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JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER Friday, January 22 • 7:30 p.m.
WORLD ON A STRING: SWINGING SONGS OF BROADWAY Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center

Marking the 5th production in the Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents series, guest vocalists Kate Kortum and David Marino will
debut arrangements of tunes from Broadway’s most beloved productions including Hamilton, Wicked, South Pacific, West
Side Story, and more in this special concert event.

Kate Kortum is a 23-year-old breakout jazz vocalist with a unique, warm sound that is unlike anything else. She combines
be-bop, blues, songbook, and musical theatre with captivating lyrics to create a unique experience. David Marino, finalist
from Canada’s “The Voice”, is a singer making headway internationally.

For over three decades, Jazz at Lincoln Center has been a leading advocate for jazz, culture, and arts education globally.
Under the direction of Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center has brought the artform of jazz from the heart of New York
City to over 446 cities in more than 40 countries.

Tickets: $36 General • $34 Senior • $30 Youth
Sponsored by: Kent Community Foundation Performing Arts Fund

Friday, January 29 • 7:30 p.m.
INTERNA TIONAL GUIT AR NIGHT Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center

International Guitar Night, North America’s longest running mobile guitar festival, is celebrating its 27th Anniversary. As
always, the show will bring together the world’s foremost acoustic guitarists to perform their latest original compositions
and exchange musical ideas in a public concert setting. IGN founder Brian Gore has, once again, assembled a new cast
of guitar luminaries to come together for a special evening of solos, duets and quartets that highlight the virtuosity and
diversity within the world of acoustic guitar.
Award-winning classical virtuoso from France, Roxane Elfasci will have her International Guitar Night debut alongside three
all-time IGN favorites. – Acoustic rock dynamo Luca Stricagnoli from Italy, mellow Slack Key master Jim Kimo West from
Hawaii, and the irrepressible blues slide guitar powerhouse Minnie Marks from Australia.
Tickets: $36 General • $34 Senior • $30 Youth
Sponsored by: Judy Woods

Friday, February 26 • 7:30 p.m.
CECE TENEAL ’S DIVAS OF SOUL Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center

Take a ride on the “Midnight Train to Georgia” over “River Deep, Mountain High” while award-winning vocalist CeCe Teneal
delivers you the “R-E-S-P-E-C-T” you deserve in DIVAS OF SOUL, a one-of-a-kind concert event! This spectacular celebration
of 50 years of chart-topping music from artists like Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Tina Turner, Whitney
Houston, and more has wowed audiences worldwide, featuring hits from the Disco Era (“Ring My Bell,” “Best of My Love”) to
Broadway (“And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”) and Pop (“What’s Love Got to Do with It,” “I’m Every Woman”).
An award-winning songstress in her own right, Ms. Teneal has been nominated for four Independent Music Awards and
claimed the title for 2011 Best Gospel Song and 2011 Best R&B Album, as well as 2018 Best Soul/Funk/Fusion Song.
Tickets: $36 General • $34 Senior • $30 Youth
Sponsored by: The Pete and Pat Curran Family

DWAYNE GRETZKY Thursday, March 4 • 7:30 p.m.
Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center
Dwayne Gretzky are Canada’s Greatest party band and a can’t miss live music experience. This 10-piece, dynamic, curated
nostalgia trip captures the unique joy of turning a radio dial and being surprised by the familiar. Celebrating classic pop
and rock from Queen to the Cranberries, Dwayne Gretzky has delivered electrifying renditions of over 800 songs from the
70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s.

Since 2011, Dwayne Gretzky has developed a fervent fanbase solely on the strength of their live show – performing
timeless classic hits with faithful precision, and breathtaking energy not seen in these songs since the original artists in their
prime. Dwayne Gretzky brings people together in a celebration of the songs we all forgot we loved.

Tickets: $38 General • $36 Senior • $32 Youth
Sponsored by: Kent Community Foundation Performing Arts Fund

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Register for Fall 2026 programs at MyKentParks.com/Register or call 253-856-5100
Purchase tickets at KentWA.gov/SpotlightSeries or call 253-856-5051