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MARSHFIELD – Becky Schlegel and Teresa, two bluegrass performers, will be on stage at UW-Marshfield/Wood County at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Helen Connor Laird Theatre.

These female vocalists, sponsored by the Performing Arts Series, Marshfield Clinic and the Laird Endowment Fund for the Arts, are favorites on college campuses throughout the United States.  Tickets are $15. UW-Marshfield/Wood County students are admitted free with a student ID.

Becky Schlegel & her band, True Blue, won the Minnesota Music Academy's Bluegrass Band of the Year award for 2000. In 2001 her CD, Red Leaf, was released. In 2002 the title song was named “Minnesota Song of the Year" at the Minnesota Music Festival.  Later that year, she received four Minnesota Music Academy nominations and was given awards for “Bluegrass/Old-Time Artist of the Year” and “Bluegrass/Old-Time Recording of the Year.” She was honored with the “Bluegrass Artist of the Year” by the MMA again in 2003 and 2004.   Her second solo CD, Drifter Like Me, makes its debut in 2005.

Singer-songwriter, Teresa, who uses only her first name, has won seven National Association of Campus Activities College Entertainment Awards including “Coffeehouse Entertainer of the Year.” She has delivered her original music to more than 1,000 campuses, earning her living while cultivating a grassroots following. She has toured the United States, Europe and Australia on her own and opened shows for dozens of national recording artists.

For tickets:  

• Order tickets by mail: Campus Box Office, UW-Marshfield/Wood County, 2000 W. 5^th St., Marshfield, WI 54449.

• Order tickets by phone: Call 715-389-6534 any time. Messages will be answered during box office hours. Tickets must be paid for when they are reserved.

• Purchase tickets in person: The Box Office window is open 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour before performances.

Tickets ordered 24 hours prior to a performance may be paid for at the door. Any tickets not picked up 30 minutes prior to the performance will be released for sale. Tickets are not refundable.

The Performing Arts Series brings a dazzling variety of professional entertainers from around the world to the UW-Marshfield/Wood County campus. For more information on the Performing Arts Series, visit our Web site at http://marshfield.uwc.edu/Right%20hand%20icons/arts/default.asp, or call Patti Jaromin-Meis, Performing Arts Coordinator, UW-Marshfield/Wood County, at 387-6555.