Love music? The Songwriter Concert & Workshop are FREE events open to the community. Hear from expert songwriters about methods of composition and develop/enhance your own songwriting skills. Whether you've been songwriting for years or new to the art, this weekend will be great for exploring your creativity and networking with fellow songwriters.
Shakespeare’s most famous comedy entangles two worlds – the court of Athens and a mystical forest of magical creatures that lie just beyond the city’s walls.
Felipe Esparza is not just your average comedian - he's a force of nature on stage, leaving audiences in stitches with his wild stories and real world experiences that make up his material. Since winning NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” in 2010, Felipe has worked hard to solidify his place among the top touring headliners working today. With four successful stand-up specials under his belt at HBO and Netflix and his popular "What’s Up Fool? Podcast”, holding steady as a top comedy podcast for the last ten years, fans have gotten to know Felipe and the world he comes from, and they want more. They are flocking to his live shows to be part of the total experience. With Felipe’s new “At My Leisure” Tour launching fall of 2024, he’ll be going international for the first time, to include Australia, New Zealand, Canada and several European dates to close out the year. Felipe's infectious energy and undeniable charm make every live performance an unforgettable experience. In addition to his stand-up success, Felipe has started to make a name for himself on the small and big screens. With recurring roles on hit TV shows such as “Superstore”, “The Eric Andre Show”, “Gentefied”, […]
Shakespeare’s most famous comedy entangles two worlds – the court of Athens and a mystical forest of magical creatures that lie just beyond the city’s walls.
Nurse Blake is a nurse, creator, advocate, touring comedian, viral sensation and so much more. From nursing school to the bedsides of patients, Nurse Blake uses his unique experiences for a fun-filled comedy event that celebrates the hard work of healthcare providers. He is truly a one-of-a-kind entertainer with a career pivot not even he could have expected! From an early age, he knew he wanted to be a Nurse and started working as a patient transporter at 17. Nurse Blake graduated BSN in 2014 from UCF in Orlando, Florida. As an advocate from the beginning, he was also the President of the Florida Nursing Student Association. In 2013, Nurse Blake started Banned4Life to end the permanent FDA gay blood ban, which ultimately contributed to the lifetime ban being lifted in 2015. Driven by an intense desire to effect meaningful change in healthcare, Nurse Blake’s commitment extends beyond policy work. He shares his personal narrative with remarkable candor, embodying transparency and courage. Immediately after graduating, Blake jumped right into what he thought would be his forever career, working in level 1 trauma centers around the country in a variety of nursing roles. Unbeknownst to him, his interest in social media that […]
Join us at the Ellen Noël Art Museum for a delightful event designed for art-loving preschoolers aged 3-5 and their grown-ups. At 1:00 PM, we invite you to enjoy a beautifully illustrated story and an engaging art activity. This free event offers an entertaining children's story followed by a hands-on art project that relates to the tale. Our featured book for this session is Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett. Children will be enchanted by the heartwarming story of Annabelle and her magical box of yarn, and afterward, they will get to create their own colorful art inspired by the book. It’s a wonderful opportunity to nurture a love of reading and creativity in young children while spending quality time together. We look forward to welcoming you and your little artists to the museum for this fun and inspiring event!
Join us at the Ellen Noël Art Museum for a delightful event designed for art-loving preschoolers aged 3-5 and their grown-ups. At 1:00 PM, we invite you to enjoy a beautifully illustrated story and an engaging art activity. This free event offers an entertaining children's story followed by a hands-on art project that relates to the tale. Our featured book for this session is Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett. Children will be enchanted by the heartwarming story of Annabelle and her magical box of yarn, and afterward, they will get to create their own colorful art inspired by the book. It’s a wonderful opportunity to nurture a love of reading and creativity in young children while spending quality time together. We look forward to welcoming you and your little artists to the museum for this fun and inspiring event!
Join us for a night you won’t forget with Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum selling rock band Soul Asylum with support from The Juliana Hatfield Three performing “Become What You Are” at The Ector Theatre on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at 7 PM! Read More About the Band… Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum selling rock band Soul Asylum started as Minneapolis’ punk younger brothers to the Replacements and Husker Dü. Their 1992 breakthrough album, Grave Dancers Union, featured the international hits “Runaway Train,” “Black Gold” and “Somebody to Shove.” “Runaway Train” won a Grammy, and its music video brought nearly two dozen missing and exploited children and teens around the world home to their families. Soul Asylum has released 12 original albums, in addition to multiple live albums and greatest hits collections. Hurry Up and Wait was released in 2020 to much fan and critical acclaim worldwide, landing the band their highest Billboard chart position since 1995’s platinum-selling Let Your Dim Light Shine. The current Soul Asylum line-up features Dave Pirner (lead vocals/guitar), Michael Bland (drums), Ryan Smith (lead guitar) and Jeremy Tappero (bass). Pirner, generally considered to be one of the great American songwriters, released a best-selling annotated collection of lyrics, Loud, Fast, Words, in 2020. Soul […]
98 Degrees is an internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum, multi-award winning and nominated vocal group, comprised of brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, Jeff Timmons, and Justin Jeffre. The group has sold over 15 million albums worldwide with (4) Top 5 Billboard charting radio singles including mega-hits such as “The Hardest Thing”, “I Do, Cherish You”, “Because of You”, and the number one hit single featuring Mariah Carey called, “Thank God I Found You.” 98 Degrees’ albums have reached gold or platinum status in more than 60 countries around the world and their first Christmas album entitled “98 Degrees This Christmas,” has sold over two million copies, which is widely recognized as one of the most successful holiday albums of all time. Their latest holiday single, The First Noel was released in 2023 and charted within the Top 10. With countless concert performances, singing in front of millions of fans, the group has also performed at the White House (twice) and made appearances on The Grammys, Soul Train, Motown Live, The Tonight Show, The American Music Awards, The Teen Choice Awards, MTV’s TRL and Dick Clark’s “Rockin New Year’s Eve, to name a few highlights. Most recently, the band released their latest holiday […]
