Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Live From the Plaza Stage Saturday Series Kick Off with FREE Performances –February through June

FEBRUARY 7, 2012


Ginger Coyle

Sponsored by Coca-Cola

South Jersey Native Ginger Coyle Makes Debut on Commonwealth Plaza stage, Feb. 11

Winter blues got you blah? Get your Saturday mojo back at the Kimmel Center with the Live from the Plaza Stage, a new FREE concert series part of the Free at the Kimmel offerings on the Commonwealth Plaza stage.  

 

Center city dwellers and students can fly on the cheap every Saturday night from February 11 to June 16, when Live from the Plaza Stage showcases the best regional talent from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.  The series includes world, pop, jazz, instrumental, and dance offerings and shines the spotlight on up-and-coming area talent. 

 

Wolfgang Puck will be serving happy hour specials including $1 off beers and $2 off wines at the PECO and Annex Bars.

 

Monthly raffle drawings with ticket giveaway winners to select Kimmel Center Presents and Broadway Season shows will be announced at the end of Live from the Plaza Stage performances in the Commonwealth Plaza.  

 

Below is sampling of Live from the Plaza Stage program offerings. Visit www.kimmelcenter.org/free  for updated information on confirmed artists throughout the remainder of the season.

 

Free at the Kimmel

Live from the Plaza Stage:

Ginger Coyle

Saturday, February 11, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

A South Jersey native, Ginger Coyle is one of Philadelphia's latest artists to emerge onto the music scene, weaving conscious lyrics, soulful pop melodies, acoustic guitar and driving piano. She was selected as a winner in Philadelphia Songwriter’s Project last May, and her fan-funded debut album, Homeward Bound, is set for a spring release. Since landing her first demo deal on the Wayne Brady Show in 2003, she has toured with acts like Flobots, Cobra Starship, B.O.B., and Third Eye Blind. 

 

Also, part of the Free at the Kimmel offerings is the monthly installment of PNC Grow Up Great series:

 

Free at the Kimmel

PNC Grow Up Great

Bash the Trash: African Folktales

Saturday, February 18, 11 a.m. to noon

 

Bash the Trash builds, performs and educates with musical instruments made from recycled and reused materials. In this show we'll present our own "trashy" take on folk tales from Africa, with instruments inspired by designs from across the continent. We'll spin tales of Anansi - the trickster who turns into a spider - and how he became the owner of all the stories…and of course everyone will build a musical instrument and take it home!  bashthetrash.com

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Kimmel Center, Inc., a charitable, not-for-profit organization, owns, manages, supports and maintains The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, which includes Verizon Hall, Perelman Theater, Innovation Studio and the Merck Arts Education Center. Kimmel Center, Inc. also manages the Academy of Music, owned by the Philadelphia Orchestra Association, and the University of the Arts Merriam Theater. Kimmel Center, Inc.’s mission is to operate a world class performing arts center that engages and serves a broad audience which includes providing arts in education, community outreach and a rich diversity of programming. The 2011/2012 season is sponsored by Citi. For additional information, visit kimmelcenter.org.

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