'Marcus Center Presents Series' to Kick Off This September

The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts announces the Marcus Center Presents series in Uhlein Hall that will kick off in September. Subscribers will be able to create their own ticket packages.

The first show of the series is with the host of the popular radio show of A Prairie Home Companion, An Evening With Garrison Keillor will hit the stage on September 19. The charming, witty, and always-entertaining writer, humorist, and celebrity speaker Garrison Keillor is probably best known for his widely popular radio show A Prairie Home Companion. The show attracts more than two million listeners on more than 450 NPR stations weekly. True to his radio form, humorist celebrity speaker Garrison Keillor shares hilarious anecdotes about growing up in the American Midwest, the people of Lake Wobegon, and "late-life fatherhood." With a wonderful, dry sense of humor, he captivates audiences and delivers with class, charisma, and wisdom.Single tickets for An Evening With Garrison Keillor will go on sale to the public on Friday, August 5th.

Hailed as "an extraordinarily versatile orchestra" by The Los Angeles Times, the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis comes to the Marcus Center on October 4. This jazz event is composed of 15 of jazz music's leading soloists under the leadership of musical director Wynton Marsalis. Drawing from an extensive repertoire that includes original compositions by Mr. Marsalis, Ted Nash, and other members of the orchestra, as well as the masterworks of Ellington, Mingus, Coltrane, and other great jazz composers, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis concerts are internationally critically-acclaimed. "The finest big band in the world today," said the Daily Telegraph, UK. Single tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, August 26th.

"Possibly the best tap dancer that ever lived." -Gregory Hines, Savion Glover: Bare Soundz will grace the Uihlein Hall stage on November 8. Bare Soundz pays homage to legendary jazz greats and tappers including Gregory Hines, Count Basie, John Coltrane and Thelonius Monk. Three "hoofers" (including Savion and two of his protégés) take to the stage on individual tap platforms, creating their own rhythms and melodies with their feet accented by humming vocals. Tony Award-winning tap virtuoso Savion Glover is considered a National Treasure and an ambassador of his art form. He is widely credited with revolutionizing tap dance. Single tickets go on sale to the public on Sunday, October 2nd.

For more information on the Marcus Center Presents series in Uihlein Hall, please visit, www.MarcusCenter.org .

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