Celebrate the arrival of Spring at the Monroe Area Council for the Arts 10th Annual Spring Open Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday, March 23rd, 9:30 a.m. at The Links at Kahite. The
format is a four-person, 18-hole scramble. All golfers participate in the Hole-in-One Challege for a chance to win a brand new Ford vehicle courtesy of Jack Jones Ford. Handicaps will be assigned
to all players who do not have one based on their best average playing score. Prizes totaling $900 will be awarded to the first, second, and third place winning teams. Prizes will also be awarded for the longest drives men and women & closest to the pin men and women. You are also entered in the Putting Contest for prizes. The entry fee of $100 includes: Cart and green fee, complimentary beverage cart, fresh continental breakfast, range balls, prizes, and our signature lunch with all homemade desserts.

Complimentary Breakfast starts at 8 am. Thank you for being a part of this tournament. We couldn’t think of a better way to bring people together to support the arts and help the children of our community. The money raised will fund our Arts in Education programs for youth of all ages, all deserving of a better life.

Please Support the Arts in Your Community

Support of the arts goes a long way to preserve and protect your investment in your home, your way of life, and your children’s futures. A community strong in art and culture will attract a more skilled work force vital to the retention of industry and the economic strength and growth of a community.

That’s what fundraising events like this golf tournament are all about. It’s difficult to find funding for intangible things like the arts in a community so overwrought with poverty. But if   we are ever going to break the cycle of poverty, we need to recognize that satisfying the basic needs of food and shelter are not enough! The soul needs to be fed as well. It’s more than a cliché when said that man cannot live on bread alone! Children whose lives are rich in the arts have a much higher academic success rate, especially in math and science.

Something motivated you at some point in your life to strive to be better. PLEASE help provide that spark of motivation in a child by supporting MACA and its mission. The Monroe Area Council for the Arts has served this community for more than 20 years as the most viable resource for the advancement of the arts. MACA has recently developed an Art Alliance to support local artists and bring them together to share their creative ideas, bring more awareness of the arts to our community, and help in enabling our underserved youth in experiencing the world of art, music, poetry, drama and literature.

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Two decades. More than 20 performances. Hundreds of students. A lifetime of memories.
This year, the Monroe Area Council for the Arts (MACA) is celebrating 20 years of bringing Missoula Children’s Theatre to Monroe County.
What our young people accomplish in just one week is amazing! The shows always delight an audience of all ages.
From the initial performance of “The Wiz of the West” in 1999, Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) has offered local students an opportunity to perform on stage, while also providing instrumental lessons in the performing arts. Each year, more than 50 local children, who audition for the performance at the beginning of the week, appear in the show.
The Missoula Children’s Theatre touring productions are complete with costumes, scenery, props and makeup. Following auditions, MCT tour actor/directors conduct rehearsals each day throughout the week.
This year, MCT returns to Monroe County to present the classic “Robin Hood.”
Embark on an adventure with the legendary Robin Hood, Maid Marian, the Sheriff of Nottingham and a host of others in a musical wonderland. The time is simply long ago and the place is the magical, mythical Sherwood Forest. The hero, Robin Hood, and his Merry Band of colorful characters seek the help of the Foresters, manage to waylay the Aristocrats and set out to rescue Maid Marian and Marian’s Maid. Prince John tries to stay calm as his sheriff, guards and horsemen botch Robin’s arrest, thanks to the aromatic skunks. Wacky humor and an original score add to this fresh new look at a legendary outlaw in a legendary time.

Auditions to be held Feb. 4
Missoula week begins with auditions on Monday, Feb. 4 at 4 p.m. in the Hiwassee College Performing Arts Center. Those auditioning should arrive by 3:45 p.m. to register. Some of the cast members will be asked to stay for a rehearsal immediately following the audition.
This is a group audition and no advance preparation is necessary. Organizers note that not everyone who auditions is guaranteed a part in the show.
Among the roles to be cast are Robin Hood, Maid Marion, Marion’s Maid, Prince John, the Sheriff of Nottingham, the Foresters, the Aristocrats, the Merry Band, the Guards, the Horsemen, and the Skunks. Assistant directors will also be cast to assist with the technical aspects of the production.
All students in kindergarten through 12th grades are encouraged to audition. If selected for the production, rehearsals will be held from Tuesday, Feb. 5 to Thursday, Feb. 7 from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. An ice cream party, sponsored by Mayfield Dairy, will be held for the cast on the last day of rehearsals.

A 20-year celebration
Following a fun-filled week of rehearsals, public performances of “Robin Hood” will be held on Friday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. at the Hiwassee College Performing Arts Center. Individual tickets to the show are $10 for adults or $5 for students. Children ages 5 and under will be admitted for free. Reserve advanced tickets online at monroearts.com, by contacting MACA by phone at 423-442-3230 or by email at maca491@gmail.com. Tickets will also be sold at the door on the night of the performances.
A performance will be held for schools on Friday, Feb. 8 at 12:30 p.m. To sign your class up to attend, contact MACA.
In addition, all former cast members of Monroe County’s Missoula Children’s Theatre productions are invited to attend a 20-year celebration on Feb. 8. Prior to the Friday night performance, MACA will hold a pre-show celebration to recognize all those who have been a part of MCT over the past two decades. The display cases in the lobby of the Hiwassee College Performing Arts Center have been decorated with photographs and programs from past Missoula shows in honor of the 20th year.
“We are the thankful to share this opportunity in our community, sponsored in part by grants from United Way of Monroe County and the Tennessee Arts Commission as well as contributions from MACA supporters. Everyone—young and old—should come to enjoy the purity of children’s theatre.