I just came from the Niswonger Performing Arts Center where I took a look at the stage in the Music Hall.\u00a0 We are all set for the first Kenny G Christmas show tonight.\u00a0As I looked at the stage while the lighting director was getting acclimated to the lighting console, I thought to myself, \u201cThis stage looks like a Christmas card!\u201d\u00a0 The production team of Kenny G brought some very cool stage settings and, with our own Christmas lights, it looked very professional and beautiful.\u00a0 I told Kenny G\u2019s tour manager \u201cyou won\u2019t find a better looking stage anywhere else on your tour.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now all we have to do is add the magic of Kenny G\u2019s saxophone and his band to make for another spectacular Christmas concert at the NPAC.\u00a0All of that will happen at 7:30 p.m. tonight.\u00a0 We were sold out last night; have been for quite awhile.\u00a0But, as I am writing right now, there are still some seats available for tonight\u2019s (Wednesday\u2019s) concert.<\/p>\n
We are beginning the Christmas tour for Kenny G and the excitement is in high gear as he and the band kick off one of the most exciting Christmas tours in the entire United States.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t experienced this show, I invite you to come to the door tonight and chances are you may be able to purchase a seat.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think you will regret making the effort.\u00a0 You won\u2019t see anything better anywhere else- that\u2019s for sure!\u00a0 To see a peek at the stage, go to Facebook and see a picture we have just downloaded.<\/p>\n
However, if you can\u2019t make it to Kenny G, perhaps a family Christmas is more suitable for your style.\u00a0 This Sunday, December 11, the Ricky Skaggs family including the Whites will open the doors to their living room and invite you in to experience Christmas with their family.\u00a0 Now this is a 4 p.m. show.\u00a0 Lobby doors open at 3 p.m. and doors to the hall will open at 3:30 p.m.\u00a0 Beware of the unique start time!\u00a0 After you have enjoyed the show, you can take your family out to eat or return home just in time for a dinner of your own.<\/p>\n
Currently, there are about 100 tickets left for this show.\u00a0 Our media sponsor, T-102 out of Lima will be helping us get the word out the rest of this week about the concert.\u00a0 Of course, Ricky Skaggs is a legendary Country and Pop singer and the White family has long been known for its Bluegrass and Country music.<\/p>\n
In preparing for their arrival, they have been wonderful people to work with.\u00a0Their Christian heritage shows in the way they do business.\u00a0 Ricky Skaggs is quoted as saying, \u201cWe believe family is one of the greatest things about Christmas.\u00a0God gave us His very best gift in Jesus Christ and we wanted to keep Him the focus.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now you know that their show will be filled with many great Christmas songs, but their focus will be on the real meaning of Christmas.\u00a0 It is always a pleasure to work with stars who understand and live the true meaning of Christmas!<\/p>\n
By the way, tickets get released today for the Broadway tour of Fiddler on the Roof<\/em>, which is coming for two shows at the NPAC on March 3.\u00a0 Single tickets are now on sale.\u00a0I can\u2019t think of a better Christmas gift than tickets to the Broadway show!\u00a0 Stop by and visit the box office or call 419.238.6722.<\/p>\n There are many other Christmas events and programs going on throughout our community and in our churches.\u00a0 I hope you can support them and attend.\u00a0 There is never a shortage of things to do and see in Van Wert.\u00a0 This Christmas Season is certainly no exception.\u00a0 Enjoy the season and remember the reason!<\/p>\n FIN\u00c9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I just came from the Niswonger Performing Arts Center where I took a look at the stage in the Music Hall.\u00a0 We are all set for the first Kenny G Christmas show tonight.\u00a0As I looked at the stage while the lighting director was getting acclimated to the lighting console, I thought to myself, \u201cThis stage […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-03 15:52:02","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17324\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}