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September 26, 2009
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage with folklorico dance, mariachi, singer Victoria Acosta,
and smooth salsa by Henry Brun & the Latin Playerz with 2009 R&B Grammy Nominee Judi Deleon
at a 7 p.m. show. Join afternoon family activities beginning at 3 p.m. including charro horses,
a car show, exhibits and more.
Listen to MP3 Music Clips of Henry Brun & the Latin Playerz
Dance with Henry Brun and Judi Deleon to the music.
Watch video and get ready to Salsa!
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October 24, 2009
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Nominated by the Academy of Country Music
as this year’s top new female vocalist,
Sarah Buxton comes to the CAC with
fellow songwriter Eric Paslay, a 2001 graduate of Temple High School now working in Nashville under contract as a singer-songwriter.
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and engaging performers in their job to “have fun” while “keeping it real,” in an intimate,
acoustic setting where audiences will connect with local influences in Paslay's lyrics and music.
Pre-show: Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and drinks from 6-7 p.m. sponsored by Casa Ole’ in Temple
Sponsored by:
January 16, 2010
Make history, in a unique evening of boogie woogie with Grammy-winning artist Pinetop Perkins and the Willie (Big Eyes) Smith Band, both alumna of the Muddy Waters era of blues. Perkins began playing around 1927 and is widely regarded as one of the best blues pianists, that has influenced three generations of piano players. |
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These artists have been featured in numerous films, from the classic “Blues Brothers” to Spike Lee’s rock-u-drama, The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll. These living legends have collaborated through generations with everyone from Bo Diddley to B.B. King and Eric Clapton, creating iconic music reflecting the Black American Experience from the early 20th Century.
Pre-show begins at 7 p.m. featuring Bell County bluesman Fred Shepherd of Killeen, with moderator Al Alford (Temple College).
8-8:30 complimentary appetizers sponsored by:
Show Sponsored by: Scott & White, Jean & Durward Howard Endowment, Residence Inn, National Endowment for the Arts
April 24, 2010 iO Theatre
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Watch in utter amazement as the gifted cast of improvisers creates a two-act play using the style, iambic pentameter language, and themes of the immortal Bard, William Shakespeare in an evening of off-the-cuff comedy created by the legendary theatre whose alumni include Mike Myers, Tina Fey, Chris Farley, Vince Vaughn, Amy Poehler, Neil Flynn, Adam McKay, Rachel Dratch and more. Based on one audience suggestion (a title for a play that has yet to be written).
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creates a fully improvised play in Elizabethan style likely filled with power struggles, star-crossed lovers, sprites,kings, queens, princesses, sword-play, rhyming couplets,asides, insults, persons in disguise and all that we've come to expect from the pen of the Great Bard. The resulting original play, completely improvised on the spot, could reveal a tragedy, comedy, or history. "This is pop Shakespeare to be sure...with heaping tablespoons of Monty Python-esque slapstick and wordplay. ...." Centerstage Chicago
This presentation is supported by Mid-America Arts Alliance with generous underwriting by the National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts and foundations, corporations and individuals throughout Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. Also supported in part by Wilsonart, Extraco, & Residence Inn.
All PAS programs are supported in part by an award from the Texas Commission on the Arts!
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