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National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Lou Donaldson
Photo by Michael G. Stewart It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of Lou Donaldson, recipient of a 2013 NEA Jazz Masters fellowship. His distinctive, blues-drenched alto was a bopping force in jazz for more than six decades. His early work with trumpeter Clifford Brown is considered…
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UCC UMPQUA SINGERS/BIG HORN JAZZ BAND “SWING INTO THE SEASON”
November 12, 2024 2:50 a.m. In the KQEN Cultural Spotlight: The Umpqua Community College Fine and Performing Arts Department presents the Umpqua Singers and the Big Horn Jazz Band in “Swing into the Season” on December 4th at 7:00 p.m. at Whipple Fine Arts Center on the main UCC campus. The Umpqua Singers, under the…
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‘Christmas Carol,’ ‘Nutcracker,’ ‘Elf’ and 17 other holiday shows to see in Milwaukee
Milwaukee’s performing arts groups and presenters are putting gifts on stage for you throughout the coming holiday season, starting before Thanksgiving. Here’s a list of some theater, music and dance performances you can enjoy here through Christmas. While most of these shows have holiday content, I’ve included a few that don’t but that could still…
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Hamilton coming to Austin in 2025: Tickets on sale November 14
AUSTIN, Texas — Hamilton is coming to Austin next year. Tickets for the award-winning musical will go on sale to the public on Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. for performances at Bass Concert Hall from March 25 to April 6, 2025, producer Jeffrey Seller and Texas Performing Arts announced Tuesday. Tickets will be available at…
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Tickets Go On Sale Friday, November 15 for the Premiere Milwaukee Engagement Coming to the Marcus Performing Arts Center March 25
Image from the Marcus Performing Arts Center. MILWAUKEE (November 12, 2024) – Producers Ken Davenport, Bob Gaudio and NETworks Presentations with Marcus Performing Arts Center (MPAC) are thrilled to announce that individual tickets for the smash-hit musical, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL, will go on sale to the public starting Friday, November 15…
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Things To Do: Grammy-nominated cellist in Newport; Music of Michael Troy at Narrows
“What do you want to do?” If you need an answer to this age-old question for making plans, we’ve got you covered. In Things To Do, we take a look at, well, things to do, happening every week in the Greater Fall River area and around the SouthCoast. From weekdays to weekends, there’s always plenty…
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The Wilson Foundation and Washington Performing Arts Join Fort Belvoir’s Veterans Day Observance
FORT BELVOIR, Va., Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — On November 7, 2024, the Wilson Foundation for the Performing and Sciences (WFPAS), in collaboration with the Washington Performing Arts (WPA), sponsored national recording artist and actor Rayshun LaMarr as the featured performer at Fort Belvoir’s Veterans Day Observance at the Cold War Memorial on Long Parade Field…
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Honoring the life and legacy of jazz great Louis Armstrong in ‘A Wonderful World’ at Broadway’s Studio 54
One of the world’s most acclaimed and influential jazz vocalists and trumpeters, New Orleans native Louis Armstrong (1901-71) had a Grammy Award-winning career that spanned five decades of international fame and left an enduring legacy in music, while overcoming the poverty of his childhood and the racism he faced as a Black man. Thedistinctly talented…
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UF Performing Arts and The Lynx team up to present Lemony Snicket in Gainesville
Press release from University of Florida Performing Arts GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The popular Gainesville bookstore, The Lynx, is teaming up with UF Performing Arts to present an unforgettable all-ages event with author Daniel Handler, also known as Lemony Snicket, at the Phillips Center on November 25th. Daniel Handler will visit the Phillips Center for an…
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Judith Jamison, 81, was an international star of dance rooted in Philadelphia
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Judith Jamison, a major figure of American dance who grew up in Philadelphia, died over the weekend. The groundbreaking performer and later director of the landmark Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New…