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Flagpole Radio Café  Press Release

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NEWTOWN CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION PRESENTS

ST. PATRICK’S DAY EDITION OF

THE FLAGPOLE RADIO CAFÉ

TICKET RESERVATIONS

NOW AVAILABLE ON-LINE

MARCH 7, 7pm - ALEXANDRIA ROOM

AT EDMOND TOWN HALL

For information call 364-0898

Newtown, CT - the Newtown Cultural Arts Commission is pleased to present The Flagpole Radio Café St. Patrick’s Day edition on Saturday March 7, at 7pm at the Edmond Town Hall. Tickets are $5 and $10.  Reservations can now be made online by visiting the Newtown Cultural Arts Commission home page at www.newtownartscommission.org and clicking on the Flagpole Radio Café link. If further information is needed, please call 364-0898.

The Newtown Cultural Arts Commission Chairperson Jennifer Johnston remarked, “We are excited about offering the convenience of making ticket reservations for The Flagpole Radio Café show online.   The website is developing in other aspects as well, and people should notice an improvement in our calendar listings as well as links to other cultural sites. Our website development is an ongoing process and we are excited that it is finally on course to becoming a valuable cultural resource for Newtown and its neighbors.”

The Saint Patrick’s Day edition will feature a variety of traditional Irish music by the Radio Café Orchestra.   It will also feature highlights from producer Martin Blanco’s rollicking comedy Irish Author’s Held Hostage which has enjoyed successful productions in Washington, DC and the Fringe Festival in New York City.   A special guest artist for the show will be announced shortly.

The Flagpole Radio Café is an ongoing variety show produced by Newtown residents Jim Allyn, Martin Blanco, Robyn Fitzgerald and Barbara Gaines, in conjunction with the Newtown Cultural Arts Commission.   Returning to the Flagpole Radio Café are music director Jim Allyn, musicians Howie Bujese, Rick Brodsky and Dick Neal, host and guitarist Chris Teske, and The Flagpole Shakespeare Repertory Theatre.

The Flagpole Radio Café will be performed on Saturday, March 7th at 7pm in the Alexandria Room of the Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, Newtown, CT.     Tickets cost $10 ($5 for children under 13).  

The final performance of the 2008-09 season will be on Saturday May 30 at 7pm.