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Washington Post commented, “Her electricity at the keyboard
is palpable, and though she generates from the music itself,
as it flows through her fingers it takes on fresh voltage that is
unmistakably hers.”
Program includes: Shostakovich’s
Festive Overture; Baba-Yaga
by Anatoly Liadov; Rachmaninoff’s
Rhapsody on a Theme
of Paganini; Overture on Hebrew Themes
by Prokofiev, and
Tchaikovsky’s
Francesca da Rimini
.
Our evening begins at P. F. Chang’s where we will be treated to
Chicken LettuceWraps, CrabWontons, Spicy Chicken, Sesame
Chicken, MongolianBeef, CrispyHoney Shrimp, Egg Drop Soup
and assorted desserts.
We will arrive at the Long Center in time for Bob Buckalew’s
pre-concert talk at 7:10 p.m.
Ticket cost includes transportation, dinner, pre-concert talk,
and performance.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Valerie Weis
John Mellencamp – Bass Concert Hall – Austin
Sunday, March 8, $110 pp
Dinner on Your Own
Depart SCPL 4:30 p.m.; Return 10:30 p.m.
Ticket Purchase Deadline: Monday, February 23
According to Texas Performing
Arts, “Grammy-winning musician John
Mellencamp has touched the heart and souls
of music listeners and influenced American
culture with enduring song. He is also one of
the most successful live concert performers in the world.
“A man with a conscience, he used his visibility and influence
to advocate an issue that hit close to home and became one of
the founding members of FarmAid, an organization that began
in 1985 to raise awareness about the loss of family farms. The
Farm Aid concerts have raised over $45 million to promote a
resilient family farm system of agriculture.”
Prior to the performance, wewill stop at TheDomain inAustin for
dinner on your own. Choose fromamyriad selection of restaurants
including California Pizza Kitchen, Cru, Daily Grill, Gloria’s,
Maggiano’s Little Italy, North, and Urban.
Ticket cost includes transportation, orchestra seat tickets, and link
to a digital download of Mellencamp’s new album,
Plain Spoken.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Flo Zydowicz
Purchase your tickets for CA Sponsored Outings at
or at the Member Services Office.
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