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CHARTS adds three big concerts to lineups

UA-PTC CHARTS Theater brings a lineup of highly esteemed, Grammy-winning and nominated acts.

• Bettye Lavette – July 14
• Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Aug. 11
• Take Me to the River New Orleans LIVE! - Oct. 22
• Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn - Feb. 2

Tickets to the newly-added shows went on sale June 22. Specially-priced student tickets –only $10 for standing-room-only- must be purchased at the CHARTS box office.

Award-winning country music artist Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder will perform Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. Tickets are priced at $35 standing room only ($10 SRO for students), $50, $65, and $85 reserved seating, and $120 for VIP premium reserved seating plus entry to the TRIO’S VIP Room featuring great food and libations.

Take Me to the River New Orleans LIVE! will be presented Monday, October 22 at 7:30 p.m. The tour will bring together multiple generations of iconic New Orleans musicians, including the legendary Dirty Dozen Brass Band; Ivan and Ian Neville from Dumpstaphunk; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner, George Porter Jr. of the Meters; Big Chief Monk Boudreaux; 2017 Grammy Award winners Lost Bayou Ramblers; the 79rs Gang; and renowned drummer Terence Higgins. Learn more at www.takemetotheriver.org. Tickets are priced at $30 standing room only ($10 for students), $85, and $65 reserved seating, and $110 for VIP premium reserved seating plus entry to the Ben E. Keith VIP Room featuring great food and libations.

Genre-defying artists Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn will perform together Feb. 2, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are priced at $35 standing room only ($10 for students), $50, $65, and $80 reserved seating, and $120 for VIP premium reserved seating plus entry to the Ben E. Keith VIP Room featuring great food and libations.

“Béla Fleck and Ricky Skaggs have won 28 Grammy Awards between the two of them, with over 60 combined nominations,” said CHARTS Programming and Operations Coordinator Gunnar Bartlett. “George Porter, Jr. received a Lifetime Achievement Award as a founding member of the Meters, Lost Bayou Ramblers won a Grammy this past January, the Neville Brothers are unparalleled in their approach to New Orleans style jazz, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band has released 12 studio albums, and Terence Higgins is a monster behind the drum set. You don’t get to see this caliber of artists at this price and in this intimate of a venue anywhere else in Arkansas. These are all ‘don’t-miss’ concerts!”

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.uaptc.edu/charts.