Heritage Center Announces Spring 2021 Live at Heritage Center Performing Arts Series
Feb 1, 2021 | University Relations staff
DUBUQUE, Iowa – University of Dubuque Heritage Center’s compact Spring 2021 Live at Heritage Center Performing Arts Series will offer in-person performances for only UD faculty, staff, and students as well as virtual opportunities for the general public.
“More Than a Pipe Dream: A Socially Distanced Season” will restrict general public performances to a virtual event delivery with paid livestream access via ticketed admission. In-person performances will only be available for UD faculty, staff, and students this season.
“Hosting campus-only performances is rare for Heritage Center. However, we feel it is prudent to host campus-only performances this spring with social distancing and other measures in place because of the pandemic,” said Thomas Robbins, executive director of Heritage Center.
Heritage Center will take numerous additional steps to ensure the safety of patrons, staff, and guest artists. Audiences will be limited to around 325 patrons, or approximately one-third theater capacity, in John and Alice Butler Hall. Theater doors will open 60 minutes prior to showtime to allow ample time for seating, and performances will not include intermissions. Face coverings will be required.
Tickets are required for all events including livestreams, except where noted below. There is a limit of one ticket each per student, faculty, and staff for in-person performances.
In-person tickets are available exclusively via phone at 563.585.SHOW or in-person at the Farber Box Office, University of Dubuque, 2255 Bennet Street. The box office is open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 90 minutes prior to events. All tickets are initially sold with socially distanced seating, subject to change.
Livestream tickets are available via phone or in-person at the Farber Box Office as well as online at www.dbq.edu/heritagecenter. Paid livestream events include the option of 48 hours of “on demand” access following the scheduled performance times.
The Spring 2021 Live at Heritage Center Performing Arts Series features the following:
Darryl Van Leer presents The Norm of Greatness: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Monday, March 8, 2021 – 7:30 p.m.
- In-Person: Limited to UD Students, Faculty, and Staff (no guests)
- UD Student: Free; UD Faculty and Staff: $16 advance, $21 day of show
- Livestream: Available to All
- UD Student: Free; All Others: $10 advance, $15 day of show
This stirring performance, based on the essential writings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., opens with narration describing the tribulations of the Montgomery bus boycott. Dr. King’s testimony of these events is given in his passionate sermon “Early Days.” Next, the audience is transported to 1963 to witness Dr. King’s historical speech “I Have A Dream.” The Norm of Greatness also includes “The Drum Major Instinct,” “The Eulogy,” and “I See the Promised Land.”
This performance was originally scheduled in March 2020 and then postponed. Free UD student admission made possible by the UD Wendt Center for Character Education, Black Student Union, and the William P. Woodward Visiting Artist-in-Residence Endowment.
Comedian Tommy Ryman
Friday, March 12, 2021 – 8 p.m.
- In-Person: Limited to UD Students, Faculty, and Staff (no guests)
- UD Student: Free; UD Faculty and Staff: $10 advance, $15 day of show
- Livestream: Available to All
- UD Student: Free; All Others: $10 advance, $15 day of show
Minnesota-raised Tommy Ryman was a semifinalist on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. His act is described as absurdist and clever, masked behind a likable and innocent demeanor often thought of as disturbingly adorable. Ryman, a favorite among audiences at venues around the nation, is regularly featured on SiriusXM and iHeartRadio. His newest album, Having the Time of My Life, debuted at No. 2 on the iTunes comedy charts.
Free UD student admission made possible through the John and Alice Butler Endowment for the Arts with additional support from the UD Student Government Association and Student Activities Board.
President Harry Truman: A Grandson’s Portrait
Thursday, March 25, 2021 – 7:30 p.m.
- Livestream ONLY: Available to All
- UD Student: Free; All Others: $15 advance, $20 day of show
President Harry Truman: A Grandson’s Portrait is a one-hour play/lecture where President Truman’s grandson Clifton Truman Daniel portrays his grandfather and himself, stepping in and out of character to create a portrait of his life and career from a family perspective. Source material includes President Truman’s memoirs and letters as well as family stories and books by Clifton’s late mother, Margaret Truman. A Grandson’s Portrait remembers a man who regarded the highest office in the land as second only to that of the American citizen.
This presentation and free UD student admission are made possible, in part, by the William P. Woodward Visiting Artist-in-Residence Endowment.
Charles Barland, Organ Recital
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 – 7:30 p.m.
- In-Person: UD Students, Faculty, and Staff (no guests)
- Free
- Livestream: Available to All
- Free (No ticket required; link will be posted on dbq.edu/heritagecenter.)
The debut of Butler Hall’s new Dobson 3,000-plus pipe organ, Opus 97, features University Organist and Professor of Music Charles Barland, DMA. The repertoire chosen highlights this extraordinary instrument’s symphony of sound. The program showcases music from Charles Marie-Widor, J.S. Bach, American composers Billy Strayhorn and Dudley Buck, and more. Buck’s “Variations on the Star-Spangled Banner” demonstrates the many colors of Opus 97. The program finale reveals the organ’s full capacity with music by Alexandre Guilmant. Special thanks to John and Alice Butler for their gift of the John and Alice Butler Organ.
Landscape of Guitar: The Animated Painting Concert Experience Featuring Patchouli and Terra Guitarra
Thursday, April 22, 2021 – 7:30 p.m.
- In-Person: UD Students, Faculty, and Staff (no guests)
- UD Student: Free; UD Faculty and Staff: $18 advance, $23 day of show
- Livestream: Available to All
- UD Student: Free; All Others: $15 advance, $20 day of show
Performing fiery Spanish guitar pieces like “Malaguena” to the gorgeous vocal harmonies of “Sounds of Silence” this duo takes the art of guitars to another dimension with their new animated painting concert experience. A colorful backdrop of lush, vibrant painted landscapes based on the guitar theme flows thru the concert. Moving in 3D, guitar birds fly through guitar mountains and over guitar rivers, cities, and oceans. The paintings come alive with music in this unforgettable surround art experience. A gallery exhibit of related artwork will be displayed in conjunction with this event from Monday, April 19, 2021, through Thursday, April 22, 2021. The gallery exhibit will be open to the public.
Free UD student admission is made possible by the William P. Woodward Visiting Artist-in-Residence Endowment with additional support from the UD Student Government Association and Student Activities Board. This engagement is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest funded by the National Endowment for the Arts with additional contributions from the Iowa Arts Council and the Crane Group.
Mutts Gone Nuts: A Canine Cabaret
Saturday, April 24, 2021 – 3 p.m.
- In-Person: UD Students, Faculty, and Staff (no guests)
- UD Student: Free; UD Faculty and Staff: $20 advance, $25 day of show
- Livestream: Available to All
- UD Student: Free; All Others: $15 advance, $20 day of show
Expect the unexpected as canines and comedy collide in a smash hit performance that’s leaving audiences everywhere howling for more. From shelters to showbiz, these amazing mutts unleash havoc and hilarity in a breathtaking comedy dog spectacular, featuring some of the world’s most talented four-legged performers.
Free UD student admission is made possible through the John and Alice Butler Endowment for the Arts with additional support from the UD Student Government Association and Student Activities Board.
