Bloomington Center for the Arts
2009 performance series
Four great organizations have joined together to present twenty-one outstanding performances
you won’t want to miss.
Purchase tickets by phone, online, or in person. You pay the ticket price only and will never
be charged any hidden fees.
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By phone: Call 952-563-8575.
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Online: Go to www.bloomingtoncivictheatre.org
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select “order tickets.”
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In person: Due to the seasonal nature of our organizations, the box office
is open according to demand. Call 952-563-8575 for current hours.
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Master Class
Bloomington Civic Theatre
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Opera diva Maria Callas is teaching a master class and you
have a first-rate ticket to the event! She's glamorous, larger than life and
drop-dead funny. What begins as a class becomes an intimate and revealing look
into her life; a tribute to the dedication of a great singer and actress to her
chosen art. Contains adult content and language.
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March 5 - March 28, 2010
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Thu.-Fri.-Sat. 7:30 p.m.
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Sat., Sun. 2 p.m.
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$18 Adults, $16 Seniors/Students
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Sounds from the Cinema
Medalist Concert Band
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From Disney favorites to classic westerns, the movies have
given us some of the most memorable popular music of all time. Grab your
popcorn and join the Medalist Concert Band in this revue of sounds from the
cinema.
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Sun., March 7, 2010, 4 p.m.
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$10 Adults, $8 Seniors/Students
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20th Anniversary Program
Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum
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Come experience what the Minneapolis Star Tribune calls
“Fierce exhilarating dancemaking.” Flying Foot Forum is a vibrant
and bold dance and theater company that fuses percussion and percussive dances
with many other forms of music, dance, and theater to tell unusual tales. Come
see how they create a wild variety of characters and explore universal ideas in
inventive and exciting new ways.
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Fri., April 2, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
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$25 Adults, $22 Seniors/Students
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Brahms’ Requiem
Bloomington Chorale
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Inspired by the death of his mother and dubbed “The
German Requiem” because it’s German text defied the tradition of
Latin text, the music was nevertheless so inspiring it made Brahms famous. A
musical spring fling rounds out the program.
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Sat., April 10, 2010 7:30 p.m.
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Sun., April 11, 2010 3 p.m.
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$14 Adults, $10 Seniors/Students
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Bloomington Civic Theatre,
Gallery Theatre Company
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You think you've got problems? A suddenly unemployed middle
aged ex-executive suffers a nervous breakdown. Mel and his wife, Edna, have to
cope during an intense summer heat wave and prolonged garbage strike. It is up
to the loving care of his brother Harry, his sisters and Edna to bring Mel back
to a firm reality.
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May 7 - June 6, 2010
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Thu.-Fri.-Sat. 7:30 p.m.
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Sun. 2 p.m.
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$18 Adults, $16 Seniors/Students
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YouTuba!
Medalist Concert Band
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Normally hidden in the back of the band, the tubas will be
front and center for this concert! Featured, as well, will be the winner of the
Earl C. Benson Concerto Competition, a solo contest for high school band
students.
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Sun., May 23, 2010, 4 p.m.
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$10 Adults, $8 Seniors/Students
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Gospel Concert
Robert Robinson
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Robert Robinson is the man the Minneapolis Star Tribune calls
“Minnesota’s master male vocalist” and “the Pavarotti
of gospel.” He performs traditional and contemporary gospel, spirituals,
hymns, easy listening music, and showstoppers. Join us to discover first hand
why the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says “Robert Robinson is a volcanic
talent who absolutely knocks an audience on its heels.”
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Sat., June 5, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
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$25 Adults, $22 Seniors/Students
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Dixie Land Jazz
Barbary Coast
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Together since 1967, Bloomington’s own Barbary Coast has
been taking their authentic Dixieland jazz around the world. Every concert is a
blow them through the walls experience. Every single person, in every audience,
rises to their feet at least once every performance.
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Sat., June 12, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
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$25 Adults, $22 Seniors/Students
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For more information, contact:
Jim Urie
PH: 952-563-8881
E-mail: jurie@ci.bloomington.mn.us
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