Alexandria Public Schools. Performing Arts Season

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1 Alexandria Community Education Alexandria Public Schools Performing Arts Season

2 Welcome Welcome to the first official season of Alexandria Community Education Performing Arts! We are so excited for the opportunity to add to the already rich arts tradition within the Alexandria community. We are thrilled to share with you all that is to come world renowned musicians, amazing African cirque performers, premier improvisation and sketch comedy, beautiful dancers, inspirational acting, and so much more! Please take a moment to peruse this brochure of family friendly events, and plan a year full of wonderful entertainment and culture. Each page of this brochure highlights a performance that we hope will engage, enlighten, and entertain you. We want to thank our incredible sponsors, staff, and volunteers for making this season a possibility. Heartfelt thanks to you for joining us this season. We hope that each performance you attend will be a memorable experience for years to come. We ll see you at a show! Lynn Jenc Community Education Director 2

3 Enjoy a meld of comedy, intrigue, romance, and the great songs of the golden age of rock and roll. Love Potion #10 tells the story of six days in 1964 at a small-town high school through the eyes and ears of the popular local AM radio disc jockey. Michael Patrick "Records" Ryan spins the doo-wop, rockabilly and rock & roll gold on school nights, all the while receiving vials of "love potion" from a mysterious female fan. The Saturday sock hop in the gym seems like a perfect time for them to meet face-to-face... Their arms-length courtship takes them through four decades, to the Northeast Southwestern High School Class of 1964 reunion dance. The White Sidewalls Rock n' Roll Revue touches all the bases on a trip through the great music of 1954 through 1964, the golden age of rock and roll! Whitesidewalls Love Potion #10 Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. The Performing Arts Center at Alexandria Area High School 4300 Pioneer Rd SE, Alexandria Tickets $22 - Purchase tickets in person at the Community Education Office, 1410 McKay Ave S. Sponsored by 3

4 This intimate evening show features Lorie at the piano storytelling and playing her most beloved originals. She will also be playing all the favorite standards and best-known hymns that have made her one of the most popular pianists in the country. Lorie Line Lorie Line and her Fab Five Saturday, July 18, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. The Performing Arts Center at Alexandria Area High School 4300 Pioneer Rd SE, Alexandria Tickets $39, $34, $29 depending on seat selection Purchase tickets in person at the Community Education Office, 1410 McKay Ave S Co-sponsored by 4

5 This activity is funded in part by a grant from the Lake Region Arts Council through a Minnesota State Legislative appropriation Audiences and critics agree Cirque Zuma Zuma is unlike anything they have ever seen before. The non-stop, action-packed Zuma Zuma show features fantastic cirque acrobats who made their North American primetime television debut on America's Got Talent. You'll see African acrobats, jugglers, vocalists and comedy, plus the Limbo and Lion dances. The cirque spectacle is wrapped in a colorfully costumed troupe of talented artists, including South African vocalists, gumboot dancers and contortionists, Zimbabwean percussionists, Egyptian limbo dancers, Gabonese tumblers, amazing pole acts, and many more. Cirque Zuma Zuma Sunday, September 13, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. The Performing Arts Center at Alexandria Area High School 4300 Pioneer Rd SE, Alexandria Tickets $34, $29, $24 depending on seat selection Purchase tickets in person at the Community Education Office, 1410 McKay Ave S Sponsored by In partnership with The Inclusion Network 5

6 Belle Amour is a fun, high energy jazz group that performs a mix of classic American 20 s and 30 s jazz standards with a touch of international flair. Belle Amour has the ability to transport the listener to a vintage era that will leave you feeling nostalgic. Belle Amour is comprised of classically trained professional musicians and have toured nationally and internationally with acclaimed artists. Belle Amour Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Discovery Middle School Auditorium 510 McKay Ave N, Alexandria Tickets $22 Purchase tickets in person at the Community Education Office, 1410 McKay Ave S In partnership with 6

7 The music and fun of Teddy Bear Band is created with the intent for children to gain and maintain a positive sense of self and an appreciation of their own abilities. Opportunities are provided to encourage parents and teachers to join in the fun as role models to support this process. Participation and interaction are cornerstone concepts of the Teddy Bear Band's musical shows. Teddy Bear Band is a REAL band, playing REAL instruments, in REAL time. In this age of computers and preprogrammed entertainment, the Teddy Bear Band believes it is important to give kids a musical experience they can see and feel for themselves as it happens! The Teddy Bear Band Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Woodland Elementary School Gymnasium 1410 South McKay Ave., Alexandria Tickets $5 per family at the door 7

8 Performing social and political satire in two 45-min. acts of scripted scenes, music, and improvisation, The Second City Touring Company is always original, daring, and hilarious. Their alumni list is a veritable "Who's Who" of comedy, including Bill Murray, John & Jim Belushi, Mike Myers, Steve Carell, Julia Louis- Dreyfus, George Wendt, Ryan Stiles, Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Horatio Sanz, Tim Meadows, Joan Rivers, John Candy, Bonnie Hunt, Stephen Colbert, Chris Farley, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Jack McBrayer, Jason Sudeikis and so many more. The Second City Touring Company The Best of The Second City Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. The Performing Arts Center at Alexandria Area High School 4300 Pioneer Rd SE, Alexandria Tickets $34, $29, $24 depending on seat selection Purchase tickets in person at the Community Education Office, 1410 McKay Ave S Sponsored by In Partnership with 8

9 Enjoy one of the few American Spanish dance companies that present both traditional flamenco programs as well as original theater flamenco works. The company is comprised of an ensemble of international artists, dancers and musicians who are renowned for bringing the power, passion and virtuosity of the art of flamenco to American audiences. Zorongo Flamenco Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. The Performing Arts Center at Alexandria Area High School 4300 Pioneer Rd SE, Alexandria Tickets $26, $21, $16 depending on seat selection Mocktail Hour 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. FREE Purchase tickets in person at the Community Education Office, 1410 McKay Ave S 9

10 Patrick Dewane s grandfather refused to tell stories about his service in WW II, yet when he died his basement yielded a trope of typewritten accounts, photos and rare film footage. Dewane brings this archival material to glowing life in a one-man, multimedia show that offers an enthralling, humorous, and heartwarming tale of miraculous escapes and astonishing coincidences. He takes on a dozen different roles as he powerfully recounts his grandfather s journey through the Battle of the Bulge, the liberation of Czechoslovakia, and the poignant rediscovery of his own roots. Minneapolis Star Tribune Accidental Hero Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Located at Discovery Middle School Auditorium 510 McKay Ave N, Alexandria Tickets $12 Purchase tickets in person at the Community Education Office, 1410 McKay Ave S Sponsored by In Partnership with Fraternal Order of Eagles 10

11 SEATING CHART BALCONY FILLMORE 22ND AVE E. NOKOMIS ST Seating Chart 30TH AVE W 34TH AVE W WILLOW CREEK Colored sections shown left, indicate balcony, lower level back, sides and lower level seating. 5OTH AVE W SOUTH BROADWAY PIONEER RD USE NORTH ENTRANCE 5OTH AVE How to Order Tickets SIDES LOWER LEVEL BACK LOWER LEVEL SIDES Season Brochures Sponsored by Designed by Online Community Education>Performing Arts Center Tickets can be purchased: By Phone or In Person Community Education Office located on the second floor of Woodland Elementary School, 1410 South McKay Ave. Alexandria, MN from 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 11

12 Alexandria Community Education Alexandria Public Schools P.O. Box South McKay Ave., Suite 201 Alexandria, MN CALENDAR AT A GLANCE... Whitesidewalls Love Potion #10, May 23, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Lorie Line and Her Fab Five, July 18, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. Cirque Zuma Zuma, September 13, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. Belle Amour, October 17, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. The Teddy Bear Band, January 9, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. The Second City Touring Company, February 6, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. Zorongo Flamenco, May 7, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. The Accidental Hero, July 16, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. ECRWSS RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER