Mother’s Day Weekend marks the National Premiere of The World is Too Beautiful This Year, an exciting new collection of songs based on the works of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Edna St. Vincent Millay featuring acclaimed vocalist Prudence Johnson and the composers Laura Caviani, piano; Joan Griffith, guitar; Michelle Kinney, cello; Gary Rue, guitar. The program is latest installment from The O’Shaughnessy Women of Substance Series which hosts national and international women artists and public figures and encourages ordinary women to find their voice and place on life's stage. Also featuring Kathy Jensen, reeds; Diana Grasselli, voice; Michael O'Brien, bass; and Joe Pulice, percussion. Saturday, May 8, 2004, 8:00 p.m. Box office: 651-690-6700. Visit www.stkate.edu/oshaughnessy.