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Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community offers an exceptional assisted living opportunity as well as unparalleled nursing care and rehabilitation in our

new state-of-the-art Rapid Recovery unit. We are pleased to sponsor tonight’s appearance by Garrison Keillor.

This event is sponsored, in part, by the Lied Performance Fund.

Audio description services and recorded program notes are provided through a partnership between the Lied Center and Audio-Reader Network.

Please turn off or silence cellular phones and other electronic devices during performances. Food and drink are not allowed inside the hall.

Cameras and recording devices are strictly prohibited in the auditorium.

WEDNESDAy, MARCH 9 – 7:30 p.m.

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AN EVENING WITH GARRISON KEILLOR

An EvEning with gArrison KEillor

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This 90-minute show is presented without intermission

Minnesota-born and raised, Garri-son Keillor is the living embodiment of the Midwestern spirit. Each week, he shares his steady thoughtfulness, old-fashioned values, traditional songs and dry humor through his legendary, critically acclaimed radio show A Prairie home Companion. More than 3 mil-lion listeners on more than 450 public radio stations now hear the show each week, and millions more discovered the show through the hit 2006 film adaptation, which starred Keillor, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin and Lindsay Lohan. He is also the author of many books, including lake wobegon Days (1985); the Book of guys (1993); the old Man who loved Cheese (1996); wobegon Boy (1997); Me: By Jimmy “Big Boy” valente As told to garrison Keillor (1999); love Me (2003); homegrown Democrat (2004); and Pontoon (2007). His newest book is liberty: A lake wobegon novel (2008). Keillor has received numerous awards for his extensive repertoire, including a Grammy Award for his recording of lake wobegon Days. He has also received two Cable ACE Awards and a George Foster Peabody Award. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and recently was presented with a National Humanities Medal by the Na-tional Endowment for the Humanities. In 1994, he was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame

at Chicago’s Museum of Broadcast Commu-nications. PBS’ acclaimed series American Masters honored Keillor by airing the documen-tary, the Man on the radio in the red shoes, which follows Keillor through a year of taping A Prairie home Companion and meeting his many fans throughout the United States. With Philip Brunelle, Keillor has performed with many orchestras, including the Chicago, Milwaukee, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Min-nesota, Dallas and National symphonies. He has appeared at Wolf Trap, Carnegie Hall and other major concert halls as a member of The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, and he has performed on his own in one-man shows across the country and on tour broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion. His shows are undoubtedly sell-out events, as the popularity of Lake Wobe-gon and A Prairie home Companion continues to grow around the country, as audiences of all ages become exposed to this Midwestern sensation.

PhotogrAPhY BY Brian velenchenko

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Jay Ungar and Molly Mason are combining folk classics from the Civil War era with original compositions to transport audiences back in time. This husband-and-wife duo is one of the most celebrated acts on the American acoustic scene, able to warm the heart, feed the soul and appeal to all ages. Observing the sesquicentennial of the Civil War in 2011, Ungar and Mason perform music related to military conflict and civilian life, as well as songs from the late 19th and early 20th century. “During the civil war period, (American) music really took on its own character. So it has roots in Scottish and Irish music but also a lot of influences from African and other cultures that have mixed together here in America,” said Ungar. Times have certainly changed in the last 150 years, but some things remain the same, “Back in the 1860s there were no records, no films, no DVDs, no Facebook or any of these things,” Ungar said. “People entertained themselves by playing music, singing and spending time together.” Joining the statehood on Jan. 29, 1861, the state of Kansas is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year and Executive Director Tim Van Leer saw this as an opportunity, “2011 is the 150th year of Kansas, but another important reason we scheduled this particular event in April was to recognize the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civic War.

The Confederates opened fire on Fort Sumter in South Carolina on April 12, 1861,” Van Leer said. Ungar is perhaps best known for his deeply moving composition, Ashokan Farewell, which was chosen as the theme song for Ken Burns’ momentous 1990 PBS documentary series, The Civil War, earning him a Grammy Award and an Emmy Award nomination. Ungar’s inspiration for Ashokan Farewell came from a music camp in the Catskill Mountains. He wanted to express the loss and longing he felt about being away from Ashokan after a summer full of music and friends. When approached by Burns about using the song as a primary component of The Civil War, Ungar initially did not see a connection between the two.“At first I thought ‘I don’t get it’, I didn’t understand why it would fit. But, when we saw that tune together with some of the visual images, it was remarkable how well it fit and how it connected,” said Ungar.

A fiddle ride back in time

Morgan sheedy, senior journalism student at KU spends her time interviewing for jobs, cooking and singing in her car.

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PERFORMING ARTS

Carnival of the Animals & Peter and the Wolf mUSICAL JOURNey FOR THe FAmILy

SUNdAy, MARCH 13 – 2:30 p.m.

mARCH 14 & 15 Performing Arts3to5

Local preschool students will interact with a performing artist for an engaging, fun arts experience.

Alpin Hong eXCITING yOUNG PIANIST FRIdAy, APRIL 8 — 7:30 p.m.

APRIL 6 & 7 Performance for local preschool students

movies to Games, Classically Trained: Local student musicians will learn from Hong how popular media affects listeners.

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Jay ungar & Molly Mason Family Band mUSIC OF THe CIVIL WAR ANd BeyONd

WedNeSdAy, APRIL 13 – 7:30 p.m.

American Legacies The del Mccoury Band & The Preservation Hall Jazz BandTHURSdAy, APRIL 14 – 7:30 p.m.

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SOMETHING EXCITING IS HAPPENING AT THE LIED CENTER AND YOU HAVE A FRONT-ROW SEAT!Phase one is done! The main-floor lobby expansion is complete—it’s doubled in size creating a more people-friendly space. Construction on phase two is well underway. The education pavilion’s walls are going up on the southeast side of the Lied Center. These projects are made possible by gifts from the Lied Foundation Trust and the William T. Kemper Foundation.

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Friends oF the Lied UpdateThis list includes individuals and businesses that have initiated or renewed their Friends of the Lied membership since the original list was published.

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BUSINESS FRIENDS

Benefactor ($1,000+)Bigg’s Barbecue

Patron ($500+)Capital City BankCommerce BankThe Chiropractic Experience

Sponsor ($250+)Orchards DrugDr. Jim & Vickie OttenPiersol Foundation, Inc.

Friend ($100+)715 RestaurantFirst State Bank and TrustHamm, Inc.Maceli’sMariscosPetefish, Immel, Heeb and Hird, LLP

INDIVIDUAL FRIENDS

Fellow ($2,500+)Phil & Phoebe Godwin

Benefactor ($1,000+)Ken & Katie ArmitageKeith & Karen ElyBecky & Harry GibsonFrancois Henriquez & Laura StephensonKen & Sheila MartinezJeannot & Todd Seymour

Linda & John T. Stewart IIIKevan & Gail Vick

Patron ($500+)Karen & Dennis ChristillesChris & Kaye DrahozalJohn & Rosemary ElmoreTerrence & Polly JonesDaniel & Annie MerriamCharlotte A. MuellerKenneth & Annette Wertzberger

Sponsor ($250+)Mark & Gretchen EdwardsDon FambroughSteve & Bobbie GishAdele & Donald HallLarry & Susan KrischeCarol & Dave KynerMargaret MahoneyLucy PriceG.E. & Ruth RutledgeJudy & Jack WrightRobert & Barbara Wunsch

Contributor ($100+)Jan-Eric & Cara AndersonCarladyne Knox ConyersDoug & Becky EasonCap & Kitty GrayAlice Clayton & Bob HoneaSharon Graham & Anthea ScouffasTed & Nancy HaggartKristin & Blake HedgesRuss & Jackie Hilton

C. Shaffia LaueJerry & SanDee NossamanJesse & Kitty PachecoChris & Amy PhalenMary Miller RossMary Ann & Norman SaulBarbara & Richard SchowenGary SchwartzkopfFred & Lilian SixSteve & Jung SpoonerSteve & Pat SublettTom & Helen SullivanFrances Van BlaricumArnold WeissSandra & Allen Wiechert

Friends ($50+)Frank & Betty BaronElaine & Virgil BradyRex BuchananJim & Yun ButlerJerry & Kathy Clausing WillisDr. Mark & Gretchen EdwardsCheri EsmondDiane FrankenfieldSheri & Alex HamiltonAlan & Lareeda HickeyChristine KenneyEllen LoomithCharles & Laurie McLane-HigginsonTerry & Mary Beth MillerEdward K. MorrisCarol ThompsonSara Trautman-YenenogluSarah Trulove & James WoelfelAlice M. Weis

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A salute to our VIP SponsorsWe proudly recognize our very important partners. Not only do our VIP Sponsors offer essential financial contributions, they also provide valuable and enthusiastic promotion of Lied Center performances to their customers, employees and the community. Their commitment to the performing arts allows us to provide education activities, free school performances and high-quality events each year. We honor our VIP Sponsors throughout the season on our electronic sign and with onstage recognition at their selected performances. We hope you will also thank them when you visit their businesses. For more information regarding our sponsorship program, contact the Lied Center Director of Development, Megan Poindexter, at 785-864-2788.

A salute to our Media Sponsors

Media sponsors provide important underwriting for Lied Center performances. Their contributions give invaluable support for advertising, promotions and marketing. For information on becoming a media sponsor, please call 785-864-2794.

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