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The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel offers this fresh batch of online arts, entertainment and cultural enrichment options, reminding you that the arts are still here whenever you need them.
Holiday tradition continues online
Here at the Center, it just ain’t the holidays without a seasonal show from Dave Koz & Friends. Sadly, the pandemic scuttled plans for their 23rd annual Christmas Tour, but happily, the friendly saxophonist is rounding up his crew for a Dec. 12 virtual concert titled The Greatest Hits of Christmas 2020.
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Joining him for the one-night-only livestream will be Jonathan Butler, Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, Peter White, David Benoit and a newcomer, vocalist Rebecca Jade. You can watch on any connected device from virtually any location, including your home, perhaps in front of a crackling fire.
Get your Koz tickets here.
‘Tis the season for curling up
… with a good book! We’re not in a hurry for winter, but we’d better find some enjoyable things to do inside. How about diving into some compelling fiction and then chatting about it later with other clever readers?
The Dec. 14 session of Palladium Bookies will take on The Circus in Winter by Cathy Day. Inspired by Day’s childhood in Peru, Ind., the acclaimed collection of related stories explores the less glamorous side of showbiz, as the performers in a traveling circus spend their winters in a small Hoosier town.
All you have to do is track down a copy and RSVP to Outreach@TheCenterPresents.org to find out how to join in – whether in person or online.
A soundtrack for your November
The Center’s monthly Shepherd Insurance Rewind Playlist reminds us just what a fine variety of music is offered here under normal circumstances. The past decade of Novembers has brought us such artists as Yo-Yo Ma, Tony Bennett, Gladys Knight, Gordon Lightfoot, Elvis Costello, Milk Carton Kids, Celtic Thunder, Sara Evans, Harry Connick Jr., Jason Mraz and Beach Boys maestro Brian Wilson.
And that’s not even the full list. You can see and hear it only if you crank up your Spotify machine now.
Ready to get wild, kids?
A few years back, the Center’s kids’ concert series presented actor Will Gould and jazz pianist Dave Hepler delivering their interpretation of the Maurice Sendak children’s classic Where the Wild Things Are.
The latest edition of Faegre Drinker PB&J Replay offers a clip of that 2017 performance and a whole mess of activity ideas for young ones who love the story. Some are just for fun, but others might secretly teach them a thing or two. Enter the mysterious land of the Wild Things here.
Center offers three options for seasonal gatherings
The Center’s three-venue campus has always offered a range of options for families, community groups and corporate clients seeking elegant but comfortable places to get together. Amid current public health concerns, that flexibility is more important than ever.
If your gang needs a place for that special holiday gathering, the Center offers sufficient space for physically-distanced in-person events as well as powerful new livestreaming capabilities that can take your event beyond our campus and around the world.
For more information, read about our streaming services here or drop a line to our Events team at (317) 819-3526 or SpecialEvents@TheCenterPresents.org.