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Bartlett Performing Arts Center director previews season, school performances and community programs
Summary
The Bartlett Performing Arts and Cultural Center director summarized upcoming shows, school-matriculation performances and educational programming, noting ticket demand and recent school outreach.
The Bartlett Performing Arts and Cultural Center (BPAC) director reported on a full season of upcoming performances and education events, including school-matinee programs that recently served hundreds of Bartlett students.
The director said BPAC presented Cat Kid Comic Club to about 500 Bartlett School students the previous week after a scheduled public show was canceled. He listed forthcoming performances and dates, including Purple Experience (a Prince tribute by Marshall Charloff), Professor Wow’s Outer Space Adventures with arts-and-education matinees, Sandy Patty (sold out), and a performance billed as an Electric Light Orchestra tribute that had both an evening and added matinee performance. The director said youth-theater camps and Music by the Lake events are scheduled for spring and summer, and that the BPAC’s youth musical Children of Eden will feature students from the Greater Bartlett area.
Why it matters
Cultural programming at BPAC supports arts education in Bartlett schools, local cultural life and seasonal economic activity tied to ticketed events. The report also highlighted strong school engagement for arts-and-education performances.
What the director said
The BPAC director described a progression in school engagement: “We entertained and educated 500 Bartlett School students with Cat Kid Comic Club just yesterday.” He also noted ticket demand for headline events and that some shows were sold out, prompting added matinees.
Public access and community outreach
The director said BPAC staff and volunteers coordinate arts-and-education visits and bus students to matinees; he credited staff (including Brad Faust for school coordination) and community partners for the outreach. He invited board members and residents to attend upcoming performances and said he would remain after the meeting to answer questions.
