Once again, The Office of Community and Cultural Affairs at BCC is pleased to present another year of great programming at reasonable prices. The 2008-2009 This and That From Here and There Performing Arts Series which will include Fun Family Programming, a Sunday Sounds series of classical, world, and pop music matinees, and our Weekend Evening program which brings an eclectic and entertaining group of renowned performers to the Ciccone Theatre. The Bergen Community College student theatre productions will also offer another wide-ranging season. Why This and That? Why Here and There? The BCC Office of Community and Cultural Affairs, provides cultural entertainment for everyone in our community, with events that are entertaining, challenging, amusing, informative, inspiring and featuring local talent as well as exciting artists from afar.
In some ways, singer Toshi Reagon is a throwback to classic R & B artists, like Stevie Wonder or Prince, or old school rock group like Led Zeppelin; she can take any style, update it, and make it her own with incredible ease. Despite (or because of) her genre-bending, Toshi fits comfortably on a stage at Carnegie Hall, or in a dirty rock club. Toshi is an artist who’s known for energetic performances and an exemplary gift for writing engaging songs that provoke listeners to think and have fun at the same time. Toshi’s band Big Lovely features her sister Judith Casselberry of duo Casselberry-Dupre fame, and occasionally her mother, Bernice Johnson Reagon, musicologist and founder/director of Sweet Honey in the Rock. The New Yorker said ”...her live shows shower retro funk, urban blues, and folk on the audience with evangelical fervor. To hear her is to believe.”
CICCONE THEATRE Friday, November 21, 2008 at 7:30pm Tickets: $24; $22 – students & senior citizens (65+); $20 – BCC
A modern-day telling of the Gospel of St. Matthew, opening with John the Baptist calling a disparate group of young people from their workaday lives to follow and learn from Jesus. They form a roving acting troupe that enacts the parables through song and dance, comedy, and mime. (PG) - All Audiences.
by Stephen Schwartz & John-Michael Tebelak Directed by Jim Bumgardner
CICCONE THEATRE
December 5, 6, 12, 13 at 7:30pm December 7 & 14 at 3:00pm Tickets: $10; $7 for students, seniors (65+) and BCC
Taking the Celtic scene by storm, the Tartan Terrors, North America's premier Celtic Event, features the best in music, comedy and dance. Bolstered by the blistering piping of a two-time World Champion Bagpiper, the driving tones of drums from around the world, and a guitar played unlike any you've ever heard, devoted audiences understand why Dig This Magazine declares "(The Terrors) one act to keep an eye on!" Their hilarious high jinks result in a "Saturday Night Live meets Riverdance cocktail" of fun. Named Ontario’s six-time "Performers of the Year," this Celtic Group goes beyond the ordinary. Members of the Tartan Terrors have performed on 4 different continents at some of the most prestigious Festivals, Highland Games and Theatres of North America; and for President Clinton; Queen Elizabeth II; and Good Morning America. Join this holiday party – unlike any other and see why Celtic Beat Magazine hails them as "the heirs apparent to the [Celtic] mayhem."
CICCONE THEATRE Friday, December 19, 2008 at 7:30pm Tickets: $24; $22 – students & senior citizens (65+); $20 – BCC
