Missy Raines & the New Hip October 8, 2009 6:30 p.m. Informance 7:00 p.m. Performance Irwin County Auditorium, Ocilla Missy Raines & the New Hip kick up heat by fusing unlikely sources.  Multi-award winner Raines has bluegrass bones and jazz muscle, cutting a deep, wide groove.  Her band is shaped more by downloads than disc, more Coldplay than hay bale:  bluegrass jazz never sounded like this.  The New Hip hits you in the brain...and the pelvis-you're gonna want to move.
Robert Belinic October 13, 2009 7:00 p.m. Performance ABAC Howard Auditorium, Tifton Acclaimed as “A genius, a poet, a super-sensitive musician,” by sandiego.com, Croatian guitarist ROBERT BELINIĆ was the sole winner of the 2001 Young Concert Artists European Auditions in Leipzig, Germany, and in 2002 was the first guitarist ever to win a place on the Young Concert Artists roster in New York.
Corbian: A Glow in the Dark Adventure November 17, 2009 6:30 p.m. Informance 7:00 p.m. Performance Tift County Performing Arts Center, Tifton Entertainment and education on a huge scale. Through new, fascinating and strikingly simple theatrical methods and materials, a 14 foot dinosaur and other creatures come to life glowing in the dark. Characters and creatures, sculptures made of light seemingly floating in the dark, bring the story magically to life. It is fantasy and technology colliding with ballet. In the story, Corbian encounters many different types of living creatures, learning the value of both good and bad, love and hate, friends and enemies. Truly spectacular theater for all ages.
An Evening with Lucille Ball February 16, 2010 7:00 p.m. Performance Tift County Performing Arts Center, Tifton Directed by Lucie Arnaz, this touching, funny and uplifting one-woman play is created and performed by Suzanne LaRusch and written by LaRusch and Arnaz. Lucy guides us through the lifetime of personal memories inspiring her timeless sketches on “I Love Lucy,” her 30-year television career and some never-before heard personal recollections about her tempestuous and complicated marriage to Cuban bandleader turned impresario, Desi Arnaz. Crafted in the spirit of the amusing lectures Lucy enjoyed giving throughout her career, the evening recreates the comic genius and the magic behind the “Queen of Comedy.” It’s an evening with the REAL Lucy, as you’ve never seen her before.
U.S. Navy Sea Chanters March 1, 2010 6:30 p.m. Informance 7:00 p.m. Performance Turner County Civic Center, Ashburn The United States Navy Band "Sea Chanters" chorus is the official chorus of the United States Navy. The ensemble performs a variety of music ranging from traditional choral music, including the sea chantey, to Broadway musicals. Under the leadership of Chief Musician Georgina L. Todd, the Sea Chanters appear throughout the United States and often perform at the White House, the Vice President's home and for other Washington dignitaries.
Michael Philip Mossman April 22, 2010 7:00 p.m. Performance ABAC Howard Auditorium, Tifton Trumpeter, trombonist and composer Michael Philip Mossman has been active on the international scene since the age of 17. Mr. Mossman has performed and recorded with his own groups and with bands led by a virtual who's who of the music industry.