2016-2017 performing arts calendar

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… And the Rest

The full 2016-17 performing arts calendars

Shadowbox Live

  • Front Street Funk: Through Aug. 14
  • Best of Shadowbox 2016: Through Sept. 3
  • School House Rock Live!: Through Sept. 25
  • Broken Whispers: Aug. 18-Nov. 10
  • Mad Dog and Englishman: A Tribute to Joe Cocker: Sept. 4 and 25

PromoWest Productions

The Basement

  • Dead Sara: Aug. 1
  • Broncho: Aug. 8
  • Honne: Aug. 9
  • The Social Animals: Aug. 10
  • Plaid Brixx with The Turbos and Sleep Jacket: Aug. 12
  • Prinze George: Aug. 15
  • All Eyes on Me - HPMG, J Will, Aaron & more: Aug. 19
  • The Whigs: Aug. 20
  • Jay Brannan: Aug. 23
  • Weekend Warrior with ABK and Villainz: Aug. 26
  • Delta Rae: Aug. 28
  • Meyhem Lauren: Aug. 30
  • Twin Peaks: Sept. 6
  • Wifisfuneral: Sept. 7
  • Caveman: Sept. 8
  • Highasakite: Sept. 9
  • Wild Child: Sept. 11
  • Allah-Las: Sept. 12
  • The So So Glos: Sept. 16
  • I the Mighty: Sept. 20
  • Mystic Braves: Sept. 21
  • Bear's Den: Sept. 22
  • Elliot Moss: Sept. 27
  • Destroyer: Oct. 8
  • Electric Six: Oct. 12
  • White Fang and No Parents: Oct. 18
  • Joe Robinson and the Steppin Stones: Oct. 19

Big Room Bar

  • White Lung: Aug. 4
  • New Madrid: Aug. 7
  • Xenia Rubinos: Sept. 5
  • Seratones: Oct. 12

Newport Music Hall

  • Corey Smith: Aug. 5
  • Boys Like Girls: Aug. 11
  • Ben Rector: Aug. 24
  • The Heavy: Sept. 8
  • Cherub: Sept. 9
  • Explosions in the Sky: Sept. 13
  • Trivium: Sept. 15
  • The Used: Sept. 16-17
  • Pierce the Veil: Sept. 20
  • Devin Townsend Project and Between the Buried and Me: Sept. 21
  • Blind Pilot: Sept. 27
  • Thrice: Sept. 28
  • The Devil Makes Three: Sept. 29
  • The Faint: Oct. 1
  • Zeds Dead: Oct. 6
  • Hatebreed with DevilDriver and Devil You Know: Oct. 12
  • Jack Garratt: Oct. 16
  • NF: Oct. 17
  • Tech N9ne: Oct. 19
  • Jon Bellion: Oct. 20
  • Wish You Were Here: Oct. 22
  • Insane Clown Posse: Oct. 30
  • The Naked and Famous: Nov. 7
  • James Vincent McMorrow: Nov. 15
  • El Ten Eleven: Nov. 16
  • For Today: Dec. 10

A&R Music Bar

  • Broods: Aug. 7
  • The Hush Sound: Aug. 8
  • New Hollow: Aug. 12
  • Willie Phoenix: Aug. 20
  • Melvins: Aug. 22
  • Highly Suspect: Sept. 11
  • Sick Puppies: Sept. 19
  • Nada Surf: Sept. 22
  • The Growlers: Sept. 25
  • Anthony Green: Sept. 27
  • Marian Hill: Oct. 9
  • The Get Up Kids: Oct. 12
  • Nothing But Thieves: Oct. 17
  • Lany: Oct. 20
  • Temples: Oct. 23
  • Green River Ordinance: Oct. 28
  • Watsky: Oct. 29
  • Stick Figure: Nov. 6
  • Anderson East: Nov. 15

Express Live!

  • The Claypool Lennon Delirium: Aug. 12
  • 99.7 The Blitz Great Summer Smokeout (Volbeat, Red Sun Rising, Devour the Day, Nine Shrines): Aug. 13
  • Ted Nugent: Aug. 17
  • In This Moment: Aug. 19
  • Flume: Aug. 25
  • Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang: Aug. 30
  • Umphrey's McGee: Sept. 8
  • The Avett Brothers: Sept. 9
  • Young the Giant: Sept. 10
  • Sturgill Simpson: Sept. 14
  • Beck: Sept. 20
  • CD102.5 Fall Fest (CHVRCHES, Jake Bugg, Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls, Bleached, Maybird, Haelos): Sept. 24
  • Korn and Breaking Benjamin: Sept. 30
  • Glass Animal: Oct. 4
  • Gavin DeGraw and Andy Grammer: Oct. 5
  • Switchfoot and Relient K: Oct. 6
  • Kip Moore: Oct. 7
  • Clutch: Oct. 8
  • Ingrid Michaelson: Oct. 9
  • Die Antwoord: Oct. 10
  • Phantogram: Oct. 18
  • Tegan and Sara: Oct. 25
  • Grouplove: Oct. 27
  • Elle King: Nov. 4
  • Troye Sivan: Nov. 5
  • Beartooth: Nov. 11
  • Chase Rice: Nov. 17

Columbus Funny Bone

  • Jon Lovitz: Aug. 4-6
  • Warren B. Hall: Aug. 5-7
  • Tom Segura: Aug. 11-13
  • AJ Johnson: Aug. 17
  • David Koechner: Aug. 18-21
  • Bryan Callen: Aug. 25-27
  • Matthew David Stanley: Aug. 28
  • Kurt Braunohler: Aug. 28
  • Deon Cole: Sept. 1-4
  • Jo Koy: Sept. 8-10
  • Nemr Abou Nassar: Sept. 15
  • Bruce Bruce: Sept. 16-17
  • Matt Bergman: Sept. 18
  • Jake "The Snake" Roberts: Sept. 20
  • Luenell: Sept. 21
  • Christopher Titus: Sept. 23-25
  • Michael Buckley: Sept. 27
  • The Hodgetwins: Sept. 28
  • Josh Wolf: Sept. 30-Oct. 2
  • Joey Diaz: Oct. 6-8
  • John Witherspoon: Oct. 14-15
  • Kevin Nealon: Oct. 21-22
  • Cindy Kaza: Oct. 25
  • Lavell Crawford: Oct. 28-29
  • Jon Reep: Nov. 3-6
  • Greg Warren: Nov. 10-13
  • Lil Duval: Nov. 18-19
  • TK Kirkland: Nov. 23
  • Mike Malone: Nov. 25-27
  • Nick Griffin: Nov. 30-Dec. 5
  • Drew Lynch: Dec. 5
  • Ralph Harris: Dec. 7-11
  • Rob Little: Dec. 14-18
  • John Morgan: Dec. 27-31

McConnell Arts Center

  • Gary Puckett: Aug. 5
  • Heart Strums – Persian Classical Music Improvisation: Sept. 10
  • Opera on the Edge presents La Boheme: Oct. 27
  • Jazz @ the MAC presents Dave Powers Trio: Nov. 6
  • McConnell Arts Center Chamber Orchestra presents A Handshake Across the Centuries: Nov. 20
  • McConnell Arts Center Chamber Orchestra presents Symphony and Song: Feb. 5
  • McConnell Arts Center Chamber Orchestra presents Symphonic Jazz: May 14

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra

Special Events

  • Summer Music Series: Aug. 11-14, Topiary Park
  • Culinary Capers: Nov. 11, Westin Columbus
  • Messiah Sing-Along: Dec. 9, Southern Theatre
  • ProMusica Soiree: Feb. 11, Westin Columbus/Southern Theatre

Subscription Series

  • Opening Night: Oct. 9, Southern Theatre
  • Carnival of the Animals: Nov. 12-13, Southern Theatre
  • Christmas Oratorio: Dec. 11, Southern Theatre
  • Sibelius and Mendelssohn: Jan. 22, Southern Theatre
  • Sketches of Vienna: April 22-23, Southern Theatre
  • David & Vadim: May 13-14, Southern Theatre

Worthington Series

  • Christmas Oratorio: Dec. 10, Worthington United Methodist Church
  • Sibelius and Mendelssohn: Jan. 21, Worthington United Methodist Church
  • An Evening of Bassoon & Strings: March 4, Worthington United Methodist Church
  • Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet: April 1, Worthington United Methodist Church

CATCO

CATCO Is Kids

  • James and the Giant Peach Jr.: Aug. 26-Sept. 4, Shedd Theatre, Columbus Performing Arts Center
  • A Seussified Christmas Carol: Dec. 2-11, Van Fleet Theatre, Columbus Performing Arts Center
  • Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Jan. 13-22, Van Fleet Theatre, Columbus Performing Arts Center
  • Cowgirls Don’t Ride Zebras: March 3-12, Van Fleet Theatre, Columbus Performing Arts Center
  • Anne of Green Gables: May 5-14, Columbus School for Girls

CATCO

  • An Act of God: Sept. 7-25, Studio Two, Riffe Center
  • Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde: Nov. 2-20, Studio Two, Riffe Center
  • Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery: Jan. 25-Feb. 12, Studio One, Riffe Center
  • Sex with Strangers: Feb. 15-March 5, Studio Two, Riffe Center
  • Henry Ford’s Model E: April 19-May 7, Studio Two, Riffe Center
  • I Do! I Do!: May 31-June 18, Studio Two, Riffe Center

CAPA

  • The Piano Guys: Sept. 4, Palace Theatre
  • Havana Cuba All-Stars: Sept. 7, Lincoln Theatre
  • The Triplets of Belleville Cine-Concert: Sept. 14, Southern Theatre
  • The Second City Touring Company: Free Speech! (While Supplies Last): Sept. 21-22, Lincoln Theatre
  • John Hiatt: Oct. 11, Southern Theatre
  • Colbie Caillat: Oct. 22, Capitol Theatre, Riffe Center
  • Abbey Theatre presents The Plough and the Stars: Oct. 26-30, Southern Theatre
  • Anthony Bourdain: The Hunger Tour: Oct. 29, Palace Theatre
  • Loreena McKennitt: Nov. 2, Palace Theatre
  • Estampas Porteñas: Nov. 3, Palace Theatre
  • Henry Rollins: Nov. 13, Lincoln Theatre
  • Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood LIVE!: Nov. 19, Palace Theatre
  • Jim Brickman: Comfort & Joy: Dec. 21, Southern Theatre
  • Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Feb. 28, Ohio Theatre
  • Taj Express: March 14, Palace Theatre

Jazz Arts Group

Jazz Arts Group Presents

  • Wycliffe Gordon & the Bobby Floyd Trio: Sept. 15, Notes
  • Swingin’ in the New Year with Byron Stripling: Dec. 29, Lincoln Theatre
  • The Matt Wilson Quartet: Jan. 19, Notes
  • Ladies Sing the Blues: Songs & Sounds of the Harlem Renaissance: Feb. 18, Lincoln Theatre
  • John Ellis & Double Wide: April 21, Notes

Swingin’ with the CJO

  • New Orleans on Parade!: Oct. 20-23, Southern Theatre
  • Home for the Holidays: Dec. 1-4, Southern Theatre
  • Ella Fitzgerald & the Great Ladies of Swing: Feb. 2-5, Southern Theatre
  • Cab Calloway, Lionel Hampton & the Big Band Explosion!: March 16-19, Southern Theatre
  • Soul Session: From Ray Charles to Whitney Houston: April 6-9, Southern Theatre

Wexner Center for the Arts

  • Thank You for Coming  by Faye Driscoll: Sept. 22-25
  • Wexner Center Artist Residency Award Project by Ryley Walker: Sept. 27
  • Joan Shelly: Sept. 28
  • Metropolis with live music by the Alloy Orchestra: Sept. 28
  • Kalthoum by Ibrahim Maalouf: Sept. 29
  • Kris Davis and Craig Taborn: Oct. 7
  • ADA/AVA by Manual Cinema: Oct. 13-16
  • AZIZA featuring Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke and Eric Harland: Oct. 21
  • RY X: Oct. 22
  • Shawnee, Ohio by Brian Harnetty: Oct. 27-28
  • Fractus V by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui/Eastman: Nov. 15 (Capitol Theatre, Riffe Center)
  • Bird in the House by Dane Terry: Dec. 9-10
  • Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Host by Ira Glass, Monica Bill Barnes and Anna Bass

BalletMet

  • Twisted 2 (with Opera Columbus and Columbus Symphony Orchestra): Sept. 22-25, Ohio Theatre
  • Night and Day: Oct. 21-23, Ohio Theatre
  • The Nutcracker: Dec. 9-24, Ohio Theatre
  • Peter Pan: Feb. 10-17, Ohio Theatre
  • Art in Motion: March 17-25, Capitol Theatre, Riffe Center
  • Romeo and Juliet: April 28-30, Ohio Theatre

Columbus Symphony Orchestra

Masterworks Series

  • Twisted 2 (with BalletMet and Opera Columbus): Sept. 22-25, Ohio Theatre
  • Choral Masterpiece: Oct. 28-29, Ohio Theatre
  • Beethoven Marathon: Nov. 11-12, Ohio Theatre
  • Last Notes Festival: Nov. 18-19, Ohio Theatre
  • Russian Winter Festival I: Jan. 6-7, Ohio Theatre
  • Klezmer Showcase: Jan. 13-14, Southern Theatre
  • All Mozart: Feb. 17-18, Southern Theatre
  • Russian Winter Festival II: March 3-4, Ohio Theatre
  • Love & War: Baroque Style: March 10-11, Southern Theatre
  • Shaham Plays Prokofiev: April 21-22, Ohio Theatre
  • East Meets West Festival: May 12-13, Ohio Theatre
  • Mahler’s Third: May 20, Ohio Theatre

Access Series

  • The Genius of Beethoven in his Seventh Symphony: Nov. 10, Ohio Theatre
  • Stravinsky: Petrouchka: Jan. 5, Ohio Theatre
  • Scheherazade: May 11, Ohio Theatre

Happy Hour Series

  • Eclectic Mix: Nov. 17, Ohio Theatre
  • Dance Rhythms: April 6, Ohio Theatre

Pops Series

  • Holiday Pops: Dec. 2-4, Ohio Theatre
  • Brahms V. Radiohead: Jan. 21, Ohio Theatre
  • Pixar in Concert: March 18, Ohio Theatre
  • Cirque de la Symphonie: April 8, Ohio Theatre

Opera Columbus

  • Twisted 2 (with BalletMet and Columbus Symphony Orchestra): Sept. 22-25, Ohio Theatre
  • Mission: Seraglio: Jan. 25-29, Southern Theatre
  • Bizet’s Carmen: May 3-7, Southern Theatre

New Albany Symphony Orchestra

Sunday Subscription Concerts

  • Rhapsody in Blue: Oct. 9, Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts
  • Holiday Spectacular: Dec. 18, Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts
  • Casey at the Bat: March 12, Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts
  • Power of the Sea: April 30, Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts

Saturday at the Symphony Concerts

  • Santa and the Symphony: Dec. 17, Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts
  • Take Me Out to the Ballgame: March 11, Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts
  • H 2 O: April 29, Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts

Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts

  • Brian Culbertson with special guest Morgan James: Oct. 23
  • Rosanne Cash with John Levanthal: Feb. 12
  • Kodo: Feb. 22

Broadway Across America

Regular Season

  • Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella: Nov. 22-27, Ohio Theatre
  • The Little Mermaid: Jan. 31-Feb. 5, Ohio Theatre
  • The Bodyguard: Feb. 14-19, Ohio Theatre
  • Cabaret: March 28-April 2, Ohio Theatre
  • Beautiful – The Carole King Musical: June 6-11, Ohio Theatre

Season Add-ons

  • Stomp: March 10-12, Ohio Theatre
  • Riverdance: May 12-14, Ohio Theatre

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