Discount tickets for Disney on Ice

Discount ticketsfor Disney on Ice
YOUNGSTOWN -- Tickets are now available to the public at a discount rate for a special Girl Scout/Boy Scout Night performance of Disney On Ice at the Chevrolet Centre.
Tickets for the Dec. 30 show, which starts at 7 p.m., are $18.50 and $13.50 and include a Disney patch and an invitation to a post-show Scout clinic.
Tickets can be purchased by credit card by calling the Girl Scouts regional office at (330) 652-5877.
SMARTS open house
YOUNGSTOWN -- Students Motivated for the Arts (SMARTS) will hold a holiday open house from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday at SMARTS Center, 258 W. Federal St.
The event will include refreshments, music, decorating and hand-on activities and is open to students from kindergarten to 12th grade. Groups of 10 or more must have reservations. Call (330) 941-2787 for more information.
Quote/Unquote
"When I was in middle school, some of my friends found a catalog ad I did for Superman pajamas. They made as many copies as they could and pasted them up all over school." -- Jensen Ackles ("Supernatural") in Teen People.
h"I have a terrible sweet tooth. I love ... I don't know what they're called in America. They're long and red ... Twizzlers!" -- Emma Watson ("Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"), on ElleGirl.com
"Rap. All of it." -- Houston Astros second baseman Craig Biggio, on what song he hates the most, in Sports Illustrated.
Students of Rockto perform concert
CLEVELAND -- The Paul Green School of Rock is most unusual. The Philadelphia-based school -- which inspired the hit movie "School of Rock," starring Jack Black -- teaches promising teenagers to play like rock stars. It has 10 branch campuses in several states.
The school's touring group, The School of Rock All-Stars, will perform at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 28 at House of Blues. Tickets are $14 in advance ($16 at the door), and are available at www.hob.com.
The school recently released a documentary DVD entitled "Rock School." For more information about the school or the DVD, go to www.schoolofrock.com.
Taiko drumming residency offered
CLEVELAND -- Playhouse Square Foundation's arts education department is currently accepting applications from area teens interested in participating in a six-day Taiko drumming residency with Eitetsu Hayashi. The residency begins on Jan. 23 and culminates with a performance at Cuyahoga Community College's Metro Campus on Jan. 28. No previous drumming or musical experience is necessary. Applications are available online at PlayhouseSquare.com/arts-education or by calling (216) 348-7912. The residency will take place in the new Idea Center at Playhouse Square.
Eitetsu Hayashi is world famous for his ability to play the Japanese Taiko, a traditional drumming art form.
Hot Web site
Got nothing to do once school lets out? Don't just sit there, find inspiration at Afterschool Scene (http://www.afterschoolscene.com) and discover the wide range of activities that kids and teens across the United States are involved in.
The Afterschool Scene Web site is sponsored by the Afterschool Alliance, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that all students have access to quality afterschool programs. Their studies show that students engaged in such programs have better grades, attendance and behavior than those who aren't involved with any extracurricular activities. It sure beats being bored!
Each activity is arranged by category.
There's no excuse for wasting away in front of the TV; use Afterschool Scene as a springboard to get active.