Garrison Keillor News

The  Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is pleased to announce Garrison Keillor will bring his Prairie Home 'Love and Comedy' Tour to the Fox Cities P.A.C. Tuesday, August 8 at 7:30 p.m.

A favorite of Garrison Keillor on the Prairie Home Companion show, Claudia Schmidt has been moving and delighting audiences of all sizes and locations (from small venues to festival stages in front of 20,000 people) for over 40 years.

Premiere banjo player Bela Fleck joins musical forces with mandolinist, composer, and vocalist Chris Thile in this one-night-only Columbus performance. Celebrated for their refreshing approaches to bluegrass, jazz, pop, and classical music, these multi-Grammy Award®-winning musicians use their technical mastery to enter uncharted musical territory, taking bluegrass to astounding new heights.

Premier Concerts and DPS Shows will welcome to the Warner Theatre Garrison Keillor and special guests Robin and Linda Williams on November 30 at 8 pm.

???????Concerts in the Garden returns this summer with a diverse lineup of acts at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, both at its Midtown and Gainesville locations.

The Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis announces its 16th season of performing arts, filled with the leading artists in music, dance, theater and speakers. The season begins on September 22, 2017 with the Mondavi Center debut of Los Tigres Del Norte and concludes May 24, 2018 with the return of the San Francisco Symphony. The season also features the debut performance of The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra led by Keith Lockhart, on April 19, 2018.

On April 25 at 8pm at The Town Hall (123 West 43rd St.), The Museum of Jewish Heritage and The Town Hall Foundation will present a special performance from American concert pianist Mona Golabek who tells the gripping, true story of her mother, Lisa Jura, who held on to her music and her dreams to survive one of the darkest periods in history.

Beloved storytelling nonprofit The Moth today announced details for their annual fundraising gala, The Moth Ball.

Paris1919 (http://paris-1919.com/), a Minneapolis ensemble led by experimental Composer and Conductor Chris Strouth (http://chrisstrouth.com) have released their second album Antarctica, which is out now via the UltraModern label.

Raue Center will welcome beloved radio host and acclaimed humorist Garrison Keillor to the stage at 8 p.m. on September 24, 2017.

American Lyric Theater (ALT) and The Morgan Library & Museum present ALT Alumni: Composers & Librettists in Concert on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 3pm at The Morgan Library & Museum in the Gilder Lehrman Hall, 225 Madison Avenue, NYC. 

Tony Award Honoree Ben Davis (Violet, A Little Night Music, La Boheme), Lesli Margherita (Matilda, Dames at Sea), Kendrick Jones (Shuffle Along, The Scottsboro Boys) & Drama Desk Award-nominee Daniel Reichard (Original Cast of Jersey Boys) will join previously announced Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba (Bullets Over Broadway, Curtains, Contact), multi-award winning Nightclub star Klea Blackhurst & Steve 'The Whistler' Herbst at Town Hall's Broadway by the Year Series on Monday, March 27 at 8pm, 'The Broadway Musicals of the 1940s,' which will highlight the music of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Kurt Weill & Leonard Bernstein.

Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba (Bullets Over Broadway, Curtains, Contact), multi-award winning Nightclub star Klea Blackhurst and Steve 'The Whistler' Herbst are set to star in Town Hall's Broadway by the Year Series on Monday, March 27 at 8pm, 'The Broadway Musicals of the 1940s,' which will highlight the music of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Kurt Weill & Leonard Bernstein.

Lou and Peter Berryman will perform at Community Church, 40 East 35th Street, N.Y.C. 10016 on Friday, April 7, 2017 at 8 p.m.

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the appointment of violinist Kay Stern to its faculty. Stern is currently the concertmaster of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, a position she has held since 1994. She will begin her own studio at SFCM in Fall 2017, in addition to continuing her role at San Francisco Opera.

The Jazz Ensembles of Mount Holyoke College present the 12th edition of The Big Broadcast! on Today, March 4 at 2PM & 7PM at Chapin Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College, in South Hadley, MA. 

Imagine John Waters substituting for Garrison Keillor in a friend's living room on a $13 budget and you can start to picture 'The Gay Uncle Explains It All To You.' 

Today, ARTS San Antonio announced its annual spring gala "Deep In The Arts Of Texas" a Cajun-themed evening today, March 2, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. with special guest and two-time Grammy-award winning BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet. The event is a major fundraising benefit for ARTS San Antonio's education initiative ARtsTEach. It will be held at Boudro's Texas Bistro at St. Charles Plaza, 209 North Presa, San Antonio.

Miss Richfield 1981 returns to Philadelphia for the first time in three years with her brand new show "2020 Vision: A Survival Guide To The New World!"  Known for her unique take on audience participation, and comedic songs and videos, Miss Richfield will bring her message of hope -or at least survival-to Christ Church Neighborhood House Theater on March 10 and 11 at 8pm.  Performing again in Philadelphia holds special meaning for Miss Richfield 1981 who served as a brand ambassador for Visit Philadelphia from 2009-2014.