>Berlin- St. Kieran Arts Center is proud to announce that 2012 Series Memberships to over twenty exciting and diverse performances are now on sale. Season Membership Tickets to all 2012 Main Stage performances are available for $150 for adults, $125 for seniors and $75 for children.

Arts Center Memberships make excellent Christmas Gifts! Membership benefits also include discounts on the Summer Celtic Series, advance mailings and personal invitations to special events including the St. Patrick's Day Dinner, the Fall for the Arts Party, Art Exhibition Openings, receptions, and advance Nutcracker Ballet ticket reservations. As always, Nutcracker Ballet tickets are included in the membership package.

The 2012 Series will open with the Acadian Sensation: Grand Derangement, on February 12; followed by "The Cabin Fever Follies" a fun Variety Show with special guest and surprises; Master Fiddler, Richard Wood with Gordon Belcher; Sounds of the Seacoast: the amazing women's a cappella Chorus; R. P. Hale, Master Harpsichordist; Inca Son: Music of the Andes Mountains; Mellow Yellow, a 60's Retro-band; Eric Kearns, Actor/Impersonator singing "Voices of the Legends"; Quebec Heritage with Raz de Maree (Tidal Wave) & Josee Vachon; Bach Moose Fest organist, Christa Rakich, Fun for the Children with Todd Wellington: the King of Silly, and our popular annual classics: the International Musical Arts Institute Chamber Northward Bound Series; Berlin Jazz; North Country Christmas Concerts; and our largest event: The Nutcracker Ballet on December 1, and a couple more shows TBA!

All current members and "not-yet-members" are encouraged to support St. Kieran Arts Center by becoming 2012 "card-carrying members". Everyone who purchases a membership or gift membership by December 30, will be entered into a drawing to win one of four free season memberships and a also an overnight stay at the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel with breakfast for two.

"Supporting St. Kieran Arts Center through memberships and donations at this time of year helps to keep the arts alive and accessible to the community. We encourage everyone to make the enjoyment of the arts and live entertainment a personal priority for 2012." States, Joan Chamberlain, Executive Director.

Clearly, 2012 will be an exciting year to look forward to with great jazz, folk, ethnic and classical music, children programs, art exhibitions and cultural heritage celebrations including the St. Patrick's Day Dinner Celebration on March 16, the Swing for the Arts Golf Tournament, the Summer Celtic Series and the Bach Moose Festival Weekend.

St. Kieran Arts Center is non-profit charitable trust dedicated to bringing high quality performing and visual arts events to the North Country. Annual and memorial donations to the Program and Facility Funds are always needed and are tax deductible to extend allowed by law.

For further information, please call 752-1028. www.stkieranarts.org

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