Richland One Arts Festival: Can You Feel The Rhythm?

Imagine a celebration of the arts so big that it involves more than 1,000 student performers showcasing their talents in jazz, ballet, classical music, theater, West African drum beats and much, much more!

Richland One invites the community to come out and enjoy its 2006 Arts Festival which will overtake the Carolina Coliseum on Wednesday, March 8th at 7:00 p.m. A day-time performance will be held for district fifth-graders at 10:15 a.m. Performers will include district middle and high school honor bands, orchestras and choruses, as well as the Richland One Faculty Jazz Orchestra and the Logan Leopards Steel Drum Ensemble.

The 2006 Arts Festival, Mozart, Magic and the Muses! is thematically linked to the Columbia Mozart Festival and the celebration of Mozart’s 250th birthday. Music composed by Mozart and other great artists who helped inspire the Magic of the arts will be presented at the event. The Muses are the Greek goddesses who preside over the arts and sciences and inspire those who excel at these pursuits.

Richland One’s annual Arts Festival celebrates the power of arts in education and showcases the successes, talents and artistic achievements of Richland One students. The event includes special performances by faculty, as well as national and international professional artists. The list of special guests who have appeared in the past reads like a who’s who of professional artists, including world-renowned children’s author Remy Charlip; national award winning composer and Richland One alumnus, Cedric Adderley; Miss South Carolina 2004 Jessica Eddins; the Columbia City Ballet; the Capital City Chorale; and many more artists.

The Arts Festival is Richland One’s gift to the community. It is presented free of charge to the general public. For more information, please contact the Richland One Office of Communications at 231-7510 or 231-7504.