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Entertainment For The Troops
This weekend all the hard work members of Choral Dynamics and the Orpheum Theatre have put into selling handcrafted stain glass angel ornaments will pay off.

The money raised went to the "Dinner and a Show" promotion.

"Dinner and a Show" gives local troops, home for the holidays a nice holiday dinner and a the chance to see the show "Christmas Around the World" performed by Choral Dynamics.

Show producer Jeff Spencer tells the WGIL Morning News troops and family members will see a great holiday show that starts with a mix of pop cultural Christmas classics and a visit from a few famous Christmas faces.

"We had the field artillery group that's actually home and as a result, we had a fundraiser which raised the fund to give the field artillery a best of holiday dinner," says Spencer. "Then on Sunday they're actually coming to our show, the matinee, to see the show and they're very excited about it."

Spencer says after intermission the show will move into a more traditional telling of the story of Christmas with songs like "have you seen the baby" and "carol of the star."

Dinner will be catered for the troops at the Illinois Army National Guard Readiness Center.

About 2-hundred local troops and family members are expected to attend the holiday dinner and the Christmas Show this Sunday.
11 29 12 by Newsroom
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