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Spring Bucket Girard High School Play List Dates: Apr. 2-4 Address: 1135 Lake Street, Girard Contact: girardsd.org ‘Opera Pops & Sizzles’ at Mercyhurst Dates: March 27 & 29 Times: 8 p.m. (Fri.); 2 p.m. (Sun.) Address: Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center, 501 East 38th Street, Erie Contact: mercyhurst.edu, or 814.824.3000 The D’Angelo Opera Theatre with the Mercyhurst Civic Orchestra present well- known scenes and arias from operas by Puccini, Wagner, Rossini and others. National Water Dance Date: Apr. 18 Time: 3 p.m. Addresses: Various Locations Contact: miac.mercyhurst.edu, or 814.824.3000 A collective of dancers and educators confronting critical water issues facing the U.S. Artists will engage in site-specific dance performances simultaneously across the country. The Mercyhurst Dance Department works with the Chemistry, Music, English, and Art departments and local dance organizations to produce the Erie event. Mercyhurst University Concerts: Jazz Ensemble, Concert Choir, Wind Ensemble and Civic Orchestra Dates: Apr. 18 (Jazz), May 1 (Choir), May 2 (Wind), May 3 (Orchestra) Address: Various campus venues, 501 East 38th Street, Erie Contact: mercyhurst.edu, or 814.824.3000 Mercyhurst Dance Department: Raw Edges XXII Dates: Apr. 24-26 Times: Various Address: Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center, 501 East 38th Street, Erie Contact: miac.mercyhurst.edu, or 814.824.3000 Emerging dance artists perform in this annual choreographic offering with a variety of themes, music, and dance styles. Northwestern High School Spring Concerts Dates: May 12 (Choral); May 21 (Band) Time: 6 p.m. Address: 200 Harthan Way, Albion Contact: nwsd.org 12 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE ❘ icmags.com Penn State Behrend Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert Date: Apr. 28 Time: 8 p.m. Address: PSB McGarvey Commons, 4701 College Drive, Erie Contact: behrend.psu.edu ‘Bless Me, Father’ at The Station Dinner Theatre Dates: March 14 to Apr. 4 Address: 4940 Peach Street, Erie Contact: canterburyfeast.com, or 814.864.2022 At a small Irish parish, the priest gets sick, the pope might visit, the janitor gets locked in the confessional…what more can go wrong?! Find out at this comedy about the goings-on inside the small town. The Station Dinner Theatre Presents ‘Suitehearts’ Dates: Apr. 18 to May 9 Address: 4940 Peach Street, Erie Contact: canterburyfeast.com, or 814.864.2022 One young and one older couple inadvertently book the same honeymoon suite at a posh New York hotel, and hilarity ensues. Rodgers and Hammerstein in Concert Date: March 21 Time: 8 p.m. Address: Warner Theatre, 811 State Street, Erie Contact: eriephil.org, or 814.455.1375 Broadway hits from “The Sound of Music,” “Cinderella,” “The King and I” and more! ‘An American in Paris’ Date: March 24 Time: 7:30 p.m. Address: Warner Theatre, 811 State Street, Erie Contact: eriewarnertheatre.com, or 814.453.7117 World War II veteran Jerry chooses newly liberated Paris as the place to make a new life as a painter. But things become complicated when he meets Lise, a young Parisian with a secret. Winner of four Tony Awards and featuring favorite Gershwin songs. Continued on page 15 >