlessly. Singing, danc-ing, writing songs and theater were also early passions, soon joined by a fascination with the recordings of Stan Getz and other jazz saxo-phonists that her parents played during Sunday brunches. She began to study the clarinet at her elemen-tary school in the fourth grade, and

began private saxophone lessons a few months later. Further inspira-tion was provided by Ann Hamp-ton Callaway, who detected “the boundless spirit and imagination of a natural artist” when she met Kelly in 2002. Another early champion, middle school music teacher Ken Berman, was so inspired by the pre-teen’s playing and writing that he insisted, “you have to record.” What followed was her first disc, Dream-ing. “The CD release took place on March 17, 2004, when I was 12,” she recalls, “and as soon as I walked on stage, I realized that performing was my favorite thing to do.”

Now a teenager, Kelly continued to garner accolades from artists she revered, sitting in with the likes of Dave Brubeck, the late Frank Mor-gan and Phil Woods. (“I gave her my hat, that’s how good she sound-ed,” Woods enthused. “She’s the first alto player to get one.”) Per-haps her most intensive connec-tion has been with Lee Konitz, who Kelly has studied with for the past three years. “The biggest lesson that Lee taught me has been spontane-ity, from day one,” she emphasizes, while Konitz has referred to Kel-ly as “all ears and all heart.” Kelly asked Konitz to guest on two tracks for her fourth album, an invitation

that led to the joint composition “GRACEfulLEE” and an entire disc of the same name. GRACEfulLEE, with the all-star support of guitar-ist Russell Malone, bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Matt Wilson, garnered a rare **** ½ review in Down Beat, and has been widely ac-claimed as one of the best jazz re-cordings of 2008.

Currently, Kelly is a junior at Bos-ton’s Berklee College of Music. “I auditioned for Berklee and received a full scholarship, I got my GED and started college at 16. It’s been great, playing all the time and just living music all day. I’m learning so much and I’m playing all kinds of music. It is a challenge to balance college with all the touring I do with my band but so far I have been able to do both.” Since age 12 Grace has performed over 500 concerts as a leader all around the world.

Prior to Ms. Kelly’s performance will be performances by jazz en-sembles from Woodbury MS (Sa-lem), Amherst MS, Nashua South HS and Souhegan HS. Admission at the door is $10 for adults and $8 for students. Doors will open at 5:30pm. For more information, please contact Carl Benevides at cbenevides@sprise.com or call 673-9940 x168.

FRAME DEPOT

w

y

e

r

GiftCertifiCates

always available

THE

In our Store Gallery: Originals & Prints by over 35 local artists plus

sports, family, nature, general themed art, and many unique gifts.

Easter ArtFrame your cherished

moments of family events... engagements, weddings, anniversaries, etc. Let us bring them back to life.

View our online gallery at www.artown.com.

We have ready-made frames & mats!

Fine Custom Framing —————— Since 1975 ——————

227 Union Sq. • Milford673-2936 • 1-888-673-2936T-W-F 9-5, Thurs. 9-6, Sat. 9-4

“Here’s the Church”by Kathryn Fincher

In Dr. Nina Casaverde’s family, it’s never too

early.

Dr. Nina Casaverde is a Board Certified Pediatric Specialist

An age one dental visit is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

Infant

Pediatrics

Orthodontics &Invisalign

Adult & Cosmetic Dentistry

Hampshire Place, 72 South River Rd., Bedford, NH 03110

603.624.3900 www.LindnerDental.com

Board Certified Pediatric & Orthodontic Specialists

Infant & Pediatric Oral Health

Hampshire Place, 72 South River Rd., Bedford, NH 03110

603.624.3900 www.LindnerDental.com

Our Dentists – Our Patients – Great Invisalign SmilesComplimentary ConsultationFree Teeth Bleaching (when you begin Invisalign)

iPad® RaffleFinancing available

Call to schedule your appointment today!

April is Invisalign Month at Lindner Dental!

Invisalign patients: Dr. Lesleyann Splagounias

Dr. Rochelle LindnerDr. Nina Casaverde

10219_AC_Invisalign 4.25x5.5_v2.indd 1 3/11/11 11:15 AM

THE SHOE BOXINSERT LOGO, ADDRESS PHONE ETC.....

VISIT US AT WWW.SHOEBOXNH.COMFRIEND US ON FACEBOOK

MYSTERY EASTER EGG SALECHOOSE AN EGG AND

TAKE AN EXTRA

10% TO 25% OFFsorry excludes Dansko

JESSICA SIMPSON FOR GIRLS

sale through Saturday April 23rd

FRIEND US ON FACEBOOK

MYSTERY EASTER EGG SALECHOOSE AN EGG AND

TAKE AN EXTRA

10% TO 25% OFFsorry excludes Dansko

QUALITYOFF PRICEFOOTWEAR

17 Route 101A • Amherst• 672-6570Daily 9:30-6, Th/Fr 9:30-7, Sun 11-5

Visit us at: www.shoeboxnh.comFriend us on Facebook

The Trustees of the Milford Hospital Association are pleased to announce the availability of

2011 Community GrantsNon-profit organizations (501c(3)), governmental entities and faith communities from Milford, Amherst and/or

Mont Vernon are eligible to apply. To obtain application materials please email:

milfordhospitalassociation@gmail.com c/o Frances M. Belcher,

Philanthropic Advising and Support Services

Deadline for Full Proposals: May 16, 2011 at 5p.m.

The Trustees of the Milford Hospital Association are pleased to announce that applications are

now being accepted for the

Milford Hospital Association Scholarship Fund

College students from Milford, Amherst and Mont Vernon preparing for a career in healthcare can apply through the NH Charitable Foundation website at

www.nhcf.org. Click on Student Aid and look for the Adult Student Aid application.

The Milford Hospital Association, established in 1906, is dedicated to supporting local medical and health–

related services in the communities of Milford, Amherst and Mont Vernon.

TheToadsToolBookshops

Mon-Sat 9-9, Sunday 11-5Lorden Plaza, Milford

673-173412 Depot Sq., Peterborough, 924-3543Colony Mill Marketplace, Keene, 352-8815

DaviD Costellosat., apr. 16, 11 a.m.

Meet the writer/illustrator of ”I CAN HELP!”, the delightful new picture book for your youngster. Aduck and a monkey

go for a walk....—————

JUliasPeNCeR-FleMiNG

sun., apr. 17, 2 p.m.The staff favorite returns with her new

mystery, “ONE WAS A SOLDIER”.—————

April is Poetry Month!Time to enter our Annual Kids Poetry Contest. Get the Details!

—————MaRYaNN

CoCCa-leFleRsat., apr. 23, 11 a.m.

One of our favorite children’s book author/illustrators returns to sign ¨two new books, “RAIN BRINGS FROGS”,

and “PRINCESS KIM AND TOO MUCH TRUTH”.

—————asRiaNNa DaMeRoN

sat., apr. 30, 11 a.m.A gellery psychic reading awaits you and the medium will also have herart for sale.

Visit asrianna.com.—————Visit us at:

www.toadbooks.com

www.ThePopeofRealty.com

Amherst in spring!Amherst: $239,999 MLS#4051038 Home in pleasant neighborhood setting with decent pri-vacy. New or recent everything! 3 bedrms, newly painted in & out, newer windows & roof, finished basement, ugraded kitchen, fp wood and fp wood-stove insert, hardwd floors, irrigation, landscaped, pavers, driveway... a LOT of house at this price. Well maintained by this owner for past 22 years!

Grace Kelly

Wilton -- High Mowing School presents Guys and Dolls! Enjoy the music and the excitement of a myth-ical New York City of days past. Performances will take place Thurs-day, Friday and Saturday, April 28, 29 and 30 at 7:30 pm at the Pine Hill Waldorf School Auditorium, Abbot Hill Road. Tickets are $12 adults/$8 students & seniors, and available at the door. Call 654-2391 or visit www.highmowing.org for further information.

The students of High Mowing soar with the spirit of Broadway! Hear them belt out well-known musical numbers such as: “A Bushel and a Peck,” “Take Back Your Mink,” and “Luck Be A Lady.” Guys and Dolls

features a cast of vivid characters who have become legends in the canon: Sarah Brown, the upright but uptight “mission doll,” out to reform the evildoers of Time Square; Sky Masterson, the slick, high-rolling gambler who woos her on a bet and ends up falling in love; Adelaide, the chronically ill nightclub performer whose condition is brought on by the fact she’s been engaged to the same man for 14 years; and Nathan Detroit, her devoted fiancé, desper-ate as always to find a spot for his infamous floating crap game.

High Mowing School is a Wal-dorf high school for day and board-ing students in Wilton.

High Mowing School

High Mowing School presents May Day on Saturday, April 30 from 1 to 4 pm, at the campus on Abbot Hill Road, in Wilton. Admission is free, and the entire community is welcome! Call 654-2391 or visit www.highmowing.org for more information.Come to High Mowing’s beautiful hilltop campus to celebrate Spring! Maypole and Morris Dancing begin promptly at 1 pm. The day also features live music, scrumptious refreshments for pur-chase and High Mowing’s eagerly anticipated, annual pottery sale. High Mowing School is a Waldorf high school for day and boarding students. The school, founded in 1942, is a place for young adults to grow intellectually, artistically and socially, while living and learn-ing with students from across town and around the world.

Full Moon Festival at the Preschool in the Village Families of the Pre-school in the Village gathered on March 18, 2011 for a Full Moon Festival. They enjoyed a bonfire, hot chocolate and popcorn, and a full moon, of course. A visit from the Snow Fairy topped off the fun evening. To enroll your child in preschool or kindergarten enrichment classes, please call Susan Drumm at 672-3168. PIV has been teaching the pre-schoolers of Amherst and the surrounding communities since 1995. For more information, please visit in person at 11 Church Street, Amherst, on Facebook or through website, www.preschoolinthevillage.org.