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Back With the Church Basement Ladies at Beef & Boards

By admin on Jul. 12, 2014

If there's one show that I absolutely clamor for at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, it's the Church Basement Ladies. This month, Beef & Boards is showing A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement , bringing Mrs. Snustad, Mrs. Gilmerson, Karin Engelson, and Pastor Gunderson back to their subterranean abode of…

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Beef & Boards' Mary Poppins A Refreshing Departure From Original

By admin on May 18, 2014

You do things for your kids when they're young, like sitting through the same Disney movie over and over 18 times in a single week. It's why a lot of parents are familiar with the whole Disney pantheon. It's how I became familiar with Mary Poppins, even though I had seen it once when I was a little…

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Beef & Boards to Show Cole Porter's "Anything Goes"

By admin on Mar. 18, 2014

Cole Porter is coming to the Beef & Boards Theatre from April 3 to May 11 with his 80-year-old nautical classic, Anything Goes. It's the same old story: boy-meets-girl-on-ship, girl-has-fiance-on-ship, hilarity-ensues. The boy and girl in question — Billy Crocker and Hope Harcourt — meet on board…

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Beef & Boards Kicks Off 2014 Season With 'Lend Me A Tenor'

By admin on Jan. 09, 2014

It's a rare event for Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre to do a regular play with little to no singing. But when they do, it's always a special treat for me. This year, Beef & Boards kicked off their upcoming 2014 season with the romantic farce, Lend Me A Tenor . A couple years ago, they pulled out one of…

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A Steampunk Holiday Adventure in Vincennes

By admin on Nov. 30, 2013

Steampunk is often considered a sub-genre of entertainment, but it's starting to emerge as its own genre classification of music, literature, and art. Steampunk, if you're not familiar, is currently a sub-genre of science fiction where everything is steam powered. It's as if the internal combustion…

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A Beef & Boards Christmas Kicks Off Friday, November 29

By admin on Nov. 26, 2013

Call me a Scrooge, but for me, the Christmas season doesn't start until about 18 days before Christmas Day. I've finally woken up from my Thanksgiving stupor, and the Christmas commercials and music have started creeping into my brain before fully infecting me with the Christmas spirit. For my kids…

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Two Festival of Trees in Indiana This Year

By admin on Nov. 23, 2013

Paramount Theatre Festival of Trees, Anderson, Indiana At the Paramount Theatre, they're bringing back the local favorite, the Festival of Trees. With decorated trees, wreaths, Larry Davenport's world-famous train village, musical concerts, a visit by Santa Clausweek-long children's entertainment…

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2013 Vevay-Switzerland County celebrates Bicentennial-Oct. 4-13

By Visit Indiana on Oct. 01, 2013

Vevay-Switzerland County celebrates its Bicentennial on October 4-13, 2013. Logo design by Donna Weaver. It’s a 200th birthday party and you’re invited! Vevay-Switzerland County is celebrating their Bicentennial on October 4-13, 2013 with activities and events for all ages. Dubbed the “Birthplace…

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IndyFringe Festival Wrap-Up: New Attendance Record. Again.

By admin on Aug. 27, 2013

The 9th annual IndyFringe Festival closed Sunday, August 25th, having set attendance and box office records yet again. According to the Festival organizers, 17,286 people watched a play during the 10 days festival, marking a 16% increase over 2012 (another record setting year). They also returned…

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IndyFringe Festival 2013 Starts August 15

By admin on Aug. 07, 2013

"It's that most wonderful time of the year, Where actors are acting, and buskers are busking, From both far and ne-e-e-ear! It's that most festive time of the year!" It's my most favorite time of year in the city, IndyFringe Festival time, and the one time I get re-e-e-eally excited for. This is the…

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