Mitchell season kicks off with "Straighten Up and Fly Right"

Release Date: 09/11/09

Vocalist Maurice Jacox leads a performance of Nat King Cole's greatest hits at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, in the Mitchell Auditorium on The College of St. Scholastica campus. The concert is part of the 2009-2010 Mitchell Performing Arts Series.

The show, entitled "Straighten Up and Fly Right," showcases Cole hits like "Mona Lisa," "Ramblin' Rose" and "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer."

Jacox is the winner of the Minnesota Music Academy Jazz Award, and was named Twin City Pages Best Male Vocalist and the Blues Society Best Blues Artist. He will be accompanied by an ensemble including guitars, drums, saxophone, and piano.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for senior citizens and students, and $10 for age 12 and younger. The same prices apply for individual shows in the rest of the Performing Arts Series. Receive a 20% discount when purchasing tickets for all six shows. For tickets call (218) 723-7000 or (800) 447-5444, ext. 7000, or order online at www.css.edu/mitchell.xml.

The rest of the 2009-2010 Mitchell Performing Arts Series:
All performances are at 7:30 p.m. in the Mitchell Auditorium.

Oct. 23, 2009
Los Pinguos
The South American version of the Beatles
www.lospinguos.com

Nov. 20, 2009
Yang Ying
Traditional Chinese music from the founder of the first all-women rock band in China
www.yangying-music.com

 

Dec. 4, 2009
Katie McMahon's Celtic Christmas
Celtic holiday music and Irish dancers
www.katiemcmahon.com

Feb. 16-19, 2010
The Mystical Arts of Tibet: Sacred Music, Sacred Art
The famed multiphonic singers of Drepung Loseling Monastery
www.drepung.org

April 30, 2010
Montreal Guitar Trio
The hottest guitar ensemble in Canada
www.montrealguitaretrio.com

FAMILY SHOWS - ALL TICKETS $8

10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Feb. 25, 2010
Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing
www.twusa.org

12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
April 1, 2010
Seussical
www.twusa.org