Since it opened in March, the Carrollwood Cultural Center has showcased community bands, a troupe with dancers in wheelchairs, local artists and a handmade grand piano.
The $8 million center features a stage, dance floor, art studios, computer lab and outdoor performance space. Though it is at 4537 Lowell Road in Carrollwood Village, it draws participants and spectators from across the county.
Classes on art, computers, languages, music and other skills are offered throughout the year. Toddlers attend music classes where they sing and dance. Children filled up the summer fine arts camps, including the middle and high school students who performed "Cinderella" in the Summer Broadway Series.
Art shows, meanwhile, gave local artists a chance to display their works. And dance performances included contemporary and modern numbers from the Asher Dance Eclectic, a company that includes disabled dancers.
In September, master piano artisan Takanori Otake traveled from Japan to test and regulate each key of the center's new piano, later featured in a concert. Only five of the Shigeru Kawai grand pianos are found in Florida and fewer than 100 are in the United States.
The center capped its year with a series of holiday events. Professionals and amateurs played together for a holiday pops concert. Volunteers in a community band took the stage later in December, and children created gift boxes and other crafts during a workshop.
The next session of classes begins Sunday. A jazz-filled evening, coffee and discussion about Florida Orchestra performances and a show about Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin and Dean Martin also are planned. Details are available at www.carrollwoodcenter.org.
A staff report
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