August events at Paramount Center for the Arts

Take Me Home: the Music of John Denver – 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13.

Tickets: $27-$28; Seniors get $3 off, plus ticket processing fees.

Jim Curry has created the ultimate tribute experience, emerging as the top performer of John Denver’s music today. This tribute is the only full-length John Denver tribute to headline in Las Vegas and has been celebrated nationally and internationally. Curry’s heartfelt delivery envelops the crowd as hits such as Rocky Mountain High, Annie’s Song, and Country Roads fill the atmosphere. Superimposed with multi-media wildlife photos and videos, this show truly fills your senses.

Get your tickets at https://paramountarts.org/event/take-me-home-the-music-of-john-denver/.

The Wizard of Oz – 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22.

Tickets: $5, No ticket processing fees.

Summer Movie Singalongs

Don’t miss the final film in this year’s Summer Movie Singalong Series. This 1939 award-winning film classic (Best Score and Best Song Academy Awards) is a perennial favorite that has recently been meticulously restored. Tickets are just $5 (with no fees!), so bring all your friends and family, including witches, munchkins, and flying monkeys!

Synopsis: A young farm girl and her little dog are magically transported into the enchanted land of Oz via a Kansas tornado. As they travel down Oz’s Yellow Brick Road to find the Wizard and ask him to send them home, they encounter a wonderful, funny, terrifying and, ultimately, enlightening group of characters, human and otherwise. 

Director: Victor Fleming

Production year: 1939

Rating: G

Studio: Warner Bros.

Runtime: 101 minutes

Cast: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Margaret Hamilton.

Tickets available at https://paramountarts.org/event/the-wizard-of-oz-1939/.

Tickets for all events can be purchased on the Paramount website: www.paramountarts.org or by calling the box office at (320) 259-5463.