January 31st & February 1st: Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad at FMU's Performing Arts Center in Florence

“Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad” will be performed on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center.

The performance, a stirring drama with music, is a classical tribute to the great American who freed herself and hundreds of her people from the bonds of slavery. Her courage helped to change the world.

Share her adventurous life, the joys, sorrows and challenges faced by this brave woman with your children in this accurate and deeply moving musical history lesson.

The Jan. 31 show is at 6:30 p.m. and there are two shows on Feb. 1 at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

The performance, which is suitable for students from grades 3-12, is the third of four in the center’s 2011-2012 Family Series. Also being featured during the center’s inaugural season, are four other series which include Broadway shows, concerts, a variety series and shows in the Black Box Theatre.

Information on the complete season is available at www.fmupac.org.

Tickets for the show are $15 for adults and $5 for children and may be purchased at  www.fmupac.org, via telephone at (843) 661-4444, and at the FMU Performing Arts Center Box Office. Telephone and personal ticket sales are available Monday through Friday between 12-5 p.m. Subject to availability, tickets may be available for purchase at the door. 

The PAC is located in downtown Florence at the intersection of Dargan and Evans Streets.

Pee Dee Arts was founded in the Summer of 2011 through a unique partnership between the Florence Regional Arts Alliance, the Florence Convention & Visitors Bureau and Pee Dee Tourism.  Pee Dee Arts’ primary focuses are to promote the arts and cultural activities of the Pee Dee Region and facilitate growth in the region’s arts organizations.  Pee Dee Arts is committed to inclusive and innovative service to the Pee Dee region, which it defines as the following counties: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Lee, Marion, Marlboro and Williamsburg.

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