performing arts center

Public can weigh in on proposed performing arts center in Tavares

“America’s Seaplane City” is taking off on a new cultural project. The city of Tavares is hosting a public workshop to gather input on a proposed performing arts center. The meeting is scheduled from 5-8pm Thursday, Nov. 1, at Tavares…

Clermont police to host gala honoring wounded officers

A unique and elegant event will remember fallen heroes and ensure that their sacrifice is never forgotten. The Clermont Police Department and Wounded Officers Initiative are hosting a gala dinner from 5:30-9pm Saturday, April 28, at the Clermont Performing Arts…

Singer Tiffany coming to Clermont

If you were a teen boy in the ’80s, there might have been a time or two when you would “think you’re alone now” with teen pop sensation Tiffany. Relive those fantasies and catch up with the modern woman during…

Chubby Checker twisting through Clermont for Friday performance

The word “icon” gets tossed around a lot these days, but in the annals of rock ’n’ roll, Chubby Checker and his song “The Twist” are truly iconic. So, let’s twist again when Chubby and the Wildcats perform at…

Three Southern acts bringing heart and soul to The Sharon

The Sharon is serving up quite a robust gumbo of New Orleans music. “The Heart and Soul Queen of New Orleans” show features singer Irma Thomas, the Blind Boys of Alabama, and the Preservation Hall Legacy Quintet touring together for…

Cyndi Lauper’s ‘Kinky Boots’ stepping onto The Sharon stage in Villages

Take a walk on the wild side this weekend—maybe in your favorite boots. Maybe even in kinky boots. “Kinky Boots,” winner of six Tony Awards, will be staged in three performances at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center, 1051…

The Sharon hosts Fernando & Friends Puerto Rico Relief Concert

A night of great entertainment in The Villages also will be felt in Puerto Rico. Singer Fernando Varela will host a very personal fundraising event, the Fernando & Friends Puerto Rico Relief Concert, Tuesday, Nov. 7, at the Sharon L.…

Garfunkel, Nelson, Rimes among stars coming to the Sharon

Where have you gone, Art Garfunkel? Music lovers turn their lonely ears to you. Woo, woo, woo. Art Garfunkel can still sing, with or without Paul Simon, and like a bridge over troubled water, he will ease the minds of…

Surf’s up at The Sharon

Beachwear may not be the usual attire at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, but it might fly when Frankie Avalon appears there. The singer and king of 1960s surfing films like “Muscle Beach Party,” “Beach Blanket Bingo,” “How…