An Evening with Emmylou Harris:
A Private Benefit for the Grand Center for Arts & Culture

Saturday, October 19th, 2024 @ 7:30 PM

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A 14-time Grammy winner and Billboard Century Award recipient, Emmylou Harris’ contribution as a singer and songwriter spans 40 years. She has recorded more than 25 albums and has lent her talents to countless fellow artists’ recordings. In recognition of her remarkable career, Harris was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008 and earned a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award in 2018.

Harris is known as much for her eloquently straightforward songwriting as for her incomparably expressive singing. Admired through her career for her talent as an artist and song connoisseur, Harris shook up country radio in the 1970s, and established herself as the premiere songwriter of a generation selling more than 15 million records and garnering 14 Grammy Awards, three CMA Awards, and four Americana Awards.

Harris is one of the most admired and influential women in music. She has recorded with such diverse artists as Linda Ronstadt, Daniel Lanois, Bob Dylan, Mark Knopfler, Neil Young, Gram Parsons, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Roy Orbison, Ryan Adams, Beck, Elvis Costello, Johnny Cash, Lucinda Williams, Lyle Lovett and Rodney Crowell. Few artists have achieved such honesty or have revealed such maturity in their writing. Forty years into her career, Harris continues to share the hard-earned wisdom that—hopefully if not inevitably—comes with getting older, though she’s never stopped looking ahead.

A longtime social activist, Harris has lent her voice to many causes. Most passionately to animal welfare. In 2004 she established Bonaparte's Retreat with the goal of rescuing shelter dogs and adopting them into forever homes. To this day, Bonaparte's Retreat continues to save dogs most in need at Metro Nashville Animal Care and Control and at municipal shelters in surrounding counties.

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GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN! BY LADIES OF THE 80's

Saturday, November 9th, 2024 @ 7 PM

From one hit wonders to arena rock standards, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun takes you on a musical journey through the decade. The addition of their beautiful professional dancers, and video make for a one-of-a-kind experience! Focused on the music of the fabulous females of the era, Ladies is fronted by 2 multi-talented females who bring their own special magic to each performance. Backed by an ultra-solid male power trio, the group incorporates all genres of the era and offers something for everyone. Strong harmonies are a signature of the group and the Ladies double on keyboard, guitars, saxophone, harmonica and percussion. 

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Comedian John DeBoer

Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 7 PM

It has been said, there are only two ways you can go in life after making a mistake. Learn from it and move on or don’t learn from it and stay where you are. John DeBoer has chosen a third route: Write a joke about it and share it with the masses. His nerve-hitting show flows from the devious side of childhood to the never-ending pressures of our times.
His twisted observations of life, the world around him, and particularly how he has managed to screw it up, have earned John a reputation as one of the most consistently strong acts wherever he goes.

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THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER

Friday, December 6, 2024 @ 7 PM
Saturday, December 7, 2024 @ 7 PM
Sunday, December 8, 2024 @ 2 PM

In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids – probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won’t believe the mayhem – and the fun – when the Herdmans collide head-on with the story of Christmas! This delightful show is adapted from the bestselling Young Adult book and has become a holiday staple for groups across the United States. The crowd-pleasing comedy features plenty of great roles for children and adults, a few favorite Christmas Carols, and lots of laughs.

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A MICHAEL BUBLE' CHRISTMAS PRESENTED BY PHIL THOMPSON

Saturday, December 14th, 2024 @ 7 PM

As one of the nation's freshest faces to emerge as a pop/instrumental crossover, Phil continues his rigorous tour schedule performing across the globe. He has twice played at The State Street Theater bringing his Billy Joel and Elton John renditions new life. Phil's recordings include four full-length albums (Opening Act, Twelve Songs of Christmas, Tunes with a Twist, and Love Themes from the Silver Screen), his new pop-country single The Magic of Christmas Eve. He will be singing your Christmas favorites in the style of Micheal Bublé for his show, A Michael Bublé Christmas.

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AN AFTERNOON WITH PATSY CLINE: A TRIBUTE

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 2 PM

Considered to be one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th Century in both country and pop music, Patsy Cline achieved massive success during her career and was the first female ever in country music to have a double-platinum album. Hanna Cesario impeccably captures her style and energy in this two-hour performance featuring a five-piece backing band. You won’t want to miss this stunning tribute to one of our most celebrated performers.

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Buddy Holly: OH BOY! With "The Big Bopper" & Ritchie Valens A Tribute

Saturday, February 1st, 2025 @ 7 PM

“Buddy Holly: OH BOY!” is a ‘re-staging’ of Buddy Holly’s 1959 WINTER DANCE PARTY, featuring music of Buddy’s co-stars, Ritchie Valens (“La Bamba,” performed by Allen Malicsi); Dion & the Belmonts (with Brian Pierce, singing “Teenager in Love”), The Big Bopper (“Chantilly Lace,” featuring Zach Spicer) and Frankie Sardo (“Fake Out,” performed by Gary Rue). A STELLAR TRIBUTE to the music of American rock and roll icon, Buddy Holly, featuring original cast members (Nicholas Freeman, Blake Foster, and Zach Spicer) from History Theatre’s IVEY-award-winning production of Buddy! The Buddy Holly Story; endorsed by Sonny Curtis and Jerry Allison of The Crickets!

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MAGIC CARPET RIDE: THE MUSIC OF SAN FRANCISCO 1967


Saturday, February 22nd, 2025 @ 7 PM


Magic Carpet Ride is a musical journey through one of the most electrifying and impactful times America has ever seen.
Immerse your senses in an electrifying video show projection accompanying a live performance of songs by The Doors, The Grateful Dead, The Byrds, Iron Butterfly, Jefferson Airplane, Procol Harum, Cream, The Zombies, Steppenwolf and Janis Joplin.
The light show itself is a highlight of this experience, being "improvisational and hands-on, conjuring up swiftly changing kaleidoscopic images that ebb and flow with the music."

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MANKATO BALLET COMPANY PRESENTS: SLEEPING BEAUTY 

Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2 PM

We are very proud to announce our 2025 spring repertoire production will be Sleeping Beauty. This version set by Eryn Michlitsch, Benjamin Johnson and Rebekah Selvey is a three act version of the famous ballet featuring Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky famous score created specifically for this ballet.

Enjoy this ballet classic with it’s recognizable music, timeless story, battles between good and evil and full of the delightful fairies that help ensure Princess Aurora lives to meet her prince.

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RING OF KERRY IRISH MUSIC & DANCERS

Monday, March 17th, 2025 @ 7 PM

Irish Eyes will be smiling on St. Patrick’s Day, Monday, March 17, 2025, when you hear the Ring of Kerry band taking the stage with energetic Irish music. Each member of the band plays a variety of instruments, and you will not be able to stop tapping your toes to the lively music. Ring of Kerry provides an entertaining musical show that includes raucous pub music, beautiful serenades of Irish favorites, and the enchantment of Irish dancers. Ring of Kerry is an accomplished band with a strong following and have produced three CDs of their music.

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AGATHA CHRISTIE'S A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED

Friday, April 11th, 2025 @ 7 PM
Saturday, April 12th, 2025 @ 7 PM
Sunday, April 13th, 2025 @ 2 PM

An announcement in the local paper states the time and place when a murder is to occur in Miss Blacklock’s Victorian house. The victim is not one of the house’s several occupants, but an unexpected and unknown visitor. What follows is a classic Christie puzzle of mixed motives, concealed identities, a second death and a determined inspector grimly following the case’s twists and turns. Fortunately, Miss Marple is on hand to provide the solution – at some risk to herself – in a dramatic final confrontation. 

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NOISE POLLUTION: AN AC/DC TRIBUTE

Saturday, June 7, 2025 @ 7 PM

There is not classic rock like AC/DC classic rock; do not miss Noise Pollution in their tribute to AC/DC. They come to us all the way from California. Noise Pollution will be playing State Street Theater on their 10th anniversary tour. They have played thousands of shows all over the US and internationally, in places like Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Vancouver, Canada. Among the favorite AC/DC hit songs you may hear are “Back in Black,” “You Shook Me All Night Long,” “For Those About to Rock,” “TNT,” or “Dirty Deeds,” to name a few. This high energy, non-stop action show will have you rockin’ out and singing along.

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