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Dear Patrons,

Welcome back to live events at the Bologna Performing Arts Center! We are excited to have artists returning to our stage, and look forward to inviting you to attend shows again. Things will be a little different this spring and summer. Due to the ongoing nature of the pandemic, we are going to put each show on sale individually, about 4-6 weeks before each event. This allows us to make sure we are following the most recent executive orders, including audience capacity guidelines. Please refer to the on-sale dates for each artist in this brochure. Seating has been reduced for our Spring/Summer Series, and is being sold in staggered pairs and groups. We ask that you purchase all of the seats in the grouping to ensure that patrons are comfortable being seated together. At this time, all patrons are required to wear masks during their visit to the Bologna Performing Arts Center. All of our staff and volunteers will also wear masks, and do daily temperature checks and symptom monitoring. We ask you to please monitor your own health, and stay home if you do not feel well. We have also increased our cleaning and sanitation regimens. We have invested in new cleaning systems to ensure that the theater is totally sanitized prior to every performance. We encourage you to call us at 662-846-4625 or visit our website www.bolognapac.com for the latest health and safety operating guidelines prior to your visit. We are eager to resume presenting live events with this Spring/Summer Series. You can expect us to present a full 2021-2022 Season, beginning later this fall. We will have a Season Announcement later this summer. We cannot thank you enough for your support over the past year. We are extremely proud to have been a part of the Delta region for the past 26 years. From a child’s first time to see a matinee on a school field trip, a first date, or a special celebration, we have heard from many of you regarding the impact the Bologna Performing Arts Center has had on your life. We believe the ARTS are ESSENTIAL, and we look forward to providing you with more opportunities to make meaningful connections in the future.

Sincerely, Bologna Performing Arts Center Advisory Board & Staff

2 SPRING/ SUMMER SERIES 2021 THE ALLMAN BETTS BAND

THE ALLMAN BETTS BAND includes Devon Allman scope throughout a baker’s dozen of modern rock. & Duane Betts on guitars and vocals, Jr. Ragged and stomping. Heady and frayed. Soaring and on bass, Johnny Stachela on slide guitar, John Ginty on scorching. Generational and genteel. West Coast scenes Hammond B3 (Robert Randolph/Dixie Chicks) and Devon and Gulf Coast shores. Gateways of the Midwest and Allman Project percussionists R. Scott Bryan (Sheryl Crow) swamplands of Florida. Wyoming’s Big Sky. New York’s Big and John Lum. The show features original music from their Apple. Chicago’s Broad Shoulders. “I think we definitely two recent BMG albums, from their solo projects as challenged ourselves, pushed ourselves artistically, and well as classic songs by , the widened the spectrum on all levels. We wanted something legendary group founded by Devon and Duane’s fathers, that was a little more sweeping. A deeper experience,” says & . Betts. Says ALLMAN, “I hope what people hear on Bless Their sophomore album, Bless Your Heart, was released Your Heart is a band that’s having a love affair with being on August 28, 2020. Like their debut album, Bless Your a band.” Heart was recorded at the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound “This is THE ALLMAN BETTS BAND’s best offering Studios and produced by Matt Ross-Spang (Jason Isbell, yet, showcasing a band still tethered to their legacy but Margo Price, John Prine and ). finding their own way with a sound that honors their roots A conflagration of influences and invention, confidence without stepping all over them.” - No Depression and ambition, Bless Your Heart captures a vast, panoramic BOLOGNA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 3

When looking for the perfect presentation of the Their hits are a thing of legend: In addition to the sound and style, few fit the bill as well as MARTHA aforementioned, they include the gospel-tinged “Nowhere REEVES and the Vandellas. It was 1963 when they to Run,” the classic soul favorite “My Baby Loves Me,” the moved from being ’s original backup singers pop anthem “,” and the signature, “Dancing In (“,” “Pride & Joy,” “Hitch Hike”) to The Street.” While best known for up-tempo, hard driving stars in their own right with the trifecta of “Come and Get tunes, REEVES’ shows are often highlighted by jazzy These Memories,” “Heat Wave,” and “Quicksand.” Over renderings of ’s “God Bless The Child,” her the next decade, MARTHA REEVES & the Vandellas driving original “Watch Your Back” (both included in would be a consistent presence on the music charts, as well her self-produced CD “Home to You”), and the perennial as on television and top venues across the US and abroad. showstopper, “Love Makes Me Do Foolish Things.” With the unmistakable voice that helped define “the sound REEVES is the recipient of the Dinah Washington of young America,” REEVES reigns as one of music’s most Award, a Rhythm n’ Blues Foundation Pioneer Award, beloved and acclaimed female singers. a Black in Publishing Legends Award, and has As one reviewer recently exclaimed, “MARTHA been inducted in the , Soul, , and REEVES is the ultimate Motown diva with soul flowing Vocal Group halls of fame. “” has from the tips of her toes to the last hair on her head. been entered into the Library of Congress Registry of They don’t make ‘em like that anymore.” REEVES and Historical Recordings and into the Grammy Hall of Fame. her Vandellas - her sisters, Lois (who joined the group in MARTHA REEVES and the Vandellas, are listed among 1967) and Delphine (who came aboard in 1980) - remain magazine’s “100 Immortal Artists.” in high demand, heating up clubs, casinos, concert stages, colleges and music festivals across the globe. 4 SPRING/ SUMMER SERIES 2021

Can CLAY WALKER deliver? That’s the question, really do approach it great writers from the past. and he’s not afraid of it. In fact, he’s positioned himself to When they get the hook, they try to point every line to that answer it squarely – one way or another – this year. With idea. That’s just great writing, and great writing never new creative and business teams and a deep well of hard- changes. Through this process I’ve found I absolutely can earned wisdom, WALKER relishes the challenge. “I’ve fit into this format. I can have a hell of a lot more hits.” prepared myself for this moment in my career – mentally, Often overlooked in WALKER’s career has been the physically and artistically,” he says. “I’ve never been more balance he’s had between writing his own material – much ready.” of it solo, including many of his biggest hits – and recording In a sense, the question is absurd for a recording artist, undeniable songs from outside writers. “As much as I love and entertainer with four platinum albums writing and would love to write every , it’s not a smart and a dozen No. 1 hits to his credit, Walker has been move in most cases for an artist to write every song they embracing the evolution of the genre and working with record,” he says. “Let the music lead – get the better songs, many of ’s top . No slouch in that however they come.” department himself, the native Texan has written or co- WALKER signed with TKO Artist Management last written many of his biggest hits including “,” year, and with Toby Keith’s Show Dog Nashville record “Rumor Has It” and “I Can’t Sleep.” label. With new creative and business teams, WALKER WALKER, for one, is not complaining. He’s embracing readies for his 12th studio album. For more information, ... by working with many of the format’s top songwriters. visit claywalker.com. “The style at radio right now is unique, but these writers

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Nearly 50 years ago, THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND was founded in Spartanburg, SC. Thanks to hits like “Can’t You See,” “,” “Fire On The Mountain,” and “24 Hours At A Time,” the 5x Gold, 3x Platinum-selling group has sold millions of albums worldwide. MTB songs have been featured in major motion picture films and television shows including Breaking Bad, Blow, The Box, Swing Vote, Half Nelson, My Name Is Earl, Cold Case Files and Good Guys. CMT (Country Music Television) named the MTB’s “Can’t You See” the #4 Greatest Southern Rock Song. THE MTB’s debut album, THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND, reigns as Gibson Guitar’s #5 Greatest Southern Rock Album. UltimateClassicRock.com crowned the MTB’s “Can’t You See” as the #1 Southern Rock Song and in 2013, GRAMMY® Magazine named the group’s logo as one of the most distinctive and iconic brands in music. For more information on THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND, visit marshalltucker.com or the official Facebook Page.

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