PLEASE SAVE THE DATE!  The evening of OCTOBER 4, 2008, the  Oxford Community Arts Center  will host its second Gala to raise money for programming and operating expenses.  The Event Committee, chaired by board member Cindy Hurley, is hard at work on the theme, sponsors, silent auction, and publicity, and details for this Gala.  Put the date on your calendar and plan to attend in support of the Center.  Tickets will be $75 per person, reservations required.  Watch for further details on our website oxarts.org and in our Fall Newsletter.   Interested in sponsoring this event or donating to the auction?   Please contact us at 513-524-8506 or communityartscenter@verizon.net.
 

Oxford’s own Lisa Biales & Doug Hamilton will perform at the Oxford Community Arts Center in concert with ‘Gypsum”.   Michael G. Ronstadt (Cello, Guitar & Voice) and flute and saxophone great Sandy Suskind on Friday, July 18th at 8 pm

Lisa Biales has performed at OCAC a number of times in the last several years, always to a full house and enthusiastic crowd. Some of her most recent appearances include the ‘Tre Lunas’ performance on June 27th,  the debut performance of her latest album of original music “Come to Me” and the debut performance of “Yellow Shoes” which went on to play off Broadway in New York City at the Barrow Street Theatre during the Barrow Street Fortnight Festival . 

Doug Hamilton is a musical master in his own right, performing with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra as well as with the Wildwater Band. 

Michael Ronstadt received his Master of Music in Cello Performance in June 2008 at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), under the instruction of Yehuda Hanani.  He works as a studio musician throughout Tucson, Arizona and Cincinnati, Ohio and is the string reference for The Nail Recording Studio, collaborating with such artists as Judy Nicholson and Dean Maier.  He has recorded under the expertise of Jim Brady Recording Studios for Bobby Ronstadt and The Santa Cruz River Band. -more- Michael also records at Allusion Studios for Amber Norgaard and Marcia Breitenbach and  at New Fidelity Productions in Cincinnati, OH.  Michael is a prolific musician playing and touring as a member of the Suono Violin/Cello Duo, the Gypsum Ensemble, and is cellist for Josh Hisle (Lost In Holland).

Tickets are available at Miami University Box Office - www.tickets.muohio.edu -  513-529-3200 or at OCAC.   This is a concert not to be missed!