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Mission Viejo, CA – The Saddleback College Art Gallery has announced the winners of the 4^th International Small Teapot Show, an international exhibition, which opened on February 11^th\ and continues through March 11^th at the Saddleback College Art Gallery .

On display are 95 selected works from the competition including the winners listed below:

The exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday-Wednesday, Noon to 4 pm and Thursday, 4 to 8 pm. For this event, free parking will be provided in parking lots 10 and 12 (student spaces only) by placing a Teapot Postcard in your car window.

Saddleback College is located at 28000 Marguerite Pkwy in Mission Viejo , just east of Interstate 5 at the Avery Parkway exit. Take Avery Parkway to Marguerite Parkway turn left to the third traffic light, which is Saddleback’s Marguerite entrance. Turn right into the campus and take the third left to “ Theatre Circle ,” turning right into Lot 12.

Best of Show Grand Prize Arachnipot by Kevin Chamberlain Iowa City , IA First Place #3018 by Lloyd Chen San Diego , CA Second Place Teakettle by Fu-Hsien Liu Taichun City , Taiwan Third Place Innocence by Scott Ziegler Barrington , IL	Honorable Mention The Speckled Dog Teapot by Robbie Bell Fort Lauderdale , FL Honorable Mention Monkey Steed by Theresa Wilson Canyon , TX Honorable Mention La Azulita by Jose Sierra Tucson , AZ Honorable Mention Horizontal by Ian Paul Rylatt Aberstwyth, Ceredigion England Honorable Mention Alder Leaf Teapot by Annette Reed Mission Viejo , CA ( Saddleback College student)

Located in Mission Viejo, Saddleback College provides quality higher education and training to the greater south Orange County community. Having served more than 500,000 students since 1968, Saddleback College offers over 300 degree and certificate programs to help students reach their personal, career, and educational goals. For more information, please visit www.saddleback.edu and for Fine Arts information, please visit www.saddleback.edu/arts.

The Bard's Multi-phonic Production of TempestMission Viejo, CA – The Department of Theatre Arts at Saddleback College will be presenting what we like to call, a multi-phonic production of the Bards' Tempest - the Tempest by William Shakespeare, on February 26th through March 7th in the McKinney Theatre. Directed by Patrick J. Fennell, this bilingual production, with a blend of Castilian and Caló, is a story of magical revenge taking place during the mid-19th century with the action occurring on the Island of Catalina . The story of a sorcerer, Prospero, and his daughter, Miranda, who are banned to an enchanted island, will feature songs and dances to Mexican music as well as a Dia de los Muertos (literaly Day of the Dead) feast as part of the storyline.

Milne & Delbecq in Piano Duo at Saddleback

Mission Viejo, CA - Saddleback College Jazz Studies is scheduled to present Canadian Andy Milne and Frenchman Benoît Delbecq to perform a piano duo in the McKinney Theatre on February 24th at 7 pm.

Canadian pianist and composer Andy Milne is considered one of the most distinctive voices at the heart of New York 's creative jazz scene, performing throughout the world in a range of settings, including collaborations with: Steve Coleman, Ravi Coltrane, Carlos Ward, Carla Cook, Sekou Sundiata, Avery Brooks, Ralph Alessi, Cassandra Wilson, and Sonny Greenwich. Milne’s genre-breaking band Dapp Theor

Saddleback Art Gallery Presents Free International Teapot Competition

Mission Viejo, CA – The Saddleback College Art Gallery announced it is sponsoring the Fourth International Small Teapot Competition from February 11 through March 11, 2010. Over 300 teapots were entered into the competition representing 10 countries including China , Mexico , Israel , Canada , Australia , and the United States . On display are 95 selected works from the competition. One pot will be selected as the “Best of Show” and its creator will receive the grand prize of a tour of ceramics sites in China

Saddleback College Theatre Art Students Earn Kennedy Center Nominations

Mission Viejo, CA – The Department of Theatre Arts at Saddleback College announced student actor selections from the fall productions as nominees for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Auditions. The following students were nominated this year:

International Art Exhibit Winners Announced