2011/12 Boldt Arts Alive! Series Goes On Sale At Fox Cities P.A.C. 9/26

Tickets for the 2011/12 Boldt Arts Alive! Series at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center will go on sale Monday, September 26 at 10:00 a.m. The Boldt Arts Alive! Series presents thirteen culturally rich titles including the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra featuring Rockapella (November 28-29), bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent (January 20), Ladysmith Black Mambazo (February 1), Clifford The Big Red Dog^TM - LIVE! (February 26) and The Flying Karamazov Brothers (April 14). Tickets for Whose Live Anyway (May 17) will also be available to purchase on Monday, September 26. For a full events listing, visit foxcitiespac.com.

Starting Monday, September 26 at 10:00 a.m., tickets can be purchased in person at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, by phone through Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or online at foxcitiespac.com. Groups may order tickets now, prior to the public on sale dates, by calling (920) 730-3786. Additional fees may apply. Performance schedule, prices and cast are subject to change without notice.

Boldt Arts Alive! Series

An Evening with Garrison Keillor
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Tickets are on sale now and start at $35.
Radio Hall of Famer and long-time host of the National Public Radio hit "A Prairie Home Companion®," Garrison Keillor returns to the Fox Cities with his trademark wit. Spend an enchanting evening of Midwestern humor with a man whose wisdom has entertained and enlightened radio listeners and readers for more than 35 years. Keillor promises a charismatic evening of storytelling and song that will whisk you away to bygone days on the shores of Lake Wobegon.

In The Mood
Friday, October 21, 2011
Tickets start at $20.
Inspired by the hopeful morale of World War II, In The Mood brings to life the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, The Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra and other greats in a 1940s era big band theatrical revue. With vintage costumes, dancers and swinging hits played by the String of Pearls Big Band Orchestra, enjoy a nostalgic tribute to the greatest generation.

Eighth Annual
Fox Cities Choral Music Festival
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for students and children ages 12 and under.
Drawing from a rich local arts scene, the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center presents the Eighth AnnuAl Fox Cities Choral Music Festival with special guest conductor, Dr. Jerry Blackstone from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance. Listen as rising stars from Appleton West, Chilton, Freedom and Neenah high schools perform individual and ensemble pieces perfected under expert direction.

Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra featuring Rockapella
Monday and Tuesday, November 28-29, 2011
Tickets start at $55.
One of Boston's greatest holiday traditions makes its way back to the Fox Cities with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra under the direction of conductor, Keith Lockhart. Best known for their annual Fourth of July concert, drawing more than 500,000 people and broadcast nationwide for 20 million viewers, be prepared to be dazzled by a group otherwise known as "America's Orchestra." The New York Times declared them "the best-known, most recorded and arguably most popular orchestra in the United States," and this November, they are headed your way with exciting new arrangements of the holiday classics.

Danú: A Christmas in Ireland
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Tickets start at $25.
Celebrate the holiday season with a high energy Emerald Isle performance by Danú. Listen as the sounds of an Irish Christmas come to life with flute, fiddle, button accordion and the gorgeous voice of Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh. The winner of major awards from the BBC and Irish Music Magazine, Danú returns to the U.S. with special guests and a glorious celebration of Christmas from their homeland. Featuring ancient Irish music and Christmas favorites, Christmas in Ireland: An Nollaig in Éirinn is a Celtic music celebration that warms the heart.

NTC PRODUCTIONS
A Christmas Carol
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Tickets start at $25.
A time-honored family tradition returns to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center this holiday season as NTC PRODUCTIONS brings to life Dickens' "ghostly little tale." Follow the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a journey to find the true meaning of Christmas, wrought with self-reflection and the image of Tiny Tim, destitute on the eve of Christmas. Enjoy the carols of the season with this Fox Cities holiday favorite.

Dailey & Vincent
Friday, January 20, 2012
Tickets start at $20.
With a fresh spin on harmonies made famous by The Statler Brothers, Dailey & Vincent fuel a bluegrass fire onstage as "Brothers From Different Mothers." The duo, named Entertainers of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association for three consecutive years, has been making waves across the music scene, playing the Grand Ole Opry and breaking out on their own to share bluegrass music with new fans nationwide.

The State Ballet Theatre of Russia's
Swan Lake
Friday, January 27, 2012
Tickets start at $25.
The State Ballet Theatre of Russia invites you to enjoy one of the most beloved ballets of all time. Under the spell of a cruel sorcerer that can only be broken by a pledge of true love, a young maiden takes the graceful form of a swan. When Prince Siegfried discovers the lake and the beautiful swan maiden, he knows his heart belongs to her alone. But the sorcerer has other plans, and using trickery and deceit, a story unfolds that captures the enduring power of love.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Tickets are $24.
For more than forty years, Ladysmith Black Mambazo has married the intricate rhythms and harmonies of their native South African musical traditions to the spirit and sentiments of gospel to create a sound that "gets into the blood." Ladysmith Black Mambazo shares their Grammy® Award-winning talent as they crisscross the globe preserving and sharing a unique musical heritage inspired by the songs of South African miners hopeful for a bright future.

Montana Repertory Theatre's
DOUBT: A Parable
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Tickets start at $25.
Montana Repertory Theatre tackles faith, trust, mendacity, friendship and the Church with a deft and insightful touch. It's 1964 and the impressionable Sister James reports a dubious exchange between a young student and the charismatic Father Flynn to the strict principal of St. Nicholas Church School. Sister Aloysius, unsatisfied by an elementary explanation, seeks the truth within a cloak of suspicion, mistrust and doubt woven together in a Tony® Award-winning play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley.

Content Disclaimer: Doubt: A Parable contains mature content that may be unsuitable for children.

Clifford The Big Red Dog^TM - Live!
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Tickets start at $16.
For more than 50 years, Clifford The Big Red Dog has been delighting children with his canine antics and adventures. With help from his friends on Birdwell Island - Emily Elizabeth, Cleo and T-Bone - Clifford finds new adventures in sharing, working together, being kind to others and, most importantly, having fun! Dance and sing along with Clifford in an all new musical that will have the whole family howling in laughter.

Cabaret with Karrin Allyson
Friday and Saturday, March 30-31, 2012
Tickets start at $30.
The Fox Cities P.A.C. invites you to the intimate Kimberly-Clark Theater to experience musical talent that has taken Karrin Allyson around the world as a singer, songwriter, pianist and composer. Explore the warmth and depth of a performer who tells engaging stories using a variety of music from the Great American Songbook of Gershwin and Porter to jazz legends Duke, Thelonious, Miles and Dizzy and popular musicians Bonnie Raitt, Joni Mitchell and Jimmy Webb. With 11 notable albums, it is no wonder The New York Times calls Karrin Allyson, "one of the jazz world's finest."

The Flying Karamazov Brothers
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Tickets start at $20.
With a name borrowed from a Dostoevsky novel, you should expect a show that proves as brilliant as it is bewildering. Known for their juggling skill, comedic timing, impromptu audience interaction and vaudevillian genius, the unexpected is exactly what you should expect with The Flying Karamazov Brothers. The New York Press promises, "many a hazardous object will be tossed, flung, spat and hurled" across the stage, but that is just one "element of a multifaceted, provocative performance."

Fox Cities P.A.C. Presents

Whose Live Anyway
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Tickets start at $29.
Join Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Chip Esten and Jeff B. Davis, cast members of the hit TV show "Whose Line Is It Anyway," for a night of unforgettable improv comedy that will leave you laughing days later. Ninety minutes of hilarious comedy and song with some of your favorite Whose Line games plus some new ones. Bring your suggestions for the show and you might be asked to join the cast onstage to perform!

Local community partners for the 2011/12 Boldt Arts Alive! Series include: CR Meyer for An Evening with Garrison Keillor; Bergstrom Automotive and Miller Electric Mfg. Co. for The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra featuring Rockapella; Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation and US Bank for NTC PRODUCTIONS A Christmas Carol; AZCO INC. for The State Ballet Theatre of Russia's Swan Lake; Bergstrom Automotive and Wisconsin Energy Foundation for Clifford the Big Red Dog^TM - Live!; and Menasha Corporation for The Flying Karamazov Brothers. The Boldt Arts Alive! Series is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. The series is also supported by the title sponsor, The Boldt Company.

ABOUT THE FOX CITIES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in downtown Appleton, provides a premier venue for live performing arts. The Center proudly serves as a gathering place for the community to engage in educational opportunities while enhancing a greater understanding and appreciation of the live performing arts. For more information on upcoming events, education programs and community involvement go to foxcitiespac.com. The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center - Where the Arts Come Alive!

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