 The TCA Big Band & VocalAires will present their annual Holiday Concert, ‘Tis the Season, Sunday, December 10 at 4:00 p.m. at the Tecumseh Center for the Arts. Join us as we celebrate this special time of the year with festive holiday swing music. The sounds of Glenn Miller, Bing Crosby, and Count Basie-styled holiday tunes, including Winter Wonderland; It’s the Holiday Season; Santa Baby; Good King Wenceslas; Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?, and more will provide a toe-tapping, swinging time, sure to help you get in the spirit of the Season!
Since the group’s inception in 2004, the TCA Big Band & VocalAires have been proud to team up with their patrons and the Tecumseh Service Club by collecting non-perishable food and personal care items at the door to be distributed locally. If patrons would like to help by donating, they can simply bring items to the concert the day of the show. Collection will take place in the lobby of the TCA. All donated food and personal care items will be delivered by the Tecumseh Service Club to families in need throughout the Tecumseh, Britton-Macon, Clinton, Ridgeway, and Tipton areas in time for Christmas. 'Tis the Season, so don’t miss out on a fun afternoon of great holiday music. Tickets are priced at only $10 each, and can be purchased by calling 517-423-6617, or in person at the Box Office, 400 N. Maumee, Tecumseh, between 12 noon and 5 p.m., Tuesday thru Friday, and one hour before the show. Patrons may also purchase tickets online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at www.theTCA.org. Come enjoy a time-out from the hustle and bustle of the Season, courtesy of your TCA Big Band & VocalAires! Tickets can be purchased by phone at 517-423-6617, at the box office located at 400 N. Maumee Street, Tecumseh, Michigan, or on-line at www.thetca.org.
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 Tecumseh Youth Theatre begins its 2017-18 season this weekend at Tecumseh Center for the Arts. The elementary production is the first of three productions scheduled this year. Magic Tree House: Pirates Past Noon KIDS is based on the best-selling book series. The play features Jack and Annie as they journey in their magical tree house to the eighteenth-century Caribbean and the time of Pirates.
Pirates Past Noon KIDS tells the story of two siblings who return to visit the magic tree house on a dreary, rainy day. Once there, they find a book where the sun is shining and the waves are crashing, so they wish to travel to this tropical place. Before they know it, they are in eighteenth-century Caribbean and the time of pirates! The siblings meet Captain Bones, a mean old pirate who captures the two and forces them to help him find buried treasure. It's up to Jack and Annie to find their way back to the tree house and make their way home. Tickets are still available for this weekend's family friendly show taking place Saturday, November 18 at 3 pm and 7:30 pm as well as Sunday, November 19 at 3 pm. Tickets are going fast but can still be purchased at the TCA Box Office, by calling 517-423-6617 or online here. Tecumseh Youth Theatre (TYT) provides experiences and opportunities for the participation in live theatre for area youth. The organization has a commitment to showcasing youth talent in live theatre productions, which give students the opportunity to perform and learn about multiple facets of theatre production. TYT also promotes fostering positive relationships between students of all ages, as well as between students and adults, thus creating positive role models for young people. In addition, TYT strives to bring quality theater productions to the community using youth talent, assisted and supported by experienced, caring adults in an effort to support the arts and bring them to as wide an audience as possible.  Tecumseh Center for the Arts would like to thank the Elizabeth Ruthruff Wilson Foundation for supporting Tecumseh Center for the Arts once again this season. The theater received two separate grants from the Foundation for its 2017-18 season.
The first award for $1,500 was for this year's free Veteran's Day concert taking place Saturday, November 11 at 7 pm. Music will be provided by the Peace Jubilee Brass Band. In the spirit of the great American Peace Jubilee of 1869, under the direction of the noted musician and composer Patrick S. Gilmore, comes the Peace Jubilee Brass Band.This band presents the latest and the most favorite tunes of the late 19th and early 20th century using historic over-the-shoulder brass instruments that were commonly used by community brass bands across America after the Civil War. To add to the occasion, the band will appear in appropriate dress to add to the authenticity of the event. This event is free to the public and will include the color guard, and local historian Bob Elliot as well as the music performance by the Peace Jubilee Brass Band. You can get your free ticket to this year's concert by clicking here. The second award for $10,500 will support this year's National Touring Season and specifically Master Illusionist Mike Super. Mike Super is a performing artist that uses visual effects, drama, and magical genius to awe guests around the world. Mike Super’s life is characterized by his passion for magic. He has astonished millions of people with his craft including: Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Leno, Kenny Chesney, Kim Kardasian and more! Mike’s ever-growing popularity has garnered him several prestigious awards including: Top 12 America’s Got Talent 2014 Finalist, Entertainer of the Year, Best Performing Artist of the Year, and America’s Favorite Mystifier. You’ll be amazed as you watch one of America’s top Illusionists perform on the TCA stage. Tickets are on sale now for $30 for adults and $25 for seniors, youth, and military. Purchase your tickets by clicking here. The Foundation is confident that music and the performing arts positively enhance people’s lives, which is why the Elizabeth Ruthruff Wilson Foundation seeks to enrich the Lenawee County region’s cultural life through its support of, education in, performance of and appreciation for the performing arts. The Foundation’s primary focus is on music and performing arts programs that benefit the Lenawee County community and/or students in the County’s primary and secondary education programs (including post-secondary scholarships in music and performing arts). "We are incredibly thankful for the generous support of the Elizabeth Ruthruff Wilson Foundation," stated TCA Director Kelly Jo Gilmore. "The organization's passion for bringing music and the performing arts to Lenawee County is vital to the success of many arts organizations in our area. I am overwhelmed by their generosity to enrich the theater's cultural impact in the community." THIS NON-PROFIT FOUNDATION: *Perpetuates the charitable vision of Elizabeth Wilson in its assistance to music and the performing arts. *Serves the Lenawee County region as an important resource by awarding grants to qualified non-profit organizations with specific, identifiable needs in the areas the Foundation targets. *Values self-reliance and encourages the use of matching funds for proposed projects. The Elizabeth Wilson Foundation funds only projects that involve music and the performing arts.  Join us as we bring the holiday classic ballet and magical tale of the Nutcracker and the Mouse King to life at Tecumseh Center for the Arts. Scores of dancers in elaborate costumes dance to the timeless music of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet December 7-9, 2017.
The TCA Nutcracker Ballet has become a biennial tradition at the theater, and is the only Nutcracker Ballet being performed in Lenawee County this holiday season. In collaboration with Tecumseh Dance Workshop, Dance Step Studio, Encore Dance Studio, and Dance with Heart Studios – you’ll be swept away with the Sugar Plum Fairy, Snow Queen, Candy Canes and Tin Soldiers to the Kingdom of Sweets. Tecumseh Center for the Arts is proud to present this year’s performances that will showcase the ballet talents from Lenawee, Jackson, Monroe and Washtenaw counties. Come see the breathtakingly beautiful artistry of this year’s performers along with the splendor of their ballet costumes and magical sets while hearing the timeless music of Tchaikovsky. This beautiful ballet would not be possible without the talent and dedication of our local team of choreographers including Artistic Director Annamia Rumley from Tecumseh Dance Workshop and Choreographers Laurie Stoianowski and Kristen Meadows of Dance Steps Studio, Ashley Palmer and Riley Carrier from Encore Dance Studio and Anya Noveskey from Dance with Heart Studios. Their passion and vast experience brings world-class ballet to the Tecumseh Center for the Arts every two years. Make the Nutcracker Ballet part of your holiday traditions. Tickets are available for Thursday, December 7 at 7:30 pm, Friday, December 8 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, December 9 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm. Tickets are $15 for adults and $13 for seniors and youth. Tickets can be purchased by phone at 517-423-6617, at the box office located at 400 N. Maumee Street, Tecumseh, Michigan, or on-line at www.thetca.org. |
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Tecumseh Center for the Arts
400 N. Maumee St., Tecumseh, MI | 517.423.6617 | [email protected] Box Office Hours Thursday | 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Friday | 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm and 1 hour prior to show times |
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