The PAC presents Fall Family-Friendly Programs

THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, PURCHASE COLLEGE (The PAC) is celebrating its 40th Anniversary and offering the Westchester area families a chance to see world-renowned artists in their own back yard. All performances take place at The PAC, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10577. Tickets prices vary. Create-Your-Own subscription packages and single tickets are one sale now. For tickets call 914-251-6200 or visit www.ArtsCenter.org.

Black Violin

Friday, November 3, 2017, 8pm | Concert Hall$50 / $40 / $27.50 / $17.50 http://www.artscenter.org/events/black-violin/ Classically trained musicians, Wilner "Wil B" Baptiste (viola) and Kevin "Kev Marcus" Sylvester (violin) met as high school orchestra nerds; today they play genre-bending music, radically fusing hip-hop and pop with classical to create a kaleidoscope of sounds uniquely their own. Their perception-changing, stereotype-shattering mission: to encourage and empower people of all ages, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds to find what connects us.Come for a date night, or bring the kids along. Black Violin promises to blow the roof off the Concert Hall and impress even the most jaded teen!

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical

Tuesday, December 12, 2017, 7:30pm | Concert Hall$52.50 / $42.50 / $32.50 / $22.50 http://www.artscenter.org/events/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-the-musical/
The beloved TV classic soars off the screen and onto the stage this holiday season. Come see all of your favorite characters from the special including Santa and Mrs. Claus, Hermey the Elf, Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster, Clarice, Yukon Cornelius and, of course, Rudolph, as they come to life in Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical. It's an adventure that teaches us that what makes you different can be what makes you special. Don't miss this wonderful holiday tradition that speaks to the misfit in all of us.Based on the animated television special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and the stage production directed and conceived by Jeff Frank and First Stage. Script adaptation by Robert Penola. Arrangements by Timothy Splain. Orchestrations by William C. White. 75 minutes with intermission.

The Rob Mathes Holiday Concert

Friday, December 15, 2017, 8pm | PepsiCo TheatreSaturday, December 16, 2017, 8pm | PepsiCo Theatre$75 / $57.50 / $47.40 http://www.artscenter.org/events/rob-mathes-holiday-concert/

Get ready to rock around the Christmas tree with the one and only Rob Mathes, now in his third decade of holiday performances at The Center. This annual celebration featuring Mathes, plus his all-star band and chorus, is a high-energy evening of rock, jazz, and blues - original tunes and holiday classics that will put you in the spirit of the season.Mathes has worked with virtually every big name in the music industry, arranging, producing, directing, recording, and performing with the likes of Bono, Bennett, Sting, and Springsteen. But despite his busy schedule, he's here each year, and it's always a treat to have this Greenwich, CT, native "home" for the holidays.

globalFEST ON THE ROAD presents The New Golden Age of Latin Music

with Las Cafeteras and Orkesta MendozaFriday, February 2, 2018, 8pm | PepsiCo Theatre $55 / $42.50 / $32.50 http://www.artscenter.org/events/globalfest-the-new-golden-age-of-latin-music/

Music knows no boundaries, and so it is no surprise that the Mexican- American communities of Arizona and California are hotbeds of musical creativity, merging styles that reflect the changing borders and shared cultural identities. Orkesta Mendoza and Las Cafeteras are two of today's hottest bands on this scene, taking the fabled Latin sound in inspiring new directions.Classy and enormous fun, the infectious indie-mambo band Orkesta Mendoza updates the Latin big band tradition, merging a multitude of Latin styles like cumbia, merengue, and ranchera with electronica, strings, and unexpected bursts of western pop.Las Cafeteras recreate traditional Afro-Caribbean Son Jarocho music in a wildly vibrant style, with traditional instruments like the jarana, requinto, quijada (donkey jawbone) and tarima (a wooden platform); they mix Afro-Mexican beats, rhythms, and rhymes to deliver inspiring lyrics that document stories of a community seeking love and justice in the concrete jungle of East L.A.

wild Up

Saturday, February 10, 2018, 8pm | PepsiCo Theatre$47.50 / $37.50 / $27.50 http://www.artscenter.org/events/wild-up/

We make music.New music. Old music.We'll play it, as long as we love it. wild Up is a modern music collective; an adventurous chamber orchestra; a group of Los Angeles-based musicians committed to creating visceral, thought-provoking happenings. Their programs are eclectic studies of people, places, and ideas. The group believes that music is a catalyst for shared experiences, and that the concert venue is a place for challenging, exciting, and igniting the community around us.

Westchester Philharmonic The Phil's Friends & Family Concert Text

Ted Sperling, conductingKelly Hall-Tompkins, violinSunday, February 11, 2018, 3 pm | Concert Hall$98 / $76 / $36 http://www.artscenter.org/events/westchester-philharmonic-friends-family-concert/Ms. Hall-Tompkins was recently the envy of every violinist in New York, as the remarkable - yet unseen - soloist for the acclaimed Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof (under the musical direction of Ted Sperling). Indeed, this Naumburg Competition winner and Concert Artists Guild Grant recipient is the most in-demand violinist on Broadway, yet her classical bona fides are even more impressive.Instrument Petting Zoo at 2pm. Kids attend free with a paid adult.

RUBBERBANDance Group

Saturday, March 31, 2018, 8pm | PepsiCo Theatre$57.50 / $55 / $35 http://www.artscenter.org/events/rubberbandance-group/Choreographer and dancer Victor Quijada founded RUBBERBANDance Group (RBDG) as a vehicle to manifest his unique choreographic identity through the creation of powerful and innovative dance works.The company, also led by dancer and artistic co-director Anne Plamondon, reconciles the spontaneity, fearlessness and risk-taking of hip-hop culture with the refinement and choreographic maturity of the ballet. Beating with the fresh pulse of street attitude and an acute understanding of theatrical staging, Quijada's choreographies explore human relationships by harnessing the ardor of obsession, the shock of violence, and the delicate nature of tenderness, comedy, and tragedy with a great deal of honesty and courage.

Westchester Philharmonic Keys, Kegs & 'Que

Jaime Laredo, conductingAnna Polonsky, pianoOrion Weiss, pianoSunday, June 17, 2018, 3 pm | Concert Hall$98 / $76 / $36 http://www.artscenter.org/events/westchester-philharmonic-keys-kegs-que/Ever since his triumphant Chopin 2nd in 2011 we've been anxious to bring back Orion Weiss. At that time he had just married the brilliant and acclaimed Mozart interpreter, Anna Polonsky, and we knew the Mozart "double" was the perfect vehicle for this pianistic power couple.Post-concert spring BBQ. Adults: $25; Children: $12. Includes burgers, hots dogs, salads, and drinks. Call The Phil at 914-682-3707 for more information.