Beginning June 19, 2018, tickets go on sale for the new Fine Arts season at North Central College.
UPDATE, June 19, 2018 / BOX OFFICE at 171 E. Chicago Avenue is now open for the new Fine Arts Season.
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (June 18, 2018)— Rick Springfield, The Best of Second City, Dennis DeYoung, Damien Sneed’s “We Shall Overcome,” Gabriel Sanchez presents: The Prince Experience and Jefferson Starship are just some of the many featured artists in the upcoming 2018-2019 Fine and Performing Arts Season at North Central College.
Jim Peterik & World Stage will also be returning to the College as well as cabaret favorites Joan Curto and Girls Like Us.
“For the past 10 years the Wentz Concert Hall and Fine Arts Center has served Naperville and North Central College,” said Director of Fine Arts Brian Lynch. “Join us for this special season at all of our venues as we celebrate the arts with some of the best names in entertainment!”
In December, North Central will once again host its Home for the Holidays in Naperville series featuring three concerts: David Benoit’s “Christmas Tribute to Charlie Brown,” “Junie B. Jones in Jingle Bells Batman Smells,” and Dennis DeYoung.
Think dinner and the show
As part of this series, patrons receive 20 percent-off tickets to these shows, plus special offers at local restaurants.
Tickets for these and all other performances go on sale Tuesday, June 19. Patrons who purchase three
or more shows save up to 20 percent by becoming a season subscriber.
For tickets please call the North Central College Box Office at 630-637-SHOW (7469), visit northcentralcollege.edu/show or stop by the Box Office in the Fine Arts Center located at 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville.
Student and faculty musicians, actors and artists will be featured in numerous North Central College
events you will not want to miss. The 2018-2019 season will also include performances by DuPage
Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Sinfonietta and Chicago Harmony Sweepstakes, which call North
Central’s Wentz Concert Hall their suburban home.
North Central College’s 2018-2019 Fine and Performing Arts Season
Pop and Rock
Sept 29: Rick Springfield
Oct. 6: Art Garfunkel
Nov 16: Marc Cohn
Dec. 15: DENNIS DEYOUNG: THE GRAND ILLUSION 40th ANNIVERSARY ALBUM TOUR
Jan. 12: Jim Peterik & World Stage
Mar. 9: Gabriel Sanchez presents: The Prince Experience
Apr. 6: Another big name artist, to be announced August 12
May 18: Jefferson Starship
Classical and Jazz
Dec. 1: David Benoit “Christmas Tribute to Charlie Brown”
Jan. 20: Chicago Sinfonietta “Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
Feb. 23: “We Shall Overcome, A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
Cabaret
Jan. 27: Joan Curto “Songs of the Leading Ladies of Broadway”
March 24: The Four C Notes
May 19: Girls Like Us: “It’s My Party, the Girls and the Groups of the 1960’s”
Comedy
Oct. 20: The Best of Second City
Family
Dec. 1: “Junie B. Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells”
Feb. 2: “Pinkalicious, the Musical”
April 6: “Pete the Cat”
North Central College Jazz
Sept. 14: An Evening With Jazz Vocalist Janice Borla
Nov. 2: An Evening With Jazz Trumpeter Art Davis
Nov. 7: The Fall Great Evening of Jazz
Dec. 7: 6th Annual Jazz Faculty Christmas Concert
Jan. 18: An Evening With Jazz Saxophonist Mitch Paliga
Feb. 22: An Evening With Jazz Vibraphonist Brad Stirtz
March 8: An Evening of Big Band
March 29: Revenge of the Rhythm Section Featuring Bassist Kelly Sill and Drummer Jack
Mouse
Apr. 26: An Evening With Jazz Trombonist Tim Coffman
May 17: An Evening With Jazz Pianist Chris White
May 29: The Spring Great Evening of Jazz
North Central College Music
Oct. 17: Honors Choral Invitational Festival Concert
Oct. 26: Homecoming “Kick-Off” Concert
Nov. 13: Concert Winds Invitational Concert
Nov. 14: Chamber Players and Symphony Band Fall Concert
Feb. 2: “Gospel Extravaganza 31”
Feb. 15: Winter Choral Gala
March 2: Chords for Kids Concert for Children With Special Needs
March 7: Chamber Players and Symphony Band Winter Concert
April 16: Concert Winds Return From Tour Concert
April 30: Chamber Singers “Metamorphosis” Concert
May 8: Women’s Chorale “Finale!” Concert
May 21: Cardinal Chorus and Chamber Strings Spring Concert
May 22: Concert Choir Graduation Concert
May 28: Department of Bands Spring Concert
North Central College Theatre
Oct. 4-7: “The Laramie Project”
Oct. 18-21: “Other Ways to Resist”
Nov. 8-11: “Peter and the Starcatcher”
Jan 24-27: “Logan’s Comedy”
Feb. 7-10: “The Opportunities of Extinction”
Feb. 21-Mar. 3: “Sweeney Todd”
April 11-14: “Action! Shape Your World”
May 2-5: “Out on a Limb”
Performance information is subject to change. Visit northcentralcollege.edu/show throughout the
season for updates.
Thanks for supporting the arts at North Central College
North Central College’s 2018-2019 Fine and Performing Arts Season is partially supported by the following sponsors and partners: BMO Harris Bank; Naperville Special Events and Cultural Amenities Fund; Illinois Arts Council Agency; Advanced Data Technologies; Blooming Color; Chef By Request; Elements at Water Street; Naperville Magazine; Nicor Gas; Savant Capital Management; Catch 35; Dommermuth, Cobine, West, Gensler, Philipchuck, Corrigan and Bernhard, Ltd.; DuPage Foundation; Hotel Indigo Naperville Riverwalk; Hugo’s Frog Bar & Fish House; Marquette Companies; Monarch Landing; Naperville Development Partnership; Pinot’s Palette; and Sullivan’s Steakhouse.
Since 1861…North Central College
Founded in 1861, North Central College is an independent, comprehensive college of the liberal arts and sciences that offers more than 65 undergraduate majors and six graduate programs. With more than 2,900 students, North Central provides a rigorous, student-centered education and fosters a diverse, inclusive and globally engaged community that prepares students for action and leadership in a complex world. Just 30 minutes from Chicago’s Loop, the campus is located in the Historic District of Naperville, Ill.—rated by Money magazine as among the nation’s “Best Places to Live” and by niche.com as the 2nd “Best Places to Live in Illinois.”
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Think dinner and the show!
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