P.O. Box 491 Madisonville, TN 37354

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Benefit Performance for Monroe Area Council for the Arts and Hiwassee Performing Arts Center

With a family musical lineage that goes back three generations it’s no surprise that EmiSunshine is a natural performer. Before Emi could actually talk she was cooing along to harmonies with her grandmothers. By the time she was 5 she’d written her first song. Drawing inspiration from artists such as Buddy & Julie Miller, Dolly Parton and Sister Thorpe as well as regional artists like Jeff Barbra & Sarah Pirkle, Mic Harrison & the High Score and her cousin Kevin Abernathy, Emi strives to write and perform her own songs while also covering some of her favorite artists. She has performed on the Today show, with Emmylou Harris at Woofstock in Nashville, and at venues and festivals throughout Tennessee.

Tickets: Adult/$15; Season Ticket Subscribers/$10; Student/$5

Hiwassee Performing Arts Center (Directions)

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Beginning as a drummer in the 1960’s San Francisco rock band The Charlatans and continuing with the unique and legendary Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, Dan Hicks is widely acknowledged as one of the central defining figures in American roots music . Singer-songwriter Dan Hicks is truly an American original. Since the early 1960s, Hicks has deftly blended elements of Swing, Jazz, Folk and Country music to create the appealing sound he sometimes calls “Folk Jazz”. The lyrics of his songs range from the simply sublime to the sublimely ridiculous, all presented with his uniquely skewed and inscrutable touch. Hicks has earned a reputation as a true original with his signature eclecticism and humor.
Tickets: Adults/$20 ($18 advance); $10/Student
MACA will also honor tickets purchased for the cancelled April 3, 2014 Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks show

Hiwassee Performing Arts Center (Directions)

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Take a journey back to the greatest days of rock with Dave Mason’s
Traffic Jam. Join Dave Mason, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and co-founder of the legendary
band Traffic, for an evening of music history as he retraces the earliest days of his career with Traffic and the works that launched his successful solo career. Mason founded Traffic with Steve Winwood
while both were still teenagers, and created music that would find its’ way into the hearts
of generations of music lovers. He’s penned dozens of hits, and his legendary guitar work has been
linked with numerous other members of rock and roll elite, including
Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson, Fleetwood Mac, The
Rolling Stones, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, and Mama Cass Elliot.
Tickets: Adult/$25 ($23 advance); Student/$15

Hiwassee Performing Arts Center (Directions)

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Ang Li is an internationally acclaimed piano virtuoso whose performance credits and talents reach well
beyond her years. Her exceptional talent and youth, combined with her charming personality and audience appeal, truly make her one the world’s rising classical piano stars. She was born in Beijing, moved to Canada at age 12, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree from The Curtis Institute of Music and a Master’s Degree from The Juilliard School. Miss Li is ranked among the top classical pianists in the World by The Cliburn Competition (2009) and has appeared at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C., National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ruïnekerk of Bergen in the Netherlands, National Center for the Performing Arts in China and more.
Tickets: Adult/$15 ($13 advance); Student/$8

Sweetwater Elementary Auditorium, located at 301 Broad Street, Sweetwater (Directions)

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Imagine yourself in a concert hall experiencing the greatest jazz vocalists of the 20th century – Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Rosemary Clooney, Doris Day, Judy Garland, Etta James…Powerhouse vocalist Jaimee Paul delivers a stunning performance of the music that endeared them to audiences all over the world. Jaimee Paul is front and center, and on trumpet, leading the band is husband Leif Shires. “At Last,” a tribute to that wonderful era and the most beloved female vocalists, will instantly transport you to the glory days of the Jazz Age. Jaimee has traveled the world with Wynonna Judd while Leif continues to work with Kelly Clarkson, Jack White, Wanda Jackson, My Morning Jacket, and many others.
Tickets: Adult/$18 ($16 advance); Student/$10

Hiwassee Performing Arts Center (Directions)

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The best of traditional bluegrass! The Boxcars garnered a Grammy Nomination for Best Bluegrass Album in 2014 for their album It’s Just a Road and were  named the IBMA Instrumental Group of the Year three years in a row. Band member Adam Steffey was also named IBMS Mandolin Player of the Year in 2013. Band members Adam Steffey, Ron Stewart, John R. Bowman, and Keith Garrett have played with the best, including Allison Krause and Union Station, Dan Tyminski, Mountain Heart, Blue Moon Rising, Doyle Lawson & Quicksliver, and others. Vocalist and songwriter Keith Garrett was born and raised in the Citico community of Monroe County where he still resides with his family.

Tickets: Adult/$18 ($16 advance); Student/$10

Hiwassee Performing Arts Center (Directions)

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Let’s Hang On! pays tribute to one of the greatest vocal groups of all time: Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. This polished stage show features four outstanding vocalists who sing and dance their way through some of the best songs of all time. Re-live the classic “Jersey Boy” sound and look, centered around Frankie Valli’s vocal virtuosity, the group’s tight four-part harmonies and crisp dance moves. You’ll hear all the hits: Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Walk Like a Man, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You, Silence is Golden, and of course, Let’s Hang On. An electrifying show!
Tickets: Adult/$20 ($18 advance); Student/$10

Hiwassee Performing Arts Center (Directions)