Performances at Sunoco Performance Theater
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“Since 1999, Whitaker Center’s reputation as a presenter of live touring artists has grown within the entertainment industry,” said Dr. Michael Hanes, Whitaker Center President and CEO. “We are pleased to bring such talented performers to the Midstate.”
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Thursday, May 17, 7:30pm
Sunoco Performance Theater
Tickets are $35.50 and $45.50
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The iconic and profoundly influential Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, often cited as a catalyst for an entire movement in Country Rock and American Roots Music, continues to add to their legendary status. With multi-platinum and gold records, strings of top ten hits including, Fishin' In The Dark and Mr. Bojangles, multiple Grammy®, IBMA, CMA Awards and nominations ─ the band's accolades continue to accumulate. Their groundbreaking album, Will The Circle Be Unbroken has been inducted into the U.S. Library of Congress as well as the Grammy® Hall of Fame.
Presented by Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
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Harrisburg Choral Society Presents
“Destiny’s Triumph”
Saturday, May 19, 7:30pm
Sunoco Performance Theater
Tickets are $20 adult, $17 senior and $5 student
Concert with orchestra and soloist
Presented by Harrisburg Choral Society
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A Little Night Music
Friday, June 1, 8 & 15 - 8pm
Saturday, June 2, 9 & 16 - 8pm
Sunday, June 3, 10 & 17 - 2pm
Thursday, June 14 - 7:30pm
Sunoco Performance Theater
Tickets are $15, $20, $29 & $33
Stephen Sondheim's romantic masterpiece in three-quarter time. The delightful score includes the hit song Send In the Clowns.
Presented by Theatre Harrisburg
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June Series
See Gershwin, Mozart, Gill and Tchaikovsky come to life!
Wednesday, June 20, 7pm - FREE DANCE
Company premiere from choreographer Laszlo Berdo kicks off four days of performances, along with an inspiring collection of ballets showcasing the young talent of CPYB’s next generation. CPYB’s special buy-one-get-one-free ticket price makes it an evening your entire family can enjoy!Thursday, June 21, 7pm - NEW DANCE PLUS
New works from FirstSteps, artful choreography by CPYB students set to the music of Glass, Richter and Poulenc, plus the first original ballet created in America by the legendary George Balanchine – Serenade.Friday, June 22, 7pm - SEE THE MUSIC DANCE
Mozart, Gershwin and Gill! The stage ignites with Balanchine’s splendid Divertimento No. 15 and infectious Who Cares? and the world premiere of Alan Hineline’s contemporary classic 25. The new collaboration between Hineline and the critically acclaimed Philly composer Jeremy Gill, 25 features live music by noted chamber ensemble Concertante directed by Xiao-Dong Wang.Saturday, June 23, 1pm & 6pm - LAST DANCE/LAST CHANCE
Encore performances featuring 20th Century masterpieces and modern day classics close the season!
Sunoco Performance Theater
Tickets are (Weds. - Fri.) $16 Adult & $16 Child;
(Saturday) $30 Adult & $30 Child
5 unique programs... 1 extraordinary experience
In a dynamic display of thrilling choreography and stunning dancing, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet's June Series comes together to create five unique programs showcasing the dancers' versatility and the Company's vast repertoire.
Presented by Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet
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Ticket Codes:
- Child's Ticket - Ballet Only: Code - ICH
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The Dream Tour: Brian Culbertson & David Sanborn
Saturday, June 30, 8pm
Sunoco Performance Theater
Tickets are $38 and $48
One of the most commercially successful American saxophonists to earn prominence since the ‘80s, David Sanborn has released 24 albums, won six Grammy® Awards, and has had eight Gold albums and one Platinum-selling album. With a career spanning more than a15 years, multi-talented jazz artist Brian Culbertson continues to captivate audiences through his latest album, XII.
Presented by Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts and Bill Rogers Entertainment
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Dark Star Orchestra
Saturday, July 14 - 8pm
Sunoco Performance Theater
Tickets are $27.50 & $34.50
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Dark Star Orchestras shows are built off the extensive catalog of the Grateful Dead. On any given night the band will perform a show based on a set list from the Grateful Dead's 30 years of extensive touring or use the catalog of original songs and often played covers to create a unique set list for the show. This allows music fans both young and old to share in the experience.
Presented by Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, Point Entertainment & Greenbelt Events
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An Evening with Tommy Emmanuel
Tuesday, July 24 - 7:30pm
Sunoco Performance Theater
Tickets are $30 & $38
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Two-time Grammy® Award nominee Tommy Emmanuel is one of Australia's most respected guitarists of all time. The legendary fingerpicker has a professional career that spans nearly five decades around the globe. Guitar legend Chet Atkins was one of the first to inspire Emmanuel to try this "fingerpicker" style as a child. Decades later, Atkins himself became one of Emmanuel's biggest fans. Most recently, in 2009, Emmanuel was honored with Guitar Player magazine's most prestigious annual Guitar Legend Award, as well as being named Thumbpicker of the Year, for the second time.
Presented by Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, Point Entertainment & Greenbelt Events
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Little Feat with special guest Amy Lennard
Friday, August 17 - 7:30pm
Sunoco Performance Theater
Tickets are $34.50 & $39.50
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Legendary rock band Little Feat -- formed by singer-songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne -- returns to Whitaker Center. Although the band has undergone several changes in its lineup, the music remains an eclectic blend of rock, blues, country, folk, gospel, soul funk and jazz. Acclaimed artists who have performed and recorded the music of Little Feat include: Phish, Garth Brooks, Bob Dylan, Robert Palmer, Van Halen, Jimmy Buffett, among many others.
Presented by Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, Point Entertainment & Greenbelt Events
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BoDeans
Tuesday, October 2 - 7:30pm
Sunoco Performance Theater
Tickets are $20 & $25
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Named by Rolling Stone magazine as the Best New American Band of 1987, the BoDeans have rocked the charts of the ‘80s and ‘90s with with such hits as Still the Night, Fadeaway and Good Things. The group is probably best known, however, for their 1993 song Closer to Free which was featured as the theme song of the TV series Party of Five. Largely influenced by roots rock, the band eventually switched to an alternative rock sound. In 2004, the band returned with their long-awaited 7th album Resolution, their first release in 8 years. Their 11th album, American Made, is due out this summer.
Presented by Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
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Arlo Guthrie
Saturday, December 1 - 8pm
Sunoco Performance Theater
Tickets are $37.50 & $40.50
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Arlo Guthrie was born with a guitar in one hand and a harmonica in the other, in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York in 1947. He is the eldest son of America's most beloved singer/writer/philosopher Woody Guthrie and Marjorie Mazia Guthrie, a professional dancer with the Martha Graham Company and founder of The Committee to Combat Huntington's Disease. He grew up surrounded by dancers and musicians: Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, Fred Hellerman and Lee Hays (The Weavers), Leadbelly, Cisco Houston, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, all of whom were significant influences on Arlo's musical career.
Presented by Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
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Rita Coolidge
Friday, December 14 - 8pm
Sunoco Performance Theater
Tickets are $36.50 & $42.50
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Most music fans have a favorite song recorded by two-time GRAMMY® award-winner Rita Coolidge? “Fever,” “We’re All Alone,” “One Fine Day,” “(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher & Higher,” “The Way You Do The Things You Do,” “All Time High,” “Superstar,” and so many other memorable tracks that topped the charts from the 1970′s onward. It is perhaps due to Coolidge’s pop and rock pedigree that many of her fans are unaware of her longstanding affection for jazz, however. Her debut release for Concord Records,And So Is Love, a collection of well-loved jazz standards, is sure to change all that. It will also undoubtedly add a few jazz chestnuts to that lengthy list of songs Coolidge has already made her own.
Presented by Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
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Whitaker Center receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the arts, a federal agency.
Established in January 2007 by the business leaders of Central Pennsylvania, the Cultural Enrichment Fund serves as the region's united fund for local arts and culture.