Welcome to CPAC! Welcome to the 2016-2017 season at CPAC! This year marks a new beginning as we proudly usher in newly installed seats in the theater and an ever expanding calendar of year round program- ming! Performers making their debut at CPAC include DanzArts Dance Company, cowboy poet Andy Nelson, Mediterranean guitarist Pavlo, Manhattan Dolls and Canadian fiddling troup The Fitzger- ald Family Band. CPAC is pleased to bring back many favorites including Rex Allen Jr., Tucson Jazz Institute, Mariachi Sol Az- teca and the New Christy Minstrels. CPAC continues its annual film series with a documentary on the Butterfield Stage Coach and the Santa Cruz Shoestring Players will produce four plays this sea- son including the popular Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat! In the coming year CPAC will also host a week long visual arts workshop with Vermont resident and nationally acclaimed instruc- tor, Jane Davies, along with dozens of art classes, exhibits and other community events. Whether you are a first time visitor or a regular attendee, thank you for your support of the arts in Green Valley! Christopher Ashcraft Eloise Fredrickson Executive Director Board Chair Community Performance & Art Center BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman Vice Chair Eloise Fredrickson Mike Finkelstein Secretary Treasurer Tammy Kempton Annie Stitt Christi Bermudez Tom Cooke Chris Erickson Susan Ettl Susan Ford Eugene Friesen Virginia Juettner STAFF Executive Director Chris Ashcraft Office Manager Amanda Urbaniak Facilities Supervisor George Cantu Technical Director Phil Wenstrand Assistant Technical Director Steve Schmidt Visual Arts Director Susan Ettl Volunteer Coordinators Margaret Erlebach Barbara Flores Deborah Leeson Carol Webb Support CPAC Today! The mission of the Community Performance and Art Center is to provide affordable programming to all members of the commu- nity while maintaining a self-sustaining performing, educational and visual arts center. Membership and individual donations help fund CPAC’s wide array of diverse programs for our community. The arts entertain and educate audiences, bring people of all ages and backgrounds together, promote economic vitality and enrich quality of life. We could not offer these cultural opportunities without the loyalty, dedication and support of our wonderful pa- trons. Please help us continue to expand our programs and grow with the Green Valley community. All contributions are tax de- ductible to the full extent of the law. Contribution Levels Member - Annual gifts of $100-$499 Invitation to season kickoff, access to ticket pre-sales and recognition in the CPAC program guide Supporter - Annual gifts of $500-$999 All of the above, plus: access to theater dress rehearsals and advanced notice on CPAC events Producer - Annual gifts of $1000-$2999 All of the above, plus: private backstage tour and technical demo Ambassador - Annual gifts of $3000 and above All of the above, plus: custom benefit package FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT US AT: 520.399.1750 www.performingartscenter.org 1250 W. Continental Road PO Box 1301 Green Valley, AZ 85622 THE SANTA CRUZ SUMMER WINDS “Our Salute to America” Saturday, July 2 nd at 3:00PM Tickets: $15/$20 in advance - all tickets $20 at door (complimentary ice cream served at 2:15 until curtain) The Santa Cruz Summer Winds return with their third and final offering of the summer. Kick off your Independence Day weekend with an ice cream social and patriotic cele- bration in recognition of America’s birthday and the won- derful men and women who serve our nation, both home and abroad. Music selections will include works by Gould, Sousa, Cohan and many others. GREEN VALLEY SUMMER CHORUS Saturday, September 17 th at 7:00PM Tickets: $15/$20 in advance - all tickets $20 at door Join the Green Valley Summer Chorus in celebrating their third annual summer concert here at CPAC. This forty- voice ensemble will feature a variety of music ranging across the choral repertoire. The majority of the chorus members currently perform in the Green Valley Commu- nity Chorus, a non-profit choir composed of approximately 80 enthusiastic voices from surrounding southern Arizona communities. The Green Valley Community Chorus began in 1974 as separate men’s and women’s choruses, and was founded by Robert Slater. Today, the chorus has evolved into a full mixed concert ensemble performing an array of concert works including Renaissance motets, African American spirituals, premieres of contemporary music and treasured choral-orchestral masterworks. ARIZONA FRONTIER DOUBLE FEATURE: Legends of the Lost Dutchman / Mysteries of Canyon Diablo Two Films by Phil Wenstrand Wednesday, September 28 th at 7:00 PM Tickets: $10 in advance - all tickets $15 at door For well over a hundred years prospectors, adventurers and even tourists have searched in vain for the famous Lost Dutchman gold mine in Arizona’s Superstition Mountains. Dozens have died in this rugged place only a few miles from downtown Phoenix. Was there a “Dutchman” and did he have a fabulous mine that contained, in his words “enough treasure for ten men?” “Legends of the Lost Dutchman” follows his trail and those of the men and women who continue to search. For a brief time in the 1880’s the little town of Canyon Diablo in northern Arizona became the wickedest place on the frontier. With a killing almost every day, no lawman dared step foot in this den of gamblers, robbers and thieves. This was “the end of the track,” a community of tents, tar paper shacks and murderers. Both of these films were produced by Arizona filmmaker Phil Wenstrand. CPAC THEATER GRAND REOPENING! Friday, September 30 th at 3:30 PM Admission is free: Tickets are required for admission What better way to kick off the season than a ribbon cut- ting to commemorate our newly renovated theater with improved seating? In honor of CPAC’s generous donors, members and patrons, a wine and cheese reception will take place in the theater lobby at 3:30pm followed by a sneak preview of two CPAC performances and an over- view of the 2016-2017 season. This event is open to all CPAC members, donors and flex pass holders. Tickets are available through the CPAC office by calling 399- 1750. Seating is limited. CANNONBALL JAZZ COMBO Featuring Members of the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Corps Band From Fort Huachuca, AZ Friday, October 7 th at 7PM Free admission - tickets required for entry Named after jazz musician and former soldier, Julian "Cannonball" Adderly, the Cannonball Combo is the jazz team for the MI Corps Band. In addition to traditional jazz, this en- semble creates its own arrangements of current hits from all genres. Cannonball Combo performs concerts in a variety of venues from schools and festivals to military balls and recep- tions. ROBERT MIRABAL Wednesday, October 12 th at 7PM Tickets: $15/$20 in advance - all tickets $20 at door Two-time GRAMMY Award winner, Robert Mirabal, lives with his family at the foot of the sacred Taos Mountain in northern New Mexico. Maintaining a traditional life, keeping the centu- ries-old customs of the Taos Pueblo people, Robert has been described as a Native American “Renaissance man” – musician, composer, painter, master craftsman, poet, actor, screenwriter, horseman and farmer – and he travels extensively playing his music all over the world. As a teenager he had the opportunity to meet Native American flute player R. Carlos Nakai who greatly influenced him. In the years since, Robert has continued the evo- lution of his music and has also become an accomplished concert performer and recording artist. His 12 albums of traditional mu- sic, rock and roll and spoken word present a contemporary view of American Indian life that is unequaled. A leading proponent of world music, Robert has merged his indigenous American sound with those of Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, tapping into a planetary pulse with a style that defies categorization. Robert has won many honors including two-time Native Ameri- can Artist of the Year, three-time Songwriter of the Year, a 2006 GRAMMY Award for Sacred Ground, and his 2008 GRAMMY Award for Johnny Whitehorse Totemic Flute Chants. His 2002 breakthrough PBS Special, Music From a Painted Cave , is unsur- passed in Native American theatrical expression. Mirabal por- trayed Tony Lujan in the movie Georgia O’Keeffe, starring three- time Academy Award nominee, Joan Allen. In recent years, Robert has appeared on Japanese and Italian TV as well as sev- eral guest roles on Walker, Texas Ranger . His current one-man show digs into the agricultural roots of his homeland on the Taos Pueblo, from the stories to the land to the water and sky. Miribal emphasizes his culture’s devotion to the ancient people and an- cient seeds through song, dance and stories, creating inspiration and reminders that our relationship to ourselves delves deeper than just our human connections. ANDY NELSON Cowboy Poet and Humorist Friday, October 14 th at 7PM Tickets: $15/$20 in advance - all tickets $20 at door As a second-generation farrier, Andy Nelson has the experience, talent and humor to bring authenticity and entertainment to an audience. Raised in Oakley, Idaho, Andy traveled the Great Ba- sin of southern Idaho, northern Utah and northern Nevada with his father on farrier jobs throughout his childhood and he contin- ued to shoe horses for the Utah State University Horsemanship Program during his college years. Now Andy lives in Pinedale, Wyoming where he and his wife Jaclyn raise horses and children. Andy and his farrier brother Jim, co-host the "Clear Out West (C.O.W.) Radio" weekly syndicated radio show. The brothers are also in high demand as announcers at regional rodeos. Andy has won numerous awards including the 2006, 2013, 2014 and 2015 Western Music Association Male Poet of the Year.