Welcome!
The Vicksburg Performing Arts Center is committed to supporting diverse cultural and educational activities in the performing arts for the school and community which will enrich both audience and performers.
We present a broad range of programming each season, including internationally acclaimed musicians, national tours of top Broadway shows, intimate performances of jazz and cabaret, music performed by orchestras and ensembles, family-friendly programming and many other special events.
We engage the entire community in new and exciting ways through an array of inspiring programs, our 2009-2010 Season includes:
Pre-Solo & Ensemble Band Concert Don't miss the opportunity to hear members of one of the State's premier band programs prepare for Solo & Ensemble Competition. Join us on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 7pm. Admission is Free.
VHS Pre-Festival Band Concert Don't miss the opportunity to hear one of the State's premier band programs prepare for the annual MSBOA Band Festival. Join us on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 7pm. Admission is Free.
57th Annual Rotary Showboat What happens when the crew of the Rotary Ann accidentally discovers warp fuel? A chance to boldly sing where no crew has sung before! Join the Showboat gang as they meet mysterious alien races, save the Earth, and once again entertain you with dancing, harmony, and jokes both antique and new. You can always count on the Showboat to surprise and entertain you. Remember: in space, everybody can hear you laugh!
All seats reserved - $10, Seniors $8 (Thurs. only)
Tickets on sale Feb. 15 @ Hill's Pharmacy
Call 649-1476 during store hours.
Thursday - Saturday, March 4-6, 2010 - 8pm.
VHS Pre-Festival Choir Concert Don't miss the opportunity to hear one of the State's premier choir programs prepare for the annual MSVOA Choir Festival. Join us on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 7pm. Admission is Free.
Zombie Prom This girl loves ghoul rock and roll Off Broadway musical is set in the atomic 1950s at Enrico Fermi High, where the law is laid down by a zany, tyrannical principal. Pretty senior Toffee has fallen for the class bad boy. Family pressure forces her to end the romance, and he charges off on his motorcycle to the nuclear waste dump. He returns glowing and determined to reclaim Toffee's heart. He still wants to graduate, but most of all he wants to take Toffee to the prom. The principal orders him to drop dead while a scandal reporter seizes on him as the freak du jour. History comes to his rescue while a tuneful selection of original songs in the style of 50s hits keeps the action rocking across the stage.
March 19 & 20, 2010 - 7:30pm. March 21, 2010 - 2pm
Tickets on sale March 8, 2010.
Sunset Lake Elementary 4th/5th Grade Program Join us Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 7pm. Admission is free.
Gilmore For Kids - Piano Power! From the war cry of a charging army to a buzzing hive of bees, the piano is the chameleon of the musical world. It can imitate the thunder of a hundred-piece orchestra or the lapping waves of an idyllic lake. 1991 Gilmore Young Artist Peter Miyamoto will fascinate young audiences with many of the wonders of the piano in performances that entertain and inspire. Let Miyamoto guide you through this exploration of music imagery and fabled forces — all with just one instrument and ten flying fingers!
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 7pm.
For tickets call 269-387-2300 or purchase at the door.
2010 Gilmore International Keyboard Festival 2010 Gilmore Young Artist Ivan Moshchuk is the first young American pianist from Michigan to receive the prestigious recognition of the award. Having grown up in the Detroit area, Moshchuk is among the most promising young pianists of his generation. A student at the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, audiences will delight in hearing the debut recital of this important artist in the making.
Sunday, April 25, 2010 - 2pm.
All seats reserved - $12 Adults, Seniors $10, $5 Students (18 and under), and $25 for families of five or more. They are available by calling the Vicksburg Performing Arts center ticket office at 269-321-1193 beginning March 8.
Vicksburg Community Schools Comm. Ed. Dance Recital Saturday, May 15, 2010. Recital performances at 10am, 1pm & 4pm.
VCS Choirs present "Cabaret 2010" Don't miss the opportunity to all your favorite show tunes performed by of the State's premier choir programs while you enjoy a fabulous dessert onstage!. Join us on Friday and Saturday, May 21 & 22, 2010 at 7:30pm and Sunday, May 23, 201 at 3:00pm.
VHS Spring Band Concert Don't miss the opportunity to hear one of the State's premier band programs. Join us on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 7pm. Admission is Free.
VHS Spring Choir Concert Don't miss the opportunity to hear one of the State's premier choir programs. Join us on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 7:30pm. Admission is Free.
Vicksburg Film Festival Join us on Thursday, May 3, 2010 at 7pm. Admission is Free.
VMS Spring Choir Concert Join us for the Vicksburg Middle School Choir's Spring Concert, Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at 7:30pm. Admission is Free.
VMS Spring Band Concert Join us for the Vicksburg Middle School Band's Spring Concert, Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 7pm. Admission is Free.
Blithe Spirit This ingenious, whimsical play concerns a novelist whose second marriage is troubled by the ghost of the first -- wife, that is.
Thursday - Saturday, June 24 - 26, 2010 - 8pm. Sunday, June 27, 2010 - 2pm
Tickets on sale June 14, 2010.
Wind in the Willows Mole and his friend the River Rat decide to visit the famous Toad of Toad Hall, who is as charming a gentle-toad as you could wish to meet. However, when Toad gets enthusiastic about something -- well, nothing exceeds like excess, and his new enthusiasm is for motoring! Mole and Rat, unable to control their friend, seek the counsel of the wise old Badger, but in doing so, they stir up the Wildwood Gang. Poor Toad gets thrown into jail for reckless driving and polluting the quiet forest, so the Wildwood Gang and Fox move into stately Toad Hall. Fortunately, the Jail Keeper's daughter thinks Toad is handsome, and doesn't deserve life imprisonment, and helps him to escape. With his friends, he then sets out to recover Toad Hall!
Thursday - Saturday, July 15 - 17, 2010 - 7:30pm. Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 2pm.
Tickets on sale July 5, 2010.
Ticket & Reservation Information
The ticket office is open Weekdays 9am-5pm and one hour prior to scheduled performances. To reserve your seat(s) call the Performing Arts Center at (269) 321-1193 or visit us at the Vicksburg Community High School Campus.
About the Vicksburg Performing Arts Center
Located at 501 East Highway Street, the Vicksburg Performing Arts Center opened its doors in 1994 to support arts-in-education programs, offering many programs designed to inspire young people through the arts, enhancing their studies and enriching their lives well into the future.
The Performing Arts Center soon became one of Southwest Michigan's premier entertainment venues and the artistic home to South Kalamazoo County's performing arts organizations: Vicksburg Rotary Club, The Vicksburg Community Association and the South County Players.
The Vicksburg Performing Art Center features a large modern stage with handicap access, orchestra pit, grand piano, make-up room, green room, wardrobe and dressing rooms and a convenient cargo loading area. Equipped with state-of-the-art lighting, sound, rigging, and electrical supply systems, the venue has been host to a wide array of entertainers from television and film stars John Astin, Dick Van Patten and Frank Gorshin to the world-renown Glenn Miller Orchestra. The Gilmore Keyboard Festival and WMU Children's Dance Theater routinely use our stage.
In addition to performance space, the Performing Arts Center Staff and volunteers offer support in technical theater to lessees, plus advice to community organizations interested in producing event such as concerts, theater performances, workshop services, recitals, corporate meeting and speakers.
The Performing Arts Center has 1011 fixed seats and 16 wheel chair spaces for total seating of 1027.
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers give the valuable gift of their time and we welcome and appreciate all who contribute in this important way. From ushers to ticket office assistants, the volunteers are an integral part of the operation of the Performing Arts Center. Volunteering not only enhances PAC activities but also creates rewarding opportunities for social contact in an exciting atmosphere.
Additional Information
For more information about the Performing Arts Center, contact Tim Fuller at (269) 321-1192 or via e-mail: tfuller@vicksburg.k12.mi.us
If you are a performer or production group and need the technical specifications of the facility, click here to download a PDF version our data sheet.
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