FROM THE LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL FROM THE LPAC FOUNDATION PRESIDENT After more than a year of being closed due to COVID-19, the Lancaster City Council is thrilled that the Lancaster Performing Arts Center (LPAC) has reopened its doors just in time to celebrate its 30th anniversary. So many of us in the Valley have been anxiously awaiting the opportunity to enjoy in-person entertainment, and we are so proud that Lancaster is home to a cultural destination like LPAC where we can gather once again to enjoy the arts as a community. The center’s 2021-2022 performance schedule is filled with shows that will delight audience members of all ages and backgrounds all season long. Our 30th season also includes a nostalgic and sentimental trip down memory lane with classic performances honoring Ray Charles, The Carpenters, ABBA, Led Zeppelin, Elvis, and John Denver. Music lovers will enjoy the sounds of American classics with performances by artists ranging from doo-wop and R&B legends The Drifters and The Four Phantoms to The Voice winner, Chevel Shepherd. If you are looking for fresh vocals or instrumentals, you will find something to enjoy here at LPAC this season – whether you see the Grammy Award-winning Mariachi Los Camperos or the best of Broadway and Disney with Lea Salonga. Comedic and dramatic shows will also take the stage this season, bringing long- awaited roars of laughter and cheers to their live audiences. LPAC will welcome acclaimed comedians such as Paul Rodriguez during the AV Comedy Festival, as well as the longtime favorite Whose Live Anyway? show. The Great DuBois is yet another renowned performance act sure to strike awe in audience members with their high- energy circus and incredible feats. When it comes to Lancaster’s youngest theater-goers, there is much for our community’s youth to look forward to this LPAC season. The center will host seasonal favorites such as The Nutcracker ballet and the amazing Artrageous, in addition to other family-friendly events—like a Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along—throughout the year. As we return to enjoying in-person entertainment, we hope that the past year continues to remind us to appreciate venues such as LPAC and the importance of the arts in general. We are honored to be home to the Lancaster Performing Arts Center and we look forward to seeing you there this season! R. REX PARRIS MARVIN CRIST KEN MANN RAJ MALHI DARRELL DORRIS Mayor Vice Mayor Council Member Council Member Council Member 2 | Lancaster Performing Arts Center (661) 723-5950 LPAC.ORG FROM THE LPAC FOUNDATION PRESIDENT Looking back over the past year and the challenges we have faced, one word resonates with the Lancaster Performing Arts Center Foundation, RESILIENCE. Throughout the unimaginable shuttering of the Lancaster Performing Arts Center (LPAC), the Foundation stood firm in its resolve to support and advocate for performing arts education for community youth. With the absence of participation in live performing arts education, it was brought to light that CIRCLE OF HONOR DONORS creativity in learning and exposure to the arts is ESSENTIAL for healthy young minds and spirts. The Foundation’s relationship with the Lancaster Performing Arts Center guarantees Antelope Valley Escrow Co. Gordon & Ora Harrison the opportunity for our region’s youth to experience and discover world-class entertainment Antelope Valley Trust H.W. Hunter, Inc. Deed Services, Inc. and arts education in their own backyard through participation in the Arts for Youth program. High Desert Medical Group In this capacity, the Foundation has helped provide more than 430,000 students the chance Antelope Valley Harvey & Denise Holloway to experience live stage performances, and most recently, offer virtual performing arts Healthcare Systems programming for remote and distance learning. Michael D. Antonovich Marco & Sandra Johnson University of Antelope Valley The Lancaster Performing Arts Center Foundation’s ability to support arts education Philip & Christina Arklin could not be achieved without its supporters, the citizens of our Valley, whose passion Lancaster Economic John & Barbara Blancett and commitment to the arts inspires them to make a difference in their community. The Development Corporation educational opportunities for more than 15,000 students annually, rely on the generous The Boeing Company The Clutter Family donations of people like you that help bring outstanding live shows to the LPAC main stage, Nellie & Lou Bozigian Berna Mayer as well as provide virtual programming, ticket support, and transportation to the theatre Cathy & Jay Clark for students who may not otherwise be able to attend these productions. Additionally, in Terry & Carol O’Connor Lockheed Martin support of higher education, the Foundation provides a deserving local high school senior Steven & Courtney Derryberry Max & Betty Lou Nash with the largest college performing arts scholarship offered from an Antelope Valley based Timothy & Beverly Doerfler Marilyn Norris organization. Edison International Mark & Kimberly Norris Our Valley’s students are on the horizon of FOUNDATION MEMBERS returning to the LPAC, where they will once Andrew J. & Rula Eliopulos Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Oliver R. Steven Derryberry, President Georgia Eliopulos The R. Rex Parris Family again share in the common experience of Tim Fuller, Vice President Dave Anderson & Janet the arts through live performance. Please Timothy Doerfler, Treasurer Dr. John & Susan Porter consider becoming a donor or renew your Dr. Ric Garrison, M.D., Secretary Eliopulos-Anderson Southern California Edison commitment to the arts so we may continue to Gretchen Anton, Director Dr. & Mrs. Richard C. Elton provide essential Arts for Youth programming. Mark Bozigian, Director U.S. Bank Shawn Cabey, Director Lou & Joyce Gonzales, Wells Fargo Bank Visit lpacf.org for more information on how to Jennifer Duke, Director Antelope Valley Chevrolet keep performing arts alive in your community. 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Steven Derryberry, President 3 2021-2022 SEASON AT A GLANCE AUGUST DECEMBER MARCH 29 Brian Regan* 7 PM 3 America's Sweethearts 8 PM 4 The Great DuBois Masters of Variety 8 PM SEPTEMBER 11 The Nutcracker (AVB) 2, 7 PM 5 The Four Phantoms 4 Thompson Square 8 PM 12 The Nutcracker (AVB) 2 PM 8 PM 11 The Snow Queen (MCT) 11-12 AV Comedy Festival 17 ELF (CST) 8 PM 7 PM 18 ELF (CST) 2, 8 PM 19 Neil Berg's 50 Years of 12 Paul Rodriguez 6 PM Rock N Roll 8 PM 19 ELF (CST) 2 PM 17 The FABBA Show* 8 PM 20 Alias Brass (AVCCA) 2 PM 18 AV Jazz Ensemble 8 PM JANUARY 26 Jazz Horizons 8 PM 24 Billy Bob Thornton and 7 John Tesh - Songs and Stories The Boxmasters 8 PM from the Grand Piano 8 PM APRIL 25 Carpenters Tribute 8 Elvis- Through the Years 8 PM 8 Puddles Pity Party 8 PM Concert 8 PM 21 Ray On My Mind 9 Pavlo In Concert 8 PM The Ray Charles Story 8 PM 15 Lea Salonga* 8 PM OCTOBER 23 Quarteto Nuevo (AVCCA)* 2 PM 24 Vieness Piano Duo (AVCCA) 2 PM 8 David Victor Formerly of Boston "The Hits of FEBRUARY 29 An Evening with Roger McGuinn 8 PM Boston and Styx"* 8 PM 11 JazzReach 8 PM 15 Catapult 8 PM 12 Naturally 7 MAY 17 Folk Legacy (AVCCA) 2 PM The Human Instruments 8 PM 7 Cinderella (AVB) 7 PM 22 The 3 Redneck Tenors* 8 PM 18 Edwin McCain 8 PM 8 Cinderella (AVB) 2 PM 24 Croce Plays Croce 7 PM 22 The Good Life (AVCCA) 7:30 PM 14 Beauty and the Beast 29 The Drifters 8 PM 25 CD9 (AVB) 7 PM Sing Along 2 PM NOVEMBER 26 Nazareth 8 PM 20 Something Rotten (CST) 8 PM 4 The Cherry Orchard (CST) 8 PM 27 Artrageous 3 PM 21 Something Rotten (CST) 2, 8 PM 5 The Cherry Orchard (CST) 8 PM 22 Something Rotten (CST) 2 PM 6 The Cherry Orchard (CST) 2, 8 PM JUNE 7 The Cherry Orchard (CST) 2 PM 10 A Rocky Mountain 12 Zeppelin USA 8 PM High Experience 8 PM 13 Femmes of Rock 8 PM 11 Mariachi Los Camperos 8 PM 28 Whose Live Anyway?* 8 PM 18 Chevel Shepherd 8 PM * This show was rescheduled from LPAC’s 2019-2020 season. Tickets purchased and held for the original date or any of the rescheduled dates, will be honored for this performance. BRIAN REGAN Sunday, August 29 | 7 PM $79, $59, $54 Brian Regan’s critically-acclaimed standup routines range from sarcasm to everyday observations, with an innate ability to appeal to just about everyone. Regan turns the most mundane situations – like going to the eye doctor to get fitted for glasses or trying to decide how many Fig Newtons to eat in one sitting – into side-splitting stand-up material. Called by Vanity Fair “The funniest stand-up alive,” and Entertainment Weekly “Your favorite comedian’s favorite comedian,” Regan has built a 30-year career on the strength of his material alone, which is relatable to generations of fans and revered by his comedic peers. brianregan.com Saturday, September 4 | 8 PM $56, $36, $31 The internationally renowned country duo comprised of the husband and wife team of Keifer and Shawna Thompson first broke out in 2010 with the double platinum number one hit “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not”. The duo has gone on to produce two top five albums and several number one hits in the United States and Australia including “If I Didn’t Have You” and “Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About”.