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Claremore native
Clara Ann Fowler’s, famously known as the Singing Rage Miss Patti
Page, life story is coming to her hometown. FLIPSIDE: The Patti Page
Story premiers during the 3rd Annual Destination Claremore, coming April
27-May 5.
Written and produced
by Greg White, producer of UCO’s Broadway Tonight, this musical
is a tribute to the highest recording female artists in the 1950’s.
Fowler, born in Claremore, became Patti Page when she was featured on
Tulsa’s KTUL radio station representing the Page Milk Company.
Her career skyrocketed with her popularity. In addition to her sweeping
musical career, Page was featured on all three major networks with her
many television appearances.
“We are thrilled
to celebrate this year’s Destination Claremore with such an outstanding
performance about one of our own legends”, said Tanya Andrews,
executive director, Claremore Convention & Visitors Bureau. “The
musical portrays Patti’s life, through the good times and bad,
as well as her struggles and triumphs. It is so important, especially
for our younger residents, to understand what this Claremore native
has done for the entertainment industry, for her hometown, and for her
home state.”
FLIPSIDE will premier
May 3 during at matinee at 4pm, at the Robson Performing Arts Center;
and again on May 4 at 7:30pm. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased
at the Robson PAC or online at www.myticketoffice.com. Group rates are
also available for a group of 10 or more; these are handled only at
the Robson PAC.
Destination Claremore
kicks off April 27 and runs through May 5, with events taking place
daily. This year will be exceptional with popular events like Taste
of Claremore, American Cowboy’s Traders Days, Wooly Weekend, Route
66 Cruise-In, Lilac Festival, Antiques & Craft Show, Derby Day and
the Dog Iron Poker Run all returning. New this year is the meet-n-greet
and book signing with famous author Michael Wallis, April 30 at the
JM Davis Arms & Historical Museum; and Derby Hats & High Tea
at the Belvidere Mansion.
Presenting sponsors
are RCB Bank, Cherokee Casino Will Rogers Downs, and with the assistance
of the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Robson PAC and BancFirst are the Heritage Sponsors, and TTCU is
a Conversations Sponsor. The full event is hosted and coordinated by
the Claremore Convention & Visitors Bureau.
A full schedule
of events is available at www.visitclaremore.org or visitors can call
918-341-8688 for information. Most events during Destination week are
free; however, there are a few ticketed events. Tickets are on sale
for FLIPSIDE: the Patti Page Story and can be purchased by calling the
Robson PAC at 918-699-7390, or online at www.myticketoffice.com; Taste
of Claremore tickets will be available for purchase through the Claremore
Convention and Visitors Bureau, starting April 2; and tickets for the
Meet-n-Greet with Michael Wallis will be available at the JM Davis Arms
& Historical Museum also on April 2.
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