"Church Basement Ladies 2! A Second Helping" is beginning a regional tour with a performance at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center.
The original "Church Basement Ladies" was inspired by the books of Janet Letnes Martin and Suzann Nelson, creators of the best-seller "Growing Up Lutheran." The show opened at the Plymouth Playhouse in September 2005 and has enjoyed rousing success.
The sequel is set in 1969 and a fast-changing world. But as usual, the church basement ladies -- that under-appreciated crew of moms and grandmas who cook and arrange the food for everything from weddings to pot luck suppers -- continue to make miracles happen on a weekly basis.
The professional cast will take the show to theaters throughout the Midwest from January through May.
Tickets for the Burnsville show are $34 to $39. For more information, go to www.burnsvillepac.com.
LAKEVILLE
"Wonder Bread Years" coming to Arts Center "The Wonder Bread Years," a one-man comedy show that mines the pop culture of the 1960s and '70s, is coming to the Lakeville Area Arts Center for a pair of shows in January.
The show, written by former Seinfeld writer Pat Hazell and performed by David Mann, is a mix of stand-up comedy and audience interaction. Among the cultural touchstones in the show are "Manwich, Spam, the kid's table, Rock'em Sock'em Robots, milk money, Dilly Bars and road trips in the way-back seat of the family station wagon," according to a news release.
The show is at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 and Jan. 22. Advance tickets are $20 and are available at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Av. Or, call 952-985-4640 or see www.lakeville-rapconnect.com.
