ACTRESS SEYMOUR, AMGEN TO GET ARTS ALLIANCE AWARDS.Byline: - Grace Lee The Alliance for the Arts will celebrate the ninth season of performances at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is a performing arts and administrative center located in Thousand Oaks, California. It was built in 1994 on the former site of "Jungleland" at a cost of $63.8 million. in an award ceremony today that recognizes contributors, artists and celebrities, including actress Jane Seymour Jane Seymour (born 1509?, England—died Oct. 24, 1537, Hampton Court, London) Third wife of Henry VIII of England. A lady-in-waiting to Henry's wives Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, she first attracted Henry's attention c. . The 2002 Season Premier Gala and AFTA AFTA ASEAN Free Trade Area AFTA ASEAN Free Trade Association (less common) AFTA Association for Temperate Agroforestry AFTA Americans for the Arts AFTA American Family Therapy Association AFTA Arts for the Aging, Inc. Awards, to be held at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, will draw some 200 people to celebrate the opening of another season at the largest performing arts center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. between Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , said Patricia Jones Patricia Jones (born 30 February, 1900) is a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She competed for Canada in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Viola Myers, Nancy , president and executive director for AFTA, the fund-raising arm of the arts center. ``We're providing the greater region with quality arts and we're drawing an audience from Santa Barbara to Pasadena and Malibu to Valencia,'' Jones said. ``A lot of people don't like to drive into Los Angeles.'' Seymour and her husband, James Keach, who live in Malibu, are among those to receive awards. The couple are honorary chairmen of a program to bus underprivileged students from the Oxnard and Port Hueneme area to see performances at the arts center. About 5,000 children a year come to the arts center through the program, Jones said. Seymour and Keach also have lent their names and photographs to help the center's fund-raising efforts. The biotech company Amgen will also be recognized for its initial $250,000 gift in the center's first year, as well as its subsequent donations, Jones said. ``We're very proud of the fact we're going into our ninth season with our operating balance in budget and we're celebrating the fact that the theater is booked for the coming year,'' Jones said. The arts plaza features about 400 performance a year in its two theaters. The center draws more than 250,000 audience members annually in addition to 50,000 children who attend daytime education programs. The arts center also features a distinguished speakers series. Hosting the ceremony will be Jane Velez-Mitchell, who stars on the television show ``Celebrity Justice.'' |
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