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Rupi Kaur World Tour at Texas Performing Arts

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RUPI KAUR WORLD TOUR 

Through the power of her voice, Rupi Kaur brings a captivating performance to the world stage in an all-new spoken word poetry experience. Audiences are taken on a journey of personal loss and love, growth, mental health, community, friendship, and strength. These universal themes take center stage as original music scores the show and projections immerse audiences.

Performing new unpublished pieces, poems from ‘home body’ and greatest hits from her iconic books ‘milk and honey’ and ‘the sun and her flowers’ – join Rupi on her World Tour as we reconnect with each other and most importantly, ourselves.

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The Hartman Foundation Concerts in the Park

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HARTMAN FOUNDATION CONCERTS IN THE PARK

FREE SUMMER SERIES RETURNS FOR 20th SEASON

Austinites know summer has begun once the Austin Symphony Orchestra’s Hartman Foundation Concerts in the Park kicks off. All ages, including pets, enjoy relaxing Sunday evenings with different musical ensembles presented by the Austin Symphony Orchestra (ASO). The setting of kids dancing, couples lounging on blankets, intrigued passersby and friends gathering never gets old. Residents of the “Live Music Capital of the World” are invited to come enjoy and experience the original kind of live music that happened in town centers years ago.

In its 20th summer season, these free ensemble concerts take place at the Hartman Concert Park in front of the Long Center City Terrace and run on Sunday evenings. Thanks to a generous gift from the Hartman Family Foundation, these informal concerts for the Austin community continue to be funded each season allowing Austinites to become acquainted or reacquainted with the classical music experience. Performing music from jazz and light classical to pops selections and film scores, concertgoers are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner and blanket, and make it a group outing.

CONCERT SCHEDULE:
June 5: Brass Quintet
June 12: Wind Ensemble
June 19: String Quartet
June 26: Wind Ensemble conducted by Peter Bay
July 10: Brass Quintet
July 17: Wind Quintet
July 24: String Quartet
July 31: Brass Ensemble
August 7: Wind Quintet
August 14: String Quartet
August 21: Wind Quintet
August 28: Brass Quintet

Additional information is available on the ASO website, www.austinsymphony.org, or by calling 512-476-6064.

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Angelique Kidjo Remain In Light at McCullough Theatre

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ANGELIQUE KIDJO REMAIN IN LIGHT AT McCULLOUGH THEATRE

 

Four-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo is a force of nature, capable of transforming any musical material in her path with her powerful voice and positive message.  To close Texas Performing Arts’ 40th Season, Kidjo revisits her unforgettable Remain in Light project from 2018, in which she repatriated the Talking Heads’ 40 year old album by connecting with the music’s original Afropop underpinnings and filtering its new-wave sensibility through her own musical influences from across the African continent.  Kidjo uplifts the music with her euphoric singing, backed by layers of explosive percussion and driving horn orchestrations, and mines the songs for topics that resonate today, adding her own lyrics in languages from her home country of Benin.

Remain in Light was recorded with superstar producer Jeff Bhasker (Kanye West, Rolling Stones, Beyoncé).  They take classic songs such as “Crosseyed and Painless,” “Once in a Lifetime,” and “Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)” and reinterpret them with electrifying rhythms, African guitars, and layered backing vocals.  The track-by-track re-imagination celebrates the genius of Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and the touchstones that made the original so revered while reclaiming rock for Africa and bringing the landmark 1980 album full circle in a fitting close for Texas Performing Arts 40th Season.

 

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Summer: The Donna Summer Musical at McCullough Theatre

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SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL AT McCULLOUGH THEATRE

 

She was a girl from Boston with a voice from heaven, who shot through the stars from gospel choir to dance floor diva. But what the world didn’t know was how Donna Summer risked it all to break through barriers, becoming the icon of an era and the inspiration for every music diva who followed. With a score featuring more than 20 of Summer’s classic hits including “Love to Love You Baby,” “Bad Girls” and “Hot Stuff,” this electric experience is a moving tribute to the voice of a generation

 

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Blippi the Musical at The Long Center for the Performing Arts

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BLIPPI THE MUSICAL AT THE LONG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

 

Blippi The Musical brings the energetic and loveable character, Blippi, off the screen and onto the stage with world class production, audience engagement and amazing music. Children from the ages of 2 to 7 years old across the world have quickly taken a liking to Blippi’s charismatic personality and innovative teaching lessons! In the live show, they will continue to learn about the world around them while singing and dancing along with this one of a kind show.

Blippi takes kids on the ultimate play date through field trips and adventures. Always curious, Blippi encourages learning through playing, doing and exploring. He’s taught millions of kids how to count, colors, letters, and much more. In just a few years since his inception, Blippi has become a global sensation with over 37 million YouTube subscribers and one billion views per month. Blippi is also available on some of the largest premium streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Roku, Virgin Media and Kidoodle.

 

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Bob Dylan World Tour at Texas Performing Arts

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Bob Dylan brings the Rough And Rowdy Ways Tour to Bass Concert Hall on Wed, Mar 16.

Texas Inner Circle presale is live now and runs through Thu, 1/27.

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Christian McBride with Brannen Temple Express at The Long Center

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CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE’S NEW JAWN WITH BRANNEN TEMPLE EXPRESS

From coast to coast, Christian McBride is the voice and sound of jazz in America, frequently touring with his quartet, the New Jawn, and winning a host of GRAMMY Awards along the way.

Powered by a relentless energy and a boundless love of swing, Christian McBride has described a continuous positive arc since his arrival on the scene. With a career now blazing into its third decade, the Philadelphia native has become one of the most requested, most recorded, and most respected figures in the music world today.

Brannen Temple is a 3X GRAMMY Award drummer and Austin native, who is best known as a drummer for acts like Eric Burdon, Robben Ford, Lizz Wright, Eric Johnson, Ruthie Foster and more. He leads his modern jazz/soul band Brannen Temple Express which features trombonist Andre Hayward (Duke Ellington Band), pianist Dayne Reliford (Hannibal Lokumbe), saxophonist LaQuin Lay (DJ Beverly Bond), bassist D-Madness (Tribal Nation) and percussionist Mikel Urdy (Marc Broussard).

WHAT TO EXPECT

  • Doors open 90 minutes before showtime.
  • All patrons, regardless of age, require a ticket to attend the performance.
  • Prohibited items include but are not limited to: Outside food or drinks, weapons of any kind including pocket knives, Professional cameras (cameras with detachable lenses), Video cameras, illegal or illicit items of any kind, tents, vending of any kind, soliciting of any kind.
  • Animals and pets are not permitted except for properly identified service animals.

HEALTH GUIDELINES FOR THIS EVENT

  • Masks Required
  • Negative COVID Test or Voluntary Proof of Vaccination
  • Event Area Sanitized
Other Health Guidelines
  • Printed or digital copy of a negative COVID-19 test result obtained within 72 hours (3 days) of the event for all patrons aged 12 and older OR voluntary printed or digital proof of full COVID-19 vaccination (with final vaccine dated at least 14 days prior to the event) required for entry. Face masks are required throughout the venue, but may be removed while actively eating or drinking.

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Hemispheric Sounds Presented by Austin Symphony Orchestra

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Hemispheric Sounds Presented by Austin Symphony Orchestra Live at the Long Center

Never performed before by the ASO, Beethoven’s famous Emperor  Piano Concerto christens the stage at the hands of Stewart Goodyear, proclaimed “a phenomenon” by the Los Angeles Times. The Hemispheric Sounds concert opens with Lyric for Strings by Pulitzer Prize winner George Walker, considered one of America’s greatest composers. William Grant Still’s expressive 5th Symphony, Western Hemisphere, paints a beautiful picture as he describes it as, “when the new day dawns, the lands of the Western Hemisphere are raised from the bosom of the Atlantic.”

PROGRAM:
GEORGE WALKER – Lyric for Strings
WILLIAM GRANT STILL – Symphony No. 5, Western Hemisphere
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN – Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73, Emperor

Masterworks Series
Stewart Goodyear, piano
Peter Bay, conductor

WHAT TO EXPECT

  • This is an indoor event.
  • All patrons, regardless of age, require a ticket to attend the performance.
  • Prohibited items include but are not limited to: Outside food or drinks, weapons of any kind including pocket knives, Professional cameras (cameras with detachable lenses), Video cameras, illegal or illicit items of any kind, tents, vending of any kind and soliciting of any kind.
  • Animals and pets are not permitted except for properly identified service animals.

HEALTH GUIDELINES FOR THIS EVENT

  • Masks Required
  • Negative COVID Test or Voluntary Proof of Vaccination
  • Event Area Sanitized
Other Health Guidelines
  • Masks must be worn at all times except while actively eating or drinking.

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Bon Iver with Dijon at Moody Ampitheater

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Bon Iver with Dijon

Location: Moody Amphitheater
Date: April 1, 2022
Time: Doors at 6:00 PM

Bon Iver is headed to Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park on Friday, April 1, 2022!

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Beach House at Moody Ampitheater

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Beach House

Location: Moody Amphitheater

 

Beach House is bringing the Once Twice Melody Tour to Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park on Friday, March 25, 2022!

Tickets go on sale Friday, November 19 at 10 AM at Ticketmaster.com!

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