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BLOSSOMTIME FESTIVAL YOUTH PARADE
The Blossomtime Festival will hold its annual Parade for youngsters from preschool through middle school age on Thursday, May 2nd, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. at Dickinson Stadium, St. Joseph High School. The theme this year is “America, the Places You’ll Go”. 2019 Blossomtime Royalty will be there for autographs and photo ops!
Registration will begin at 4:00 p.m. at the St. Joseph High School parking lot. Awards will be given, with identification, to the person whose name is on the entry form.
Entrants will be judged in the following categories: Floats, Bands, Shoe Box Float, Scout Troops, 4H Units, Pom Pon/Cheerleading/Drill Teams, Pets, Costumed Individuals, Costumed Groups, and decorated wagon and bikes. No motorized vehicles or adults are allowed in the Youth Parade.
The winning Division “A” Float and the winning band will appear in the Grand Floral Parade on Saturday, May 4th, 2019.
Please visit the Blossomtime website www.blossomtimefestival.org to get an application and return it to the Blossomtime Office or e-mail at office@blossomtimefestival.org. Applications are also available at the office located at 2330 S. Cleveland, St. Joseph. Any questions please call 269-982-8016 or email Blossomtime at office@blossomtimefestival.org.
This event is sponsored annually by Starks Family Funeral Home and awards provided by Twin City Awards & Trophies.
Event: Jersey Boys
When: Thursday, May 16, 2019, 7 pm
Where: The Mendel Center at Lake Michigan College, 2755 E Napier Ave., Benton Harbor, MI
Mendel Center Box Office, (269) 927-8700, option 1, or www.TheMendelCenter.com
Tickets: Tickets start at $47
Catch a sneak peek of Jersey Boys! Log on to www.JerseyBoysTour.com/watch
Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award-winning Best Musical JERSEY BOYS coming to The Mendel Center May 16
The Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, is coming to The Mendel Center at Lake Michigan College for one performance only on Thursday, May 16, at 7 pm. JERSEY BOYS is the final performance of The Mendel Center Mainstage 2018-2019 season.
JERSEY BOYS is the winner of the 2006 Best Musical Tony Award®, the 2006 Grammy Award® for Best Musical Show Album, the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, and the 2010 Helpmann Award for Best Musical (Australia).
Directed by two-time Tony® Award-winner Des McAnuff, JERSEY BOYS is written by Academy Award-winner Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, and choreography by Sergio Trujillo.
JERSEY BOYS is the behind-the-music story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard… and the radio just couldn’t get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story – a story that has made them an international sensation all over again. The show features all their hits including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Oh What A Night,” “Walk Like A Man,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” and “Working My Way Back to You.”
JERSEY BOYS opened in New York on November 6, 2005 and by the time it closed over 11 years later on January 15, 2017, it was the 12th longest running show in Broadway history, passing such original Broadway productions as 42nd Street, Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, and The Producers. JERSEY BOYS returned to New York with a new production in November 2017. The JERSEY BOYS US National Tour opened to rave reviews in San Francisco on December 1, 2006 and is still breaking house records in cities across North America. JERSEY BOYS is also currently touring the United Kingdom and Australia. JERSEY BOYS worldwide has been seen by over 26 million people (as of January 2019).
The JERSEY BOYS design and production team comprises Klara Zieglerova (Scenic Design), Jess Goldstein (Costume Design), Howell Binkley (winner of the 2006 Tony® Award for his Lighting Design of JERSEY BOYS), Steve Canyon Kennedy (Sound Design), Michael Clark (Projections Design), Charles LaPointe (Wig and Hair Design), Steve Orich (Orchestrations) and Ron Melrose (Music Supervision, Vocal/Dance Arrangements & Incidental Music).
JERSEY BOYS is produced by Dodger Theatricals, Joseph J. Grano, Tamara and Kevin Kinsella, Pelican Group, with Latitude Link and Rick Steiner.
Tickets for JERSEY BOYS are on sale now starting at $47. They are available at www.TheMendelCenter.com and through The Mendel Center Box Office at (269) 927-8700, option 1, weekday 10 am to 6 pm. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more, seniors, students and children, active military members, and veterans. For information about group rates, pre-show party options, and other special arrangements, contact the Box Office. Performance schedule, prices, and cast are subject to change without notice.
The Original Broadway Cast Recording of JERSEY BOYS, produced by Bob Gaudio, was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The cast recording is available on Rhino Records. JERSEY BOYS: The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (Broadway Books) is the official handbook to the smash Broadway hit. Seasons Greetings: A JERSEY BOYS Christmas, a holiday CD featuring international cast members of JERSEY BOYS, produced by Bob Gaudio, is available on Rhino Records.
This performance is sponsored by Whirlpool Corporation and 1st Source Bank. This activity is supported by the Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs.
For more information on JERSEY BOYS, go to www.JerseyBoysTour.com.
About The Mendel Center Mainstage
The Mendel Center raised the curtain on its first Mainstage season performance in the fall of 1992. Since that time, it has presented Mainstage season performances to more than half a million attendees. This is in addition to the scores of performing arts, national and international speakers, ceremonies, and community events hosted by other groups and organizations on the Mainstage. The 1,559-seat Mendel Center Mainstage Theatre offers state-of-the-art acoustics and comfortable seating in elegant surroundings. Amenities include free parking, handicap accessibility, and an array of services including catering and bar service for private pre- and post-show events, child booster seats, assistive listening devices, non-spill cups for beverages inside the theatre, and premium seats in the Stage Side section.
The Mendel Center is 30 minutes from Niles and 40 minutes from the Kalamazoo and South Bend areas. It is located on the Lake Michigan College campus at 2755 E. Napier Avenue, Benton Harbor, Michigan, one mile east of I-94 (Exit 30) and one mile west of the US 31 Bypass (exit 24). Its GPS mapping address is 1100 Yore Avenue, Benton Harbor, MI.
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