Averett Arts Schedule: Spring 2024
Joe Jencks
March 21 @ 11:45-12:45 – Workshop/talk on folk music and social justice/civil rights
March 22 @ 3 p.m. – Music production workshop
March 22 @ 7 p.m. – Joe Jencks in Concert
All events in Blount Chapel
free and open to the public
Joe Jencks is an 25-year veteran of the international folk circuit, an award-winning songwriter, and celebrated vocalist based in Chicago. Merging conservatory training with his Irish roots and working-class upbringing, Joe delivers engaged musical narratives filled with heart, soul, groove and grit. Having penned several #1 Folksongs including the ever-relevant Lady of The Harbor, Jencks is also co-founder of the harmony trio, Brother Sun. From Festivals like Falcon Ridge, Kerrville, Mariposa, and Old Songs, to venues like Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, Jencks has enthralled diverse audiences with his approachable style. Joe is noted for his unique merging of musical beauty, social consciousness, and spiritual exploration. Blending well-crafted instrumentals and vivid songwriting, Jencks serves it all up with a lyric baritone voice that has the edgy richness of a good sea-salt caramel.
Nunsense
April 11-13 @ 7 p.m. & 14 @ 2 p.m. – Pritchett Auditorium
Adults – $12, Seniors & non-Averett Students – $10
Nunsense begins when the Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters, and they are in dire need of funds for the burials. The sisters decide that the best way to raise the money is to put on a variety show, so they take over the school auditorium, which is currently set up for the eighth grade production of “Grease.” Here we meet Reverend Mother Regina, a former circus performer; Sister Mary Hubert, the Mistress of Novices; a streetwise nun from Brooklyn named Sister Robert Anne; Sister Mary Leo, a novice who is a wannabe ballerina; and the delightfully wacky Sister Mary Amnesia, the nun who lost her memory when a crucifix fell on her head. Featuring star turns,tap and ballet dancing, an audience quiz, and comic surprises, this show has become an international phenomenon. With more than 5000 productions worldwide, it has been translated into 21 languages.
AU Symphonic Band Spring Concert
April 19
Show Choir, Spring Performance
April 22. 2024 @ 7 p.m. – Pritchett Auditorium
The Averett Show Choir will perform current pop hits in its spectacular 45min non-stop review!
Averett Singers Spring Concert
April 24, 2024 – Pritchett Auditorium
Funding for the Arts@Averett series has been generously provided by the Helen S. and Charles G. Patterson, Jr. Charitable Foundation Trust.