By Alex Smith Jr.
Good evening, everyone.
As we gather to celebrate more than fifty years of the Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center, I want to take a moment to return to the beginning — to the spark that created all of this.
There was once a remarkable Clark Center teacher, Ms. Thelma Hill, whose artistry and guidance inspired her student, Larry Phillips. From Phillips’ love of the performing arts came the founding of Our Children’s Dance Center. After Hill’s tragic passing, he renamed his young organization in her honor, and it became the Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center. Continue reading
