It’s coming: The big announcement!

After nearly seven months of meeting, discussing, planning and eventually agreeing with agents and performers, we have a full season ready to be announced to the public.  It will happen on June 10 in the First Federal Lecture Hall of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Van Wert.  A noon luncheon will be followed by a preview of the season to members, underwriters, sponsors, our valued volunteers and media friends.

I was recently looking through video footage of all our performers and I have to say, it looks like a “blockbuster” of a season!  While working remotely from Columbus, I spent two hours watching all the footage of our performers, 25 in total for the upcoming season.  I truly was so engrossed by each performer that I didn’t even realize two hours had passed by.

Now, I understand that you hear me say quite often how I think the next concert is going to be outstanding, but I do believe the Niswonger Programming Committee really outdid itself this year.  Not often can you put together a season where nearly everyone you wanted, you got.

We are anxious to share the information with all of you. Watch your favorite media source for information on the rest of the season, including Grand Series and Select Series dates. I have a sneaky feeling some concerts this year may sell out before we even get to the single ticket release dates. So, if you can plan ahead and find at least three concerts, your chances increase of getting a seat and certainly getting a choice seat.

The five Community Concert attractions were already announced and have been selling for a few couple weeks.  That series of five outstanding concerts is still available and is very affordable. Check with our box office (419.238.1743) or website (www.npacvw.org) to order and get details.

It is an exciting time as we also are planning the beginning to our Fountain Park Summer Music concerts. We are less than two weeks away from the opening concert on June 5 with Ambrosia. The concert begins at 7 p.m. in Fountain Park in downtown Van Wert, but there will be many other activities associated with our concert throughout the day as it is the Peony and ArtRageous Festivals weekend too.

It’s time to start praying for nice weather on the weekends in particular.  I hope you all had a nice Memorial weekend. Thank you to all who gave their lives for us. They may now be singing with the heavenly hosts!

I will be on vacation next week, visiting my daughter in San Francisco, so I won’t be seeing you next week most likely. But when we return, it’s full speed ahead for “Music in Van Wert!”

FINÉ.