“We invite our viewers to experience a
television preview of some of the best performers around, singers who will
perform live in Charlotte over the next few months and who support public
television,” says Elsie Garner, WTVI’s president and CEO. “Our station’s
relationships with these groups allow us to offer special concert ticket prices
and meet and greets with the artists.”
The schedule includes:
Human Nature Sings Motown with Special Guest Smokey Robinson, airing on WTVI:
Saturday, Jan. 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 28 at 11 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 29 at 10:30 p.m.
This program features the superlative
talents of Australia's number one selling vocal group, the four members of
Human Nature, presented by Smokey Robinson. Backed by a nine piece band with a
full stage production which evokes the Motown period, the group tells the
stories of Motown songs and performs them wearing the classic wardrobes characterizing
the legendary Motown acts. Human Nature will perform at the Belk Theater on
April 22, 2012.
Rain 2: A Tribute to the Beatles, airing on WTVI:
Saturday, Jan. 21 at 8 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 28 at 6 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 29 at 2:30 p.m.
WTVI presents a retrospective musical
experience for the whole family with Rain 2: A Tribute to the Beatles. This is
a unique concert experience featuring Beatles cover band, Rain. Rain not only
performs Beatles tunes, they present a multi-media, multi-dimensional Beatles
experience. Combining historical footage with unique camera work and incredible
costumes, Rain follows the Beatles’ career from their earliest beginnings to
the psychedelic days of the late 1960s. Rain will perform at the Belk Theater
on April 16, 2012.
Celtic Thunder: Heritage,
airing on WTVI:
Sunday, Jan. 22 at 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 28 at 4:30 p.m.
HERITAGE is the all-new Celtic Thunder show
that focuses entirely on their Celtic and Irish roots. The group features traditional
standards such as "Whiskey in the Jar," "Black is the
Color," "Skye Boat Song" and "Red, Red Rose" as well
as a few beautiful love songs such as, "The Dutchman",
"Noreen" and "Just a Song at Twilight." Celtic Thunder will
be in Charlotte in the fall/winter of 2012, however viewers can pledge now for
a special meet and greet with two of the group’s members at WTVI studios on
Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at 6:15 p.m.
Celtic Woman: Believe,
airing on WTVI:
Sunday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 28 at 9 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 29 at 4 p.m.
Internationally renowned for alluring
stage productions and songs of heartwarming inspiration, BELIEVE is destined to
reveal for Celtic Woman what will be a new chapter of musical enchantment to be
enjoyed by the entire family. Celtic Woman performs at Ovens Auditorium on
February 21, 2012.
Great Performances: Jackie Evancho: Come Dream with Me, airing on WTVI:
Sunday, Jan. 22 at 9 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 28 at 12 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 29 at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Recorded on the grounds of the
spectacular John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, this
special marks the solo concert debut of the 10-year-old girl with the
extraordinary soprano voice. Jackie Evancho will perform on June 6, 2012 at Time
Warner Arena.
Visit www.wtvi.org
for details.
About WTVI, Charlotte’s PBS station
WTVI is an essential community resource
that connects people in the heart of the Carolinas. A public television station,
WTVI offers a diverse mix of quality programs and services designed to inform,
educate, entertain and promote citizenship. From award-winning children’s
programming to groundbreaking documentaries and original music performances, WTVI
offers quality content viewers can trust. WTVI reaches more than 380,000
households in its 13-county area in both North and South Carolina: Mecklenburg,
Gaston, Lincoln, Rowan, Iredell, Stanly, Union, Anson, Catawba, Cabarrus,
Cleveland in North Carolina and York and Lancaster in South Carolina. Get
closer to home - www.wtvi.org
Contact:
WTVI
Rick Fitts
Jeff Vawter
704.371.8839
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