Mineral County Performing Arts Council

PO Box 1402/Superior MT 59872

Would you like more information on MCPAC or upcoming performances? Would you like to attend one of our meetings? Contact Jim Goss, Treasurer of MCPAC, at jgossorcreich@blackfoot.net

September 22, 2025

We start our 2025 performance season (Sept 2025 thru Aug 2026), with a Northwest-based 6 member band called Kunda! Marimba. They will perform on Thursday, October 16th at the LDS Church in Superior at 7:00 PM. But there’s more – a preshow beginning at 6:00 PM will provide an opportunity for people to understand what a marimba is, their history, and cultural influence!

While both xylophones and marimbas are mallet percussion instruments, marimba have a greater range of notes (depending on the size of each instrument) and a more mellow sound that is naturally amplified through large resonators. Playing in the Zimbabwean tradition, enjoy some African standards and original pieces.

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Mineral County Performing Arts Council (MCPAC) is a proud sponsor of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. The performance of Henry V on took place yesterday at the Mineral County Fairgrounds in Superior.

This play deals with themes of loyalty, patriotism, and leadership centered around the battle of Agincourt in 1415 against France.

As one of Shakespeare’s history plays, Henry V is preceded by 2 plays featuring the future king in his wanton youth, Henry IV parts one and two. As king, Henry grows into a ruler who is respected and revered as he leads a nation destined for great things.

Although there were plenty of fight scenes, this picture depicts a stylized version of the 1415 Battle of Agincourt where the English pin down the French troops (onstage) by firing arrows from their longbows. In the actual battle, the French were on horseback mired in mud so the English won with minimal casualties to themselves.
King Henry V comes into the audience to give his famous “Band of Brothers” speech as he urges his troops on in battle.
Curtain Call

MCPAC