Monday Madness

Whew! Another day of arts-X-press flew by, and all the kiddos are fast asleep. The day started off early with a delicious breakfast of pancakes, scrambled eggs and hash browns before the kids went to their Creative Expression classes to do some soul-searching and explore their personal abilities. After Creative Expression, students began putting the finishing touches on their Arts Workshop presentation. From what I've heard, each arts discipline's presentation is coming together great!

Right after we grabbed lunch, we took off for the Festival of the Arts in Laguna Beach. The Festival of the Arts was a paradise for the visual arts, with aisles upon aisles of Southern California's best artists displaying their works. Art pieces ranged from normal oil and watercolor paintings on canvas to glass sculptures to chairs made of recycled plastic bags, and some of the artists were on hand to answer student's questions. After browsing the art at the Festival of the Arts, we explored the backstage of Pageant of the Masters with the Pageant's electrical engineer and costume manager before heading to Heisler Park overlooking the beach. A pizza picnic was waiting for us-a welcome site after the long walk from the Pageant.

The sun set, the lights dimmed, and the Pageant of the Masters began. We marveled at the actor's abilities to hold their poses and enjoyed the wonderful music from the pit orchestra. The theme of this years show was "P(art)ners," and each painting featured some sort of famous pairing that ranged from Adam and Eve to Lewis and Clark to Wilber and Orville Wright. Of course, "The Last Supper" finale was the favorite all around.

The students are looking forward to seeing everyone at the parent presentation, and they're definitely ready to show off their artistic abilities! From here at arts-X-press, this is counselor Jordan signing off. Adios!