‘DR. DOLITTLE’ PERFORMANCE MARCH 6 AT ST. SCHOLASTICA

Release Date: 02/10/09

EDITOR'S NOTE: THE 1 P.M. PERFORMANCE OF "DR. DOLITTLE" IS SOLD OUT.

The College of St. Scholastica continues its 2008-2009 Mitchell Performing Arts Series with “Dr. Dolittle” at 1 p.m. (sold out) and 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 6, in the Mitchell Auditorium on campus. All tickets are $8.

For the first time, shows geared specifically toward children and families are part of series.

“We wanted to offer quality, affordable theater to school groups, children and families,” said Sue Maki, director of Conference and Event Services at St. Scholastica. “We’ve always done workshops for school groups with a lot of our programming, but these are performances that are targeted directly to families and children.”

The famous Dr. Dolittle can talk to the animals and he knows sign language too! Follow his adventures as he sets off to cure a monkey epidemic in Africa. "Dr. Dolittle" is performed in spoken English and American Sign Language. For more information go to: www.windwoodtheatricals.com.

This performance is sponsored in part by the Edwin Eddy Charitable Foundation, Target Superior, Arts Midwest, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Minnesota State Arts Board.

The next performance in the family series is “Junie B. Jones” at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, in the Mitchell Auditorium.

Junie B. Jones is ready for first grade, but getting used to a whole new group of friends, a new teacher, and new glasses is challenging, even for irrepressible June B. Follow her adventures as she writes everything down in her “top-secret personal beeswax” journal. For more information go to: www.twusa.org.

This performance is sponsored in part by Target Duluth.

The rest of the 2008-2009 Mitchell Performing Arts Series:
All performances are at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 27, Karl Hartwich and the Country Dutchmen
With his Chemnitzer concertina stretched about a mile, you’ll hear polkas, Dixieland, ragtime, and old-time pop and country standards with a rollicking beat and an infectious spirit. This group has been featured on PBS, at the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion.” For more information go to: www.pbs.org/riverofsong/artists/e1-karl.html.

Friday, April 24, Great Northern Union Chorus
The Great Northern Union (GNU) is an internationally recognized, 70-member men's a cappella chorus. The GNU’s precise harmony and high energy will entertain you with jazz, barbershop, patriotic songs and spirituals, swing, classical and pop. Each year since the group’s start in 1986, they have placed in the top 10 of international competitions. For more information go to: www.gnunion.com.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for senior citizens and students, and $10 for youth ages 12 and younger. For tickets call (218) 723-7000 or (800) 447-5444, ext. 7000, or order online at www.css.edu/mitchell.xml.

The 2008-2009 Mitchell Performing Arts Series is presented with assistance from Gap West Broadcasting, Franklin Foods, Northland’s News Center, Century 21, TwinportsNightlife.com, Charter Media, and The College of St. Scholastica.