LIVE!GVR SEASON 2022-2023 ENTERTAINMENTARTS&
We invite you to join us for an exciting season of arts and entertainment with GVR Live! We have planned a wonderful lineup for your enjoyment with music, theatre, dancing, and comedy.
I am pleased to share that we will begin our season on a brand new wood floor in the West Center Auditorium. This new floor will allow us to bring you an improved experience as we move the GVR Live! Dances to the West Center.
Starting in December, we are excited to welcome the return of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. We will host the traditional Holiday Pops and three of their more intimate ensembles throughout the season.
We invite you to be a part of our audience, connecting with fellow community members and experiencing something uniquely artistic and exceptional. Thank you for supporting the arts in our community.
2022-2023 Performing Arts Season
Welcome to the GVR Live!
Shelly Freeman Senior Arts & Entertainment Supervisor
Tickets for the 2022-2023 Performing Arts season are available starting September 12, 2022. Purchase your tickets online at GVREC.org, at the Box Office (1111 S. GVR Drive), or by calling (520) 625-0288.
28OCTOBER L.M.I. Entertainment D.J. Halloween Costume Dance Party 4NOVEMBERNo Sand Beach Dance Band GVR Live! 10 George Michael Reborn—starring Robert Bartko 15 Green Valley Stage Band & GVR Food Drive Benefit Concert 1DECEMBERJessica Fichot Holidays Around the World 6 Comedy with Jason Love, Don Friesen, and Omar Covarrubias 13 Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s HOLIDAY POPS 10JANUARY Tucson Symphony Orchestra presents STRING Quintet 19 Spinphony 27 Jukebox Junqies GVR Live! Dance 2FEBRUARYThe Tapestry Album Live in Concert—starring Katherine Byrnes 9 Camarada Presents Tango Obsession 14 A Valentine’s Dance with Uncorked Band GVR Live! 21 Tucson Symphony Orchestra presents BRASS Quintet 2MARCH LP and The Vinyl 16 Finnegan Blue 17 Hardscrabble Road Band GVR Live! Dance 21 In Tandem 7APRIL Heartbeat GVR Live! Dance 11 Tucson Symphony Orchestra presents WOODWIND Quintet GVR LIVE! 2022-23 LINEUP2022-23
October 28 • 7pm 28OCTOBER Grab your partner and your friends to check out our first DJ hosted dance at the West Center. With over 20 years’ experience and equipped with an extensive music library, every song request is guaranteed. MeMber/Guest $12 General Public $16 Ticket price includes assorted sodas and pre-packaged snacks. Winners will receive free tickets to an upcoming 2022-2023 season performance. We will have 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. Your ticket will be your entry into a drawing for free concessions. COSTUME CONTEST & DANCE AZ MOBILE PROFESSIONAL DJ S
TUCSON AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA’S BEACH PARTY BAND MeMber/Guest $14 General Public $18 4NOVEMBER November 4 • 7pm Enjoy a night of your favorite beach party tunes. No Sand Beach Band is Tucson’s premiere beach party band, bringing the beach to the desert. If you love music by Jimmy Buffett and the Beach Boys, grab your “Two Tickets to Paradise” and join us for the fun! DANCE Ticket price includes assorted sodas and pre-packaged snacks. NO SAND BEACH BAND
George Michael Reborn, the incredible tribute to the late, great George Michael & WHAM! is a must see! With his live vocals (NO LIP-SYNCING here), Robert Bartko exudes the energy and passion of George in the 80’s and 90’s. Robert’s spot-on looks, vocal range, dance moves, and charisma will leave you cheering encore.
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MeMber/Guest $30 General Public $35 November 10 • 7pmStarring ROBERT BARTKO TRIBUTE TO WHAM & GEORGE MICHAEL 10NOVEMBER GEORGE MICHAEL REBORN
15NOVEMBER Some of our neighbors and friends need a little helping hand, especially with the holiday season just around the corner. Join Green Valley Recreation and the Green Valley Stage Band for a free afternoon of wonderful music while helping those in our community. Your monetary or food donations will benefit the Green Valley & Sahuarita Community Food Banks. With your donation, you will be entered in a raffle for free tickets to a 2022-2023 GVR Live! season performance. November 15 • 2pm A helping hand... PRESENTS HELPWONDERFULADMITTANCEFREETOANEVENINGOFMUSICTOYOURCOMMUNITYMONETARYANDFOODDONATIONBOXESATTHEDOOR THE GREEN VALLEY STAGE BAND A COMMUNITY FOOD BANK BENEFIT(TICKETSREQUIRED)
Holidays Around the World
Singer and songwriter Jessica Fichot draws from her French, Chinese, and American heritage to create an intoxicating program of French chanson, 1940’s Shanghai jazz, gypsy swing, and international folk. Featuring scorching performances from her bandmates on clarinet/sax, upright bass, and guitar, as well as her own beautiful, clear vocals in French, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and English, Fichot’s music is truly a dazzling trans-world journey. Get a glimpse of holiday classics from around the world, along with a few holiday originals.
December 1 • 7pm JESSICA FICHOT
MeMber/Guest $25 General Public $30 1DECEMBER
Join us for this special night of laughter and entertainment as the West Center transforms into a comedy nightclub. There is limited space available. With advanced ticket purchases, you can reserve a table for you and your friends (minimum of 6, maximum 8). For table reservations, please call us at (520) 838-0156. All other tickets can be purchased online or at the Box Office. DON’T MISS OUT, GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! 6DECEMBERDecember 6 • 7pm GVRPRESENTSLive! Jason Love HBO, America’s Got Talent, Carnival Cruise Line Don Showtime,FriesenNetflix,DryBarComedy,WinnerofSanFranciscoInternationalComedyFestival HouseCovarrubiasOmarofBlues,HermosaComedy&Magic MeMber/Guest $25 General Public $30 COMEDY
Presents HOLIDAY POPS MeMber/Guest $30 General Public $35 Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 7:30 p.m. EXPERIENCE THE MUSIC OF THE TSO ON A SMALL SCALE. ENSEMBLE CONCERTS OFFER AUDIENCES THE CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW THE MUSICIANS WHILE EXPERIENCING NEW REPERTOIRES. MeMber/Guest $25 General Public $30 Tuesday, January 10, 2023, 7:30 p.m. STRING QUINTET Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 7:30 p.m. BRASS QUINTET MeMber/Guest $25 General Public $30 WOODWIND QUINTET Tuesday, April 11, 2023, 7:30 p.m. MeMber/Guest $25 General Public $30 CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH THE TUCSON SYMPHONY APRIL-DECEMBER
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This dazzling female electric string quartet is breaking down barriers between classical, rock, and pop music, mixing and mashing catchy melodies into their own unique arrangements. Whether you’re a fan of Bach, AC/DC, Journey, or Mozart, the virtuosic ladies will have you rocking out to the greatest melodies of all time. Combined, the group have been playing their instruments for over 100 years. Their one of a kind sound is refreshing and will leave audiences with a whole new appreciation for instrumental music.
January 19 • 7pm
MeMber/Guest $30 General Public $35 19JANUARY
If you love the music of the past — that energetic, nostalgic music —come on out for a fun-filled evening. The Jukebox Junqies are a variety dance band that offers your favorite classic rock & roll, R&B, country, and Latin music. MeMber/Guest $14 General Public $18 January 27 • 7pm 27JANUARY Ticket price includes assorted sodas and pre-packaged snacks. JUKEBOX JUNQUIES DANCE
I Feel the Earth Move. It’s Too Late. You’ve Got a Friend. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman. ALL of those and more were part of the bestselling 1971 album, Tapestry. International performer Katherine Byrnes headlines the evening, performing the entire album, in order, and capturing the spirit of the album that Rolling Stone calls “one of the greatest albums of all time”. MeMber/Guest $25 General Public $30 February 2 • 7pm 2FEBRUARYTHE TAPESTRY ALBUM LIVE IN CONCERT THE MUSIC OF CAROLE KING KATHERINE BYRNES
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PASSION. Primal and powerful, tango is the ultimate pairing of music and dance. Tango Obsession features an exquisite variety of tango styles — dark and sultry, with driving tempos, to radiant and syncopated. Let us tempt you with the seductive rhythms and melodies of Argentina. As the music soars, our tango dancers glide across the stage for a mesmerizing evening of passionate music.
MeMber/Guest $25 General Public $30 February 9 • 7pm 9FEBRUARY TANGOCAMARADAOBSESSION
Put on your dancing shoes and join us at West Center for an evening of music and dancing. Uncorked is a full 6-piece band with saxophone and keyboards, headed up by a multi-faceted female vocalist. Uncorked provides a diverse selection of high energy dance classics from across the decades, peppered with offerings of top 40, rock, R&B, country, and even music with a Latin flair; something for everyone! MeMber/Guest $14 General Public $18 F ebruary 14 • 7pm DANCEVALENTINE’S Ticket price includes assorted sodas and pre-packaged snacks. 14FEBRUARYUNCORKED
Four San Diego-based musicians came together with a purpose - to explore the art of song in their own unique way. Renowned jazz, blues, and gospel singer Leonard Patton teamed up with the critically acclaimed Danny Green Trio to form LP and the Vinyl.
The band’s wide array of influences include everything from jazz, R&B, and rock, 80s and 90s hits, Brazilian music, and classical music. Blending these sounds, LP and the Vinyl has created a highly unique and personal approach to music-making that leaves their audiences energized and craving more.
MeMber/Guest $25 General Public $30 2MARCH March 2 • 7pm LP AND THE VINYL
MeMber/Guest $25 General Public $30 Call them a family band; sibling duo Anna Lee and Willie Fleming, joined by their dad, Bill, take Americana clear off the rails!
The band, (with Malcolm Jones on sax, Kevin Higuchi on percussion, and bassist Oskar Beckmann), leapfrogs through a mix of their own toe-tapping originals and traditional Irish and Bluegrass covers, all hot-wired by Finnegan Blue’s high energy.
March 16 • FINNEGAN7pmBLUE 16MARCH
17MARCH March 17 • 7pm
Hardscrabble Road Band has been rocking throughout the Santa Cruz Valley since 2015. With Bryan Savage on saxophone, Jim White on guitar, Kate Sayre and Larry Worster on vocals, Lee Molina on bass, and Jerry Sommers on drums, the band has become one of the most popular acts in the South Tucson & Green Valley area. Join us at West Center from 7-10pm. Hardscrabble Road band will be here to help you dance the night away to your favorite tunes! rock & roll, 50s, 60s, and country - they’ve got it all!
MeMber/Guest $14 General Public $18 Ticket price includes assorted sodas and pre-packaged snacks.
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MeMber/Guest $25 General Public $30 IN TANDEM brings together over 30 years of experience to create unique entertainment featuring acoustic guitar and soaring vocals. As veteran entertainers, Kenny and Jordan have redefined simple acoustic covers by melding their eclectic musical styles spanning multiple genres. March 21 • 7pm 21MARCH
Rock Oldies Band Ticket price includes assorted sodas and pre-packaged snacks.
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MeMber/Guest $14 General Public $18 HEARTBEAT plays top 40 classic rock oldies from the 50s to the 90s by great artists of the era like The Beatles, Dave Clark 5, Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys, Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Jimmy Buffet, plus they throw in waltzes and country tunes for the line dancers. It’s lots of fun for everyone when HEARTBEAT plays. Come on down to the West Center from 7-10pm. 7APRIL HEARTBEATApril7•7pm
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• GVR Live! Performances are held in GVR’s West Center Auditorium.
• Performance dates, times, and programs are subject to change without advance notice. GENERAL INFORMATION
• All performances are open to the general public. Patrons must be at least 5 years of age unless otherwise noted. Exceptions may apply for special engagements, these will be noted in the performance description.
West Center is also equipped with an Induction loop system, and a Williams Hearing Assist System H.A.S. Please see staff for more information.
• The use of still photography and video or audio recording devices of any kind is prohibited.
• Doors open approximately 30 minutes prior to the performance or as indicated on the ticket. Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager.
TICKET REFUNDS/EXCHANGES, AND CANCELATION POLICY
GVR members may purchase tickets in their name at the member price. Additionally they may purchase two guest tickets at the same low price for a total of four per household. Members with more than two/four guest household may purchase additional tickets at the general public price. Some restrictions apply/subject to change. Student discounts are available. For information call (520) 625-0288.
online or over the phone are held at the Box Office for pick-up during regular Box Office hours, or one hour prior to performances. When picking up will-call tickets, a photo ID and receipt will be required.
• All ticket sales are final, no exchanges available. In the event of a cancelled performance, refunds or rescheduling will be arranged.
• The West Center Auditorium is general admission seating. Seat saving is not permitted; however, patrons are allowed to hold one seat for a companion.
• Some artists may set their sound levels at an intensity that may be uncomfortable for some patrons.Complimentary earplugs are available, please see staff.
BOX OFFICE HOURS & LOCATION
TICKET PRICING
Monday-FridayGreen1111WEST(520)-625-02888am-4pmCENTERS.GVRDrive,Valley,Arizona
ADA accessible. GVR makes all reasonable accommodations for those with special needs, including those with service animals as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Unoccupied wheelchair accessible locations and adjacent companion seats will be released for general admission seating ten minutes before the start of the performance.
OFFICEBOX&TICKETS If you share our passion for the arts and are a current GVR member, we invite you to serve as an Arts & Entertainment Volunteer. Volunteers assist during performances by greeting and seating patrons, helping with merchandise and concession sales, and providing general assistance to guests. A&E volunteers also work dances and movies. Sound like fun? Email programs@gvrec.org volunteer oPPortunity we need you GVR’s system provides a familiar shopping experience for members, tenants, and the general public. Skip the lines and hold times. Setting up an account is easy. Find the link on the homepage at GVREC.org or scan the QR code to the right with your phone or tablet. Purchase your GVRLive! tickets or register for classes from home! online tickets SCAN QR CODE WITH YOUR SMART PHONE OR gvrec.orgORTABLETVISIT thank you for your patronage
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