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August 18, 2011


Blind Boys of Alabama                       Order Tickets Soon
Sept. 10, 7:30pm
Hope College Dimnent Chapel
Blind Boys of Alabama The gospel sounds of the Blind Boys of Alabama will fill Dimnent Memorial Chapel at Hope College on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m.

Through the years, the legendary gospel group has won five Grammy Awards, has been granted lifetime achievement awards by both the National Endowment for the Arts and the Grammy Foundation, and has twice been invited by presidents to sing at the White House.

The Blind Boys interpret a wide range, from traditional gospel favorites to contemporary spiritual material, by songwriters including Curtis Mafield, Ben Harper, Eric Clapton, Prince and Tom Waits. With performances airing on "The Tonight Show," "Late Night with David Letterman," "The Grammy Awards," "60 minutes," and a PBS special, millions of people have experienced the group.

 

Call 616-395-7890 for tickets.

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The 39 Steps
August 12-28
Mason Street Warehouse, Saugatuck

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece and a juicy spy novel with a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps.  This riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft will delight anyone who enjoys the magic of theatre.  It's a fast-paced treat packed with nonstop laughs, over 50 characters, an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers, spies, murder, and some good old-fashioned romance.  A two-time Tony and Drama Desk award winner, this whodunit amounts to an evening of pure pleasure.  Its Hitchcock meets hilarious!  

 

Mason Street Warehouse 

 

Buddy -- The Buddy Holly Story
August 19-21, 26, 27
The Red Barn Theatre, Saugatuck

 

With a groundbreaking combination of country music and rhythm & blues, Buddy Holly and the Crickets catapulted to national stardom in just three short years with such hits as That'll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, and It's So Easy. By the age of 22, Buddy Holly had it all: chart topping singles, a beautiful wife, and international acclaim, until tragedy ended a brilliant career. The Buddy Holly Story follows the ups and downs of one of Rock N' Roll's most influential musicians. It's a toe-tapping feel good evening that makes you believe in music's power to change the world. With THE BIG BOPPER and RICHIE VALENS.

 

Although Buddy was only 22 years old when he died, he was a major influence to rock and roll music. Don't miss this nostalgic story featuring the songs that take you back to the fabulous 50s!

 

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Notorious
Aug. 23, 7 p.m.
Saugatuck's Red Barn Theater
Notorious The Red Barn Theater's film series entry for August 23 features what many critics contend is Alfred Hitchcock's first truly great motion picture: 'Notorious,' a 1946 spy yarn featuring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, and Claude Rains.

   

Bergman plays Alicia, the daughter of a convicted German spy. Grant is Devlin, who recruits Alicia to infiltrate a Nazi ring hiding out in Brazil after World War II. Although they seem to have fallen in love, Devlin cooly orders her to seduce Alex Sebastian (Rains), a leader of the Nazis in Rio de Janeiro. Alicia, believing that Devlin was only feigning love in order to persuade her to accept the assignment, performs her duties only too well.

Red Barn Theater 

 

 

Hope College Great Performance Series
Season Tickets Now Available (offering savings of over 40%)
River North Dance The Hope College Great Performance Series is returning for the 2011-12 season with a range of cultural events highlighting the best in dance, music and theatre.

From the alluring movements of the River North Dance Chicago Company to sounds of jazz legend Kenny Barron, the series will feature a range of events suitable for anyone and everyone to experience.

The season will open on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 29 and 30, with 7:30 p.m. performances by River North Chicago Dance Company at the Knickerbocker Theatre. Under the direction of Artistic Director Frank Chaves, River North is a jazz-based contemporary company. The "Chicago Sun-Times" has described River North Dance Chicago as "enthralling, a hugely attractive and technically impressive company."

On Thursday, Oct. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel, the Enso String Quartet will take the stage. With a 2010 Grammy nomination for "Best Chamber Music Performance" this award-winning young ensemble is growing a wide fan base. "The Washington Post" has said that the quartet gives "a thrillingly athletic performance."

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August 12-28

The 39 Steps 

Mason Street Warehouse 

 

August 19-21, 26, 27
The Buddy Holly Story 

Red Barn Theatre 

 

August 23 

Notorious

Red Barn Theatre 

 

 

  

Ongoing Events

 

 

Through August 25, Lampwork Jewerly

Holland Area Arts Council  

 

Through August 30, Fused Glass Jewerly

Holland Area Arts Council  

 

Through September 3, Co-Inspiration

Holland Area Arts Council  

Through September 8, Yoga Summer Sessions

Holland Area Arts Council  

Through September 25, Exhibit: "Dutch Arcadia: 19th Century Romantic Landscapes"

Holland Museum 

 

Through October 3,  

Your Picture, Here: An Exhibition of Faces in Places that Define Saugatuck Douglas

Saugatuck Center for the Arts 

 

Through October 7, Green Market

Saugatuck Center for the Arts 

 

 

 

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