ACMC ARTours
[PLEASE NOTE: All ARTours are subject to change without notice.]
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 This exciting ACMC program offers a variety of outings to points of cultural interest. ARTours include day and overnight trips to acclaimed musical and theatrical performances, as well as tours of major regional and national art exhibits. Past ARTours "Day" trips have included trips to Charlotte's Blumenthal Performing Arts Center and Raleigh's Memorial Auditorium to see Broadway touring shows and to Winston-Salem's Stevens Center to see ballet, theater and opera. Past "Overnight" ARTours have been to New Orleans, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., New York City, Boston, Santa Fe, Italy, Spain, and London.
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UPCOMING ARTOURS!If you are interested in an ARTour, please call 910-692-4356 or email Katherine MacRae
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PARIS AND HEART OF NORMANDY [Sorry, but this ARTour is Full.]
August 2 - 10, 2008
Experience the beauty and allure of provincial France as we cruise along the Seine through the heart of Normandy to Paris. This 8-day Viking River Cruise highlights Impressionist France and the Normandy Beaches.
NEW YORK CITY
August 21 - 24, 2008
Return to the "Big Apple" and enjoy Patti LaPone in her Tony-award winning performance in Gypsy, the Tony-award winning revival of South Pacific, a wonderful chamber music program on a renovated coffee barge moored in Brooklyn just under the Brooklyn Bridge, and all the shopping and art museums you can fit into your schedule.
YO-YO MA, CELLO
Thursday, September 18, 2008 - Raleigh, NC
Don't miss this special event as multi–Grammy Award winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma takes center stage with this North Carolina Symphony gala event as directed by Grant Llewellyn. Be swept away when the world's greatest cellist performs Sir Edward Elgar's dramatic Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, the cornerstone of the cello repertoire. Pre-concert dinner and transportation included. For additional information on Yo-Yo Ma, please visit www.yo-yoma.com.
ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER, VIOLIN
Sunday, October 5, 2008 - Chapel Hill
At the age of thirteen, Anne-Sophie Mutter was hailed by Herbert von Karajan as "the greatest prodigy since the young Yehudi Menuhin," and she remains one of today's most celebrated and glamorous violinists. Mutter has appeared with the Vienna philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, and Berlin Philharmonic, and she will solo with the exceptional Camerata Salzburg orchestra on this concert. For additional information on Ann-Sophie Mutter, please visit www.anne-sophie-mutter.de.
L'ELISIR D'AMORE performed by the Greensboro Opera Company
Sunday, November 9, 2008 - Greensboro
L'Elisir d'Amore (The Elixir of Love) is about Nemorino, a bumbling but endearing country peasant, who is in love with the beautiful and wealthy Adina, but alas so is the dashing and confident Sergeant Belcore. Desperate to win Adina's fickle affection, Nemorino purchases an elixir of love and finds himself the most desirable bachelor in town. But wait! Giannetta, the village flirt, knows a secret about Nemorino more scintillating than the magical Bordeaux itself! Savor the frothy family fun! (In Italian with English subtitles)
CHICAGO
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - Raleigh
It is Broadway's most popular musical—a razzle dazzle tale of sin and celebrity. Recipient of six Tony Awards, two Oliver Awards, a Grammy and thousands of ovations, Chicago is the sensation that just keeps getting bigger and bigger. "Chicago has not a peer on Broadway in matters of wit, style and sheer musical riches," states Charles Isherwood of Variety
A CHORUS LINE
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 - Raleigh
In an empty theatre, on a bare stage, casting for a new Broadway musical almost complete for 17 dancers, this audition is the chance of a lifetime. It's what they've worked for every day of their lives. It's what they have always dreamed—to have a chance to dance. Winner of nine Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for drama, this singular sensation is not to be missed!
LINCOLN CENTER JAZZ ORCHESTRA with Wynton Marsalis
Sunday, January 18, 2009 - Chapel Hill
New Orleans native Wynton Marsalis was the first artist to win a jazz and classical Grammy Award in the same year. The best known and most influential jazz musician of his generation, he is artistic director of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. This jazz orchestra, composed of fifteen of today's finest players, performs around the world. Program TBA.
THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC with Lorin Mazael
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - Chapel Hill
The oldest orchestra in the U.S., the New York Philharmonic's roster of music directors is perhaps the richest and most distinguished in the world. Conducted by Lorin Maazel, the program will include Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Schumann's Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36.
VIETNAM & CAMBODIA
February 11-27, 2009
The intriguing world of Indochine beckons! This ARTour is designed for the Arts Council by TraveLearn to educate, entertain and enrich the traveler by helping make sense of this foreign land, rather than simply provide viewfinder glimpses of it. We will learn about Vietnam's ancient traditions and culture and gain insights into their present day world, and at journey's end, discover the jungle-draped temples of mystical Angkor Wat. For more information or to register for this ARTour, click here.
DALLAS / FORTH WORTH
March 11-15, 2009
Explore the renowned museums in the Dallas/Fort Worth area with art historian, Dr. Molly Gwinn. Dr. Gwinn has led art lectures to sell-out audiences at a Fine Art Lecture Series presented by the Arts Council and Weymouth Center for the past two years. Included in the trip are visits to the Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center & Garden, Meadows Museum at SMU, Kimball Art Museum, Amon Carter Museum and the Forth Worth Water Gardens. There will also be a Pops concert with the Dallas Symphony, featuring The Glenn Miller Orchestra.
COULDA, WOULDA, SHOULDA: PATTI LUPONE
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - Chapel Hill
Tony Award-winning Broadway star Patti LuPone (the original Evita) takes us on a high-spirited tour of songs and roles that she “could have played, should have played, did play and will play,” with selections from Hair, Funny Girl, West Side Story, Peter Pan, Anything Goes, and more. She has headlined solo Broadway concerts and received a Tony for her role in the recent hit revival of Gypsy.
NEW YORK CITY
March 25-19, 2009
Highlights from this popular ARTour include the new musical Billy Elliot, the Tony Award-winning revival of South Pacific (if you didn't attend our August ARTour to NYC), and a demanding double-billing of Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci featuring tenor Roberto Alagna at The Met. Also included is a special VIP Tour led by Joe Rosenberg. The tour will offer a private visit to the New Amsterdam Theatre, one of the world's most beautifully restored art nouveau theatres, and a meeting with Oscar Andrew Hammerstein, as he shares stories about his family's heritage, their contribution to American musical theatre, and personal stories behind the creation of South Pacific.
ANDRÁS SCHIFF, PIANO
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - Chapel Hill
One of today's master pianists, Grammy Award-winning András Schiff shines brightly in all the international music capitals. He has performed with the London's Philharmonia Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Philadelphia Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic. Program to include three Beethoven Piano Sonatas (Nos. 27, 28, & 101).
BOLSHOI BALLET: SWAN LAKE
Sunday June 14, 2009 - Chapel Hill
The majestic Swan Lake, originally created for the Bolshoi Ballet in 1877, features the company's incomparable prima ballerinas expressing the ecstasy, tenderness, hope and despair that make this the most beloved of all ballets. Long considered one of the world's great cultural treasures, Russia's grand Bolshoi has captivated dance lovers for more than 200 years.
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ACMC ARTour CANCELLATION POLICY: 35% of the total cost will be withheld for cancellations after registration on ALL ARTours. NO refunds are made after advertised full payment deadline, unless substitute traveler is found, at which time transfer fees, if applicable, will be withheld. Trip cancellation insurance available on request.
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You should be in good physical condition to fully enjoy our ARTours. The Arts Council cannot provide individual assistance during the tours and therefore reserves the right to decline anyone on a tour who has a physical condition that could create a hazard to him or herself or could impact the enjoyment of other travelers on the trip.
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For additional information, call 910-692-4356 or email Katherine MacRae at kmacrae@pinehurst.net
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