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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Athens State Representatives to Speak at Bank Street Bash


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Guy McClure
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For immediate release
March 19, 2013


Athens State Representatives to Speak at Bank Street Bash


ATHENS, Ala. - Athens State University President Bob Glenn and Adjunct Professor Deanna Knox are scheduled to speak at the Second Annual Bank Street Bash held at the Princess Theatre in Decatur, Alabama, Thursday, March 21 at 7:00 pm. The event will include a preview of the Bank Street Players production of The King and I, which will be performed April 4, 5, and 6 at the Princess. 
Glenn will speak about the upcoming additional phase planned for the Alabama Center for the Arts which will include a theater curriculum.  Knox will speak about the importance of theater within the community and its impact on children.

              Tickets for the Bash may be purchased at the door and are $35 each or $60 for a couple. All proceeds will go toward helping Bank Street Players to continue developing local talent, and to bring more of the performing arts to the Princess stage.
The Princess Theater is located at 112 2nd Avenue in Decatur, Alabama.  For more information visit www.bankstreetplayers.org.

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