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North Iowa Area Community College and First Citizens National Bank are honored to present Spirit of Christmas: A Magical Celebration. Spirit of Christmas: A Magical Celebration will take the North Iowa Community Auditorium stage on Friday, December 19, and Saturday, December 20 at 7:30 p.m. as a part of the 2008-2009 NIACC Performing Arts Series. Tickets are on sale now and cost $35 for adults in advance, $25 for children 14 & under in advance, and $40 at the door.

Spirit of Christmas takes you on a magical journey to a winter wonderland of fun and festive cheer.  You’ll enjoy all you r favorite Christmas songs, and meet Santa Claus and his merry helpers, tap-dancing penguins, singing mice, elephants in pink tutus, naughty elves, and the highest kicking chorus girls this side of the North Pole!   The show provides a magical sleigh ride to enjoy Santa’s festive extravaganza and start off Christmas in grand style!

This epitome of extravaganza provides a multitude of Christmas delights, complete with song, dance and Santa Claus.

From holiday harmonies to Rockettes-style dancing, the cast of Spirit of Christmas: A Magical Celebration does a masterful job of combining theater with a precise and practiced vocal chorus.  On top of that, the entertaining feel of Broadway makes the show a must-see.

Enjoy the favorite holiday classics, such as White Christmas, Silent Night, Deck the Halls, Joy to the World, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, The First Noel and many more.

For tickets to Spirit of Christmas: A Magical Celebration, call the NIACC Box Office at 1-888-466-4222, ext. 4188.  Tickets may also be purchased online at www.niacc.edu.  Platinum sponsors for the 2008-2009 series include NIACC, Globe Gazette Elizabeth Muse Norris Charitable Fund; the Globe Gazette; Alliant Energy; Community National Bank; Henkel Construction; and Principal Financial Group.  Gold sponsors include Diamond Jo Casino; First Citizens National Bank; First State Bank of Belmond; Kraft; Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa; Martin, Cooney, MacNider & Cooney, Financial Consultants of Raymond James and Associates, Inc.; Dr. Gary W. Swenson and Dean A. Genth; and Sukup Manufacturing.  In kind sponsors include Country Inn and Suites; KIMT; and Pepsi.

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