30 North Brainard St., Naperville, IL 60540 We want to hear from you! northcentralcollege.edu/show We need your help to make our Fine and Performing Arts season even better! Please take a few moments to complete our survey online at surveymonkey.com/s/ northcentralfinearts. Connect with us! Gin Blossoms Gin Messina Jo Dee Marx Richard Photo credit: Greenfield Lois Dance Parsons En Vogue En Photo credit: Kevin Thomas Garcia Lucia Spina welcome SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS to North Central College’s Fine & Build the season Performing Arts 2016-2017 Season YOU want to attend! It’s time for another exciting season in the fine and performing arts at North Central College. We have a wonderful lineup of world-class artists and a new, exciting way CHOOSE 3 SHOWS, TAKE: CHOOSE 4 SHOWS, TAKE: CHOOSE 5 OR MORE SHOWS, TAKE: to offer you tickets at the greatest possible savings! Welcome to the arts at North Central. I’m not sure where to begin, so let’s start with season packages. You select what you want to see, to put it in a nutshell. That’s it. Simple, right? I’ve heard patrons saying they wanted to purchase X series but could not be here for one of the concerts. Or, difficult as it is for me to believe, some people just don’t care for a certain artist and would rather not see them. Boy, have we got the solution for you! For any of our shows this next season, select as few as three performances and receive a 10% discount off your total ticket price. No set performances, no set venues. You select!! Do you want to purchase only the three great country artists we are bringing in? Well, your personalized series would include Josh Turner, Thompson Square and Jo Dee Messina with 10% off the regular price. Select any four shows for a 15% discount. Or receive our maximum discount when you purchase five or more shows at a discounted rate of 20%. We want you to see our shows AND we want you to save money. So, you already got the sneak preview of the country artists in the brochure, but that is really only one part of the great selection we have for you. North Ccentral is one of four venues in the country that will be presenting the Andy Williams Christmas Extravaganza direct from Branson, For more information visit Missouri, where they close Saturday night and drive up to Naperville for Sunday evening. It will be everything you remember from the classic television Christmas celebration. Then a week later, we northcentralcollege.edu/subscriptions have our semi-annual favorite, Celtic Woman “Home For Christmas, The Symphony Tour.” If you haven’t seen these charming artists, you must! Do you like jazz? How about a once-in-a-lifetime performance with two jazz legends on stage at the same time performing in the acoustic perfection of the Wentz Concert Hall? Buy your tickets now when The Manhattan Transfer and Take 6 present “The Summit” in concert together on November 4 at 8 p.m. Only 617 patrons (717 if we open the choral balcony) will be able to say they were here. Don’t miss out! Join Friends of the Arts as an Impresario IMPRESARIO LOUNGE What about En Vogue? As part of the annual Black History Month celebration, we present this Society level donor and receive special The Impresario Lounge is a special benefit offered at iconic group once again on the Wentz stage. Did you know you can get them as part of your season access to the Impresario Lounge before select shows in the world-class Wentz Concert Hall, package? You build it anyway you like and save. select performances and an invitation to the featuring complimentary drinks and appetizers in an And then there is the cabaret series, proudly featuring three alumni of North Central College: Lucia annual Impresario Dinner. Our Impresario exclusive setting just for Impresario-level donors. Spina with her extensive Broadway career, jazz sensation Alyssa Allgood and Mandy (Nousain) Society leads the way in making performances Boothe who is charming audiences in Kansas City. These three wonderfully talented singers, along Impresarioaccessible through gifts starting at $1,000. Saturday, Society October 1, with with Laury Shelley and Girls Like Us, will make Sunday nights in the Madden THE place to be. IMPRESARIO DINNER Richard Marx Yes, I am excited about our new season. I hope my excitement is contagious and that you enjoy as The annual Impresario Dinner & Concert is the premier many of our great artists as you can. See you this year! Friends of the Arts event at North Central College. This Saturday, February 11, with is an intimate dinner for donors and season sponsors, followed by a concert. Ticket purchase required for En Vogue concert. Saturday, April 8, with Brian Lynch Saturday, March 11, with To be announced after December 3 Fine Arts Director, North Central College To be announced after August 11 Look for this symbol throughout the brochure to indicate Impresario Society events. FRIENDS OF THE ARTS SPONSORS The 2016-2017 North Central College North Central College thanks our Fine & Performing Arts Fine & Performing Arts Season is 2016-2017 season sponsors. shaping up to be exciting for everyone! Thanks to our many contributors, world-renowned artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, Wynton Marsalis, Celtic Woman and many more have performed in our venues. But the cost of performance tickets only covers half our expenses to bring these great artists to the College’s stages. The generous support from the Friends of the Arts ensures the College can continue to bring world-class performers to our world-class venues. Join Friends of the Arts today and receive exclusive benefits. Sneak Name Name Private Pre-Sale Access to Pre-Show Complimentary Backstage preview recognition recognition Schoenherr opportunity Impresario Recognition tickets to meet and of next in program in Wentz Gallery for select Lounge** Dinner North Central greet year’s Concert showing performances College opportunity season Hall lobby and tour presented (subject events to artist (per season) availability) MAESTRO $10,000+ 4 BRAVO $5,000 - $9,999 2 STANDING OVATION* $1,000 - $4,999 IMPRESARIO SOCIETY ENCORE $500 - $999 PERFORMANCE $250 - $499 www.PinotsPalette.com OVERTURE $100 - $249 These programs are also partially supported by a AUDIENCE $25 - $99 grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. *Annual gifts made at the Standing Ovation level and above will also include membership into the North Central College Presidents Club. The Presidents Club consists of donors who make a minimum gift of $1,000 or more to one or more areas of the College. Presidents Club members are annually invited to the Presidents Club BBQ in September and the Presidents Club dinner and theatre event in November. ** The Impresario Lounge offers refreshments and appetizers in a private setting and is available for three events during the upcoming season. Impresario members will receive an email message with details at the beginning of the season. RESTAURANTS: Eddie Merlot’s Ted’s Montana Grill Courtyard Marriott Catch 35 Prime Aged Beef 39 W. Jefferson Ave. 1155 E. Diehl Rd. HEAR WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT 35 S. Washington St. and Seafood Naperville Naperville 28254 Diehl Rd., Warrenville Embassy Suites 1823 Abriter Ct. NAPERVILLE Sullivan’s Steakhouse Heaven on Seven HOTELS: 244 S. Main St., Naperville 224 S. Main St., Naperville Extended Stay America Hotel Indigo WENTZ CONCERT HALL East Naperville Riverwalk The Bangkok Village Hugo’s Frog Bar 1827 Centre Point Cir. 120 Water St. 22 E. Chicago Ave. & Fish House Suite 122, Naperville 55 S. 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Artists, dates, times, prices and locations are subject to change North Central College performance Impresario Society event FEBRUARY 2017 EVENT PRICE PAGE February 4 29th Annual Gospel Extravaganza Chicagoland Showcase $15, $10 24 February 10 An Evening with Jazz Trumpeter Art Davis $20, $15 24 JULY 2016 EVENT PRICE PAGE February 11 En Vogue $85, $75 17 July 8, 9, 10, 14, Summer Light Opera $18, $12 24 February 12 DuPage Symphony Orchestra “Russian Majesty” $38-$15 28 15, 16 “Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates (and Piracy)” February 17 Explore the Sound $10, $3 24 July 29, 30, 31 Summer Musical Theatre “Oklahoma!” $18, $12 24 February 19 Alyssa Allgood ‘14 $35, $30 18 AUGUST 2016 EVENT PRICE PAGE February 23, 24, 25, 26 “Once On This Island” $15, $10 25 August 5, 6, 7 Summer Musical Theatre “Oklahoma!” $18, $12 24 February 26 ArtsPower National Touring Theatre “The Rainbow Fish” $12, $6 20 SEPTEMBER 2016 EVENT PRICE PAGE MARCH 2017 EVENT PRICE PAGE September 17 Chicago Sinfonietta “Unhinged” $60, $48, $10 26 March 4 Chords for Kids Concert for Children with Autism Free (ticket required) 24 September 23 An Evening with Jazz Trombonist Tim Coffman $20, $15