UPDATE: Congratulations to winners Ben Sondheim, Evelyn Westling and Jim Henderson.
ORIGINAL POST: For 25 years, a stalwart group of older performers has anchored Fresno’s beloved “New Wrinkles.” This annual musical revue featuring performers ages 55 and older runs May 24-June 9. The show has been at Fresno City College since its inception in 1989. We’re preparing a 7 cover story for Friday on the show’s 25th anniversary. I took the pic at right of The Bee’s photo shoot with Geno Ventura, Lucy Del Real and Cynthia Dallas, the three cast members who have been in the show all 25 years.
We’re giving away tickets to Beehive readers. I have three pairs of tickets to give away:
One pair for opening night, 7:30 p.m. Friday.
One pair for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 30.
One pair for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6.
To enter, leave a comment on this post. If you’d like, share with us in your post your favorite “New Wrinkles’ memory from the past 24 years. In your comment, indicate which of the three performances you’d prefer to attend (or no preference). The deadline for entry is 5 p.m. Wednesday. One entry per person. I’ll be informing winners by email Wednesday evening, please check at that time. If you win, you’ll be able to pick your tickets at Will Call. Rules are on the jump.
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Fresno Grand Opera will present its final production of the 2012-13 season this weekend with Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide.” This comic show-stopper blends operetta, musical and grand opera traditions. Two of the best-known songs are “Glitter and Be Gay” and “Make Our Garden Grow.”
I’m giving away two tickets to Friday’s 8 p.m. opening night performance at the Shaghoian Concert Hall. To enter, leave a comment on this post. If you’d like, tell us what you think of the Shaghoian and its acoustics — or why you’d like to see a production there for the first time.
The deadline for entry is 10 a.m. Wednesday. I’ll be informing winners by email Wednesday morning, so please check at that time. If you win, you’ll be able to pick your tickets at Will Call. Rules are on the jump.
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If you’re looking for a rousing evening of beautiful music, this is it. The Fresno Philharmonic gets big and Romantic on us this weekend with a program featuring Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony, Borodin’s “Overture to Prince Igor” and Venezuelan artist Gabriela Martinez playing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2. I have FOUR pairs of tickets to give away to Saturday’s 8 p.m. concert at the Saroyan Theatre. They’re all very nice orchestra seats.
To enter, leave a comment on this post. This is going to be a quickie contest: The deadline for entry is 5 p.m. today (Thursday). I’ll be informing winners by email this evening, so please check. You’ll be able to pick your tickets up after 7:30 p.m. the night of the concert at the Saroyan box office. Rules are on the jump.
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If you love the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Harry James and the Andrews Sisters, then the touring musical production of “In the Mood” is for you. It plays 3 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Tower Theatre and features the 13-piece String of Pearls Big Band Orchestra and six singers and dancers. Songs performed include “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (of Company B),” “In The Mood,” “Tuxedo Junction” and “Sing, Sing, Sing.”
I have six tickets to give away to the 3 p.m. show. (Weekday matinees are uncommon in Fresno, so note the time.) I’ll give two tickets each to the first three Beehive readers who comment on this post. (If you’d like, tell us your favorite Big Band song.) No repeat entries, please. These are paper tickets, so you’ll need to come down to The Bee’s front lobby by 2:30 p.m. Thursday to pick them up. If you’re one of the winners, I’ll contact you via email, so be sure to check yours. You can watch a promotional video for the show and read the complete rules are after the jump.
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The Shaghoian Hall, with its acclaimed acoustics and intimate setting, is a wonderful place to hear choral works. That’s one reason why people are so excited to hear the towering Mozart Requiem this weekend featuring the Fresno Philharmonic and the Fresno Community Chorus. There are performances Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but you have to remember that the Shaghoian is about a third the size of the Saroyan Theatre, where the orchestra usually plays. Saturday and Sunday’s performances are nearly sold out, while I’m told that a few seats remain for Friday’s 8 p.m. show.
Which is why it’s so fun to be able to give away a whopping 10 tickets to Friday’s performance. I’ll give a pair of tickets each to FIVE lucky Beehive readers. To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post telling us your favorite choral work with orchestra. (If you don’t have one — no problem. Just tell us why you’d like to see this concert. I’ll five comment at random. The winners each will receive four tickets. No repeat entries, please. These are paper tickets, so you’ll need to come down to The Bee’s front lobby by 5 p.m. Friday to pick them up. Deadline to enter is 4 p.m. Wednesday. Be sure to check your email between 4 and 5 p.m. that day, because that’s how I’ll inform winners. Complete rules are after the jump.
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Chances are you know Katherine Jenkins from her stellar performance on last year’s “Dancing with the Stars.” But in the U.K., she’s better known as sort of a much younger and prettier version of Andrea Bocelli. Her performance style of choice is a glamorous concert hall with full orchestra, where she sings a mix of classical and pop crossover hits.
Two lucky Beehive readers each will win a pair of tickets to Sunday’s big 7:30 p.m. concert at Warnors Theatre. These seats would regularly cost $49.50 each.
This is a quickie contest. Here’s how it will work: Leave a comment on this post. (Feel free to tell us what you think of Jenkins’ turn on “Dancing with the Stars” if you’d like.) I’ll pick the SECOND and FIFTH comments on this post as the winners. (Think of this like a call into a radio station contest.) I won’t publish any comments until we have our winner.
One cautionary note: These are paper tickets, so you’ll need to come down to The Bee’s front lobby by 5 p.m. to pick them up if you’re a winner.
No repeat entries, please. Check your email tonight to see if you’re the winner. Complete rules are on the jump.
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UPDATE: Congratulations to our winner, Sarah Pearce.
ORIGINAL POST: A charming family option awaits this Saturday: the annual story ballet from The State Street Ballet of Santa Barbara. This year’s original ballet, “Beauty and the Beast,” tells the classic fairy tale through contemporary dance. I have a family pack of four tickets to give away to a lucky Beehive reader to the 2 p.m. performance at the Saroyan Theatre.
For those of you up to your ears in singing teacups, never fear: This isn’t the Disney version. From my Sunday column:
This “Beauty and the Beast” is an original retelling of the classic fairy tale by Robert Sund, a guest choreographer for the Santa Barbara company. Recorded music by Tchaikovsky will accompany the 22 professional members of the company, along with 20 advanced local area ballet students …
Instead of servants turned into enchanted objects, this production is more nature oriented, with insects and animals personified through contemporary ballet. There’s still the same basic plot of Belle being imprisoned by the prince-turned-beast, but there are many changes, such as a squad of fairies (played by local dancers) working their magic.
Here’s how to enter the contest: To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post telling us if you’ve ever seen a non-Disney version of “Beauty and the Beast.” I’ll pick one comment at random. The winner will receive four tickets. No repeat entries, please. These are paper tickets, so you’ll need to come down to The Bee’s front lobby by 5 p.m. Friday to pick them up. Deadline to enter is 5 p.m. Wednesday. Be sure to check your email after the deadline, because that’s how I’ll inform winners. Complete rules are after the jump.
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Fresno Grand Opera is trying something completely different for its next production. “A Life in 4 Seasons” is a multimedia musical experience featuring Vivaldi’s famed music paired with an original film. Thi Nguyen, the opera’s associate artistic director, wrote the screenplay for the film, which was directed by Long Beach filmmaker Cooper Sy Blumenthal and features a narrative about a couple’s relationship. The images are heavily geared toward the artistic, with the intention of augmenting the musical experience. Nguyen will play solo violin in “The Four Seasons” backed by a chamber orchestra.
Here’s the best part for Beehive readers: I have THREE pairs of tickets to give away to Saturday’s 8 p.m. performance at the Shaghoian Hall.
To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post. (If you’d like, tell us your feelings about “The Four Seasons.”) I’ll pick three comments at random. Each winner will receive two tickets. No repeat entries, please. These are paper tickets, so you’ll need to come down to The Bee’s front lobby by 5 p.m. Friday to pick them up. Deadline to enter is 10 a.m. Thursday. Be sure to check your email after the deadline, because that’s how I’ll inform winners. Complete rules are after the jump.
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I give a big plug in Friday’s 7 section for the Youth Orchestras of Fresno’s second annual “Love Conquers All” Sunday concert at the Saroyan Theatre — and for good reason. Last year’s concert was great, and one of the major reasons — professional tenor Scott Piper — is coming back for an encore. (My take on last year’s concert is here.) He and soprano Laura Pedersen, backed by the Youth Philharmonic, will begin the concert with duets by Puccini and Verdi, then sing favorites from “West Side Story.”
I have four tickets to the 7 p.m. Sunday concert to give to one lucky Beehive reader. Here’s how this giveaway will work: Leave a comment on this post telling us your favorite song from “West Side Story.” I’ll pick the THIRD comment on this post as the winner. (Think of this like a call into a radio station contest.) I won’t publish any comments until we have our winner.
You’ll be able to pick up your tickets at Will Call on Sunday.
No repeat entries, please. Check your email soon after entering to see if you’re the winner. Complete rules are on the jump.
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You gotta love it, Baby. With the Fresno Philharmonic’s “The Rat Pack: A Symphonic Celebration” pops concert, you’ll get the chance to hang out with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. (Or at least some very fine Broadway veterans paying tribute to them.) The orchestra is augmenting its roster with some of the best local jazz players around. It should be a lively evening.
Here’s the best part for Beehive readers: I have FOUR pairs of tickets to give away to Saturday’s 8 p.m. performance. These are very nice orchestra seats in row “L.”
To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post answering this question: If you could hang out with Frank, Dean or Sammy, which one would it be, and what question would you ask him? I’ll pick four comments at random. Each winner will receive two tickets. No repeat entries, please. These are paper tickets, so you’ll need to come down to The Bee’s front lobby by 5 p.m. Friday to pick them up. Deadline to enter is 4 p.m. Wednesday. Be sure to check your email Wednesday afternoon or evening, because that’s how I’ll inform winners. Complete rules are on the jump.
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It’s amazing what one line of dialogue can do to a Monty Python fan.
Try it by asking: “Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?”
If the person you ask this odd question of degenerates into hysterical giggles, and then starts to tell you all about King Arthur and his much-put-upon personal assistant, Patsy, then you know you’ve got an M.P. fan on your hands.
As Good Company Players prepares to open the local premiere Thursday of the musical “Spamalot,” we’re looking for some of those fans to share their favorite Monty Python scenarios from the movies. Is it the Killer Rabbit? The “Bring out your dead” scene? Or how about the Black Knight who shrugs away his chopped off appendages one by one?
“Spamalot” is mostly based on the classic movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” but the musical also includes bits and pieces from the entire Python oeuvre, so we’re happy to hear about any of your favorite moments. While you’re at it, tell us (if you’d like) your age, how big a fan you are and why you think the comic magic still works today. Have a funny “Monty Python” memory? Share it with us.
We’ll pick one of the submissions at random as a winner and give that person two tickets (dinner and show) to any performance of “Spamalot,” which runs through March 17 at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater. I’ll be contacting the winner by email, and I’ll also pick some comments to run in my story in next Friday’s issue of 7 about the opening of the show.
Only one entry per person, please. Deadline is 2 p.m. Tuesday. For rules, see the jump.
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We had such a good time a couple of weeks ago giving tickets away to the rockin’ production of “The Rocky Horror Show” at the Severance Theatre that we decided to do it again. I’m giving away two seats to the 7 p.m. Sunday performance this weekend.
To enter, leave a comment on this post answering this question: Do you think Brad and Janet will make it to their 10th wedding anniversary? (If you’ve never seen the show, just guess.) I’ll select one comment at random as a winner. Deadline is 2:30 p.m. today (less than an hour from now, so hurry). If you enter, please remember to check your email, because that’s how I’ll be notifying winners. Tickets will be available at Will Call. Complete rules are on the jump.
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UPDATE: Congratulations to winner Jan Quezada. Enjoy!
ORIGINAL POST: Here’s a prime last-minute ticket giveaway from your friends at the Beehive: a lucky reader will get two seats to the much-anticipated Kristin Chenoweth concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Saroyan Theatre.
I wrote about Chenoweth’s coming appearance with the Fresno Grand Opera Orchestra in Sunday’s Spotlight section. She’s a charmer, I can tell you that for sure.
To enter our giveaway, leave a comment on this post telling us your favorite Kristin Chenoweth song, Broadway show or TV series (either in a starring or guest role). I’ll pick one winner at random who will receive two tickets. This is a quick turnaround: Deadline is 2:30 p.m. today. If you enter, please remember to check your email, because that’s how I’ll be notifying winners. These tickets will be available at Will Call on performance night.
Rules are on the jump.
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UPDATE 11/9: Congratulations to winners Joey Fernandez and Jan Quezada. Hope you enjoy!
ORIGINAL POST: I have tickets to give away to a very big-deal dance event taking place Sunday: a performance by the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Any occasion in which a top-notch New York company performs in Fresno is a major event, but the wow factor of this concert is multiplied for an interesting reason. The Dance Theatre of Harlem had to shut down in 2004 because of financial difficulties, but it’s being revived. The first performance was just a few weeks ago in Kentucky, and the company is on tour looking toward an anticipated New York debut in spring 2013. So Fresno is one of the first cities to see the newly reconstituted group perform.
(After Dance Theatre of Harlem shut down, the company’s “second” performing group — made up of younger dancers, many in training, continued the brand under the name “Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble.” That group performed in 2010 in Fresno.)
So here’s the deal: I have two pairs of tickets to give away to Sunday’s performance, which takes place 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Saroyan Theatre. These are premium seats (Row J, orchestra) that would go for $78 each.
To enter our giveaway, leave a comment on this post. I’ll pick two winners at random who each will receive two tickets. Deadline is 4 p.m. Wednesday. If you enter, please remember to check your email, because that’s how I’ll be notifying winners. These are paper tickets, so you’ll need to be able to come down to The Bee’s front lobby during business hours by 5 p.m. Friday to pick them up.
See complete rules on the jump.
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Are you ready to do the Time Warp again?
When Artists’ Repertory Theatre presented the stage version of “The Rocky Horror Show” in 2008 at the Severance Theatre at California Arts Academy, it was a smash success. People flocked for tickets. Now the same “Rocky” is back, with some new faces and new costumes, and it’s sure to be a big event. You can look for my cover story in Friday’s 7 section.
In the meantime, let’s give away some tickets! I’m giving two pairs of tickets to the opening weekend of “Rocky Horror” (either 8 p.m. Friday or Saturday, your choice). To enter, leave a comment on this post telling us your favorite “Rocky Horror” character. I’ll select two comments at random as winners. Deadline is 3 p.m. Thursday. If you enter, please remember to check your email, because that’s how I’ll be notifying winners. Tickets will be available at Will Call. Complete rules are on the jump.
(Can you believe that’s Brian Pucheu, above, as Riff Raff? Quite the stretch from “Calamity Jane,” wouldn’t you say? Bee photo by Mark Crosse.)
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UPDATE 10/25: Congratulations to our winners: Amy Querin, Nicolas Barajas, Kathy Juarez, Lee Garcia and Derek Fridolfs. Hope y’all enjoy the concert.
ORIGINAL ENTRY: Wow. I get to give away FIVE pairs of tickets to the Fresno Philharmonic’s upcoming Saturday concert at the Saroyan Theatre featuring young violin sensation Chad Hoopes. I’m hoping to feature an interview with Hoopes later this week, but in the meantime you can read a little about the concert in my Sunday Spotlight column [first item].
These are all really nice tickets, with the pairs ranging from Rows A through N of the orchestra section.
The concert is 8 p.m. Saturday. To enter our giveaway, leave a comment on this post. I’ll pick five winners at random who each will receive two tickets. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday. If you enter, please remember to check your email, because that’s how I’ll be notifying winners. These are paper tickets, so you’ll need to be able to come down to The Bee’s front lobby during business hours by 5 p.m. Friday to pick them up.
See complete rules on the jump.
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UPDATE 11:50 p.m.: Congratulations to our winner: Christina Morris. Thanks for playing.
ORIGINAL ENTRY: Want to see the show that got so much ink in Friday’s 7 section? I have a pair of tickets to give away to opening weekend of “Jekyll & Hyde” at the Fresno Memorial Auditorium. This Children’s Musical Theaterworks production plays 7:30 p.m. today (opening night), 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday.
You get to decide which performance you’d like to attend.
This is a quickie contest: I’ll give the tickets away to the FIFTH commenter on this post.
The winner will be notified by email, so keep checking. If I don’t hear from you within half an hour after I send a winning-confirmation e-mail, I’ll pick someone else at random. No repeat comments please. You’re ineligible if you’ve won something in the past 30 days. We won’t post any comments until we have a winner. Complete rules after the jump.
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UPDATE: We have a winner: Marc Gonzalez. Congrats, and thanks to all those who entered.
ORIGINAL ENTRY: It’s turning out to be “Spring Awakening” week here at the ‘Hive, and for good reason. This show was a powerhouse on Broadway just five short years ago, and it arrives in Fresno in what the Underground @ CMT — a wing of Children’s Musical Theaterworks — promises will be a combustible production. Here’s a sneak peek at my 7 cover story in Friday’s Bee.
I have two tickets to give away to either the Saturday matinee or Sunday evening performances this weekend. To enter, leave a comment on this post. If you know enough about the show, share your favorite song. Let us know in your comment if you’d prefer to attend the 2 p.m. Saturday show or the 7:30 p.m. Sunday show.
Note: This show is for mature audiences only.
Deadline to enter is 10 a.m. Friday. If you’re a winner, you’ll be able to pick up your tickets at Will Call. We’ll notify the winner via e-mail, so please leave a valid e-mail address and please check it by noon Friday. (We reserve the right to pick another winner if we don’t hear back from you.) You’re ineligible if you’ve won something from us in the past 30 days. No multiple entries allowed. Complete rules after the jump.
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Fresno’s beloved senior revue show, “New Wrinkles,” is back for its 24th year at Fresno City College. The theme this year is “American Bandstand,” and more than 60 cast members, ages 55 and older, will perform in a tribute to the iconic TV show that includes everything from the jitterbug to disco. It’s amazing the amount of enthusiasm and hard work these talented performers put into each performance.
We’re giving away two pairs of tickets to Friday’s opening-night performance, which is 7:30 p.m. at the Fresno City College Theatre. (It runs through June 10.) To enter, leave a comment on this post telling us your favorite “American Bandstand” or Dick Clark memory.
Deadline to enter is 10 a.m. Thursday. If you’re a winner, you’ll be able to pick up your tickets at Will Call. We’ll notify the winner via e-mail, so please leave a valid e-mail address and please check it by noon Thursday. (We reserve the right to pick another winner if we don’t hear back from you.) You’re ineligible if you’ve won something from us in the past 30 days. No multiple entries allowed. Complete rules after the jump.
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It’s time for me to take off my columnist/hard-news writer hat and put on my entertainment blogger/writer hat. Though I’ve spent a lot of time recently following the strike against Fresno Grand Opera, I also need to cover the company’s production of “Show Boat” — which opens Friday night at the Saroyan Theatre — like any other significant upcoming cultural event.
With that in mind, I have two pairs of good orchestra seats (each one with a face value of $62.50) to give away to the opera: one pair for 8 p.m. Friday and the other for 2 p.m. Saturday.
“Show Boat,” written in 1927, is a major part of theater history — it’s considered the first true “book” Broadway musical that seamlessly integrates storyline and music. The characters are far more three-dimensional than in vaudeville entertainments and operettas in the past, and creators Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II dared to tackle elaborate and unconventional topics.
To enter, leave a comment on this post telling us whether you’d like to attend the Friday performance, the Saturday performance, or either. These are paper tickets, so you’ll need to be able to come down to The Bee’s front lobby by 5 p.m. Friday to pick them up.
Deadline is 10 a.m. Wednesday.
I’ll notify the winner via e-mail — so please leave a real e-mail address and please check it. Duplicate entries are not allowed. I reserve the right to pick another winner if you haven’t responded to a notification email in a timely manner. You’re ineligible if you’ve won anything from the Beehive in the past 30 days. Full rules on the jump.
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UPDATE: Our winners are Janine Christl, Janice Lewis and Michele Falk. Congratulations.
ORIGINAL POST: We’re rapidly coming up on the last concert of the Fresno Philharmonic’s 2011-12 season — a performance April 21 and 22 dominated by the sure-to-be-combustible “Carmina Burana” by Carl Orff. With the orchestra backed by the Fresno Community Chorus, the Fresno State Concert Choir and the Fresno City College Choir, expect more than 250 musicians on stage.
To mark the occasion, I’m handing out 12 tickets, my biggest Philharmonic giveaway yet. Three Beehive readers will receive four vouchers each.
Here’s how these vouchers work: You can reserve your seats ahead of time by taking the vouchers to the Fresno Phil’s Shaw Avenue box office at 2377 W. Shaw Ave. #101 — or you can redeem them at the Saroyan Theatre box office an hour before the concert begins. (You’d be out of luck if the concert is completely sold out, but that’s rare.) If you win the vouchers, I can either drop them in the mail to you, or you can come to The Bee’s front lobby to pick up the vouchers during business hours.
To enter, leave a comment on this post. Deadline is noon Friday. A few important things: Winners will be notified by e-mail, so please leave a real e-mail address and please, please, please check your e-mail at around 1 p.m. Friday. I reserve the right to pick another winner if I don’t get a response to my e-mail by 1:30 p.m. Friday. One entry per person. You’re ineligible if you’ve won something from us in the past 30 days. Complete rules after the jump.
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UPDATE: Our winner is Brandon Hill. (Our second winner didn’t respond to our email, so those vouchers will go back in the kitty for the last Philharmonic giveaway of the season.)
ORIGINAL POST: The Fresno Philharmonic’s next pop concert is called “Club Swing,” and it features the tight vocal harmonies of the group Five By Design backed up by the full orchestra. From the Philharmonic:
From the frenetic-paced opening of Benny Goodman’s “Bugle Call Rag” to the show’s blockbuster finale of Louis Prima’s “Sing, Sing, Sing,” Club Swing celebrates the songs, events and personalities that defined American popular culture during the Swing era.
I have four vouchers to give away: a pair to two readers. Here’s how these vouchers work: You can use them for any of the two remaining concerts of the 2011-12 season. You can reserve your seats ahead of time by taking the vouchers to the Fresno Phil’s Shaw Avenue box office at 2377 W. Shaw Ave. #101 — or you can redeem them at the Saroyan Theatre box office an hour before the concert begins. (You’d be out of luck if the concert is completely sold out, but that’s rare.) If you win the vouchers, I can either drop them in the mail to you, or you can come to The Bee’s front lobby to pick up the vouchers during business hours.
To enter, leave a comment on this post. Deadline is 4 p.m. Wednesday. A few important things: Winners will be notified by e-mail, so please leave a real e-mail address and please, please, please check your e-mail. I reserve the right to pick another winner if I don’t get a response to my e-mail by 9 a.m. Thursday. One entry per person. You’re ineligible if you’ve won something from us in the past 30 days. Complete rules after the jump.
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UPDATE: Congratulations to our winner, Gabby Guagliaone.
ORIGINAL POST: How would you like to hear Renee Fleming, one of the most beloved opera singers in the world, sing live with the Fresno Grand Opera Orchestra? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away two ORCHESTRA seats to the most prestigious classical-music event of the year. Fleming performs 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Saroyan Theatre.
To enter, leave a comment below telling us why you want to hear Ms. Fleming sing. If you have a favorite opera role or album of hers, you can share that with readers. Don’t feel intimidated if you don’t know her repertoire — simply saying you want to hear her acclaimed voice is just fine. We’ll pick our winner at random.
These are great seats (Row Q center) that would normally go for $97.50 each, so this is quite the giveaway.
Deadline to enter is 10 a.m. Monday. These are paper tickets, so you’ll need to be able to pick them up at The Bee’s front counter by 5 p.m. Tuesday. We’ll notify the winner via e-mail, so please leave a valid e-mail address and please check it by 11 a.m. Monday. (We reserve the right to pick another winner if we don’t hear back from you.) You’re ineligible if you’ve won something from us in the past 30 days. No multiple entries allowed. Complete rules after the jump.
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UPDATE: Congratulations to our winners: Jennifer Anderson, Amy Hance, Kim Steinhauer and Brittney Jennings. Enjoy!
ORIGINAL POST: For several years now, the Valley Performing Arts Council has partnered with the State Street Ballet of Santa Barbara to bring high-quality story ballets to Fresno aimed at younger audiences. In the past we’ve seen “Cinderella” and “The Jungle Book.” The newest title from Santa Barbara is an original adaptation of “The Secret Garden,” the classic Frances Hodgson Burnett story about an orphan who discovers a wonderful locked garden on her uncle’s forlorn estate.
The ballet will be performed 3 p.m. Saturday at the Saroyan Theatre. And we at the Beehive have 10 tickets — each with a face value of $59.50 — to give away to readers.
Here’s how we’re going to work this contest. Leave a comment on this post indicating whether you’d like to win a package of either four or two tickets. We’ll draw names at random until all the tickets are gone. (In other words, if the first two commenters want four tickets each, there will be three winners total — the first two receiving four tickets and the third receiving two. Or, we could conceivably have five winners if each only want two tickets.)
You’ll be able to pick up your tickets at Will Call before the performance. Deadline is 11 a.m. Friday. Here’s an important part: I’ll be sending out emails to the winners between 11 and 11:15 a.m., so when you enter, provide a real e-mail address and please check your e-mail. If you’d prefer, you can leave a phone number where you can be reached at that time, and I’ll make sure it isn’t published online. I reserve the right to pick another winner if I don’t get a response to my email by noon.
One entry per person. You’re ineligible if you’ve won something from us in the past 30 days. Complete rules after the jump.
The lucky winner of our Jackie Evancho ticket giveaway is Breanna Eddy. She plans to take her nephew Sunday night to hear Jackie.
Here’s my 7 cover story, including an interview with Jackie, about the concert.
