A night at the orchestra not only provides a lasting memory of refined musical prowess; it also keeps patrons from resorting to the boring routine of watching the TV boil. Mix up the routine with today's GrouponLive deal: for $40, you get a FlexPack good for four tickets to any Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra performance through June 9, 2012 (up to a $160 value). The four tickets may be used in any combination, such as two tickets to two concerts or four tickets to one concert, and seats may be assigned in any section at ten different venues in the Twin Cities area. Groupon holders may share tickets with guests, and mature children ages 6–17 may attend concerts with an adult for $5 (limit two children/adult).
For 53 years, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra has engaged eardrums with a vast repertoire of classical masterpieces and 128 newly commissioned works, earning 15 ASCAP awards for its adventurous programming. This season, the distinguished troupe hosts a quintet of internationally acclaimed artistic partners, a group that consists of visiting conductors, singers, fog horns, and musicians whose varied styles diversify the orchestra's huge selection of performances. During a marathon concert season, the orchestra's nimble bows and lusty horns leap and dash through the notes of Mendelssohn, Schubert, Haydn, and Mozart in dozens of concert dates. Awe strikes audiences during a rousing performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 (November 25–27), and Dawn Upshaw—recipient of a rare MacArthur Genius Award—sings sweetly in "Upshaw Sings Ravel and Debussy" (February 16 and 18). Many Friday and Saturday performances also include free preconcert discussions, which bring scholars, guest artists, conductors, and musicians to chat with audiences about the upcoming performance and their favorite mac 'n' cheese recipes.
Though Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra sometimes offers discounts online, this Groupon offers the best deal and greatest flexibility available for most customers.
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The Groupon Guide to: Street Art
Although all art is frowned upon by society, only street art wears the double-frown crown of also being illegal. Protect yourself from the rule of law by never, ever creating any of these commonly seen works of street art:
- A little girl holding a flower, except the flower is an army gun and the little girl is mostly a cattle skull
- A name rendered beautifully in giant squishy, stylized letters that make it as impossible to miss as it is to read
- A familiar object we take for granted left outdoors, such as a confrontational expired parking meter or a dog tied to a coffee store
- A peace sign, subversively commenting on your roommate's unfair method of slicing pizzas.
- Picture of the Muppet Babies with the word "Submit" written underneath
- A marine-life mural painted by the irredeemable vandals of Mrs. Holmer's third-grade class at P.S. 109
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