See Your Name in Lights!

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Release: Immediate

Contact:  Tami Mayhugh, 706.244.0039

Date: January 24, 2020

RE: Ritz Presents: Put Your Love in Lights Marquee Rental

TOCCOA, GA, January 24, 2020 – Flowers and candy are nice, but the Ritz can, “Put Your Love in Lights.”

Show your Valentine, and the whole city, just what he or she means to you. Twenty dollars gets you a personalized message on our beautiful marquee. For only $5 more you can add a movie package which includes 2 tickets and four concessions to any of our February westerns.

Messages will be included on the Ritz marquee from February 14^th through the 16^th and can be up to three lines. Please bring a check or cash and your message to the Main Street office located on the third floor inside City Hall, 92 N Alexander St, Toccoa, GA, no later than February 13^th.

For more information about any Ritz Theatre event please contact Tami Mayhugh at 706-244-0039 or tmayhugh@cityoftoccoa.com

                

Back in the Saddle Movies Announced!

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Contact:  Tami Mayhugh, 706.244.0039

Date: January 24, 2020

RE: Ritz Presents:  Back in the Saddle Western Movie Series

Toccoa, GA, January 24, 2020, – Giddy up to the Historic Ritz Theatre every Friday in February for our Back in the Saddle western movie series starting Friday the 7^th at 10am and 7pm.

On line voting has ended and results have been tallied. Our third place winner is the 1993 hit Tombstone starring Val Kilmer and Kurt Russell. Second place goes to the Clint Eastwood classic, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, while The Duke, John Wayne, takes first place with True Grit. These movies will be shown on the 7^th, 21^st, and 28^th respectively.

We haven’t forgotten about Valentine’s Day. Bring your date to the Ritz on the 14^th for a special showing of the romantic western, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.  Make the night extra special by “Putting Your Love In Lights.” Twenty-five dollars gets you a unique Valentine’s gift; a personalized message to your special someone on the Ritz marquee, two movie tickets, and four concessions.

As always our regular movie tickets and concessions are just $1 each. For more information on our movies or how to “Put Your Love in Lights,” contact Tami Mayhugh at 706.244.0039.

Milkshake Mayfield Returns to Toccoa on February 13th at 7pm

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Contact: Tami Mayhugh, 706.244.0039

Date: January 17, 2020

RE: Milkshake Mayfield Returns to the Historic Ritz Theatre on February 13, 2020

Toccoa, GA – January 17, 2020 – Milkshake Mayfield has circled the world, gracing national and international stages, but on Thursday, February 13, at 7pm he returns to his hometown to take the stage at the Historic Ritz Theatre for a Night at the Ritz performance.

It is no wonder that the late legendary radio host, “Tippy” Calloway, befittingly announced Milkshake as trumpeter extraordinaire.  His music presentation mirrors the legacy of jazz greats.  He’s performed with a ‘who’s who’ among contemporary jazz giants - Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, mentor Clark Terry, Wynton Marsalis, Cab Calloway, Freddie Hubbard, and many others.  His astounding jazz portfolio includes performances/opening acts with the SOS band, Bobby Byrd & the JB’s, Michael Franks, Alex Bugnon, Kevin Eubanks, and Maysa, formerly of Incognito. 

As anyone can tell, Milkshake and the Milkshake Quintet can be found most anywhere in the World where smooth jazz is heard on local, national and international stages.  When not performing, Milkshake can be found mentoring youth and young musicians.

                                                                                                                                                        

Night at the Ritz, a regular event series at the Historic Ritz Theatre, is funded, in part, by generous  grants received from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Georgia Council for the Arts. Tickets for all shows may be purchased online at www.ritztheatretoccoa.com, or at the Toccoa Welcome Center. Adult tickets are $10, children under 12 and students with an ID are $5.  Doors open at 6:30.

For more information on Milkshake Mayfield’s performance or Night at the Ritz, please contact Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh at tmayhugh@cityoftoccoa.com or via phone at 706.244.0039.

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Mario the Maker Magician to Perform on January 31st at 7pm

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Contact: Tami Mayhugh, 706.244.0039

Date: January 17, 2020, 2019

RE: The Historic Ritz Theatre Welcomes Mario the Maker Magician

Toccoa, GA – January 17, 2020 –Oh, oh it’s magic! Hailed by David Blaine as “the best kids’ magician in the world,” Mario the Maker magician will make a stop at the Historic Ritz Theatre on Friday, January 31^st at 7:00pm.

More than just a performer, Mario is also an inventor who creates his own props. He is known for his dedication to the Maker Movement and STEAM initiatives and his integration of DIY electronics and robotics into his performance. It’s magic through the lens of the Maker Movement, a trend in which individuals or groups of individuals create and market products that are recreated and assembled using unused, discarded or broken electronic, plastic, silicon or virtually any raw material and/or product from a computer-related device. Throw in a healthy dose of hilarity and you have Mario.

He is a Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin for the modern age, with a mad inventor twist and has been featured on Sesame Street and Sprout. The show is ideal for ages 3-10 and their families and runs approx. 60 minutes, without intermission.

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This performance is our ninth Night at the Ritz show of the season. It is funded in part by generous grants received from the National Endowment for the Arts and Georgia Council for the Arts. Tickets for all shows may be purchased online at www.ritztheatretoccoa.com, at the Toccoa Welcome Center, or at the box office day of show. Adult tickets are $10, children under 12 and students with an ID are $5.  Doors open at 6:15.

For more information on Mario the Maker Magician or Night at the Ritz, please contact Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh at tmayhugh@cityoftoccoa.com or via phone at 706.244.0039.

Open Mic Monday Winners' Showcase Scheduled for January 20th at 7pm

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For Immediate Release

Contact:  Tami Mayhugh 706.244.0039

Date: 1/13/20

RE: Open Mic Monday

Winners’ Showcase Open Mic Monday

 

Toccoa, GA January 13, 2020 – The monthly competitions are over and our Winners’ Showcase is set to take place on Monday, January 20^th at 7:00pm at the Historic Ritz Theatre.

Returning to the stage to entertain the audience will be Garret Lott, winner of the first month’s competition; The Farm Jam Youth Band who took home the prize in the Bluegrass category; James Hutton, winner of the singer/songwriter competition; and Battle of the Bands winner, Becca and the Boys.

The public is invited to come out and enjoy a night of great music and support local entertainers. Each winner will also be performing at this summer’s Ida Cox Music Series. Both Open Mic Monday and Ida Cox are free events.

For more information about Open Mic Monday, contact Tami Mayhugh, General Manager, Historic Ritz Theatre at 706. 244.0039.

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