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Performing Arts Center April 2011

	Buddy Guy Friday, April 1 at 8pm Concert Hall Buddy Guy is a living blues legend. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has been a major influence on rock titans such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. He has received 6 Grammy Awards, including this year's Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album and is a recipient of the Presidential National Medal of Arts. Rolling Stone ranked him in the top 30 of its "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time."  Opening for Guy willl be Quinn Sullivan. The pre-teen guitarist, singer, songwriter and recording artist has been amazing people with his guitar playing since the age of three. This special event is presented in partnership with the Tarrytown Music Hall. Tickets $80.50|67.50|57.50|47.50 Get Tickets›› Orpheus Chamber Orchestra featuring violinist  Arabella Steinbacher Saturday, April 30 at 8pm  Concert Hall Program: Strauss Serenade in E-flat Major, op. 7 Hartmann Concerto Funèbre  Mozart Rondo in C Major for Violin and Orchestra, K. 373 Mozart Rondo in E Major for Violin and Orchestra, K. 261 Haydn Symphony no. 104 "London", D Major Tickets $87.50|72.50|52.50 Get Tickets›› All programs are subject to change Talk Cinema The Princess of Montpensier Thursday, April 14 at 7pm PepsiCo Theatre Get a jump-start on your weekend and see the best of independent and foreign films before they become box-office hits! This month, we screen the film The Princess of Montpensier. For more information, check it out on IMDB Tickets $20 Get Tickets›› THE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Purchase Repertory Theatre Mother Courage and Her Children By Bertolt Brecht Directed by Dennis Reid April 26-30, 8pm. April 30 & May 1 2pm. Set against the Civil War, a black woman tries to profit from selling goods to both sides to protect her children in this bold translation of Brecht's classic from the author of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf. Performed by actors from the Conservatory of Theatre Arts. Tickets $20 Get Tickets›› THE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Conservatory of Music Purchase Jazz Orchestra April 20 at 7pm Conducted by Todd Coolman Special Guest Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, Blue Note Recording Artist Featuring musicians from the Jazz Program of the Conservatory of Music. Tickets $22.50 Get Tickets›› THE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Conservatory of Music Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra April 21 at 7pm Conducted by David DeJesus Performing the finest Afro-Cuban Classics from the past 50 years. Featuring musicians from the Jazz Program of the Conservatory of Music. Tickets $22.50 Get Tickets›› THE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Conservatory of Music Purchase Symphony Orchestra April 26 at 8pm Conducted by Michael Adelson Nielsen: "Helios" Overture Haydn: Cello Concerto no.1 in C featuring cellist Julia Lichten Rachmaninov: Symphony no.2 in E minor  Performed by musicians from the Conservatory of Music.] Tickets $22.50 Get Tickets›› THE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Conservatory of Dance Purchase Dance Company Spring Concert April 29-30 & May 6-8 at 8 PM Sundays May 1 & 8 at 3 PM Sweet Fields, choreography by Twyla Tharp Dream Support, choreography by Wallie Wolfgruber  Masquerade, choreography by Bettijane Sills Rondinella, choreography by Nelly van Bommel  Exciting dance from the Purchase Dance Company with beautiful Shaker Hymns performed live by the Purchase College Choir. Don't miss it!  Tickets $20 Get Tickets››   Discounts Share an evening of extraordinary music with a friend. Call the box office and mention promo code 891 to get two tickets to the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for the price of one. ¡Sí Cuba!  The PAC is the only non-NYC venue participating in this spring's ¡Sí Cuba! Festival; we'll be presenting Afro—Cuban sensations Los Muñequitos de Matanzas on May 8!  Details on our website We are partnering with the Tarrytown Music Hall to present Buddy Guy this month. Here are some other great shows coming up at TMH, presented by JAZZ FORUM ARTS:  Spyro Gyra Saturday, April 9, 8pm Gato Barbieri Friday, April 15, 8pm Tickets and info: 877-840-0457 www.tarrytownmusichall.org Cranes for Japan During last month's concert by Tokyo's NHK Symphony Orchestra, audience members made paper cranes in a show of solidarity with the people of Japan, and raised an incredible $10,000 for Doctors Without Borders. Click to see photos of the event. This month's newsletter has been generously sponsored by Westchester Magazine.

 

Performing Arts Center February 2011

	DANCE MASTERS PILOBOLUS  Saturday, February 5, 8pm Last seen on our Concert Hall stage in 2009, Pilobolus SOLD OUT weeks before the show – be sure you don't miss this exciting company in 2011! Tickets $77.50 | 22.50 Get Tickets›› TALK CINEMA Thursday, February 10, 7pm Bride Flight Directed by Ben Sombogaart  Three young women - Ada, Esther, and Marjorie - emigrate from post-WWII Holland for what they hope will be a better life in New Zealand with their fiancés who are already settled in Christchurch. On the plane trip - the "Bride Flight" - the three become fast friends and meet a dashing young man, Frank, who who will play a large role in each of their lives. Upon their arrival, they part ways to start their new lives yet their paths continue to cross with chance meetings resulting in adultery, betrayal and near tragedy on to a reunion fifty years later.  ~ Baseline StudioSystems Watch a trailer here. Running Time: 130 minutes Tickets $20 Get Tickets›› CHAMBER SUNDAYS DANIEL HOPE, violin Jeffrey Kahane, piano with host Bill McGlaughlin* Sunday, February 20, 3pm "A compelling performer whose work involves standard repertory, new music, raga, and jazz, emphasizes thoughtful engagement over flamboyant display."  - The New York Times Program: Schulhoff Sonata no. 2 Brahms Sonata no. 1 in G Major, op. 78 Regenlied  Messiaen Théme et variations Franck Sonata in A Major *A free reception will be held following  the performace with the artists Tickets $52.50 Get Tickets›› All programs are subject to change SELECTED SINGLES CiRCA Sunday, February 27, 3pm 46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes Fast, furious fun for everyone!  Watch as intrepid acrobats battle the clock performing the wildest feats  you've ever seen! Tickets $37.50 | 25 Kids $20 | 13.75 Get Tickets›› THE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Conservatory of Music Purchase Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Michael Adelson Friday, February 18, 8pm Program: Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 Respighi Pini di Roma Competition winner Hugo Souza performs Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra by Bohuslav Martinu.  Tickets $22.50 Get Tickets›› THE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Sneak Peek at March Events March 8-13 Purchase Repertory Theatre Wertenbaker's Three Birds Alighting On A Field Tickets $20 Get Tickets›› March 8 Science in the Modern World Lecture by Carl Safina, President of the Blue Ocean Institute  Tickets are free March 17-20 Purchase Opera Bizet's Carmen (a new one-act production) Poulenc's Les Mamelles de Tiresias Tickets $22.50 Get Tickets››   DISCOUNTS Monthly discounts for e-mail subscribers only. This month: 10% OFF February 27th's CiRCA 10% off the ticket price to see  "46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes." Call the box office at  914-251-6200 to redeem; mention discount code 857. *Offer available by phone only; subject to availability. NEWS FROM THE CENTER In partnership with Tarrytown Music Hall, The Center is proud to announce that BUDDY GUY will perform on our Concert Hall stage on Friday, April 1 at 8pm. Tickets are now on sale. Call 914-251-6200 or go towww.artscenter.org to reserve your seats today! A Special Announcement from The Center Valet-parking will be offered and is OPTIONAL at the following Center Series performances: Feb. 5 Pilobolus Feb. 20 Daniel Hope Feb. 27 CiRCA March 5 Bernadette Peters March 6 FIRES - New York March 19 Merce Cunningham Dance Co. March 20 NHK Symphony Orchestra There are two ways in which you can take advantage of this service: In advance*: Call the Box Office at 914-251-6200, with your credit card handy, to reserve a spot today. (reservations must be made at least 24 hours prior to the performance). Day of: $8 per car, cash only *The Center accepts MasterCard, Visa and American Express Tip is not included in this fee. This month's newsletter has been generously sponsored by Westchester Magazine.

 

Performing Arts Center Presents King John December 3rd -11th 2011

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			Purchase College School of the Arts Purchase Repertory Theatre  Presents King John By William Shakespeare Directed by Sarah Grace Wilson December 3-11 Tickets: 914-251-6200 www.artscenter.org $20 Single Tickets Conservatory of Theatre Arts

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Purchase Repertory Theatre 2010-2011 Season

			School of the Arts Conservatory of Theatre Arts Purchase Repertory Theatre 2010-11 Season Three Sisters  by Anton Chekhov October 15, 16, 21, 22 & 23 at 8pm October 16, 17 & 23 at 2pm PepsiCo Theatre One of the greatest plays of the modern era, Chekhov's drama traces the lives of the Prozorov family as they marry the wrong people, fall in love at the wrong time, and try to discern the meaning of existence. American Buffalo  by David Mamet November 3, 5, 11 & 13 at 8pm November 6 at 2pm Repertory Theatre Petty thieves attempt to steal a collection of rare coins in this brutal parable about friendship, loyalty, and the ethics of business. Mamet's masterpiece, it has influenced every American play since its Broadway premiere in 1976. The House of Bernarda Alba by Federico García Lorca November 4, 6, 10 & 12 at 8pm November 13 at 2pm Repertory Theatre  In a small Spanish town, adult daughters rebel against the repressive tyranny of their domineering mother, who is intent upon thwarting their dreams of love and marriage in order to preserve the family reputation. A twentieth century masterpiece, this is a play about the nature of fascism, the power of sexual desire, and the effect of societal rules on the human psyche. King John  by William Shakespeare December 3, 4, 9, 10 & 11 at 8pm December 4, 5 & 11 at 2pm Repertory Theatre Stirring, heartbreaking, shocking, and beautiful, Shakespeare's rarely seen play addresses timely questions such as, when should one nation try to effect regime change on another, and when does disagreement with the government become treason? It also gives us perhaps the only true hero in the Bard's canon—the illegitimate son of Richard the Lionheart, known as "the Bastard." Durang Durang by Christopher Durang February 10 at 8pm February 11 & 12 at 7:30pm February 12 & 13 at 2pm The Emelin Theatre, Mamaroneck, NY  914-698-0098 This wacky collection of short plays by America's master satirist pokes fun at the pretensions of American theatre itself, and it includes his classic spoof of The Glass Menagerie--"For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls." The management is not responsible for injuries caused by hysterical laughter. Three Birds Alighting On A Field by Timberlake Wertenbaker March 8–12 at 8pm March 12 & 13 at 2pm Repertory Theatre Trying to buy social advancement, a wealthy woman and her Greek husband become art collectors and enter a hilarious world of artists, dealers, and critics in 1990's London. Is art only worth what people will pay for it? Is it okay to marry for money? Do ex-wives make good business partners? These questions and more are raised in this witty, Stoppard-esque comedy from the author of Our Country's Good. Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht,  translated by Ntozake Shange April 26–30 at 8pm April 30 & May 1 at 2pm Repertory Theatre This version of Brecht's great play transfers the action from medieval Europe to the American Civil War. A black woman tries to profit from selling goods to both sides and protect her adult children from their own heroic impulses. Commissioned by the Public Theatre, this adaptation was created by the author of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf. Tickets: 914.251.6200 or www.artscenter.org $20 Adults $15 Seniors and Non-Purchase Students $5 Purchase Students, Faculty, Staff $75 Season Pass

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Mariinsky Orchestra And Valery Gergiev Saturday October 23rd 2010

	Don't miss the once in a lifetime opportunity to experience the glorious sounds of Mahler's Symphony No. 5 played by the historic Mariinsky Orchestra under the baton of one of the most celebrated and charismatic conductors of our time. Opening Night at The Performing Arts Center MARIINSKY ORCHESTRA and VALERY GERGIEV Mahler's Symphony No. 5 Saturday, October 23 at 8:30pm A very limited number of prime orchestra seats have just been made available.  Call today to reserve yours! Prime seating $110 Box office: 914.251.6200 On line: www.artscenter.org

 

Crafts On Stage October 30th 2010

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	This is just a reminder that on Halloween weekend a special treat will be headlining on our Concert Hall stage and throughout The Performing Arts Center – our annual fundraiser, Crafts On Stage.  Just in time for the holiday gift buying season, the show gives you the opportunity to purchase distinctive one-of-a-kind gifts directly from the artists who created them. The beautiful crafts fashioned by award-winning American artists range from handmade ceramics and art glass to fine leather goods, hand-woven clothing, and unique jewelry. To learn more, visit our website.

Performing Arts Center Single Ticket Sales For The 2010/11 Season Now On Sale

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			SINGLE TICKET SALES FOR THE 2010/11 SEASON BEGIN TODAY, AUGUST 24! Be the first to reserve your seats... CLICK HERE to browse season events, download the brochure and order your tickets.  Or, call the box office 914.251.6200 to place your order. We look forward to seeing you  at The Center this season!