Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Festival of the Arts Boca Announces 6th Annual Season of Jazz, Classical, Opera & More...

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Organizers of the 6th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA, set for March 7th – 18th, 2012 presented by the Schmidt Family Centre for the Arts’ at the Mizner Park Amphitheater & Cultural Arts Center in Boca Raton, have announced a sensational line-up, bringing “Star After Star” to South Florida.

On Thursday, March 15th, the Festival and Larry Rosen’s Jazz Roots Series team up once more to present An Evening of Gershwin featuring Patti Austin and Tony DeSare. Boca Raton will welcome Grammy award-winning singer Austin and Billboard chart-topping vocalist DeSare who will bring their renditions of the legendary Gershwin songbook.

For more than three decades as both a leader and a sideman, conguero Poncho Sanchez has stirred up a fiery stew of straight-ahead jazz, gritty soul music, and infectious melodies and rhythms from a variety of Latin American and South American sources. He will bring his high energy performance along with his band to Boca Raton on Friday, March 16th. Get ready to dance in the aisles!


In its sixth year, Festival of the Arts BOCA is an extraordinary, multi-day cultural arts event for South Florida. The Festival brings to its audiences the world’s most sought after jazz and classical performers while simultaneously cultivating the stars of tomorrow. IMG Artists, a leader in worldwide cultural arts management and producer of three world renowned festivals: Tuscan Sun Festival, a late summertime festival in Cortona, Italy; Festival del Sole Napa, a mid-July festival in Napa Valley, California; and the Singapore Sun Festival in the fall, is once again collaborating with the Schmidt Family Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park in the planning and execution of Festival of the Arts BOCA 2012.
Individual tickets will range from $20 to $100 per person and packages are available for admission to all events. Student discounts will be available for some events with proper identification.

For more information call 561-368-8445 and to purchase tickets visit www.festivaloftheartsboca.org or call 866-571-ARTS.

EVENT SCHEDULE
March 7th Wednesday – 7:30 PM
Concert: Jose Carreras (presented by AEG Live) --- Venue: Amphitheater

March 8th Thursday – 7:30 PM
Concert: Alfredo Rodriguez and his Trio --- Venue: Cultural Arts Center

March 9th Friday – 7:30 PM
Film: Casablanca with Boca Symphonia conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos --- Venue: Amphitheater

March 10th Saturday – 4:00 PM
Authors & Ideas: Kevin Bleyer
Title: TBD --- Venue: Cultural Arts Center

March 10th Saturday – 7:30 PM
Concert: The Night at the Opera: with Angela Meade, James Valenti and Jennifer Johnson Cano and the Boca Symphonia conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos --- Venue: Amphitheater

March 11th Sunday - 4:00 PM
Authors & Ideas: Barbara McDonald Stewart
Title: "Founding of Israel" --- Venue: Cultural Arts Center

March 11th Sunday – 7:30 PM
Concert: Time for Three --- Venue: Amphitheater

March 12th Monday – 7:00 PM
Authors & Ideas: Mika Brzezinski
Title: "Knowing Your Value" --- Venue: Amphitheater

March 13th Tuesday – 7:00 PM
Authors & Ideas: President’s Panel;
Moderator: Dr. Susan Resneck Pierce, President Emerita, University of Puget Sound;
Panel: MJ Saunders, FAU and Kevin Ross, Lynn University
Title: “The Role of the College President in Preparing Citizens of the World”
Venue: Cultural Arts Center

March 14th Wednesday – 7:30 PM
Concert: Valentina Lisitsa, pianist performing with the Lynn Philharmonia, conducted by Jon Robertson ---
Venue: Amphitheater

March 15th Thursday – 7:30 PM
Concert: Jazz Roots: Patti Austin Trio, Tony DeSare Trio --- Venue: Amphitheater

March 16th Friday – 7:00 PM
Authors & Ideas: Andrew Ross Sorkin
Title: “How To Fix The Financial System” --- Venue:  Amphitheater

March 16th, Friday8:30 PM
Concert & Dancing: Poncho Sanchez --- Venue: Amphitheater

March 17th Saturday – 3:00 PM
Concert: Saint Patrick’s Day Bash with Drake School Dancers, and Seven Nation --- Venue: Amphitheater

March 18th Sunday – 5:00 PM
Authors & Ideas: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Distinguished Writer in Residence
Title: TBD - Venue: Cultural Arts Center




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