Arts bulletin board: Sept. 7, 2012

‘Honk Jr.’ tickets on sale today

Tickets go on sale today for Shelby County Community Theatre's Youth Series production of Honk! Jr., music by George Stiles. The play is a musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling and is directed by James Ray Morgan.

Performances are Sept. 21, 22, 28 and 29 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 23 and 30 at 2:30. Tickets are $15 adults, $12 seniors, and $10 students. For reservations, call 502-633-0242.

Downtown concerts conclude

The annual downtown Shelbyville concert series concludes its summer run on Sept. 14-15. Lewis Mathis will perform at 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at the public parking lot between 6th and 7th streets, and the next night New Breed will perform at 7-10 p.m. on the stage in Founders Square across the Shelby County Courthouse. There also will be a SMART Car Cruise of vintage vehicles on Main Street.

For more information, contact Shelby Development Corporation at 633-5029.

Christmas show auditions

Auditions for Shelby County Community Theatre's production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, written by Barbara Robinson and directed by Rick Reinle, will be at 6 p.m. Sept. 23 and 7 p.m. Sept. 24 at the theater.

Roles are available for boys and girls ages 8-13 and men and women ages 35-60. Auditioners should be prepared to do cold readings from the script. Performance dates are Nov. 30-Dec. 2 and Dec. 7-9. The theater is located at 801 Main St. in Shelbyville. For more information, call 502-633-0222.

See full listings of all events at www.SentinelNews.com/datebook.