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| March 08, 2008 Discovery Bunch - Dr. Seuss: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish - Gather around for story time and hands-on learning! This program is designed for children ages 3-5 years old and their adult partner. Cost includes program, snack and Museum exploration for one adult and one child. Program cost: $8 Museum passholder/$11 non-passholder. Payment must accompany registration. 24-hour cancellation required for credit. We will celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss through some wonderful rhymes. American Passion Play Performance - The American Passion Play takes you to Palestine, 30 A.D. You'll travel with Christ, seeing the world as He saw it. You'll follow His ministry and life from the Sermon on the Mount to the Resurrection and Ascension. You'll hear His words, as vital to you now as they were to the people of his time. The American Passion Play, unlike other passion plays, dramatizes Jesus' entire ministry, rather than just the events from the Passion Week onward. His teachings on faith, love, justice and righteousness are still our best hope for solving today's complex problems. The message of his three-year ministry has a larger meaning for our daily lives than do the emotions of Passion Week alone. The play is historically accurate. The settings and costumes re-create the first century Galilee. The text is taken from the King James Version of the Bible, and the performers bring this magnificent language to life. Now in its 85th season, the American Passion Play of Bloomington, Illinois was conceived by Delmar D. Darrah to show the life and ministry of Christ as a vital, living force. Although this is the oldest continuously performed Passion Play in the United States, it is not a static drama. The production has changed to reflect modern historical knowledge of the era but has remained true to the teachings of Jesus. The actors are non-professionals with a spiritual dedication to their parts and to the American Passion Play. As performers, they share in a community of faith with the audience and give testimony to the contemporary power of Christ's teachings. The renovated Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Scottish Rite Temple) is the home of the American Passion Play. Central Illinois Antique Dealer's Show - This annual antique dealer's show returns to the Interstate Center on March 8-9, 2008. For more information, visit the Interstate Center website. | ||||||