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Center for the Arts presents Liberace & Liza: A Tribute live at Kiggins Theatre
April, 25 2022
Friends and Artists,
The Southwest Washington Center for the Arts will be presenting “Liberace & Liza: A Tribute” live at Kiggins Theatre on Wednesday, June 1st at 7 PM.
David Saffert & Jillian Snow Harris share the stage as Liberace & Liza Minnelli, creating an exhilarating night of musical and comical fireworks. Delighting in the costumes, music, and glamour of show business's wildest entertainers, the audience will be smiling and clapping along to such hits as Chopsticks, Gershwin Medley, Cabaret, & New York, New York. Conducting the entire show is Bo Ayars who toured with Liberace for 13 years as his arranger and Music Director.
The 90-minute PNW-based production brings the spectacle and musicality of Liberace’s Las Vegas productions to venues across the United States. The 5-person ensemble is headed by concert pianist David Saffert (Portland Gay Men’s Chorus, Portland Opera, Interlochen Music Camp), PNW performer Jillian Snow Harris, and Liberace’s musical director Bo Ayars. The show has delighted audiences national-wide, leading to multiple sold out engagements at Michael Feinstein’s clubs in San Francisco and Carmel, Indiana, and an upcoming date at Feinstein’s 54 Below in Manhattan.
Tickets are $25, General Admission and are available at Kigginstheatre.com. For more information, email info@centerforartswwa.org
And Now For This Week’s Top Picks…
Heathers - The Musical presented by Metropolitan Performing Arts
Heathers the Musical Greetings, salutations. Welcome to Westerberg High, where popularity is so very a matter of life and death, and Veronica Sawyer is just another of the nobodies dreaming of a better day. But when she’s unexpectedly taken under the wings of the three beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers, her dreams finally start to come true. Until JD turns up, the mysterious teen rebel who teaches her that it might kill to be a nobody, but it’s murder being a somebody… Suggested for mature audiences only due to adult situations, suggested drug use and killing, bullying, and explicit language. May 6 - May 22, 2022 $20 - $25
The Ne Plus Ultra Jass Orchestra - Live At Village Ballroom
Since 2016, The Ne Plus Ultra Jass Orchestra has been delighting audiences with the music of the roaring 20s and Depression era 30s. Under the leadership of master showman Sammuel Murry-Hawkins, the ensemble transports audiences to the golden age of Hot Jazz and Sweet Dance Music, specializing in the tunes of Cab Calloway, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, and George Gershwin. Guaranteed to delight and put a pep in your step! Come to dance or just to listen at the historic Village Ballroom, every third Friday of the month! To make the event accessible to all, ticket prices are set at $10, with $5 Arts For All tickets available at the door day of show with Quest/Oregon Trail card. (Additional $0.50 service charge for CC payments at the door.) Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling 360-989-6517 ($1 additional service charge for advance tickets).
Evidence On Tap - Live At Kiggins Theatre
Evidence on Tap explores some of America’s biggest crime mysteries. Each month, Eric Ulis (History Channel, Discovery Channel, CooperCon) presents a fun and informative event that leverages his many years of investigative and research experience. Along with the audience, Eric dives into the evidence in each case and attempts to provide answers to these great crime mysteries. Rescheduled to May 18th! In the early morning hours of March 18, 1990, at least two thieves robbed the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, in Boston, of 13 pieces of art that included masterpieces from Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Manet. With a value today totaling between $500 million and $1 billion, the Gardner Museum heist is the biggest property theft ever. There is currently a $10 million reward for the return of the artwork. However, after 32 years, not a single piece has ever been recovered. This month we dive into the evidence, suspects, and theories that may help explain where the missing Gardner Museum artwork is today.
Opera On Tap at Trusty Brewing Company
The Southwest Washington Center For The Arts is proud to partner with Trusty Brewing Co. to present Opera On Tap during the May 6th First Friday Art Walk in downtown Vancouver. This event is free and open to the public. Grab a pint from Vancouver's favorite brewery while listening to all your favorite tunes from the world's greatest operas, performed by the region's most talented local classical singers. The Center For The Arts is so pleased to have the opportunity to team up with local businesses to support local performing artists in the SW Washington community.