An American Music Series presented by Anna Givens Tickets $10 February 2014 Womack Family Band SandTown Band Two2Many Band Friday, February 14th - 8:30 pm Friday, March 14th - 8:30 Friday, April 11th - 8:30 pm

Warm Up with a Hot Ticket! Patti Krewson, Director of Administration & Development A Night of Comedy Now that the holidays are truly behind us and the Resigns decorations are packed and put away, we are looking for I would like to express my sincere Friday, February 7th - 8 pm Friday, March 7th - 8 pm things to do until the spring comes and the snow will finally appreciation to David Taylor and Featuring Chris Smith & Headliner The Fryman Featuring Bill Boronkay &Headliner Chili Challis be gone. It also means we need to do something to get rid the staff of the Theatre and to the of those winter blues until we can get back to the outdoors. Full Cash Bar Service Board of Directors for the Mature Audience I have just the ticket! On the inside you will discover a lot of fantastic opportunity to work at one of shows we have coming that fit everyone in your family’s taste for Sandusky’s historic landmarks. It Tickets entertainment, and your friends for that perfect night out. has been a privilege to spend the $10 Bill Boronkay Chili Challis last 2 ½ years working with the Until Friday, you can buy before the public if you are a Member of the community to promote the mission Tickets Sandusky State Theatre. Members are a part of our Membership of the Theatre. I expect to continue $10 In Partnership with Terra Community College Jazz @ Eight Series program and help us meet our funding gap, in terms of earned ticket my involvement with the Theatre revenue to contributions. Most theatres cannot exist without financial through volunteer service. I wish As I’ve Learned It An Evening with Mary McClendon support from the community and the average ticket price doesn’t my co-workers all the best as they An Evening with Michael Shirtz & the Pete Jazz Singer Mary McClendon and her Trio cover the cost of the performance. continue to bring quality Ford Trio & Pre-Performance by Pre-Performance by programming to North Central Most people would say, “then raise the price to cover the cost”. But to Terra Jazz Combo II Terra Jazz Ambassadors Ohio. Friday, March 28th - 8 pm do so, would make the ticket unaffordable for most families. Our Friday, February 21st - 8 pm mission, dictates that we provide events and activities for a diverse community, and that has to include the price. Shari Peace, Business Manager February 14th & 15th at Kalahari Waterpark & Resort for the Theatre 8th Annual Your contribution helps to fund operations and programming for a Friday Night Early Bird Tournament federally recognized landmark in downtown Sandusky that requires I am very excited to start my new Doors open at 6 pm  Tournament Play at 8 pm TLC to remain an integral part of the lives of the residents as it has role as the Business Manager for Saturday Main Event Doors open at 11 am Tournament Play at 1 pm Sit n Go’s and Live Action before and during tournament play since 1928. Your support helps to underwrite the costs associated the State Theatre. I have been the Register online: www.northcoastpokerchampionships.com with a facility functioning almost seven days a week. part-time bookkeeper for the State the past year along with 25 years But we understand that to ask for your support, we also need to show of bookkeeping and office you our appreciation. So to that end, Members giving at the $100 level On January 19th & 20th the State Theatre participated in the management experience. can learn about new shows being added and buy tickets before the recent Today’s Bride Bridal Show at the Cleveland IX Center. general public. That means, the best seats! So please consider The State Theatre has so much to supporting the Theatre because you know the power and importance offer this community. From musicals to ballets to weddings, of the arts to a community and it is because of your efforts that we can A special thank you to Kirk Miller Floral Design for adding his there is a special “diverse energy” continue with our mission. Call the Box Office at 877.626.1950 to sign “special touch” which made our booth very attractive and eye- promoted by the Theatre. up now and purchase your ticket to shake off the winter blues! catching! I am privileged to work with such a Have a safe winter! great team of people and to be a part of the continual growth and Dave Taylor, Executive Director success of this community icon. Seeking Volunteers for Special Events Sunday, March 16th - 7 pm Members can purchase now, general public 2/3/14 It’s time for the saucy book that caused a world sensation to get SPANKED! Would you like to be part of a festival or event? Would you like to help in the planning of a major project? Or, are you bored and looking for a new challenge? Would you be interested in volunteering as an usher or SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody is the hilarious new musical that brings all the naughty fun of the best-selling book to life. Your inner goddess will be laughing out loud bartender? If you answered “yes” to any or all of the above…the Theatre wants you! with this new imagining of the characters as they come to life with sharp-witted comedy, We have many events and fundraising activities throughout the year. Ohio Bike Week in June is literally at our musical numbers, steamy and fun performances from the hunky leading man, plus lots of surprises! Get there early for pre-show cocktails! Grab your girlfriends and don’t miss the funniest and most exciting girls’ front door. We will have many activities through-out the week in the State Room, on stage and on the back Join Roxie & her friends to Celebrate The State’s night out of the year! patio. Oktoberfest in September has many opportunities to get involved. This year it will be a 2-day event. We 85th Anniversary! are in the developing stages now so you can get involved in the planning. Wednesday, March 19th - 7 pm Members can purchase now, general public 2/3/14 Friday, November 15th ~ 6:30 pm The tale of Rhythm in the Night is told through Irish dance with a world class troupe of both male and We are resurrecting the Haunted House for our Halloweek activities. Some really scary plans are underway female dancers. Adding to the drama and excitement of the production, Rhythm in the Night features a and will be in need of plenty of committee members with some very creative ideas! Our Annual Gala will be in soundtrack that delivers an orchestral atmosphere of epic proportions. The battle scenes transcend the struggle of dark versus light as lightning fast rhythms and a thunderous dance troupe display Irish dance November and in order to outshine the 2013 Gala the committee is already starting to brainstorm several like never before seen. ideas and will welcome new members on the committee.

If you have an interest in any of these projects, please contact Nancy Beach at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you. You will find being involved in the Theatre to be a rewarding experience and a whole lot Friday, April 4th - 7:30 pm of fun! The Southern Fried Chicks have busted out of the hen house for a night on the town with their new show, the "Cage-Free Comedy Tour!" Join the Chicks for a night of free-range comedy starring Make The State the Place to be Entertained this Winter! Etta May, Sonya White, Karen Mills and Style Network's Trish Suhr. Get to know the chicks like never before! The new "Cage-Free Comedy Tour" features new stories, music, audience participation, singing, dancing and a multimedia show you are sure to enjoy. Since the debut of their Tuesday, February 11th - 7:30 pm one-hour comedy special on CMT, this top-grossing all female comedy tour has played to venues packed with people and laughter. A fun night for you and your friends so call today for tickets! Matchboxes, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters and more fill the stage with energizing beats at STOMP, the inventive and invigorating stage show that's dance, music and theatrical performance blended Aaron Tippin - Friday, April 25th - 8 pm Happy Hour 6 - 7:30 pm together in one electrifying rhythm. Stomp is a joyful, witty and wordless show that has been seen all Aaron Tippin is a force of nature, a man whose passion for music fuels an array of other vigorous over the world. An eight-member cast with energy to burn creates beautiful music and sly humor with enthusiasms. Apart from writing and recording songs and wowing crowds with his live appearances, Tippin found objects including wooden poles, hammer handles, inner tubes….and yes, even the kitchen sink. is also a pilot, farmer, winemaker, outdoorsman, avid bodybuilder and devoted family man. He even runs There’s no traditional narrative; both household and industrial objects find new life as musical his own record label. It's no surprise then that so many in the music industry regard this tireless South instruments in this unique combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy. It is a journey Carolinian as the "Hillbilly Hercules." Tippin has crusaded for the working man and woman since he ripped through sound, a celebration of the everyday and a comic interplay of characters wordlessly communicating through country music wide open in 1990 with his uncompromising "You've Got To Stand For Something." On the strength of that dance and drum. You will be tapping your feet, laughing, and clapping throughout this unconventional but creative remarkable song, comedian Bob Hope invited Tippin to appear with him when he toured the Mideast to entertain the musical that has been a Broadway hit! troops of Desert Storm. Tippin has been a favorite of - and a standby for - America's fighting forces ever since. Tippin's honest lyrics and direct, impassioned vocals have built a large and devoted audience. With more than 30 charted singles on the Billboard Hot Country chart, this is a show you will not want to miss! The Thursday, March 6th - 7:30 pm Happy Hour 5:30 - 7 pm STRAITS Dire Straits' Alan Clark and Chris White with five hand picked, world class Are you a MEMBER? musicians - Terence Reis, Steve Ferrone from Tom Petty and the Brooke Hyland with Dance Moms Beginning in 2014, members at the $100 level Heartbreakers, Mickey Fe at, Adam Phillips and Jamie Squire - performing the music of Dire April 19th - 8 pm Members can Straits. For many people one of the biggest bands not to have re-formed over recent years is purchase now, general public 2/3/14 and above, will be able to order show tickets Dire Straits. There is of course Mark Knopfler who does play a few songs from a quite before the general public. wonderful catalogue but until former keyboard player Alan Clark took the plunge and formed Order and print your “The Straits” the catalogue remained relatively untouched. The Straits are no tribute band however with Alan Clark and Call the Box Office or go online to become fellow former member of Dire Straits Chris White, The Straits are quite simply wonderful. With front man Terence Reis tickets on online ... a 2014 member. filling the very big shoes left by Mark Knopfler the band has a very big future ahead of them. Marianne Christensen: Just It doesn’t get any easier want to thank you for an absolutely great concert. I had high expectations to begin with, but I couldn’t imagine it to be the best concert ever If you aren’t currently on our e-mail list visit experienced! Wow! Words are not near enough, so I’ll just say thank you very much. than that! sanduskystate.com and subscribe today!