Cache Valley Center For the Arts — Attraction in Logan

Adam Shelton Marketing Director CVCA West Side Story ~ Perhaps my CVC West Side Story survey response was too soft. I praised the athletic strength and over all quality of choreography, the excellent casting of talented leads, but was thoroughly disappointed by the grunge! I can see that anywhere any time. It's disgustingly common. For clarities sake, I will be specific. When a dancer takes center stage, places his hand against his bare abdomen, then thrusts it down the front of his pants, fumbles while gyrating, withdraws his hand and puts it to his mouth feigning pleasure, his director's artistic license has turned abusive, obliterating my appreciation for the overall performance. It became cheap, common and profane; totally detracting from the performance.

We have enjoyed season tickets to the Utah Festival Opera since moving here from Chicago in 2000. We saw Carman at the Chicago Metropolitan Opera in January, and were delighted by an outstanding performance here in July. We've been hooked ever since. Every summer friends and family from as far away as San Francisco also purchase tickets, stay in our home and attend with us. Why would they do so when they were patrons of opera in San Francisco? Michael Ballam said, "We provide a safe place for people to develop their talent." Bravo Mr. Ballam. He also wisely provides his public with a safe place to enjoy great talent, both budding and seasoned. We have regularly subscribed to CVCA with the same enthusiasm.

As I read the "Center Responds to Feedback" article, March 13, Herald Journal, I had the feeling you felt you were walking a thin line, trying to be dead center let you offend. You may want to consider your bottom line. Your audience consists primarily of students attending on tickets purchased at the expense of taxpayers, and educated senior citizens, financially capable of supporting the arts in Cache Valley. Don't be drawn into in to the misconception that art must stay current in order to be relevant. In doing so, you lose what makes CVCA unique. Yes, it's OK to provide 'warning' for your audiences. Perhaps that may provide concrete evidence if you need it, to establish clear appropriate boundaries for the Ellen Eccles...

I normally love everything about CV Center for the Arts. I actually hate to write a negative review for them, other than I don't know who else to hold responsible for the horrible comedy show performed last night, on valentines of all nights. It advertised itself as someone of a clean show, by putting in performances of one of their comedians as a dry bar comedy participant, and even stated at the beginning that it was trying to be a cleaner show. It was anything but, and it was quite offensive. I can't believe that this show took place in our community. There is a lot of trust built up with CVCFA, and with Ellen Eccles, but this was a wolf in sheep's clothing type of experience. If the founders of this organization knew what happened last night under their watchful eye, I would like to believe they would be disgusted. It was crude, offensive and not at all clean and I would highly suggest that others trusting that this type of comedy would not be in such a wonderful venue and through a group that normally provides wholesome entertainment, be warned that there are those striving to denigrate the wholesome values that this community and these types of organizations strive to protect and uphold. I sicken myself that I did not walk out and make my disdain for what happened more immediately public. They tried to present themselves at the beginning as a Brian Regan Style show, but at the end the guy in charge actually was happy and felt that our community supported such filth, when in fact, only a few loud people cheered at the filth. I believe and hope that this garbage is run out of our community and that CVCFA look further into this type of show and run away from those that would promote such behavior, deception and disrepute. I and many others I talked to felt disgusted...

CacheArts__ I can't think of a thing I don't love about it; except perhaps that it's under utilized by Cache Valley communities.

The Ellen Eccles Theater is an elegant, lovely, feel-good, twice restored old theater. I personally enjoy its size. It is large, but not huge!

I have inter-acted closely with many who work there. The staff has proven many times over that they are impeccably competent, kind, creative and forward moving.

The CVCA advocates art education! Programs include many classes for ALL ages. Some of the offerings are watercolor, drawing, photograhpy, ceramics, music, Unicorn Theater, Shakespeare, dance and magic.

It is very cool how CacheArts is a second home for many, (children and teens especially). The Bullen Center and The Thatcher Young Mansion are truly a community center.

Last but certainly not least, there is The Artists' Gallery which is an artists' co-op and a labor of love for many.

Personally, I look forward to making many pots and hope to make time to take watercolor classes! Beth Calengor, Ceramics Director Artists'...