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MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER

Saturday , July 29 , 2017 • 7:30PM
Tickets : $ 26 / $ 32 / $ 46 Youth : 1 ⁄ 2 price
Trinity dazzles audiences with hard-driving percussive power , lightning-fast agility , aerial grace , and the awe-inspiring precision of its dancers . It also offers something profoundly more significant - the transcendence of craft to art and a dance legacy that is rooted in tradition yet forward looking and ever evolving . The result is a thoroughly fresh , engaging , and integrity-filled vision that goes beyond the source without losing touch with its essence . Founded in 1990 by Choreographer / Artistic Director Mark Howard , Trinity Irish Dance Company was the birthplace of progressive Irish dance , which opened new avenues of artistic expression leading directly to commercial productions such as Riverdance .
Sunday , July 30 , 2017 • 7:30PM
Tickets : $ 55 / $ 68 / $ 80 Opening set : Emily Barker
Over the course of her acclaimed career , Mary Chapin Carpenter has recorded 14 albums and sold over 14 million records . With hits like ” Passionate Kisses ” and “ He Thinks He ’ ll Keep Her ,” she has won five Grammy Awards ( with 15 nominations ), two CMA awards , two Academy of Country Music awards for her vocals and is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame . Carpenter hits the road in 2017 , performing songs from her expansive 14-album catalog and new songs from her latest record The Things That We Are Made Of . Produced by 2016 Producer of the Year Grammy-nominee Dave Cobb ( Jason Isbell , Chris Stapleton ), the album features eleven new songs written by Carpenter , and has received critical acclaim from NPR and Rolling Stone , among others .
Sponsored by :
• Jim & Joy Perry / P and B Motorsports •
• Beverly & Fred Pinkerton •
Thursday , August 3 , 2017 • 7:30PM
Tickets : $ 22 / $ 32 / $ 38 ∆Dance Alert
Here Come the Mummies is an eight-piece funk-rock band of 5000 year-old Egyptian Mummies with a one-track mind . Since their discovery , HCTM has opened for P-Funk , Al Green , and Cheap Trick ; rocked the Super Bowl Village ; become a regular on The Bob and Tom Show ; played a myriad of summer festivals and sold tickets by the thousands across large swaths of North America . Maybe that ’ s why concertgoers lose their minds over these mayhem-inducing mavens of mirth . Some say they were cursed after deflowering a great Pharaoh ’ s daughter . Others claim they are reincarnated Grammy-Winning studio musicians . Regardless , HCTM ’ s mysterious personas , cunning song-craft , and unrelenting live show will bend your brain , and melt your face . Get ready , for Here Come The Mummies .
Sponsored by :
• Haukaas Law Office , S . C .•
• Star North Cornucopia •
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∆Dance Alert We never know when joyous dancing or standing may break out . We try to make it fun for everyone . If you are not a dancer and don ’ t want to be caught behind one , try choosing seats in the mid-center or back sections .