Galena Street East

Galena Street East Productions’ annual Holiday Tapestry would have been produced earlier this month. It would have been their 49th year. My children had the ble...ssed privilege to have been part of Holiday Tapestries. When I invited friends to attend a Holiday Tapestry performance, I always told them I wasn’t inviting them to see my kids, but to watch an amazing production you would not see anywhere else. I would even tell my fiends not to look for my kids on stage, but to enjoy each number in it’s entirety. The Holiday Tapestry welcomes the Christmas season with a variety of unique and fun-spirited holiday song and dance routines, recognizes world culture with international folk dances, wishes of peace around the world, and celebrates the birth of Jesus. Under the artistic direction of Jeri Clinger, these young performers learned the ethics of cooperation and hard work, a sense of duty to one another, duty to family, and duty to community. Jeri instilled a sense of kindness and love amongst each other, to their community, and to the world. She taught the performers that their performances - their songs of hope and peace, of encouragement, kindness, love, their joyful dances - are a gift to the community. Family and community is highly valued at Galena. Since Galena Street East is a non-profit organization, it involves parents’ time and commitment to work together to bring a dazzling, wholesome, and meaningful production to the stage. Parents are involved with building the sets and decorating the stage, sewing costumes, creating props, while performers work hard in rehearsals with Jeri and the award winning choreographer, Ron Cisneros. Clay and Alexandra specializes in international folk dances, and the talented Richard Clinger arranges the music. It was always a rewarding feeling to see all the hard work from so many people, working on the different aspects of the production, and then bringing together a final product to the stage for the community. It was rewarding to be part of Galena Street East Productions, for me and Hien, and for Kayleen and Colsen. See more

From catching the show from the side of the stage, to the quiet moments behind the scenes with our performers, Choreographer and Stage Manager Clay Merrill reflects on his favorite Holiday Tapestry moments.

Today's Holiday Tapestry reflections will be from some of our Choreographers. We'll start with Alex! "When I was 7 years old, my mom's friend told her about auditions for a children’s singing and dancing group. We had recently moved to California from North Carolina, I think my mom was looking for some extra curricular activities to enhance our childhood and keep us busy. Little did she know how busy Galena would keep us! As a child, I loved everything about being in Childr...Continue reading

Wow! Here we are at the end of tech week. On Saturday we'd run two full public shows, one at 1pm and the other at 7pm. Before that final show each year, the entire company stands in a circle just before the curtain opens, to express thanks for each other, and present gifts to our creative staff and tech leads. This is often a tender moment for the graduating seniors, as they realize that it is the last time the curtain will open for them at a Holiday Tapestry show. Today we want to highlight that alternate view, one the audience usually doesn't see. These are the moments behind the scenes and backstage. Backstage is where the show is really at!

As you have heard multiple times this week, Galena Street East is more than just a performing group. Galena is one big family. Kristi and Chris Chavez help lead our Children's Chorus, and have been with the company for over 20 years. Here are some of their favorite memories

Welcome to Friday! By now we've had two days of shows for the local Elementary School children, and tonight would be our first show for the general public. Jeri Clinger shares "I always love this might because we can sing the songs about the true meaning of the season. By the time we get to Friday, it all seems like the week went by so fast. All week wonderful meals were prepared by Galena moms and brought to Hiram for the performers who had to stay until 11:00 pm. The lobby looks great and the printed programs have arrived...IT'S SHOW TIME!"

Meet Lizzy. Galena Street East is funded by the shows we put on for local schools, hospitals, and for you, our fans. This pandemic has cut off those revenue streams. Will you help support Lizzy and our other performers to develop their talents by making a donation to our organization? Visit http://www.galenastreeteast.org to donate.

We need your help! Madison, a performer with Galena Street East, shares more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected our organization. Visit http://www.galenastreeteast.org to donate. Thank you!

To all of our wonderful friends, we thank you for your support. Happy New Year! May 2020 bring you great success and joy.

We’d like to thank the thousands of elementary school children who came to our school shows yesterday and today! We love seeing your smiling faces each year! The Gift opens tonight to the public at 7pm. Tickets still available at the box office, or online at http://www.galenastreeteast.org

Galena is proud to announce our 48th Annual Holiday Tapestry "The Gift", presented with the support of Sant Sound. We're so excited for you to join us once again as we celebrate the gift of unity and love through song and dance. See you soon! When: Friday, December 6th @ 7pm Saturday, December 7th @1pm and 7pm. ... Where: Hiram Johnson High School Auditorium 6879 14th Ave, Sacramento, CA 95820 More info and Tickets: http://www.galenastreeteast.org

We miss you, Paul! That Choir of Angels of yours must be glorious!

We’re holding a fundraiser! Come support Galena at an evening of entertainment and fun! WHEN: Thursday, May 16th 2019 WHERE: 1101 51st Street, Sacramento, CA 95819 DOORS/CONCESSIONS: 6:30pm... SHOW: 7:00pm to 8:15pm TICKETS: Available at the door, $10. Concessions extra. We hope to see you there!

RISE - ROOTS TO WINGS -YOU ARE NEVER TOO YOUNG TO BE AMAZING! is a 50 minute interactive musical assembly where elementary school students are encouraged to: learn about their family roots and appreciate the beauty of our cultural differences realize we all have great worth rise to areas of greatness in our lives you are never too you too be amazing The music, dance and costumes from a variety of cultures are highlighted in the performance. Students and performers a...re invited to share family traditions from their own cultural backgrounds. Youth that enjoy a positive attitude of who they are and where they came from have been shown to develop higher self-esteem at a younger age. In our assembly students are encouraged not only to tolerate cultural diversity but to celebrate it. The teachers at the schools we service also receive an activity guide for the assembly to enhance the performance. See more

Performers Wanted! Have you or someone you know wanted to join Galena but couldn’t commit to the full performing year? We would like to offer a special opportunity to join us for the spring season at a discounted rate! If interested please call 916-990-5997

Merry Christmas!

Check out our Directors, Richard and Jeri Clinger, in this interview with LDS Living! You might even spot a few alumni.

That's a wrap! The stage is clear, and the lights are out on Holiday Tapestry 2018 To our loyal fans, and to those who joined us for the first time this year, thank you for making us a part of your holiday traditions. Each of you means so much to us, and we could not put on these shows without your support. From our Galena family to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season. We hope that you'll continue to spread the joy you felt tonight and be a light to those around you.