All-female band to perform Saturday

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May 16, 2024

Legacy on Main Street presents Sisters Golden Hair (The Band), an all-female fronted cover band, in a dinner theater performance on Saturday, May 18.

224 N. Main St. Dinner & show: $75. Show alone: $35.

Doors open at 6 p.m.; dinner at 6:30 p.m.; show at 7:30 p.m.

Dinner menu: your choice of entrees: pulled pork shoulder or smoked brisket served with southern baked beans, herb roasted potatoes, salad, and bread; Dessert: cherry cobbler.

Dinner will be prepared by Chef Zack Robinson.

Purchase tickets at legacyonmainstreet.com or call 405-248-2992.

All sales are final.

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