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A Season of Note 2024-2025 Entertainment Series -

 

2024-2025 Season of Note Season Tickets On Sale August 2, 2024; Individual Tickets On Sale August 16, 2024

  • All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Jensen Grand Concert Hall at the Stephens Performing Arts Center unless otherwise noted.
  • Box Office phone: 208-282-3595
  • Buy Tickets online

 

A Winter’s Evening with Ryanhood

 

December 14, 2024

Tickets - $30 GA

Bistline Theatre

An evening of songs and storytelling, heartstrings and laughter, A Winter's Evening with Ryanhood is a live holiday touring show based on the duo's record, On Christmas, that showcases the high-energy, big-harmony, dueling acoustic guitar approach that Ryanhood fans across the country have come to expect.

Featuring a blend of original holiday compositions, wintry covers, and reworked classics woven together with holiday stories and memories, Ryan David Green and Cameron Hood invite audiences to experience the joy, depth, intimacy, and excitement of the holiday season by sharing A Winter's Evening with Ryanhood.

https://ryanhood.com/holiday-show

 

 

Irish Christmas in America

 December 17, 2024

 Tickets-$32, $28

The hugely popular Holiday show Irish Christmas in America returns in 2024, bringing a fascinating performance of  music, song, dance and stories of seasonal Irish traditions. 

Produced by Sligo fiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada, the show features exceptional Irish music, song and dance in a family-friendly performance rich in humour and boundless energy. Evocative photographic images provide a backdrop to some of the rich historical traditions of Ireland.

Take a memorable glimpse into the enchanting spirit of Christmas, as the finest traditional artists from Ireland bring you on a fun-filled start to the holiday season of 2024.

The holiday show was first conceived in 2005 with past tours featuring such stellar guest vocalists as Niamh Farrell, Séamus & Méabh Begley, Teresa Horgan, Lumiere (Pauline Scanlon & Eilis Kennedy), Karan Casey, Cara Dillon, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Cathie Ryan and Michael Londra. Mac Diarmada enthuses about the program as a way to bring traditional and often unknown Irish customs to the States. “One of the most heartfelt themes of Irish Christmas is emigration,” says Mac Diarmada. “Music was a way that people stayed close to home.”

www.irishchristmasinamerica.com

Mat and Savanna Shaw Christmas

  December 19, 2024  

  Tickets- $35, $25

Mat and Savanna Shaw are a daddy-daughter duo from Utah that rose to prominence during the COVID-19 quarantine. Savanna, eager to keep in touch with her music friends, started a music social media account. Normally a shy and private teenager, she was nervous to sing her first song by herself, so she asked her dad to join her in singing “The Prayer.”

After that video went viral, Mat and Savanna continued releasing duets on social media and streaming platforms, with singles charting in multiple countries. They quickly garnered a worldwide following, now resulting in over 640,000 YouTube subscribers. In October of 2020, their first album “Picture This” debuted at #1 on the iTunes Pop Chart and #1 on multiple billboard charts. They have now released a total of six albums, all of which have debuted at the top of iTunes, Amazon, and Billboard charts worldwide. Mat and Savanna are now performing throughout the world, and have shared the stage with many other artists including Jim Brickman, Ryan Seacrest, David Archuleta, Neon Trees, Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons, and The Piano Guys. The New York Times said they “harmonize into billowy bliss.” Kelly Clarkson called them “incredibly gifted” and Good Morning America said, “this father-daughter duo’s music is bringing hope.”

Mat and Savanna’s uplifting song choices and harmonies have inspired people the world over. They have a passion for using music for good – often supporting charities, good causes, and providing inspiration with their performances. Their goal and mission is to share hope and spread joy through music.

www.matandsavannamusic.com

 

I Am, He Said- Celebrating Neil Diamond

January 30, 2025                                                                                                                                                                                                

Tickets $40, $36

"We are saying what HE said,” laughs Matt Vee referring to the one and only Neil Diamond.  Matt along with cousins Jeff and Tommy Vee, local music scene veterans and sons of the legendary Bobby Vee, join forces with their family and friends as The Killer Vees to celebrate the music from a timeless catalog.  With songs like "Cracklin' Rosie," "Song Sung Blue," and "Sweet Caroline,” Neil Diamond sold over 100 million records worldwide with music that became the soundtrack to one generation after another with hits spanning five decades.  As a Tin Pan Alley songwriter in the mid-60s, he penned songs recorded by everyone from Elvis Presley to Deep Purple and, of course, the Monkee’s classic, “I’m A Believer.”

 

“This is not a tribute show,” says Tommy Vee.  “This is a celebration of an amazing musical icon, one we all love and respect. We have been fans since we were in grade school and first learning our respective instruments and played many of these tunes over the years in various bands.  We have recruited an incredible group of singers and players and have gone back to the original records,” he explains, “it is all about the vocals and Matt nails it.  It’s a Rockin’ show!”

www.rockhousepro.com

Solas

February 15, 2025

Tickets – $32, $26

Solas is hailed by The Boston Globe as “the finest Celtic ensemble this country has ever produced” and The Wall Street Journal as “an Irish traditional band bearing all the marks of greatness.” Since forming in New York City in 1995 they have been a galvanizing element in the Irish music scene – a lightening rod of talent and inspiration that set new standards for musicianship, repertoire, and intensity. Over the course of twelve critically acclaimed albums and endless international touring, Solas brought their love and respect for the traditions of Irish music, and their sense of melodic and instrumental adventure to the world.

In 2017, after a remarkable two decade career, Solas decided it was time for a break. Now, after eight years, the break is over and Solas is back and ready to celebrate their 30th Anniversary! The musical adventure continues in 2025

https://myriadartists.com/solas/

 

The Simon and Garfunkel Story

March 13, 2025

Tickets - $48, $40


The immersive concert-style tribute show recreates the magic and authenticity of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel on stage and chronicles the amazing journey shared by the iconic, GRAMMY-award winning folk-rock duo. It tells the story from their humble beginnings as Tom & Jerry, to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the ‘60s, and to their dramatic split in 1970. The Simon & Garfunkel Story culminates with the pair’s famous “The Concert in Central Park” reunion in 1981 which had more than half a million fans in attendance. 

 

The show features a set list of nearly 30 songs and uses state-of-the-art video projection, photos and original film footage. A full live band will perform all of the hits including “Mrs. Robinson,” “Cecilia,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Homeward Bound” and many more complete with the unmistakably perfect harmonies that will transport audiences down memory lane.

www.thesimonandgarfunkelstory.com

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Jenny Oaks Baker & Family of Four in Joy to the World! December 13, 2024 7:00pm

Celebrate Christmas with Jenny Oaks Baker & Her talented children, musical group Family Four as they present an inspiring Christ-centered Christmas show of sacred, exhilarating and treasured Christmas Carols featuring Irish Soprano Alex Sharpe, formerly of Celtic Woman, and beloved baritone Preston Yates. With music by Emmy Award-winning Composer Kurt Bestor, narration by New York Times Best-selling Author Jason F. Wright, ballet dancing by Eleve Dance Studios and Irish dancing by In Step Clogging and with the Pocatello High Senior & Century High Diamondback Combined Choirs joining Jenny, Family Four and percussionist Jay Nygaard, this show promises to usher in an uplifting and celebratory spirit to your Christmas Season! Tour sponsored by Black Desert Resort. For more information and videos,
**VIP Experience includes a pre-show reception; private meet & greet; signed concert poster; souvenir lanyard; signed copy of "Witness of Christmas"; photo ops with Jenny and Family Four; premium concert ticket! visit her website: www.jennyoaksbaker.com

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