World class guitar virtuoso and inspirational speaker Mike Rayburn will perform 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, in the Annie Hogan Byrd Auditorium.
A presentation by world-class guitarist and inspirational speaker Mike Rayburn on Aug. 24 will kick of the 2015-16 Acts, Arts, Academia performance and lecture series at Tusculum College.
Rayburn’s performance will be at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Building. The Acts, Arts, Academia performance and lecture series is a program of Tusculum College Arts Outreach and supported by the late Dr. Sam Miller in memory of Agnes Ault Miller, Hearts for the Arts, the Tennessee Arts Commission and Arts Outreach.
With his “What If …” keynote presentation, Rayburn challenges his audience to ask what is possible using his amazing guitar skills and humor to illustrate three tools that help people carry out innovative ideas and meet goals. Rayburn draws on his success as an entrepreneur and a performer to inspire others through his presentation.
Rayburn, who has received standing ovations each of the eight times he has performed at Carnegie Hall, is a certified speaking professional and two-time TEDx presenter, has performed more than 4,000 presentations and his comedy remains in heavy rotation on Sirius/XM radio. He has been featured in USA Today, as well as Newsweek, Billboard, American Entertainment, Gig and Successful Meetings magazines. Admission for Rayburn’s presentation is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors above the age of 60 and $5 for children 12 years of age and younger.
This will be Rayburn’s third performance at Tusculum. The second presentation of the Acts, Arts, Academia series will also be by a performer who has proven popular with Tusculum and local audiences alike.
Well known Appalachian author Sharyn McCrumb will return to the Tusculum campus Tuesday, Sept. 22, to discuss her novel, “King’s Mountain,” which tells the story of the Revolutionary War battle and has received the Patricia Winn Award for Southern Fiction. McCrumb will speak in the Behan Arena Theatre.
Everyone’s favorite flying car will come to the stage for Theatre-at-Tusculum’s fall production of the musical, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” Performances are scheduled for Nov. 13-15 and 19-22 in the Annie Hogan Byrd auditorium.
The Christmas season will be marked by performances by the Tusculum College Band Program and Community Chorus. The Band Program’s holiday concert will be on Tuesday, Dec. 1 in the Annie Hogan Byrd auditorium. The Community Chorus will perform its first concert under new director Kathy May on Monday, Dec. 7.
Events for the spring 2016 semester begin in January with Central Ballet Theatre’s presentation of “Cinderella.” The performances are scheduled for Jan. 22-24 in the Annie Hogan Byrd auditorium.
On Tuesday, Feb. 9, Dr. David Scott will focus on lesser known Supreme Court cases that have made a significant impact in his presentation, “American Civil Rights and Liberties” in the Behan Arena Theatre.
Hilarity will reign in “The Odd Couple,” Theatre-at-Tusculum’s spring production. Performances will be Feb. 26-28 and March 3-6 in the Behan Arena Theatre.
The Tusculum Band will present its winter concert on Tuesday, March 1, in the Annie Hogan Byrd auditorium.
The FLY Dance Company will bring its brand of youthful, risk-taking, clever choreography to the stage on Sunday, March 20 in the auditorium of the Annie Hogan Byrd auditorium. A group rate will be available for dance schools on request.
During the 2016 Old Oak Festival, members of GLAWPIGT (Great Literature Alive, Well and Playing in Greeneville, Tennessee) will present a showcase of varied entertainment April 15-17.
The series will conclude with the spring concerts by the Tusculum Band Program and Community Chorus. The band will perform on Thursday, April 28, in the Annie Hogan Byrd auditorium. The Community Chorus will present its spring concert on Monday, May 2, also in the auditorium.
Admission to the events is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors above the age of 60 and $5 for children 12 years of age and under except for the “American Civil Rights and Liberties” presentation, which will have a $7 admission, the GLAWPIGT performances, which will have a $5 admission and the Band and Community Chorus concerts which have no admission charge.
For more information on any of these events, or to reserve tickets for the Mike Rayburn performance, call Tusculum College Arts Outreach at 423-798-1620, or email jhollowell@tusculum.edu. The schedule can also be found at this link.