Calendar of Events

Julianne Hough with Megan Mullins
February 26, 2011 8:00 PM
Kuss Auditorium
Presented by: Clark State
Jeff Wyler/Clark State Country Artist Series

Julianne Hough is a singer, actress and dancer - in other words a true triple-threat in the entertainment industry. In 2008, her self-titled debut country album hit the Billboard Country charts at #1 with the first two singles "That Song in My Head" and "My Hallelujah Song" earning her two 2009 Academy of Country Music Awards for Top New Female Vocalist and Top New Artist. She has also become a household name to millions of fans from ABC’s hit show "Dancing with the Stars." Opening for Julianne is Megan Mullins, a singer/songwriter whose style melds bluegrass, classical, Celtic and contemporary country.

$54 - $20 Buy Tickets beginning June 15, 2010.
Performing Arts Center Ticket Office: 937.328.3874 or toll free 1.866.PAC.TKTS (866.722.8587)

The Wizard of Oz
March 4, 2011 8:00 PM
Kuss Auditorium
Presented by: Springfield Arts Council
Broadway and Beyond Series
http://www.springfieldartscouncil.org

Bring the entire family to experience the show the New York Times calls a “lavish stage production” with “colorful costumes, witty choreography, and cool lighting.” Journey back to simpler times with this musical celebration of the iconic 1939 MGM film, as Dorothy, Toto and their friends the Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow travel down the Yellow Brick Road to the magical land of Oz. You’ll know you’re not in Kansas any more from the moment the tornado touches down and transports you Over The Rainbow in this timeless production, featuring the classic songs and beloved characters you remember from your childhood, as you experience The Wizard of Oz live on stage!

Buy Tickets beginning June 15, 2010.
Performing Arts Center Ticket Office: 937.328.3874 or toll free 1.866.PAC.TKTS (866.722.8587)

Solas
March 11, 2011 7:30 PM
Kuss Auditorium
Presented by: Clark State
Club Kuss Series presented by Plato & Tina Pavlatos

Solas has been loudly proclaimed as the most popular, influential and exciting Celtic band to ever emerge from the United States. The Washington Post proclaimed them as one of the “world’s finest Celtic-folk ensembles.” Solas members play traditional Irish music with a varying mix of Celtic traditional, folk and country melodies, bluesy sometimes jazz-inspired improvisations and global rhythms. “Solas has electrified crowds everywhere it has played… bearing all the marks of greatness.” ~The Wall Street Journal. Opening for Solas is the Richens/Timm Academy of Irish Dance. They are one of the most recognizable and respected names in the world of Irish dance. Established over 35 years ago, the company serves locations in Columbus, Dayton, Indianapolis and Tipton, Indiana.

Lobby Party begins at 6:00 PM offering a cash bar and delicious free appetizers catered by Simply Delicious.

$25 and $20 Buy Tickets beginning June 15, 2010.
Performing Arts Center Ticket Office: 937.328.3874 or toll free 1.866.PAC.TKTS (866.722.8587)

Dvorak Rising with Sujean Kim
March 19, 2011 8:00 PM
Kuss Auditorium
Presented by: Springfield Symphony Orchestra
MasterWorks III
http://www.springfieldsym.org

Sujean Kim, violin
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 (Pastorale)
Dvorak: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Springfield Symphony’s outstanding concertmaster Sujean Kim will take us to new heights with Dvorak’s Violin Concerto in A minor. Her exciting renditions of the music are always a highlight of the symphony season. Rounding out the program is one of Beethoven most popular works, his Pastorale Symphony. From the serenity of Beethoven’s landscape to the rising fervor of Dvorak’s melodic prowess, this concert will surely be a highlight of our remarkable season.

Select Three: $30 - $129 | Single Tickets: $12 - $48 Buy Tickets beginning June 30, 2010.

The Russian National Ballet Theatre
March 25, 2011 8:00 PM
Kuss Auditorium
Presented by: Clark State / Co-presented with the Springfield Arts Council
Season Extra

Spend a glorious night at the ballet with the world-renowned Russian National Ballet Theatre (directed by Elena Radchenko). Founded in Moscow during the transitional period of Perestroika in the late 1980s, the company (then titled The Soviet National Ballet) incorporates graduates of the great choreographic schools of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Perm, with dancers from the upper ranks of the great ballet companies of Russia, Kiev and Warsaw. Thrill to their breathtaking artistry as these talented dancers perform the poetic Chopiniana (based on Frederic Chopin’s Seventh Waltz) along with Romeo and Juliet, passionately staged to the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and presented with a sense of true Russian warmth and pride!

$54 - $20 Buy Tickets beginning June 15, 2010.
Performing Arts Center Ticket Office: 937.328.3874 or toll free 1.866.PAC.TKTS (866.722.8587)