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Lindsey Buckingham

Compagnie de Danse Jean-René Delsoin (Haiti)

Richard Scarry’s BusytownSara Evans PROJECT TrioBowfire – Holiday Heart Strings

November/December 2012

Sara EvansLindsey Buckingham

Lindsey Buckingham, the Fleetwood Mac guitarist turned solo performer, will appear at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in the Carlsen Center’sYardley Hall as part of the Performing Arts Series at Johnson CountyCommunity College.

The show, called An Intimate Evening with Lindsey Buckingham, will

showcase Buckingham’s distinctive guitar-picking style and his instantly recognizable voice. He is expected to perform songs from his latest album,Seeds We Sow, as well as favorites from his previous solo and FleetwoodMac albums.

“As I‘ve grown as an artist, I‘ve gotten more and more in touch with mycenter, and that center is voice and guitar,” Buckingham stated on his website before going on tour last year. “Over time it has become increasingly vital to express more with less; that is my touchstone now andthe embodiment of that philosophy is what will be largely represented inthe new show.”

Buckingham joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975 with his then-girlfriend Stevie Nicks. He is the predominant musical force behind such Mac albums as Rumours and the innovative Tusk, and he has created a critically-acclaimed body of solo work that yielded the hits Trouble, Go Insane andHoliday Road.

Though Buckingham enjoyed the success of Fleetwood Mac, he says something was missing.

“The irony of the bulk of the Fleetwood Mac experience was that none ofus were comfortable,” he said. “We had this external success going, whichwas not matched by any kind of internal success. It didn’t make any of uswhole people or contented people in that sense.”

Now married and with three kids, Buckingham has found the internal success he had been seeking. “It really does feel like the best time of mylife,” he said.

That contentment and peace shows throughout Seeds We Sow, releasedlast year. From the soft melodic pop/rock tinge of End of Time to thealbum‘s rocking track One Take to the touching When She Comes Down,the album showcases Buckingham’s full arsenal of skills.

“I think the lyrics over the years have actually gotten better because theyhave gotten a little – I don’t want to say obscure – but they have gottenmore poetic in the way they’re created,” Buckingham said. “It’s a mysterious process even to me.”

Tickets $65, $50913-469-4445jccc.edu/TheSeries

Guitarist Lindsey Buckingham to show off arsenal of skills

Jean-René Delsoin will bring his renowned Compagnie de Danse troupefrom Haiti to Yardley Hall at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10.

The company of four dancers and three musicians has cultivated a distinctively nuanced view of Haitian culture and movement traditions,drawing on ballet and modern dance techniques in dialogue with Haiti’s plethora of rhythms and sounds.

The Compagnie de Danse moves through the many worlds that intersect in Haiti: the rough-edged and vivacious rural dances and ceremonies, the refined social dance of the cities and the vivid yet stark lines of contemporary global dance.

When the troupe is on stage, bold swaths of color alternate with somber,focused intensity. The earthy expressive voices of traditional drums interweave with the precise grace of classical ballet. Modern dance aesthetics and a deep love of popular moves meet beats that migratedfrom West Africa to Haiti. They all come together effortlessly in bold, emotionally resonant moments aimed to open doors to a better understanding between Americans and Haitians, between the artists and their American viewers and counterparts.

“Dance is my prayer,” Delsoin explains. “I want everyone in the audience to be touched by the colors and rhythms and to feel the energy and spirit of the company. I can’t imagine a more powerful way to promote understanding between us.”

Delsoin will conduct a pre-performance introduction and a post-show question-and-answer session with the audience. The actual dance performance will be an hour long.

The troupe’s presentation is part of Center Stage, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, administered by the New England Foundation of the Arts, in cooperationwith the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations.

Tickets $30, $20913-469-4445jccc.edu/TheSeries

Renowned dance troupe to deliver colors, rhythms and sounds

The adventures of Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm and their unforgettablefriends will come to life on stage at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, when KobaEntertainment presents Richard Scarry’s Busytown: Busytown Busy atYardley Hall.

The production captures the incredible world of Scarry’s characters, whichhas been enjoyed by families for more than 50 years. Busytown will behosting a talent contest and the friends will be discovering their true talents– with lots of laughter and only a few hiccups along the way.

The show is designed for children pre-kindergarten to second grade.

Two performances for schoolchildren will be held earlier in the day, at 9:45 a.m. and noon. Schools interested in participating should visitjccc.edu/TheSeries to make reservations or contact Angel Mercier at 913-469-8500, ext. 4221. The school shows are part of the college’sArts Education outreach program.

Scarry is one of the world’s best-loved children’s authors. He was born inBoston in 1919 and passed away in 1994. He wrote more than 300

children’s books, which have sold more than 150 million copies worldwide.The stories have been broadcast on television as Busytown Mysteries inNorth America and Canada.

Koba Entertainment has produced a roster of celebrated theatrical productions, including Max & Ruby: Bunny Party and The Backyardigans:Quest for the Extra Ordinary Aliens.

The Busytown production is set to original music by Juno Award winnerNorman Foote. It also features the work of Koba’s artistic director Patti Caplette and co-writer and Gemini award winner Jim Taylor.

Tickets $16 adults, $12 youth (ages 12 and under)913-469-4445jccc.edu/TheSeries

Richard Scarry’s lovable characters come to life on stage

Country singer Sara Evans, one of the most compelling female vocalists of her generation, will appear at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov.30, in Yardley Hall.

Since emerging in the late 1990s, Evans has enjoyed a prolificrecording career. She has sold nearly 6 million records andlanded five No. 1 country singles, including the self-penned Bornto Fly. Her latest album, Stronger, debuted on Billboard’s chart of top country albums when it was released in March 2011.

The performance by Evans will serve as the annual benefit forJCCC’s President’s Scholarship. The scholarship recognizes outstanding academic achievement by Johnson County highschool graduates. The event is tagged as the President’s Choice;President Terry Calaway chose the performer.

Before releasing Stronger, Evans had been out of the music spotlight for six years. She weathered a high-profile divorce, focused on her three children and married football-star-turned-sportscaster Jay Barker. She also became an author, publishingThe Sweet By and By and Softly and Tenderly. And she remained a favorite on country radio stations with her hits such as Suds in the Bucket, I Keep Looking and Perfect.

On her website, Evans states that she feels like she is beginninganew. “I feel like I‘m just starting my life, my career and there‘snothing that I can‘t do. I‘m definitely more confident now than I‘ve ever been in my life.”

That confidence carries into Stronger‘s lead single, A Little Bit Stronger. The song, a portrait of a survivor that carries an empowering message, was written by Hillary Lindsey, Luke Laird and Lady Antebellum‘s Hillary Scott.

Evans, 41, grew up in Boonville, Mo., and sang with her family‘sband as a child. She has garnered numerous accolades, includingthe Academy of Country Music‘s female vocalist honor in 2006and the Country Music Association’s Video of the Year prize forBorn to Fly.

Her previous studio albums have been strong sellers. Her sophomore set, No Place That Far, has been certified gold; 2001’s Born to Fly is double platinum and 2003‘s Restless and 2005’s Real Fine Place are both platinum.

Opening for Sara Evans is Kelleigh Bannen, known for her recent hit, Sorry on the Rocks.

Tickets $150 ($50 tax-deductible); $70, $55913-469-4445jccc.edu/TheSeries

Country star Sara Evans appears for President’sScholarship fundraiser

PROJECT Trio, a chamber music ensemble that blends classical trainingwith jazz, hip-hop and rock, will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, in theCarlsen Center’s Polsky Theatre.

The Trio, comprised of three virtuosic composer/performers from Brooklyn,N.Y., are Greg Pattillo on flute, Eric Stephenson on cello and Peter Seymouron bass. They perform more than 70 concerts a year, playing to fans of allages in venues around the world. Their YouTube channel has had more than 71 million views.

DownBeat magazine described the Trio as “packed with musicianship, joy and surprise.” And The Wall Street Journal hailed them for their “wide appeal, subversive humor and first-rate playing.”

PROJECT Trio’s discography includes four recordings: Winter in June, PROJECT Trio, Brooklyn and their most recent release, When Will Then BeNow, and a DVD, PROJECT Trio: Live in Concert, all on the Trio’s own recordlabel, Harmonyville Records. Last fall, their catalog-spanning Random Roads Collection was released on Tummy Touch Records and immediately soared to the top of the classical and jazz charts.

Pattillo is known throughout the world for his redefinition of flute sound.Praised by The New York Times as “the best person in the world at what hedoes,” his groundbreaking videos on YouTube showcasing beatbox flute

have been viewed more than 45 million times. He was classically trained as astudent of Joshua Smith at the Cleveland Institute of Music. In San Francisco,he began blending beatbox techniques and flute styles with the sounds ofbeat poetry and hip-hop rhymes, ultimately developing his style combiningclassical music with the street art of beatboxing.

Stephenson’s style ranges from classical to jazz to rock and folk. He has performed with numerous orchestras such as the IRIS Orchestra in Memphis,Tenn., and the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder. He also was a regularsubstitute for the Cleveland Orchestra.

Stephenson earned his bachelor and master of music degrees with honorsfrom the Cleveland Institute of Music.

Seymour, a native of Dallas, has performed with a multitude of artists and ensembles. As a regular substitute with the Cleveland Orchestra, he performed under the baton of Franz Welser-Most and as a member of theNew World Symphony under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. Heserved as events coordinator for the New World Symphony Orchestra from 2001 to 2004.

Tickets $30913-469-4445jccc.edu/TheSeries

PROJECT Trio fuses classical music with eclectic variety of music

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PAS Administrative Office: Open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday • Call 913-469-4450. A request for interpretative services must be made 72 hours before a performance. Call the box office at 913-469-4445 or TDD/TTY 913-469-4485. Persons with disabilities who desire additional support services may contact services for patrons with disabilities, 913-469-8500, ext. 3521, or TDD/TTY 913-469-3885.

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Ruel Joyce Jazz SeriesChung-Hoon Peter Chun,

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Lindsey Buckingham7 p.m., Yardley Hall

$65, $50

Academic TheatreThe Mystery of Edwin Drood

7:30 p.m.Polsky Theatre*


2 p.m.Free, Polsky Theatre


2 and 7:30 p.m.Polsky Theatre*

Compagnie de DanseJean-René Delsoin (Haiti)

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Richard Scarry’s Busytown Busy

7 p.m., Yardley Hall$16, $12 youth

Sara Evans President’s Choice Event

8 p.m., Yardley Hall$150, $70, $55

Polsky SeriesThe Heart of a Warrior

Navajo Code Talker film7 p.m., Yardley Hall*6:30 p.m. reception

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Bowfire’s ensemble of world-renowned musicians will celebrate the holidays when they appear at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at Yardley Hall.

Some of the world’s greatest fiddlers and violinists, who perform in variousgenres, will present Bowfire – Holiday Heart Strings. The show will include favorite classics such as The Nutcracker Suite, Sleigh Ride, So This Is Christmas,Dreydl, Dreydl, Dreydl and The Christmas Song.

Bowfire has been impressing audiences worldwide since forming in 2000.

The ensemble takes audiences on a journey that moves seamlessly from jazzto classical to bluegrass to Celtic to rock and world. The combination of master musicians, choreography and vocals is complemented by elaboratecostumes and set design.

“When you put the best string players from around the world together onstage, something magical happens,” said Lenny Solomon, the group’s founderand artistic director. “We are changing people’s perception of what a stringed instrument can do.”

Solomon has a reputation as one of the world’s most skilled and innovativejazz violinists. He has toured extensively in the United States, Canada andJapan with The Lenny Solomon Trio and was a three-time winner of the annual Violinist of the Year Award presented by The National Jazz Awards.

Besides Solomon, Bowfire performers include Stephane Allard, Quebecois jazzviolinist; Bill Bridges, guitarist; Stephanie Cadman, Celtic fiddler; Shane Cook,fiddler; Bogdan Djukic, classical virtuoso/violinist; George Gao, Chinese erhu;Yi-Jia Susanne Hou, violinist; Ray Legere, bluegrass fiddler; Lew Mele, bass;Jon Pilatzke, Celtic fiddler; Ben Riley, drummer; Bernie Senensky, pianist;Wendy Solomon, cellist; and Kelli Trottier, Celtic fiddler.

The creative team includes Olivier-nominated stage director Stafford Arima,whose list of credits in the musical theater world include Altar Boyz, the WestEnd production of Ragtime, and Chef's Theater at New York City’s SupperClub; choreographer Patricia Wilcox, who has created numbers for everythingfrom Broadway shows to championship ice skaters; scenic director David Kornis, who has lent his creative talents in design to Broadway, film and television; lighting designer Ben Stanton, who is based in New York City specializing in design for theatre, dance, concerts and corporate events andrenowned costume designer Karen Ann Ledger.

Tickets $80, $50, $40913-469-4445jccc.edu/TheSeries

Bowfire to spread holiday cheer in show at Yardley Hall

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