8-10 pm

For more than 35 years, legions of fans have tuned in to Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion to be entertained by his low-key reflections, sharp insights, and trademark humor. Each week, A Prairie Home Companion is heard by more than 4 million listeners of every age, on more than 600 public radio stations across the country. The show is performed live on stage in front of an audience. There has been plenty of adventure in the past 30-plus years, including broadcasts from Canada, Ireland, Scotland, England, Germany, Iceland, and almost every one of the 50 states. And there have been wonderful guest performers, little-known and world-renowned, who've brought the audience to their feet.

In an exciting first for the legendary radio show, eleven high-definition cameras will be stationed throughout the famed Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn., in various positions, including backstage, that will capture the excitement of the live performance and the behind-the-scenes action.

Presented by Prairie Home Productions, American Public Media and BY Experience, Inc., A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor – LIVE in HD! will feature special guests Elvis Costello, sibling vocal powerhouses Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele, songstress Heather Masse, and the finest folk duo around, Robin and Linda Williams; as well as regular show performers such as actors Sue Scott and Tim Russell, sound-effects wizards Tom Keith and Fred Newman, and the Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band led by keyboardist, composer and arranger Richard Dworsky, guitarist Pat Donohue, percussionist Peter Johnson and bassist Gary Raynor.

Movie audiences are encouraged to arrive a half-hour prior to the advertised start time for an exclusive on-screen warm-up produced by A Prairie Home Companion before the live show begins.

A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION - LIVE! IN HD Feb. 4th, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.

$20/Adults, $10/Students (18 and under) - General Admission. Available NOW in advance at the Strand Box Office (online, phone and walk-up window).