Well, this week, performing arts in Van Wert has something for everyone and it should be a good week for our local restaurants, hotels and retailers.<\/p>\n
Starting this Thursday, which just happens to be Valentine\u2019s Day, a very memorable concert will take place at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center.\u00a0Christopher Cross, one of the hottest singer\/songwriters of the 1980s, will bring his band into town to help relive all those wonderful memories when we were younger.\u00a0If you don\u2019t recall Cross\u2019 music, just check out his website and listen to his music.\u00a0You still hear it played today; once again, good music survives the test of time.<\/p>\n
For me, Christopher Cross\u2019 music takes me to Spring Break 1980 on the beaches of Fort Lauderdale.\u00a0 I still remember listening to \u201cRide like the Wind\u201d and \u201cSailing\u201d while basking on the beach and trying to forget about the stresses of college studies.\u00a0Could there be any better beach songs than these two?<\/p>\n
The next year, the movie Arthur<\/em>, starring Dudley Moore, came out in the theaters and featured Christopher Cross\u2019 next mega-hit song as the \u201cTheme from Arthur\u201d.<\/p>\n Many of you may have watched the Grammy awards this past weekend on TV.\u00a0 In 1980, Christopher Cross made Grammy history by winning all four general field Grammy awards (Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist) in the same year. To date, he is the only artist to have won those four awards in the same year.\u00a0Now he is coming to the NPAC for a romantic and exciting Valentine\u2019s Day concert. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. and you can pick up tickets at the door or get them now for a better selection!<\/p>\n After you have been a hero for taking your wife to Christopher Cross for Valentine\u2019s Day, or just enjoyed the concert with everyone else in the house, make yourself a hero to the entire family by returning this Saturday for the spectacular Cirque Ziva!\u00a0I can\u2019t think of a more amazing show for everyone — kids to adults — to enjoy!\u00a0 It stars some of the best acrobats in the world: the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats.\u00a0 We have had them before, but now they are put into this spectacular Cirque Production that should just be out of this world!<\/p>\n