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Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo June 13–16 | Showtimes at CenterPresents.org Outdoor Event on Palladium East Patio

Jr. Civic presents

2Cellos October 23 at 7:30 PM | The Palladium

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra presents

Tito Puente, Jr. Stars with the Pacific Mambo Orchestra October 25 at 8PM | The Palladium

Beanstalk! The Musical! June 14–18 | The Tarkington Time for Three & the ISO June 16 at 7:30 pm | The Palladium

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The Stratford Songbook Series Taft Law Jazz & Blues Series CNO Financial Group Country Series Dance Series Coca-Cola World Stage Series Holiday Shows Family Shows

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Subscriptions to the 2013-14 Season are available! Call the Box Office at 317.843.3800. See full 2013-14 line-up at TheCenterPresents.org

Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre presents

Merle Haggard October 31 at 7:30 PM | The Palladium

WriteStuff & The Center presents

Patti LuPone November 3 at 7PM | The Palladium

WriteStuff Conference July 20 from 12pm –6pm | The Palladium

Civic Theatre & YAP presents

Anything Goes July 25–28 | The Tarkington 2013-14 SEASON BEGINS Great American Songbook Vocal Competition July 26 at 8PM | The Palladium Kansas August 9 at 8PM | The Palladium

Gretchen Wilson November 7 at 7:30 PM | The Palladium Jonny Lang November 10 at 7PM | The Palladium RIOULT Modern Dance Company Feat. Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra November 15 & 16 at 8PM | The Tarkington “Sleeping Beauty” David Gonzalez, Storyteller November 23 at 7PM | The Tarkington

Lang Lang September 19 at 7:30 PM | The Palladium

Jim Brickman November 29 at 8PM | The Palladium

Craig Morgan September 20 at 8PM | The Palladium

Dave Koz December 13 at 8PM | The Palladium

Buddy Guy September 27 at 8PM | The Palladium

Trace Adkins Christmas December 15 at 7PM | The Palladium

Fernando Otero September 29 at 7PM | The Tarkington

Pinchas Zukerman with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra January 15 at 7:30 PM | The Palladium

Just announced!

Diana Ross at the Palladium!

Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby with Kentucky Thunder October 3 at 7:30 PM | The Palladium

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Neil Berg’s “100 Years of Broadway” October 6 at 7PM | The Palladium Celtic Thunder Limited Availability! October 11 at 8PM | The Palladium

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Sir James Galway with the Irish Chamber Orchestra November 6 at 7:30 PM | The Palladium

Diana Ross August 23 at 8PM | The Palladium

Arlo Guthrie October 2 at 7:30 PM | The Palladium

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Hungarian State Folk Dance Ensemble October 26 at 8PM | The Palladium

Legends of Love June 28 & 29 at 7pm | The Tarkington

Aaron Neville & Dianne Reeves October 1 at 7:30 PM | The Palladium

Mariza October 22 at 7:30 PM | The Palladium

Gloria Gaynor October 18 at 8PM | The Palladium

Jean-Yves Thibaubet with Bahia Orchestra Project February 13 at 7:30 PM | The Pallaium

Deborah Voigt October 19 at 8PM | The Palladium

Michael Feinstein’s “The Gershwins & Me” February 16 at 7PM | The Pallaium

ABBA - The Concert October 20 at 7PM | The Palladium

Hafia Symphony Orchestra of Israel February 19 at 7:30 PM | The Pallaium

DEAR FRIENDS, We are delighted to welcome you to the Center for the Performing Arts! In May, we announced a fabulous season, packed with world-class artists. From classical pianist Lang Lang to country great Merle Haggard, the new season is filled with artists you’ll want to see live and in-person. We followed the big season announcement with another major addition: the legendary Diana Ross is coming to the Palladium stage on August 23. Take a few minutes to discover the season inside these pages or go to the Center’s website for additional details at TheCenterPresents.org. As we head into our summer programming, we invite you to start a tradition with your family. Bring your children and grandchildren to see the innovative – and interactive – Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo (June 13-16). You and your family will marvel at these elaborate puppets and the mastery behind the petting zoo. The family lineup this summer gives you a taste of things to come in our 2013-14 family series. We encourage you to share these magical moments together, as a family. This month we kick-off our 2013 Encore Celebration Gala Weekend! There will be everything from a gourmet meal and auction, to live music, performances, and dancing. Plus, the Center along with the Michael Feinstein Great American Songbook Initiative will induct a new class in the Songbook Hall of Fame. This year we are honoring the contributions of Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, Jimmy Webb and Rita Moreno. Join us June 28 at the Indiana Roof Ballroom and June 29 at the Palladium. As you plan your summer activities, include a visit to the Michael Feinstein Great American Songbook Gallery. The gallery continues its exhibit “Blast for the Past: Roaring Hot ‘20s Jazz.” Located on the Palladium’s gallery level, this interactive display of memorabilia and recorded music pays homage to the celebrated artists of the jazz age and its place in Indiana history. Visit the gallery on weekdays from 10 am to 4 pm. You also will want to enjoy a performance by one of our resident companies sauch as Legends of Love presented by Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre or Civic Theatre’s Young Adult Program production of Anything Goes. Enjoy your summer and make the Center for the Performing Arts a part of it!

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IN THE NEWS WriteStuff literary conference - July 20 WriteStuff Writers Conferences and the Center for the Performing Arts present “Across the Arts: A Gleeful Literary Celebration.” Join Indiana’s finest filmmakers, best-selling New York Times authors, award-winning newspaper journalists, columnists, magazine writers, editors, publishers and musicians. The guests will be featured in a Writer’s Studio on the Palladium concert hall stage. The day-long event concludes with an afterparty and movie screening. The literary panels are formatted as a Writer’s Studio, allowing ample time to get up-close-and-personal as the guests share private reflections during an audience Q&A. Meet awardwinning filmmakers including Angelo Pizzo, AcademyAward winner for “Hoosiers,” and Michael Husain, 13 time documentary award-winning film director, writer and producer. Authors and film professionals will be at autograph tables with signings scheduled throughout the day. General admission for the July 20 event is $60 and includes access to the after-party and movie presentation by Heartland Film Festival. General admission for seniors is $40 and students are $18 (with school ID). Tickets are on sale at the Palladium Box Office, by phone at 317.843.3800 or online at TheCenterPresents.org.

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The Great American Songbook High School Vocal Competition Kicks-Off! The Great American Songbook High School Vocal Competition kicked off the first round of Regional Events on May 11 at Georgia State University. Seven students participated for a chance to come to the Palladium for the Final Vocal Academy & Competition July 21-26. The two winners of the Southeast Regionals are Melinda Rodriguez from Miami, FL and Maya Jacobson from Clearwater, FL. There are four more Regional Events taking place throughout the month of June, so stay updated on Facebook (/FeinsteinInitiative) to meet more Vocal Competition finalists! A special thank you to Van Heusen Music Corp. for their support of the regional events.

Bookies Take Over Palladium Stage The Palladium Bookies is a book group dedicated to reading and discussing books about the performing arts. They meet on the 2nd Monday of the month at 7pm. The meetings begin with registration and a short time of mingling (wine, water and snacks are served) before breaking into discussion groups in various meeting rooms in The Palladium. Discussions are lively and lots of fun! Participation each month is limited to the first 60 to register. “These choices in book selection are doing me a world of good for my thinking and mental flexibility. I just love it!” For more information, please contact Sheryl Mullins at smullins@TheCenterPresents.org

THE TWO BEST NIGHTS OF YOUR LIFE! The Center for the Performing Arts and the Michael Feinstein Great American Songbook Initiative announce an expanded weekend lineup for the annual fundraising gala. The 2013 Encore Celebration Gala Weekend presented by Krieg DeVault is now two nights – Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29. The Friday evening event, at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis, includes a First Merchants Bank cocktail reception, Kreig DeVault dinner, dance and auction, with the Saturday evening Songbook Hall of Fame performance and induction ceremony at the Palladium in Carmel. The Saturday evening of the gala weekend will feature host Michael Feinstein, Broadway and television star Megan Hilty performing a tribute to Frank Sinatra and Liza Minnelli, television legend Jimmy Smits and guitar virtuoso Jose Feliciano honoring Rita Moreno, and vocalist Tom Wopat performing songwriter Jimmy Webb’s hits. Together, the artists will honor the inductees’ musical contributions to the Great American Songbook. Saturday evening will include pre-show cocktails and a post-show after party sponsored by Katz, Sapper & Miller. The 2013 awards include: Legend: Awarded posthumously to an artist who made a significant contribution to the Golden Age of American popular music, typically defined as the period from the early years of the 20th century through the 1960s. Inductees: Frank Sinatra, 2013; Cole Porter, 2012. Songbook: Awarded to living songwriters, both lyricists and composers, who have made a significant impact on American pop culture by creating the most beloved songs from the American popular songbook. Inductees: Jimmy Webb, 2013; Alan and Marilyn Bergman, 2012. New Standard: Awarded to the artist, songwriter and/or performer, who continues to create the soundtrack of our lives by writing and/or performing music that will stand the test of time and become the pop standards of tomorrow. Inductee: Liza Minnelli, 2013; Rita Moreno, 2013; Barry Manilow, 2012. 2013 ENCORE CELEBRATION GALA WEEKEND SPONSORS

For details on table reservations or individual tickets, contact Laura Varnau at lvarnau@TheCenterPresents.org or 317.819.3521. Visit TheCenterPresents.org for list of auction items. 5

THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN! The fans & critics have chosen the most anticipated shows of the 2013-14 season. Do you Agree? Tell us your choices. / TheCenterforthePerformingArts @ CarmelPalladium

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Madeleine Peyroux January 25, 2014 “The Madeline Peyroux concert is my “must-see” show at the Palladium for the new season. Is she French? Is she American? Ok, she’s from Georgia, but it doesn’t matter once you hear her sultry voice singing original and classic jazz songs. Her new album, The Blue Room, is sensational, but it is her 2004 classic, Careless Love, that features a song where she makes the city of Ashtabula sound like the sexiest languid place on earth (and if you don’t know how hard that is, just try to sing the word ‘Ashtabula.’)” - M. Travis DiNicola, Co-host, WFYI Art of the Matter

Cashore Marionettes March 22 - 23, 2014 “‘The Cashore Marionettes: Life in Motion’ is an absolutely breathtaking act of puppetry that goes beyond typical children’s faire and takes the entire performance into something more. The extremely lifelike movements of the

marionettes are beautiful and haunting, and the stories they tell speak to deeper meanings about life and death. It is unlike anything else that I have seen on stage. In a venue like the Tarkington, it should be a wonderful show from every seat in the house.” - Christian Sorrell, Entertainment Editor, Current Publishing

Sir James Galway with The Irish Chamber Orchestra November 6, 2013 “First, I love the fact that James Galway’s website mentions his 2013 tour of ‘major cities, including New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles,’ and that Carmel is a part of that. Seeing him live has been on my wish list for years. I’m especially looking forward to hearing the Mozart Flute Concerto, which is so good after Mozart’s reworking that it took until the 1950s for people to realize it didn’t actually begin as a flute composition, but one for the oboe.” - Mo Merhoff, President, Carmel Chamber of Commerce

Patti LuPone November 3, 2013 “I am most looking forward to seeing Patti LuPone in the Palladium Songbook Series. I first saw Ms. LuPone in 1979 when she starred as Eva Perón in Evita, and in subsequent Broadway shows. She has a larger than life stage presence and always pulls out the stops whenever she performs — making me eager to experience her tremendous talents once again.” - Tom Alvarez, Music Writer, TheExaminer.com

“Swan Lake” Moscow Festival Ballet January 16–18, 2014 We are really looking forward to the Moscow Festival Ballet’s performance of ‘Swan Lake.’ When we lived in Boston we were given tickets to see a performance by the Boston Ballet. Our seats were front and center and so close to the stage that we could hear the performers’ shoes tapping and whirring as 7

they danced about. Since then we have been intrigued with this genre. We’re particularly delighted to see a world famous dance company perform a classic ballet only ten minutes from our home in Carmel. How wonderful!” - Drs. Molly and Jeff Cooke, Donors & Subscribers

Merle Haggard October 31, 2013 “My wife Janice and I, recent residents to Carmel, have subscribed to the Country Series since the opening of the Palladium. I am particularly looking forward to seeing Merle Haggard in the upcoming season; a music legend I listened to as a boy growing up in rural Minnesota. I am also proud that my company, CNO Financial Group, has chosen to sponsor the Country Series and in conjunction to honor our active and veteran military men and women. Craig Morgan, a musician who shares these interests, is a great kickoff to this series.” - Tom Barta, Senior Vice President, Finance and Business Development, CNO Financial Group, Inc.

Tao: The Martial Art of Drumming March 19, 2014 “As a young professional and subscriber of the Scene Selects pairings for the upcoming season I am looking forward to attending Tao: The Martial Arts of Drumming. Not only do I get the opportunity to engage and interact with other young professionals at the Scene’s pre-party event, but I also get to experience the energy and excitement of a truly unique performance at a world class venue.” - John Henne, The Scene Leadership Council Member

SUBSCRIBE TODAY! The best way to experience the full range of what the Center has to offer is to become a subscriber. Subscribers receive special benefits such as advanced purchase opportunities for special events, free exchanges and priority seating. Subscribing guarantees ticket discounts, personalized service and first choice of seats to performances that are sure to sell out! Call 317.843.3800 or visit the Box Office for more information or to place your order today!

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SOMETHING TO ROAR ABOUT! We sunk our claws into Scott Wright, the Artistic Director of Erth, who is bringing Dinosaur Petting Zoo to the Center this month (June 13–16.) This is what he had to say about dinos, puppets and feeding children to the dinosaurs! How do you make the dinosaur puppets in Dinosaur Petting Zoo come to life? The great thing about puppetry is that it’s an art form that hinges on bringing the inanimate to life. All of our dinosaurs are carefully crafted puppets and the puppeteers are masterful at operating them. We always tell our audience that our dinos are puppets, but you can be sure that within minutes they have forgotten what we’ve said and they instantly suspend their disbelief… People want to believe that they are real. Our puppeteers have to be able to operate a puppet externally and internally, meaning that sometimes they may handle the puppet from outside of the puppet and sometimes they also have to climb inside to operate it. It’s kind of a cross between The Muppets and War Horse!

Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo is made possible in part by a grant from the Jean Yorke Memorial Fund, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation

What’s your favorite dinosaur? My favourite dinosaur at the moment is Australovenator – a dinosaur was discovered in Australia just four years ago. This great dinosaur has anatomical differences to other theropods – it’s got larger feet and arms that are almost equal to a human’s. It can run very fast and captures its prey with its huge claws. Is it scary coming up on stage to pet the dinosaurs? I think it’s scary watching the news, so I’d say it’s matter of personal opinion as to what is scary and what’s not! When we invite children onto stage with us, we do our best to ensure that they are brave and understand that the dinos are puppets. But even at the best times our puppeteers are so good at what they do it’s easy to be caught up in the excitement and theatricality of the show. What’s the best dinosaur fact you know? Recently people have started to think that dinosaurs had feathers and that dinosaurs actually didn’t become extinct but instead evolved into birds. In reality, only a particular type of dinosaur evolved into birds and not all dinosaurs. There was a huge extinction event that caused most life to disappear forever, but what we have today is what survived and evolved to take its place in the world. Have you ever fed a naughty child to a dinosaur?! Oh yes, we do it in every show. It’s one of the funniest and spectacular moments! Reprinted with permission from the SOUTHBANK Centre blog

YOUR SUPPORT COUNTS 24/7 Presenting world-class concerts is only a part of what the Center provides Central Indiana. Here’s a glimpse of the outreach activities happening every day at the Center, all made possible by generous gifts from donors and sponsors. Your gifts make a difference! 8 pm, Tuesdays in April – Opera 101 The Center launched its spring class lineup with Opera 101 featuring the artists from Intimate Opera. The course led up to the Kathleen Battle recital. Seven vocal students made their Palladium debut with a pre-concert performance in the Founders Room. 6:47 pm, April 11 – Purdue Glee Club Q&A Arranged private Q&A for the Boys & Girls Club members. Six glee club performers met with the 55 students, sharing their experience being a performer. Over half of the Boys & Girls Club members said they had never been to a live concert.

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5 pm, April 20 – Chick Corea & Gary Burton Soundcheck Gary Burton and Chick Corea took time out of their soundcheck for a Q&A with 83 music students. One group of students traveled from Owen County to attend the concert and Q&A. Thank you to Firestone Building & Industrial Products for sponsoring the jazz education activities. 3 pm, April 21 – Lemonade Day pre-session The Teen Artrepreneur Project was conceived to engage students in selling their musical talents. The Hamilton County Leadership Academy led the implementation, with the Palladium serving as the backdrop for the performances and workshops for 8 students to participate in the pilot year. The musicians performed for a Lemonade Day open house on May 18. To learn more about how your gift can support these activities, contact the Development Office at 317.819.3528.

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SECRET TO HAPPINESS?

3 generations of Hoosiers playing the ukulele. Music has always been a part of Charlotte Swisher’s life. Swisher, 91, spends summers singing with her family around a bonfire at a Lake Tippecanoe cottage. She once sang alto in the United Methodist Church choir. And she passed her love of music to her children, making sure her three adult daughters learned piano in their youth. Lately, she and her family have fallen sway to the happy sounds of an unusual instrument: the ukulele.

So when her granddaughter, Hannah Feldmeyer, 30, Carmel, invited Swisher, 91, and four female family members to take part in a ukulele class at Carmel’s Center for Performing Arts, it was music to her ears. Swisher and her daughter, Linda Dreiman, live in Marion and drive on Wednesday evenings to Carmel for ukulele lessons. There they meet Feldmeyer; Feldmeyer’s mother (and Swisher’s daughter) Jane Anderson, Lafayette; and Dreiman’s daughter, Kristen Beavers, Indianapolis. (Swisher’s third daughter, Mary Beth Weckerlin,plays introduced the family to the ukulele but was unable to join them for the classes.) “Anybody who is playing ukulele is smiling and having a good time,” said instructor Geoff Davis, Noblesville. “These women are happy people. They are graceful, smiling, and are a joy to have in class.” Reading music is only part of the process. There’s also the coordination of strumming chords, counting and of course singing. “The ukulele is new to me and to many of us, but it’s such an approachable instrument,” said Feldmeyer, one of the family’s third generation of musicians.

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A year ago for Swisher’s 90th birthday, her family arranged to serenade her with a ukulele flash mob. “Our family likes to plan musical surprises for special birthdays,” Dreiman said.

On June 4, the three generations of ukulele players join other classmates in the Robert Adam Room at the Center as a warmup to Family members performed several songs accompanied by seven the Jake Shimabukuro performance. The native Hawaiian’s ukulele ukuleles and one kazoo, including the reggae-inspired “Don’t pop music includes inventive interpretations of hits like “While My worry, be happy,” and “You Belong to me,” Steve Martin’s Guitar Gently Weeps,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and Adele’s “Rolling serenade Bernadette Peters in the 1979 movie “Thethan Jerk.” 85 years Theto Buck Group, with more of collective in the Deep.” Afterward, the children and grandchildren presented Swisher with her own ukulele. with permission from IndyStar.com – follow writer TJ Banes on Twitter experience, understands that wealth Reprinted is not an end in @tjbanes.

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