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For the first time ever, A.J. Croce will be coming to Tallahassee on September 27 for his Croce Plays Croce tour, creating a memorable concert experience that celebrates both his own music and that of his father, the late troubadour Jim Croce. The Nashville-based singer/songwriter who has charted 17 Top 20 singles in his own […]
Florida State University’s Opening Nights and Leon County Schools teamed up this week to offer elementary and middle school teachers a creative new tool to teach math, in partnership with the John F. Kennedy Center’s Partners in Education program.
Florida State University’s Opening Nights and Leon County Schools teamed up to offer elementary and middle school teachers a creative new tool to teach math, in partnership with the John F. Kennedy Center’s Partners in Education program.
Opening Nights Performing Arts revealed its second headliner Wednesday: Jimmy Webb’s “The Glen Campbell Years.” Last week Opening Nights named The Temptations and the Four Tops as the first performers of the 2018-2019 season.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) — Opening Nights Performing Arts at Florida State University has announced the first headliner for the upcoming 2018 season. The Temptations and The Four Tops are set to take the stage together at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall for a special Motown tribute.
In a Facebook Live event Wednesday, FSU President John Thrasher and Opening Nights Director Michael Blachly announced the first headliner of the 2018-2019 season: the Temptations and the Four Tops.
There are ambitious shows and then there’s Taylor Mac’s “A 24-Decade History of Popular Music,” which originally ran for 24 hours and covered pop songs from 1776 to the current day. We’re talking battle marches from the Revolutionary War, minstrel-show tunes, murder ballads, Stephen Foster, Great Depression-era weepers, World War II rallying cries, disco thumpers […]
First things first: Patti LuPone, who won a Tony Award starring as the title character in “Evita” on Broadway,” will not sing “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” when she visits Opening Nights next week.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) – Hundreds of people gathered at the Ruby Diamond Concert Hall for a special tribute to Ray Charles. Saxophonist Maceo Parker performed To ray with Love on Monday night at Florida State University. It’s a tribute to honor charles, the Ray Charles Orchestra and the Raelettes.
In the late ‘80s, Ray Charles played two back-to-back shows in one night at Florida State’s Ruby Diamond Auditorium. I was invited to interview Brother Ray in his dressing room after the shows and I eagerly signed on.
