Sorted by date Results 1 - 4 of 4
As the sun rises on the second Saturday in July many industrious individuals can be seen hurriedly erecting canopies and hauling every description of merchandise into Sidney's Veterans Memorial Park. It is the annual Sunrise Festival of the Arts. For 26 years the scene has played out and will again on July 8. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The 2017 corporate sponsor is XTO Energy. The goal of the Sunrise Festival is to connect artists, crafts persons and authors with potential...
Sidney Middle School students are rehearsing their annual production sponsored by the Eagle Foundation. “The Ransom of Red Chief” is adapted from the classic short story written by O. Henry in 1910. Two bumbling con artists get more than they bargained for when they kidnap an energetic nine year old. The author is R. Eugene Jackson and “The Ransom of Red Chief” is produced by special arrangement with Big Dog/Norman Maine Publishing LLC, Rapid City, South Dakota. Students participating in this wild, energetic comedy include Autumn Davidson as Jo...
There's something about clay. The product of a potter is more than an object with a utilitarian purpose. It is a work of art. Something created on a spinning wheel from a shapeless lump. The featured artist at the 2015 Sunrise Festival of the Arts in Sidney on July 11 is Anna Evanson Hoffman. She is the proprietor of the Treehouse Pottery Studio six miles west of Trenton, ND. "I want people to get excited by clay. It is wonderful to see the transformation." She refers not only to the creation...
Get into the holiday spirit with ROI’s production this weekend. Richland Opportunities, Inc. Foundation of Sidney is hosting local actor and director Arch Ellwein who is working with ROI staff and individuals to produce a Family and Friends show, which will be presented at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 15th at the Sidney Middle School Auditorium. Ellwein said, “We’ve done three shows in the past. The first was in the summer of 2006 and everyone was pleased how it turned out. We’ve had a lot of fun rehearsing for this show.” The show is entitled...
