The Linden String Quartet will perform at Brucemore on Sunday, March 3 at 5:30 p.m. Coached by the legendary Tokyo Quartet, the Cleveland-based Linden String Quartet has been praised for its "remarkable depth of technique and brilliantly nuanced, sumptuous tonality...." (MusicWeb International). The quartet's members - Sarah McElravy and Catherine Cosbey, violins; Eric Wong, viola; and Felix Umansky, cello - are currently part of the University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program, the Auditorium Chamber Music Series (Moscow, Idaho), Sheldon Friends of Music (Lincoln, Neb.) and the Chamber Music Society of Logan, Utah.

The hour-long concert and commentary will take place in the Great Hall of the Brucemore Mansion. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. A light reception will follow the performance. Tickets purchased in advance are $7 per adult and $5 per Brucemore member or student.  All tickets at the door are $10. Space is limited; purchase tickets by visiting www.brucemore.org or calling (319) 362-7375.

This performance is made possible by a Better Futures for Iowans grant through The University of Iowa's Office of the Provost.

About the Linden String Quartet

Described as "riveting" by MusicWeb International, the Linden String Quartet is a winner of the 2010 Concert Artists Guild Competition. Founded in spring 2008, the Quartet has enjoyed remarkable success, also winning the Gold Medal and Grand Prize of the 2009 Fischoff Competition, First Prize at the 2010 Kauder Competition, and the ProQuartet Prize at the Borciani International String Quartet Competition. The Quartet was recently selected for the prestigious A.N. and Pearl G. Barnett Fellowship, including a $25,000 award. Featured engagements for the 2012-13 season include the season-opening concert on New York's renowned Schneider Concert Series at the New School and a weeklong residency for the Chamber Music Society of Detroit, culminating in a performance with Grammy award-winning clarinetist Richard Stoltzman. For more information, visit www.lindenquartet.com.

About Brucemore

Experience Brucemore, an unparalleled blend of tradition and culture, located at 2160 Linden Drive SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. At the heart of the historic 26-acre estate stands a nineteenth-century mansion filled with the stories of three Cedar Rapids families.  Concerts, theater, programs, and tours enliven the site and celebrate the heritage of a community.  For more information, call (319) 362-7375 or visit www.brucemore.org.

Nova Singers, under the direction of Dr. Laura Lane, presents two performances of VoiceDance Saturday, February 16 at 7:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Galesburg, and Sunday, February 17 at 4:00 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport.

Voices dance, whether it's imitating birds in a Monteverdi madrigal, evoking tenderness in a French love song, or grooving to jazz. In this unique program, Nova will perform classic works by Monteverdi and Poulenc with surprising rhythms. Our fun, modern sets include Haitian rhythms that will make you want to get up and dance! Our vocal jazz set includes VoiceDance by Greg Jasperse as well as arrangements of MLK and God Only Knows. Also featured on the program will be Ubi Caritas, which was composed for the marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton and first performed at their wedding in April of 2011.

Nova Singers will be joined by students from Project Sing! at each concert. Conducted by Stephen M. LaCroix, the Geneseo Madrigal Singers from Geneseo High School will perform two pieces alongside the Nova Singers.

Artistic Director Laura Lane says that "This is the most challenging program I've done with Nova Singers in many years. But I love this music! Every single piece is beautiful, exciting and virtuosic, either rhythmically or harmonically."

Nova Singers, a professional vocal ensemble under the direction of Dr. Laura Lane, hopes to share our musical soul with you. Nova Singers is known for bringing a wide variety of choral music to its audiences, and for the beauty and charm the singers impart to their music.

Tickets will be available at the door. Admission is $18 for adults and $15 for seniors. Students are admitted free of charge. Nova Singers season tickets will still be available through this performance. For information about group rates, tickets, recordings, or other Nova Singers events, call 309-341-7038, or e-mail nova@knox.edu. Also, please take the opportunity to visit our Facebook page under the keywords 'Nova Singers'.

VoiceDance is sponsored by G&M Distributors and Blick Art Materials. Nova Singers' 2012-2013 season is partially funded by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.

PEORIA CIVIC CENTER THEATER - PEORIA, IL
THURSDAY, JUNE 6th at 7pm & 9:30 pm
On Sale Friday, February 8th at 10am

Peoria, Ill. - The SMG managed Peoria Civic Center, Live Nation and Comedy Central welcome "The June Gloom Tour" with Daniel Tosh and special guest, Jarrod Carmichael to the Peoria Civic Center Theater on Thursday, June 6th, at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. The tour kicks off on May 30th in Salt Lake City and travels to over 25 cities across the United States.

"Tosh.0" currently airs on Tuesday nights at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central and consists of 30 episodes throughout 2013. The series premiered on June 4, 2009 and features the razor-sharp humor and biting commentary from comedian Daniel Tosh and delves into all aspects of the Internet from the absolutely absurd to the incredibly ingenious in this weekly, topical series.

Tickets are $49.50, $65.00 and go on sale Friday, February 8th at 10 a.m. at Livenation.com, Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations, at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office or by phone at 800-745-3000.

All tickets subject to applicable service charges and fees. Dates and times subject to change without notice.

We have a show coming up to the Quad Cities on Feb. 9 at RIBCO.  

The Schwag is a tribute to THE GRATEFUL DEAD. This band was established in 1992 and has performed over 3000 shows in the last 20 years. The Schwag can play over 200 songs by The Grateful Dead and has never played the same show twice. The band features Jimmy Tebeau on bass guitar and vocals who is also a current touring member of THE JERRY GARCIA BAND from San Francisco : www.jgbband.com. More info on The Schwag can be found at : www.theschwag.com