Scarlet and Cream Singers to tour Nebraska March 11-16

Released on 02/20/2007, at 2:00 AM
Office of University Communications
University of Nebraska–Lincoln

WHEN: Sunday, Mar. 11, 2007, through Mar. 16, 2007

WHERE: Grand Island, Holdrege, North Platte, Gering and Norfolk

Lincoln, Neb., February 20th, 2007 —

The Nebraska Alumni Association's Scarlet and Cream Singers will spend their spring break making music across Nebraska. Dates for the spring tour, an annual tradition, are March 11-16. Performances open to the public include:

March 11 -- Grand Island, Hornaday-Marshall Theater, College Park, 3180 W. Highway 34, 4 p.m. Adults $8, alumni $6, students $4, in advance and at the door. The performance will mark a homecoming for Grand Island native Jon Ranard, director of the Scarlet and Cream Singers.

March 12 -- Holdrege, Tassel Performing Arts Center, 1324 Tilden St., 7:30 p.m. Adults $10, Alumni $8, Students $5 in advance and at the door. Two singers in the troupe, Mallory Cox and Melissa Hobbs, are from Holdrege.

March 13 -- North Platte, St. Patrick's High School, 500 S. Silber, 7:30 p.m. Adults $8, alumni $6, students $4, in advance and at the door.

March 14 -- Gering, Civic Center, 1015 M St., 7:30 p.m. Free admission.

March 16 -- Norfolk, Johnny Carson Theater, 801 Riverside Blvd., 7 p.m. Free admission.

Nebraska Alumni Association programs are developed in support of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and funded by member dues and corporate partnerships. The Nebraska Alumni Association is an independent organization that receives no state or tuition dollars.

CONTACT: Jon Ranard, Director, Scarlet and Cream Singers, Alumni Association, (402) 472-4223