Weinberg Center and New Spire Arts Announce Their 2023-2024 Seasons
FREDERICK, Md. (PRWEB) August 07, 2023 -- The Weinberg Center for the Arts and New Spire Arts announce the lineup for their upcoming seasons full of live music, comedy, dance, film and more. The Weinberg season kicks off September 10th with Tommy James and The Shondells and New Spire Arts launches its season with jazz pianist, Lafayette Gilchrist on September 22.
Tickets go on sale to Weinberg Center members Thursday, August 10 at 10:00 AM and to the public Thursday, August 17 at 10:00 AM. Tickets and memberships can be purchased online at WeinbergCenter.org, by calling the Box Office at 301-600-2828, or in person at 20 W. Patrick Street, Frederick, MD. Tickets for these previously announced performances are already on sale to the public: Tommy James & The Shondells, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Direct From Sweden The Music of ABBA, John Hiatt, World Ballet Series Cinderella, BLIPPI The Wonderful World Tour, Oasis in the Sun Tour featuring Pablo Cruise & Jim Messina, The Cabaret and The Great Gatsby Musical.
This season the Weinberg Center Live Series performances include:
• Versa-Style Dance Company
• Frederick Reads presents Michelle Zauner
• Travis Tritt 2023
• John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
• U.S. Air Force Band
• Menopause the Musical®
• Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro: Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret
• Peter Noone & Herman's Hermits with Special Guest The Marcels
• Yesterday and Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience
• When You Wish Upon a Star - A Jazz Tribute to 100 Years of Disney
• A Chanticleer Christmas
• Sara Evans Christmas Show
• A Motown Christmas
• World Ballet Series Nutcracker
• Eric Byrd Trio performs A Charlie Brown Christmas
• 1964 The Tribute
• Jesse Cook
• World Ballet Series - Swan Lake
• Scythian
• Mnozil Brass – Jubilee
• U.S. Army Concert Band
• Teelin Irish Dance - Celtic Journey
• Sons of the Pioneers
• The Young Dubliners
• The Everly Brothers Experience featuring The Zmed Brothers
• Step Afrika!
• The Frederick Symphony Orchestra presents "The Great American Songbook"
The Weinberg Center will once again host the Frederick Speaker Series, celebrating 11 years bringing world-class speakers to the Frederick community. As previously announced, the 2024 line-up features Monica Lewinsky, Shannon Bream, James Comey, Chuck D and Cheryl Strayed.
The 2023-24 Family Series, sponsored by the Frederick Keys, will feature familiar and new characters alike in performances appropriate for all ages. In addition to BLIPPI The Wonderful World Tour, shows will include, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live King For A Day, Cat Kid Comic Club The Musical, Peppa Pig Live! Peppa Sing Along Party, Buckets N Boards Comedy Percussion Show, Giraffes Can’t Dance The Musical, Animaniacs in Concert and annual holiday favorites The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol.
Honoring its roots as the former Tivoli movie palace, the Weinberg Center will continue to present its Silent Film Series, sponsored by the G. Frank Thomas Foundation and featuring live accompaniment on its Wurlitzer organ. The series begins Sunday, October 29 with the 1925 classic The Unholy Three. The Wonder Book Classic Film Series, sponsored by Wonder Book, starts its season off on Thursday, September 14 with the 1971 classic, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Now In its second year as part of the Weinberg Center family, the intimate black box theater, New Spire Arts’ offers a wide variety of programming. The 2023-24 Season includes:
• Lafayette Gilchrist
• Kyshona Trio
• Tablao Flamenco
• Martha Redbone Roots Project
• Joshua Davis
• Trevor Watts & Jamie Harris
• Ensemble Sangineto
• Michael Palascak
• The Jeremiahs
• PUSH Physical Theatre - Generic Male
• "50 Years Gone" A Tribute to Jim Croce
• Irish Christmas in America
• Heather Aubrey Lloyd
• Jill Barber
• Common Chords
• The "It's 5 O'clock Somewhere" Show
• Lisa Hilton Quartet
• National String Symphonia
• Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
The Weinberg Center will continue to showcase emerging artists in its pay-what-you-want Tivoli Discovery Series which will be held at New Spire Arts again this season. The 2023-24 line-up includes Damn Tall Buildings, The Barefoot Movement, The Trills and The Crane Wives.
ABOUT THE WEINBERG CENTER FOR THE ARTS
The Weinberg Center for the Arts is one of the region’s premier performing arts presenters, offering film, music, dance, theater, and family-focused programming. Located in the historic Tivoli movie theater in downtown Frederick, MD, the Weinberg Center strives to ensure that the arts remain accessible and affordable to local and regional audiences alike. In 2022 The City of Frederick entered into a 3-year agreement with the Ausherman Family Foundation to take over operations of New Spire Arts Stages. The Weinberg Center is the current administrator of the venue. Weinberg Center and New Spire events are made possible with major support from the City of Frederick, the Maryland State Arts Council, Plamondon Hospitality Partners, MHAA and other corporate and individual donors.
Barbara Hiller, Weinberg Center for the Arts, https://weinbergcenter.org/, 301-600-2868, [email protected]
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