PCA Eagle Girls’ Cross Country Makes History

DOVER—
Mike Shevenell, Cross Country Head Coach at Portsmouth Christian Academy at Dover, approached this season with his girls’ team knowing that something special could happen. While the entire season has been a pleasure for him, that something special did happen in the form of a Granite State Conference Championship, the first title for the girls in school history.
While the Championship is the most recognized and rewarding part of the season so far, Coach Shevenell has enjoyed the dedication and spirit of the girls throughout the entire season. “The girls on the team have worked hard for many years,” stated Shevenell. “They have been faithful during the season and in the off-season. The improvement we have seen in our girls over these years has just been amazing. I’m so impressed by their work ethic and their enthusiasm.”
The team accomplished the title on the basis of four finishers in the top ten, at 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 9th, with the fifth and sixth runners finishing in 20th and 23rd place respectively in the 11 team Division IV race. Senior Kylie McCoy was the overall winner on the 3.1 mile Newmarket course, followed by Melissa Hiatt in 3rd, Erin McGovern in 5th and Emma LaMontagne in 9th. Both Erin and Emma set personal records on the perfect race weather day, a sign that the team’s training schedule worked to perfection.
The win qualified the girls for the Division III State Meet on Saturday, October 30 in Manchester, where they made history yet again. The girls placed fifth in the Division III meet of about 30 teams. McCoy won the race in 18:16, a new course record for a Div III female athlete, while Hiatt placed 12th in 21:08, a great personal record.
The entire team earned a spot in their first ever NH Meet of Champions
 on November 6. The Meet of Champions brings all of the best high school teams from across the Granite State to one single race. They are all looking forward to what the Saturday race will bring.
Portsmouth Christian Academy is located at 20 Seaborne Drive, Dover. Directions to the school can be found on its website, www.pcaschool.org. For more information, please call 603-742-3617.
Photo caption: Portsmouth Christian Academy Cross Country fans had much to cheer about at the recent Granite State Conference Championship held at Newmarket on Oct. 19. The PCA at Dover Girls’ Cross Country Team took the title for the first time in the school’s history. Shown in front (left to right) Melissa Hiatt, Courtney Harrington, Erin McGovern, and Emma LaMontagne. Shown in back (left to right) Brent Crystal, PCA Assistant Coach, Kylie McCoy, Rachel Cole, Eva Moulton, and Naomi Crystal, PCA Assistant Coach. Not present at time of photo, Mike Shevenell, PCA Cross Country Head Coach. (Courtesy photo)

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Come to the Capitol Center

CONCORD—
Famed Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with nine-time Grammy Award winner Wynton Marsalis will present a very special night in celebration of the Capitol Center for the Arts’ 15th Anniversary on Wednesday, November 10 at 8pm in Concord, New Hampshire. Ticket cost $25.
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra comprises 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players today, and has been the Jazz at Lincoln Center resident orchestra since 1988. Featured in all aspects of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s programming, this remarkably versatile orchestra performs and leads educational events in New York, across the U.S. and around the globe.
In concert, Wynton Marsalis and the 15-piece JLCO offer a window on some of history’s most influential jazz artists as well as the finest musicians playing today. In 2009, Marsalis delivered the 22nd Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He focused on the importance of arts and culture to the American identity and featured performances by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
The phenomenally talented Wynton Marsalis has recorded more than 70 jazz and classical albums, which have garnered him nine Grammy Awards--the only artist to win both classical and jazz Grammys in the same year. He has been awarded numerous honors including the Pulitzer Prize in music, France’s Legion of Honor, and honorary doctorates from universities and colleges throughout the U.S. His compositions include works for the New York City Ballet, the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, PBS, the Berlin Philharmonic, and many more. He is the creator of the video series “Marsalis on Music,” the radio series “Making the Music,” and five books. In 2001, Mr. Marsalis was appointed Messenger of Peace by Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations, and has been a driving force in aid efforts following Hurricane Katrina. He is the artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center and music director of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra appear Wednesday, November 10 at 8pm at the Capitol Center for the Arts. Tickets are available at the box office by calling 603-225-1111, or online at ccanh.com. Sponsored by Bank of America.
Photo caption: Wynton Marsalis will perform with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at the Capitol Center in Concord on Wednesday, Nov. 10 as part of the Center’s 15th Anniversary celebration. (Courtesy photo)

Garrison Players Youth Theatre Presents “Dreamcatchers”

ROLLINSFORD—
Garrison Players Youth Theatre group, under the direction of Autumn Allen, will present “Dreamcatchers,” an original musical by David Kaye, on November 6, 7, 13 and 14, at the Garrison Players Arts Center, Route 4 in Rollinsford. Show times are 11 a.m. on Saturdays and 1 p.m. on Sundays.
Tickets are $8 and are only available at the door. For more information, please contact Miss Autumn at 603-516-4919 or email info@garrisonplayers.org.
Garrison Players is a nonprofit, volunteer-based community theatre group dedicated to enriching the cultural life of the area by presenting high-quality theatrical performances geared for family audiences. Established in 1953, the players encourage people of all ages to enjoy and participate in the many facets of the performing arts, and to help maintain the new Garrison Players Community Arts Center. For more information about Garrison Players, call (603) 516-4919 or e-mail info@garrisonplayers.org. Visit the website at www.garrisonplayers.org.