Friday, October 3, 2008
8:00 pm

Golden State Theater

417 Alvarado Street, Monterey
831 372-3800

Sunday, October 5, 2008
3 pm and 7 pm

Lobero Theatre

33 East Canon Perdido Street,
Santa Barbara
805 963 0761

Press the arrow below to see two-minute preview of In The Mood

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hF7SAgP84I

©2002 Bud Forrest Entertainment, Inc.
Historical Photos Courtesy of National Archives

The 1940's Big Band, Swing Dance Musical featuring the Music that Moved the Nation's Spirit

With a big band orchestra, singers and dancers, IN THE MOOD presents a retro 1940s musical. Experience the music that moved a nation's spirit and helped win a war. This was the last time when all of America was listening and dancing to the same kind of music.

    IN THE MOOD, a 1940s musical, as part of its 2007 national tour will be performing in the west during October and March, presented by Artbeat.

    Much more than a concert, IN THE MOOD takes a retro look at the life and time of America’s greatest generation, a generation that was listening and dancing to the same kind of music. With music and dance performed to up-tempo big band rhythms and mellow intimate ballads, a mood was set to inspire a future filled with hope, promise and prosperity.  This was a time like no other in our Nation’s history, a time when music moved the Nation’s spirit.  Come experience the swing, rhythm, jazzy, brassy, sentimental and romantic music of this important time.  

    Bud Forrest Entertainment began touring IN THE MOOD in 1994 following an overwhelming response from a performance on the steps of the National Archives in Washington, DC.  For over 10 years IN THE MOOD has continued to impact audiences with sell-out performances everywhere. Through its musical influence, it became part of the official entertainment for the World USO’s 50th commemoration of the WW II events. IN THE MOOD has performed and toured both in the U.S.A. and Europe and for the Clinton Presidential Inaugural Ball. 

IN THE MOOD was conceived by Washington, DC's musical producer, Bud Forrest. Many of the musical arrangements were written by Vic Schoen, the conductor and arranger for The Andrews Sisters, and Music Director for both Universal and Paramount Pictures. The revue features a company of 24 including the In the Mood Singers and Dancers with the sensational String of Pearls big band orchestra with arrangements, costumes and choreography as authentic as it gets.

High-resolution, downloadable photos available at:
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Mother Lode Theatre

316 W Park St
Butte, Montana

call  406 723 3602

or send an e-mail to request tickets

info@buttearts.org

University Theater
Connell & Maruice Avenues,
Missoula, MT

888-MONTANA

Presented in cooperation with UM Productions

Tickets available at all GrizTix outlets, including the Adams Center Box Office,
The Source in the UC, Southgate Mall, Worden's Market,
www.griztix.com

Capitol Theatre

19 South 3rd Street
Yakima, Washington 98901

509-853-2787

800 325 7328

www.ticketswest.com

Chief Joseph Middle School Auditorium

504 Wilson
Richland, WA

Tickets at Red Lion Inns

800 325 7328

www.ticketswest.com

Keller Auditorium

222 SW Clay ~ 3rd & Clay (Keller Box Office open 2 hours prior to show time)
Portland, Oregon

Portland Center for the Performing Arts Box Office (open 10 – 5 Monday – Saturday):

1111 Southwest Broadway, Portland

Tickets also available at Ticket Master Outlets: Fred Meyers, Joe’s Sports outlets,

Through Ticketmaster by phone:503 790 2787 and on line: www.ticketmaster.com

Tower Theatre

835 NW Wall Street
Bend, OR

541 317 0700

www.towertheatre.org

Austin Auditorium ~ LaSells Stewart Center
875 SW 26th Street, Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

888 TIX 4ALL (888 849 4255)
Tickets online: TicketFusion

Local Ticket outlets include:
Corvallis: Gracewinds Music – 541 754 7668
Lebanon: Stainthorps’ Pianos & Musical Goods – 541 258 7009
Albany: Sid Stevens Jewelry 541 967 8140

Friday, October 31, 2008

3 pm & 7:30 pm

Florence Events Center

715 Quince,
Florence, Oregon

Tickets online: TicketFusion

541-997-1994 or toll free 1-888-968-4086

www.artbeatshows.org

Saturday, November 1 
3 pm &  7:30 pm

The Rogue Theatre
143 S.E. H Street ~ Grants Pass, Oregon
www.roguetheatre.com ~ 541 471 1316

Ticket Outlets

Grants Pass: Blue Moon Antiques & Collectibles,
Oregon Outpost,The Music Shop, Larry’s Music
Medford: Larry’s Music
Ashland: The Music Coop

Woonsocket,
Rhode Island

Stadium Theatre

18 Monument Square

Woonsocket, Rhode Island

401-762-4545

http://www.stadiumtheatre.com/Events.aspx?event=28

Box Office
Monday - Saturday 
9am - 6pm
401-762-4545

The Big Band Broadcast

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsTFw2eq2Rw

The Big Band Broadcast, starring Holly Larocque and the 13-piece Mark Ferguson Orchestra, is a joyful and high-powered return to the golden age of radio broadcasts from starlit ballrooms; ever changing in content but always true to the glamour of the swing era.

This broadcast format with its driving rhythms, retro-hip eye candy, and clever commercials (written by Ferguson and Larocque), held together by the suave, if slightly unpredictable Radio Announcer, has become the signature of Holly and the boys in concert halls all over North America.

The audience is invited into a time warp with the first strains of the opening number, "Singin' With the Big Bands,” and guided on a sentimental journey by the forties style patter of the engaging Radio Announcer. Big Band era tunes include "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree", "Stardust", "In the Mood", "And the Angels Sing". The show is peppered with "vintage" radio jingles and local station call letters.

Reviews:

“A beautifully sustained performance that never ceases to delight both the eye and the ear. She’s delicious!”
― Dale Schwartz, CFMO Radio

“The best performance on any stage was given by Holly Larocque”
― Alvina Ruprecht, year-end overview, CBC Radio

“Vivacious and tremendously versatile”
― Montreal Gazette

“A voice that can either purr through clenched teeth or shatter glass”
― Ottawa Citizen

Press the arrow below to see a  preview of
The Big Band Broadcast

Visalia Fox Theatre

308 West Main Street; Visalia, California

www.foxvisalia.org ~ 559 625 1369 ~ 877.548.3237

Granada Theatre

Box Office: 1214 State Street ~ Santa Barbara, California

www.granadasb.org ~ 805 899 2222

Sunset Center

San Carlos at Ninth Avenue
Carmel~by~the~Sea, California
www.sunsetcenter.org ~ 831 620 2048

El Campanil Theatre

602 West 2nd Street, Antioch, California

www.elcampaniltheatre.com ~ 925 757 9500

Paradise Performing Arts Center

777 Nunneley Road, Paradise, California

www.paradiseperformingarts.com  ~ 530 872 8454

Hutchins Street Square

125 South Hutchins Street, Lodi, California

www.hutchinsstreetsquare.com ~ 209 333 5550

Box Office hours: Monday – Friday 10 to 5; Wednesdays till 7:30

Gallo Center for the Arts

1000 “I” Street, Modesto, Califorrnia

www.galloarts.org ~ 209 338 2100

The Rogue Theatre
143 S.E. H Street ~ Grants Pass, Oregon
www.roguetheatre.com ~ 541 471 1316

Ticket Outlets

Grants Pass: Blue Moon Antiques & Collectibles,
Oregon Outpost,The Music Shop, Larry’s Music
Medford: Larry’s Music
Ashland: The Music Coop

Hult Center for the Performing Arts

7th and Willamette, 1 Eugene Center, Eugene, Oregon

 www.hultcenter.org ~  541 682 5000

Elsinore Theatre

170 High Street, SE, Salem, Oregon

www.elsinoretheatre.org (503) 375-3574 – box office
Tickets Online at Tickets West ~ 800 992 8499

Historic Everett Theatre

2911 Colby, Everett, Washington

www.everetttheatre.org ~ 425 258 6766

Washington Center for the Performing Arts

512 Washington Street, SE, Olympia, Washington

www.washingtoncenter.org ~ 360 753 8586

Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts

1231 Vandercook Way, Longview, Washington

www.columbiatheatre.com ~ 360 575 8499 or 888 575 8499

Edmonds Center for the Arts

 410 Fourth Avenue North, Edmonds, Washington

www.edmondscenterforthearts.org ~ 425 275 9595

http://www.ticketfusion.com/ticketfusion/buy_tickets.html?pattern=big%20band%20broadcast

 ~ 888 TIX 4ALL (847 4255)

Liberty Theater

1203 Commercial Street, Astoria, Oregon

www.liberty-theater.org ~ 503 325 5922 x55

Xiayin Wang ~ Piano Recital

“A Poetic Touch”~ The New York Sun

 “Wang is quite an exciting player and has precisely those qualities that make the prospect of seeing this artist in concert appealing -- breadth of repertoire, sensitivity of touch, and a beautiful overall sound.”

      ~ Dave Lewis, All Music Guide

“The refinement and understated beauty of [pianist Xiayin Wang's] playing is of a loveliness to draw tears from a sensitive listener. Gorgeous is the only way to describe these performances.” ~ American Record Guide

G. Paul Burnett/The New York Times

The pianist Xiayin Wang at Zankel Hall on Monday night.

"Even for the most gifted young pianist, it takes a lot to be noticed. Xiayin Wang is clearly doing something right. In her native China, where she trained at the Shanghai Conservatory, Ms. Wang took first place in numerous competitions. Since her arrival here in 1997, she has added further prizes to her tally, played Carnegie Hall several times and released a well-regarded recital CD.

"Ms. Wang’s recital at Zankel Hall on Monday night offered plenty of evidence for her success. Bach’s Violin Chaconne in D minor, as arranged for piano by Busoni, served as her calling card. It neatly illustrated two of her principal strengths: an estimable grasp of pianistic color and an ability to maintain and illuminate a strand of melody within the thickest of textures."

more….. http://www.gmartists.com/xiayinw.htm

Panida Theater

300 First Avenue; Sand Point, Idaho 208 255-7801

Music Recital Hall

Corner Maurice & Eddy Street, Missoula, Montana

www.griztix.com

Tkt price stud. $8 - $13

Tkts:
Adams Center Box Office,
The Source in the UC,
Southgate Mall,
Worden's Market,
toll free at 888-MONTANA

Patrick McManus Comedies Performed by Tim Behrens
www.mcmanusplays.com

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Forever Tango

The Hottest Show in the World is Coming to Town !!

Forever Tango, Luis Bravo’s internationally acclaimed dance spectacular, features 14 Tango Dancers, direct from Argentina, accompanied by a eleven-piece Bandoneon (German Accordian) and string orchestra. 

"Gloriously varied, stunningly performed and beguilingly sexy: Forever Tango must be seen."  London Times

”The most magnificent, romantic, exciting evening you can ever

spend. A fabulous show. Don’t miss this show” —KGO radio 

“A Show that you never want to end” —Marin Independent Journal

 “Torrid, Tremendous and Terrific” —The Toronto Sun

“Sensuous and Steamy! Superbly Entertaining” —Clive Barnes NY Post

“A Must-See” —New York Times 

Forever Tango took San Francisco by storm in 1994 and set the record for its longest-running touring show: 92 weeks at Theater On The Square, and hailed as “Forever magical. Sensual musical has perfected the passionate power of famed dance,” by the San Francisco Chronicle.   The show then moved to Broadway and toured the United States widely, as well as making appearances all over the world.

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Sunday, January 25, 2009
4 pm

Performing Arts Center of Wenatchee
www.pacwen.org
 

Friday, March 6, 2009
8 pm