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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Life-Size Dinosaur Puppets Storm the Weinberg Center Stage
FREDERICK, Md., Monday, February 27,2017—Eye-popping dinosaur puppets will transform the Weinberg Center for the Arts stage into prehistoric Australia on Wednesday, March 15 for Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live. The Family Series performance will begin at 7:00pm. Designed with the help of professional paleontologists and manned by skilled puppeteers, these larger-than-life creatures will delight and educate audiences of all ages.Free children’s books will be distributed prior to the show courtesy of Wonder Book and Video.
Ticketsbegin at $26andmay be purchased online at WeinbergCenter.org, by calling the Box Office at 301.600.2828, or in person at 20 West Patrick St. Meet-and-greet tickets are available.
Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live is produced in North America by Red Tail Entertainment, which produces a wide range of spectacular live entertainment and presents a variety of live performances by headline entertainers throughout the U.S.Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live is the creation of one of Australia’s most innovative and creative companies, Erth Visual & Physical, Inc. For over 21 years, the company has developed a truly fantastic aesthetic and extraordinary box of tricks, which now serve as the foundations of its unique visual and physical theatre work. Their work ranges from large-scale interactive environments such as “The Garden,” a prehistoric landscape inhabited by giant insects which premiered at the Melbourne International Festival of Arts, to more intimate in-theatre work and roving spectaculars. The company regularly tours internationally and more than a million people have seen its dinosaurs in museums and in performance works such as “Radio Lab’s Apocalyptical,” “Dinosaur Petting Zoo™,” and “Dinosaur Zoo Live™.”
This presentation of Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live is sponsored by CARE Veterinary Center. The Weinberg Center for the Arts’ 2016-2017 Family Series is presented by the Frederick Keys.A complete listing of artists and performers scheduled for the 2016-2017 season can be found at WeinbergCenter.org.
ABOUT THE WEINBERG CENTER FOR THE ARTS
The Weinberg Center for the Arts is one of the region’s premier performing arts presenters, offering film, music, dance, theater, and family-focused programming. Located in the historic Tivoli movie theater in downtown Frederick, Md., the Weinberg Center strives to ensure that the arts remain accessible and affordable to local and regional audiences alike. Weinberg Center events are made possible with major support from the City of Frederick, the Maryland State Arts Council, Plamondon Hospitality Partners, and other corporate and individual donors.
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