Two-day acting class planned in Minden

Carson Valley Community Theatre is hosting an acting workshop taught by Peter Frisch, well-known producer, director, and acting teacher and coach.

The intensive workshop will take place over two days from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. 8-9.

The topic, "Physical and Vocal Adjustments" teaches how actors experiment and learn how to take physical and vocal risks while integrating these choices into the emotional life of the character. Adjustments are specific properties of the voice and body and must relate to the "Intention," "Why" or "Obstacle."

This workshop is available to anyone interested in acting.

The class is open to 12 students and the cost is $150. To register please call Lucille Rao at 775-843-3493

Classes will be held at the Carson Valley Arts Council Building on Highway 395 between County Road and First Street in Minden.

For more information log on to Frisch's website at www.

TheFrischStudio.com.

Mile High Jazz presents 'Cool Jazz in January'

Swing into the new year with the Mile High Jazz Band at "Cool Jazz in January," a big-band event with vocalist Sheryl Adams at Comma Coffee, from 8-10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.11, at Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson St., cross the street from the state legislature building in Carson City. General admission is $5 at the door, and is free for age 18 and younger. Come early for dance instruction, 6-7:15 p.m., $5 additional.

The 19-member Mile High Jazz Band performs music in the spirit of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Woody Herman, and more contemporary jazz styles from their repertoire of more than 100 charts. Performances are funded, in part, by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

For information about "Cool Jazz in January" and other live music at Comma Coffee, call June Joplin at 775-883-2662. For information about the Mile High Jazz Band, call 775-883-4154, or see milehighjazz.com.