FLINT, MI – The FIM Flint School of Performing Arts received a $27,000 donation on Monday, Oct. 23, from the Joanne Piper Memorial Fund. The fund was from the Flint Kiwanis Club to support the FSPA Seeing Stars! Tuition Assistance Program. The presentation was at the J. Dallas Dort Music Center. Activities included recognition of…

BOONE — The Schaefer Center Presents performing arts series, presented by Appalachian State University’s Office of Arts and Cultural Programs, has announced its spring 2024 season, which highlights country, folk-rock and jazz fusion hit the stage with Grammy Award-winning artists. From folk-rock legends like the Indigo Girls and rising stars like Ashley McBryde  to everything…

AMY’S PICKS  Thrillingham7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, Trackside Beer Garden, 298 W. Laurel St.Over the years, I’ve seen the zombies of Thrillingham dance along to Michael Jackson’s iconic song “Thriller” in the middle of Bellingham’s Holly Street, at the coliseum at Maritime Heritage Park and during a test run at the Fairhaven Village Green. This…

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – This elaborate stage experience will keep audiences entertained with classic hits from one of the most influential rock bands – ELO. Engler Entertainment in partnership with 1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial will present…

It seems an unpromising premise: an opera about a man who’s paralyzed and speechless. But that’s not to reckon with the imaginations of composer Joby Talbot and librettist Gene Scheer. Having commissioned their new operatic collaboration, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, the Dallas Opera will present its world premiere Nov. 3 at the Winspear…

The University of Mount Union has announced its schedule of visual and performing arts events in November. Nov. 2 – Student Showcase at 11 a.m. in Presser Recital Hall in Cope Music Hall. Nov. 4 – Piano Keys Concert at 7:30 p.m. in Presser Recital Hall in Cope Music Hall. Nov. 9 – Student Showcase…

Thanks to recent grant funding, about 12,000 Central Coast-based students will get to attend multiple upcoming events at the Performing Arts Center (PAC) in San Luis Obispo free of charge. In mid-October, the Foundation for the PAC announced that it received its first-ever grant from the Western States Arts Federation in support of the 2023-24…

Photo credit: YCA Bass-baritone Joseph Parrish takes the stage at the Baruch Performing Arts Center on Dec. 2, 2023. In part of the Freda and Aaron Silberman Recital Series, Parrish offers a program of Donizetti, Donaudy, Enrique Granados, Rachmaninov, Mahler, Wolf, Ravel, and more paired with works by Margaret Bonds, Charles Brown, H. Leslie, Adams, and…

Photo credit: Fritz Photographics Washington Performing Arts announced that Douglas H. Wheeler, President Emeritus and advisor, is the recipient of the organization’s 2022 Ambassador of the Arts Award. Wheeler is the 10th recipient of the Ambassador of the Arts Award, which recognizes extraordinary achievement, service, and advocacy in the performing arts. Originally hired as concert…