DUBUQUE, Iowa – Online single ticket sales for University of Dubuque’s 2017-2018 Live at Heritage Center Performing Arts Series begin Monday, August 14, at 10:00 a.m. at www.dbq.edu/heritagecenter. This year’s series boasts 21 guest artist performances selected from today’s international touring circuit as well as the fifth annual Christmas at Heritage Center.
Farber Box Office sales via telephone or walk-up (at the window) commence Monday, August 21, at 10:00 a.m. Season subscription packages are currently being sold online, via telephone, or walk-up.
This year, Heritage Center introduced the B.I.T.E. (Babka Intimate Theatre Experiences) Size intimate theater series. The new series showcases one-person or small cast performances in the intimate setting of Heritage Center’s black box venue, Babka Theatre. All other performances will occur in Heritage’s John and Alice Butler Hall. Heritage also offers pre-show offerings in conjunction with many series events.
The eight-event CenterStage Series subscription package offers the best value and includes a variety of subscriber benefits such as priority seating, discounted tickets, reduced fees, free admission to Christmas at Heritage Center, and advance purchasing privileges on additional special events. Subscription packages are also available for Family Series and B.I.T.E. Size Series.
Farber Box Office summer hours are Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The box office will resume normal weekday hours from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. beginning Monday, August 21. Farber Box Office is located at 2255 Bennett Street where short-term curbside parking is available beneath the drive-through canopy at Heritage Center’s main entrance. For more information on ticket pricing or to request a brochure, call the box office at 563.585.SHOW.
The 2017-18 Live at Heritage Center Performing Arts Series features the following Butler Hall events:
Sept. 12 - 8:00 p.m.
Vitaly Beckman: An Evening of Wonders
Sept. 16 - 7:30 p.m.
Dan Aykroyd, Judith Belushi, and Paul Shaffer present The Official Blues Brothers Revue
Sept. 21 - 7:30 p.m.
Black Violin
Oct. 5 - 7:30 p.m.
Cirque Zuma Zuma
Oct. 20 - 7:30 p.m.
Tony Danza: Standards & Stories, UD Homecoming
Nov. 1 - 7:30 p.m.
Jeff Daniels and the Ben Daniels Band
Nov. 11 - 7:30 p.m.
Sofi and the Baladis, presented in cooperation with the Dubuque Arts Council
Nov. 12 - 2:00 p.m.
Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat (Two Beans Productions of New York City)
Dec. 1 - 7:30 p.m.
Fifth Annual Christmas at Heritage Center
Jan. 12 - 7:30 p.m.
Sons of Serendip, Songs in the Key of Wonder: 50 Years of Stevie Wonder
Jan. 20 - 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m.
Treasure Island (Missoula Children’s Theatre)
Feb. 13 - 7:30 p.m.
Amazing Grace: A New Broadway Musical
Feb. 17 - 7:30 p.m.
Ondekoza, taiko drummers, presented in cooperation with the Dubuque Arts Council
Feb. 25 - 2:00 p.m.
Guess How Much I Love You & I Love My Little Storybook (Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia)
March 6 - 7:30 p.m.
PUPPET UP! - UNCENSORED (Henson Alternative)
This show contains PG-13 content suitable for mature audiences only.
March 23 - 7:30 p.m.
FLY Dance Company: The Gentlemen of Hip-Hop
April 4 - 7:30 p.m.
Take 6, Grammy-winning a capella gospel music sextet
April 6 - 7:00 p.m.
Moon Mouse: A Space Odyssey (Lightwire Theater in New Orleans)
B.I.T.E. Size Series Babka Theatre presentations include the following:
Oct. 9 - 7:30 p.m. & Oct. 10 - 3:30 p.m.
The Kite Runner (Literature to Life)
Nov. 10 - 3:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
The Accidental Hero, starring Patrick Dewane
March 19 - 7:30 p.m. & March 20 - 3:30 p.m.
Charles Lindbergh: The Lone Eagle, starring Steve Carroll
April 13 - 7:30 p.m.
6 Guitars, starring Chase Padgett
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