Public Sales for UMS's 138th Season Begin Monday, August 15

Monday, August 15 marks the official beginning of ticket sales for individual performances presented as part the 2016-17 University Musical Society (UMS) season. With appearances by internationally renowned orchestras, chamber musicians, dance groups, jazz and global music artists, and theater and dance ensembles, the UMS season spans the complete spectrum of the performing arts. In all, 64 performances by 49 different artists and ensembles will take place in nine venues in Ann Arbor and Detroit, including Hill Auditorium, Rackham Auditorium, the Power Center, Michigan Theater, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, the Ann Arbor Skatepark, Arthur Miller Theatre, and Downtown Boxing Gym.

Just added to the season, a live skateboarding and music celebration, presented in partnership with the Friends of the Ann Arbor Skatepark in collaboration with the City of Ann Arbor Parks & Recreation, will take place on Sunday, September 11at the Ann Arbor Skatepark. The event, called Falling Up and Getting Down, features nationally- and internationally-celebrated professional skateboarders as they improvise to an inspired blend of jazz, R&B, and hip-hop, performed live by the Kennedy Center's artistic director of jazz Jason Moran and his band, The Bandwagon. Featured skateboarders include Andy Macdonald, Ron Allen,Chuck Treece, Tom Remillard, Jordyn Barratt, and Natalie Krishna Das. The afternoon-long exhibition begins at 2:30 pm and will also include DJ sets by Tadd Mullinix and Alvin Hill. Admission is free, but advanced registration is requested at ums.org/skatepark. Those who register in advance will be eligible to win special prize packages reflective of the afternoon's activities.

UMS will also continue its partnership with the Michigan Theater to bring high?definition broadcasts of four productions by the National Theatre of London, theRoyal Shakespeare Company, and The Almeida Theatre of London. The broadcasts include Shakespeare's Richard III (starring Ralph Fiennes and Vanessa Redgrave, Sunday, September 18), Terence Rattigan's The Deep Blue Sea (Sunday, October 9), Shakespeare's King Lear (Sunday, December 4), andPeter Morgan's The Audience (starring Helen Mirren, Sunday, January 22).

Tickets to all events will go on sale to the public on Monday, August 15 at 10 am. Tickets are available for purchase at online at ums.org, in person at the Michigan League Ticket Office (911 North University Avenue) or by calling the UMS Ticket Office at 734?764?2538 (toll?free 800?221?1229). Michigan League Ticket Office hours are 10 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday. Beginning Tuesday, September 6, the League Ticket Office will resume extended hours: Mondaythrough Friday 9 am to 5 pm and Saturday 10 am to 1 pm

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