NORWICH – The Chenango Arts Council (CAC) last week announced its lineup of the 2018-19 Season Performance series, marking 43 years of CAC's commitment to bringing enriching, culturally-aware entertainment to Chenango County.
This season's family-friendly lineup of performances is suited for audiences of all ages and includes engaging world-class entertainment from artists, performers, students and even pets—a first for the Arts Council.
Tickets for the performance series are available now at www.ChenangoArts.org, or at the CAC box office, 27 West Main Street, Norwich. The lineup for this year's performance series is listed below:
• On Saturday, September 29, 2018 beginning at 7 p.m., the CAC welcomes “52nd Street: The Music of Billy Joel.” 52nd St. performs all the big hits of the legendary Billy the Kid, from rockers like “Big Shot” and “You May Be Right” to ballads like “Just the Way You Are” and “She’s Got a Way” to perennial favorites like “Piano Man,” there’s something for everyone in this amazing, authentic stage production of one of rock-and-roll's most influential singer-songwriters.
• On Friday. October 26, 2018, beginning at 7 p.m., Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble take the stage with their brand of contemporary Zydeco polished for all audiences. Taylor's bluesy, soulful vocals and the band's hard driving Zydeco beat blend to create high-energy dance music that'll lift you out of your seat. Curley's music is true to its roots in Zydeco and Blues, but still contemporary enough to appeal to a broad range of music lovers.
While Norwich has a thing for Zydeco, Taylor and company often play to crowds unfamiliar with the genre, making fans wherever they go. When at home in Louisiana, you can find Curley in the studio working on his latest CD or playing in one of the local clubs around the Lafayette area to the delight of his hometown fans.
• On Thursday, December 6, 2018, bring the family and celebrate the holiday season here at the Arts Council! Beginning at 7 p.m. CAC staff and volunteers welcome the much-anticipated return of Eileen Ivers with her mesmerizing Irish holiday tribute “Joyful Christmas.”
Ivers will change the way you think about the violin. It is a rare and select grade of spectacular artists whose work is so boldly imaginative and clearly virtuosic that it alters the medium. It has been said that the task of respectfully exploring the traditions and progression of the Celtic fiddle is quite literally on Eileen Ivers' shoulders.
