2008-09 Season: “All the World’s a Stage!”
Center stage series
An Evening with Lady Antebellum
Saturday, September 20, 2008 7:30pm
In the summer of 2006, three gifted young adults walked into a house hoping to create music together—and Lady Antebellum walked out. The sound that Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood cooked up is a unique blend that mingles classic country, 1960s R&B soulfulness and the heart-on-the-sleeve openness of 1970s singer-songwriters, all presented with a razor-sharp contemporary edge. It’s a sound that had Lady Antebellum, as the threesome dubbed itself, generating deafening buzz as one of modern country’s brightest hopes even before the release of their new self-titled debut album. Already the trio has won the “Top New Group” Award at the 2008 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards. They’ve watched the group-penned first single from Lady Antebellum, “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore,” soar up the country radio charts, while its video has become a staple on CMT and GAC. Martina McBride summed up the general consensus of both fans and the media when she told one audience on their tour together, “You can say you saw them when.”
Tickets: main floor$30/balcony $25 Sponsor: 5/3 Bank
Shangri-la Chinese Acrobats
Friday, October 24, 2008 7:00pm
For over 20 years, the amazing performances of the Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats® have been the perfect high-energy attraction for 100's of universities, performing arts centers and corporate events. It's no wonder. Under the direction of acrobatic legends, the Hai Family, the company flawlessly interprets the precision and grace of an art form honed by years of training and discipline; Chinese acrobatics. Their multi-faceted and multi-cultural production features dazzling acrobatic displays, formidable feats of daring and balance, explosive Kung Fu, brilliant costumes, and even a touch of Chinese comedy.
Tickets: main floor $18.00/balcony: $13.00 Children 12 & under: half price
Sponsor: Dr. Bill Winstead with additional support from Steve & Laurie Cox, Ralph & Sue Mitchell, Craig & Betty Riddle, Allen & Pam Rudd, and Jim & Sandra Stinson
A Community Christmas with the
MCC Singers & Raleigh Ringers
Saturday, December 6, 2008 7:30pm
The MCC Singers, under the direction of Sarah Adams, team up with one of the world’s finest hand bell choirs for their annual Christmas celebration. The Raleigh Ringers is an internationally acclaimed, advanced community handbell choir based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Since its founding in 1990, The Raleigh Ringers has been dazzling concert audiences with unique interpretations of sacred, secular and popular music, including famous rock ‘n’ roll tunes arranged just for handbells.
Tickets: main floor $20/balcony $15
Sponsor: Don & Mary Susan Fishman with additional funding by the Partners in Progress Endowment for the Arts. Additional underwriting for this performance has been provided by the Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet, with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
Aaron Neville’s Soulful Christmas
Friday, December 12, 2008 7:30pm
Spend an evening with one of America’s vocal treasures singing songs of the season. A product of New Orleans’ musical heritage, Aaron Neville possesses a voice and style uniquely his own.
Tickets: main floor $45/ balcony $40
Sponsor: Trover Health System
Celtic Crossroads
Friday, January 23, 2009 7:30pm
Celtic Crossroads has been critically acclaimed as one of the best live music concerts to come from Ireland in over 20 years. This magical display of music incorporates 7 world-class musicians, playing an array of both traditional and non-traditional instruments on stage, creating a truly incredible and unforgettable musical experience.
Tickets: main floor $22/balcony $17
Sponsor: Miner Family Arts Endowment
The African Children’s Choir
Saturday, February 21, 2009 7:30pm
As seen on American Idol - they are Africa’s future. Through their voice and their music, the children of the Choir are taking Africa to the rest of the world. Each child has a story. They are the victims of a terrible pandemic, but they are also the promise and future of Africa. Join the Choir on their inspirational journey; their joyful music is a blend of song and dance throughout the entire continent of Africa, featuring more than ten languages and unique cultural dancing. And of course gospel favorites!
Tickets: main floor$20/balcony $15 Children 12 & under: Half-price
Sponsor: Juanita Badgett Performing Arts Endowment
The Mikado presented by the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, Albert Bergeret, Artistic Director
Thursday, March 12, 2009 7pm
After rave reviews for their performance of Pirates of Penzance, the Glema Center welcomes back the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players for The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu. The location is a fictitious Japanese town full of colorful characters - 3 little maids from school, a wandering minstrel, a hilariously corrupt public official, and a Lord High Executioner who may have a list of potential victims but is too tenderhearted to actually perform his duties. The Mikado is a great performance to introduce opera to the younger generation.
Tickets: main floor $30/balcony $25 Children 12 & under: Half-price
Sponsor: The Anne P. Baker Endowment for Sustained Excellence in the Arts Additional support is funded by a grant from the Southern Arts Federation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Kentucky Arts Council.
Footloose- The National Tour
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 7:30pm
In 1984, the movie Footloose, starring Kevin Bacon, captured the heart of America. One of the most explosive movie musicals in recent memory now bursts onto the live stage. With its youthful spirit, dazzling dance and electrifying music, Footloose launched a dance craze that spread across the nation. Footloose has the heart, it’s got the music and it’s got everyone on their feet! The show’s classic 80’s hits include Holding Out for a Hero, Almost Paradise, Let’s Hear It for the Boy, and of course the unforgettable Footloose!
Tickets: main floor $30/balcony $25
Sponsor: Eddie & Rae Ballard
Coffeehouse Series
Tickets: $18
Bearfoot - bluegrass
Saturday, September 13, 2008 7:30pm
Deeply, American music. Airy Northern ballads are tempered by back-alley Southern blues, while jazz stomp meets Appalachian breakdown, the whole fused with a signature sexy bluegrass passion. Bearfoot – the name slyly nods to the wilds of their native Alaska, conjuring images of rural string-band musicians, and, in its simple elegance, elevating the quintet to the top of a cultural mountain where they overlook the past, present, and future of Americana music.
John Jorgenson Quintet – gypsy jazz
Friday, October 17, 2008 7:30pm
Guitarist John Jorgenson is a founding member of the Desert Rose Band, the Hellecasters, and six-year member of Elton John's band. At a John Jorgenson Quintet performance, audiences are amazed by John's dazzling guitar work as well as his mastery as a clarinet player and vocalist. Whether playing his own accessible compositions or classic standards, John and his band make music that is equally romantic and ecstatic, played with virtuosity and soul. Recently, John Jorgenson was chosen to portray Django Reinhardt in the feature film Head in the Clouds.
A Christmas Coffeehouse with
the Steve Crews Trio - Piano Jazz
Friday, December 19, 2008 7:30pm
Back by popular demand, this Louisville-based instrumental trio will keep you in the holiday mood with popular seasonal standards.Tom Rush - Folk
Saturday, January 17, 2009 7:30pm
A gifted musician and performer with a distinctive guitar style, wry humor and warm, expressive voice, Tom Rush has been regarded as a founding father of the Folk Scene, having been credited with launching the careers of Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Jackson Browne. Tom’s “Remember Song” has received over 3 million viewings on You Tube, opening up a whole new fan base.
“Rush left his audience on it feet, cheering.”—Arizona Republic
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
Thursday, February 12, 2009 7:30pm
Grammy Award winner Terrance Simien has presented his unique genre of Southern American roots music in some of most prestigious performing arts venues and theatres in the United States. He has shared the studio stage with the likes of Los Lobos, Robert Palmer, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Dave Matthews Band, Alan Toussaint, the Neville Brothers, and Dr. John.
This performance is funded in part by a grant from the Southern Arts Federation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Kentucky Arts Council.
Eddie Pennington with Alonzo Pennington - Bluegrass
Friday, April 17, 2009 7:30pm
Eddie Pennington is widely recognized among his peers as one of the greatest living thumbstyle guitarists. In venues throughout the United States and Europe, he has kept alive the sound popularized by Kentucky native Merle Travis in the 1940s. Because of his ability to adapt well-known tunes to the alternating bass rhythms that characterize "Travis pickin'," Eddie's performances have generated renewed interest in this challenging art form.
Glema Mahr Chamber Music Series -
Tickets: $18
Double Play Flute & Tuba
Thursday, October 2, 2008 7:30pm
Double Play, flute and tuba has been active as a performing/touring ensemble since 1989. Although based in Phoenix, Arizona; this husband and wife team travels the country extensively each year, entertaining and educating audiences of all ages in a variety of venues from concert halls to classrooms.
Véronique Mathieu - Violin
Saturday, November 22, 2008 7:30pm
This award winning Canadian violinist has participated in summer festivals around the globe. An accomplished orchestral musician, she is currently the Associate Concertmaster of the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic and the Indiana University New Music Ensemble.
Jeeyoon Kim - Piano
Friday, March 6, 2009 7:30pm
A native of South Korea, Jeeyoon Kim Cocchiarella has delighted audiences around the world, with recent debuts at University of Evansville, Indiana University, and GloVil Art Hall in Korea. Married to last season’s pianist, Nino Cocchiarella, Jeeyoon received the first prize in the Korean Music Teachers’ Association Competition at age 18. She made her debut as a concert performer the same year, performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 2 with the Camerata Orchestra in Busan, Korea.
Sonya Baker – Soprano
Thursday, April 2, 2009 7:30pm
Soprano, Sonya Gabrielle Baker, noted for her performances of American music, has been heard in concert both nationally and internationally, from Cape Town, South Africa to Carnegie Hall to her city of residence, Murray, KY. Dr. Baker is currently Associate Professor of Voice at Murray State University and Kentucky Governor for the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). Baker also tours regularly as a soloist with the American Spiritual Ensemble. US Bank
Community Theatre Series
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer & Jess Winfield
November 14, 15, 2008 6:30pm
Dinner Theatre $25.00
Sunday, November 16, 2008 2:00pm
Dessert Theatre $18.00
All 37 Plays in 97 Minutes! An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard's plays that was praised by the Los Angeles Times as "wildly funny" and by the Montreal Gazette as "the funniest show you are likely to see in your entire lifetime". Warning!: This show is a high-speed roller-coaster type condensation of all of Shakespeare's plays, and is not recommended for people with heart ailments, bladder problems, inner-ear disorders and/or people inclined to motion sickness. The Glema Center cannot be held responsible for expectant mothers.
Killer Cast Party by PJ Woodside & Steve Hudgins
March 27, 28, 2009 7:30pm
March 29, 2009 2:00pm
The Glema Center proudly presents the world premiere of a wonderfully clever murder mystery by local theatre veterans PJ Woodside and Steve Hudgins. It’s opening night. High expectations fall disastrously short when a well established playwright’s new show flops! Fingers point in the direction of everyone involved to pin blame for the catastrophic opening. One thing is for sure. At the cast party, someone is going to die for it.
Tickets: $15.00
Summer Musical -TBA
July 10, 11, 17, 18, 2009 7:00pm
July 19, 2009 2:00pm
