COWBOYS TO CHORALES; VARIETY IS NEW SEASON'S SPICE.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer The fifth anniversary season of the Palmdale Playhouse will be the most diverse yet, Mayor Jim Ledford said Thursday as he announced the 1999-2000 season lineup. Among the scheduled performances will be such classic playhouse events as Michael Martin Michael Martin may refer to:
``It's a beautiful and intimate little house and the lineup is fantastic,'' Ledford said. ``We have the classics and some great new stuff.'' The season will open at 8 p.m. Sept. 11 with violinist Lynnette Thredgold, whose music blends jazz, classical, pop and blues. She has performed previously with the Moody Blues, Mannheim Steamroller and tenor Placido Domingo Noun 1. Placido Domingo - Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941) Domingo . Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $8 for children. The third annual Harvest Moon harvest moon, full moon occurring nearest to the autumnal equinox, about Sept. 23. During harvest moon the retardation (later rising each night) of the moon is at a minimum because of the relation of the moon's path to the horizon. Festival will kick off a three-day celebration beginning Oct. 22. ``The festival allows us to relive the rich history of California See History of California to 1899 or History of California 1900 to present. through song, dance and stories,'' said theater manager Dea McAllister. The Travelogue Film Series will be returning for its second year because of the success of last year's attendance. The five-part series will offer a look into the rich cultures of Switzerland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, France, Hawaii and Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America. . Each segment is narrated by the filmmaker. ``I love the idea of film at the Playhouse,'' Ledford said. ``It allows the community to visit places they might otherwise not be able to see.'' Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey is the best-selling performer of American Cowboy Music. Among the most respected singer-songwriters in pop and country-western music, Murphey has become the world's most prominent musical voice of the Western horseman, rancher, and cowboy. returns to Palmdale with his Cowboy Christmas Ball, a throwback throwback see atavism. to the days of the 1800s when ranchers invited their cowboys in for dinner and dancing for the holiday. The event includes a concert, a catered dinner, dancing and a silent auction. The event serves as a fund-raiser for South Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Emergency Services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' , the city's emergency food bank and youth programs. The playhouse will again stage its own in-house, historical drama. This year, the Palmdale City Players will perform Arthur Miller's ``The Crucible,'' set in 1692 when a group of rebellious teen-agers cause an entire village to put the truth on trial. For the first time, ticket packages also will be available: Children and Family Series: $18 adult; $15 senior; $12 child. Travelogue Series: $20 for all five films. Harvest Moon Festival: $30 adult; $24 senior; $18 child. Holiday Series: $24 adult; $18 senior; $15 child. Shakespeare Festival: $40 adult; $36 senior; $28 child. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Palmdale Playhouse Manager Dea McAllister and Mayor Jim Ledford announce the 1999-2000 season for the Palmdale Playhouse. (2 -- color) Michael Martin Murphey comes to the Playhouse in November. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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