SOLD OUT - A Dinner in Paradise: A Night of Jazz and Entertainment

Saturday, April 20 / 6:00 pm

* SOLD OUT *

Enjoy a special evening including:
- Dinner, dessert, and a complimentary drink
- Special guests Will Pomerantz and Nancy Harrow, playwright and composer of This Side of Paradise
- The Kristin Sponcia Trio, performing live musical entertainment
- The opening night performance of the new jazz musical, This Side of Paradise (beginning at 8:00PM)
- Jazz age attire is encouraged

Spotlight Tables can be sponsored for $1,000 and includes dinner, dessert and a complimentary drink for eight guests, eight tickets to the show, a $600 tax-deductible donation to History Theatre, and company signage on the table.

Tickets are $100 per person and includes dinner, dessert, a complimentary drink, one ticket to the show and a $50 tax-deductible donation to History Theatre.

*If you are a season subscriber and already have your ticket to the performance, you may purchase a dinner ticket for $75. This includes all of the benefits as listed above but without a show ticket. Please note: this ticket opportunity is not available online; please call the Box Office at 651.292.4323 for assistance.

Writing from Memory

Saturday, May 11 / 10:00 am

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Sponsored by

Writing from Memory — an ArtSage Workshop taught by Erin Hart

Do you have a few old family photos that have always intrigued you? Maybe you have stories or a bit of interesting family history you'd like to explore. This fun and accessible workshop will use the tools of writing to explore your personal or family stories and bring them to life on the page. Absolutely no experience necessary and everyone is welcome!

The class will meet on four Saturday mornings:
Saturday, May 11, 10:00–11:00 a.m.
Saturday, May 18, 10:00–11:00 a.m.
Saturday, June 1, 10:00–11:00 a.m.
and
Saturday, June 8, 10:00–11:00 a.m.

At History Theatre, in the Rehearsal Room

Price: $50.00 may be purchased online
SUBSCRIBERS: $40 (must be purchased by phone: 651.292.4323)

About Erin Hart
Erin Hart writes archaeological mysteries set in the shadowy boglands of Ireland. Haunted Ground (2003), was shortlisted for Anthony and Agatha awards; Lake of Sorrows (2004) was a Minnesota Book Award finalist; False Mermaid (2010) made ALA/Booklist’s Top Ten Crime Novels for that year. The Book of Killowen, fourth in the series, was published in March 2013. Erin has a B.A. in theater from Saint Olaf College and an M.A. in English/Creative Writing from the University of Minnesota. She has worked as an arts administrator and arts journalist and critic, taught college composition classes and mystery writing and arts criticism at the Loft Literary Center, and served as mentor to the Loft’s memoir writing peer group. Erin also served as propmaster at History Theatre at an unspecified date in the last millennium.

AFTERTHOUGHTS - Dave Page, Fitzgerald Scholar

Sunday, May 12 / 4:15 pm

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A free discussion with an author and teacher at Inver Hills Community College, and one of Minnesota’s most significant scholars on F. Scott Fitzgerald, David P. Page, following the matinee performance of This Side of Paradise.

FREE to ticketed patrons of Sunday's performance.

Fitzgerald Walking Tour

Saturday, May 18 / 5:00 pm

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Celebrate F. Scott Fitzgerald with a 75-minute guided walking tour of the St. Paul neighborhood where he spent much of his youth. The route is a 1.5 mile loop through the Summit Avenue/Cathedral Hill neighborhood which begins at the Commodore Hotel at 79 Western Ave., and includes stops at 599 Summit Ave., where Fitzgerald wrote his first novel This Side of Paradise, and his birthplace at 481 Laurel Ave. (Tour stops do not include interiors.) Participants will hear about Fitzgerald's early years, his relationship with his wife, Zelda, the impact of St. Paul on his stories and novels, and connections to the Hill family and other prominent neighbors. Guides will also discuss the importance of the neighborhood to other writers – from Sinclair Lewis to Garrison Keillor, Patricia Hampl and August Wilson.

Tour is led by James J. Hill guides. $45.00 includes the tour, bottle of water for your walk and the 2 pm showing of THIS SIDE OF PARADISE at History Theatre. Tour will begin at 5 pm following the 2 pm showing of THIS SIDE OF PARADISE and be finished in time for a nice dinner (not included in price of ticket) at WA Frost, Fabulous Ferns, Moscow on the Hill, Costello's or another restaurants on the Hill.