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Peoples Bank Theatre lists March shows

MARIETTA — The historic Peoples Bank Theatre in downtown Marietta has a wide variety of musicians on its calendar for the month ahead, as well as a staged reading and a selection of classic films.

On Thursday, March 16, at 7 p.m., Peoples Bank Theatre partners with the Blues, Jazz, & Folk Music Society to present multi-Grammy Award winning artist Delbert McClinton.

Marietta College music student and rising blues guitar phenom Sadie Johnson will open the concert. Tickets are $26-$38.

McClinton’s Jan. 27 release (and his 19th album to-date) blends his signature rhythm and blues sound with a newer jazz-influence inspired by Johnny Mercer, Nat King Cole and other legendary crooners. McClinton’s road band, Self-Made Men, provide a hard-driving rhythm section, powerful guitars and innovative piano, accented by punched-up horns, a press release states.

McClinton has won two Grammy awards in the blues category for Best Contemporary Blues Album, as well as one in the rock category (Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group), with Bonnie Raitt for “Good Man, Good Woman.”

The following night, Friday, March 17 at 8 p.m., Peoples Bank Theatre celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with the Celtic roots music of Runa. Tickets are $15-$30.

Runa has been pushing the boundaries of Irish folk music since their formation in 2008, the theater said. Interweaving the haunting melodies and exuberant tunes of Ireland and Scotland with the lush harmonies and rhythms of bluegrass, flamenco, blues, jazz, they offer a redefining take on traditional music.

On Friday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m., Peoples Bank Theatre and Hipp Stage Productions presents a stage reading of the 2013 Tony Award-winning comedy, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.” Tickets are $10.

Even after the passing of their parents, middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia have never left the confines of their childhood home in Bucks County, Pa., while their sister Masha has been gallivanting around the world as a successful actress. A surprise visit from Masha and her 20-something boy toy, Spike, throws the normally quiet household into utter upheaval as its residents and visitors get swept up in a mixture of rivalry, regret, and the sudden possibility of escape, a press release states.

The stage reading will feature the talents of Marietta and Parkersburg area actors, including David Rexroad, Debbie Lawson, Karen Paskawych, Jeff Dye, Sara Saho and Heather Hepburn.

On the big screen, Peoples Bank Theatre is continuing its series of Golden Anniversary films from 1967. Showings include “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” Feb. 26 at 2 p.m.; “Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book,” Sunday, March 12, at 2 p.m.; and “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” Thursday, March 23, at 7 p.m. Movie tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and children.

Details and ticket information for these event are available online at peoplesbanktheatre.com or by calling the box office at 740-371-5152. Walk-up hours at the box office are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday and one to two hours prior to most events.

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