November "Free at the Kimmel" Events Offer Something for Everyone
October 25, 2006
Triple Play will perform a free show prior to the Dennis De Young concert.
Kimmel Center Presents' November schedule offers several community events during the fall. Free at the Kimmel events includes: Free in the Plaza with local artists performing classical, jazz, pop, country, world, dance and family fun on the Commonwealth Plaza stage; as well as Artist Chats with Kimmel Center Presents performers; education events in the Merck Arts Education Center; and Organ Preludes and Postludes on The Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ in Verizon Hall. Updates and complete schedules are available at www.kimmelcenter.org. All artists and programs are subject to change.
Below is a full schedule of the Free at the Kimmel performances for the months of November and December:
Wednesday, November 1
6 pm | Commonwealth Plaza Stage | Free in the Plaza
Haddonfield Symphony Chamber Ensemble
Prior to Great Orchestras on Tour Series ticketed performance with Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Verizon Hall.
Wednesday, November 1
Post-show | Verizon Hall | Organ Postlude
Organ Postlude
Hear organist Gordon Turk perform on The Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ immediately following the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra ticketed performance in Verizon Hall. No ticket required for the postlude.
Sunday, November 5
1pm | Commonwealth Plaza Stage | Free in the Plaza
Tribe 1
Ensemble of singers, poets and drummers stir audience participation through songs of transformation, poetry and movement. Prior to Sweet Honey in the Rock® ticketed performance in Verizon Hall.
Thursday, November 16
Post-show | Perelman Theater | Artist Chat
PHILADANCO
PHILADANCO Dancers and Founder Joan Meyers Brown chat with Mervon Mehta, the Kimmel Center's VP of Programming, following their ticketed performance in Perelman Theater.
Friday, November 17
6:30pm | Commonwealth Plaza Stage | Free in the Plaza
George Burton Trio
Listen to the jazz vibrations of George Burton Trio including George Burton on piano, Wayne Smith, Jr. on drums and bassist, tba. Prior to the McCoy Tyner Septet & Regina Carter Quintet ticketed performance in Verizon Hall.
Sunday, November 19
5:30pm | Commonwealth Plaza Stage | Free in the Plaza
Triple Play
A unique trio of three Lehigh Valley-based keyboard players, Billy Murnin, Jim Keeler and Tommy Zitto all specialize in classic rock three-part harmony. Prior to Dennis De Young ticketed performance in Verizon Hall.
Friday, December 1, 2006
6pm | Commonwealth Plaza Stage| Free in the Plaza
Four Blind Mice
Jazz quartet comprised of Victor North (saxophone), Lucas Brown (organ), Craig Ebner (guitar), Wayne Smith, Jr. (drums). Prior to Sonny Rollins ticketed performance in Verizon Hall.
Saturday, December 2
11am | Commonwealth Plaza Stage | Free in the Plaza—PNC Grow Up Great
Enchantment Theater
Company performs selections from the inspiring classic tale Beauty and the Beast, using a special blend of magic, mask, pantomime, puppetry and original music. Prior to Vienna Choir Boys ticketed performance in Verizon Hall.
Kimmel Center Presents' 2006/2007 season is supported by: Mellon Financial Corporation, University of Pennsylvania Health System, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, ARC Wheeler, and The William Penn Foundation, Philadelphia Music Project and Dance Advance, Pew initiatives administered by University of the Arts. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Kimmel Center Presents. Toyota is the Official Vehicle of Kimmel Center Presents Jazz and World Pop programming. NBC-10 is a Media Partner for Kimmel Center Presents. The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com are media sponsors for the Great Orchestras on Tour series.
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