The inaugural Aiken County Public School District Fine Arts Festival takes place this Saturday, April 29, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at South Aiken High School.
The vision for a District-wide and community inclusive fine arts festival launched during the District’s strategic planning effort in 2016. A large committee of school district personnel and fine arts professionals drawn from across Aiken County organized the festival, with each member bringing their individual expertise to the table to make the festival the best it can be.
Admission to the festival is free.
Mr. Randy Hood, who serves as Aiken County Public Schools Fine Arts Coordinator, says festival attendees will appreciate with the musical and artistic talents that will be on hand April 29.
“When I started really looking at the final schedule I began to get very excited about the festival because of the variety of high-quality performances that we are going to have,” he said. “We are going to have some of our top performing ensembles participating, including the North Augusta High wind ensemble and the North Augusta High choir from one part of the county and the South Aiken High chorale and the Kennedy Middle School on-stage show choir from another part of the county in addition to many other performances.
“We have also had excellent participation from our District visual arts instructors and I think that will be a really impressive collective display.”
In order to accommodate so many talented musicians, musical performances will run simultaneously in the gymnasium and auditorium at South Aiken High School. Meanwhile, the school’s commons area will host visual art displays. All of the venues will be within a few steps of one another, making it easy for patrons to choose the performances they wish to attend.
“This idea, for our very first Aiken County Fine Arts Festival, has been well received, not only within the District, but across the county as well,” Hood concluded.
2017 Aiken County Fine Arts Festival – Performing Arts Program
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TIME |
EVENT |
SCHOOL |
VENUE |
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12:00 pm |
Oakwood-Windsor Elem. Guitar Club |
Oakwood-Windsor Elementary |
Auditorium |
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12:00 pm |
Mixed Choir of Leavelle McCampbell MS |
Leavelle McCampbell Middle |
Gym |
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12:15 pm |
Veronica Bennett (Piano Solo) |
Redcliffe Elementary |
Auditorium |
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12:20 pm |
MaKayla Carson (Piano Solo) |
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/High |
Auditorium |
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12:30 pm |
East Aiken School of the Arts Chorus |
East Aiken School of the Arts Elementary |
Gym |
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12:45 pm |
North Augusta MS Solo and Ensembles |
North Augusta Middle |
Auditorium |
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1:15 pm |
South Aiken Baptist Christian/AAA Home School Ensembles |
South Aiken Baptist Christian/AAA Home School |
Auditorium |
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1:30 pm |
Mossy Creek Elementary Chorus |
Mossy Creek Elementary |
Gym |
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1:45 pm |
Clearwater Elementary Chorus - Recorder and Chorus - Tone Chimes |
Clearwater Elementary |
Auditorium |
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2:00 pm |
New Ellenton MS Steel Drum Band |
New Ellenton Middle STEAM Magnet |
Auditorium |
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2:15 pm |
Byrd Elementary Chorus |
Byrd Elementary |
Gym |
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2:30 pm |
North Augusta HS Concert Choir |
North Augusta High |
Auditorium |
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3:00 pm |
New Ellenton MS Jazz Band |
New Ellenton Middle STEAM Magnet |
Gym |
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3:05 pm |
Daniel Coffin (Tuba Solo) |
Midland Valley High |
Auditorium |
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3:15 pm |
Aiken MS Drama |
Aiken Middle |
Auditorium |
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3:30 pm |
Garcia Strings Project Intermediate String Orchestra |
Aiken All County Intermediate Orchestra |
Gym |
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3:45 pm |
South Aiken HS Chorale |
South Aiken High |
Auditorium |
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4:00 pm |
North Augusta HS Percussion Ensemble |
North Augusta High |
Gym |
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4:15 pm |
Kennedy on Stage Show Choir |
Kennedy Middle |
Auditorium |
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4:30 pm |
North Augusta HS Wind Ensemble
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North Augusta High
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Gym |
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4:45 pm |
South Aiken HS Drama |
South Aiken High |
Auditorium |
2017 Aiken County Fine Arts Festival – Visual Arts Show
2D and 3D art work to be displayed from the following schools:
Aiken Elementary – Carla Kerrigan
Belvedere Elementary – Heather Hargrove
Busbee Corbett Elementary/Middle – Marcia Blizzard
Byrd Elementary – Beth Teeters
Clearwater Elementary/Gloverville Elementary – Karen Chiariello
Greendale Elementary/Warrenville Elementary – Katherine Boone
Hammond Hill Elementary – Meredith Leopard
Millbrook Elementary – Denise Spacek
Mossy Creek Elementary – Amanda Berg
North Augusta Elementary – Crystal Chambers
North Aiken Elementary – Amber Quarles
Oakwood-Windsor Elementary/Jefferson Elementary – Laura Easterbrooks
Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary – Marie Murray
Redcliffe Elementary – Lindsey Vanhook
Aiken Middle – Tabitha Laudenslager
Jackson Middle STEM Magnet – Leona Guyton
Kennedy Middle – Shannon Goodman
Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle – Raven Acosta
Leavelle McCampbell Middle – Sandra Weeks
New Ellenton Middle STEAM Magnet – Kimberly Fontanez
Schofield Middle – Carolyn Egan
Aiken High – Mabry MacGregor
Aiken High – Tara Wessinger-Hanna
Midland Valley High – Shavonne Kolodizieizyck
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/High – Carmen Holley
South Aiken High – Linda Muse
Wagener-Salley High – Leah Shackleford
LINK TO DISTRICT PRESS RELEASE: 2017 PR FINE ARTS FESTIVAL