The 2006 - 2007 Season

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Dixie Center for the Arts Names 2007 Dixie Horizon Entertainer

On Saturday, January 20, Cyndi Johnston of Bernice was named the new 2007 Dixie Horizon Entertainer.  Twelve contestants from all around North Louisiana competed in this second annual competition.  Last year’s winners, PractisSing 4 Heaven from Dubach entertained the crowd with several songs.  Cyndi won singing Gretchen Wilson’s recent country hit, “Here For The Party”.  She is a veteran performer on the Dixie stage having sung in the Wildwood Express shows 18 years ago.

The other award winners were:  First Runner Up--Shannon Stahl, Minden; Second Runner Up--Billy Hugh Williams, Tullos; Third Runner Up (tie)--The Four Swordsmen, Dubach and Karlie Stuckey, Ruston; Fourth Runner Up (tie)--Alexa Lambert, Ruston and Haley Scriber, Ruston.

Mrs. Johnston was officially presented at the Joe Woods Wildwood Express Country Music Showcase on January 20.  She sang her winning song and led the closing song, “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” with the entire cast.  She will be presented several times in the coming year at Dixie events.   

 

 

 

Second Annual Joe Woods Wildwood Express Showcase

Saturday, January 20, 2007; 6:00 p.m.

Linda Graham emcee's the show

The Dixie Center for the Arts and Community Trust Bank presented the second annual Joe Woods Wildwood Express Country Music Showcase to over 500 country music lovers, Saturday, January 20.  The Dixie was bursting at its seams with theatre goers enjoying the talents of more than 20 local and regional artists.  Good ole’ favorites and new ones, too filled the grand old theatre with the sounds reminiscent of one of the Dixie’s longest running shows of its first lifetime--The Joe Woods Wildwood Express.

Linda Graham emceed a program packed with singers and musicians such as Denene Stringfellow, Alice Prophit, Buddy Terzia, Laymon Godwin, Travis Woods, Rita Spillers, Thomas Linton, Hank Staples, DeeAnn Smith, David Butler, Joe Burton, David Hodnett, Jeff Woods, Roy Waters, Rick Nelson and the Cornerstone Quartet Plus One consisting of Bill Carter, Rev. Fred Wideman, John Freeman, Neal Deforest, and Dee Belcher.  They entertained the audience for more than two hours.  The pre-show featuring the sounds of the Ain’t Misbehavin’ Band, had the audience on its feet dancing.  Another featured act of the evening was the new 2007 Dixie Horizon Entertainer, Cyndi Johnston from Bernice.  A raffle to benefit the Dixie Center for the Arts was held for the deer feeder provided by On Time Feeders and Sonny Bearden won it. 

Buddy Terzia	Hank Staples

The show was sponsored by Community Trust Bank.  It was produced by CJ Matlock with assistance from MaryAnn Woods and Mildred May.

Doug and CJ

Cast Finale

 

 

Ruston Community Theatre presents

The Odd Couple
directed by Daniel Shockley

Neil Simon's play, "The Odd Couple", centers on a pair of desperately mismatched roommates - one sloppy and one neat. They are arguably the most memorable pair of characters about whom the successful playwright has ever written. The two best friends, Oscar Madison and Felix Ungar, end up having some hilarious arguments over their living habits, and soon the arguments begin to mirror the discussions that they each previously had with their spouses. The story is very funny, and it is one that audiences have loved for years.

 

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