Segerstrom 25th Anniversary Weekend Announces Events 9/29-10/2

Segerstrom Center for the Arts' 25th Anniversary Celebration Weekend - September 29 through October 2 - will be filled with exciting shows and free public events. And it's all just a taste of what audiences can look forward to enjoying during this milestone year. The community is invited to enjoy free performances by the LA-based Grammy®-winning band Ozomatli and Polyglot Theatre's We Built This City on the Arts Plaza as well as a free recital by Cameron Carpenter, superstar of the concert organ world, in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Other upcoming performances include the renowned Emerson String Quartet performing the West Coast premiere of Pierre Jalbert's String Quartet No. 5, jazz sax great Sonny Rollins, San Francisco Ballet with programs of mixed repertory and Helgi Tommason's elegant Romeo & Juliet, and the remarkable National Acrobats of China.

Additionally, the Center will begin its Access for All initiative during this week, making many tickets to the paid performances available for just $10 each.

Segerstrom Center 25 th Anniversary Weekend Celebration

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

September 30 - October 2, 2011
Free Events
Ozomatli
Arts Plaza
October 2 at 5 p.m.
Polyglot Theatre: We Built This City
Arts Plaza
October 1 at 1 & 4:30 p.m.
October 2 at 11 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.
Cameron Carpenter Organ Recital
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
October 2 at 3 p.m.
Additional Events
Emerson String Quartet
Samueli Theater
September 21 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: $60
Sonny Rollins
Segerstrom Hall
September 25 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: Start at $25
San Francisco Ballet
Segerstrom Hall
Program I - September 27 & 28 at 7:30 p.m.
RAkU, choreography by Yuri Possokhov
Trio, choreography by Helgi Tommason
Symphony in C, choreography by George Balanchine

SCFTA.org

Program II - September 30 at 7:30 p.m./October 1 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m./October 2 at 2 p.m.
Romeo & Juliet, choreography by Helgi Tommason
Tickets start at $17
National Acrobats of China
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
October 1 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: Start at $15

Tickets:
In person - The Box Office
600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily
Online - SCFTA.org
Phone - (714) 556-2787
Open 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily
TTY number - (714) 556-2746
Group Sales - (714) 755-0236

Information provided is accurate at the time of printing, but is subject to change. Segerstrom Center for the Arts is a private, non-profit organization. "Segerstrom Center for the Arts" is a registered trademark.

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