GRAND OPENING HELD SAT MAY 26:

Memorial Day – Labor Day Hours
1pm to 4pm

More photos will be posted at Facebook, and The Replay Channel was on hand to record the “grand opening” events.

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Jamestown, ND, (KCSi-T.V. News April 25, 2012) — A concert featuring accomplished national jazz artists performing the legendary music of Peggy Lee—along with the grand opening of a renovated, historic train depot where the star lived and worked as a child—will provide a unique pair of events on the weekend of the late Lee’s birthday, providing opportunity to honor of one of the most legendary personas to come out of North Dakota.

On Friday, May 25, a 7:30 p.m. concert at the Jamestown College Reiland Fine Arts Center will feature nationally-acclaimed vocalist Stacy Sullivan, joined by master jazz pianist Jon Weber and accomplished bassist Steve Doyle in “A Tribute To Miss Peggy Lee,” a show which has filled venues from coast to coast and garnered impressive critical reviews as an interpretive exploration of Lee, including the extraordinary music and the personal struggles of a woman whose voice captivated millions—all an elegant and loving homage highlighting the classic songs, intricate rhythms, and exquisite arrangements that defined Lee’s career.

Tickets for the May 25th show performance of “A Tribute to Miss Peggy Lee” will go on sale Tuesday, May 1st with general admission seating for $15, and special pricing at $12 for seniors and $10 for students. Tickets will be available in Jamestown at Globe Travel (701-252-5757), Hugo’s Family Marketplace and Cork and Barrel. Tickets will be available in Valley City at the Barnes County Museum and Unique Antiques.

A very limited number of VIP tickets also will be available for $50 and will include preferred seating and a reception following the performance. For more information about VIP tickets, contact Kate Stevenson at 701-952-8253.
Tickets at the door will be $20.

At 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 26th, the community of Wimbledon, ND will host the grand re-opening of the renovated Wimbledon Midland Continental Railroad Depot. The historic depot is the site where Lee’s father was assigned as station agent from 1934-1937—and where Lee, whose mother died tragically in 1924, lived and worked as a teenager. The community of Wimbledon, the Midland Continental Depot Restoration Committee, and the Barnes County Historical Society all worked to renovate and preserve the site.

All three of Peggy Lee’s grandchildren and their families will attend the weekend activities. This will be the first North Dakota visit for Peggy Lee’s granddaughter Holly Foster Wells who is the Vice-president of Peggy Lee Associates, LLC, of Los Angeles.

The May 26th grand opening of the Wimbledon Midland Continental Railroad Depot renovation project will be free and open the public. In addition, the Midland Continental Depot Museum will be open daily from 1:00 – 4:00 pm, Memorial Day through Labor Day.
The show “A Tribute To Miss Peggy Lee” will also be performed in Fargo on Saturday evening, May 26th, 7:00 p.m. at The Stage At Island Park. For information about the Fargo show, call The Stage box office at 701-235-6778.

At both the Friday night show in Jamestown and the Saturday grand opening in Wimbledon, popular North Dakota historian, humanities scholar, teacher, artist and performer Steve Stark, known across the state as “Mr. History,” will create and present an illustrated history of Ms.Lee.

Peggy Lee was a singer, composer, and actress whose remarkable career spanned over six decades, opened new roads to females in the music industry, and influenced jazz and popular-music culture worldwide. Ms. Lee was born Norma Deloris Egstrom on May 26th, 1920, in Jamestown, the seventh of eight children of Selma and Marvin Egstrom. Her father was a station agent for the Midland Continental Railroad.