by Colleen Cook Now for the moment you’ve all been waiting for! The Summer Musical has become a celebrated community tradition. Each summer in the last weekend of July and the first…
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by Llalan Fowler When I was a kid and just getting into music, my grandmother started taking me to all the Sunday matinees with the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra. The whole…
Keep reading “How I Fell in Love with the Symphony”By Nicholas Copley of Lionheart Medicinal Gardens (& Altered Eats) You will absolutely fall in LOVE with this aphrodisiac influenced cordial! Damiana is a wild shrub native to Mexico, Central…
Keep reading “Recipe for Love: Damiana Chocolate Rose Love Cordial”By Dauphne Maloney Improv exercises take us out of our comfort zone and allow us to play, think on our feet, and be present in the moment. Recently, our Artistic…
Keep reading “3 Ways to Build Your Team Through Improv”By Colleen Cook with Lori Turner When parents talk to me about Lori Turner and the work she does with the students who participate in the Renaissance Youth Opera Theatre,…
Keep reading “Life as an Artist: An Interview with Lori Turner”By Michael Thomas, Artistic Director I have to admit, when our Marketing Director, Colleen Cook, asked me to write a blog about my time at the Second City I was a…
Keep reading “Lessons From The Second City”by Colleen Cook Few things carry as much potential as a fresh, blank calendar. There’s just something about that blank space that feels free and exciting as you look at the…
Keep reading “Four Events You Won't Want to Miss in 2017”by Colleen Cook It has become internet-popular to forego the traditional New Year’s resolution list, and instead choose one word that becomes your guiding theme or principal for the year….
Keep reading “One Word for 2017”by Mike Miller, President & CEO This has been one of the most exciting and expansive years in my history with the Renaissance, and it’s all thanks to our incredible staff, board, volunteers,…
Keep reading “Highlights of 2016, Looking into 2017... and a BIG announcement!”By Jessica Dulle & Colleen Cook 1. Education The Renaissance proudly boasts that our Education Department serves 15,000 students each year! We have 13 distinct programs, numerous collaborations with area schools…
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