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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>SUBSCRIPTION TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR LCCC STOCKER ARTS CENTER’S PERFORMING ARTISTS SERIES <br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'><br> Subscription tickets are now on sale for the 2012-2013 LCCC Stocker Arts Center Performing Artists Series (PAS) –six shows that will be once-in-a-lifetime experiences for the audience performed live on the Stocker stage<a name="_GoBack"></a>. Stocker Arts Center provides the best of the arts at affordable ticket prices close to home.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>The PAS season kicks off on Thursday, September 13 with Southern Fried Chicks, a comedy tour starring Etta May, Sonya White and Karen Mills.<br><br> For ticket information on any of the performances or to receive a season brochure, call the Stocker Arts Center box office at (440) 366-4040. The box office hours are Monday-Friday, 12-6 p.m. and one and a half hours prior to curtain time. Tickets may also be purchased online at </span><a href="http://www.stockerartscenter.com"><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>www.stockerartscenter.com</span></a><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>Current six-show subscribers have until Friday, August 17</span></b><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'> to renew their seats. Any remaining 6-show subscriber seats will be released for sale to Pick 5, Pick 4, Pick 3-show subscribers and new subscribers as of Monday, August 20. Single tickets for all Performing Artists Series shows go on sale Tuesday, September 4. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>The 2012-2013 Performing Artists Series includes these great performances:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br></span></b><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Southern Fried Chicks</span></strong><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br></span><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Featuring Etta May, Sonya White and Karen Mills</span></strong><span style='color:#333333'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Thursday, September 13, 2012 – 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#333333'>The <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Southern Fried Chicks</span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span></strong>comedy tour stars Etta May and two special guests from the “Chick’s Hen House”: Sonya White and Karen Mills. Etta May<b> </b>has been described as “Minnie Pearl with a migraine.” Winner of the prestigious American Comedy Awards Stand-up Comic of the Year, she has appeared on “Oprah,” “CMT,” “Comic Strip Live,” plus many others. She is an audience favorite of XM and Sirius radio comedy channels and on syndicated radio shows, “The Bob and Tom Show”<i> </i>and “The Rick and Bubba Show.”<i> </i>Sonya White, originally from Virginia, combines her Southern charm with big city smarts to </span><span style='color:black'>create an act that is clean, fun and high energy. Her observational comedy is enhanced by dead-on impersonations and sound effects ranging from favorite celebrities to pets she wished she could keep in her Chicago apartment. Sonya has been a featured comedian on CBS’s “Star Search” and NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.”</span><span style='color:#333333'> Karen Mills<b> </b>is a native Tennessean and makes one thing clear through her clean and clever comedy: “I am not a Southern Belle, unless I need to be.” She is a veteran comedian who has worked with Jon Stewart and was a contributing writer for “<em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal'>The</span></em><i> </i>Rosie O’Donnell Show.” Since the debut of their one-hour comedy special on CMT, the Southern Fried Chicks have played to venues packed with people and laughter. Life and love in the USA has never been funnier than when the original “desperate housewives” give their points of view. Think Blue Collar Comedy Tour with better hair and bigger attitude! </span><a href="http://www.southernfriedchicks.net" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0059B2;text-decoration:none'>www.southernfriedchicks.net</span></strong></a><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br></span></b><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'>The Cab Jivers of the Cab Calloway Orchestra</span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'> </span></strong><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br></span><strong><span style='color:#333333'>Conducted by Calloway Brooks</span></strong><span style='color:#333333'><br><strong>with Special Guest </strong></span></b><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'>Alice Tan Ridley</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br></span><strong><span style='color:#333333'>Sunday, October 7, 2012 - 7:30 p.m.</span></strong></b><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><span style='color:#333333'>The Cab Jivers of the Cab Calloway Orchestra are a smaller group drawn from the larger Cab Calloway Orchestra. They have delighted audiences at venues across the country under the baton of Cab’s grandson, Calloway Brooks. His grandfather dazzled audiences dating back to the 20's with his unique style, sound and visual performance, which set him and his Orchestra apart from other big bands. Brooks keeps alive the family tradition, performing in the style of his grandfather. He strives to create the unique sound that millions enjoyed on the radio and in concert. From many million selling hits like “Minnie the Moocher,” the orchestra brings the audience into the show. The Cab Jivers deliver both the authentic sound of a hot jazz orchestra and a snazzy stage style-bringing out a jump, blues and boogie experience of swing that is king and jive that’s alive and well today. They will be accompanying Alice Tan Ridley – a finalist on “America’s Got Talent” in 2010 and winner of the New York Music Award for Best Performance in 2011. After moving to New York in 1971, raising her family (she is the mother of Oscar nominated actress, Gabourey Sidibe, <i>Precious), </i>she resumed her singing career in 1992. She’s been dubbed “The Subway Idol” for her legendary subway performances that have stopped people in their traces and resulted in a flurry of YouTube videos, now reaching over 3 million hits. Alice Tan Ridley performing live with The Cab Jivers will offer you a special and memorable event that will leave you smiling and humming long after the show ends. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>“Ricky Nelson Remembered”</span></strong><b><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br></span></i><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Starring Matthew and Gunnar Nelson</span></strong><span style='color:#333333'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Thursday, November 8, 2012 – 7:30 p.m.</span></strong></span></b><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#333333'>More than 25 years ago, Ricky Nelson died in a plane crash. Through his sons, Nelson’s legacy lives on. <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Ricky Nelson</span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span></strong>was America’s first TV heartthrob. The Nelson family achieved immortality with “The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet,”<i> </i>the longest-running sitcom in television history. Earlier, Ozzie and Harriet had enjoyed big band success and had scored a #1 hit in 1934. Ricky emerged from the series and established himself as one of the most important rock artists of the 50s, 60s and 70s. A Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Nelson is the only artist in history to have a #1 TV show, #1 movie, and #1 song all in the same week. <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Matthew and Gunnar Nelson</span></strong>, Ricky’s twin sons, are triple-platinum recording artists in their own right. “After the Rain” was the hit debut album by “Nelson,” the band Matthew and Gunnar led in the early 1990s. They zoomed to #1 with “(I Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection,” which landed the Nelson family in the Guinness Book of World Records as the only family to reach #1 record status in three successive generations. “<strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Ricky Nelson Remembered”</span></strong><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span></i></strong>is a multi-media concert experience which includes all of Ricky Nelson’s biggest hits. </span><a href="http://www.rickynelsonremembered.com/" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0059B2;text-decoration:none'>www.rickynelsonremembered.com</span></strong></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'>Franc D’Ambrosio’s Broadway</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'> –</span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'>Songs of the “Great White Way”</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br></span><span style='color:#333333'>Friday, February 1, 2013 – 7:30 p.m.</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><span style='color:#333333'>Franc D’Ambrosio’s Broadway - Songs of the “Great White Way”<b> </b>is a fully scripted Broadway-style production. The show contains entertaining, fun stories from D'Ambrosio’s life blended with perfect musical numbers that provide colorful illustration. The sheer power of the program is a brilliant performer with a gorgeous voice, incredible charisma and the simple accompaniment of piano. Featuring such hits as “Lullaby of Broadway,” “Not While I’m Around,” “Music of the Night” and “Bring Him Home,” D'Ambrosio’s voice and style will bring the music and stories of Broadway theatre to life. D'Ambrosio is best known for his portrayal of the Phantom<i> </i>in Andrew Lloyd Webber's “The Phantom of the Opera,” affectionately known as Phantom's "The Iron Man of The Mask." Franc was awarded the distinction as the "Worlds Longest Running Phantom," a title he held for more than a decade. Franc’s resume also includes an Academy Award nominated film, an Emmy Award nominated television show, a four-time Tony nominated Broadway show, two Grammy considerations, and a National Theatre Award nomination. Francis Ford Coppola cast him as Anthony Corleone, the opera singing son of Al Pacino and Diane Keaton in Coppola's seven-time Academy Award nominated film “Godfather III.” </span>Franc was not only one of the stars of the film, he also sang the Academy Award winning theme song, "Speak Softly Love" (Brucia la Terra) - both in the film and on the Original Motion Picture soundtrack<span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>. </span><span style='color:#333333'>Franc D'Ambrosio<b> </b>has toured extensively throughout the US, Europe and South America with his critically acclaimed one man shows. </span><a href="http://www.francdambrosio.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#0059B2;text-decoration:none'>www.francdambrosio.com</span></b></a><b><span style='color:#333333'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'>David Syme</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>, </span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#333333'>pianist</span><span style='color:#333333'><br>Sunday, March 3, 2013 – 7:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><span style='color:#333333'>David Syme<b> </b>was recommended by some of Stocker’s long-time subscribers who had the pleasure of seeing him perform and asked that he be part of the Stocker lineup. Syme is an American pianist living in Ireland who has emerged in recent years as a pre-eminent and definitive interpreter of the works of Gershwin for piano and orchestra. Syme<b> </b>has appeared at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Wigmore Hall, and in major venues in 17 European countries, Canada and Mexico. He has recorded 25 concertos on 19 CDs with such orchestras as the Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonia, the Vienna Symphony and Czech National Symphony. Recent and forthcoming concerto engagements have featured the Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Schumann, Liszt E-Flat, Gershwin and Rachmaninoff 2<sup>nd </sup>and 3<sup>rd</sup> with orchestras throughout the U.S. and Europe. In addition to his performances in this country, he plays about 25 dates per year in his much-heralded in-home concert series in Ireland, where he is steadily attaining greater acclaim, and which has led to engagements throughout the entire country. </span><a href="http://www.symepiano.com">www.symepiano.com</a><span style='color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'>“Fiddler on the Roof”</span><i><span style='color:#333333'><br></span></i><span style='color:#333333'>Monday, April 8, 2013 – 7:30pm</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><span style='color:#333333'>“Fiddler on the Roof,”<b><i> </i></b>based on the stories of Sholom Aleichem, has captured the hearts of people all over the world with its humor, warmth and honesty. In the little village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor milkman is trying to keep his family's traditions in place. Yet, times are changing. And when Tevye's daughters want to make their own matches, he must choose between his own daughters’ happiness and the beloved traditions that keep the outside world at bay. Yet it is Tevye’s love of his family, pride and faith that help him face the dangerous forces in Anatevka which threaten to destroy the very life he and his fellow villagers are trying to preserve.<b> “</b>Fiddler on the Roof”<b> </b>is filled with a rousing, heartwarming score, including “Tradition,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” “If I Were a Rich Man” and “Sunrise, Sunset.” “Filled with laughter and tenderness, it catches the essence of a moment in history with sentiment and radiance.” </span><span style='color:black'>-The New York Times</span><span style='color:#333333'> </span><a href="http://www.obbnyc.com/#fiddler" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#0059B2;text-decoration:none'>www.obbnyc.com/#fiddler</span></b></a><b><span style='color:#333333'> </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.6pt;background:white'>For information on these and other upcoming Stocker shows, visit <a href="http://www.stockerartscenter.com">www.stockerartscenter.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#000066'>Kim Carrasquillo</span></b><span style='color:#000066'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000066'>Writer, Project Coordinator | Marketing and Outreach Initiatives</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#522C1C'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'>Lorain County Community College | 1005 N Abbe Road | Elyria, Ohio 44035<br>t: 440.366.4822</span><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'> f: 440.366.4113 e : </span><u><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'><a href="mailto:kcarrasq@lorainccc.edu">kcarrasq@lorainccc.edu</a></span></u><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'>LCCC website: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.lorainccc.edu/"><span lang=FR>www.lorainccc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>