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Come Home Gala celebrates 50 years of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts  

Come Home to Krannert Center weekend, Friday-Sunday, April 12-14, celebrates Krannert Center for the Performing Arts’ 50th anniversary. The cornerstone event of the weekend, the Come Home Gala, will be held in the center’s lobby Saturday, April 13 at 6 p.m.

The gala celebrates Krannert Center’s five decades of impact.. On hand will be the center’s director, Mike Ross; University of Illinois leaders; representatives from Dance at Illinois, Illinois Theatre and Lyric Theatre; and other special guests for an evening featuring a display curated by the University of Illinois Student Life and Culture Archives, a patron-populated timeline and more.

Acoustic musical performances begin at 6 p.m. with complimentary appetizers and a cash bar. At 7 p.m., formal remarks will be presented, followed by a performance of an original compositionby ELLNORA: The Guitar Festival alumnus Steve Dawson, performed by Dawson and the School of Music’s Jupiter String Quartet and complemented by a slideshow of Krannert Center images. The formal presentation will finish with a “global toast” – a “cheers” to the center, both on-site and by friends around the world via social media. Patrons are encouraged to use the hashtag #KrannertCenterat50 to participate in the global toast.

Patrons can register nowfor the Come Home Gala and other events throughout the Come Home weekend and are encouraged to share their stories about the effect that Krannert Center has had on them at KrannertCenter.com/StoryCollection.

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