Upcoming NWFSC Performance Events

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Event Title: Northwest Florida State College Fall Theatrical Production – “Mindgame”
Event Date: 10/12/11
Start Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Mattie Kelly Arts Center at NWFSC, 100 College Blvd, Niceville, FL 32578​

The NWFSC Fall theatrical production of Anthony Horowitz's thriller “Mindgame" appears in the Sprint Theater of the Mattie Kelly Arts Center on the Niceville campus Oct. 12 - 15 at 7:30 p.m.
A Halloween treat, “Mindgame” follows a prominent author of novels and true crime stories who enters a secluded mental institution to interview a serial killer who has been confined there for 30 years.
“Mindgame” was a riveting hit in London's West End and later Off-Broadway starring Keith Carradine and directed by Ken Russell. In the NWFSC production, the writer, Mark Styler, arrives at the asylum thinking he has made the coup of his career with the scheduled interview of the serial killer but he finds nothing can be trusted, not even his own eyes.
Through a series of lies, manipulations and memories, dark secrets are revealed. Why is there a skeleton in the doctor's office? Where did the raw meat in the fridge come from? What is the nurse so afraid of? And most importantly, how does one get out?
Due to some intense violence, it is recommended for audiences ages 15 and up. Tickets are $15 adult and $10 youth ages 18 and younger. Currently enrolled NWFSC students may receive one free ticket per student ID, in-person from the Box Office. For tickets, contact the Mattie Kelly Arts Center Box Office at 729-6000 or purchase online at www.mattiekellyartscenter.org

Event Title: Concerto Competition Finals
Event Date: 10/15/11
Start Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Mattie Kelly Arts Center at NWFSC, 100 College Blvd, Niceville​

Sponsored by the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and the NFSO Guild, the finalists in the prestigious annual Concerto Competition will compete in a final round that is free of charge and open to the public.
The finalist performances will be held in the Tyler Recital Hall of the Mattie Kelly Arts Center on the Niceville Campus of Northwest Florida State College starting at 9 a.m. The Northwest Florida Symphony Guild, in conjunction with the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and Northwest Florida State College, hosted the 25th Annual Concerto Competition, for students of orchestral instruments, piano, and voice who are 23 years of age or younger.
Youth in the Concerto Competition compete for prize money and the opportunity to perform with the NFSO in a live “Stars of Tomorrow” concert to be held on Feb.17, 2012 at the Mattie Kelly Arts Fine and Performing Arts Center in Niceville.
For more information about the Concerto Competition, contact faculty coordinator Lois Van Dam at vandaml@nwfsc.edu or (850) 729-6009 or the college’s Fine Arts Office at (850) 729-5382.

Event Title: NWFSC Faculty Piano Recital – A Celebration of Franz Liszt
Event Date: 10/22/11
Start Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Mattie Kelly Arts Center at NWFSC, 100 College Blvd., Niceville​

On the occasion of Liszt’s 200th birthday (Oct. 22, 1811), NWFSC piano professor Lois Van Dam and several of her students will perform the music of Liszt at 7:30 p.m. in Tyler Recital Hall of the music wing of the Mattie Kelly Arts Center on the college’s Niceville campus. The recital is free of charge and open to the public.
Donations will be accepted for college’s piano fund. Student performers are Dylan Garofalo, Fletcher Wilson, Scott Derrick, Roy Hoobler, Dr. Stephen Gilmore, and Carol Yessick.
For more information contact Lois Van Dam at (850) 729-6009 or the college’s Fine Arts Office at (850) 729-5382.

The Mattie Kelly Arts Center is located on the Niceville campus of NWF State College at 100 College Boulevard and is easily accessible via Interstate 10, U.S. Highway 285 and Highway 85.

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