A VITAL NEW THEATER FIRST PART OF COMPLEX OPENS.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer VALENCIA Valencia, region, Spain Valencia (välān`thēä), autonomous region (1990 pop. 3,902,429) and former kingdom, E Spain, on the Mediterranean. It now comprises the provinces of Alicante, Castellón, and Valencia. - The actors were ready. The rhinestones sparkled. The sellout sellout The distribution of all the securities in a new issue by the selling group. crowd milled excitedly Friday in the lobby, clutching commemorative com·mem·o·ra·tive adj. Honoring or preserving the memory of another. n. Something that honors or preserves the memory of another. com·mem scrolls marking the historic opening night of the Vital Express Center for the Performing Arts at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. . The $18 million theater unveiled Friday is the first part of a performing arts complex that will include an auxiliary auxiliary In grammar, a verb that is subordinate to the main lexical verb in a clause. Auxiliaries can convey distinctions of tense, aspect, mood, person, and number. building for music and dance behind the theater, scheduled for completion later this year. ``I can't believe it's here,'' said Dianne Van Hook, superintendent and president of the college. ``In perspective, 16 years is not a long time to wait. It isn't just functional; it's aesthetically pleasing with multiple possibilities.'' Ernie Tichenor, president of the college board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. , was equally excited. ``A lot of people live through history, but it's very rare to actually realize a historic moment is happening. It's a rare and neat event, like the birth of a child,'' he said. The complex was built using a combination of state and city funding and will be used to host a large variety of entertainment, from college dance, music and theatrical productions Noun 1. theatrical production - the production of a drama on the stage staging production - a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television; "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?" to local shows by community groups and big-name professional entertainers. ``Now that we have a theater, we can do what we dreamed,'' said Susan Hinshaw, dean of the theater department at college. ``We have a new works festival planned, a directors' festival, a one-act festival, women's theater and children's theater that we'll be able to do.'' Theater patron Myrna Condie loved having the cultural complex close to home. ``It's nice to have the Ahmanson come to us.'' Carol Rock, (661) 257-5251 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) People arrive at the opening of the $18 million Vital Express Center for the Performing Arts at College of the Canyons on Friday. John McCoy/Staff Photographer |
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