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August 2023
An Acoustic Evening with John Anderson
Featuring an opening performance by special guest Jake Binegar. John Anderson pushed himself to complete his vocals for Years, telling producer Dan Auerbach, “Let’s get everything because I might not wake up.” It’s not an overstatement. In a risky procedure a few months earlier, when anesthesia was used, Anderson was told by doctors that he’d died on the operating room table. His wife told him that it had happened three times. That knowledge weighed heavily on the legendary country singer while writing…
Find out more »The CALT Sessions: OYO
Happening inside The Stage Door at 224 Putnam Street in Marietta. Doors open at 6:30 pm. This project is made possible through the Central Appalachia Living Traditions Folk & Traditional Arts Experiences program of Mid Atlantic Arts. Born on the banks of the Ohio River, Oyo is a dynamic six-piece roots band that formed in the back of Marietta’s JustAJar Design Press over the course of jam sessions, eventually solidifying original work that utilizes hearty traditional Appalachian instrumentation rife with…
Find out more »Asleep at the Wheel
For over fifty years, Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson has been traversing the globe as an ambassador of Western swing music and introducing its irresistible sound to generation after generation. More than 100 musicians have passed through the Wheel, but Benson remains the front man and the keeper of the vision, in the process racking up more than 30 albums, ten Grammy awards and literally millions of miles on the road. “I’m the reason it’s still together, but the…
Find out more »August Song Colony Workshop
The Song Colony with Todd Burge takes place inside The Stage Door at 224 Putnam Street in Marietta. The mission of these monthly workshops is to encourage creation and collaboration. We aim to sustain, expand, and encourage songwriting talent and performance in the Mid-Ohio Valley. You do not have to be musically inclined to participate in this group. Admission is free, with no tickets needed to attend. Due to limited space, attendees must register in advance by emailing toddburgemusic@gmail.com. Activities and…
Find out more »September 2023
September First Friday: DJ Kos
This free, DORA-friendly event will be held on Putnam Street in front of Peoples Bank Theatre. No tickets are necessary to attend. Lawn chairs are welcome! DJ Kos started his journey in 1984. For years, he has toured across the U.S. headlining events and festivals. His love of music and high energy shines through every song he mixes live. From the classics to the current hits, this DJ is not to be missed. This project is supported in part by…
Find out more »Old Crow Medicine Show
BY KETCH SECOR: Old Crow Medicine Show began in late September of 1998 when a monkey wrench gang of old-time string band musicians, most of us still in our teens, left Ithaca, New York to cross the Canadian border and play our way to the Pacific. We brought our pawnshop fiddles and banjos, guitars and washboards to downtown street corners across Ontario, to paper mill towns above Lake Superior, farmers markets in Manitoba, Indian reservations in South Dakota, and out…
Find out more »Michael Carbonaro
CARBONARO: LIES ON STAGE Best known as the star and executive producer of the hit series THE CARBONARO EFFECT on truTV, Michael Carbonaro has also made frequent television appearances in shows such as Happily Divorced, 30 Rock, Grey’s Anatomy, and CSI Miami. A performing magician since his youth, Carbonaro went on to study experimental theater at New York University with aspirations of entertaining audiences through a variety of theatrical mediums, including hidden-camera magic, which he later showcased frequently on “The…
Find out more »Esbenshade Series: Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
Presented by the Esbenshade Series of Marietta College Based out of Williamsburg, Virginia, Bruce Hornsby first rose to national prominence with “The Way It Is,” his 1986 Grammy-winning debut album with The Range. The title track became the most-played song on American radio in 1987 while Tupac Shakur’s timeless song “Changes” builds on “The Way It Is” and set the stage for many subsequent versions of the track. In 1991, Hornsby collaborated with Bonnie Raitt, playing on her iconic hit…
Find out more »September Song Colony Workshop
The Song Colony with Todd Burge takes place inside The Stage Door at 224 Putnam Street in Marietta. The mission of these monthly workshops is to encourage creation and collaboration. We aim to sustain, expand, and encourage songwriting talent and performance in the Mid-Ohio Valley. You do not have to be musically inclined to participate in this group. Admission is free, with no tickets needed to attend. Due to limited space, attendees must register in advance by emailing toddburgemusic@gmail.com. Activities and…
Find out more »Mutts Gone Nuts – Shows at 2:00 PM & 5:00 PM
Two family-friendly shows at 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm! Come see the highest jumping dog in the world and her amazing canine cohorts in an all-star revue of doggie derring-do. They’ll have you at WOOF! Imagine nine of the world’s most talented four-legged performers in an uproariously funny, comedy dog spectacular and you get Mutts Gone Nuts! The all-star lineup includes Feather, the Guinness world record holder for highest jumping canine, National Champion Frisbee dogs, a hilarious six pound Pomeranian…
Find out more »October 2023
October First Friday: OYO
This free, DORA-friendly event will be held on Putnam Street in front of Peoples Bank Theatre. No tickets are necessary to attend. Lawn chairs are welcome! Born on the banks of the Ohio River, OYO began as a weekly jam session at the justAjar print shop in Marietta, Ohio. And like that big muddy river, OYO is fed by many influences and tributaries upstream - American folk music, bluegrass, old-school country, and rock & roll. This project is supported in…
Find out more »The Doo Wop Project
The Doo Wop Project begins at the beginning: tracing the evolution of Doo Wop from the classic sound of five guys singing harmonies on a street corner to the biggest hits on the radio today. In their epic shows The Doo Wop Project takes audiences on a journey featuring foundational tunes from the Crests, Belmonts and Flamingos through the vocal artistry of Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, and The Four Seasons all the way to DooWopified versions of modern hits from…
Find out more »Hank & My Honky Tonk Heroes: 100 Years of Hank Williams
Jason Petty celebrates Hank Williams 100th birthday with his critically acclaimed tribute, “Hank and My Honky Tonk Heroes.” Williams penned over 400 country songs depicting the trials and tribulations of the common man and woman. Among his timeless classics are Hey Good Lookin’, Your Cheatin’ Heart, I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry, Jambalaya and I Saw The Light. Williams is credited with creating the style that would influence other artists such as Patsy Cline, George Jones, Merle Haggard and Elvis…
Find out more »Brian Regan
Critics, fans, and fellow comedians agree: Brian Regan is one of the most respected comedians in the country, with Vanity Fair calling Brian “The funniest stand-up alive” and Entertainment Weekly calling him “Your favorite comedian’s favorite comedian.” Having built his 30-plus year career on the strength of his material alone, Brian’s non-stop theater tour continuously fills the most beautiful venues across North America, visiting close to 100 cities each year. Brian returns for his third season in Peter Farrelly’s TV…
Find out more »Esbenshade Series: Sarah Vowell
Presented by the Esbenshade Series of Marietta College Sarah Vowell, the New York Times bestselling author of seven nonfiction books on American history and culture, will take the stage at 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 11, at Peoples Bank Theatre as part of Marietta College's 2023-24 Esbenshade Series. Ticket reservations begin at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 25. By examining the connections between the American past and present, she offers personal, often humorous accounts of American history as well as current events and politics. Her…
Find out more »Styx
The six men comprising Styx have committed to rocking the Paradise together with audiences far and wide by entering their second decade of averaging over 100 shows a year, and each one of them is committed to making the next show better than the last. Styx draws from over four decades of barnburning chart hits, joyous singalongs, and hard-driving deep cuts. Like a symphony that builds to a satisfying crescendo, a Styx set covers a wide range of stylistic…
Find out more »The Wood Brothers
Featuring support by Maya de Vitry The Wood Brothers have learned to trust their hearts. For the better part of two decades, they've cemented their reputation as freethinking songwriters, road warriors, and community builders, creating a catalog of diverse music and a loyal audience who’ve grown alongside them through the years. That evolution continues with Heart is the Hero, the band's eighth studio album. Recorded analog to 16-track tape, this latest effort finds its three creators embracing the chemistry of…
Find out more »David Brighton’s SPACE ODDITY – The Quintessential David Bowie Experience
SPACE ODDITY is a live, theatrically staged, elaborately-costumed multi-media spectacle that transports audiences on a musical journey through the constantly metamorphosing career of David Bowie which was notable for constant reinvention and visual presentation in both his music and on stage. Over the last 20 years, SPACE ODDITY, starring David Brighton, has performed throughout the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Finland, Germany, Estonia, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Portugal, Israel, New Zealand and China and is widely considered to be the world's…
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