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COMING SOON IN 2018 TO THE HOLLY SPRINGS CULTURAL CENTER PERFORMANCE^

STING POLICE JANUARY 12

STAND-UP COMEDY featuring DUSTIN NICKERSON & JOHN FELTS JANUARY 19

STAND-UP COMEDY featuring LEIGHANN LORD & SID DAVIS FEBRUARY 2

EMISUNSHINE & THE RAIN FEBRUARY 3

MIKE WHILEY presents "JACKIE ROBINSON: A GAME APART" FEBRUARY 24

STAND-UP COMEDY featuring RIK ROBERTS & BRIAN BATES MARCH 2 PERFORMANCESat the THE REVELERS MARCH 16 HOLLY SPRINGS CULTURAL CENTER ARTS^ MALPASS BROTHERS July - December 2017 APRIL 6 Sponsored in Part By WILLIAM FLORIAN presents "THOSE WERE THE DAYS" MAY 18

Tickets on sale now at the Box Office, (919)567-4000, or online at www.etix.com. #HollySpringsInspiresMe

Welcome to our 11th Season at the Holly Springs Cultural Center! We know these performances will inspire you, just as they inspire us every day. As we enter the second half of 2017, we bring to the stage fantastic theatre, thrilling live music, and other inspiring cultural arts events. Have you heard? We begin with fun and energetic outdoor performances during our Summer at the Springs series. Almost all the bands this year are new to Crazy fast Internet is available in Holly Springs. our stage! In the Fall, we launch the annual Great Performance Series, Let's cut to the chase. Ting Internet isn't like regular old Wi-Fi. featuring nationally touring artists. From comedic Catholic nuns in “Late Nite Catechism” to the crooning cowboys from “Riders in the Sky,” we You can do a lot with crazy fast Internet. You can video chat, have something for everyone. We’ve stocked up on comedy with 8 upload a photo, stream music, watch Netﬂix and instant message, comedians in our season, featuring a “clean” show and a “PG-13” all at the same time, incredibly fast, without a delay. performance each night. Join us for one…or both and be prepared to laugh! Keep in mind that most of our shows are very appropriate for Want to get Ting? children, so bring the kids to the theater too. If you live in a neighborhood where Ting is already available, you Make sure to join us for the brand new Inspire Series throughout the can get a referral voucher for $99 o your start up costs. Just ask year. Local residents take center stage to show how Holly Springs a friend, family member or neighbor who's already on Ting to refer you. They'll know what to do. inspires them. Live music, original dance and theater performances, fun crafts, and much more are all on display for each Inspire show. Want to be OR a part of the performance? We’re looking for anyone interested in sharing their particular artistic talents to join the series. If Ting isn't currently available where you are, don't panic. We're on our way. In the meantime, you can pre-order crazy fast ﬁber We want to thank our amazing sponsors, who all make our work Internet and receive $250 o your start up costs. possible! When you stop by to visit our corporate supporters, please let them know how much you enjoyed our shows. And thank you for supporting the arts in Holly Springs! Kathleen Hébert Cultural Center Manager

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Stageworks Theatre of Holly Springs Season Ticketfest *Tickets for our Community Theater Season go on sale!* July 14 at 9AM

Summer at the Springs presents West Street Band July 14 at 7PM

Spotlight Theatre presents “Alice in Wonderland, Jr.” July 20 - 21 at 7PM, July 22 at 3PM & 7PM

Ticketfest 2017 *Great Performance Series tickets go on sale!* Thank You to our returning July 28 at 9AM Summer at the Springs presents Beatlesque 2017 2018 Comedy Performance Sponsor! July 28 at 7PM Helping Holly Springs Families See Better AUGUST Since 1999 Holly Springs Community Band presents "Americana" Medical Care August 5 at 7:30PM

Carolina Puppet Theater presents “The Green Mermaid”

Designer Eyewear August 8 & 22 at 11AM

Schedule Appointments online at Proud Sponsor Summer at the Springs presents Selah Dubb www.HollySpringsEye.com August 11 at 7PM 919-577-3937 Dr. Phil Vito & Associates And all things Contact Lens Experts Holly Springs! 608 Holly Springs Rd., near Lowe’s Foods & Bass Lake Draft House Summer at the Springs presents RPM August 11 at 7PM PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER Carolina Puppet Theater presents “The Three Bears” NOVEMBER September 5 & 19 at 11AM Carolina Puppet Theater presents “The First Thanksgiving” Stageworks Theatre of Holly Springs presents "God's Favorite" November 14 at 11AM September 7 & 8 at 7:30PM, September 9 at 3PM & 7:30PM Great Performance Series presents Great Performance Series presents “Late Nite Catechism” Joshua Kane: Borders of the Mind September 15 & 16 at 7:30PM November 3 at 7:30PM Inspire Series presents “Nebthos” Inspire Series presents "An Acoustic Evening" September 22 at 7PM November 3 at 7PM Route 55 Jazz Orchestra presents "Fly Me to the Moon" September 23 at 7:30PM Spotlight Theatre presents “The Pirate Queen“ November 16 at 7:30PM, November 17 at 7:30PM, Stageworks Theatre of Holly Springs presents November 18 at 2PM & 7:30PM "Holly Springs Got Talent...And Murder!" September 29 at 7PM, September 30 at 2PM & 7PM DECEMBER OCTOBER Carolina Children’s Theatre presents “A Christmas Carol” Great Performance Series presents Travis LaDoyt November 31 at 7PM, October 6 at 7:30PM, October 7 at 3PM December 1 at 7PM, December 2 at 3PM & 7PM Great Performance Series presents Riders in the Sky October 8 at 3PM Holly Springs Community Band presents "Happy Holidays" December 7 at 7:30PM Carolina Puppet Theater presents “Going Trick-or-Treating” October 10 & 24 at 11AM Route 55 Jazz Orchestra presents "Cool and Cooler" Great Performance Series presents Mike Goodwin & Ed Wiley December 9 at 7:30PM October 13 at 7PM (Clean Show) & 9PM (PG-13 Show) Carolina Puppet Theater presents “Rudolph” Holly Springs Community Band presents "European Vacation" December 12 at 11AM October 14 at 7:30PM Great Performance Series presents The Highwaymen Live A Holiday Wish Dance Showcase October 21 at 7:30PM December 16, times TBA Route 55 Holly Springs Jazz Orchestra Community Band Route 55 Jazz Orchestra was founded in the fall of 2006 and its The Holly Springs Community Band is a group of all-volunteer membership consists of community musicians who are serious musicians whose performances foster an appreciation for about their commitment to making authentic Big Band Jazz every kind of concert band music, including classical, in the tradition of Basie, Kenton, Miller, and more! semi-classical, Broadway musicals, movie soundtracks, pop and rock, and marches. 2017-2018 Season September 23, 2017 "Fly Me to the Moon" 2017-2018 Season December 9, 2017 "Cool and Cooler" August 5, 2017 October 14, 2017 March 3, 2018 "Love is a Many-Splendored Swing" December 7, 2017 May 12, 2018 "Jazz Goes to the Movies" April 7, 2018 Tickets Tickets Adults $10 | Seniors & Students $7 Adults $7 || Seniors & Students $5 Free Concerts! Beer/Wine & Concessions Carolina Puppet Theatre available for sale The first and third Tuesday of every month Holly Springs Cultural Center Show time at 11 am Music^ Tickets $5 7 - 9:30PM The Carolina Puppet Theatre presents an interactive theater experience for kids age 2 to 7, starring Miss Poly, Miss Ester and Bartlet, the “Superstar” of the show. Every show has exciting musical puppet numbers and a variety of interactive guest puppets. You never know who’ll visit the theater! June 9: GB4 June 23: Steve Hartsoe

July 14: West Street Band July 28: Beatlesque

August 11: Selah Dubb August 25: RPM Summer at the Springs is sponsored by Inspire Series at the Holly Springs Cultural Center Inspire^

The “Inspire Series” brings amateur and aspiring artists centerstage to share their talent with our community. While Global children's theatre right here at home! musicians and dancers perform on stage, we invite you to roam the Carolina Children's Theatre encourages children to explore building to enjoy one-night art installations, unique foods prepared by local chefs, and poetry slam sessions. Each event is different - ideas and images through movement, words, song, make sure to check out the entire series! Tickets $10. puppetry and global art. Or join the show! Artists of all ages and abilities are invited This Season... to apply for a place in the “Inspire Series.” Show us how Holly Springs inspires you! "A Christmas Carol" To Audition: Call (919)567-4000 or By Charles Dickens email [email protected]. Directed by Christina Cass Catton

"A Christmas Carol" shares the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an old SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 miser who is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and NOVEMBER 4, 2017 Yet to Come to learn the true meaning of Christmas! JANUARY 13, 2018 Performances: MARCH 17, 2018 Thursday, November 31 at 7PM MAY 11, 2018 Friday, December 1 at 7PM Saturday, December 2 at 2PM Saturday, December 2 at 7PM

Adults $12 | Seniors/Students $10 | Children $8 $8 for Groups 10+ Spotlight Theater presents The God's Favorite Written by Neil Simon Directed by Bruce Ackerman Pirate Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 7:30PM Friday, September 8, 2017 at 7:30PM Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 3PM and 7:30PM Queen And Then There Were None By Agatha Christie Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 7:30PM Friday, January 26, 2018 at 7:30PM Set in Ireland and based on some of the exploits of Grace Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 3PM and 7:30PM O'Malley, the original Pirate Queen, our musical is a Whose Life Is It Anyway? rollicking blending of script and music. By Brian Clark Directed by Daniel Barth With a feisty female in the lead role, this pirate musical Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 7:30PM will rock the audience, as she leads her motley crew on a Friday, June 1, 2018 at 7:30PM swashbuckling adventure. A tongue-in-cheek glimpse of Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 3PM and 7:30PM piracy on and off the high seas, with Pirates galore, Mama Won't Fly whimsical leprechauns, plots and sub-plots and By Jones, Hope and Wooten Queen Elizabeth 1 as a wily, worthy adversary. Directed by Kelly Stansell Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 7:30PM Performances: Friday, July 20, 2018 at 7:30PM Thursday, November 15 at 7:30PM Saturday, July 21, 2018 at 3PM and 7:30PM Friday, November 16 at 7:30PM Season Subscriptions $40 for all 4 shows! Saturday, November 17 at 2PM $14 Adults || $12 Seniors || $10 Students Saturday, November 17 at 7:30PM

And returning by popular demand... Adults $12 | Seniors/Military $10 | Students $8 "Holly Springs Got Talent...and Murder!" A Murdery Mystery Dessert Theatre Production September 29 & 30 HOW DO I PURCHASE TICKETS AT THE A Holiday Wish Showcase HOLLY SPRINGS CULTURAL CENTER PERFORMANCE^

Starr & Company Performing Arts is excited ONLINE to bring Holiday Cheer with our 3rd Annual www.Etix.com 'A Holiday Wish showcase' on December 16th! $1 service charge plus 10.2% of the ticket price. Celebrate the JOY of the Season with our dancers, Purchase tickets 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. actors, and singers. Proceeds benefit a local charity IN PERSON granting wishes for a child in need. Lobby Box Office at the Cultural Center No service charge at the box office. Box Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. One hour before show time

BY PHONE Call (919) 567-4000 $2 service charge per order (not per ticket) Phone Order Hours: Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. One hour before show time

THEATER SEATING CHART

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STAGE AT THE HOLLY SPRINGS CULTURAL CENTER GREAT PERFORMANCE SERIES PERFORMANCE^

SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 15 16 $36 Adults $36 Adults 6 7 $30 Seniors $30 Seniors LATE NITE CATECHISM TRAVIS LADOYT: $24 Students $24 Students TRIBUTE TO THE KING

Call it Loretta Young meets Travis LeDoyt wants to get something Carol Burnett. This is part straight right away: He doesn’t think he’s catechism class, part stand-up Elvis Presley. routine. It’s an interactive comedy, one of the longest Although LeDoyt is an Elvis running shows in Chicago and impersonator with an uncanny ability to U.S. theater history. sound and look like the King, he refuses The New York Times calls it, to be lumped in with so many wannabes "hilarious, well-written and decked out in white jumpsuits and inspired." Jeffrey Lyons from TV’s Sneak Previews calls Late oversized sunglasses. Nite Catechism "something to savor and enjoy....one of the Most Presley practitioners channel the most intimate, rewarding shows in town." Elvis of the late 1960s and early ’70s, You, the audience member, when he spiraled into Vegas-styled are part of Sister’s class. She’ll self-parody. By contrast, LeDoyt take you back to the days of impersonates the Elvis of the mid-1950s, the Latin Mass, meatless when he snarled and gyrated his way into Fridays, and remind you about the national consciousness. That’s the that good old ruler across the Elvis who fired LeDoyt’s imagination back knuckles. in high school.

Performances at 7:30PM. Performance at 7:30PM on October 6. Seating begins 7:10PM. Seating begins at 7:10PM. Performance at 3PM on October 7. Seating begins 2:40PM. AT THE HOLLY SPRINGS CULTURAL CENTER GREAT PERFORMANCE SERIES PERFORMANCE^

8 OCTOBER OCTOBER 13 $36 Adults $15 Adults $30 Seniors $12 Seniors MIKE GOODWIN RIDERS IN THE SKY $24 Students $10 Students & ED WILEY Armed with a Master of By definition, Education degree, a empirical data, and background in the United critical acclaim, they States Army, and stand "hats & shoulders" impeccable style, it might above the rest of the surprise you when Mike hits purveyors of C & W - the stage and delivers "Comedy & Western!" non-stop laughter. For more than thirty years Riders In The Sky have been He's seriously funny. keepers of the flame passed on by the Sons of the Pioneers, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, reviving and revitalizing the genre. And while remaining true to the integrity of Western Ed blends just the right mix of music, they have themselves become modern-day icons by stand-up, guitar, improv, and branding the genre with their own legendary wacky humor impressions to bring a clean, and way-out Western wit, relevant show with something and all along encouraging for everyone. Ed's act reaches buckaroos and across generations and buckarettes to live life backgrounds to connect with "The Cowboy Way!" people of all ages.

Performance begins 3PM. "Clean" Show begins at 7PM. All ages welcome! Seating starts 2:40PM. "PG-13" Show begins at 9PM. Recommended for 18+.

Comedy Performances sponsored by AT THE HOLLY SPRINGS CULTURAL CENTER GREAT PERFORMANCE SERIES PERFORMANCE^

OCTOBER NOVEMBER $36 Adults 21 3 $36 Adults $30 Seniors $30 Seniors THE JOSHUA KANE: $24 Students $24 Students HIGHWAYMEN LIVE BORDERS OF THE MIND A tribute to the "greatest" Borders of the Mind: country super group The Psychic Show for the in history Whole Family Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings & Can he read your mind? Or Johnny Cash are you reading his? Discover your inner Superhero as Perhaps the greatest Mentalist Joshua Kane leads country music super you through a dazzling group in history, the demonstration of the powers Highwaymen of the mind. traveled the world Kane identifies audience members with performing country music to millions the special powers to successfully of fans. Watch in amazement as each song, one hit after another is sung just project their own thoughts and tap into as if you were seeing the original band their intuition. An amazing, interactive perform. This country music tribute performance where entire audiences show is full of upbeat, honky-tonk hits experience simultaneous telepathy and like Ring of Fire, Dukes of Hazard, and witness dazzling feats of lie detection On the Road Again. Relive the glory and what must be psychic phenomena. days when country music was made by Are you ready to cross the Good Men, Country Men, The Highwaymen. Borders of the Mind?

Performance begins at 7:30PM. Performance begins at 7:30PM. Seating begins at 7:10PM. Seating starts at 7:10PM.