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Shaolin Warriors Bring Dazzling Spectacle to Great Artists Series S a t u r d a y, N o v e m b e r 2 4 • 7 : 3 0 p . m .
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he Shaolin Warriors Voices of the Masters, presents a dazzling spectacle of skill and discipline in the Great Artists Series 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 24 in the Stanley Theatre. In this fully choreographed production, the Shaolin Warriors bring the remarkable skill, stunning movement and spectacular imagery of Kung Fu to stages throughout the world. Performed by disciples of the Shaolin schools, known throughout the world for their disciplined and deadly martial-arts prowess, these Kung Fu masters have trained from a very young age in mental and physical disciplines, which allow them to perform feats one thought only possible in the movies. The production features many forms of Shaolin Kung Fu as well as a look at the daily life of the warriors and their Zen philosophy.
Tickets may also be purchased at the door one hour prior to the performance. Sponsored by
Tickets for this Special Event range from $69.50 to $24.50 with student ticket prices ranging from $22.50 to $10.50. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the MWPAI Performing Arts Ticket Office, on the phone at 797-0055 or 800-754-0797, or online at www.mwpai.org.
Original Lincoln Document to be Presented The First Step to Freedom: Abraham Lincoln’s Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation On View November 6 and 7
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WPAI will present an unprecedented exhibition of the only surviving version of Abraham Lincoln’s Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation hand-written November 6 and 7 in the Museum of Art. The Museum with be open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. both days. The exhibition The First Step to Freedom: Abraham Lincoln’s Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation was organized by The New York State Museum, a division of the New York State Education Department, and will include historical background and interpretation of the document. The First Step to Freedom will also include the manuscript of a speech written and delivered in New York City in September 1962 by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for the Proclamation’s centennial.
MWPAI’s presentation of The First Step to Freedom: Abraham Lincoln’s Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation is sponsored locally by Trainor Associates and Trainor Digital.
Admission is Free and Open to the Public Museum Will be Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Both Days