WISE
COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS
THE 2008 CONCERT
SERIES
G. C. RANN
LITTLE THEATER
INSIDE THE WISE COUNTY HERITAGE MUSEUM BUILDING
1602 S. TRINITY – DECATUR
April 12 – Saturday
– 7:30 p.m. – Dale Colgrove
– a local legend – lights up the theater
and lifts the new ceiling with this special Jazz/Dixie/Gospel
show! Dale Colgrove masterfully plays over 200 instruments.
He recently performed in New York with the great Les Paul!
Dale will be performing during the first half of the program
and his Dixieland Jazz band (with Dale on trumpet,
Dick Koup on Trombone, and George York on clarinet) will
join him for the second half of the show. Joining them will
be the wonderful pianist, Blake Boyd. Come hear “I’ll
Fly Away” – “Up Above My Head” –
“How Great Thou Art” – “Closer Walk”
– “Amazing Grace” – and more!
Do not miss this unforgettable performance!
April 26
– Saturday – 7 p.m. –
Spring-In Variety Show! Local talent will rock the
house. Be there to hear Leo Solomon, Caitlyn Hodges, Kate
Wilson, Traci Burnett, Diana Lynn Howard, and Joe Whitehead!
May 24 –
Saturday – 7 p.m. – Gospel
Show – featuring Kim Saling, Angela Finch, Courtney
Taylor, Jennifer Ward, and Joan Jackson! This show will
lift your spirit and warm your heart!
June 20 –
Friday – 8 p.m. –J
D Clark in Concert – Kick up your heels and jump
start Chisholm Trail Days! J. D.’s Country and Folk
style will start a terrific weekend in Decatur! To learn
more about J D Clark, click
here.
July 26 Saturday
at 7 PM– Bluegrass Reunion at 7 PM--This
great group will heat up the July night! Come at 6 p.m.
for some FREE ice cold watermelon at the Woody Cabin! If
you are a bluegrass picker – come jam at the Woody
Cabin from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. Show tickets are available
in advance or at the door. Summer Fun for the whole family!
August 16
& 23– Saturdays – 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
– Tryouts for the 14th Annual Wise Country
Fallout. If you know a potential star – be sure
to encourage his or her participation. You never know who
will be in the audience at the November 15th show!
September
20– Saturday
7 :PM– “The New Plainsmen”
gospel quartet! Always a sell out. Watch for the date
– to be announced soon. To learn more about "The
New Plainsmen," click
here.
October 25
– Saturday – 7 p.m. --
The Aurora UFO Experience! A Play, an ALIEN Costume Contest
and the movie "The Aurora Encounter." You
have heard about it in the past; Aurora celebrates it to
this day; believers still exist some 111 years later! Come
to the theater for the fun of it all! Wear an alien costume
(or an aluminum foil hat) and enter the contest. The evening
begins with a two person play about the incident, followed
by the costume contest prizes, and then the 90-minute movie,
"The Aurora Encounter," produced in 1986 starring
Jack Elam, Dottie West and George "Spanky" McFarland.
It will be an evening to remember!
November 15 – Saturday
– 7 p.m. – 14th Annual Wise
Country Fallout! A local tradition showcasing the Wise
County’s top performers competing for cash prizes!
December
13 – Saturday – 7 p.m. –
Christmas in the County – Celebrate
the season with Christmas Stars from young to old. Make
this a family outing – sure to become a holiday memory
maker!
For tickets and more information about the 2008
Concert Series, or the historic museum building
that benefits from the concert proceeds, please call
940-627-5586.
