Spirit Productions is currently touring the new smash hit production,
Puttin’ on the Ritz, to sold out venues world wide, and King’s Castle is proud to announce it will make its huge debut on stage in Branson starting in 2015!

Puttin’ on the Ritz includes the most innovative song and dance routines from major musical films over the last 50 years of the golden age of Hollywood and features a dazzling tribute to the
Award Winning Fred Astaire – recreated live on stage.

The elegance, grace, originality and precision of tap, ballet, and ballroom will be
Branson’s most thrilling experience in 2015!

From Nov. 24th to Dec. 6th. admission is only $10 plus taxes and fees for residents of Stone, Taney, Christian, Ozark, Greene, Carroll, Boone, and Merriam counties. Must present valid ID. Don’t miss out, call 417-336-3100 to reserve your tickets today! Showtime 10 a.m. @ Dick Clark’s American Bandstand Theater.

PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ

Spirit Productions is currently touring the new smash hit production,
Puttin’ on the Ritz, to sold out venues world wide, and King’s Castle is proud to announce it will make its huge debut on stage in Branson starting in 2015!

Puttin’ on the Ritz includes the most innovative song and dance routines from major musical films over the last 50 years of the golden age of Hollywood and features a dazzling tribute to the
Award Winning Fred Astaire – recreated live on stage.

The elegance, grace, originality and precision of tap, ballet, and ballroom will be
Branson’s most thrilling experience in 2015!

SPIRIT OF THE DANCE
THE ENCORE TOUR

Branson’s most popular dance production, Spirit of the Dance, has returned from its International record breaking Dream Tour to delight and captivate Branson audiences for the 2015 season.

Spirit of the Dance has added additional styles of choreography and combined the spotlight of traditional Irish Dance with many other styles, including Scottish highland flings, Spanish flamenco, Cuban salsa and a fast paced, jazzed up version of the French can can.

Spirit of the Dance is one of the most successful shows ever to come out of Ireland, and has been seen by more than thirty million people around the world.

The show has won nine Global Awards, including “Best Choreography” and “Best International Production”

This raw energy, explosive and powerful production is guaranteed to be Branson’s biggest hit!

The Keeter Center will host the annual Yuletide Feast at 7 p.m., on Wednesday, December 3, and Thursday, December 4. Seating will begin at 6:30 p.m. both nights.

This year’s Yuletide Feast will include a traditional hot wassail toast, caroling at the fireplace and boar’s head processional into Dobyns Dining Room. While guests enjoy a traditional, Renaissance-style dinner, the C of O Chorale will perform a Christmas concert.

Prices are $40 per adult and $20 for children ages 6-12. Seating is limited, and reservations are required. For more information or to make a reservation, call (417) 690-2146 or for online reservations, go to www.keetercenter.edu.

By: Mitchel Clark

City provides annual Fall Cleanup week of November 3rd

NEWS RELEASE

Date: October 8th, 2014
Contact: Pam Hitchcock, Engineering/Public Works Department, 243-2725

The Branson Public Works Department will be conducting its annual fall cleanup beginning Monday, November 3rd through Thursday, November 6th, to help residents properly dispose of large unwanted items at no cost. This is a semi-annual event which is part of an ongoing effort to keep Branson beautiful. This year’s cleanup is scheduled two weeks earlier due to Veteran’s Week activities.
The cleanup service is available for individual residents of Branson, but not for businesses or commercial entities. This provides residents within the City Limits the opportunity to get rid of large unwanted and difficult to manage items like old appliances, furniture and mattresses which are not typically picked up by residential trash haulers.
The pick-up date for Ward 1 is on Monday, November3rd; Ward II is on Tuesday, November 4th; and Ward III is on Wednesday, November 5th. Brush and limbs will be picked up in all three wards on Thursday, November 6th .
If a resident is unsure of their ward residence, they should refer to where they voted in the most recent election. If persons voted at the Community Center on Compton Drive, they are in Ward I. If they voted at the Presbyterian Church in Downtown, they are in Ward II; and if they voted at the Methodist Church on Highway 76, they are in Ward III.
Also, a map of the city’s three wards is available online at www.bransonmo.gov. Locate the “GIS & Maps” link on the lower left portion of the page, then open the “Ward Map” on the that page.
All items, including brush must be at the curb by 8 a.m. on the day of pick-up. Crews will not backtrack. Items not placed out for pickup by the deadline will NOT be picked up and will not be eligible for participation in this city service. Property owners who miss the deadline must make separate arrangements on their own to have the materials picked up.
City crews will not pick up any garbage normally collected by private refuse haulers.
Limbs and brush do not need to be bundled, but must be cut and stacked at the curb in manageable 4-6’ piles. No more than one dump truck load of limbs and brush will be hauled from any one residence.
City crews WILL NOT collect tires, batteries, televisions, computer monitors, bagged leaves or household hazardous waste products. Here is where those items can be disposed:
TIRES: Taney County Transfer Station Call 336-6589
HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS: Accepted year round at Branson Recycle Center, located at 601 Compton Drive, in Branson. The center is open Monday thru Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
ELECTRONICS: The Best Buy store in Branson Hills recycles household electronics. See “recycling” at www.bestbuy.com for details. The Staples store on Highway 248 in Branson will also accept household electronics of all kinds. Also, Computer Recycling of Springfield accepts TVs and computers for a small fee. Call 417-866-2588. Call or check web sites for hours and what items they will accept.
BAGGED LEAVES: The nearest options to dispose of green waste are the Hansen’s Tree Service facilities in Reeds Spring and Ozark. Call Hansen’s at 272-8733 for information. Sunny Hills Garden Center in Kirbyville also accepts bagged leaves and other yard waste, year round. Call 417-339-4437 for information.
For the pick-up of exceptionally heavy items such as sofas or large appliances, residents are asked to call 243-2725 at least 24 hours before their scheduled pick-up day. A separate truck will haul away these items.

www.bransonmo.gov

City of Branson
110 West Maddux
Branson, MO 65616
417-337-8548
[email protected]

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Jim Belushi & The Board of Comedy to Appear at the Oak Ridge Boys Theatre

1 Night Only – September 27 at 8 pm.

“We are not stand-up comedians. Our show is not a passive, sit-back-and-watch experience. Most of the fun we have on stage comes from our inclusion of the audience – we get suggestions from them to begin each scene we perform, and in certain instances, bring them on-stage with us to add to our performance. It’s less a ‘show’ and more a party. At least it feels like one to me. This group of actors brings me right back to how I started out in comedy – maybe that’s why we have so much fun doing it.” – Jim Belushi

With more than thirty years of experience and an alumnus of “Saturday Night Live” and Chicago’s famed Second City, JIM BELUSHI is now bringing to the stage an improvised comedy sketch show featuring members of the Board of Comedy.

Belushi starred on the ABC hit comedy “According to Jim,” on which he also served as executive producer, music composer and director. After wrapping 182 episodes for its eighth and final season, the family favorite series also hit a milestone when it launched into off-net syndication in 2007. A favorite of film, television and stage audiences, Belushi is one of the great leading character actors equally at home in drama and comedy, and a gifted performer who can also hold a room as front man of a rhythm and blues band. Accompanying Belushi are Megan Grano, Larry Joe Campbell, Brad Morris, and Joshua Funk*, all of whom are classically trained professional improvisers who tour regularly nationwide.

*Supporting cast may be subject to availability.

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling the box-office at (417) 335-2000

Those who’ve been to The Bretts Show this year have seen the new music group, Prince Ivan (Brydon and Garon Brett, with their friend Aaron Ellsworth) in action. This up and coming band is creating original top 40-worthy music for all to enjoy. On August 15th at 10:00 p.m. they will team up with The Track Family Fun Parks and My 100.1 KOMC for an incredible community event – the first annual Branson End of Summer Block Party, featuring a free concert from Prince Ivan and dance party provided by My 100.1 KOMC. All (tourists, visitors and Ozarks residents) are invited to this fun, family-friendly and FREE community event. So bring your friends and family and get ready to dance with Prince Ivan!

Like Prince Ivan’s Facebook page right here Prince Ivan Music and make sure you join the FB event page right here Block Party Event Page. See you at the party!

Contact: Michael McCarry, Executive Director, Alliance for International Educational &
Cultural Exchange, [email protected]
Local Contact: Leslie Corn, Director of Communications, Cultural Exchange Network,
[email protected] 573.579.5078

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Eat. Play. Give: J-1 Visa Sponsors Team Up to Celebrate First Annual J Day on August 4
BRANSON, MO. – Three J-1 Work and Travel Program sponsors have joined forces to launch the first annual J Day in Missouri, Texas and Virginia on Monday, August 4. J Day is a celebration of international exchange participants coming together in their communities to share cultural diversity and American customs.

CCI Greenheart, CENET: Cultural Exchange Network and Spirit Cultural Exchange will host J

Day events for J-1 participants in Fairfax, Virginia; Branson, Missouri; and Galveston, Texas, respectively. J Day events will offer participants unique activities to enjoy, such as an American
BBQ picnic, Olympic style games, and a scavenger hunt. In addition, participants attending each
J Day celebration are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for donation to non-profit
organizations in each community.

Residents of the local communities are invited to attend; all ages are welcome!
Join us as we Eat. Play. Give. during J Day on August 4!

J Day Celebration in Branson, Missouri

Hosted by CENET
Moonshine Beach
4 pm – 8 pm

Donations collected for Ozark’s Food Harvest
The J-1 Work and Travel Program offers international university students the opportunity to experience the benefits of cultural exchange while working in seasonal positions in the United States. Each J-1 Work and Travel Program sponsor is designated by the United States Department of State (DOS). All three sponsors are also members of the Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange.