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To commemorate 40 years of performing and visual arts at the FAC, we’re bringing back crowd favorites and introducing you to acclaimed newcomers who are reinventing their genres. We’re also hosting free events throughout the Pioneer Valley and beyond that we hope you’ll enjoy. With dynamic performances and thought-provoking exhibitions, this season is guaranteed to get you thinking, dancing, singing and talking! to be constructed at the core of campus for performing arts (Center Series) and the University Gallery (now the University Museum of Contemporary Art). The the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Seiji Ozawa. The Boston Pops, conducted by Arthur Fiedler, performed the next night. Enthusiastic patrons Since then, we’ve hosted Broadway shows such as Hair, top dance companies Alvin Ailey and Joffrey Ballet, and larger-than-life-personalities such as Marcel Marceau, Patti LuPone and Willie Nelson. Our patrons have seen jazz and Blues royalty like Ray Charles and BB King, and heard acclaimed symphony orchestras from across the US and around the world. Throughout its history the FAC has sought to enrich the experience of audiences by presenting visual and performing arts that represent a diverse world view, such as Children of Uganda, The Nile Project concert and the renowned Buena Vista Social Club, to name a few. Our aim is to bring the world to you, without the hefty price tag. For 40 years, the FAC has never wavered from its mission of engaging and inspiring the community with exemplary art that enriches lives and broadens perspectives. We bring the best in national and international artists right here to your backyard along with opportunities to engage with the artists and each other on a deeper level. And we hope to keep it that way with your continued support. Thanks to our returning patrons, subscribers and donors for supporting the FAC you’ll be back again and again to sample more of what the FAC has to offer, this season and the next. Here’s to another 40 years! Director, UMass Fine Arts Center 6 The best kept secrets about credit unions really shouldn’t be secrets : 2. Credit Unions serve the local community. Credit unions are operated by the people in your community; serving the local community and being involved in community causes is a point of pride for credit unions. Therefore credit unions focus on the good of their communities in more ways than one: by being a local member-owned financial cooperative and by helping to strengthen the communities within which they operate. At UMassFive, you’re part of a local banking community that puts people before profits, while serving all your banking needs. For more of the many benefits of joining a credit union, visit umassfive.coop . 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That’s why we support the UMass Fine Arts Center. ]"#$%&$'(%)*&" m 16 Check out What’s New ATAT THETHE SPRINGFIELDSPRINGFIELD SYMPHONYSYMPHONY ORCHESTRAORCHESTRA Adult Kids & College FREE Tickets from Students Secure $22 ALWAYS $10 Parking !"#$%&'$()*+!,-"./%,+/#0.(!1#2 2015-2016 CLASSICAL SERIES 2015-2016 POPS SERIES Kevin Rhodes, Music Director & Conductor Opening Night Gala Faithfully: Saturday, October 3, 2015 The Music of Journey Saturday, October 17, 2015 Haydn Trumpet Concerto Saturday, November 7, 2015 Home for the Follidays Holiday Concert Grieg Piano Concerto Saturday, December 5, 2015 Saturday, February 6, 2016 Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Centennial Sinatra – Copland, Schwantner & Ellington Celebrating the Music of Saturday, February 27, 2016 “Ole Blue Eyes” Saturday, February 13, 2016 Stravinsky “The Firebird” Saturday, March 12, 2016 Blockbuster Movie Scores: Kevin Rhodes Conducts Beethoven & Brahms John Williams Saturday, April 9, 2016 Saturday, April 23, 2016 Season Grand Finale Saturday, May 7, 2016 Season Sponsor For Tickets & Info, call 413.733.2291 or visit Spring,eldSymphony.org 17 Friday, October 16, 8 p.m. Bowker Auditorium SPLIT KNUCKLE THEATRE’S ENDURANCE Created by Split Knuckle Theatre in collaboration with Nick Ryan Cast Larry, James Hurley, Thomas Orde-Lees………………. Jason Bohon * Mark, Frank Worsley, Chippy McNish……………… Andrew Grusetskie * Walter Spivey, Frank Wild……………………… Michael F. Toomey * Ben, Sir Ernest Shackleton…………………….. Greg Webster * * Actors appear courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association Running time is approximately 90 minutes, with no intermission Event Sponsors: Funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies. * Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negoti- ates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benets, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is aliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org 18 NOTES ON THE PROGRAM “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success.” – Sir. Ernest Shackleton Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton placed the above advertisement in a London paper in 1914, and more than ten thousand men applied for 27 crew positions on board the HMS Endurance. Shack- leton’s goal of being the rst man to traverse the South Pole would quickly evolve into one of the greatest survival stories of all time. Trapped in the Antarctic with no hope of rescue, Shackleton and his team would become the stuF of legend. Here in the 21st century United States, we nd ourselves facing some turbulent times and diIcult challenges. Still reeling years after two major wars and the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, we are beset with an economy that rewards only the richest and a Congress that remains incapable of action.