Calendar of Events - February 2011

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FEBRUARY 2011


Gregory Isaacs Concert CANCELLED The Board of Directors and staff of Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts are truly saddened by the loss of legendary Jamaican recording artist Gregory Isaacs and are keeping his family and friends in our thoughts. We are in the process of investigating other options for our Valentine’s Weekend concert -- please check back in a couple of weeks for updates. If you have purchased tickets for the February 12 event and would like a refund, please mail your tickets back to: Gregory Isaacs Refunds Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts PO Box 100163 Brooklyn, NY 11210 Saturday, February 12, 2011 - 8pm Evening Walt Whitman Theatre		Gregory Isaacs: aka "Cool Ruler" - "Lonely Lover" July 15th,1951 ~ October 25th, 2010 R.I.P.

Brooklyn Center Presents American Big Band Take the A Train back to the days when Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman lit up the airwaves and Duke Ellington raised the roof at the Cotton Club in this swingin' big band revue. Featuring such memorable favorites as "String of Pearls," "Caravan," "Green Eyes," and many more, this show will get you in the mood as it spotlights how the "sound of hope" altered the course of American music forever. Sunday, February 20, 2011 - 2pm Matinee Walt Whitman Theatre Advance Tickets - $27 Multibuy - $24 Megabuy - $20

The Brooklyn College Department of Theatre Presents Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's Rough Magic Directed by Rose Bernett Bonczek A Mainstage Production Brooklyn College’s Department of Theater will present Marvel Comics and True Blood writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s play Rough Magic. Shakespeare meets Marvel Comics in this fast-paced, contemporary story, as a sorceress, who has hidden and denied her powers, becomes compelled to enlist in a heroic journey after a call to arms is made by the people threatened by Prospero’s vow to destroy ‘The New World.’ Set in both New York City and on Prospero’s magical island, Rough Magic is a funny fantastical action-adventure, part hero’s journey, part X-Men, part Stephen King, and the Greek Furies tossed in. " .... Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s darkly funny takeoff on The Tempest is a neat little juggler’s trick, a shoutout to the Bard, the theater business, and comic books all at once; there’s a nod to the Greeks here, a hat-tip to the Broadway musical there, and shameless lifts from Shakespeare left and right. Theater History 101, in other words, gets sliced and diced and slotted into an unrepentantly meta adventure featuring a monstrous villain, his nasty henchmen, and a team of motley misfits scrambling to save the world—which is why, if you’re gonna see just one Shakespeare in Washington show, this brash little Cliffs Notes (by way of the Justice League) survey might as well be it." -- Trey Graham, WashingtonCityPaper.com Thursday thru Saturday, Feb 24 - Feb 26, 2011 - 7:30pm Evenings Saturday and Sunday, Feb 26 & Feb 27, 2011 - 2pm Matinees Friday and Saturday, March 4 & March 5, 2011 - 7:30pm Evenings Saturday and Sunday, March 5 & March 6, 2011 - 2pm Matinees The New Workshop Theatre General Admission - $15 Seniors - $12 Students - $6 Brooklyn College Theater Department Official Website

The Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music Presents The Conservatory Orchestra George Rothman, conducting Name Day Overture, Beethoven Symphony No.8 "Unfinished," Schubert Nocturns, Debussy Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 7pm Evening Walt Whitman Theatre General Admission - $5 Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music Official Website

Brooklyn Center Presents Tango Buenos Aires The Fire and Passion of Tango Sometimes playful, often sensual, and always dramatic, Tango Buenos Aires presents Fuego Tango y Passion (The Fire and Passion of Tango), a seductive journey through the history of modern tango. Experience the heart and soul of Argentina's passionate dance form with this fiery ensemble of 25 tango virtuosi, performing to live music by Piazzolla, Mores and other Argentine masters. Saturday, February 26, 2011 - 8pm Evening Walt Whitman Theatre Advance Tickets - $75/$45/$36; $48/$40 at the door Multibuy - $42/$33 Megabuy - $40/$30 Gold pricing is for select prime center orchestra seating. Discounts do not apply.

Brooklyn Center Proudly Presents Our Annual Tradition! The US Military Academy Band As the U.S. Army’s oldest active band, the United States Military Academy Band has served the nation for over 190 years, performing for U.S. Presidents and Heads-of-State. Under the direction of Lt. Col. Jim R. Keene, it is committed to being the standard bearer of musical excellence, instilling the best of national values, spirit and patriotism in the American citizenry. Sunday, February 27, 2011 - 2pm Matinee Walt Whitman Theatre General Admission - FREE Free tickets may be obtained by arriving at least one hour prior to show time and visiting our Courtesy Desk in the Grand Lobby Entry is only with a ticket. Limit six (6) tickets per household, please. This event may not be applied towards Multibuy and Megabuy discounts.

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