The Clayton Center Announces its Sixth Season
CLAYTON, N.C – The Clayton Center launches its 2008-09 Palladian Series and Sunday concerts on Oct. 18 with the relevant – and irreverent – comedy of political satirists Capitol Steps. Opening night is the first of what has shaped up to be an exciting and exhilarating season at The Clayton Center.
The 2008-09 Palladian Series brings back to The Clayton Center stage several of the local audience’s most requested performers and offers an eclectic mix of blues, bluegrass folk and comedy. All shows are held in the 600-seat renovated historic auditorium at 111 E. Second St. in downtown Clayton, which is located about 15 miles east of Raleigh.
“Last year’s fifth anniversary season was a huge success,” said Heidi Stump, executive director. “More people than ever before took advantage of the series, and our numbers keep growing. Each year we try to present a blend of some of the most legendary artists of our time, and also showcase up and coming performers that represent the very best in the performing arts. We’ve done it again with the 2008-09 schedule.”
The Saturday, Oct. 18, performance by Capitol Steps will feature the side-splitting hilarity of this wildly popular comedy troupe. Capitol Steps first appeared in Clayton prior to the 2004 election, and they return armed with timely material from the current campaign.
The second show in the series is the Nov. 1 performance of The Blues Brothers Revival, a Blues Brothers tribute show endorsed by Dan Ackroyd and the John Belushi Estate. On Jan. 16, Etta May and her band of Southern Fried Chicks bring their down-home humor back to town, followed by the March 14 return of the annual Blues Bash. This year’s Bash features legendary “guitar hero” Johnny Winter. The season wraps up with two diverse musical shows. Rumba-flamenco guitarist Jesse Cook returns for an encore performance on March 27, while folk-bluegrass singer/songwriter Kathy Mattea closes out the series on April 25 with her “Moving Mountains” tour.
Again this year, The Clayton Center will offer three Sunday afternoon performances. The Sunday audience can expect first class music, comedy and magic. Cherryholmes, one of the hottest bands in the bluegrass arena today, performs on Sunday, Nov. 9, while juggler Mark Nizer brings new meaning to the word entertainment on Feb. 1. The Sunday shows conclude with the Four Bitchin’ Babe’s blend comedy and music in their latest show, Hormonal imbalance, on Sunday, March 22.
As previously announced, The Clayton Center will present Shawn Colvin on September 26 as a prelude to the Palladian Series.
This past year, more than 50,000 people visited The Clayton Center to enjoy a performance, rent the state-of-the-art facilities or attend a meeting. “It is our goal to promote and support the arts in our community and to continue to present the quality of performance that our patrons have come to expect,” Stump said.
Season tickets for the Palladian Series, which are $125, are available for purchase beginning Aug. 28. The season ticket offers a discount of more than 20 percent off the total ticket price. Individual tickets for performances range from $12 to $29 and go on sale Sept. 3. Tickets may be purchased by phone at 919-553-1737, at The Clayton Center Box Office from 10 a.m. until noon and from 1 until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or online at www.theclaytoncenter.com.
Other popular artists presented in past seasons at The Clayton Center include Jim Brickman, Doc Watson, Eileen Ivers, Riders In the Sky, the Harlem Gospel Choir and David Sedaris.
Season Schedule At A Glance:
September 26 Shawn Colvin (Season Prelude)
October 18 Capitol Steps
November 1 Blues Brothers Revival
November 9 Cherryholmes
January 16 Southern Fried Chicks Comedy Tour
February 1 Mark Nizer
February 22 Hormonal Imbalance: A Mood Swinging Musical Revue
March 14 Blues Bash IV with Johnny Winter
March 27 Jesse Cook
April 25 Kathy Mattea
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