Winter Program: CHILL

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Amsterdam Bar & Hall in downtown St. Paul, MN

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As the weather chills, we chill into playful original choreography and movement improvisations set to the groovy jazz tunes of Vince Guaraldi’s playful and nostalgic “Charlie Brown Christmas” soundtrack, played live by The Jazz Outlaws! After rave reviews and two years of big, enthusiastic crowds in 2018 and 2019, we’re back at our Winter home Amsterdam Bar & Hall revisiting CHILL, and we’ve made some fun tweaks to keep the show fresh for folks who’ve already seen it. This show is a unique holiday performance option great for yuletide revelry-seekers of all backgrounds and ages: tickets for kids 12 and under are $10.00 (and lap-sitters are free), the show has a start time that is earlier than normal for a lot of live theater and it runs about an hour, making it an ideal option for families! Plus, audiences can enjoy a pint and a meal while experiencing this sweet show.

As the birthplace of Peanuts creator Charles Schultz, Minnesota’s capital city of St. Paul is an ideal place for this quirky production that has become a holiday tradition for many Minnesota families. Composed by Vince Guaraldi, a West-Coast jazz musician little-known past his region before the release of the celebrated TV special he scored, the soundtrack music itself has carved an aural niche in American jazz music and popular culture. Yet, until CHILL, it had never been the feature of a production of original concert jazz dance choreography. CHILLpairs a cast of seven dynamic local dancers (Doug Hooker, Amy Jones, Sara Karimi, RS Artistic and Executive Director Erinn Liebhard, Jake Nehrbass, Kathleen Pender and Betsy Schaefer-Roob) and an excellent live jazz quartet (Bob DeBoer on trumpet, Mike Hasleman on guitar, Tony Watercott on bass and Ram Zimmerman on drums) to bring the entire soundtrack of 1965 animated TV special “Charlie Brown Christmas” to life. We hope you’ll join us for some festive holiday fun!

SOME NOTES ON PURCHASING TICKETS, PARKING & SEATING:

Mobile Purchase: When purchasing tickets on a mobile phone, you will be prompted to download the DICE ticketing app (as per the way the venue has opted to sell tickets).
Desktop Purchase: If you’d rather not download an app, purchase your tickets through a web browser on a laptop or desktop computer. If you have trouble/ are receiving error messages, our patrons have reported using the app as the most seamless purchase experience. Advance ticket sales are only available online.
Online Sales Cut-Off: Advance ticket sales will end two hours before each show time, after which tickets can be purchased at the door starting an hour before showtime.
“Pay As You Are”: This option allows attendees to set their own price of attendance. We ask folks to consider the set ticket price of $20.00-24.00 – if an audience member needs to pay less than $24.00, they can pay less. Those who can pay that set price or more are welcomed and encouraged to do so, and their generosity will help cover the cost of someone else’s ticket. As “Pay As You Are” pricing is only accessible at the door that day (cash only), an amount of tickets for this show will be set aside for this purpose, to help ensure availability for those who pursue this option.
Parking: There are lots of things going on in downtown St. Paul this weekend – make your parking plan ahead of time, and leave extra time! We recommend the Wabasha Victory Ramp (one block away), or checking out the service SpotHero.
Start Time: Be advised that the DICE ticketing service lists the shows as starting at 6pm and 1pm – these are the times the doors open, NOT show start times. The show start times are indeed 7pm and 2pm. That said:
Seating: Seating is first come, first served y’all, so get here early if you want a good spot! The good news is, Amsterdam will keep you in good food and drink while you wait 🙂
WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU!: That is all 🙂