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Community Briefs 02/12/12
Shining Stars Scholarship auditions
The Wisconsin Philharmonic will host its annual Shining Stars Scholarship auditions on Thursday, March 8, at Carroll University's Shattuck Music Center. Waukesha County students in grades six through are eligible to compete for one of many $250 scholarships. Graduating seniors with the intent to major in music are also eligible for the $1,500 Anthony W. Bryant Scholarship.
All scholarship winners will perform and be honored at an April 17 recital at the Shattuck Music Center. Select Bryant Scholarship competitors and High School scholarship winners will be invited to perform alongside members of The Wisconsin Philharmonic at its season finale concert Une Grande Finale on Sunday, May 6. The deadline for entry is Monday, Feb. 13. Applications and more information are available online at www.wisconsinphilharmonic.org.
The Shining Stars Scholarships are an example of The Philharmonic's steadfast commitment to providing programs that serve the entire community and provide opportunities to help students achieve success and enrichment through classical music.
Master composter training offered
The UW-Extension Solid & Hazardous Waste Education Center (SHWEC) and Waukesha County UW Cooperative Extension will offer a master composter training workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at Retzer Nature Center, S14 W28167 Madison St., Genesee.
In addition to the workshop, participants who are seeking certification as a master composter must take an open-book exam. There is a $30 fee for the program, which includes the home study guide and the March 24 workshop. Lunch is not included.
To register, send a check for $30 payable to UW-Extension and to Waukesha County UW Cooperative Extension, Master Composter Training, 515 W. Moreland Blvd. Room AC G-22 Waukesha, WI 53188. For more information, visit waukesha.uwex.edu/
horticulture/consumer- horticulture or contact Ann Wied at (262) 548-7788 or awied@waukeshacounty .gov.
Space is limited. The registration deadline is March 12.
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