The Giving Tree with Dance Mosaics
EISENHOWER DANCE DETROIT YOUTH ENSEMBLE
presents
Sunday, April 13, 2025 | 3pm
Seligman Performing Arts Center
Enjoy a special reading of The Giving Tree by Emmy Award-winning meterologist, Ashlee Baracy, at the show!
DON’T FORGET TO ORDER YOUR AUTOGRAPHED KEEPSAKE EDITION OF The Giving Tree!
This beloved children’s book inspired EDD Youth Ensemble’s production of the same name. Order your copy as an add-on to your tickets at checkout and experience this classic story for just $15. Emmy Award-winning meteorologist, Ashlee Baracy, will also be reading the book aloud for audience members at the performance.
This special keepsake edition comes autographed by the cast members of The Giving Tree.
ABOUT ASHLEE BARACY
Ashlee Baracy is an Emmy award-winning meteorologist who was born and raised in Metro Detroit. You can catch her 4Warn Weather forecasts on WDIV weekday mornings, at noon and streaming on Local4+. She has been recognized by both the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and Ohio Associated Press Media Editors for “Best Weathercast.”
Ashlee's greatest pride and joy are her two children. During her first pregnancy, she inspired a conversation about body positivity through her experiences with body shaming. Her message went viral making headlines in the New York Post, People Magazine and on the Today Show. Ashlee is no stranger to the dance world. She grew up competitively dancing, spent many years teaching dance and is a former captain of the University of Michigan Dance Team. Ashlee attributes dance to paving the way for many of her successes including capturing the title of Miss Michigan 2008. She was a top ten finalist in the Miss America pageant.
Ashlee holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, a Broadcast Meteorology Certification from Mississippi State University and has a Master of Science degree from Eastern Michigan University.
BOOK DRIVE FOR MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT
Making Spirits Bright is Metro Detroit's Book Bank, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting & providing equitable access to books that brighten the lives of youth while enhancing literacy & the love of learning. Through partnerships facilitating literacy instruction, Making Spirits Bright distributes thousands of like-new books directly to children and families.
We will be hosting a book drive leading up to EDD Youth Ensemble’s production of The Giving Tree. Gently-used, like-new books can be brought to the studio leading up to the performance, or dropped off at the theater in the lobby, day-of, before the show begins.
Accepted Books:
Books for all age groups, from birth to adult.
Popular and current titles.
Activity books such as coloring and word searches.
Not Accepted Books:
Books with unpleasant odors like mildew, mothballs, or cigarette smoke.
Damaged books with torn or yellowed pages.
Encyclopedias, magazines, self-published books, e-readers, DVDs & CDs, and faith-based books.
