Prairie Players Civic Theatre recently issued the following announcement.
Join PPCT on the back patio for Backstage Jazz, a summer concert series. There will be food, fun and music. All you need to bring is a lawn chair. We will have food and drink on hand too to make your evening complete. The series is partial funded with grants from Illinois Arts Council Agency, National Endowment for the Arts and Arts Midwest. The series is sponsored by First Midwest Bank. Details on individual events below as well as information on safety an ticketing. Please note all tickets must be purchased in advance and tickets are limited.
July 31st -Nathan Taylor Band -6pm - $15
Nathan Taylor & Friends explode with rich sound and purely blended talent. This talent is bathed in a wide range of vintage American blues & roots music, born of the soul of the heartland and the most fortunate front porches of Canton, Illinois.
From classic roots songs and blues of the delta to early New Orleans jazz and Nathan Taylor originals, their audiences dance to soulful spins on the old styles mixed with new music as they are transported to simpler times, past and present.
Food Vendor: To be Determined
August 21st - Derel Monteith Trio - 6pm - $15
Derel Monteith is a pianist, keyboardist, and composer based in Illinois. His primary current outlets are the Derel Monteith Trio, which focuses on his original compositions, and fully improvised solo piano. Derel's music fuses influences from a wide range of genres, including jazz, blues, Americana, rock, R&B, classical, and gospel music.
If you blend the music of Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, and Wayne Shorter and throw in a strong background in classical and rock music, you begin to get the idea.
Food Vendor: Smoking Willy's
September 25th - Dan Burke and Harry Tonchev Quartet - 6pm - $15
Saxophonist Dan Burke first showed an interest in the instrument at the age of twelve. Growing up in the western Chicago suburbs, Dan was exposed to a wide variety of music from Irish songs of freedom to rock and blues, but it wasn’t until he heard the elating sounds of jazz did he want to pursue a life in music. While in high school Dan won various awards and recognition playing in various jazz and classical honor groups including the Honor Band of America and the Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage.
Harry Tonchev is a Bulgarian-American jazz guitarist and electrical engineer who currently lives and works in the Chicago area. He holds a B.A. in music performance from University of Central Oklahoma, B.S. in electrical engineering from University of Oklahoma and M.S. in electrical engineering from Oklahoma State University. While living in Oklahoma, Harry has performed with Oklahoma City Jazz Orchestra, OKC Lyric Theatre, Brian Gorrell and the Jazz Company, and many other jazz and rock groups. As time permits, Harry enjoys the company of his wife and two kids, going to jazz jam sessions and further developing his improvisational music skills.
Food Vendor: TBD
Public Safety Statement
The board of Prairie Players is very excited to be able to resume limited productions during this pandemic. The health and safety of our volunteers and patrons are of utmost importance, there for we will be implementing the following procedures until further notice.
1)Occupancy of the Theater is limited to 50 persons, following the Phase 4 Restore Illinois Guidelines
2)Facial Covers will be required at all events, following Restore Illinois recommended guidelines facial covers can be removed when seated. However must be replaced when seat is left.
3)Temperature and wellness checks will be performed upon entry to an event or rehearsal.
4)Cleaning and Sanitation will take place after every performance or rehearsal.
5)Ticketing for all events will occur on line, you can find ticketing procedures on our website. While our general website information does not sit on a secure server all tickets are purchased on a secure server through a third party provider.
6)Groups of individuals who can be seated together will be limited to six per party.
7)Social distancing will be observed in both indoor and outdoor performances spaces.
8)There will be an occupancy limit of two persons in the bathroom at anytime.
Ticketing Procedures
1)Tickets for All events much be purchased in advance, online. If you are unable to purchase a ticket online please call 309-343-7728 and leave a message, someone will return your call. Please note the office is not regularly staffed.
2)Please make an effort to purchase your whole parties tickets in one purchase. If this is not possible please make note of who you will be attending with by name of the person purchasing additional tickets.
3)In order to control the flow of traffic to the building you will be contacted with an arrival time for you and your party. For the safety of all our guest please arrive in your scheduled window of time. You will be asked to move to be seated as soon as the check in process is complete.
4)If you do not have a facial covering you will not be allowed entry.
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Prairie Players Civic Theatre is located at 160 S. Seminary St., Galesburg.
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