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Turner Center Announces 2nd Concert of the
2023-2024 SCORE Music Appreciation Concert Series 

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The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts continues the SCORE Music Appreciation Concert Series, featuring enchanting evenings with acclaimed musicians from around the world. The concerts take place within the Turner Center art galleries, located at 527 N. Patterson Street, in Valdosta. 

The season’s second concert features Hassan Anderson, oboe – a soloist, chamber musician, conductor, and educator – on December 12, 2023, 7pm. Noted for his clarity of tone, range of colors, and energetic stage presence, Anderson has toured Israel three times, performed on series throughout the US and Canada, including the Duplex, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Rose Studio at Lincoln Center, New York’s Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society Series, Los Angeles’s L’Ermitage Concert Series, Pennsylvania’s Lancaster Performing Arts Center, and Pepperdine University Center for the Arts in California, as well as at such distinguished summer festivals as Cooperstown Music Festival, Buck Hill Skytop Music Festival, and Canada’s Chamberfest Ottawa, to name a few. 

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Student Spotlight: Carolyn Griner Encourages Involvement in the Arts

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Carolyn Griner, a 9th grade student at Valwood School, has a demonstrated history of involvement with the arts and related successes.

As a kindergarten student at Valwood, Griner’s artwork was included in the Turner Center’s Annual Spring into Art Invitation Design Contest, a special extension of the Annual Youth Art Month Exhibition. More than 50 pieces a year are entered into the contest by teachers of grades K-5. The winner receives a free class at the Turner Center and allows for the publication of their artwork on tickets and invitations for the annual Spring into Art Opening Gala. Their work is then professionally framed, formally presented to them, and displayed during the annual Spring into Art Exhibit.  Griner won this contest in 2015, preceding the 28th Annual Spring into Art Exhibit.

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Turner Center for the Arts Seeks Instructors

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The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts is looking for instructors to add to its creative team.

The Turner Center is actively seeking instructors to teach digital arts, technology, and media classes. Specific fields of interest include graphic arts, web design, photography, and videography, as well as other related fields. Instructors are needed for a 10-week grant program, as well as regular classes.

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Turner Center for the Arts Presents
Fall Songwriter Showcase

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The second concert of the 2023 Turner Center Songwriter Showcase series takes place Tues., November 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. inside the Turner Center galleries, located at 527 N. Patterson Street.

This one-night event features three talented, outstanding local songwriters, who will perform original music and share the stories behind their songs. Performers for the showcase are Lloyd CarterAaron Cheney and Derrick Dove (Derrick Dove & The Peacekeepers). Sound will be provided by Brant Pickard of Live Sound Consulting.

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Turner Center Hosts 6th Annual ARToberfest

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The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will host the 6th annual ARToberfest. The festival observes National Arts & Humanities Month, celebrates the talent of local and regional artists, and highlights the arts’ remarkable impact on community life. ARToberfest will take place on Sat., Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Turner Center Art Park, located at 605 N. Patterson St. The event is free and open to the public.

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Turner Center Launches Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series with $90K Matching Grant

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10 Weekly Outdoor Concerts, Free to the Community, Aug. 17-Oct. 26

The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will launch the Levitt AMP Valdosta Music Series on Thursday, Aug. 17, from 7-9 p.m., in the Turner Center Art Park. The Aug. 17 concert will kick off several weeks of outdoor music events, free for the community, as a result of a $90,000 matching grant the Turner Center received from the Levitt Foundation in November 2022. The grant is matched by the Price-Campbell Foundation for the 2023 season.

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