O'Brien Center of the Arts

OUR FAVORITE COBBLER It is with much sadness that we announce the passing of Martha’s father, Dale Fietz, a founder and greatest supporter of O’Brien Center of the Arts. Not only did he perform as The Candyman in CANDYLAND, The Cobbler in THE 12 DANCING PRINCESSES, The Charbon Vendeur in THE HOLIDAY GIFT, his last role at age 90 would have been one year ago as The Wizard of Oz, before COVID-19 cancelled the show a week before our performance. He also helped to desig...n and build our sets, props, and ballet barres. A safety engineer by profession, he also served in the U. S. Air Force and space program, was an award winning artist and photographer, the oldest downhill ski racer in California, the first Santa Claus at the Great Wall of China, and among his many inventions were two that NASA used on the moon to determine its hardiness. He will best be remembered as a loving father, grandfather and friend to many. Rest In Peace Papa, 9/26/1929 - 3/14/2021. See more

Which characters in The Holiday Gift belong to these costumes???? Costumes by Fleur de Fuchsia Designs

Happy New Year! We are grateful for our OCOTA Family!!! Check out our New Online Store and ......The Holiday Gift Movie will be released on Friday, January 15 (streaming available for 3 days). All on Obriencota.net.

We hope all of our dancers are ready to LEAP away from 2020 and TWIRL into 2021. Check your email for our new zoom schedule and special information for current students. Make this year special, check out our website for exciting new events and our online store. obriencota.net

Merry Christmas from Obrien Center of the Arts! We are grateful to all the support that we have received from our dancers, families and community. We need your continued support by purchasing OCOTA sweatshirts, B is for Ballet book, and flash drives and tickets for our Holiday Gift 2020. OCOTA wants to continue to keep dance alive either in our studio, outside our studio and/or on Zoom. Go to obriencota.net to place your orders.