Vocalists Capathia Jenkins and Aisha de Haas will perform tributes to Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Morven Museum & Garden, alongside a quilt exhibit and civil rights talks.
The New Jersey Youth Symphony will perform four public concerts and three community appearances across Northern Europe and the Baltics, with educational exchanges at Helsinki's Sibelius Academy under conductor Helen H. Cha-Pyo.
Caramoor will present five concerts across its grounds to mark America's 250th anniversary, featuring The Knights, pianist Conrad Tao, Poiesis Quartet, a Louis Armstrong centennial celebration, and a Fourth of July fireworks pops concert.
New Jersey Symphony announced summer programming spanning Florham Park, Jersey City, Newark, and Princeton, including outdoor orchestral performances, free chamber music, the Edward T. Cone Composition Institute concert, and the inaugural Jersey City Music & Arts Festival.
xIn celebration of 2026 Pride Week, Don’t Tell Mama will present MAC Award winning vocalist John Philip in Positivity Reigns...Say Yes! for two performances this summer.
The culmination of the 2026 Princeton Festival at Morven Museum & Garden is a Celebration of America at 250 with a three-day showcase of distinctly American music including jazz standards, rock and soul, Broadway tunes, and patriotic music.
Nashville Symphony has announced its 2026 Community Concerts series, featuring free performances across Middle Tennessee this June. Conducted by Nathan Aspinall.
City Ballet of Cleveland, the pre-professional student company in residence at Cleveland City Dance, will present its 17th annual Spring Repertory Concert on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Lorraine and Bill Dodero Center for Performing Arts at Gilmour Academy.
Brewster Performing Arts Center will present a Memorial Day band concert honoring America 250. The program will feature music by John Williams, Glenn Miller, and John Philip Sousa. The free concert will take place at the Performing Arts Center in Brewster.
Cue the Fireworks for American Repertory Ballet's Americana!
American Repertory Ballet will present AMERICANA, a mixed-repertoire program honoring the country's 250th anniversary, featuring two George Balanchine works alongside world premieres by Michelle Quiner and Ethan Stiefel.
American Contemporary Ballet will present SPECTACULAR BALANCHINE! June 4-20 at Bank of America Plaza in Los Angeles, featuring works including Stars and Stripes and Who Cares?, performed with live music.
American Repertory Ballet's 2025/26 season finale at NBPAC will feature Americana - a vibrant mixed-repertoire performance that celebrates the spirit of our country in honor of its 250th anniversary.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's America 250 with the PBT Orchestra will open at the Benedum Center. This mixed repertory production will run for four performances.
As an ode to America's 250th anniversary, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will perform four stunning classical and contemporary works in America 250 with the PBT Orchestra.
This October, Philadelphia Ballet will ignite its 2025/26 season with two back-to-back double bills: Carmen and Bolero, and Evening of Horror. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
The genius of Stephen Sondheim will take center stage in Port Washington this summer when Port Washington Play Troupe presents Sondheim’s Greatest Hits as part of Broadway on Manhasset Bay Under the Stars.
What did our critic think of PICKNIC POPS: “PATRIOTIC POPS” at Grand Rapids Symphony? The Grand Rapids Symphony is reviving its most iconic and popular summer tradition. The Family Fare Picnic Pops has moved to Secchia Meadows at Millennium Park, and a unique concerts for every music lover! Picnic Pops debuted at Cannonsburg Ski Area in 1995 and quickly became a family-friendly West Michigan summer favorite. The series was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and since then, the Symphony has been working to bring Picnic Pops back to the community.
Showman John Philip will make his Iridium debut with an all-new show kicking off “Pride Week”. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney has announced the company’s 2025-2026 season, which opens with Swan Lake, continues with Stars and Stripes, a collection of three short dance works celebrating our country’s 250th anniversary, and concludes with Septime Webre’s The Great Gatsby.
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