INSIGHT Magazine November 2015 | Page 21

P R E S E N T S The Oxford Performing Arts Center is excited to be bringing ‘The Solid Soul Tour with Mavis Staples and Joan Osborne’ to our stage on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. Grammy Award-winning legend Mavis Staples teams up with multi-platinum recording artist Joan Osborne on the highly anticipated national tour. Tickets for this event range between $20 and $40. For more information visit www.oxfordpac.org or call 256-241-3322. COMING SOON Smoke on the Mountain November12-15,2015 100 Choccolocco Street • Oxford, AL • 256.241.3322 • www.oxfordpac.org “One of Us,” the tune that asked what faith might be like if God were a regular person. In the years since she’s converted from alt-rock to blues and Motown, having performed with veteran soul men The Funk Brothers and appeared in the documentary “Standing in the Shadows of Motown.” She’s coming to the Oxford Performing Arts Center this month with co-headliner Mavis Staples, who performed major Motown hits like “I’ll Take You There” and “Respect Yourself” with her family in the Staple Singers. The two will be performing both individually and as a pair throughout the night. CAST AUDITIONS The Solid Soul tour will be stopping at the Oxford Performing Arts Center Nov. 19 at 7 PM. Tickets are $20-$40 depending on seating and are available for purchase at www. oxfordpac.org. Auditions will be held at CAST headquarters at 131 West 11th Street in Anniston on Nov. 14, from 3-5 PM. Call 256-820-2278 or visit castalabama.com for more information about role requirements. ✻ INSIGHT Budding stars take note: CAST is holding auditions for roles in their production of “The Miracle Worker,” the awe-inspiring tale of Helen Keller, who was born deaf and blind, but learned to speak, write and live from her miraculous teacher, Anne Sullivan, who became a constant companion in her life. The feat is even more impressive considering that Sullivan herself was blind, and the s Y