The Smith Center for the Performing Arts Summer Lineup Will Include Willie Nelson, Weird Al Yankovich and More

Tickets for the 2013 summer season at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts are on sale to the public beginning Friday, May 3. The lineup consists of a diverse collection of headliners from time-honored country artists to jazz legends and sports icons. Sponsors for the upcoming season include the Las Vegas Design Center at World Market Center and Bank of Nevada.

Tickets for individual shows begin at $24 and are on sale beginning May 3 at The Smith Center Box Office, located at 361 Symphony Park Avenue, by phone at 702-749-2000 or 808-326-6868 (TTY) and online at www.TheSmithCenter.com. For preferred seating and special rates for groups of 10 or more, contact 702-749-2348.

More information on the spring season below.

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Saturday, July 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Ticket prices start at $29

Reynolds Hall

"Weird Al" Yankovic, the undisputed king of pop culture parody, has sold more comedy recordings than any other artist in history. In a career spanning nearly three decades, he has amassed 30 Gold and Platinum albums, seven Gold and Platinum-certified home videos and three Grammy Awards
The singer-songwriter's hits include "Eat It," "Like a Surgeon," "Fat," "Smells Like Nirvana," "Amish Paradise," and "The Saga Begins."

Dixie's Tupperware Party

Thursday, Aug. 1 and Friday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 3 and Sunday, Aug. 4 at 3 and 7 p.m.

Ticket prices start at $33

Troesh Studio Theater

Dixie Longate, the fast-talking Tupperware Lady, packed up her catalogues, left her children in an Alabama trailer park and took Off-Broadway, London & Melbourne by storm. Now, Dixie travels the country throwing good old fashioned Tupperware Parties filled with outrageously funny tales, heartfelt accounts, giveaways, audience participation and an assortment of Tupperware sold on a theater stage. Loaded with the most up-to-date products available for purchase, see how Ms. Longate became a member of the illustrious "#1 Tupperware Seller in the World" Club, as she educates her guests on the many alternative uses she has discovered for her plastic products! "Not your grandmother's Tupperware Party!" - NBC's "The Today Show"

An Evening with Willie Nelson & Family

Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Ticket prices start at $39

Reynolds Hall

With a career spanning more than six decades, country music star, American music legend, and ten-time Grammy-winner Willie Nelson comes to The Smith Center for the first time since opening night for a one-night-only performance. Nelson is one of the world's most famous troubadours and a unique interpreter of the Great American Songbook. Historic recordings include "Crazy," "Hello Walls," "Red Headed Stranger" and "Stardust."

An Evening with Lyle Lovett & His Large Band

Friday, Aug. 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Ticket prices start at $29

Reynolds Hall

A singer, composer and actor, Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. His newest album Release Me is quintessential Lyle, mixing a smart collection of originals and songs written by some of his favorite songwriters. An Evening with Lyle Lovett & His Large Band will fuse storytelling and sly humor into legendary alt-country music with hints of blues, gospel, and swing for an unforgettable performance.

Buddy Guy

Thursday, Aug. 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Ticket prices start at $29

Reynolds Hall

For more than 50 years, Guy has been an invaluable American treasure, linking a proud but often underappreciated American musical past with a new generation of master musicians destined to keep the blues alive. The five-time Grammy Award Winner, Rock n' Roll Hall of Famer and 2012 Kennedy Honor Recipient belongs to an era that pioneered the blues, working alongside such legendary figures as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, koko Taylor, B.B. King and Little Walter. He's been a tremendous influence on virtually everyone who's picked up an electric guitar in the last half century, including Clapton, the Rolling Stones, Jimmy Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Slash, ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughan and John Mayer.

Audi Speaker Series Presents Jimmy Connors: What It Takes To Win

Friday, Aug. 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Ticket prices start at $32

Reynolds Hall

Tennis icon, coach and author Jimmy Connors will take questions and tell the stories of his life both inside and outside of tennis. One of the most decorated athletes of all time, Jimmy will discuss how his mother, who taught him the game, instilled in him an "us-against-the-world" mentality that he embraced as his birthright. Learn how Jimmy had to be more focused than all the other players; how he had to outthink them. This is a story of rising out of a difficult situation to become the best of the best.