Cole Porter's Legacy Honored by Local Youth Troupe 2/4

Beginning February 4, the San Francisco Arts Education Project (SFArtsED) will pay homage to one of the greatest American songwriters of all time in its original revue Everything Goes! The Music of Cole Porter. Six performances full of singing, dancing and comedy will be held from February 4 - 13 at the Eureka Theatre in San Francisco. Tickets are available at CityBoxOffice.com or by calling 415-392-4400.

"Art and music curriculums are being cut from our

Micah Manogdo and Angie Pohl from
Everything Goes! The Music of Cole Porter

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children's schools, so it's essential that we
continue to do what we do best - provide Bay Area youth with quality arts education," says SFArtsED Artistic Director Emily Keeler. "This year's troupe represents 32 Bay Area schools and includes 54 kids ranging in age from 9 to 15. In Everything Goes!, along with the brilliance of Cole Porter's music, they do a tremendous job showcasing the craft and skills they have acquired in the last months and also from their work in our summer intensives and school programs."

Everything Goes! The Music of Cole Porter features several of Porter's most famous songs as well as some of his lesser-known gems. Among the numbers being performed in this all-singing, all-dancing revue are mainstays, including "In the Still of the Night" sung a cappella by the entire cast, "Night and Day," "I Love Paris" and "Begin the Beguine." The show also features rarely heard Porter tunes such as "Live and Let Live" and "Ritz Rock and Roll."

Ticket prices are $15 for students and seniors and $20 for general admission. Tickets for the 7 p.m. show on Saturday, February 5 are $40 and include admission to the SFArtsED Players Family Benefit Reception, which raises money for SFArtsED scholarships. Tickets are available at CityBoxOffice.com or by calling 415-392-4400.

Friday, February 4, 2011 @ 7 p.m.
Saturday, February 5, 2011 @ 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Sunday, February 6, 2011 @ 2 p.m.
Saturday, February 12, 2011 @ 2 p.m.
Sunday, February 13, 2011 @ 2 p.m.

About SFArtsED
Founded in 1965 as the Alvarado Arts Workshop by renowned artist Ruth Asawa, SFArtsED has transformed the lives of children, their families, teachers, artists and volunteers. Programs include SFArtsED Summer Camp, In-School Artists-in-Residence, After-School activities, The SFArtsED Players Musical Theater Company, apprentice programs for college and high school students and public visual art exhibits. www.sfartsed.org

About The SFArtsED Players
The SFArtsED Players is a musical theater company that reflects San Francisco in all its diversity. Hailing from the neighborhoods of the City and from around the bay, the SFArtsED Players is made up of 54 theater performers who come from SFArtsED's performing arts residencies as well as form the organization's summer arts intensive, called SFArtsED Summer, held each year at School District sites. The young performers are selected for their talent, enthusiasm and commitment for the musical theater form. They work with directors of the company 10 hours each week, training as "triple threats" - actors, singers, dancers - and rehearsing for their performances. The company performs original musicals and revues as well as Broadway classics. This year's troupe represents 32 different Bay Area schools, including 18 public schools