War Bonds – Performances – Janesville PAC. Bringing the Arts to Main Street

4/16/2011 2:00 PM
4/16/2011 7:30 PM

Janesville Presents! invites you to take a sentimental journey back to World War II through the popular songs of the period and actual veterans’ personal letters from the front lines. Actors David Zum Brunnen and Serena Ebhardt fill the stage with wartime memories and 22 songs, including “I’ll Be Seeing You”, ”Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”, and “As Time Goes By”.

In addition to the performances Janesville Presents! will be celebrating local World War II vets through a series of events the week leading up to the show:

JPAC Your Lunch April 9 at noon – showing of the Janesville 99 documentary “In the Hands of the Enemy”

WWII Essay Contest – we want to hear YOUR family’s World War II sotries of the warfront or the homefront. Submit a 500 essay telling a true World War II era story for the cahnce to win 2 tickets to War Bonds and dinner at The Armory. Sumbit your essay by April 1 to jvlpresents@aol.com or mail to Janesville Presents!, PO Box 8251, Janesville, WI 53547.

Living History on Display! – Larry Splinter will have his World War II ambulance and other wartime artifacts on display in front of JPAC before the War Bonds performances on Saturday, April 16.

This amazing journey through the period of World War II will not soon be forgotten.

Tickets are
Adults — $23
Veterans and Military personnel — $13
College students — $10
Students (under 18) — free