Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Donna Reed Festival Alumnus returns to perform with Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Santino Fontana with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Perhaps three really is a magic number. 

Broadway and film actor, Santino Fontana, will perform with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir at the American Choral Directors Society (ACDA) concert on February 28, 2015. He will become the first guest artist to perform with the Choir three times in the space of a year. 

Fontana made his debut with the Choir at the 2014 Pioneer Day concert last July and returned a mere five months later for the Christmas concert, which also featured the Sesame Street Muppets

The ACDA concert will be held in the conference center in Salt Lake City. Additional Choir guest artists will be Sylvia McNair, U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants and the combined ACDA National Conference Honor Choirs.

Fontana was a 2000 Donna Reed Festival national scholarship finalist in acting.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

The University of Iowa’s Latin Jazz Ensemble to perform at the Donna Reed Theater

University of Iowa  Latin Jazz Ensemble

Concert is open to the public and free of charge.

The University of Iowa(UI) Latin Jazz Ensemble will perform a free concert at the Donna Reed Theater in Denison, Iowa on Sunday, February 22 at 1 p.m..

The ensemble is directed by James Dreier, lecturer with the jazz department, and is considered one of the premier jazz ensembles in the UI jazz program. 

Their repertoire focuses on music of the Caribbean and South America.

The event is sponsored by the UI Office of Outreach and Engagement and coordinated through the Northwest Iowa Regents Resource Center in cooperation with The Donna Reed Foundation for the Performing Arts.

The performance will begin at 1 p.m. at the Donna Reed Theater, 1305 Broadway, in downtown Denison, Iowa, home of The Donna Reed Foundation and Museum. It is open to the public and free of charge.

For more information, contact The Donna Reed Foundation at 712-263-3334 or email info@donnareed.org.

Award-winning Roosevelt impersonator premiers new show at the Donna Reed Theater

Adam Lindquist as Teddy Roosevelt

Last program in The Donna Reed Foundation's current American Icon Series

Adam Lindquist, a national award winning Theodore Roosevelt look-alike and entertainer, will premier his new show, Roosevelt! on the stage of The Donna Reed Theater in Denison on Friday, February 20.

Linquist plays the charismatic author, U.S. President, war hero, adventurer and conservationist.  His show brings to stage the spirit of the man most called “Teddy”, an American President who faced the same issues that concern people today: opportunity, conservation, judicious diplomacy and the role of government.

This humorous and meaningful one-man performance will leave you with an insight on the importance of leadership in developing the pride of a nation.

The performance will begin at 7 p.m. at the Donna Reed Theater, 1305 Broadway, in downtown Denison, Iowa, home of The Donna Reed Foundation and Museum.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students 18 years old and younger. For ticket information, contact The Donna Reed Foundation at 712-263-3334 or email info@donnareed.org.

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