{"id":303413,"date":"2014-06-06T11:07:07","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T16:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=303413"},"modified":"2014-06-09T04:27:22","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T09:27:22","slug":"ut-tyler-cowan-center-announces-2014-15-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=303413","title":{"rendered":"UT Tyler Cowan Center Announces 2014 – 15 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"thumb_uttyler\"<\/a>TYLER — The 18th season of The University of Texas at Tyler R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center will feature world-renowned performances and speakers, Susan Thomae-Morphew, Cowan Center executive director, announced. Among the top draws: Larry the Cable Guy, Nicholas Sparks, and U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. The season, titled \u201cLet\u2019s Have Some Fun,\u201d features a wide variety of entertainment. Season tickets are on sale now at the UT Tyler Cowan Center box office. Box office hours are 9 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. You can also buy tickets and obtain additional information about the season at http:\/\/www.cowancenter.org<\/a> or by calling 903.566.7424. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe UT Tyler Cowan Center is coming of age. This is our eighteenth season! We may be all grown up presenting important and entertaining world-class events to our community, but we remain a teenager at heart. So, as we mature, we will continue showing off our wild and energetic side, too. No matter what our age is, we\u2019re always ready to have lots of fun. And that\u2019s exactly what\u2019s in store for you this season,\u201d said Thomae-Morphew. <\/p>\n

This season offers four subscription series with the Performing Arts Series, Broadway Series, Braithwaite Intimate Gatherings Series and the Distinguished Lecture Series. This year\u2019s Special Events include a classical performance made possible by a Charitable Lead Trust gift by Frances Cowan Gibson and featuring Yuja Wang and violinist Leonidas Kavakos and a performance by Larry the Cable Guy.<\/p>\n

Performing Arts Series<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Holiday Show, Dec. 9, 2014
\n\u00b7 Ballroom with a Twist 2, Jan. 15, 2015
\n\u00b7 Kodo One Earth Tour: Mystery, Feb. 17, 2015
\n\u00b7 Las Vegas legends Penn & Teller, April 17, 201<\/p>\n

Subscribers to the Performing Arts Series may add tickets to the classical concert by Wang and Kavakos on Nov. 20, 2014.<\/p>\n

Broadway Series<\/p>\n

\u00b7 \u201cSmokey Joe\u2019s Caf\u00e9\u201d featuring The Coasters, Oct. 11, 2014
\n\u00b7 Movie turned musical \u201cSister Act,\u201d Nov. 6, 2014
\n\u00b7 Return of a patron favorite, \u201cMamma Mia!\u201d – Jan. 26, 2015<\/p>\n

Braithwaite Intimate Gatherings Series<\/p>\n

\u00b7 “Hilariously endearing” storyteller Jeanne Robertson, Nov. 15, 2014
\n\u00b7 Political comedy troupe The Capitol Steps, March 19, 2015<\/p>\n

Subscribers to the Braithwaite Series may add tickets to the \u201cGit R Done\u201d funny man Larry the Cable Guy on Sept. 13, 2014.<\/p>\n

Distinguished Lecture Series<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, date to be announced
\n\u00b7 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks, Feb. 5, 2015
\n\u00b7 Compaq Computer Corporation co-founder Rod Canion, March 31, 2015. This lecture will be presented in the UT Tyler University Center Theater.<\/p>\n

Arts in Education Series \u2013<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Skippyjon Jones for grades kindergarten through third, Oct. 2, 2014
\n\u00b7 Mathemagic\u00ae for grades kindergarten through second grade and third through fifth, April 29, 2015<\/p>\n

School groups interested in the Arts in Education Series should call the UT Tyler Cowan Center box office, 903.566.7424, for order forms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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