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Show DOWNTOWN n Times Newspaper Wednesday, May 14, 1997 Page 14 0 . 1 1 'jllli i I ll I l i i i r VtX 4. SpeoaiiaiK) tri line and inmnmg V- Color ftnto won - i t .ssssr psrai I - .-re .t-r.,1 ! V J Choral Society concert to feature local composers The Utah Valley Choral Society will close its 1996-97 season Friday (May 16) with a potpourri of folk songs, spirituals, religious anthems and Broadway tunes. The concert con-cert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Provo Tabernacle, 100 South University Ave. "American Kaleidoscope" will feature arrangements by local composers G.R. "Doc" Taylor and Rob Millet, whose works were heard in a popular concert by the Choral Society last year. Taylor has arranged "Reuben, Reuben," and Millet has arranged "Eliza. Jane" and "Gentle Annie" for the program. Both are longtime associates of the choir and well-know musicians locally. 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Season ticket holders have the first chance at the best seats in the house at a 20 discount All orders for the new season tickets are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, so early purchasers will have the best chance of receiving their first choices of house seats and play dates. Provo Theatre Company's first season was highly acclaimed ac-claimed by critics and patrons alike. Because of this, and because be-cause tickets were scarce for some of the offerings last year, season tickets for the new season are expected to be in great demand. PTC will launch its second season with the hilarious "Lend Me a Tenor", winner of two Tony 9pm Saturday 9am 8 pm Fax 373-9969 Street, Provo "Suite" deal? llearthroom 7:00 a.m. -14:09 a.m. Sal. -Sun, Resilient Inn bv Marrioll-Provn I IP! am Ml JW9 I Will 19 lfcl h!mjtih WinCim ' tofeythtw!3lat I I CO-L-L-t-C'T-IwT" . A 4 V if ttfilir flikt awards and deemed the funniest . new show on Broadway. It will play September 11 - October 13, 1997. The Utah premiere of "A Tuna Christmas", sequel to "Greater Tuna", is a delightful tour de force by two actors playing play-ing 22 characters. Audiences will visit the kooky community of Tuna, Texas. The play opens November 20 and will play through December 29, 1997. Not since Elvis Presley sightings on Squaw Peak has there been so much excitement . about a musical production so pure and undefiled as "Forever Plaid", PTC's third offering of the season. The musical is about four guys (Sparky, Smudge, Jinx, and Frankie) who were , killed in a bus accident en route to picking up their custom-made plaid tuxedos for their new guy , group. Audience members will be taken back to the time when , four-part guy groups harmonized har-monized across the airwaves in this hysterical and nostalgic ' musical which will play January 29 -March 2, 1988. In the highly praised new drama from America's cutting-edge cutting-edge Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, David Mamet has raised outrage to an art form. "Oleanna", a Utah County f premiere, is "wholly absorbff ing...and is likely to provoke' ( more thoughtful discussion than v any other play this year." It will run from April 2 - May 4, 1988 ' ? e . r Provo Theatre Company's final second season offering is a , revival of "Joseph and the Amaz-" ing Technicolor Dreamcoat", by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. "We got tired of everyonj asking when PTC will do 'Joseph again. So we're deter mined to be amongst those who " thrive on feedback being the lunch of champions, and have decided to listen to the customers!" cus-tomers!" writes Frost in the new season brochure. "Joseph" was PTC's first show in the new theater, and was so successful, several extensions exten-sions had to be made. The uproarious and poignant look at the Old Testament story oft, Jacob and his twelve sons will open June 11, 1998, and will run through the summer, closing on August 11. Tickets to last year's "Joseph" were hard to come by, and season ticket holders for the 1997-98 season will have guaranteed seats for this hit musical. PTC announces a revival of "The Compleat Wks of Wllm Shkspr (abridged)", which will play from May 29 - June 14. The show was so popular last winter, that people had a difficult time, getting in to see it. Directed by Carrie Morgan, featuring three Utah County professional come-'" dians playing all the parts (male and female) of every, Shakespeare play known to man (well, at least mentioning them' all), this comedy is one not to be missed again. Susan Bradford t selected as new director of PDA The Provo Downtown Action has appointed Susan K Bradford Brad-ford as its new executive director. direc-tor. She assumed her duties April 2, 1997. The PDA functions func-tions as an association representing repre-senting the interests of downtown Provo businesses. Among the association's current cur-rent projects include beautifica-tion, beautifica-tion, parking, and promotion of Provo's core business area. Prior to becoming the Association's director, Bradford managed the Valley Book Center Cen-ter in downtown Provo for nine years. She has also facilitated establishmentof community improvement im-provement strategic plans for the cities of Pleasant Grove and Payson. As executive director, Bradford will be responsible for building the membership of the PDA, managing numerous committees, com-mittees, organizing promotions and advertising for the downtown area, and authoring the Association's newsletter and other publications. J ... s : i 1 t Doing the honors at the ribbon cutting ceremonies for the Provo Park Hotel expansion were: (left to right) Kevin Molloy, senior vice president of operations, Kahler Realty Corp.; Patrick Worsham, general manager, Provo Park Hotel; Mark Wren, regional general managergeneral manager of Salt Lake Hilton; Miss Provo; Mayor George Stewart; Dan Campbell, managing director, EsNet Management Group; Duff Thompson, managing director, direc-tor, EsNet Management Group; and Thomas O'Leary, president of Kahler Realty Corporation. Corpora-tion. HxpmdQd facilities and conference center nor open at Provo Park To keep up with the needs of business travelers who visit Utah County, the Provo Park Hotel has opened its expanded facility and the adjoining Utah Valley Conference Center. Grand opening ceremonies were held April 30. The Utah Valley Conference Center at the Provo Park Hotel offers the largest overall square tootage ot meeting space m a downtown area in Utah County. Included in the 28,000 square ' feet of meeting space with a state-of-the-art, tiered theater, ' an executive boardroom, an 8,000 square-foot ballroom, ten meeting rooms ranging from 2,240 square feet to 225 square feet, and full banquet capabilities. The expansion also includes 101 corporate suites, an indoor pool, a whirlpool, a fitness center, cen-ter, a guest-operated laundry, and an arcade. The corporate . suites offer a choice of king or two double beds; livingarea with sofa sleeper; oversi zed desk area with separate voice and data extensions; ex-tensions; wet bar with sink, microwave, coffee maker, fully-stocked fully-stocked refreshment center; and a 25-inch television with 50 movies on command. The addition addi-tion of the corporate suites expands ex-pands the Provo Park Hotel guest rooms to 333. The Provo Park Hotel is owned by Park Hotels L.C., a partnership of Kahler Realty Spring Cleaning Sale... Save Big on: Sofas Dinettes Futons Bunkbeds"& Oak bntcrtainriciit oeil! Pillowtop Mattresses Provo Furniture Open: Mon.-Sat. Fri. 10am 6pm 10am - 7pm Corporation and EsNet, a Utah County-based investment group. The hotel is managed by Kahler Realty Corporation. Tom O'Leary, president of Kahler Realty Corporation, which is the largest hotel operator in Utah, said Kahler built the facility in Utah County because of the area's economic health. "We believe Utah is an excellent market for our company," com-pany," he said. "Kahler is particularly par-ticularly optimistic about our property in Provo. We have done very $ell here and We hope the new conference center will help attract additional visitors to the area. We especially see an opportunity op-portunity to grow the meeting and conference business in the Provo hosts historic homes tour Provo's history will come to life on Saturday, May 17th as Neighborhood Housing Services of Provo hosts its first ever Franklin Historic Homes Tour from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This walkingdriving walk-ingdriving tour, designed to promote interest in the history and preservation of one of Provo's oldest neighborhoods, is being held in conjunction with the nationwide celebration of the 24th annual National Historic His-toric Preservation Week. May 11-17, 1997. "Preservation Begins at Home" is the theme of the week-long celebration co- D. wbcd r ::: : & .. .. ..... . ; i js . i f ' - fc, mm am c wm j m is t v m a ii i - I - i $ri .mm & TS & ,1 : . "d T III I I 1 17 i 450 West Center 374-1888(8 U7. ill ProvoOrem area." The center was designed by Ralph Evans of Ralph Folland EvansArchitecture, Planning and Interiors. The firm has worked with Kahler Realty Corporation Cor-poration on several projects, including in-cluding the Kahler Clinic View Hotel in Rochester, Minnesota, and the Boise Park Suite Hotel. Besides the Provo Park Hotel, Kahler Realty Corporation Corpora-tion operates several other Utah hotels, including the Qgden Park Hotel, the University Park Hotel in Salt Lake City, the Olympia Park Hotel in Park City, the Residence Inn by Marriott Mar-riott Provo, and the Salt Lake Downtown Hilton. sponsored by the National lrust for Historic Preservation. The tour will kick-off at 10 a.m. at the R. Spencer Hines Mansion, located at 383 West 100 South in Provo. Current Mrs. Utah, Sheryl Lee Wilson, will enchant the audience with her live performance of a pioneer woman medley from the musical "Utah", which she adapted from the music written by Kurt Be-stor Be-stor for the Tuachan production. 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