If you think there's nothing to do in Charleston, think again. As we head into the New Year, there's no shortage of entertainment events to enjoy. Mark your calendars now for these big happenings hitting the area in the next five months.
If you think there's nothing to do in Charleston, think again. As we head into the New Year, there's no shortage of entertainment events to enjoy. Mark your calendars now for these big happenings hitting the area in the next five months.
JANUARY
TIM O'BRIEN: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and West Virginia native blends folk, blues and swing in a Woody Hawley Series show. INFO: Adults $15, seniors and students $10. Walker Theater at back of Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
FIVE BY DESIGN: 8 p.m. Jan. 10. The quintet returns in a Community Music Association show titled "Stay Tuned: A Tribute to the Early Days of TV" with songs and sketches recalling TV in the '50s and '60s. INFO: Adults $35 adults, college students $10, youth 18 and under $5. Charleston Municipal Auditorium. Call 304-744-1400 or visit www.cmawva.org.
BRUCE HORNSBY AND RICKY SKAGGS: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15. The two musical greats team up. WVU Creative Arts Center, Morgantown. INFO: Tickets $55-$65. Call 304-342-5757 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
WEST VIRGINIA SYMPHONY: 8 p.m. Jan. 16-17. "The Call of the Sea" featuring Handel's "Water Music Suite," Four Sea Interludes from Benjamin Britten's "Peter Grimes" and Debussy's "La Mer." With violin soloist Shannon Lee performing the Sibelius Violin Concerto. INFO: Tickets $9 to $51. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.wvsym
phony.org.
WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17. Wrestlers scheduled to appear include Triple H, Edge, Jeff Hardy, The Undertaker, Big Show, The Great Khali, Michelle McCool and more (though the lineup is subject to change). INFO: Tickets $15-$60. Charleston Civic Center. Call 304-342-5757, visit www.ticketmaster.com or stop by the Civic Center box office.
"MOUNTAIN STAGE": 7 p.m. Jan. 18. This Morgantown show features finger-picking guitarist Leo Kottke, acoustic/soul-grass/rock-folk fusionists The Dukhs, Fiction Family featuring Nickel Creek's Sean Watkins and Switchfoot's Jon Foreman, NewSong Contest winner Kelleigh McKenzie and diverse trio The Refugees. INFO: Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door. WVU Creative Arts Center. Call 304-342-5757 or 304-293-SHOW for tickets. Visit www.mountainstage.org for show information.
"H.M.S. PINAFORE": 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23-24 and 30-31 and 3 p.m. Jan. 25. The Charleston Light Opera Guild presents a special diamond anniversary performance of this comedic opera, the first production the guild ever did. INFO: Tickets $15. Guild Theater, 411 Tennessee Ave. Call 304-342-9312 or visit www.charlestonlightoperaguild.org.
DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS: 8 p.m. Jan. 30. The long running, award-winning gospel group performs its hymns. INFO: Tickets $15-$35. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
RASCAL FLATTS AND JESSICA SIMPSON: 8 p.m. Jan. 31. The country superstars and blonde singer combine forces. INFO: Tickets $49.75 and $67. Charleston Civic Center. Call 304-342-5757, visit www.ticketmaster.com or stop by the Civic Center box office.
TANNAHILL WEAVERS: 8 p.m. Jan. 31. FOOTMAD presents this traditional Scottish band, a quintet that will perform instrumentals, topical songs and original ballads and lullabies. INFO: Adults $20, seniors $15, students $10, children 13 and under free. Call 304-415-3668 or visit www.footmad.org.
MONTCLAIRE STRING QUARTET: 8 p.m. Jan. 31. "American Graffiti" program featuring works by American composers, highlighted by a performance of George Crumb's "Black Angels." INFO: Adults $10, students $5. Kanawha United Presbyterian Church, 1009 Virginia Street East. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.wvsymphony.org.
SERGIO MENDES: 8 p.m. Jan. 31. The jazz legend helps mark the 40th anniversary of Marshall University's Winter Jazz Festival. INFO: Tickets $46 and $61 (children half-price). Keith Albee Theater, Huntington. Call 304-342-5757 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
FEBRUARY
"MOUNTAIN STAGE": 7 p.m. Feb. 1. Country singer Dierks Bentley headlines this show, which also features folk rocker Jessica Lea Mayfield, genre-bending singer Grayson Capps and other acts to be announced. INFO: Tickets $12.50 in advance, $18 at the door. Cultural Center Theater, state Capitol Complex. Call 800-594-TIXX or visit www.mountainstage.org.
"THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE": 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2. This Tony Award-winning musical comedy, brought to town by Broadway in Charleston, puts a handful of audience members onstage for a fictional spelling bee with six actors. INFO: Tickets $35.50 and $53. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
"INTIMATE APPAREL": 8 p.m. Feb. 6-7 and 11-12. Kanawha Players present Lynn Nottage's historical drama, which won the 2004 New York Drama Critics Circle and the Outer Critics Circle Awards. INFO: Adults $16, children 18 and under $10. Kanawha Players Theater, 309 Beauregard St. Call 304-343-7529 or visit www.kanawhaplayers.org.
MONSTER JAM: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7. Watch monster trucks in action. INFO: Adults $18, $22. Children 2-12 $5, $22.Charleston Civic Center. Call 304-342-5757, visit www.ticketmaster.com or stop by the Civic Center box office.
BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7. A Woody Hawley Series show featuring a singer-songwriter famous for numerous hit songs recorded by such stars as Faith Hill, Elton John and Emmylou Harris and whose solo albums and powerful voice have earned her acclaim. INFO: Adults $15, students and seniors $10.Walker Theater at back of Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
"OUT OF THIS WORLD: EXTRAORDINARY COSTUMES FROM FILM AND TELEVISION": Feb. 7 through May 10. An exhibit organized by the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame that examines the role costumes and costume design in film and TV, particularly science fiction. It features 43 costumes and artifacts from "Star Wars," "Batman," "The Wizard of Oz," "Ghostbusters," "Battlestar Galactica," "Blade Runner" and more. INFO: Museum admission is adults $7, children $5.50. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
DUBLIN PHILHARMONIC: 3 p.m. Feb. 8. The Philharmonic gives "An Irish Pops Concert" in this Charleston Community Music Association show. INFO: Adults $35, college students $10, youth age 18 and under $5. Charleston Municipal Auditorium. Cal304-744-1400 or visit www.cmawva.org.
"MOUNTAIN STAGE": 7 p.m. Feb. 8. Singer-songwriter (and Tony Award winner for "Spring Awakening") Duncan Sheik headlines this show, which also features Buckwheat Zydeco, folk rockers Guggenheim Grotto, songstress Amy LaVere and other acts to be announced. INFO: Tickets $12.50 in advance, $18 at the door. Cultural Center Theater, state Capitol Complex. Call 800-594-TIXX or visit www.mountainstage.org.
LYLE LOVETT AND JOHN HIATT: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10. The talented songwriters perform an acoustic show. INFO: Tickets $55-$65. WVU Creative Arts Center, Morgantown. Call 304-342-5757 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
TRACE ADKINS, CRAIG MORGAN AND JASON MICHAEL CARROLL: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12. A trio of country performers. INFO: Tickets $20-$40. Big Sandy Superstore Arena, Huntington. Call 342-5757 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
WEST VIRGINIA SYMPHONY POPS: 8 p.m. Feb. 13-14. The pops series opens with "Broadway Rocks" as vocalists Susan Egan, Capathia Jenkins, Doug LaBrecque and Rob Evan join with the Symphony Orchestra Chorus to perform selections from "Wicked," "Rent," "The Lion King," "Tommy," "Phantom of the Opera" and more. INFO: Tickets $9 to $51. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.wvsymphony.org.
"MOUNTAIN STAGE": 7 p.m. Feb. 15. The Derek Trucks Band and Dr. Dog are the stars of this show that also includes VH1 "You Oughta Know" singer Lenka, blues duo Scrapomatic and another act to be announced. INFO: Tickets $12.50 in advance, $18 at the door. Cultural Center Theater, state Capitol Complex. Call 800-594-TIXX or visit www.mountainstage.org.
"DOUBT": 8 p.m. Feb. 19-21 and 26-28. Charleston Stage Company presents John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play, which is now a also a film starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Meryl Streep. INFO: Adults $15, students and seniors $10. Capitol Center Theater, 123 Summers St. Call 304-343-5272 or visit www.charlestonstagecompany.com.
DISNEY ON ICE: 7 p.m. Feb. 19; 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Feb. 20; 11 a.m. and 3 and 7 p.m. Feb. 21 and 1 p.m. Feb. 22. "Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey" is the theme of this year's show. INFO: Tickets $14-$37. Charleston Civic Center. Call 304-342-5757, visit www.ticketmaster.com or stop by the Civic Center box office.
CAPITOL STEPS: 8 p.m. Feb. 20. The satirical group skewers American politics through song parodies and short skits. INFO: Tickets $15, $25, $35. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
"MOUNTAIN STAGE": 7 p.m. Feb. 22. The Drive By Truckers are the only band currently on the bill for this show. INFO: Tickets $12.50 in advance, $18 at the door. Cultural Center Theater, state Capitol Complex. Call 800-594-TIXX or visit www.mountainstage.org.
MARY WILSON: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24. The former Supremes singer brings her music to Morgantown. INFO: Tickets $30-$40. WVU Creative Arts Center. Call 304-342-5757 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
DISTURBED, SEVENDUST and SKINDRED: 7 p.m. Feb. 25. A trio of hard rock bands. INFO: Tickets $35.50. Big Sandy Superstore Arena, Huntington. Call 304-342-5757 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
If you think there's nothing to do in Charleston, think again. As we head into the New Year, there's no shortage of entertainment events to enjoy. Mark your calendars now for these big happenings hitting the area in the next five months.
JANUARY
TIM O'BRIEN: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and West Virginia native blends folk, blues and swing in a Woody Hawley Series show. INFO: Adults $15, seniors and students $10. Walker Theater at back of Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
FIVE BY DESIGN: 8 p.m. Jan. 10. The quintet returns in a Community Music Association show titled "Stay Tuned: A Tribute to the Early Days of TV" with songs and sketches recalling TV in the '50s and '60s. INFO: Adults $35 adults, college students $10, youth 18 and under $5. Charleston Municipal Auditorium. Call 304-744-1400 or visit www.cmawva.org.
BRUCE HORNSBY AND RICKY SKAGGS: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15. The two musical greats team up. WVU Creative Arts Center, Morgantown. INFO: Tickets $55-$65. Call 304-342-5757 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
WEST VIRGINIA SYMPHONY: 8 p.m. Jan. 16-17. "The Call of the Sea" featuring Handel's "Water Music Suite," Four Sea Interludes from Benjamin Britten's "Peter Grimes" and Debussy's "La Mer." With violin soloist Shannon Lee performing the Sibelius Violin Concerto. INFO: Tickets $9 to $51. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.wvsym
phony.org.
WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17. Wrestlers scheduled to appear include Triple H, Edge, Jeff Hardy, The Undertaker, Big Show, The Great Khali, Michelle McCool and more (though the lineup is subject to change). INFO: Tickets $15-$60. Charleston Civic Center. Call 304-342-5757, visit www.ticketmaster.com or stop by the Civic Center box office.
"MOUNTAIN STAGE": 7 p.m. Jan. 18. This Morgantown show features finger-picking guitarist Leo Kottke, acoustic/soul-grass/rock-folk fusionists The Dukhs, Fiction Family featuring Nickel Creek's Sean Watkins and Switchfoot's Jon Foreman, NewSong Contest winner Kelleigh McKenzie and diverse trio The Refugees. INFO: Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door. WVU Creative Arts Center. Call 304-342-5757 or 304-293-SHOW for tickets. Visit www.mountainstage.org for show information.
"H.M.S. PINAFORE": 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23-24 and 30-31 and 3 p.m. Jan. 25. The Charleston Light Opera Guild presents a special diamond anniversary performance of this comedic opera, the first production the guild ever did. INFO: Tickets $15. Guild Theater, 411 Tennessee Ave. Call 304-342-9312 or visit www.charlestonlightoperaguild.org.
DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS: 8 p.m. Jan. 30. The long running, award-winning gospel group performs its hymns. INFO: Tickets $15-$35. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
RASCAL FLATTS AND JESSICA SIMPSON: 8 p.m. Jan. 31. The country superstars and blonde singer combine forces. INFO: Tickets $49.75 and $67. Charleston Civic Center. Call 304-342-5757, visit www.ticketmaster.com or stop by the Civic Center box office.
TANNAHILL WEAVERS: 8 p.m. Jan. 31. FOOTMAD presents this traditional Scottish band, a quintet that will perform instrumentals, topical songs and original ballads and lullabies. INFO: Adults $20, seniors $15, students $10, children 13 and under free. Call 304-415-3668 or visit www.footmad.org.
MONTCLAIRE STRING QUARTET: 8 p.m. Jan. 31. "American Graffiti" program featuring works by American composers, highlighted by a performance of George Crumb's "Black Angels." INFO: Adults $10, students $5. Kanawha United Presbyterian Church, 1009 Virginia Street East. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.wvsymphony.org.
SERGIO MENDES: 8 p.m. Jan. 31. The jazz legend helps mark the 40th anniversary of Marshall University's Winter Jazz Festival. INFO: Tickets $46 and $61 (children half-price). Keith Albee Theater, Huntington. Call 304-342-5757 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
FEBRUARY
"MOUNTAIN STAGE": 7 p.m. Feb. 1. Country singer Dierks Bentley headlines this show, which also features folk rocker Jessica Lea Mayfield, genre-bending singer Grayson Capps and other acts to be announced. INFO: Tickets $12.50 in advance, $18 at the door. Cultural Center Theater, state Capitol Complex. Call 800-594-TIXX or visit www.mountainstage.org.
"THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE": 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2. This Tony Award-winning musical comedy, brought to town by Broadway in Charleston, puts a handful of audience members onstage for a fictional spelling bee with six actors. INFO: Tickets $35.50 and $53. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
"INTIMATE APPAREL": 8 p.m. Feb. 6-7 and 11-12. Kanawha Players present Lynn Nottage's historical drama, which won the 2004 New York Drama Critics Circle and the Outer Critics Circle Awards. INFO: Adults $16, children 18 and under $10. Kanawha Players Theater, 309 Beauregard St. Call 304-343-7529 or visit www.kanawhaplayers.org.
MONSTER JAM: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7. Watch monster trucks in action. INFO: Adults $18, $22. Children 2-12 $5, $22.Charleston Civic Center. Call 304-342-5757, visit www.ticketmaster.com or stop by the Civic Center box office.
BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7. A Woody Hawley Series show featuring a singer-songwriter famous for numerous hit songs recorded by such stars as Faith Hill, Elton John and Emmylou Harris and whose solo albums and powerful voice have earned her acclaim. INFO: Adults $15, students and seniors $10.Walker Theater at back of Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
"OUT OF THIS WORLD: EXTRAORDINARY COSTUMES FROM FILM AND TELEVISION": Feb. 7 through May 10. An exhibit organized by the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame that examines the role costumes and costume design in film and TV, particularly science fiction. It features 43 costumes and artifacts from "Star Wars," "Batman," "The Wizard of Oz," "Ghostbusters," "Battlestar Galactica," "Blade Runner" and more. INFO: Museum admission is adults $7, children $5.50. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
DUBLIN PHILHARMONIC: 3 p.m. Feb. 8. The Philharmonic gives "An Irish Pops Concert" in this Charleston Community Music Association show. INFO: Adults $35, college students $10, youth age 18 and under $5. Charleston Municipal Auditorium. Cal304-744-1400 or visit www.cmawva.org.
"MOUNTAIN STAGE": 7 p.m. Feb. 8. Singer-songwriter (and Tony Award winner for "Spring Awakening") Duncan Sheik headlines this show, which also features Buckwheat Zydeco, folk rockers Guggenheim Grotto, songstress Amy LaVere and other acts to be announced. INFO: Tickets $12.50 in advance, $18 at the door. Cultural Center Theater, state Capitol Complex. Call 800-594-TIXX or visit www.mountainstage.org.
LYLE LOVETT AND JOHN HIATT: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10. The talented songwriters perform an acoustic show. INFO: Tickets $55-$65. WVU Creative Arts Center, Morgantown. Call 304-342-5757 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
TRACE ADKINS, CRAIG MORGAN AND JASON MICHAEL CARROLL: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12. A trio of country performers. INFO: Tickets $20-$40. Big Sandy Superstore Arena, Huntington. Call 342-5757 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
WEST VIRGINIA SYMPHONY POPS: 8 p.m. Feb. 13-14. The pops series opens with "Broadway Rocks" as vocalists Susan Egan, Capathia Jenkins, Doug LaBrecque and Rob Evan join with the Symphony Orchestra Chorus to perform selections from "Wicked," "Rent," "The Lion King," "Tommy," "Phantom of the Opera" and more. INFO: Tickets $9 to $51. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.wvsymphony.org.
"MOUNTAIN STAGE": 7 p.m. Feb. 15. The Derek Trucks Band and Dr. Dog are the stars of this show that also includes VH1 "You Oughta Know" singer Lenka, blues duo Scrapomatic and another act to be announced. INFO: Tickets $12.50 in advance, $18 at the door. Cultural Center Theater, state Capitol Complex. Call 800-594-TIXX or visit www.mountainstage.org.
"DOUBT": 8 p.m. Feb. 19-21 and 26-28. Charleston Stage Company presents John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play, which is now a also a film starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Meryl Streep. INFO: Adults $15, students and seniors $10. Capitol Center Theater, 123 Summers St. Call 304-343-5272 or visit www.charlestonstagecompany.com.
DISNEY ON ICE: 7 p.m. Feb. 19; 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Feb. 20; 11 a.m. and 3 and 7 p.m. Feb. 21 and 1 p.m. Feb. 22. "Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey" is the theme of this year's show. INFO: Tickets $14-$37. Charleston Civic Center. Call 304-342-5757, visit www.ticketmaster.com or stop by the Civic Center box office.
CAPITOL STEPS: 8 p.m. Feb. 20. The satirical group skewers American politics through song parodies and short skits. INFO: Tickets $15, $25, $35. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
"MOUNTAIN STAGE": 7 p.m. Feb. 22. The Drive By Truckers are the only band currently on the bill for this show. INFO: Tickets $12.50 in advance, $18 at the door. Cultural Center Theater, state Capitol Complex. Call 800-594-TIXX or visit www.mountainstage.org.
MARY WILSON: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24. The former Supremes singer brings her music to Morgantown. INFO: Tickets $30-$40. WVU Creative Arts Center. Call 304-342-5757 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
DISTURBED, SEVENDUST and SKINDRED: 7 p.m. Feb. 25. A trio of hard rock bands. INFO: Tickets $35.50. Big Sandy Superstore Arena, Huntington. Call 304-342-5757 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
BALLET HISPANICO: 8 p.m. Feb. 27. This dance troupe combines Latin dance with classical techniques. INFO: Tickets $15-$35. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
RODNEY CARRINGTON: 7 p.m. Feb. 28. The comedian and former sitcom star brings his stand-up act to town. INFO: Tickets $40. Charleston Municipal Auditorium. Call 304-342-5757, visit www.ticketmaster.com or stop by the Civic Center box office.
MARCH
HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS: 7 p.m. March 10. The basketball goofballs are back with their antics. INFO: Tickets $20-$87. Charleston Civic Center. Call 304-342-5757, visit www.ticketmaster.com or stop by the Civic Center box office.
WEST VIRGINIA SYMPHONY: 8 p.m. March 6-7. "On the Shoulders of Giants" features Strauss' "On the Beautiful Blue Danube," Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2, John Corigliano's "The Red Violin Chaconne" and Maurice Ravel's "La Valse" as well as violin soloist Lindsay Deutsch. INFO: Tickets $9 to $51. Clay Center. Call 561-3570 or visit www.wvsymphony.org.
"SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET": 7:30 p.m. March 12. A Broadway in Charleston touring show in which the infamous barber takes up with his crafty neighbor, Mrs. Lovett, to slice and dice their way through London's upper crust. INFO: Tickets $39.25 and $53. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS: 8 p.m. March 13. Hear one of the greatest horn bands in the history of rock music perform hits like "You've made Me So Very Happy," "Spinning Wheel," "And When I Die" and "I Can't Quit Her." INFO: Tickets $25, $35 and $45. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
THE SWEETBACK SISTERS: 8 p.m. March 14. FOOTMAD closes its 2008-09 concert series with traditional old time and honky tonk reminiscent of the 1940's and '50s courtesy of a young sextet that features West Virginian Jesse Milnes. INFO: Adults $20, seniors $15, students $10, children under 13 free. Cultural Center Theater, state Capitol Complex. Call 304-415-3668 or visit www.footmad.org.
CRAIG BICKHARDT: 7:30 p.m. March 21. A Woody Hawley Series show featuring a songwriter who has penned tunes for the likes of Kathy Mattea, Ray Charles and B.B. King, and who is an acclaimed soloist and guitarist. INFO: Adults $15, seniors and students $10. Walker Theater at back of Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
MONTCLAIRE STRING QUARTET: 8 p.m. March 21. "From Here to Eternity" features music by Beethoven and Olivier Messiaen. INFO: Adults $10, students $5. Kanawha United Presbyterian Church, 1009 Virginia St. E. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.wvsymphony.org.
RIVER CITY BRASS BAND: 8 p.m. March 22. The 27-piece group performs everything from light classics to pop to jazz to marches in the final show of this year's Community Association series. INFO: Adults $35, college students $10, children 18 and under $5. Charleston Municipal Auditorium. Call 304-744-1400 or visit www.cmawva.org.
CHARLESTON BALLET: 8 p.m. March 27-28. "Spring Mixed Bill: Flavors of Spain" is the name of this program, which features a collection of gypsy dances, a jazz piece with contemporary Latin music, a modern work to Portuguese Fado music and a full-length Spanish fold dancing work. INFO: Adults $20, seniors and students $15. Civic Center Little Theater. Call 304-342-6541 or visit www.thecharlestonballet.com.
WEST VIRGINIA SYMPHONY POPS: 8 p.m. March 27-28. "Charlie Chaplin at the Symphony" has musical comedian Dan Kamin, a world authority on Chaplin's life, as well as two new symphonic scores by Grant Cooper. INFO: Tickets $9 to $51.Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.wvsymphony.org.
WEST VIRGINIA SYMPHONY FAMILY SERIES: 11 a.m. March 28. "Classical Clown" Dan Kamin battles Maestro Grant Cooper for control of the orchestra. INFO: Adults $12.50, children and students $6.50 to $7.50. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.wvsymphony.org.
APRIL
"THE PAJAMA GAME": 7:30 p.m. April 1. It's a Broadway in Charleston touring show of a new production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway smash hit comedy. INFO: Tickets $39.25 and $53. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
"TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD": 8 p.m. April 3. The Montana Repertory Theatre performs the Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of Scout, Atticus, Tom and Boo Radley. INFO: Tickets $15, $25 and $35. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org. ;
"TOM SAWYER": April 3-4 and 11-12. (Auditions will be held Jan. 25-26.) Kanawha Players bring Mark Twain's classic tale to life via a Broadway musical adaptation. INFO: Adults $16, children 18 and under $10. Charleston Civic Center Little Theater. Call 304-343-7529 or visit www.kanawhaplayers.org.
CHRIS SMITHER: 7:30 p.m. April 18. A Woody Hawley Series show featuring "one of the finest interpreters of classic blues and contemporary roots music on the scene today," according to The Washington Post. INFO: Adults $15, seniors and students $10. Walker Theater at back of Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
THE FIVE BROWNS: 7:30 p.m. April 22. A family of piano virtuosos. INFO: Tickets $36-$46 (children half price). Keith Albee Theater, Huntington. Call 304-342-5757 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
JULIANNE HOUGH: 7 p.m. April 23. The "Dancing with the Stars" pro-turned-country singer makes an appearance in the Mountain State. INFO: Tickets $18, $23 and $28. Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse, Huntington. Call 304-342-5757 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
WEST VIRGINIA SYMPHONY POPS: 8 p.m. April 24-25. From early music on through the solo years, the "Classical Mystery Tour" show features classical music versions of Beatles songs. INFO: Tickets $9 to $51. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.wvsymphony.org.
MAY
"SOUTH PACIFIC": 7:30 p.m. May 1-2, 8-9 and 15-16 and 3 p.m. May 10. (Auditions will be held Feb. 23-25.) The Charleston Light Opera Guild presents the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Rodgers & Hammerstein musical that's set during World War II. INFO: Ticket prices have not been announced. Charleston Civic Center Little Theater. Call 304-342-9312 or visit www.charlestonlightoperaguild.org.
WEST VIRGINIA SYMPHONY: 8 p.m. May 1-2. "The Three B's" program has Bach (Brandenburg Concerto No. 3), Beethoven (Piano Concerto No. 3) and Brahms (Symphony No. 3), plus piano soloist Markus Groh. INFO: Tickets $9 to $51. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.wvsymphony.org.
"THE RAT PACK LIVE": 7:30 p.m. May 5. This Broadway in Charleston touring show recreates one of the famous "Summit at the Sands" no-holds-barred nightclub acts starring Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin and Joey Bishop. INFO: Tickets $32 and $50. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
MONTCLAIRE STRING QUARTET: 8 p.m. May 9. "It's a Wonderful Life" program includes music by Handel-Halvorsen, Bela Bartok and Bedrich Smetana. INFO: Adults $10, students $5. Kanawha United Presbyterian Church, 1009 Virginia St. E. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.wvsymphony.org.
"LA BOHEME": 8 p.m. May 16. The symphony presents the Rome H. and Bessie Walker Opera Theater production of Puccini's majestic work. INFO: Tickets $28 to $70.Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.wvsymphony.org.
JEFF DUNHAM: 8 p.m. May 16. The ventriloquist brings his "Spark of Insanity" tour to Huntington. INFO: Tickets $41.50. Big Sandy Superstore Arena. Call 304-342-5757 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. ;
"WEST VIRGINIA: WORDS AND MUSIC": 8 p.m. May 21-23 and 28-30. Charleston Stage Company and the Clay Center co-present an original show that takes monologues by West Virginia writers and intermingles them with music - some standards, some originals - from the Mountain State. INFO: Adults $25; seniors, students and children $15. Clay Center Walker Theater. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.charlestonstagecompany.com.
- Compiled by Amy Robinson
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