{"id":2020,"date":"2010-09-22T13:15:53","date_gmt":"2010-09-22T19:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/?p=2020"},"modified":"2010-09-22T13:15:53","modified_gmt":"2010-09-22T19:15:53","slug":"millard-sheets-center-for-the-arts-also-a-center-for-storytelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/2010\/09\/22\/millard-sheets-center-for-the-arts-also-a-center-for-storytelling\/","title":{"rendered":"Millard Sheets Center for the Arts also a center for storytelling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not only does the exhibit at the Millard Sheets Center for the Arts at Fairplex transport Fairguests back to the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, it also brings to life the people behind those photos on the walls. From the Industrial Age to the Computer Age . . . Three Centuries of Artistic Innovation<\/em> shows how the Industrial Revolution changed not only how the world worked in agriculture, manufacturing and transport, but also affected everyday life and the arts.
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Brenna Kelly as Emily Warren Roebling, who led the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nTake for example Emily Warren Roebling, the woman who built the Brooklyn Bridge (a photo of which hangs in the timeline display at the beginning of the exhibit). She was the first woman field engineer, who carried out her husband\u2019s instructions for the bridge\u2019s construction because he was incapacitated by \u201cthe bends\u201d \u2013 the decompression sickness suffered by divers.
\nRoebling\u2019s story is one of will power, fortitude and bravery inspiring young and old alike thanks to the talents of actor Brenna Kelly of Pomona. She captures the imaginations of school children participating in FairKids Discovery Club field trips each weekday before the Fair opens (and entertains Fairguests weekdays from 1-3 p.m. and weekends from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.).
\n\u201cI\u2019m creating a memory as a person, that\u2019s how I get their attention,\u201d she explains of her Fair audiences. \u201cAs Roebling I tell them, \u2018If I can do it, you can do it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
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The anti-technology Luddite (portrayed by Kelly) is taken away by Fair security staff.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The same fiery determination Roebling exhibited comes through Kelly as she discusses goals for her presentations at Sheets. She also portrays an anti-technology\u00a0Luddite bent on destroying a factory and a textile mill worker whose daughter (portrayed by Kelly\u2019s own 12-year-old Monet) works beside her as \u201cthe bobbin girl.\u201d
\nKelly taught beginning comedy at the Improv Comedy Club in Ontario and Irvine, where she discovered her true passion to help people of any age cultivate their authentic voice and share their unique perspective with confidence and ease. She is the founder of Conspire to Inspire Theatre Arts Program<\/span><\/a> in Claremont and Pomona.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s all about the connection,\u201d Kelly explains. \u201cEvery time I have an audience \u2013 one or 1,000 \u2013 one can feel the energy exchange. I don\u2019t merely present, I have a conversation with the audience, more like a soul conversation.\u201d
\nMSCAF<\/span><\/a> is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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