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A Valentines to remember with 'Elvis' |
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February 7, 2017 |
Come in from the snow to warm your Valentine
with a “Love Me Tender” Saturday night at The
Pearl Theater, at 7 p.m. February 11. Brad
Mitchell, a renowned Elvis tribute performer,
just returned from the Caribbean after
performing for an Elvis Birthday Cruise, and
he’s looking forward to making your weekend
special.
Mitchell hails from Spokane, but travels
throughout the country to perform for
enthusiastic fans. Staff at the Pearl are
pleased to have an award-winning artist in their
little theater, and Mitchell is preparing an
evening to remember, complete with back-up
singers and costume, set, and light changes.
He has won a number of competitions, including
the 2015 Blind Voice in Memphis and the 2016
Georgia Elvis Festival. Mitchell’s audiences
appreciate his commitment to an authentic
experience.
“Just the mannerisms, the charisma, the voice,
his moves, takes a lot of study,” he said.
He clearly recognizes the importance of honoring
the memory of The King:
“They are the largest shoes in the world to
fill," Mitchell said. "So if you start thinking
you’re Elvis, you’re going to fail. It’s out of
love and respect and to keep his memory alive.”
He takes care of fans and builds a dedicated
following.
“If you knew Elvis, you knew he was sincere.
Only then,” Mitchell told writer John Przbys,
Las Vegas Review Journal, “can come the rest of
a tribute artist’s arsenal.”
In addition to the show, The Pearl Café will
feature special Valentine treats with a few
Elvis touches. Nora will prepare some of Elvis’s
favorites ... including grilled peanut butter
and banana sandwiches and banana pudding with
Nilla wafers.
She will also have crabby cream cheese puff
pastry hearts, shrimp cocktail and New England
clam chowder.
The drink special is a mimosa, and she will have
tons of desserts: chocolate covered
strawberries, chocolate dipped bacon strip,
cheesecake slices with fresh strawberries and
cream, heart-shaped decorated sugar cookies,
chocolate dipped pretzels, and red-green cake
squares.
Advance ticket purchases are suggested as many
tickets have already sold and the Pearl may have
a sell-out crowd.
Advance tickets are $16 and $5 students and
they're on sale at Mountain Mike’s and Bonners
Books, or online at
www.thepearltheater.org. Tickets at the
door, if available, will be $18.
The Pearl Theater is a non-profit organization,
dedicated to fostering the performing arts
throughout Boundary County. For more information
or for membership, please call (208) 610-2846 or
email
info@thepearltheater.org. |
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