McCoy Center For The Arts
Events
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 – 7:00pm
Healthy New Albany Lecture Series
Everything You Want To Know About Heart Health
Discover the latest medical findings from one of the nation’s latest experts on heart disease, Dr. Thomas Ryan.
He will discuss heart disease prevention, warning signs, and heart-healthy habits.
Speaker: Dr. Thomas Ryan, Director, The Ohio State University Heart and Vascular Center
FREE
Food donation for the New Albany Food Pantry encouraged.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012 at 7:00 PM
Irving E. Schottenstein Theatre
Hosted by the Friends of the McCoy
New Albany’s Hidden Talent
You may know them as your doctor, a local business leader, or maybe the girl next door. Did you know that your NEIGHBOR also has a HIDDEN TALENT? You won’t want to miss their entertaining (and perhaps unexpected) debut at the McCoy!
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
• OUR HOUSE BAND featuring
David Martin (guitar)
Peter Horvath (guitar)
Mark Potter (piano)
Rev. Rick McCracken Bennett (bass)
Coby Utterback (drums)
Enjoy a mix of American songbook standards as these talented musicians perform a few fan favorites.
• Craig Mohre
As a former member of the OSU Men’s Glee Club, Craig has been happily singing for decades.
• Marcy and Jonathan Schaffir
Everyone knows that the Schaffirs love Broadway. Who knew their passion for the arts began on stage? Enjoy this special duet perform a favorite show tune! Accompanied by Kathleen Sadoff.
• Ellen Martin
Our event is the same weekend as the annual Grammy Awards. No need to travel to LA – Ellen’s Top Pop Performance will show how bright this New Albany star shines!
• Caroline Bramlage
Caroline stepped into dance at an early age with the New Albany Ballet Company, studied in California, and is back as a Buckeye. As she completes her professional dance degree at OSU, Caroline leapt at the chance to perform her senior graduation project for her New Albany neighbors.
• The Twisted Trumpets featuring
Greg Huddle
Bill Rees
Larry Remer
Dave Rochte
Jeff Wiseman
For starters, they call themselves a brass quartet…so with five members, they don’t count too well. But they sure can play their horns! Attendees will enjoy this lively group!
AND AN EXTRA SPECIAL SURPRISE:
MYSTERY GUEST
This talented artist has taken the lead role in one of New Albany’s major productions and he/she is truly a star. Attendees will be surprised to find that his/her talents go beyond what they may already know. Don’t miss this PREMIERE PERFORMANCE IN NEW ALBANY!
Tickets: $35
General Admission Seating.
All proceeds from this event will benefit the McCoy Center’s educational outreach initiatives and the 2011-12 Annual Fund
Ticket price includes pre-show reception, performance, and post-show dessert reception.
Click Here to Purchase Tickets for New Albany’s Hidden Talent.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012 at 3:00 PM
Irving E. Schottenstein Theatre
New Albany Symphony Orchestra
PNC PRESENTS: PORTRAITS OF A COLUMBUS BICENTENNIAL
Luis Biava, conductor
Jym Ganahl, narrator
Shostakovich: Festive Overture
Copland: Lincoln Portrait
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Presented by PNC Arts Alive
The New Albany Symphony celebrates the 200th birthday of our city in this multi-disciplinary effort featuring local photography and the quintessentially-American music of Aaron Copland. The stirring words of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address will celebrate Black History Month and President’s Day, as well as celebrate the values of our city. Join us as we candidly capture Lincoln’s ideals at work, set against the backdrop of everyday Columbus landmarks.
Ticket prices: $9-17 if purchased in advance
Click Here to Purchase Single Tickets for Portraits of a Columbus Bicentennial
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012 at 8:00 PM
Irving E. Schottenstein Theatre
McCoy Center for the Arts Presents
New York Times Best-selling Author
MICHAEL GATES GILL
Michael Gates Gill is the New York Times Best-selling author of the poignant memoir, How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else. Gill details his life as an entitled, Yale educated, highly paid executive for the prestigious J. Walter Thompson ad agency and the regrets that come with the perception of success. It is the story of the fortunes of a man from a privileged background whose life takes a sharp downward turn when he looses his high-powered position, destroying his marriage and encountering personal illness in middle age. Unemployed and unhappy, his chance encounter at Starbucks changes his life and outlook on what success really means. His own errors and hard-won life lessons give the story a bittersweet piquancy saving it from self-pity or self-congratulations.
The contrast between Michael Gill‘s upper-crust background and his employment at Starbucks is striking. This is a man who once socialized with Frank Lloyd Wright, and enjoyed lunch with Queen Elizabeth and the Kennedy’s. His clients included Ford Motor Company and Christian Dior, but now he serves the daily brew at a local Starbucks. Interestingly, the respect and dignity he now finds serving coffee was never found in his high powered position. The coffee store becomes his refuge where he doesn’t dwell on what he’s lost but enlightens us in all he has gained – a serving of hot brewed happiness he never could have imagined. Universal Studios recently bought the film rights and Tom Hanks is slated to play Gill in the upcoming feature film highlighting how moving from the ruling class to a member of the serving class is a surprisingly joyous journey.
“Happiness in the daily grind.” – The Wall Street Journal
Ticket prices from $15; Discounts available for Students and Seniors
Thursday, March 8, 2012 – 7:00pm
Award-Winning Journalist, co-host NPR’s All Things Considered
Michele Norris
The Grace of Silence and the Power of Words
Award-winning journalist, and co-host of NPR’s longest-running national program, All Things Considered, Michele Norris has a voice that is undeniably recognizable and that embodies both authority and calm. Captivating and astute on air, Norris has presented leading news, weighing in on American culture including race and the influence of new media since she joined NPR in 2002.
Norris’s 2010 book, The Grace of Silence, started out as a quest to uncover how America talked about race in the wake of the Obama presidential election. What resulted was what Norris calls an “accidental memoir.” Named one of the year’s best books by The Christian Science Monitor, the book became an eye-opening family history lesson revealing her own family’s racial legacy and the larger conversation surrounding race in America. The book has also led to the spinoff blog, “The Race Card Project,” and a deeper look at our attitudes and beliefs about race.
Tickets: $7 for adults, students FREE (but must reserve a ticket)
FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012 at 8:00 PM
Irving E. Schottenstein Theatre
McCoy Center for the Arts Presents
CAPITOL STEPS
Always Fresh and Crispy – Right From the Headlines!
Celebrating their 30th anniversary, the Capitol Steps has earned a side splitting reputation for being the only group in Washington that attempts to be funnier than Congress. The Capitol Steps began when some Senate staffers for Senator Charles Percy were planning entertainment for a Christmas party. Their first idea was to stage a nativity play, but in the whole Congress they couldn’t find three wise men or a virgin. So, they decided to dig into the headlines of the day, and they created song parodies & skits which conveyed a special brand of satirical humor.
Since then, the Capitol Steps have recorded over 30 albums, including their latest, Desperate Housemembers and Barackin’ Around the Christmas Tree. They’ve been featured on NBC, CBS, ABC, and PBS, and can be heard 4 times a year on National Public Radio stations nationwide during their Politics Takes a Holiday radio specials.
“Capitol Steps are what Washington would be like if everyone were smarter and could sing.” – Humorist P.J. O’Rourke
Ticket prices from $20; Discounts available for Students and Seniors
SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2012
Irving E. Schottenstein Theatre
New Albany Symphony Orchestra
THE NEW WORLD
Silent Auction Gala begins at 5:30 PM
Celebrate the end of the 2011-2012 season with New Albany Symphony at their annual Pre-Concert Spring Gala featuring food, wine and a silent auction! Meet and mingle with composer Augusta Read Thomas, Maestro Luis Biava, and members of the New Albany Symphony, while bidding on fabulous local treasures! The highlight of the evening is the auction of the commissioned season artwork by artist-in-residence, Todd Camp.
Concert begins at 7:00 PM
Luis Biava, conductor
Augusta Read Thomas, guest composer
TBD, Student Concerto Winner
We proudly recognize our concert sponsor: Abbott Nutrition
Take a journey into the future with the New Albany Symphony Orchestra in our season finale concert and spring gala! Arrive early and participate in the pre-concert silent auction, then retire to your seat for an evening of magnificent music featuring the work of our composer-in-residence, Augusta Read Thomas, the winner of our student concerto competition, and Dvoøák’s New World Symphony.
Ticket prices: $9-17 for the concert or $35 for the Gala if purchased in advance
