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2009-2010 Season Announcement
The 2009-2010 Season of performances is now on sale and features Ferst Center favorites with Atlanta premieres. Season highlights include Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, comic stars from "Whose Line Is It Anyway?," guitarist Pat Metheny, The Peking Acrobats, the Atlanta premiere performance of "The Pirates of Penzance" performed by New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players, jazz guitarist Earl Klugh, and the Monterey Jazz Festival Tour featuring The Kenny Barron Trio, Regina Carter, Kurt Elling, and Russell Malone.
Special 2009-2010 five-show ticket packages - at a 20 percent discount off individual tickets - are now on sale and may be ordered from the Ferst Center Box Office at 404-894-9600 or click here to download the Season Order form.
Click here to view the complete 2009-2010 Season.
George Thompson Named New Director
George Thompson, an arts management executive with over 20 years of senior management experience as both a presenter and producer at nationally recognized arts organizations, has been named director of the Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech. He is responsible for the overall leadership, administration, coordination and fundraising for the center, and selects the programming for the Ferst Center's season of performances.
Upcoming Events
 | September 25, 2009 8:00 pm An icon of contemporary jazz, Keiko Matsui’s music is powerful and introspective, blending both Western and Eastern musical influences. Her exquisite New Age style of Japanese jazz spans three decades in which she has garnered international acclaim. Matsui has recorded an astonishing 20 albums to date. MORE INFO |
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October 10, 2009 8:00 pm |
The popular comic stars from the Emmy-nominated "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" team up to present an evening of extraordinary improvisational comedy. Using quick wit, Mochrie and Sherwood take suggestions from the audience to instantly invent hilarious, unrehearsed skits, games and songs. Genuine improvisational comedy at its very best! MORE INFO |
 | October 23, 2009 8:00 pm Parsons Dance presents the Atlanta premiere of REMEMBER ME, a collaboration with East Village Opera Company in the most ambitious production created by Parsons Dance in its 22-year history. With contemporary dance, aerial dance, video and visual effects, the program features the music of the acclaimed rock opera band in a modern telling of a tragic love triangle. MORE INFO |
 | October 24, 2009 8:00 pm Saxophonist, composer, and producer Kim Waters is one of the premier architects of urban smooth jazz and has been a beacon of light in contemporary jazz for two decades. His music has fine-tuned the perfect combination of sensitivity and brawn, intellect, and emotion, and technique and soulfulness, transcending the musical boundaries of jazz, pop, and R&B. MORE INFO |
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November 6, 2009 8:00 pm |
Blending soul, intensity and tenderness, Rhonda Vincent's unique brand of bluegrass is rich in tradition while remaining unmistakably modern. Among the most beloved figures in today's bluegrass scene, Vincent has earned an unprecedented seven consecutive Female Vocalist of the Year awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association. MORE INFO |