{"id":156932,"date":"2011-11-25T19:50:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-25T19:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bdaa7807-1dfb-11e4-aedf-250bc8c9958e"},"modified":"2011-11-25T19:50:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-25T19:50:00","slug":"bdaa781d-1dfb-11e4-aedf-250bc8c9958e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/bdaa781d-1dfb-11e4-aedf-250bc8c9958e\/","title":{"rendered":"Various cultural groups to perform for \u2018Showtime 2011\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All is set for tonight\u2019s \u201cShowtime 2011: A spectacular show for a cause\u201d starting at 7pm at the American Memorial Park Amphitheater.<\/p>\n<p>Sharmaine Casquero of the event organizer Saipan Divas said that the public will be in for a treat as different cultural groups will perform their song or dance numbers during the show.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the show cost $5 each.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur audience can look forward to big production numbers from all performers,\u201d Casquero told Saipan Tribune. \u201cIt will be a showdown of songs, hip-hop and cultural dances, and other performances that we worked hard for to give the community a great show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Casquero said there will be performances from the Bangladesh Association, Thai and Chinese groups, and different dance groups such as the SDC Dancers and the Rock-a-bit Dancers.<\/p>\n<p>According to Casquero, there will be production numbers from gays from Saipan and Tinian who will do impersonations of famous celebrities like Beyonce, Madonna, and Lady Gaga.<\/p>\n<p>Casquero disclosed that their ticket sales are doing okay and many have expressed their support for the event which aims to raise funds for the seven individuals who have filed a lawsuit that seeks to suspend the implementation of the CNMI-only Transitional Worker final rule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not just an effort of one group but by many groups and individuals who have teamed up and give everyone a fun show,\u201d said Casquero.<\/p>\n<p>Casquero encouraged all foreign workers and the rest of the community to support their cause and enjoy the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe invite everyone to watch the show and witness the unity of the foreign workers in the CNMI,\u201d said Casquero.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, call 888-2579 or 233-2643.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All is set for tonight\u2019s \u201cShowtime 2011: A spectacular show for a cause\u201d starting at 7pm at the American Memorial Park Amphitheater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156932\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}