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January 2012

Hungry CaterpillarWednesday, January 25
Franciscan Theater Performance
Treasured Eric Carle
10 a.m. & 12:15 p.m.

Thursday, January 26
Franciscan Theater Performance
Treasured Eric Carle
10 a.m.


The Very Hungry Caterpillar (veteran of more than 2000 performances), is joined by a whimsical cast of adventurous animals drawn from the pages of "Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?" The poignant story of a young girl's unusual quest, Papa Please Get the Moon For Me," completes an hour-long performance, which both entertains and educates.

Cynthia Kaay BennettFriday, January 27
Cabaret Series Performance
Cynthia Kaay Bennett Quartet
8 p.m.
Call 419-824-3999 for ticket information.
Series tickets are $48. Individual tickets are $10 in advance and $12 day of show.

Mesmerizing jazz vocalist Cynthia Kaay Bennett and her band perform live!

Toledo Symphony OrchestraSaturday, January 28
Toledo Symphony performance
Mozart
7:30 p.m.
For ticket information call 419-246-8000


Conductorless
Kim Bryden, oboe

Corelli - Concerto grosso op. 6
Respighi - Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3
Mozart - Divertimeto K, 137

February 2012


Valentine TheatreFriday, February 17
Valentine TheatrePerformance
Fancy Nancy
10 a.m. & 12:15 p.m.



Valentine TheatreSaturday, February 18
Valentine Theatre Performance
Fancy Nancy
2 p.m.

Nancy just doesn't understand why she's the only one who appreciates the value of frilly accessories and a prodigious vocabulary. It's time to teach her family how to be fancy!

Night Sessions Big Band logoSaturday, February 18
Cabaret Series Performance
Night Session
8 p.m.
Call 419-824-3999 for ticket information.
Series tickets are $48. Individual tickets are $10 in advance and $12 day of show.

Night Session Big Band will bring intensity and an upbeat repertoire that will get you excited! Listen to this skilled band cut through the pop, big band and jazz standards of yesteryear to the present.


Magic School BusThursday, February 23
Theater Vision Performance
Magic School Bus
10 a.m. & 12:15 p.m.

Ms. Frizzle's students are putting on a play about global warming, and they need some cold, hard facts. The Friz and her reptilian sidekick, Liz, know just where to find them! From the arctic to the equator, they see telltale signs of climate change and learn how conservation, recycling and alternative energy can make a difference. Ms Frizzle and her class are up for the climate challenge. Are you?

February 29
Annual Black History Month Celebration
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Franciscan Center Commons
Free public event

The celebration features community dignitaries, guest speakers, guest choirs, and the Lourdes Choirs.

March 2012


I Have a DreamMonday, March 5
Theater Vision Performance
I Have a Dream
10 a.m. Only


The phenomenal impact of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is chronicled in this compelling dramatization of the life and times of one of the most influential and charismatic leaders of the "American Century." Your students will be inspired by the story of this great leader's struggle and his dream of lifting "our nation from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood."


Johnny Reed and the HouserockersFriday, March 16
Cabaret Series Performance
Johnny Reed & the Houserockers
8 p.m.
Call 419-824-3999 for ticket information.
Series tickets are $48. Individual tickets are $10 in advance and $12 day of show.

One of the finest unsigned blues bands in the country, Johnny Reed & the Houserockers offer an dynamic stage show that gets people up and moving and keeps them there.

Toledo Symphony logoSaturday, March 17
Toledo Symphony performance
Mozart, Plus... Schubert
7:30 p.m.
For ticket information call 419-246-8000

James Feddeck, conductor
Gareth Thomas, bassoon

Mendelssohn - Marchen von der Schonen Melusine
Mozart - Concerto for Bassoon
Schubert - Symphony No. 3 in D Major


Valentine TheatreWednesday, March 28
Franciscan Theater Performance
The Taming of the Shrew
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Cowboy boots, whips, and lassos give a biting punch to this classic. Sparring lovers Kate and Petruchio duke it out on the western frontier. Will they ride off into the sunset or die tryin'? The verbal duel never stops as National Players presents one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies. Giddyup!


Valentine TheatreWednesday, March 28
Valentine Theatre Performance
TV Day: Backstage National Players
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.



April 2012


Valentine TheatreWednesday, April 18
Franciscan Theater Performance
Murfaro's Beautiful Daughters
10 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.


When a great African king desires a wife, only the most perfect maidens in the land are invited to meet him. Mufaro's pride and joy, his two daughters of very different dispositions, travel a half day's journey through a mystical jungle and across a deep river to be presented to the king. Along the way the two girls encounter a number of mysterious situations that test their courage, kindness and strength of spirit.


Valentine TheatreFriday, April 20
Franciscan Theater Performance
Rainbow Fish
10 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.



Valentine TheatreSaturday, April 21
Valentine Theatre Performance
Rainbow Fish
2 p.m.

With her lovely coloring and shimmering scales, the Rainbow Fish is used to being the most beautiful creature in the ocean. So when the other fish ask her for some silver scales, she refuses. How can she sacrifice the one thing that makes her so unique?

Will some good advice from the wise old Octopus persuade the Rainbow Fish to share her gifts with those around her?

May 2012

Sunday, May 7
Annual Spring Choral Concert
7 p.m.
Franciscan Center Commons
Free public event

Featuring the Lourdes Choirs and guests.

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