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ALL AN ACT PRESENTS‘ PICASSO AT THE LAPINE AGILE’
Dates: Starting March 9 Address: 652 West 17th Street( 17th & Poplar St.), Erie Contact: allanact. net / about-us, or 814.450.8553
Join the talented acting troupe of All an Act Productions as they present“ Picasso at the Lapine Agile,” a 1996 Outer Critics Circle Award winner for Best Off-Broadway Play! This absurdist comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism. Visit the website for more information on tickets and other details.
BROADWAY IN ERIE PRESENTS‘ DIRTY DANCING’
Date: April 9 Time: 7:30 p. m. Address: Warner Theater, 811 State Street, Erie Contact: nacentertainment. com / cities / erie, or 814.452.4857
Seen by millions across the globe, this worldwide smash hit tells the classic story of Baby and Johnny, two fiercely independent young spirits from different worlds who come together in what will be the most challenging and triumphant summer of their lives. Featuring 35 hit songs, including“ Hungry Eyes,”“ Hey Baby,”“ Do You Love Me?” and the heart-stopping“( I’ ve Had) The Time of My Life.” Visit the website for more information.
ERIE PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS‘ SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE’
Dates: Several dates in March Address: 13 West 10th Street, Erie Contact: erieplayhouse. org, or 814.454.2852
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’ s stunning masterpiece merges past and present into beautiful, poignant truths about life, love and the creation of art. One of the most acclaimed musicals of our time, the moving study of the enigmatic painter Georges Seurat won a Pulitzer Prize and was nominated for an astounding 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Visit the website for more information.
MERCYHURST DANCE DEPARTMENT PRESENTS‘ WATER DANCE’
Date: April 14 Address: Erie community locations are TBA. Contact: miac. mercyhurst. edu / events / mercyhurst-dance-department-waterdance
Part of National Water Dance,“ The Ripple Effect” integrates environmental advocacy with the arts through a performance of colorful movements reflecting Erie’ s nautical environment, led by Mercyhurst dance faculty member Solveig Santillano. Poetry, film, live music and a lecture on environmental preservation by Amy Parente, associate professor of chemistry at Mercyhurst, will follow at the H. O. Hirt Auditorium in the Blasco Library. The advocacy component of this event is organized by the Mercyhurst University Chemistry Department in collaboration with the Hafenmaier College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences in partnership with various community organizations. Visit the website for more information.
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