It involves imagining oneself with a big belly, wild hair and curled shoes, perhaps eating special Munchkin cereal for breakfast, choreographer Leigh Constantine said Saturday, cocking her foot out to the side. Constantine and the national tour of "The Wizard of Oz" swept into the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center on Saturday to audition 110 children – mostly girls – to perform as Munchkins in the beloved musical at Carol Morsani Hall in October. ...more

September 13, 2008

A year ago, China was a world history lesson, a spot on a map. Now it is the taste of tea, the soaring notes of the Beijing Opera and the ache in their legs from climbing the Great Wall. ...more

December 29, 2007

A year ago, China was a world history lesson, a spot on a map. Now it is the taste of tea, the soaring notes of the Beijing Opera and the ache in students' legs from climbing the Great Wall. ...more

December 29, 2007

A year ago, China was a world history lesson, a spot on a map. Now it is the taste of tea, the soaring notes of the Beijing Opera and the ache in students' legs from climbing the Great Wall. ...more

December 29, 2007

Independent Day School's study of China began with Chinese college students visiting and ended with a field trip across the world. ...more

December 29, 2007

It was a scene evoking images of Sotheby's in London or New York - except that the prices were light years lower and the bidders a good bit shorter. ...more

December 26, 2007

The Mayflower docked, the Pilgrims disembarked and the preparations for a long, cold winter began. ...more

November 21, 2007

The Mayflower docked, the Pilgrims disembarked and the preparations for a long, cold winter began. ...more

November 21, 2007

Chamber music, costumes and candy will combine for an afternoon treat at Independent Day School. ...more

October 17, 2007

Chamber music, costumes and candy will combine for an afternoon treat at Independent Day School. The private school is offering its Reflections concert series with a Halloween twist this month. The Riverside Brass Quintet from New York will perform at 4 p.m. Oct. 28 at the school's Farish Center, 12015 Orange Grove Drive. The program will last about an hour and is open to the public. Tickets cost $8 for students and $10 for adults and are available at the door or in advance by calling (813) 961-3087. ...more

October 10, 2007