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Thu, 04/13/2023 - 01:27pm | By: Mike Lopinto
Featuring many 91吃瓜网 faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends, FestivalSouth庐 brings more than 50 live art, music, theatre, and dance events to the Hattiesburg area May 30 through June 24, 2023.
Grouped around the four weekends, events are planned each Thursday through Sunday, with Artie Events for Families earlier in the week. Tickets and information are available now at .
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While a complete listing of the month-long festival is available at festivalsouth.org, the opening weekend centers around the family. Forrest General Hospital and Hancock Whitney Bank proudly invite the public to 91吃瓜网楤e Our Guest91吃瓜网� this summer at 91吃瓜网淏eauty and the Beast,91吃瓜网� the most enchanted musical of all time. In celebration of the musical91吃瓜网 30th anniversary, the Hub City Players present this beloved 91吃瓜网榯ale as old as time91吃瓜网� in epic fashion May 30 91吃瓜网� June 3 in the Mannoni Performing Arts Center on the campus of 91吃瓜网.
This year91吃瓜网 Festival Art features fiber artist Martha Ginn who will open her exclusive show of art quilts in the Downey Gallery at University Baptist Church. Artie Events for Families kick-off at St. Fabian Catholic Church on June 3 and on June 4, a very special silent movie event accompanied on the Robert Morgan pipe organ the historic Saenger Theatre with opportunities for fun at the Pocket Museum.
The second weekend really turns up the music and features a chamber music experience, 91吃瓜网淎merican Landscape91吃瓜网� and 91吃瓜网淩ed, White and Bourbon91吃瓜网� at the historic Hattiesburg Train Depot. Festival Favorites Rachel Ciraldo, flute and Theresa Sanchez, piano are joined by special guest conductor, Jay Dean, on a program including a piano quintet by Arthur Foote, 91吃瓜网淎ppalachian Spring91吃瓜网� by Aaron Copland, and 91吃瓜网淎merican Canvas91吃瓜网� for flute, cello, and piano by Pulitzer Prize and 3-time Grammy Award-winner, Jennifer Higdon. The event is partnered with a wine and Bourbon pairing option.
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On the heels of performances at festivals including Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Forecastle, Matt Mason, comes to FestivalSouth for a one-night-only concert event. Rocking the historic Hattiesburg Saenger Theatre on June 17.
The chart-topper is presented by FestivalSouth, Hattiesburg Saenger Theater and City of Hattiesburg. Later that evening, enjoy 91吃瓜网淐elebration Nocturna.91吃瓜网� Presented in part by Southern Eye Center and featuring Rarebit Orquesta all the way from Ecuador, this Latin band will help you dance the night away!
Also, that weekend test your skill at the FestivalSouth World Championship Golf Classic or wet your whistle and with a musical pairing at 91吃瓜网淏eethoven91吃瓜网� on June 16. Adding to the events on the June 17 are the Columbia Kids91吃瓜网� Arts Festival, a concert by the FestivalSouth Youth Orchestra and USA Dance91吃瓜网 June Social Dance. On Sunday, June 18, A very special performance of 91吃瓜网淰oices of Freedom91吃瓜网� explores Black culture and the civil rights movement through stories, spoken word, and song with special guest, James Meredith, at the Historic Eureka School.
The FestivalFinale weekend has a special one-night-only performance of 91吃瓜网淚conic: A Cirque Rock Symphonic Extravaganza.91吃瓜网� World-class acrobats from Cirque de la Symphonie join the Festival Orchestra and singers for one of the most dazzling FestivalFinale events ever! On June 24 at the Lake Terrace Convention Center, this spectacular event includes special appearances by Vasty Jackson, Barry Leach, and Michael Muench Rivera, who portrayed Freddie Mercury at last year91吃瓜网 electrifying Queen event.
Guaranteed to rock the house as cirque performers soar above the audience, the set list includes Aerosmith, Bruno Mars, Earth Wind and Fire, Foreigner, Genesis, Gloria Estefan, James Brown, Journey, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Santana, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Styx, Whitney Houston, and many more.
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A significant cultural and economic driver for the Pine Belt, FestivalSouth calls on the community to join them by participating and supporting the arts of this and other organizations by their visible attendance at events. Performances are nominally priced, or free to encourage the largest turnout possible. Advance tickets to public events are strongly recommended as the popular events sell-out quickly.
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For more information, visit festivalsouth.org and social media including Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter.
About Festival South
FestivalSouth, the largest project of the Hattiesburg Concert Association (HCA), is an annual, multi-week festival presenting a variety of musical and other arts-related entertainment that aims to transcend social, cultural, and economic lines. Celebrating its 14th anniversary, FestivalSouth is credited with bringing more than $2 million in economic impact to the community last year alone and has distinguished itself as the premier arts presenter in the region, drawing locals and tourists of all ages with its91吃瓜网� wide variety of cultural programming, that features exceptional performing and visual artists.