The Gallo Center Magazine - March 2022

magazine MAR. '22 V. 12, NO. 8

FIRST TIME

AT THE CENTER!

Melissa Etheridge INTERVIEW WITH VIRGINIA STILL

JERSEY BOYS

BROADWAY SMASH!

BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DE MÉXICO THE BEST THERE IS!

HOLES GALLO CENTER REP!

ELI YOUNG BAND ADDED SHOW!

George S. Arata

Gary S. Davis

Bradley J. Swingle

Michelle L. Morelli

Colleen F. Van Egmond

Graham Scott

Amanda J. Heitlinger

Richard D. Moths Alyssa L. Thompson

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MODESTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: 19 KORNGOLD VIOLIN CONCERTO

BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DE MÉXICO DE AMALIA HERNÁNDEZ

3/4 – 5

3/19

FRI – SAT

7:30 PM

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LIVE FROM LAUREL CANYON 3/5

SAT

4–5

7:30 PM

SUN

TUE

7:30 PM

TICKETS: $49/69/89/99

A TRIBUTE TO ARETHA FRANKLIN FEATURING DAMIEN SNEED AND SPECIAL GUEST VALERIE SIMPSON 3/6

7 PM

MELISSA ETHERIDGE 3/22

TICKETS: $49/59/69

20

SAT

TICKETS: $49/59/69

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8

LADIES OF LAUGHTER – PG-13 3/24

THU

7:30 PM

TICKETS: $29/$39

5 PM

LIMITED AVAILABILITY!

TICKETS: $29/39/49/59

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ELI YOUNG BAND 3/8

TUE

7:30 PM

8

PIFF THE MAGIC DRAGON 3/26

SAT

1 PM & 5 PM

TICKETS: $19/29/39/59

TICKETS: $39/49/59/79

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22 – 23 DANCING WITH THE STARS

GCRC: HOLES

3/27

3/11 – 12 FRI – SAT

7:30 PM

3/13

2 PM

SUN

TICKETS: $15/20/30

6

SAT

7:30 PM

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16 – 17

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BONNIE RAITT 3/28

MON

7:30 PM

WAIT LIST ONLY!

JERSEY BOYS 3/14 – 15

MON – TUE 7 PM

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2 PM

Also Coming This Month:

ABBA MANIA 3/12

SUN

TICKETS: $69/79/109/119

CENTRAL WEST BALLET: CREATIONS 3/18 – 19 FRI – SAT

7:30 PM

TICKETS: $30/35/39

HOW TO BUY TICKETS:

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The Safest Place In Town Spring is the season of fresh starts and new beginnings. And boy

(March 22), and Dancing with the Stars Live (March 27) are just three

do we need it. January and February brought with them so many

of the incredible performances we are excited to have added in March.

challenges, not the least of which was being forced to either cancel

We also still have shows carried over from two seasons ago, after multiple

or postpone nearly a dozen shows impacted by COVID-19. At

rescheduling attempts, as in the case with the long-awaited return of Bonnie

the end of the day, I’m so proud of the fact that the Gallo Center remains committed to maintaining a safe experience for our patrons, staff, volunteers, and visiting artists. Thank you for your patience, understanding, and empathy as we continue to navigate this unprecedented time. Remember, we’re still only human and kindness

Raitt (March 28).

On a final note, and we cannot stress this enough, please be sure you are always purchasing your tickets through our website at GalloArts.org. Triple check the address before purchasing and always call our ticket office if

goes a long way.

something doesn’t look right. There are so many third-party websites out

We continue to hear how impressed artists are with our attention

season when anything could happen, please keep in mind that purchasing

and dedication to COVID safety, and we’ve heard from so many

through our official website is the only way you’ll receive communication if a

patrons who say the same. In fact, I received a note just this week

show gets canceled. As if life wasn’t challenging enough.

thanking us for being “the safest place in town.” During a time when it can be difficult to stay positive, notes of encouragement like that one give us hope for the future.

Speaking of the future, over the next several weeks, we will begin to roll out plans for celebrating our upcoming 15th anniversary season,

there, buying up seats and selling them for much higher prices. During a

Warm Regards, Chad Hilligus, CEO chilligus@galloarts.org Photo by David A. Lee

LET’S BE SOCIAL!

which will start off with a bang in September. In some ways, it has felt like I’ve been programming three seasons simultaneously—the new 2022-23 season, rescheduling all of the postponed performances, and trying to book new added shows this season to make up for lost revenue when I can. Eli Young Band (March 8), Melissa Etheridge

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2021/22 PREMIER PARTNER:

ELI YOUNG BAND

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Multiple-platinum hit makers, with such chart toppers as, “Love Ain't," "Drunk Last Night," “Even If It

Breaks Your Heart" and “Crazy Girl," the Eli Young Band has earned prestigious awards and nominations from Billboard Magazine, the Academy of Country Music, the Grammy Awards and more. They sell out venues from coast-to-coast as popular headliners while also sharing the stage with the likes of Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean, Toby Keith, Chris Young, Darius Rucker and Dave Matthews Band. Mike Eli, James Young, Jon Jones and Chris Thompson play their own instruments, write their own songs and cling fast to their Texas roots.

The trailblazing group has come a long way since their formation in 2000 at the University of North Texas.

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elissa

Etheridge

IS THRILLED TO BE

BACK ON THE ROAD!

INTERVIEW BY VIRGINIA STILL

MELISSA ETHERIDGE: ONE WAY OUT TOUR TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2022, 7:30 PM

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One of her most cherished memories, Melissa Etheridge says, was as an 8-year old in the living room of her home in Leavenworth, Kansas. Surrounded by family members, she fondly recalls jumping around to music and basking in the applause and accolades they showered on her. Afterwards, she remembered thinking, ‘this is for me.’

She would go on to learn guitar and write songs at a young age, and it was then that a dream of becoming a rock star began to take hold.

These memories were stirred as Etheridge gave us an interview to connect with local fans in advance of her recently added March 22, 2022, performance at the Gallo Center. Though the singer-songwriter and Grammy Award-winner has been a major artist for more than two decades, with a large discography and numerous hits, she noted that she had never played Modesto.

“I am very excited to be coming up there, and look forward to being in your beautiful venue,” Etheridge commented. She is touring in support of her new album, One Way Out, a collection of songs that did not make the first five albums she recorded between 1989 and 1994.

Of the audience for the show, she said, “You are going to hear the hit songs and you are going to have your fist in the air and you will be hollering. I think you will walk away thinking, ‘Wow that rocked a little harder than I thought it would. I didn’t know she played the guitar like that and these are just the things that I have seen.’ You are going to have a really, really, good time.”

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The show will include hits and fan favorites such as “I'm the Only One,” “Come to My Window,” “Like the Way I Do,” “I Want to Come Over,” “Bring Me Some Water,” “Angels Would Fall,” and “You Can Sleep While I Drive,” to name a few.

Etheridge also expressed her joy at being back on the road performing for both long-standing and potential new fans.

“My whole objective and purpose of bringing music to everyone right now is to lift us up and to sort of forget everything for a moment and exist in that place where music and rock and roll can take us,” she said.

Etheridge had actually been ready to resume touring when COVID hit. With the realization that the pandemic was going to be around for the long haul, she and her wife saw an opportunity to stay engaged with the fans and continue performing through their live streaming and video-on-demand platform, Etheridge TV. “We started doing it 5 days a week,” added Etheridge. “We really like it.

It is a wonderful way to express ourselves the way we like to and also stay connected.” While Etheridge TV remains available, it is live performance that thrills her most.

There is nothing like it,” she says. “I don’t want to do anything else. I love performing. I love creating songs and giving them to people and lighting people up. I love traveling. I get to be the rock star I dreamed of being, what everyone wants to be, and I love it.”

Virginia Still is a writer and photographer for a variety of publications including the 209 Magazine. Check out her stories on 209magazine.com or connect with her on Facebook: Virginia Still, Twitter: @StillVirginia, or ginnistill on Instagram.

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ABBA MANIA is a modern day phenomenon! Unlike the Broadway hit Mamma Mia! this is a hit-filled, exhilarating recreation of ABBA's last live concert, featuring seven performers and musicians. Brimming with great costumes and fabulous production quality reminiscent of ABBA’s actual performances, ABBA MANIA brings back to life the very best of the legendary Swedish group: a full two hours of hits ranging from "Dancing Queen" to “Waterloo” to “Fernando.” So dust off those bellbottoms and platform shoes and get ready to get down with probably the most popular tribute show the Gallo Center has ever presented!

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Live from

Laurel Canyon SONGS & STORIES OF AMERICAN FOLK ROCK!

In this 90-minute, multimedia retrospective—Live From Laurel Canyon—you will hear the music and stories of some of the most influential artists who lived in the famed Los Angeles neighborhood between 1965 and 1975. Similar to other legendary rock ‘n roll SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2022, 7:30 PM TICKETS: $49/59/69

enclaves of the same era, such Haight Ashbury in San Francisco or Greenwich Village in the NYC, Laurel Canyon was a community of artists who would forge new genres of music (Folk Rock) and forever change the look, sound, and attitude of American pop music. The

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Mamas and The Papas; The Byrds; Buffalo Springfield; Doors; Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; James Taylor; Carole King; Joni Mitchell; Jackson Browne; Linda Ronstadt; America; and the Eagles are celebrated in this rousing concert experience!

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PIFF THE

MAGIC DRAGON

50% COMEDIAN. 50% MAGICIAN. 100% DRAGON.

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After earning national acclaim as the standout star of NBC's America's Got Talent and Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Piff the Magic Dragon continues to win over audiences across the globe with his mythical mixture of wizardry, wit and sarcasm that ignites a one-of-a-kind comedy magic show you must see to believe! Joined by his trusty sidekick Mr. Piffles, “The World's Only Magic Performing Chihuahua™,” the dynamic duo performs nightly to sold-out rooms at his residency at the world-famous Flamingo Casino in Las Vegas in the newly renamed Piff the Magic Dragon Theatre. In addition to the residency, Piff along with Jade Simone, a genuine Las Vegas Showgirl, perform across the US and Canada.

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CAST Jake Leahy:

Stanley Yelnats IV

Frankie Fenton:

Zero

Titus Serrano:

X-Ray

Carly Mitchell:

Magnet

Trenton Brouillette:

Zig Zag

Jonathan Serrano:

Armpit,

Elya

Jordan Powers:

Toughest kid in camp,

Jesse,

Stanley Yelnats

Veronica Espinoza:

The Warden

Dave Weltner:

Mr. Sir

Maggie Braun:

Ms. Pedanski

Alicia Dooley:

Stanley's Mom,

Mrs. Collingwood, Sarah Michael Esquibel:

Stanley’s Dad,

Sheriff,

Myra’s Father

Yaya Munoz:

Kate Barlow,

Myra

Angelina Thompson:

Zero’s Mom,

Policewoman,

Green Lake townsperson

Claudia Linares:

Madame Zeroni,

Judge, Mrs. Morengo Jelani Brown:

Sam

Henry Flores:

Trout Walker

Makena Early:

Linda

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MARCH 11 & 12, 2022, 7:30 PM SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2022, 2 PM TICKETS: $15/20/30

DIRECTED BY MAGGIE SNIFFEN

Stanley Yelnats, a boy whose family is cursed, is sent to a juvenile detention camp for a crime he did not commit. He and the other boys at the camp are forced to dig large holes in the dirt every day, eventually realizing they are digging holes because the Warden is searching for something. Soon three separate stories coalesce to reveal why Stanley's family has a curse and what the Warden is looking for in the Gallo Center Rep’s delightful version of the multi-award-winning novel by Louis Sachar. If your children love the movie starring Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver and Jon

Photo Illustration by Michael J. Mangano

Voight, they’ll love this, too.

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Ladies of Laughter

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THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2022, 7:30 PM

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Since it was first established at a YWCA over 20 years ago, Ladies of Laughter continues to be the source for funny women through its national bi-annual competition and Funny & Fabulous Tour. Past contestants and winners include Amy Schumer, Melissa Rauch (The Big Bang Theory) and many others. Thousands of dollars have been awarded and many career changing opportunities have been provided to women in comedy. In 2018, Carol Burnett accepted the first-ever Ladies of Laughter Spirit Award for inspiring so many of the contestants who entered the 2018 Ladies of Laughter competition. This show features a trio of extremely funny people: Jane Condon, Jocelyn Chia and San Francisco/Bay Area favorite Maureen Langan!

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Gallo Center Corporate Sponsor

Very soon, the Gallo Center will be launching our 2022/23 season—our 15th year!—and it’s going to be extraordinary. We’ll also be partnering with some of the region’s most prestigious businesses that recognize the remarkable marketing value the Center can provide.

Below are some of the ways* we connect corporate sponsors to Gallo Center patrons. Imagine how these might impact your marketing goals.

DIGITAL, PRINT & DIRECT MAIL ADVERTISING

ON-SITE PRESENCE

WEBSITE PLACEMENT

• Six lobby monitors with rotating slides

• Homepage rotating banner

• Annual season brochure

• Temporary lobby signage

• Sponsored event pages

• Monthly in-season magazine

• Promotional table/displays

• Corporate Partners page

• Digital playbill

• Verbal pre-show recognition from the stage

• Bridge page with sponsor

• Facebook & Instagram recognition • Logo/ID inclusion on promotional posters

• Logo/ID light projection inside theater

• Logo/ID inclusion in e-blasts to patron database

• ID on front of tickets

developed content

• Outdoor digital marquee • Lobby kiosk poster

TO BECOME A CORPORATE SPONSOR AND RECEIVE A CUSTOM PROPOSAL, CALL JESICA SANCHEZ AT (209) 338-5064 OR EMAIL JSANCHEZ@GALLOARTS.ORG. *The scope of benefits depends on the level of sponsorship.

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AN ENCHANTING EVENING WITH CINEMATIC FL AIR

Korngold RESIDENT COMPANY

FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2022, 7:30 PM

PROGRAM

SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2022, 7:30 PM

Walker: Lyric for Strings

TICKETS: $19/39/54/71/94 Akiko Fujimoto, Conductor

Korngold: Concerto in D Major for Violin, op. 35 Dvořák: Symphony No. 8

Charles Yang, Violin

Guest conductor Akiko Fujimoto makes her debut with the Modesto Symphony this March, performing Walker's emotional Lyric for Strings and concluding with with Dvorak's lively Symphony No. 8. These two pieces bookend Korngold’s cinematic Violin Concerto in D

Major performed by violinist Charles Yang, who returns to the MSO after last performing here in 2017 with the famed trio, Time for Three.

ALSO UPCOMING THIS SEASON! SCAN TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MSO'S 2021-2022 SEASON!

MEYER CONDUCTS

HAAS CONDUCTS

Prokofiev & Brahms

Wijeratne & Tchaikovsky

APRIL 1 & 2, 2022, 7:30 PM

MAY 6 & 7, 2022, 7:30 PM

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They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note.

They had a sound nobody had ever heard…and the radio just couldn't get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story — a story that has made them an international sensation all over again. Go behind the music and inside the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons in the Tony and Grammy Award®-winning true-life musical phenomenon, Jersey Boys. From the streets of New Jersey to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this is the musical that's just too good to be true.

FEATURING THE LEGENDARY TOP TEN HITS: Sherry

Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Big Girls Don't Cry

December, 1963 (Oh What A Night)

Walk Like A Man

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JERSEY BOYS contains authentic, “profane Jersey language" and is recommended for ages 12+.

Photography by Joan Marcus.

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RESIDENT COMPANY CENTRAL WEST BALLET PRESENTS:

CREATIONS:

CHOREOGRAPHY IN AMERICA FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MARCH 18 & 19, 2022, 7:30 PM

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An original, recurring production of Central West Ballet, Creations: Choreography in America is wonderfully eclectic, cutting edge, creative and powerful! It is comprised of three pieces—Pictures at an Exhibition, Love Duets and L'Arlésienne—that offer both ardent ballet aficionados and newcomers to dance a mixed repertory that encompasses contemporary and classical styles.

Led by René Daveluy, Artistic Director, and Leslie Ann Larson, Ballet Mistress, Central West Ballet has inspired generations of dancers since 1987. CWB is a fullservice ballet company producing complete yearly seasons, with major classical full-length productions in its repertoire along with neoclassical dance programs and story ballets. The company has presented works by choreographers including Val Caniparoli, Ronn Guidi and George Balanchine.

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Ballet Folklórico

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DE MÉXICO RETURNS!

SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2022, 7 PM TICKETS: $49/59/69 SPONSORED BY:

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Ballet Folklórico de México has returned to the United States for an extended multi-city tour that, thankfully, again includes the Gallo Center.

As is tradition, glittering, thrilling performances of the company’s classic choreography are in store for you. Founded in 1952 by legendary dancer and choreographer Amalia Hernández, Ballet Folklórico brings together the music, dance and costume of Mexican folklore from pre-Colombian civilizations through the modern era. With its permanent home at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, one of Mexico City’s most historic venues, the company has developed choreography for 40 ballets, and showcased dozens of supremely talented folk

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dancers who have performed extensively across Mexico and the world.

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A TRIBUTE TO ARETHA FRANKLIN

‘The Queen of Soul’ FEATURING DAMIEN SNEED

WITH SPECIAL GUEST VALERIE SIMPSON

SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2022, 5 PM

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With a legendary career spanning several generations and a multitude of genres, Aretha Franklin truly earned her title, ‘The Queen of Soul.’ She is recognized as the most successful female recording artist in history, and continued to perform well into the later years of her illustrious life.

During this time, musician, vocalist, and composer Damien Sneed toured along with Aretha, developing a strong mentee relationship with the soul legend.

In this enthralling concert, Sneed pays homage to the monarch herself with fresh renditions of her most cherished hits including “Respect,“ “Knew You Were Waiting,“ “Bridge Over Troubled

Water,“ “Precious Memories,“ “Think,“ “Until You Come Back

To Me,“ “Daydreaming,“ “Freeway,“ and “Natural Woman,“

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Backed by an accomplished cast of jazz, gospel, and soul musicians and vocalists—including renowned singer/songwriter Valerie Simpson—Sneed's multi-media tribute will be a tender and spiritual reflection upon the life of an iconic industry titan.

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AMERICA'S FAVORITE

DANCE SHOW IS COMING TO THE GALLO CENTER!

SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2022, 2 PM

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America's favorite dance show is coming to the Gallo Center with your favorite dancers from the iconic television series! Dancing with the Stars – Live Tour 2022! is an all-new production starring Brandon Armstrong, Alan Bersten, Artem Chigvintsev, Sasha Farber, Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov, Gleb Savchenko, Emma Slater, Britt Stewart and more to come! Fans will see time honored dances like the Cha Cha, Foxtrot, Salsa, Tango- and everything in between. Join us for a theatrical dance show you can't miss!

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Cast subject to change.

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Coming Soon BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALEX MARI, M.D., CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD MARIE D. GALLO, PRESIDENT EMERITA (IN MEMORIAM) EVAN PORGES, IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN JUNE ROGERS, VICE PRESIDENT CHRISTINA GOMEZ, TREASURER & CHAIR ELECT VICTOR BARRAZA, SECRETARY JOE SWAIN, MEMBER AT LARGE MEL BRADLEY

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RAUL MENDEZ

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WILLIAM SEAVY

GINGER JOHNSON

JULIE VANDER WALL

BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANGELICA ANGUIANO

KIMBERLY CLAUSS JORRITSMA

ELLIOT BEGOUN

MICHAEL KRAUSNICK

LORRAINE CARDOZA

DANIELLE LAU

ISMAEL COVARRUBIAS

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CLIFFORD COOPER

ROBERTO MARTINEZ

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APRIL 2022 1–2 MSO: PROKOFIEV PIANO CONCERTO 2 THAT GOLDEN GIRLS SHOW – TWO SHOWS 3 CELTIC THUNDER: IRELAND 5–6 BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL 7 MICHAEL BOLTON 8 STYX 15 AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH DAVID FOSTER 23 THE CHIPPER LOWELL EXPERIENCE 24 I AM THEY 29 OPMO: LA BOHEME 30 ONE MAN STAR WARS TRILOGY – TWO SHOWS

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