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March 2021
(POSTPONED) Joye in Aiken-Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
In concern for the safety of our artists and audience, the Anderson & Roe performance scheduled for March 7 has been postponed. Patrons holding credits from 2020 will be able to use them at the Time for Three concert or the rescheduled Anderson & Roe concert. Other options may be announced at a later date. Please call the Etherredge Center box office (803-641-3305) to redeem your credit. 2021 Joye in Aiken Festival Performances MARCH 7 – JUNE 24, 2021 PRIORITY…
Find out more »(POSTPONED) USC Aiken Cultural Series – Dar He: The Story of Emmett Till
*** POSTPONED to February 19, 2022*** Dar He: The Story of Emmett Till is written by and starring Mike Wiley. In 1955, a 14-year-old black Chicago youth traveled to the Mississippi Delta with country kinfolk and southern cooking on his mind. He walked off the train and into a world he could never understand - a world of thick color lines, of hard-held class systems and unspeakable taboos. This riveting play chronicles the murder, trial and unbelievable confessions of the…
Find out more »April 2021
USC Aiken Cultural Series – The Branford Marsalis
Start your Master's Week schedule with The Branford Marsalis. Branford Marsalis has stayed the course throughout his career. From his early acclaim as a saxophonist bringing new energy and new audiences to jazz, he has refined and expanded his talents and his horizons as a musician, composer, bandleader and educator - a 21st Century mainstay of artistic excellence.
Find out more »Cultural Series: Broadway’s Next H!T Musical
Broadway's Next H!T Musical $15-$50 April 20, 2021, at 7:20 p.m., in the Etherredge Center Whose Line Is It Anyway? meets The Tony Awards. Every song is fresh. Every scene is new. Every night is different. It's all improvised and it's all funny. The New York Times calls Broadway's Next Hit Musical "Hilarious!" Time Out NY says "At last! A musical of, for, and by the people." Broadway's Next Hit Musical is the only unscripted theatrical awards show. Have…
Find out more »Dawn Larsen “Corn Under Canvas”
Join us at the Etherredge Center for "Corn Under Canvas: An Evening with a Tent Show Actress". Storyteller/singer-songwriter, Dawn Larsen grew up in the Ozarks amid lots of mountain music, arts, storytelling, beautiful hills and rivers. She taught herself to play guitar at 13. At a family gathering at about that age, after she had finished singing and was taking a break, her mother pulled her aside and asked, "Don't you know anything besides death and dying music?" She's proud…
Find out more »Classical Concert #3-Lara Plays Lalo
Enigma Variations, Op. 38 (Variations on an original theme)-E. Elgar Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21-E. Lalo Lara St. John, violin Clicke here to watch Ms. St. John perform on Colorado Public Radio! Buy Tickets Here!
Find out more »May 2021
(CANCELLED) Classical Concert #4-Beethoven’s Mighty Choral Symphony
Symphony No. 1, Op. 21, C Major-L.V. Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Op. 125, D Minor (Choral)-L.V. Beethoven The "Mighty Choral Symphony" soloists Diana Amos, soprano Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano Dominic Armstrong, tenor Jacob Will, baritone Aiken Symphony Festival Chorus Joel Scraper, Director Buy Tickets Here!
Find out more »June 2021
Joye in Aiken-“Jazz Explosion” Concert (Jazz Camp Faculty)
2021 Joye in Aiken Festival Performances MARCH 7 – JUNE 24, 2021 PRIORITY TICKET SALES BEGIN TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 TICKET SALES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FEBRUARY 1, 2021. Every effort will be made to conduct events in strict accordance with CDC and other relevant COVID-19 guidelines. Please note that events are subject to cancellation and/or rescheduling if required by COVID restrictions. THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 7:00 P.M. “JAZZ EXPLOSION” CONCERT (JAZZ CAMP FACULTY) U of SC Aiken Etherredge Center…
Find out more »Joye in Aiken-“Jazz Explosion” Jazz Camp Student Performance
2021 Joye in Aiken Festival Performances MARCH 7 – JUNE 24, 2021 PRIORITY TICKET SALES BEGIN TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 TICKET SALES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FEBRUARY 1, 2021. Every effort will be made to conduct events in strict accordance with CDC and other relevant COVID-19 guidelines. Please note that events are subject to cancellation and/or rescheduling if required by COVID restrictions. SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2021 3:00 P.M. “JAZZ EXPLOSION” JAZZ CAMP STUDENT PERFORMANCE U of SC Aiken Etherredge Center…
Find out more »February 2022
USC Aiken Cultural Series – Dar He: The Story of Emmett Till
Dar He: The Story of Emmett Till is written by and starring Mike Wiley. In 1955, a 14-year-old black Chicago youth traveled to the Mississippi Delta with country kinfolk and southern cooking on his mind. He walked off the train and into a world he could never understand - a world of thick color lines, of hard-held class systems and unspeakable taboos. This riveting play chronicles the murder, trial and unbelievable confessions of the men accused of Till's murder.
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