PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE - SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2014

There is a Public Open House scheduled for SOBT on Saturday January 11^th. If you know anyone who may be interested in learning more about what SOBT has to offer, please pass the information along!!  This is not a parent observation day, though the lobby will be open for all.  We will have our first parent observation week in February.

The plan for the Open House is to have classes running continuously in Studios 1 and 2 from 9:00am – 2:00pm, trial or sample classes in the Pilates Room, pointe shoe demonstrations, an SOBT information booth, an OBT/SOBT boutique, and coffee and bagels for refreshments.  

Due to the Open House the Saturday schedule will be altered from our normal Saturday class times.  The altered schedule will be posted later this week. We will also be looking for student helpers from levels 3P - 5.  If interested you may sign up next week when you are at the studio.  

Thank you in advance for your support of this event.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

LAST DAY OF THE FALL TERM

Just a reminder that the Fall Term for SOBT ends tomorrow, Saturday, December 7th.  Please clean up the locker room and look through the Lost and Found.  All items left outside of the lockers will be washed and donated to a local charity.

We will hold warm up classes for the Nutcracker at the Keller Auditorium (the schedule can be found on the OBT Children's Coordinator Blog.

Adult Drop in classes will continue through December 20th.  Classes are on Mon, Wed, and Fri from 9:30 - 11:00am.  Adult classes cost $7.00 and are open to students in Level 4 or higher -
you MUST have an Adult Class Registration and Release form signed by SOBT Faculty and a parent/guardian.
 

The Winter Term begins Monday, January 6th.  You can find the 2013/2014 Annual Session calendar to the right under "Pages".

Have a joyous and peaceful holiday season!

SOBT is OPEN - Please be careful!

Classes will be held tonight at the studio, however if road conditions where you live are treacherous and you will not be able to come in, please call the studio to be excused:  503-227-6890

SOBT School is OPEN

Good Morning!

At this time classes for the School of OBT will be held as scheduled this evening.  
Please check back for updates.   

A NUTCRACKER Message and Request From Kristan Knapp:

Hello SOBT Families:

This year The Nutcracker will feature a photo opportunity in a special "Land of Sweets" location on the first balcony level. The Sugar Plum Fairy, a soldier and a mouse will be there, along with the Land of Sweets model train, Big Rock Candy Mountain, Candy Cane Lane, and select boutique items for sale.  We are hoping to have your assistance to make this new experience a lot of fun for children attending The Nutcracker. Would you be willing to purchase a kit at Fred Meyer or Trader Joe’s and create a Gingerbread House for our Land of Sweets?

 

I can offer you two-four tickets to the Dress Rehearsal on Friday, December 13 at 7:00pm for every Gingerbread House you turn in by noon on Dec. 13^th.  Please let me know if you are going to do this project; depending on interest, we may need to limit the number of houses, and I would like to get tickets to you ahead of time since there is no Box Office open that night. We’d be happy to return the house to you after the show closes, for your family to enjoy.

 

We are also looking for large (Styrofoam) candy canes (2-3 feet tall), large nutcrackers, drums, rocking horses, and other items to decorate our Land of Sweets. The train locomotive is about 8 inches tall, and the buildings we have are about 12-18” tall, but we hope to have things of various scales, so size is not the most important consideration. Any ideas or extra trimmings you may have to lend or donate will be welcome and seriously considered.

 

We also will need volunteers to help staff the Land of Sweets and to guide traffic to the new location for the photos at every performance. Students, ages 12-15, may work a shift with their parent; students, 16-17, may volunteer to work unattended with parent permission.  We have a few extra party girl / boy and soldier costumes - we will do our best to find costumes for any student helpers who might want to work a shift.

 

Please contact Kristan Knapp, Retail & Volunteer Manager, about your availability and interest. Many, many thanks for all you do for your students and for OBT. We look forward to working together on this project.

 

SPECIAL EVENT:  This Saturday from 9:30-3:30 or so there will be an OBTique Pre-Sale in the studio lobby just for you and other volunteers. You’ll have first pick of the ornaments and nutcrackers we have this year.

Check it out!

 

Thanks again,

Kristan

 

Kristan B. Knapp

OREGON BALLET THEATRE

Retail & Volunteer Manager

 

Kristan.Knapp@obt.org

 

503.227.0977 Ext. 240