110th Birthday Celebration of Theodore Roethke withe the Raisin' River Ragtime Revue

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The Friends of Theodore Roethke Foundation presents its 110th Birthday Celebration of Theodore Roethke at the Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy Auditorium with a showcase performance by the Raisin River Ragtime Revue, followed by poetry readings on the newly completed Janet Nash Nature Trails. Bringing together musicians, dancers, actors and visual artists to recreate a ragtime-era vaudeville revue, encompassing some of ragtime’s greatest works, including Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag, The Entertainer and Easy Winners. Also included are works by James Scott, Joseph Lamb, Arthur Marshall and Maurice Kirwin. The 110th Birthday Celebration of Theodore Roethke will begin at 2:00 PM with an introduction by Poet-In-Residence Jeff Vande Zande, followed by a Live performance of The Raisin River Ragtime Revue from 2:30 – 4:00 PM. Following their performance, a River Walk and Poetry Reading on the Janet Nast Nature Trails will take place from 4:00 – 5:00 PM, weather permitting. Tickets are only $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students, with cake and ice cream, book and CD sales, and a gallery of art by Saginaw School students included. Tickets can be purchased by phoning 989-928-0430 or by going online to eventbrite.com