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ACDC and ASO Present the Nutcracker

The Alma College Dance Company in collaboration with the Alma Symphony Orchestra presents the Nutcracker ballet. This holiday favorite is filled with exciting and beautiful dance and music and framed with fantastic sets and costumes. Performances are Thursday-Friday, November 11-12, at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, November 13, at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, November 14, at 3:00 p.m. in the Oscar E. Remick Heritage Center for the Performing Arts, Presbyterian Hall on the campus of Alma College. Admission is $13 for adults, ages 13 and over, and $5 for children under 12 and Alma College students.

This ballet features lively character dances and stunning classical ballet. Witness the beauty of the Sugar Plum Fairy, her Cavalier, the Snow King and Queen, and the growing Christmas tree. The famous battle between the Mouse King and the Nutcracker is not to be missed. The ASO performs the renowned Tchaikovsky score.

For more information or to reserve tickets contact the Alma College Heritage Center Box Office at (989) 463-7304 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets are on sale now.

 

Frank Knox’s accomplishments are extraordinary: From fighting alongside Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders and publishing the Chicago Daily News vice presidential candidate in 1936 to Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt. Through it all, the 1912 graduate stayed true to his Alma College roots. His portrait adorns the conference room in the Reid-Knox Administration Building.

 

Faculty Profile

Dr. Laura von Wallmenich
Departments: English, American Studies

Laura von Wallmenich knew Alma College was the right fit as soon as she stepped on campus for her interview.

The assistant professor of English and chair of the American Studies program earned her undergraduate degree from Colby College, so she knew she wanted to work in a small liberal arts atmosphere.