Contact: Courtney Hiatt, Media and PAC Series Manager, (360) 650-2829, Courtney.Hiatt@wwu.edu
BELLINGHAM - Western Washington University's College of Fine and Performing Arts (CFPA) 2008-2009 "Season of the Arts" lineup will include the 40th Anniversary Tour of Lar Lubovitch Dance Company and the energetic contemporary string quartet, ETHEL.
The CFPA Season of the Arts consists of the Performing Arts Center (PAC) Series, the Sanford Series, Western Gallery exhibitions and various events sponsored in the art, dance, music, and theatre arts disciplines.
The 2008-2009 PAC Series and Sanford Piano Series will showcase five innovative, critically acclaimed artists beginning in October and running through April 2009. This season will mark the fourth annual Education Matinee Series, which allows students in grades K-12 to attend free professional matinees on the WWU campus featuring PAC Series artists and the CFPA disciplines.
"For the first time in three years we will present Dance as part of the PAC Series," said Courtney Hiatt, PAC Series manager. "The Lar Lubovitch Dance Company will stop in Bellingham on their 40th anniversary tour, their first U.S. tour since 1995.
"In addition, we are very pleased to have the ground-breaking string quartet, ETHEL - described as having the energy of a raucous bar band. Their amplified sound and original compositions delivers chamber music in a fresh way, which will appeal to both new and long-time chamber music fans," Hiatt said.
Season tickets go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 9. Season tickets will range in price from $36 to $76 for the three PAC Series events and from $18 to $32 for the two Sanford Piano Series performances. PAC Series season benefits include free parking and $2 off each ticket, as well as a $2 discount for additional single ticket purchases.
Single tickets go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 23 and range in price from $14 to $30 for PAC Series performances and from $9 to $16 for Sanford Piano Series events. A limited number of $6 tickets located in the last three rows of the venue will also be available.
Tickets are available through the Western Box Office, (360) 650-6146, Village Books and the Community Food Co-op, as well as online via www.tickets.wwu.edu. The Box Office is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and one hour prior to each performance.
All PAC Series and Sanford Piano Series Performances listed here will be at 7:30 p.m. in a Performing Arts Center venue.
PAC Series Performances:
Baka Beyond - World fusion music that features African beats underpinning Celtic and Gaelic melodies to create energetic and utterly infectious rhythms. The concert is Friday, Nov. 7 in the PAC Mainstage Theatre. Tickets cost $14-$26.
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company - The 40th Anniversary Tour of one of the "top ten choreographers in the world," according to The New York Times, that will feature a performance of their critically acclaimed "Men's Stories." Performance is Friday, Jan. 23, 2009 in the PAC Mainstage Theatre. Tickets range in price from $14 to $30.
ETHEL - A post-classical string quartet infused with rock, jazz, blues, pop and the energy of a bar band will perform Friday, April 24, 2009 in the PAC Concert Hall. Tickets cost $14-$26.
Parking lot 14G, located across from the Performing Arts Center, will be reserved for patrons to use for all PAC Series events. Parking costs $1 per hour and patrons will be required to pay at the pay boxes. PAC Series season subscribers will receive free parking and will park in lot 11G, located next to the Performing Arts Center.
The 2008-2009 PAC Series Season is made possible, in part, by major event sponsors Community Food Co-op, Comcast and Banner Bank. The Lar Lubovitch Dance Company performance is funded in part by the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts, with lead funding from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Additional funding provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Ford Foundation and MetLife Foundation.
Sanford Piano Series Performances:
Sean Duggan - Winner of the Johann Sebastian Bach International Competition multiple times, Duggan has received critical acclaim for his performances around the world. He is recognized for his own liturgical compositions, as well as his concerts featuring works by Bach. His concert is Friday, Oct. 24; tickets cost $9-$16. A Master class, which is free and open to the public, will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 in the PAC Concert Hall.
Paul Roberts - An international authority on French repertoire and author of two books on Debussy, British pianist Roberts regularly teaches and performs in the United States, Great Britain and Western Europe. He will perform Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009. Tickets cost $9-$16. A Master class, from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009 in the PAC Concert Hall, will be free and open to the public.
Proceeds from the Sanford Piano Series performances go toward scholarships for talented piano majors at WWU. The Sanford Piano Series is sponsored by the Whatcom Community Foundation's Spirit Fund and Sibyl Sanford.
For more information on WWU's 2008-2009 "Season of the Arts," please visit the PAC Series Web site at www.pacseries.wwu.edu or the CFPA Web site at www.wwu.edu/cfpa. To request a brochure, please contact Courtney Hiatt, PAC Series Manager, at (360) 650-2829.
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