428 S. Oak St. in Bluffton

260-824-5222

www.wellscocreativearts.com

creativeartscouncil@gmail.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/wellscocreativearts

Instagram: @creativeartscouncil

Creative Arts office hours — Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The office is closed on Fridays.

Encouraging, presenting and promoting the arts for the benefit of the entire community.

Fall Registration for Creative Arts

Dance Academy is now open

Information regarding the CAC’s dance schedule, tuition, and performance opportunities can be found online at: https://www.wellscocreativearts.com/ed-about

To receive a fall dance packet or have specific questions answered, call 260-824-5222. Classes begin the week of Aug. 21.

Fall Registration for

Creative Arts Children’s Choir

Do you have a child who loves to sing?  Join us on Tuesdays from 5 to 6 p.m. The Creative Arts Children’s Choir, known as CAC2, is open to students in grades 3 through 8.

For more information visit https://www.wellscocreativearts.com/childrens-choir. Rehearsals begin Aug. 22.

Guitar Lessons

Those who are interested in learning acoustic or electric guitar can do so on Tuesday afternoons or evenings.

Mike Needler will offer 30-minute lessons for beginners to advanced students.

For more information on lesson times, call at (260) 824-5222.

 Auditions for ‘Sleepy Hollow’

Auditions for “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, and at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at Creative Arts, 428 S Oak St. in Bluffton. Those interested in attending should enter Door 10 and follow the signs.

Performance dates are Friday, Oct. 27, and Saturday, Oct. 28.  Rehearsals will be Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 6 to 9 p.m. at Creative Arts, beginning Sept. 5.

Shakespeare on the Plaza

The Parlor City Shakespeare Company will present “Love’s Labour’s Lost” Sept. 8, 9, and 10 on the Parlor City Plaza. Admission is free.

This show is produced in partnership with Bluffton NOW and the Creative Arts Council of Wells County.

Fine Arts Day on the Parlor City Plaza

The Parlor City Plaza will play host to Fine Arts Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, during the Parlor City Market.

Stop by and see Creative Arts performances in ballet, hear the CAC2, and see an excerpt from “Love’s Labour’s Lost.”

Ongoing Activities 

Creative Crew: Tuesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Life Community Church. All forms of creativity are welcome — painting, drawing, needlework, and more. Spend the morning working on your craft and socialize with other artists.  Enter Door 1 or Door 10. The Creative Crew meets in the café.

Readers’ Brown Bag Luncheon: Meeting the last Tuesday of the month at noon at Life Community Church; enter Door 10. All readers are welcome. Call the CAC office for more information.

Creative Arts Council activities are supported by memberships, sponsors and grants from funders including Arts United, a regional agency; the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency; and the National Endowment for the Arts, a national agency.