tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:45:34 +0000wildcatscancerAIDSWalkautographsanthemauditionsvideo film actingDramafundraisinglibraryBroadwaystar-spangled bannersummertravelspring breakPirate Queencharitycastsenior olympicscelebritysportshigh schoolTucsonbook signingFloyd LandisArizonablogtvbaseballcrashHilton TheatreNew YorksingingTVteen driversvacationwebcamstreaming videotheaterbicyclingteenagerscar accidentplayMusicalvolunteeringactingfilmArizona Theatre CompanyEl Tournational anthemuniversitySummer on StageKaity Ruth is a college student pursuing her dreams of being involved in the world of performing arts. Her major is theatre production, with an emphasis in technical and design. In addition to working stage crew, Kaity has appeared in multiple stage productions, acted in local film projects, and sings at a variety of gatherings and venues.http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)Blogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-6242338037799399682Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:00:00 +00002009-06-26T13:31:13.185-07:00travelspring breakcharityvacationcelebrityvolunteeringDozens of college and university students from around the United States spent an alternative Spring Break volunteering in New Orleans, helping rebuild homes for Katrina-area victims. Partnering with different groups on each campus, students traveled to Louisiana, giving up what could have been a typical week of awesome parties.Kaity was there with her fellow UA students when CNN's Anderson Cooperhttp://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2009/03/anderson-cooper-meets-volunteers-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-3433346017442727732Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:30:00 +00002009-01-15T14:42:51.175-07:00universitycelebritybook signingKaity was one of dozens of University of Arizona students waiting to meet and greet American journalist and former talk show host Geraldo Rivera. Geraldo came to his alma mater to promote the release his new book His Panic: Why Americans Fear Hispanics in the U.S. You can tell by Kaity's grin that she is enjoying the moment.http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2008/11/ua-alumnus-geraldo-rivera-visited.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-2387483690011874241Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:30:00 +00002007-12-28T11:13:16.849-07:00charityfundraisingcancerKaity designed pea-themed Thank You cards to sell through CafePress. She's donating her entire store owner mark-up ($5.00 profit per box) to the Frozen Pea Fund in honor of Susan Reynolds. Susan is an avid blogger who revealed on Twitter.com that she was diagnosed with breast cancer. You can follow Susan's posts on her personal blog "Boobs on Ice."Kaity plans to minor in graphic arts in college http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2007/12/peas-and-thank-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-1303481380601338821Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:41:00 +00002007-12-15T17:27:07.260-07:00car accidentcrashteen driversCar accidents are the No. 1 killer of teenagers in the United States, so we don't share this picture lightly. It is a frightening reminder that you can never be too careful around construction zones, especially at night.After assuming ownership of Grandma's car on Thanksgiving, Kaity is now car-less but alive. Friends and family are grateful that Kaity and her friend Libby walked away from the http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2007/12/kaity-first-car.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-3917504437800459520Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:29:00 +00002007-12-15T17:28:57.337-07:00anthemsportsbicyclingKaity sang the Star Spangled Banner for the second year in a row at Tucson's annual bicycle event -- warbling on top of the world, above the crowd at the 109-mile event start. Like last year, she was filmed and photographed by various media outlets from around the world.After this race start, we drove over to the 66-mile event start. Kaity was so tired from having gotten up at o'dark thirty that http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2007/11/el-tour-de-tucson.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-3703068290034374456Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:54:00 +00002007-12-15T18:19:44.262-07:00video film actingThe Pima County Public Library creates book trailers in the summertime, enlisting local teens as directors and actors. Kaity was cast as the leukemia-stricken sister in "My Sister's Keeper." The production was shot in late June 2007 in Tucson, but the finished video interpretation of Jodi Picoult's novel has just been uploaded to YouTube. Photos from behind the scenes of the library book trailer http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2007/09/my-sisters-keeper.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-2828913642214894009Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:51:00 +00002007-08-12T17:04:54.828-07:00MusicalauditionssummerTVWith a week-long break between the end of Summer on Stage and Kaity's senior year, we hopped on a plane last Tuesday to go to the American Idol Season 7 auditions in Omaha, Nebraska. Sure, it's a long shot, but we decided the experience of being behind the scenes of a major reality TV/talent show would be a unique way to end the summer.Registration was pretty fast. We stood in line only a couple http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2007/08/american-idol-auditions-in-omaha_12.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-7648214568363898827Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:30:00 +00002007-08-05T11:53:53.208-07:00actingtheaterSummer on StageplayKaity plays Frida Jensen, the angry and sad outcast, in the comedy/drama "Snow Angel," at the Temple of Music and Art, August 1 and 3.In the Pretzel Knot cafe, Helen reads Frida's private journal out loud.Play Description: When Deerpoint, Vermont is hit by the biggest blizzard in over a century, a mysterious girl named Eva steps out of a snow bank and into the lives of 15 confused teenagers. Whathttp://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2007/08/snow-angel-by-david-lindsay-abaire.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-6329238846187341165Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:11:00 +00002007-07-29T13:45:46.735-07:00actingtheatersummerFor her third year, Kaity is enrolled in Arizona Theater Company's Summer on Stage. The Arizona Daily Star covered the program, picturing Kaity in a warm-up exercise. The five-week program culminates next week with two performances — a musical, "Lucky Stiff"; and a comedy about teen angst, "Snow Angel" — opening at the Temple of Music and Art. ~ Photo by Kelly Presnell; article by Levi J. Long, http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2007/07/professional-directors-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-2159878079079348680Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:04:00 +00002007-12-15T18:13:22.032-07:00actinglibrarystreaming videofilmKaity spent the day acting in a teen advocacy video being produced by the Tucson's Pima County Public Library. The story -- an update of John Hughes' classic "The Breakfast Club" (1985) -- is designed to encourage and educate teens on how to use the library. The video will be distributed in the fall to various community outlets and syndicated on the Web.Library staff and Tucson-based Pan Left http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2007/07/teen-advocacy-video-for-public-library.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-2515690366969928027Sat, 21 Jul 2007 01:51:00 +00002007-07-23T09:34:35.204-07:00webcamsingingstreaming videoblogtvKaity has her own channel on BlogTV. What does she do? Why, she sings along to Karaoke backing tracks, of course. How else do you practice in front of an audience every day? Click to hear Kaity sing the song "Popular" from the musical Wicked.http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2007/07/kaity-on-blogtv.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-1779137879306615918Sat, 02 Jun 2007 04:28:00 +00002007-08-05T15:59:26.246-07:00New YorkMusicalBroadwayvacationcastDramaautographsHilton TheatrePirate QueenKaity is seen with actress and musical performer Stephanie J. Block by the stage door at the Hilton Theatre in New York. Stephanie plays Grace (Grania) O'Malley in The Pirate Queen. A few days later on May 31, Stephanie appeared on NBC's Today Show, singing "The Wedding Ring," a song from the musical.Kaity appeared in an unrelated production called The Pirate Queen at Live Theatre Workshop in http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2007/05/stephanie-j-block-from-broadways-pirate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-6129589163526244647Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:00:00 +00002007-02-05T10:56:24.602-07:00senior olympicsnational anthemArizonaTucsonstar-spangled bannerKaity sang the National Anthem at the Opening Ceremonies of the Tucson Senior Olympics on Saturday, January 20, 2007. The event is a program of the Tucson Parks & Recreation Department. On hand was Mayor Bob Walkup and former CNN news anchor Lou Waters, who served as MC.http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2007/01/tucson-city-government-senior-olympics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-116387890864994134Sat, 18 Nov 2006 14:00:00 +00002007-06-08T10:48:30.812-07:00national anthemArizonaTucsonstar-spangled bannerFloyd LandisEl TourTop American cyclist Floyd Landis poses with National Anthem singer Kaity Bayne, at El Tour de Tucson XXIV. Kaity had just finished performing the Star-Spangled Banner at the 109-Mile First Magnus Event Start. This photo was taken atop the scaffolding that overlooked the crowd. See more photos of Kaity at events on Mom's Flickr page.http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2006/11/floyd-lands-in-tucson.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-5165620191712109542Mon, 09 Oct 2006 04:01:00 +00002007-08-05T11:47:48.440-07:00AIDSWalknational anthemcharityTucsonstar-spangled bannerThis morning, Kaity sang the National Anthem at the Opening Ceremony of the AIDSWalk Tucson. Standing on the stage on the University of Arizona mall, you could hear her beautiful voice echo over the loudspeakers at 8:15 a.m. Yes, it was another early morning for this teen vocalist.Photo Credit: Picture by jcelentanohttp://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2006/10/aidswalk-tucson.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-115912354704310310Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:39:00 +00002007-02-05T10:57:28.170-07:00high schoolteenagersArizona Theatre CompanyArizonaTucsonsummerIn August, Kaity played two roles in Steve Martin's comedy "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" -- Schmendiman (male) and, oddly enough, Schmendiman's (female) admirer. The play was staged at the Temple of Music and Art in Tucson, Arizona.Also playing this month was "Godspell the Musical." Kaity sang a solo as a philosopher.Both plays were produced as part of Arizona Theatre Company's Summer on stage http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2006/08/summer-on-stage-2006-at-university-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-115301874138133416Sun, 16 Jul 2006 02:45:00 +00002006-09-26T09:20:16.883-07:00Imagine what your life would be like if you were 16 years old and in your element all summer long.Here you see Kaity posing with Conductor Erich Kunzel, who directed the National Symphony Orchestra for "A Capitol Fourth" on PBS.Just to recap...In June, Kaity sang in "Smokey Joe's Cafe, a musical review staged at a local Tucson high school. Then at the end of June, off she went to our nation's http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2006/07/will-we-ever-top-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-115301779704736053Sun, 16 Jul 2006 02:34:00 +00002007-07-20T18:34:52.020-07:00Kaity found she had a lot in common with JoJo, who sang the "Star-Spangled Banner" at the annual July Fourth concert at the U.S. Capitol.Kaity and JoJo are both teenagers learning to drive this year. And both young women sing the National Anthem at sports events. JoJo has sung at the SuperBowl, while Kaity has opened the Tucson Sidewinders and Arizona Wildcats games.[ tags: National Anthem, teenhttp://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2006/07/teen-pop-singer-and-actress-jojo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-115301718706146694Sun, 16 Jul 2006 02:27:00 +00002006-11-18T12:44:21.540-07:00Kaity was elated when one of her favorite country artists Jo Dee Messina asked chorus members if she could rehearse "God Bless America" with them for "A Capitol Fourth." Word has it that Jo Dee had never sung the patriotic song before in public, so she was learning it on the spot."I was smiling so hard, my cheeks hurt," said Kaity, who stood a few feet away from Jo Dee while they both ran throughhttp://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2006/07/country-star-jo-dee-messina.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-115301668777690116Sun, 16 Jul 2006 02:15:00 +00002007-07-20T18:37:59.591-07:00Kaity met singer Vanessa Williams, one of the performers on "A Capitol Fourth.""She was really nice," said Kaity, who posed with the former Miss America during a break in rehearsals. Vanessa had brought family along and asked Kaity if she'd seen them and to point her in that direction.[ tags: Independence Day, Tucson singer ]http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2006/07/singer-vanessa-williams.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-115205104016989648Tue, 04 Jul 2006 22:10:00 +00002006-10-23T16:31:31.860-07:00Kaity is celebrating the Fourth of July in style in our nation's capitol.Kaity is a guest alto with the Choral Arts Society of Washington. She'll appear on the nationally-televised PBS special "A Capitol Fourth" starring Jason Alexander (Host), Stevie Wonder, Vanessa Williams, Michael Bolton, Jo Dee Messina, JoJo, and Cuba Gooding, Jr.The program will be telecast live from the West Lawn of the http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2006/07/best-summer-ever.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-116164620202346880Mon, 03 Jul 2006 23:00:00 +00002006-10-23T16:30:51.513-07:00The rehearsal schedule for "A Capitol Fourth" was grueling -- consecutive long days in Washington, DC weather. But it was well worth it.http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2006/07/rehearsing-for-tv-special.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-7553057934481462205Mon, 15 May 2006 02:19:00 +00002007-08-05T11:48:19.036-07:00universitynational anthemwildcatsTucsonstar-spangled bannerbaseballKaity sings the Star-Spangled Banner for the Arizona Wildcats vs. Washington State game, held at Jerry Kindall Field, Frank Sancet Stadium, May 13, 2006.http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2006/05/national-anthem-at-wildcats-baseball.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-581031561352770819Tue, 25 Apr 2006 04:59:00 +00002007-08-05T11:48:47.760-07:00national anthemTucsonstar-spangled bannerbaseballIt was Tucson Sidewinders Baseball vs. Colorado Springs Sky Sox at Tucson Electric Park. Of course, Kaity was there to help kick off the sports event.http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2006/04/batter-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659398.post-6113250033588356125Mon, 10 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +00002007-07-21T21:58:12.845-07:00singingArizonaAfter a two hour set, singing country, jazz and show tunes, Kaity was tired from her gig at the SAHBA Home and Patio Show. Today was Family Day at the event, held each year at the Tucson Community Center downtown.http://kaityruth.blogspot.com/2006/04/southern-arizona-home-builders.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim M. Bayne)0