PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Nathan Chester & The Old Souls Motown Revival
Classic Motown comes to Garner with Nathan Chester, a soul singer from Chicago now based in Nashville, with a deep love for classic Motown and vintage performance styles. He earned a spot on Team Legend on The Voice Season 25 after performing Al Green’ s Take Me to the River, finishing in the top five for the season.
AGE: 8 + DATE: Friday, 2 / 12 / 2027 TIME: 7:00-8:30 PM COST: $ 25
Garner Showcase of Talent
There’ s so much talent in Garner! Auditions for the 15 available performance spots will be held on Wednesday, 1 / 20 / 2027 and Thursday, 1 / 21 / 2027. Audition sets should be no longer than 3 minutes in length, and all types of talent, groups, solos, or combination are welcome. Pre-registration for auditions required. The showcase performance is on Sunday, 3 / 13 / 2027. Come support your neighbors, you never know who might go on to stardom!
AGE: 5 + DATE: Saturday, 3 / 13 / 2027 TIME: 3:00-5:00 PM COST: Free
The Stranger ft. Mike Santoro
The most authentic tribute to Billy Joel hits the GPAC stage! Sing along with Mike Santoro and company as they bring on the best hits. More than nostalgia, this tribute embodies the energy and sounds of the Piano Man to life.
AGE: 16 + DATE: Friday, 3 / 12 / 2027 TIME: 7:00-8:30 PM COST: $ 25
The Commodores
One of the greatest Motown and R & B / funk artists of all time, The Commodores have influenced artists both young and old, across all genres with their classic songs. With a brand that is bigger than ever, The Commodores continue to blaze trails all over the world, thrilling audiences with their Greatest Hits Tour – Live!
AGE: 16 + DATE: Saturday, 5 / 1 / 2027 TIME: 7:00-8:30 PM COST: $ 35
TheaterWorks USA’ s Cat Kid Comic Club
Cat Kid and Molly Pollywog have started an epic club to teach 21 rambunctious baby frogs how to make their own comics! Their fishy father Flippy is overjoyed that his kids will learn to unleash their creativity, but when the frogs’ constant bickering and outrageous imaginations send their comics comically off the rails, Flippy flips out! Will the club survive? Will the frogs ever get along? And will creativity finally save the day? All will be answered in this madcap musical based on Dav Pilkey’ s irreverently hilarious book series. This hilarious musical adaptation of Dav Pilkey’ s Dog Man spin-off series, Cat Kid Comic Club, is written by Kevin Del Aguila and Brad Alexander, the team behind Dog Man: The Musical.
AGES: Grades 1-5 DATE: Saturday, 5 / 15 / 2027 TIME: 10:00-11:30 AM and 1:00-2:30 PM COST: $ 10
I Wish: The Music of Withers, Wonder & Warwick
Wendy Moten, NBC’ s The Voice 2022 runner up, and The Christian Tamburr Quintet celebrate the music of Bill Withers, Dionne Warwick, and Stevie Wonder, and Wendy’ s hit songs from The Voice. This is an awesome contemporary jazz, R & B, and soul show driving the audience to their feet and singing from their heart.
AGE: 8 + DATE: Saturday, 3 / 13 / 2027 TIME: 7:00-8:30 PM COST: $ 25
MORE AT GPAC!
In addition to the programs listed here, GPAC hosts music, theatre, dance, and comedy performances presented and produced by local community organizations and promoters. Please visit the community calendar at GarnerPerformingArtsCenter. com to learn about upcoming events added through the year.
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