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WCU announces 2009-10 Galaxy of Stars Series
5/13/2009 - 
Barrage will bring high-energy fiddle music to the Fine and Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University in September as part of the 2009-10 Galaxy of Stars Series.
Guests of Western Carolina University’s Fine and Performing Arts Center can savor the relaxed feel of the Sunday matinee with the 2009-10 Galaxy of Stars Series, presented by the College of Fine and Performing Arts.
With the exception of December’s performance by the North Carolina Symphony, each of this season’s “Sundays in the ’PAC” shows will begin at 3 p.m. Sundays in FAPAC. This marks a departure from the Friday and Saturday evening shows of the past, a response to audience requests, said Paul Lormand, center director.
“One of our primary goals is to make live theater a family experience, and parents and grandparents told us they wanted a convenient time to bring children and grandchildren to events,” Lormand said. “And some of our audience members expressed a desire for show times that allowed them to return home in daylight.”
This season, the series’ fifth, features nine shows of theater, music, dance, the visual arts and film from August through April. Season tickets are available now for $125 – a savings of 40 percent over single ticket prices – with subscribers receiving first choice of seating. All the entertainment is appropriate for children, with season tickets for children ages 5 through 17 available for $45. Season tickets also are available as gifts.
The Galaxy of Stars Series “Sundays in the ’PAC” season lineup follows:
- “GRITS: The Musical,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30. Four women of four generations with four strong personalities sing and tell four different stories in this musical based on the popular Girls Raised in the South book “Friends Are Forevah,” by Deborah Ford.
- Barrage, 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20. High-energy fiddling featuring an international, multitalented cast performing an eclectic mix of music, song and dance, Barrage performances are a fusion of cultures and musical styles that have entertained audiences around the world.
- “Feelin’ Groovy,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4. This salute to Simon and Garfunkel marks Jim Witter’s third appearance at WCU, this time paying tribute to a great American singer-songwriter team with performances of “I Am a Rock,” “Homeward Bound,” “Mrs. Robinson” and more.
- “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. This romantic comedy by Shakespeare, a production of the WCU stage and screen department, merges reality and the fantastic as it follows four young Athenian lovers, a royal couple and the fairies of a moonlit forest.
- Corbian: “A Glow in the Dark Adventure,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. This tale of a dinosaur discovering the true meaning of love is presented through a visually compelling combination of dance and electroluminescence.
- The North Carolina Symphony: “Holiday Pops,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11. The North Carolina Symphony returns to kick off the holidays with a sight and sound spectacular.
- The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra: “The Clown Princes,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31. Spoken introductions and a live orchestra playing original scores accompany scenes from classic silent films by Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton – the three most popular and influential comedians of the era.
- Tom Mullica’s tribute to Red Skelton, 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14. Mullica faithfully captures the gentle sweetness and improvisational skills of America’s beloved clown, embodying Skelton’s comedy genius through characters including Clem Kadiddlehopper, the Mean Widdle Kid, Willie Lump Lump and Cauliflower McPugg.
- Ballet Magnificat! “The Hiding Place,” 3 p.m. Sunday, April 18. A Christian ballet company presents the true story of Corrie ten Boom, a Dutchwoman who helped Jews escape the Nazis during Word War II. Through dance, the performers convey passion, pain and hope amid desperate circumstances and celebrate the power of divine forgiveness.
Season tickets are available at the Fine and Performing Arts box office. For more information, call (828) 227-2479 or e-mail lormand@wcu.edu. Beginning June 8, season tickets also will be available online at www.ticketreturn.com. For more information about WCU’s Fine and Performing Arts Center and this season’s “Sundays in the ’PAC” Galaxy of Stars Series, go to www.wcu.edu/fapac.
Barrage will bring high-energy fiddle music to the Fine and Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University in September as part of the 2009-10 Galaxy of Stars Series.
Guests of Western Carolina University’s Fine and Performing Arts Center can savor the relaxed feel of the Sunday matinee with the 2009-10 Galaxy of Stars Series, presented by the College of Fine and Performing Arts.
With the exception of December’s performance by the North Carolina Symphony, each of this season’s “Sundays in the ’PAC” shows will begin at 3 p.m. Sundays in FAPAC. This marks a departure from the Friday and Saturday evening shows of the past, a response to audience requests, said Paul Lormand, center director.
“One of our primary goals is to make live theater a family experience, and parents and grandparents told us they wanted a convenient time to bring children and grandchildren to events,” Lormand said. “And some of our audience members expressed a desire for show times that allowed them to return home in daylight.”This season, the series’ fifth, features nine shows of theater, music, dance, the visual arts and film from August through April. Season tickets are available now for $125 – a savings of 40 percent over single ticket prices – with subscribers receiving first choice of seating. All the entertainment is appropriate for children, with season tickets for children ages 5 through 17 available for $45. Season tickets also are available as gifts.
The Galaxy of Stars Series “Sundays in the ’PAC” season lineup follows:
- “GRITS: The Musical,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30. Four women of four generations with four strong personalities sing and tell four different stories in this musical based on the popular Girls Raised in the South book “Friends Are Forevah,” by Deborah Ford.
- Barrage, 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20. High-energy fiddling featuring an international, multitalented cast performing an eclectic mix of music, song and dance, Barrage performances are a fusion of cultures and musical styles that have entertained audiences around the world.
- “Feelin’ Groovy,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4. This salute to Simon and Garfunkel marks Jim Witter’s third appearance at WCU, this time paying tribute to a great American singer-songwriter team with performances of “I Am a Rock,” “Homeward Bound,” “Mrs. Robinson” and more.
- “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. This romantic comedy by Shakespeare, a production of the WCU stage and screen department, merges reality and the fantastic as it follows four young Athenian lovers, a royal couple and the fairies of a moonlit forest.
- Corbian: “A Glow in the Dark Adventure,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. This tale of a dinosaur discovering the true meaning of love is presented through a visually compelling combination of dance and electroluminescence.
- The North Carolina Symphony: “Holiday Pops,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11. The North Carolina Symphony returns to kick off the holidays with a sight and sound spectacular.
- The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra: “The Clown Princes,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31. Spoken introductions and a live orchestra playing original scores accompany scenes from classic silent films by Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton – the three most popular and influential comedians of the era.
- Tom Mullica’s tribute to Red Skelton, 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14. Mullica faithfully captures the gentle sweetness and improvisational skills of America’s beloved clown, embodying Skelton’s comedy genius through characters including Clem Kadiddlehopper, the Mean Widdle Kid, Willie Lump Lump and Cauliflower McPugg.
- Ballet Magnificat! “The Hiding Place,” 3 p.m. Sunday, April 18. A Christian ballet company presents the true story of Corrie ten Boom, a Dutchwoman who helped Jews escape the Nazis during Word War II. Through dance, the performers convey passion, pain and hope amid desperate circumstances and celebrate the power of divine forgiveness.
Season tickets are available at the Fine and Performing Arts box office. For more information, call (828) 227-2479 or e-mail lormand@wcu.edu. Beginning June 8, season tickets also will be available online at www.ticketreturn.com. For more information about WCU’s Fine and Performing Arts Center and this season’s “Sundays in the ’PAC” Galaxy of Stars Series, go to www.wcu.edu/fapac.
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