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| | Roger McGuinn
Saturday, September 26
7:30 p.m.
Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $38 general, $36 senior, $32 youth
Sponsored by Kent Community Foundation Performing Arts Fund
Roger McGuinn founded the psychedelic folk band The Byrds in 1964. For his legendary contributions to popular music, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 as a member of the band. Roger is known for such classic songs as Turn! Turn! Turn!, Mr. Tambourine Man, King of the Hill, Ballad of Easy Rider, and So You Wanna Be a Rock and Roll Star. As a solo artist, he has released ten albums and collaborated with, among others, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Chris Hillman. The Rickenbacker 12-string guitar is his signature instrument. | Buy Tickets |
| | Andy McKee
Saturday, October 10
7:30 p.m.
Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $36 general, $34 senior, $30 youth*
*Guitar Lovers package - Purchase tickets to both Andy McKee and International Guitar Night and receive 10% off tickets to both shows.
Sponsored by the Haffner Family
Andy McKee is one of the world’s finest acoustic guitarists. He entertains both the eye and the ear, magically transforming the steel string guitar into a full orchestra using altered tunings, tapping, partial capos, percussive hits, and a signature two-handed technique. Youthful energy, attention to song structure, and melodic content further elevate his performances.
McKee has achieved millions upon millions of YouTube viewers, underscoring his emergence as one of today’s most unique and influential artists. His song “Drifting” became one of the first YouTube viral videos with almost 60 million views. He has been featured as a cover story in both the U.S. and UK versions of Acoustic Guitar Magazine, and his touring has taken him through Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America. | Buy Tickets |
| | Magical Strings 40th Annual Celtic Yuletide Concert
Sunday, December 6
3:00 p.m.
Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $32 general, $30 senior, $25 youth
Magical Strings Celtic Yuletide celebrates 40 years in Kent this holiday season, bringing generations together for an afternoon of enchanting music and dance. The Bouldings perform on Celtic harps, hammered dulcimers, whistles, strings, percussion, and harp-like instruments from around the world, while guests add Irish step dancing, drumming, and storytelling. The result is a soulful, festive, and memorable performance. Become part of the family for this cherished tradition of joy and warmth in the dark of winter.
Philip and Pam Boulding founded Magical Strings in 1978 and have shared the joy of Celtic music with people around the United States and abroad. They have toured and recorded with Dan Fogelberg, appeared on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion,” and recorded 21 albums. Their love of music is embraced by their five grown children and many grandchildren, most of whom return each year to join the family band for the Yuletide Concerts. | Buy Tickets |
| | Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS World on a String: Swinging Songs of Broadway
Friday, January 22
7:30 p.m.
Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $36 general, $34 senior, $30 youth
Sponsored by Kent Community Foundation Performing Arts Fund
Marking the 5th production in the Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents series, guest vocalists Kate Kortum and David Marino will debut arrangements of tunes from Broadway’s most beloved productions including Hamilton, Wicked, South Pacific, West Side Story, and more in this special concert event.
Kate Kortum is a 23-year-old breakout jazz vocalist with a unique, warm sound that is unlike anything else. She combines be-bop, blues, songbook, and musical theatre with captivating lyrics to create a unique experience. David Marino, finalist from Canada’s “The Voice”, is a singer making headway internationally.
For over three decades, Jazz at Lincoln Center has been a leading advocate for jazz, culture, and arts education globally. Under the direction of Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center has brought the artform of jazz from the heart of New York City to over 446 cities in more than 40 countries. | Buy Tickets |
| | International Guitar Night XXVII
Friday, January 29
7:30 p.m.
Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $36 general, $34 senior, $30 youth*
*Guitar Lovers package - Purchase tickets to both Andy McKee and International Guitar Night and receive 10% off tickets to both shows.
Sponsored by Judy Woods
International Guitar Night, North America’s longest running mobile guitar festival, is celebrating its 27th Anniversary. As always, the show will bring together the world’s foremost acoustic guitarists to perform their latest original compositions and exchange musical ideas in a public concert setting. IGN founder Brian Gore has, once again, assembled a new cast of guitar luminaries to come together for a special evening of solos, duets and quartets that highlight the virtuosity and diversity within the world of acoustic guitar.
Award-winning classical virtuoso from France, Roxane Elfasci will have her International Guitar Night debut alongside three all-time IGN favorites. – Acoustic rock dynamo Luca Stricagnoli from Italy, mellow Slack Key master Jim Kimo West from Hawaii, and the irrepressible blues slide guitar powerhouse Minnie Marks from Australia. | Buy Tickets |
| | CeCe Teneal’s Divas of Soul
Friday, February 26
7:30 p.m.
Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $36 general, $34 senior, $30 youth
Sponsored by the Pete and Pat Curran Family
Take a ride on the "Midnight Train to Georgia" over "River Deep, Mountain High" while award-winning vocalist CeCe Teneal delivers you the "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" you deserve in DIVAS OF SOUL, a one-of-a-kind concert event! This spectacular celebration of 50 years of chart-topping music from artists like Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, and more has wowed audiences worldwide, featuring hits from the Disco Era ("Ring My Bell," "Best of My Love") to Broadway ("And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going") and Pop ("What's Love Got to Do with It," "I'm Every Woman").
An award-winning songstress in her own right, Ms. Teneal has been nominated for four Independent Music Awards and claimed the title for 2011 Best Gospel Song and 2011 Best R&B Album, as well as 2018 Best Soul/Funk/Fusion Song. | Buy Tickets |
| | Dwayne Gretzky: Classic Hits of the 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s
Thursday, March 4
7:30 p.m.
Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $38 general, $36 senior, $32 youth
Sponsored by Kent Community Foundation Performing Arts Fund
Dwayne Gretzky are Canada’s Greatest party band and a can’t miss live music experience. This 10-piece, dynamic, curated nostalgia trip captures the unique joy of turning a radio dial and being surprised by the familiar. Celebrating classic pop and rock from Queen to the Cranberries, Dwayne Gretzky has delivered electrifying renditions of over 800 songs from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s.
Since 2011, Dwayne Gretzky has developed a fervent fanbase solely on the strength of their live show – performing timeless classic hits with faithful precision, and breathtaking energy not seen in these songs since the original artists in their prime. Dwayne Gretzky brings people together in a celebration of the songs we all forgot we loved. | Buy Tickets |
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