Mary Ann Nilsson

Panos Messis, pianist, and Matthew Evans, violinist

Joan Wiegers and Friends Contemporary Dance

Max Drake and friends

Carlotta Santana flamenco -- Alicia Vila

Photos from the Second Annual StepN2theArtZ

We have TONS of great photos from the event, so this is but a mere drop in the bucket. Enjoy!

Oh Yeahhhh

Today was the 2nd annual StepN2theArtz festival.  All the bands, performers, artists, food vendors and everyone else were amazing.  Thanks for making this our biggest arts celebration yet Roxboro.  Photos of the event are forthcoming as we sort the the many pictures of the day!!!

Some additional acts and a few last minute changes -- Pierce Freelon and the Beast are a hip-hop/rap/jazz band from Durham. Check them out on their webpage: www.thebeastmusic.com
Pierce will be doing an educational piece earlier in the day, then performing with the band in the auditorium during the afternoon.

The Japanese tea ceremony will be replaced by a Welch band called HWYL. Check out their music at: http://www.myspace.com/hwylmusic

Keep your fingers crossed for great weather on Tuesday! When you come to campus, make sure you hit one of our blogging locations so you can add your voice to this blog -- and don't forget to ask about our arts/dance/music/drama/pottery courses!!!

Schedule changes

A few changes to the schedule, but they all sound exciting. Downtown Senate won't be with us, so we've replaced them with a group called The Buzzkillz. Here's the link to one of the members of the group: http://www.myspace.com/matthillblues

In addition, we've invited a group of Japanese performers who will be doing a Traditional Tea Ceremony for us. The group is the Triangle Chanoyu Club. Their ceremony will be a special part of the StepN2theArtZ festival.

We'll also have a French/Russian singer, Michelle Darr, who'll be performing in the morning.

The Lineup!

The closer we get to the actual performances, the more exciting it is to plan this event. We spend months hunting down acts, planning what will take place in each of the buildings on campus, and then hoping for the right weather that will make it all perfect. Right now, we are thrilled to have some fabulous acts on our schedule and are waiting to hear about more.

• Jaafar is an Asian fusian band with Middle Eastern roots. Check them out here.
• Downtown Senate from High Point, NC will be with us, as well, and will bring their unique sound to PCC's quad during the day.
• Flamenco Vivo, a flamenco dance group based in North Carolina and New York, will share both an educational session about the Spanish dance, as well as a performance. Several Oriental musical groups are in the process of finalizing their place on the schedule.
• A Latin jazz group, headed by Chris Bennett, classical guitarist, will entertain in the afternoon.
• In addition to music and dance, we will have storyteller Fred Motley on hand, potter Shirley Cadmus will demonstrate her art, author Dawn Shamp will read from and sign copies of her book about Roxboro entitled On Account of Conspicuous Women and members of the Art Guild of Person County will draw portraits of festival-goers.
• PCC Fine Arts instructors, who are known throughout the country and the world for their own specialties, will show prospective students and the community what to expect from their classes. MUSIC: Listen to Panos Messis (choral instructor and pianist) and Mary Ann Nilsson (music instructor and pianist) on their pianos. Enjoy Michael Thompson's (guitar and banjo instructor) virtuoso guitar and banjo.
• FILM: Participate with Michael Corbett's Film/Video students as YOU are the star of the movie. In addition, films made by PCC's students will be running throughout the day.
• DANCE: Learn about contemporary dance with dancer/choreographer Joan Wiegers (dance instructor).
• ART: Justin Crosby, our full-time art instructor, will display his work, as will adjunct instructors Amy Levine and Nathaniel Hester. Stay tuned as we continue to update the schedule and add more information!

Come join us . . .

Dawn Langley, Dean, General Education and Developmental Studies

and StepN2theArtZ coordinator

StepN2theArtz 2008 Poster

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Who's Gonna Be There?

Here is a taste of the upcoming 2008 StepN2theArtz festival!!
Tuesday, October 21, All-Day
Location: PCC Campus, Roxboro

Fred Motley, Storytelling

Michael Thompson, Guitar/Banjo Performance

Amy Levine, Exhibiting Artist, PCC Faculty

Jaafar, Musical Performance

Nathaniel Hester, Exhibiting Artist, PCC Faculty

Downtown Senate, Musical Performance

Dawn Shamp, Author, Booksigning

Shirley Cadmus, Potter, Portfolio Presentation

Welcome to the official StepN2theArtz festival blog site!!!

This blog will list information regarding the artists, performers, and event schedules of the StepN2theArtz festival. Also, we will post photos of last years event, and keep you up to date on this years celebration of the arts!

StepN2theArtz is an annual festival organized by Piedmont Community College on the Person County Campus in Roxboro. Last year was a huge success and this year we have stepped it up a notch with more musical performers, art exhibits, dance ensembles, presentations, storytelling and much more!