{"id":37354,"date":"2013-04-16T22:58:02","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T03:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=37354"},"modified":"2013-04-16T22:58:02","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T03:58:02","slug":"lions-and-tigers-and-bears-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2013\/04\/16\/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions and Tigers and Bears (and more)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting this Thursday and running all the way through Sunday, the Niswonger will be turned into a real wildlife setting.\u00a0 The Wizard of Oz<\/em> is running Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights beginning at 7 p.m.\u00a0This is the Van Wert High School production and it sounds like it is going to be something very special!<\/p>\n

I had took the opportunity to see the characters this past Saturday when they held a \u201cMeet the Characters\u201d in the Grand Lobby and Lecture Hall of the NPAC.\u00a0 I was amazed with the costuming.\u00a0 I swear if the show were put on film, you would think you were watching the original MGM film.<\/p>\n

Chad Kraner and Matt Alessandrini took over the responsibilities this year from Michele Stoller as director.\u00a0I know they have been in preparation for this show for months.\u00a0 These two directors have directed the Wizard of Oz previously and are veterans at taking this show to the stage and making it come alive.<\/p>\n

Many other student and adult volunteers have been involved in this production.\u00a0 I won\u2019t begin to name them, but everyone involved knows of their value.\u00a0 We at the Niswonger have been involved on the technical and production side as well as selling tickets from the NPAC box office.\u00a0You can get your tickets from the box office now from noon-4 p.m. and avoid lines the night of the performance.\u00a0 Get off to see the Wizard this weekend at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio.<\/p>\n

Now, I said that the wildlife (lions and tigers and bears, oh my!) would be present at the Niswonger through Sunday.\u00a0 After The Wizard of Oz<\/em> finishes its run on the Central Insurance Stage, National Geographic award-winning photographer Joel Sartore will take the stage.\u00a0Instead of seeing the animals in costume, you will see real-life photos of some of the most amazing of God\u2019s creatures!\u00a0 You know that no one captures wildlife like National Geographic, and I believe no photographer captures it like Joel Sartore.<\/p>\n

When our Speaker Committee was looking for an amazing photographer and speaker, Joel was their No. 1 choice \u2026 and we got him!\u00a0 Not only does he show amazing vivid photography of wildlife, but he also has amazing stories to tell behind the pictures. I think you are really going to enjoy this 3 p.m. show with Joel Sartore on Sunday afternoon.\u00a0Tickets are just $20 for adults and $10 for students.<\/p>\n

Some of you know that we have been holding an amateur photography contest to go along with Sartore\u2019s presentation.\u00a0 Through social media, this contest has just exploded!\u00a0 We have had submissions from all over the country.\u00a0 We have received permission to show these pictures also, so you will have the chance to see amazing pictures of all kinds.\u00a0 And then to have the opportunity to see and hear from one of National Geographic\u2019s prized photographers will just make the whole day an outstanding event.<\/p>\n

To round out the season at the Niswonger, we have Gordon Goodwin\u2019s Big Phat Band on April 27, pianist Thomas Pandolfi on May 5 and then our huge finale of the season is \u201cA Rock Symphonic Spectacular: Music of Queen\u201d on May 11.\u00a0 Get your tickets now as we conclude another wildly successful season at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio!<\/p>\n

FIN\u00c9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Starting this Thursday and running all the way through Sunday, the Niswonger will be turned into a real wildlife setting.\u00a0 The Wizard of Oz is running Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights beginning at 7 p.m.\u00a0This is the Van Wert High School production and it sounds like it is going to be something very special! I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-01 22:18:48","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37354\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}