Before moving on to the fall, let me first say how much I appreciate everyone\u2019s attendance and support of the Fountain Park Summer Music Series.\u00a0 Every year it seems to come and go more quickly than the previous year.\u00a0 For a summer of record drought conditions, we sure battled our weather concerns on Friday nights!\u00a0 However, your attendance and enthusiastic support at the concerts produced rave reviews from our performers. \u00a0Many of them said the Van Wert crowds were some of the \u201cbest\u201d they have ever had.\u00a0 And wasn\u2019t Brass Transit wonderful!\u00a0 Just as advertised!<\/p>\n
So now what\u2019s up?\u00a0 As the days seem to shorten and the temperatures start dropping, it\u2019s time to start thinking seriously about what\u2019s in store inside- specifically at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center.<\/p>\n
The season starts with a gala celebration of five years, and it all begins September 14 and 15.\u00a0 We have invited a doctor, a world-renowned singer, a gold medal athlete, a double amputee, an Irishman, an avid horseman, a New York Yankee World Series ring bearer, an author and an actor all to be in attendance at our gala opener.\u00a0 All these people are wrapped up in one individual: Ronan Tynan.\u00a0 He will speak at the NPAC on Friday, September 14, at 7 p.m.\u00a0 Then on Saturday night, this world-class Irish tenor will perform in concert with the Lima Symphony Orchestra in a night of celebration, inspiration and entertainment.\u00a0I invite you to join us as we kick off our season and celebrate five wonderful years at the NPAC in Van Wert!<\/p>\n
Other concerts, shows and speaking events that are currently on sale at the box office include: Hall-of-Fame Coach Bob Knight on October 4, The Lennon Sisters on October 6, Nunset Boulevard<\/em> on October 14 starring Cindy Williams of Laverne & Shirley (now you know this one\u2019s going to be hilarious!), Rodney Mack & the Philadelphia Big Brass on October 20, a great kid\u2019s show ImaginOcean on November 3, and the hilarious classical music duo of Igudesman & Joo on November 11.\u00a0And don\u2019t forget the U.S. Army Field Band & Soldier\u2019s Chorus of Washington D.C., which is a free, ticketed event on November 8.<\/p>\n These are all events that are currently on sale.\u00a0 You can buy them separately, all together (Grand Series), or as a Select Series.\u00a0 That takes us up to our Christmas Season at the NPAC which is always special!\u00a0 This year is certainly no exception.\u00a0 If you have any questions, feel free to stop by the box office or give them a call at 419.238.NPAC (6722).\u00a0 They will be happy to answer questions and help make your concert experience the best it can be.<\/p>\n We are welcoming some 175 energetic and good-hearted volunteers tonight to the NPAC for an appreciation dinner and training review as we \u201csaddle up\u201d for another exciting nine months of performing arts at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio.\u00a0 We all look forward to seeing you there soon!<\/p>\n FIN\u00c9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Before moving on to the fall, let me first say how much I appreciate everyone\u2019s attendance and support of the Fountain Park Summer Music Series.\u00a0 Every year it seems to come and go more quickly than the previous year.\u00a0 For a summer of record drought conditions, we sure battled our weather concerns on Friday nights!\u00a0 […]<\/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-27725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-26 14:49:04","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\/27725","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=27725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27725\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}