WINONA LAKE – River Raisin Ragtime Revue “Celebrating America’s Musical Heritage” concert, the third of six summertime Village at Winona Festival of Music performances, will take place at 3 p.m. July 9 in the Winona Heritage Room, 901 Park Ave., Winona Lake. Tickets will be available at this Saturday’s Patriotic Pops Concert, which is at 7:45 p.m. across from the Boathouse, and at the door. Ragtime Revue concert tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for students. A free ragtime concert preview will take place in the Village at Winona Artisan Court at 10 a.m. July 9. The River Raisin Ragtime Revue is a professional theater orchestra based in Tecumseh, Mich. It is dedicated to educating and entertaining through the preservation and restoration of significant American music, according to a press release from Grace College. Utilizing a historically accurate, engaging narrative, Revue transports audiences to the cultural and social conditions of the 20th century. The orchestra has played at many distinguished venues, including the Henry Ford Museum, the Detroit Institute of Art and Ann Arbor’s Michigan Theater, the release states. Grace College, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts and the Village at Winona have partnered to bring the community high-quality, family-friendly concerts throughout the summer, according to the release. The series, sponsored in part by the Esther Pfleiderer Charitable Trust and 1st Source Bank, includes six concerts from June 18 through Sept. 3. The Ragtime Revue concert is provided in part by a generous allocation from Arts Midwest Touring Fund, one of six nonprofit regional arts organizations in the United States. Arts Midwest endeavors to engage people in meaningful arts experiences, bring vitality to Midwest communities and enrich people’s lives, the release states. “We are extremely pleased to receive funding from Arts Midwest and be able to bring River Raisin Ragtime Revue to Winona Lake,” said Will Dawson, executive director of Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts. “Wagon Wheel is pleased to be part of offering excellent music entertainment for the community this summer.” Advance ticket sales for upcoming festival concerts including Ragtime Revue are now available at Rocket Fizz and Pottery Bayou in the Village at Winona. For more information on the Festival of Music, visit www.grace.edu/musicfestival.
