Keeping you plugged into the exciting things happening with Performing Arts
Published July 6th, 2025
Volume 268
Tim Hurt - Performing Arts Director
“Bearing the image of the Creator as we cultivate creativity.”
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Mark your calendars, we don’t want you to miss out on any of the exciting happenings in Performing Arts!
July 14-18 Marching Lions Band Camp - Week 1
July 21-25 Marching Lions Band Camp - Week 2
July 28-Aug 1 Fine Arts Nationals - Prep Week
Aug 3-10 National Fine Arts Festival - Orlando, FL
Aug 11 Theatre Interest Meeting (all grade levels, 1st-12th)
Aug 18-22 MS & HS Theatre Audition Week
Aug 23 5th Grade Band Fast Start
Sept 26 Band Night / Homecoming Game
Sept 30 Coweta County Marching Band Expo, ECHS
Oct 4 Marching Lions Competition
Oct 17 & 18 HS One Act - TCS Performances
Oct 18 All State Orchestra Audition
Oct 19 Fine Arts Festival 2026 Launch Meeting
Oct 24 All State Reading Chorus Audition
Oct 25 Marching Lions Competition
Late Oct One Act Region Competition
Late Oct / Early Nov Middle School Musical
Nov 2 Marching Lions Family Night
Nov 8 All State Chorus Audition
Nov 11 Veteran’s Day Chorus Performance
Dec 2 Chorus Concert - First Baptist, PTC
Dec 5-6 Second Stage Theatre Performances
Dec 6 All State MS Band Audition
Dec 8 Orchestra Concert - 7pm
Dec 9 Band Concert - 7pm
Dec 11 Recorders Concert - 6pm
Dec 13 All State HS Band Audition
Dec 16 Dance Recital - Wadsworth Auditorium, Newnan
WHAT’S HAPPENING…
New to our Staff
Patrons Program - Founding Members by August 1
Summer Camps
Music Arts Academy
Instrument Repair
NEW TO OUR STAFF
Mrs. Ann Marie Rhodes
We would like to introduce Mrs. Ann Marie Rhodes, our new MS Theatre Director. Mrs. Rhodes will be working with Mrs. Perez and our other leaders to continue to build our already thriving theatre department, with a focus on our Middle School students. She will direct the annual MS Musical, oversee our Jr. Thespians, and more. Mrs. Rhodes has a degree in Musical Theatre from the University of Alabama. She is currently also a Teaching Artist with the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta.
Mrs. Meagan Dixon
We would like to introduce Mrs. Meagan Dixon, our new MS & HS Chorus Director. Mrs. Dixon will be joining us and continuing to build our choral program. Most of the students know her already, she has been teaching voice lessons (and clarinet) in our Arts Academy, and also helping as our Musical Director for several of our theatre productions. Mrs. Dixon has a degree in Music Education (Vocal Emphasis: K-12) from Lee University.
We have just completed our first project funded by our new Patrons Program, and we are so excited! The Marching Lions will be traveling in style this upcoming marching season. THANK YOU to our new Performing Arts Patrons for your generosity!
We are in the process of our next major project, converting a classroom into a functioning dance / theatre rehearsal room. This is also funded by our Patrons Program, these are ways your giving is making a real and lasting difference.
We are looking for "Founding Members" for this new program, if you are interested please reach out so we can tell you more - deadline for this category is August 1, 2025. It’s a great time to jump in and support all of the Arts programs at Trinity.
Contact Jake Mullins, our Patrons Board President - artspatrons@tcslions.org or 470-505-4356 // or visit our website: tcslions.org/patrons - we can't wait to get you involved.
SUMMER CAMPS
ONE WEEK SHOW INTENSIVE
We are excited to announce that our summer show for Rising Middle School and High School students is...SHREK JR!
Sign up here: https://tcslions.org/summer-camps
MARCHING LIONS BAND CAMP
MUSIC ARTS ACADEMY
To enhance the Performing Arts experience at Trinity Christian School, we offer the opportunity for private instruction, with a growing number of vocal and instrumental options. Our programs offer instruction at various levels to include those who are newly discovering their musical talents, as well as those who have been refining their art for years. Interested in private instruction? This is the place for you!
Here is a list of our current instructors. Click here for INSTRUCTOR BIOS and more information.
Stacee Adams - Piano, Voice - staceeadams@gmail.com
Nien-hwa Chin - Cello, Piano - nzc102@gmail.com
Jason Christian - Guitar - thebirdsongstudios@gmail.com
Meagan Dixon - Clarinet, Voice - meaganschlabach@gmail.com
Monica Lee - Voice, Piano - monicalee396@gmail.com
Sharissa Manwaring - Violin - sharissa.manwaring@tcslions.org
Bill Melton - Low Brass - bill.melton@tcslions.org
Katie Palmer - Trumpet - katierollspalmer@gmail.com
Natalie Pinson - Violin - natalie.king@tcslions.org
Cathy Settle - Piano, Voice - cathy.settle@tcslions.org
Frank van der Merwe - Guitar, Drum Set, Bass Guitar, Rock Vocals - fvdm92@gmail.com
Elisabeth Veal - Harp - northgaharpist@gmail.com
Nathanael Woodruff - Guitar, Piano - grassfedpower3@gmail.com
For information regarding private music lessons, please contact one of the above instructors or visit https://tcslions.org/arts-academy.
To register, please contact performingarts@tcslions.org. All private music lessons are taught on the TCS campus, and are scheduled on an individual basis. We can’t wait to get you started!!
INSTRUMENT REPAIR
We use Big Note Music for on site repair of many of our musical instruments. If you have an instrument that needs repair, this may be a great option for you. The process works with you filling out an online form, pre-paying for the repair, and then they come for a scheduled repair session right on our Trinity campus. Your student wouldn’t be away from their instrument except when it’s on the repair table. This convenient option has worked for us for a few years now. Simply fill out the online form and let us know that a repair has been scheduled.
Online Link to Schedule a Repair: https://bignotemusic.com/product/schedule-repair/