Visiting Artist Series 2007-2008

Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall • Tickets: 610-436-2266

Gizmo Guys NEW DATE! Friday, May 30, 2008 at 7:30. All tickets purchased for the February 22 date will be honored on May 30. Allan Jacobs and Barrett Felker have won international juggling competitions and taught at top circus schools. Their act is an appealing combination of dazzling technique and infectious humor that reaches audiences of all ages. Video Sample

Recent Visiting Artist Performances

	Missoula Children's Theatre presents Cinderella Saturday, April 5 • 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Back by popular demand, the country's preeminent professional children's theatre company returns to WCU and will be recruiting more than 50 local children to stage an original musical adaptation of “Cinderella.”
	Best of Broadway: Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber Saturday, March 29 • 8 p.m. Revisit Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats and the rhythms of Starlight Express. Treat yourself to selections from Song and Dance, Aspects of Love and Phantom of the Opera. Raymond Saar’s direction, staging and musical arrangements combined with four Broadway stars promise an evening of entertainment.
	Trout Fishing in America Saturday, March 15 • 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. The long-standing musical partnership of Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet is as incongruent and intriguing as a picture of this musical duo - Idlet (guitar) stands six feet nine inches and Grimwood (bass), five feet five and one-half inches. Video Sample
	Shtreiml Saturday, March 1 • 8 p.m. Founded by harmonica innovator, Jason Rosenblatt, Shtreiml blends elements of klezmer, gypsy music and jazz to create a sound that is Eastern European Folk Music and Down-Home Blues. Center for the Performing Arts Theatre Video Sample
	Time for Three Saturday, November 3 • 8 p.m. One of America's most unique ensembles. Founded by three Curtis Institute of Music students intent on exploring unconventional repertoire, the trio dazzles with an eclectic mix of bluegrass, Hungarian gypsy, jazz, country-western fiddling, classical, and improvisatory music. Video Sample
	Emerson Drive Thursday, October 18 • 8 p.m. This band kicked off a big career in 2001 with the single, "I Should Be Sleeping" and remains on the charts with “Moments.” Shania Twain tapped them to open for her on her last North American Tour. Cosponsored by the Student Activities Committee
	Peter Nero and the Philly Pops Broadway Showstoppers: Best of the Tonys® Sunday, October 14 • 2 p.m. The darlings of Broadway all in one concert. Broadway powerhouses Lisa Vroman (Phantom of the Opera), Rachel York (Les Misérables, City of Angels), and Doug LaBrecque (Phantom of the Opera, Showboat) perform the songs that bring down the house.
	The Second City Touring Company Saturday, October 6 • 8 p.m. The premier training ground for the comedy worlds’ best and brightest. Alumni include Alan Arkin, Joan Rivers, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Martin Short, John Candy, Chris Farley, Mike Myers, Tina Fey, Steve Carell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. See comedy stars in the making in an absolutely hilarious satire and cutting-edge improvisation. Cosponsored by Student Development Office.
	Craig Karges Saturday, October 6 • 4 p.m. An extraordinary blend of mystery, humor, psychology and intuition. Karges dazzles the mind as he challenges his audiences to question what is real and what is unreal, what is possible and what is impossible. You don't just watch this performance, you experience it, through total audience participation.
	Step Afrika! Tuesday, August 28 • 8 p.m. Celebrate stepping, an art form born at fraternities, based in African traditions and espousing themes such as teamwork, academic achievement and cross-cultural understanding. Step Afrika’s intricate kicks, and rhythms mixed with spoken word pound the floor and fill the air. Cosponsored by Student Development Office.