The Coshocton County Beacon October 28, 2021 | Page 19

October 28 , 2021 The Beacon • 19

Purple Xperience brings nostalgia back to the PAC

Fans can relive Prince and the Revolution when The Purple Xperience comes to the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University at Tuscarawas on Saturday , Nov . 6 at 7:30 p . m .
The Purple Xperience is a five-piece group hailing from Prince ’ s birthplace , Minneapolis , Minnesota . They have been touring around the country since their inception in 2011 by Dr . Fink and front-man Marshall Charloff .
Lead singer Charloff styles Prince ’ s talent with his appearance , vocal imitation and multi-instrumental capacity on guitar and piano . He recorded with Prince on the album 94 East , where he played both keyboards and bass guitar with Prince on lead vocals .
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Fans can relive Prince and the Revolution when The Purple Xperience comes to the Performing Arts Center .
Pepe Willie , who discovered Charloff , also was responsible for getting Prince ’ s career up and running . In 2009
Charloff teamed up with Dr . Fink from Prince and the Revolution and Pepe Willie from the band 94 East to perform
at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame benefit concert .
The Purple Xperience includes Tracey
Blake on lead guitar , who played with New Power Generation , Sons of Almighty , Tracey Blake Project and Westside ; Ron Long on bass guitar , who played with Christina Aguilera , The Backstreet Boys and 98 ° and recorded with John L , Larry Blackman of Cameo and Spike Lee ; Ron Caron on drums , who played with the Rembrandts , Tina and the B Sides , and The Melismatics ; and Cory Eischen on keys , who played with New Power Generation and Prince ’ s protégé group : Mazarati .
Tickets for The Purple Xperience start at $ 37 and are on sale at the Performing Arts Center box office , by calling 330-308-6400 or online at www . kent . edu / tuscpac . The box office
is open Monday through Friday from 8 a . m . to 5 p . m .
As part of its health and safety protocols and consistent with many venues across the country , the Performing Arts Center is instituting a mask requirement for entry to the facility for everyone , regardless of vaccination status . For more information visit www . kent . edu / tuscpac / health-and-safety .
The Performing Arts Center ’ s 2021-22 season is sponsored by the Tuscarawas County Community Foundation .
Free and convenient parking is available for all shows . The Performing Arts Center is located on the campus of Kent State Tuscarawas at 330 University Drive NE in New Philadelphia .
Renewal Levy … NOT A NEW TAX

The River View Local School District IS ASKING FOR YOUR “ YES ” VOTE ON THE Operating Renewal Levy

First passed / collected in 1991 at 4.8 mills
Phone : 330-674-2777 Address : 9537 County Road 292 Millersburg , OH 44654
Airport Ridge Sporting Clays is located next to the Holmes County Airport ( 10G ) in Millersburg , Ohio . Our 12 station orange course and 18 station black course both offer shooting challenges for novice and experienced shooters .
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO https :// airportridgesportingclays . com
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Passed / renewed by voters 5 times
Collected $ 1,335,779.00 in FY2020 ( Coshocton County )
Owner of 100,000 home would pay $ 93.55 per year
Operating funds used for the following :
• Salaries & Benefits
• Electric , Gas , Fuel
• Classroom Supplies , Etc .
The River View Local School District thanks the community for their past and continued support of this renewal levy ! Paid for by friends of River View
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5 STAND LEAGUE STARTS NOVEMBER 1ST Sign up or call for more information
Book Your Holiday Events Now !
Company Christmas Banquets Extended Family Gatherings
Enjoy a delicious catered meal . Shoot our 30 station course or our heated / lighted 5 stand .

330-674-2777