Matt Wilson s Arts and Crafts Alison Brown Quartet with Joe Craven Midori/Charles Abramovic The Second City MG3: Montréal Guitare Trio

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1 Alison Brown Quartet with Joe Craven Midori/Charles Abramovic Midori photo by Lois Greenfield

2 Alison Brown Quartet with Joe Craven Thursday, October 16, 2008 / 7:30 p.m. After touring as a banjo-playing teenage prodigy, Alison Brown took a detour through Harvard, then UCLA to earn an MBA, and two years in finance with Smith Barney. Thankfully for bluegrass audiences everywhere, she returned to her musical roots, earning Grammys to go with that MBA. She ll be joined by mandolinist, violinist and percussionist extraordinaire, Joe Craven, whose own creds as a member of the Garcia/Grisman band put him in esteemed company indeed. Arrive early and join us for the Arts Night Out! festival, held from 5:30-8 p.m. in the Church Fine Arts Building, where you can buy one-of-a-kind artworks and sample the wide array of arts programming offered by campus galleries, theatres, and music and arts groups. Alison Brown left a career in investment banking for a life as a banjo musician. Anyone who thinks this was a foolish move hasn t heard her play. The New Yorker Thursday, September 18, 2008 / 7:30 p.m. Stretching the classic jazz quartet instrumentation, awardwinning drummer, composer and band leader Matt Wilson has assembled and recorded with his Arts and Crafts group to critical acclaim. With bassist Dennis Irwin, trumpeter Terell Stafford, and pianist Gary Versace, the ensemble was recently nominated by the Jazz Journalists Association as Small Group of the Year.... a superb evening of innovative compositions, beautifully executed standards and arresting musicianship. St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1 2

3 Midori, violin/ Charles Abramovic, piano Saturday, November 15, 2008 / 7:30 p.m. Over the past 25 years, the virtuosity of violinist Midori has led maestros to claim she performs musical miracles and Leonard Bernstein to literally fall to his knees in disbelief. As a child prodigy she debuted with the New York Philharmonic, and today she holds a master s in psychology, chairs USC s strings department and fosters accessibility for young musicians the world over. Pianist Charles Abramovic has won critical acclaim for his international performances, as both a soloist and frequent collaborator with leading instrumentalists. An irreverent delight. Chicago Sun-Times 3 Flat out wowed everyone... spellbinding. Eugene Register-Guard Midori s appearance is made possible by a generous grant from Partners in Performance. Photo by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders Thursday, January 29, 2009 / 7:30 p.m. Thousands of actors and comedians have made their way through and left their wacky signatures on Chicago s premier company, from Alan Arkin and Joan Rivers to John Candy, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Tina Fey and Stephen Colbert. touring troupe returns to Reno with its unique brand of topical, interactive mayhem revealing once again why SC has been the launching pad for comedy s best and brightest for 45 years. 4

4 Performing Arts Series Tickets 5 Thursday, March 5, :30 p.m. Fusing passionate mastery with a stealthy sense of humor, guitarists Glenn Lévesque, Marc Morin and Sébastien Dufour of MG3 have consistently charmed the ears of seasoned critics and devoted fans alike. The trio s energetic eclecticism leads listeners through the mysterious, exotic melodies of India to the hot rhythms of South America, Spain, the Balkans, the Orient, traditional Quebec and beyond. In live performance they ve been nominated for Concert of the Year at the prestigious Prix Opus 2002, celebrating musical excellence in Quebec. The hottest guitar ensemble in Canada. Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) Buy season tickets and save BIG over the single-ticket price! Season tickets may be purchased by returning this order form or by calling (775) 784-4ART. Discounts are available for: Families (family season package includes one adult admission and one student under age 17) Adults (over age 17 and under age 62) Seniors (over age 62) Students (currently enrolled in any school; mail order must include a copy of your I.D. card) University Faculty/Staff/Alumni (mail order must include a copy of your University I.D. card or Alumni membership) Children under age two are admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult child will need to sit on your lap unless there is space available. Note: Please indicate number of tickets ordered in each ticket category. Ticket orders received too late for return mail will be held at the box office for pick-up prior to the first performance. Individual tickets are available Sept. 1 and may be purchased (without a convenience fee) in person at Lawlor Events Center, 1500 N. Virginia St., Reno, lower level entrance, Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sat. from 10 a.m.- 1 p.m., and at the Church Fine Arts Building box office on campus, one hour prior to performances. Tickets are available (with a convenience fee) online at or by calling Performances and Parking All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. in Nightingale Concert Hall, located in the University s Church Fine Arts Building on North Virginia St. Parking is free after 6:30 p.m. in the Brian J. Whalen Parking Complex north of the Church Fine Arts Building. A convenient patron drop-off area is located in front of the Church Fine Arts Building, at the Virginia St. entrance. Performance Cancellations While the Performing Arts Series prides itself in bringing some of the finest performers in the world to the University of Nevada, Reno each season, occasionally an unforeseen occurrence calls for an artist to cancel a performance. If a cancellation requires us to schedule another performer, the series will always seek to substitute a comparable artist with similar credentials and performance standards within a related genre Family ADULT Senior/ Student TOTAL Fac/Staff/ ALUMNI Pre-Season Discount! (purchased by July 31) All 5 $50 $ Regular Discount! (purchased after July 31) All 5 $50 $ Individual Tickets (available after Sept. 1) Sept. 18, $12 $ Alison Brown Quartet with Joe Craven Oct. 16, $12 $ Midori/Charles Abramovic Nov. 15, $20 $ Jan. 29, $12 $ March 5, $12 $ Total number of tickets TOTAL $ Please, no refunds or exchanges. Name: Mailing address: City: State: Zip: Phone: ( ) Enclosed is a check or money order for $ made payable to Board of Regents. Or please charge my: VISA MasterCard Discover American Express Card No. Exp. Amt. $ Cardholder s name X _ (Signature as it appears on your card) Send this form with your check or money order to: Lawlor Events Center/0230 Performing Arts Series University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV OFFICE USE ONLY: Date tickets mailed TRX # Seating requests: Information: (775) 784-4ART or Season tickets: (775) 784-4ART pas@unr.edu Individual tickets: or Please indicate seat numbers or describe preferred locations. We will try to accommodate requests.

5 Bringing some of the world s finest performers to Nightingale Concert Hall. The School of the Arts invites you to join the Performing Arts Series for another stunning season in Nightingale Hall. Since 1987, Nightingale has hosted hundreds of cultural events for our campus and community, including the annual Performing Arts Series, Department of Music and Dance events, and Reno Chamber Orchestra. The hall s beautiful interior and wonderful acoustics make it the best venue of its kind in our region. If you haven t experienced an event in Nightingale, we invite you to join us this year for a truly enriching treat! Funding for the Performing Arts Series is provided in part by the University of Nevada, Reno School of the Arts and Extended Studies; the Associated Students of the University of Nevada; the Nevada Arts Council, a state agency; National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; the City of Reno Arts and Culture Commission; Western States Arts Federation; Partners in Performance; For the Love of Jazz; the Fulton Fund; Friends of Washoe County Library; and Sierra Arts. Accommodations for guest artists have been provided by the Sands Regency Casino Hotel. A portion of program fees is used to pay hosting expenses. Photos provided by the artists. The University of Nevada System is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Produced by Extended Studies Marketing Dept., 7/08. School of the Arts University of Nevada, Reno Reno, Nevada / March 5, 2009 Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Reno, Nevada Permit No. 26