New Dawn Theater Props for Sale at Flea Market

Theater company in downtown Duluth cleaning out storage building and holding a huge two-day flea market sale starting at 8 a.m. Friday.

New Dawn Theater Company in Duluth is cleaning out its storage building and workshop and having a huge two-day flea market Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12, featuring furniture, props, dishes, books, and more for sale. Hours for the First Annual New Dawn Theater Flea Market are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days in the parking lot of the theater at 3087 Main Street in downtown Duluth. The city plans to demolish the deteriorating building New Dawn uses for storing props and building sets to allow for future downtown improvements. The theater will remain in its current location. Don’t miss any Duluth news. Subscribe to Duluth Patch’s free newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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'Murder on the Nile' in Duluth This Weekend

New Dawn Theater's production of mystery play opens April 19 and continues through May 6. Dinner theater offered on weekends.

New Dawn Theater Company’s spring production of “Murder on the Nile” will be a dinner theater on the weekends. The play opens Thursday, Aug. 19, and continues through May 6. Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. A Mediterranean dinner will be catered by OPA! at 6:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays followed by performances at 8 p.m. Beer and wine will be available from the Best of Brews on dinner theater nights. Dinner is not available for Thursday and Sunday performances. The theater will open at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays for patrons who want to see the play but do not want dinner. Tickets for dinner and the play are $25 each for all ages. Play-only tickets are $15 for adults and…

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'Run for Your Wife' Continues at New Dawn

British comedy opens Thursday, Feb. 23, and continues through Sunday, March 11, at New Dawn Theater Company in Duluth.

  New Dawn Theater Company in Duluth presents the British comedy "Run for your Wife" Feb. 23 through March 11. Written by Ray Cooney, the hilarious play is being directed by Sherry Ingbritsen, New Dawn Theater’s president and artistic director. Ingbritsen describes the plot thusly: “John Smith lives in Streatham with his wife Mary, but, he also lives in Kenilworth with his wife Barbara. Neither know about the other, of course, but comedy ensues when a mugged and confused John gives the wrong address to the hospital. It’s a laugh a minute as Detectives Troughton and Porterhouse try to sort out the madness and get to the truth.” Play times are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening at 8 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for …

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Rising Stars Presenting Children's Play Feb. 23-March 10

'Snow White's Birthday Surprise' runs though March 10 at New Dawn Theater Company in Duluth.

  Rising Stars production of "Snow White's Birthday Surprise" continues at the New Dawn Theater Company in Duluth through March 10. The play opened Feb. 23. Performances of the children's play occur at 11 a.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets are $5. Call 678-887-5015 for tickets or information or go to wwww.newdawntheatercompany.com.

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New Dawn Theater Hosting Valentine Dinner-Dance

Dress up and enjoy an evening of dining, dancing and socializing Saturday, Feb. 11.

  As part of a 10th anniversary series of celebrations, New Dawn Theater Company in Duluth will be hosting a Valentine Dinner-Dance from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. The ticket price of $20 a person includes dinner catered by Steverino’s, dancing and socializing for couples age 17 and up. Each couple will also get a keepsake photograph. DJ for the evening will be Josh Garcia. Best of Brews will operate a cash bar featuring beer and wine. Attire is semi-formal to formal (cocktail wear to evening wear). For reservations call 678-887-5015 or visit the website. Special music requests can be made with reservations. Deadline for reservations is noon Wednesday, Feb. 8. The theater is located at 3087 Main St. in downtown Duluth.      

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New Dawn Presenting Comedies This Weekend

Duluth theater company presenting an evening of funny one-act plays set in mid-1800s.

  Warm up with a double dose of comedy this winter as New Dawn Theater presents two hysterically funny plays. "Box, Cox and Props," an evening of one-act plays, opens at the Duluth theater Thursday, Jan. 26, and continues through Jan. 29. “Box and Cox” by John Mddison Morton and “The Proposal” by Anton Chekhov are set in the mid-1800s. Charles Hannum is directing both plays. Play times are 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday with matinees at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The theater is located at 3087 Main Street in historic downtown Duluth. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and $7 for students. To order tickets visit the New Dawn Theater website or call the box office at 678-887-5015. Groups of 10 or more are eligible for…

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New Dawn Theater Celebrating 10th Anniversary

Monthly series of anniversary events starts with Beer Tasting Evening on Saturday, Jan. 14.

  Duluth’s New Dawn Theater Company will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a series of monthly events starting in January. The Best of Brews will present a Beer Tasting Evening at the theater as the first special event Saturday, Jan. 14. There will be two sittings at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. featuring different flavors and styles of beer. Tickets are $10 a person. Guests will have the option of purchasing 64 oz. growlers or smaller 32 oz. containers filled with their choice of draft domestic and imported beers to take home. Best of Brews opened last fall on Main Street in downtown Duluth. The theater doors will open at 7 p.m., and the event will last until 10:30 p.m. Light appetizers will be served, and socializing is encouraged. There will …

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Elvis Birthday Tribute Concert Saturday

Impersonator Mark Pitt to present concert on Elvis' 77th birthday Jan. 7 at New Dawn Theater in Duluth.

  First, let me say I am not or was not an obsessive Elvis Presley fan. I don't celebrate his birthday or make an annual pilgrimage to Graceland. I never understood all the hoopla about Elvis even though as a child I saw him sing and swivel his hips on the Ed Sullivan Show on our family’s black and white TV way back when. Actually, I recall that he mostly was shown from the waist up or his hips were blurred. And after later seeing Elvis star in the romantic and scenic movie “Blue Hawaii,” my best teenage girlfriend and I practically wore out the record album from the movie playing the songs over and over again. I also enjoyed watching Elvis in “Jailhouse Rock,” especially the title song performed in the cellblock scene; “Follow That Dream…

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DMA Brightens Up Holidays With Gift Cards

  The holidays will be a bit brighter this year due to the generosity of the Duluth Merchants Association. As part of the admission for the Dec. 6 DMA Christmas Party, members were asked to donate gift cards for grocery and discount stores to Hands of Christ – A Duluth Cooperative Ministry to distribute to needy families. Sunny Ramsay, left, outgoing DMA president, and Jim Johnson, right, incoming DMA president, hand over a basket filled with gift cards totaling nearly $300 to Mary Roberts, center, the Hands of Christ ministry director. The DMA also gave a check to Duluth Nancy Harris and Duluth City Coucilman Jim Dugan in the amount of $3,700 to cover the cost of lighting the Living Honorarium on the Duluth Town Green. The DMA raised …

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