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Match Girl or Threepenny Christmas Show – Centennial Showboat

$18 for Holiday Riverboat Performance of “A Threepenny Christmas” or “The Match Girl’s Gift” for Two (Up to $36 Value)

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In a Nutshell

Dramatists perform a story of Nick the Saint or a retelling of a Hans Christian Andersen tale in a floating, stationary riverboat theater

The Fine Print

  • Expires Dec 30, 2012
  • Limit 10 per person, may buy 10 additional as gifts. Must show valid ID matching name on Groupon at Padelford Riverboats. Refundable only on day of purchase. Subject to availability.
  • See the rules that apply to all deals.

Even though water covers most of the earth's surface, humans spend most of their lives on land and a small portion in the air while they're sleeping. Float on with this Groupon.

$18 for Two Tickets to a Holiday Riverboat Show (Up to $36 Value)

A Threepenny Christmas and The Match Girl’s Gift run from November 23 to December 30 on a stationary showboat decked in Christmas lights and garlands. A Threepenny Christmas creates a holiday comedy around Nick the Saint, a Robin Hood figure in Victorian London who dresses as Santa Claus and steals from the wealthy on Christmas Eve. Based on a Hans Christian Andersen story, The Match Girl’s Gift follows the Christmas excursion of a young girl in turn-of-the-century New York, who is sent out by her father to sell matches on a cold Christmas Eve and shares a message of hope and selflessness inside the grand house of a local family.

For a comprehensive schedule, see the bottom of the page here.

Padelford Riverboats' Centennial Showboat

A floating jewel of red and white that hearkens back to the age of river travel and the golden years of theatre, the Centennial Showboat is one of five vessels operated by Padelford Riverboats. To keep this stage lit and to expand the cultural horizons of the community, the University of Minnesota Department of Theatre Arts and Dance performs roughly 80 productions there every year for an intimate crowd of 225. Apart from the floating theater, two reception rooms accommodate guests in Victorian style, and temperature controls ensure that snowmen don’t hog all the best seats.

In 1969, the founder of Padelford Riverboats, Captain William D. Bowell, Sr., launched the Jonathan Padelford steamwheeler into the Mississippi, hoping to bring visitors to the riverfront for leisurely jaunts. After more than 30 years of expanding his fleet and ferrying passengers along the historic waterways, he handed the reigs over to his daughters and nephew. Today, the family operates five boats equipped with dance areas, bars, sun decks, and the nostalgia that William hoped to keep alive. With the Twin Cities' skyline and the rugged, green banks of the river as the backdrop, US Coast Guard–licensed vessels float passengers past sights such as Pig's Eye Cave, Fort Snelling, and Pike Island. Some cruises also include dinner or fireworks, and special holiday cruises are also available.

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The Groupon Guide to: Famous Hats

Every historical figure of any significance wore a now instantly recognizable hat, synonymous with their name:

  • The Napoleon Hat: Military bicorn, worn side to side or "athwart" to serve as a better perch for enlisted falcons
  • The Benjamin Franklin Hat: Small brass beanie with a large conductive spire jutting out of it, topped with a small eyelet for tethering a kite
  • The Davy Crockett Hat: Famously a strict vegetarian, Crockett's "coonskin" was actually just a matted blob of reeds and buffalo chips that he moistened hourly from his canteen
  • The Hercules Hat: Just a minotaur skull

Honorable Mention: Jughead's "hat" from the Archie comics is actually a crown (?) made of gray paper (?) with miscellaneous shapes affixed to it. Details remain vague because it is proven that overscrutinizing Jughead's hat makes you go insane.

Which historical figure had the most famous hat? The answer may surprise you.

Match Girl or Threepenny Christmas Show

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    Centennial Showboat

    Padelford Packet Boat Co., Inc. Harriet Island, Hariet Island
    St. Paul, Minnesota 55107
    (651) 227-1100
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