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special events AND ACTIVITIES

The Cashore Marionettes
Thursday, September 11
7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $20, $18, $15* / $12 child or student
$5 UNCP Student / $15 Faculty or Staff

Unmatched in artistry, grace and refinement of movement, the Cashore Marionettes redefine the art of puppetry.  Award-winning artist Joseph Cashore creates and manipulates these amazingly lifelike marionettes in a performance of brilliance and beauty.  The program is a series of touching character portrayals and scenes from everyday life set to a succession of stunning original and classical music including Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven, and Copeland.  The original vignettes celebrate life and explore a range of emotions.

This project is partially supported by a grant from Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour, a program developed and funded by The Heinz Endowments; the William Penn Foundation; the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency; and The Pew Charitable Trusts; and administered by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.

 

Holiday Extravaganza
Tuesday, December 2
7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $10 / $5 child or student or UNCP Student

The UNCP Music Department will present the first annual "Holiday Extravaganza".  This concert will feature 21 different groups with over a hundred performers total.  All of your favorite holiday music will be performed. 

Here are some of the groups performing:  Faculty Jazz Trio w/ Dr. Karen Hall and Hal Davis ("Baby It's Cold Outside"), Steel Drum Band ("We Three Kings"), Sax Quartet ("God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"), R & B Ensemble ("This Christmas"), Piano four hands ("Simple Gifts"), Brass Quintet ("Go Tell It on the Mountain/I Saw Three Ships"), Low Brass Ensemble ("Shepherd's Dance"), Elvis ("Blue Christmas"), Trumpet Ensemble ("Joy to the World"), Concert Choir ("Il est ne le divine Enfant"),  Pembroke Singers ("We Need a Little Christmas"), Voice and Guitar ("White Christmas/I'll Be Home for Christmas"), Marimba Quartet ("Silent Night"), Faculty Jazz Trio ("The Christmas Song"), The UNCP Band and Choirs ("Holiday Sing Along/Hallelujah Chorus"), and MORE!

The Holiday Extravaganza will support scholarships for the music department. Tickets are available at the GPAC box office.

UNCP Idol Contest
Wednesday, December 3
7:00 p.m.
University Center Lounge

Givens Performing Arts Center is hosting the "UNCP Idol Contest" in conjunction with the January 13 production of "Ain't Misbehavin". Ain't Misbehavin stars Idol headliners Ruben Studdard and Frenchie Davis.

Registration is at GPAC through December 3.

Winners will receive tickets to the Ain't Misbehavin performance, memorabilia and other prizes.

 

"A Taste of Wine and Murder"
Murder Mystery
Thursday, February 5
7:00 p.m.
University Center Lounge

 

Givens Performing Arts Center is hosting"A Taste of Murder and Wine" in conjunction with the February 6th production of "Sweeney Todd".

Casting is open to all UNCP students, faculty and staff. No acting experience required.

Visit GPAC for full Cast information

Casting coordinator- Tasha Oxendine - 910-521-6634 or 521-6287
Please call or visit GPAC by tuesday February 3
Cast meeting Tuesday between 4 - 5 p.m.

 

The North Carolina Dance Theatre: Presenting the American Masterpieces
Tuesday, March 24
8:00 pm
Tickets: $20, $15* / $12 child or student
$5 UNCP Student / $15 Faculty or Staff

North Carolina’s own! The works of classic choreographers George Balanchine, Alvin Ailey and Twyla Tharp, set to the music of George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, and Frank Sinatra.  American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius is an initiative to acquaint Americans with the best of their cultural and artistic legacy. 
Study Guide available.

Billy Joel Favorite Song Contest
Wednesday, April 22
10:00 a.m.
James B. Chavis University Center
Free

Does Billy Joel's music speak to where you are or your experiences in life. Which of his songs is your favorite? Let the world know. Sing your favorite Billy Joel song for a chance to win (2) two free tickets to Movin' Out on April 27 at Givens Performing Arts Center. Five-time Grammy winner Billy Joel and legendary director/choreographer Twyla Tharp have joined forces to create this spectacular new musical Time magazine declares is “so soul-stirring and exhilarating, it practically bursts out of the theatre!”  Winner of two 2003 Tony Awards, "Movin’ Out" brings Billy Joel’s classic hits to electrifying new life as it tells the story of five life-long friends over two turbulent decades.  It all adds up to one unforgettable Broadway musical.

Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2009

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