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DANBURY, CONN. <\/strong>\u2014 Shakespeare\u2019s \u201cA Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream\u201d will open the summer Fine Arts series at Ives Concert Park on the Westside campus of Western Connecticut State University, 43 Lake Ave. Ext. in Danbury. Staged at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 9, 10 and 11, \u201cA Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream\u201d is perhaps Shakespeare\u2019s most popular and widely performed comedy. This adaptation is 90 minutes filled with the humor of knotted love triangles, the pranks of mischievous fairies and the farcical ineptitudes of a band of tradesmen turned actors in an effort to win a prize at the wedding of the great Theseus, Duke of Athens. Children are encouraged to come early to participate in creative dramatics, crafts and games and become part of the production. <\/p>\n

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Additional Fine Arts events at Ives Concert Park this summer will include: \u201cReynard the Fox\u201d at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, July 11 and 12; \u201cInto the Woods,\u201d at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, July 17 and 18, and July 24 and 25; \u201cThe Tempest\u201d at 3 and 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2; Ives Old Tyme Circus at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 9; \u201cA Salute to Sinatra,\u201d (time TBA), on Friday, Aug. 14; Ecuadorian Festival on Sunday, Aug. 16; Manhattan String Quartet at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28; Irish Festival from Friday, Sept. 11, through Sunday, Sept. 13; and the Ives Concert Park Family Fair, beginning at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20. <\/p>\n

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Tickets for most events are on sale at www.wcsu.edu\/tickets, by calling (203) 837-TIXX, or at the WCSU Box Office in the Westside Campus Center on the university\u2019s Westside campus.<\/p>\n

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For more information, call the Office of University Relations at (203) 837-8486, visit the Ives Concert Park Facebook page or follow the venue on Twitter at http:\/\/twitter.com\/IvesConcertPark.<\/p>\n

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Western Connecticut State University offers outstanding faculty in a range of quality academic programs. Our diverse university community provides students an enriching and supportive environment that takes advantage of the unique cultural offerings of Western Connecticut and New York. Our vision: To be an affordable public university with the characteristics of New England\u2019s best small private universities.
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