List of Performers
| Jim Newton and Friends |
| |
A Love Affair favorite, Jim Newton and Friends, plays jazz and easy listening standards. Newton brings together some of the finest musicians in the South for this concert of top tapping Dixeland to jazz to swing. Joining Newton will be Bob Greenhaw – saxophone, Ken Trimmins – trumpet and vocals, Jimmy Knowles – drums, Bob Barnette – bass, Boudleaux Allen – guitar, and Annette Barnette – vocals. Their music is perfect for a spring evening in the courtyard of the Myon. This group will play on May 1 beginning at 7:00 p.m. |
|
| Chinese American Cultural Performing Group |
A group dedicated to promoting the development, advancement and appreciation of Chinese music, singing, dancing and entertainment performances to the American mainstream. CACPG was formed in 1998. Members are professional Chinese artists who come from different regions of Asian such as mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. CACPG works to bring the audience a good show, and to promote peace and harmony to their community, to Asian activities, and to American mainstream. You can see this group on the Arts Circus Stage and enjoy music from the group on the Tift Regional Medical Center Gallery Stage.
|
|
| Doug Berky |
Since 1983 Doug Berky has been presenting family theatre internationally to audiences of all ages. Doug Berky offers a variety of engaging performances and instructional opportunities. He also creates exquisite handmade masks. Doug Berky will present "Gems," a collection of folklore and stories from around the world. He will use mask, mine, puppets, drama, music and storytelling to bring these stories to his audience. His performances include excerpts from Aesop's Fables (Greece), Jataka Tales (India) and stories of Hans Christian Andersen (Denmark) plus lesser know folklore and mythology.
He has been influenced by theatre greats as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Carol Burnette, Red Skelton, and Marcel Marceau.
|
|
|
| Nephtali Santiago |
 |
A Valdosta Stage University professor and private instructor, classical guitarist Nephtali Santiago, will make a return appearance to Love Affair on the Gallery Stage.
He began playing the guitar at an early age and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Guitar Performance at Temple University. He holds a master’s degree in music from Yale University. While studying at Florida State University, he was twice awarded the FSU Fellowship. He also was a prize winner at the International Guitar Competition in Puerto Rico.
Skillful….meaningful…sensitive have been used to describe his playing.
|
|
| Laughing Matters |
|
Laughing Matters is Atlanta's longest running improvisational comedy troupe serving up laughter since 1985. Its current president, Tommy Futch, has ties to South Georgia growing up in Nashville and attending ABAC in the late 70s. The group will cater each performance to the audience mix with their ability to reach out to kids and to entertain adults. Laughing Matters will appear on the Arts Circus/International Stage on Sunday with three shows. |
|
Tommy Futch was injured in a collision near Adel, GA in 1971. He was paralyzed from the waist down – his world was dramatically changed. He dabbled in school, work and self-fulfillment. In 1985, Futch took a comedy course and discovered his passion – improve comedy. He and dozen partners soon formed Laughing Matters, an improve comedy troupe. As years passed and partners moved on, Futch became president and expanded the company's mission. Now Laughing Matters repertoire includes team building, murder mysteries, game shows, scavenger hunts and school programs.
Futch has worked alongside and coached Mitch Rouse, a former Laughing Matters member, who helped write the comedy film "Without a Paddle" and Joe Kelly, a writer for Saturday Night Live. He also worked with Gary Anthony Williams, who is part of the cast of Jeff Foxworthy's hit show "Blue Collar Comedy Tour" and can be seen on ABC's “Boston Legal.” Kelly, who worked with Laughing Matters from 1993 to 1998, credits the troupe with teaching him "clean" humor. "I learned to be funny, as opposed to shocking," said Kelly. |
|
| Puppet People |
 |
Started in 1973 by Angela Beasley, Puppet People is a group of professional puppeteers, singers, actors, artists and musicians who have taken the art of puppetry far beyond the realm of children's entertainment. Puppet People specializes in customized performances using traditional tales, as well as original scripts and music. Hand puppets, adult-scale moving mouth puppets, shadow puppets, rod puppets, marionettes (string puppets) and giant characters are all in the repertoire. Puppet People is currently known best for their people-sized puppets used in trade shows, cabarets, parties and for strolling at special events.
Puppet People will be on stage on Sunday and will be strolling the park when not on stage.
|
|
|
|
