{"id":39618,"date":"2013-06-12T05:10:52","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T10:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=39618"},"modified":"2013-06-12T05:10:52","modified_gmt":"2013-06-12T10:10:52","slug":"ready-for-the-big-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2013\/06\/12\/ready-for-the-big-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready for the Big Announcement?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are the people in the picture below waiting to hear about the \u201cBig Announcement\u201d?\u00a0 Or are they part of the Fountain Park crowd gathered to hear Phil Dirt & the Dozers?\u00a0 If you want to join those waiting to hear what all the hubbub of 6.12.13 is about, you are about to find out.\u00a0 This Wednesday, June 12, we are announcing the 2013-14 season at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio.\u00a0 It is a season that has been in the works since November of last year.\u00a0 That\u2019s nearly a half-year of planning!<\/p>\n

We have opened the announcement to the general public.\u00a0 With a simple call to the box office at 419.238.NPAC (6722), anyone curious could attend and find out first hand who is coming this year and how to get tickets for each concert or show.\u00a0 Media from throughout the region, numerous underwriters and sponsors of the season, programming and publicity committee members, as well as board and staff will welcome guests to the announcement.\u00a0 Depending on when you are reading this, you have or soon will learn about what I truly think will be our greatest of all seasons at the Niswonger.<\/p>\n

Not often am I able to say that nearly everything we wanted, we got.\u00a0 But this year, I can say that we did get what we wanted and what we\u00a0didn’t get\u00a0will have to wait for the next season.\u00a0 And that provides a very good start for the next year.<\/p>\n

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A portion of the crowd in Fountain Park this past Friday for the Phil Dirt & the Dozers concert. (photo submitted)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I can say that we have 24 concerts, shows, speakers, and events as part of the upcoming season.\u00a0 Country, Pop, Jazz, Broadway, kid\u2019s entertainment, vocal, instrumental, comedy, Contemporary Christian, Classical, and some wonderful surprises comprise our new season.\u00a0 Many of the people you will see on our stage are and have been seen regularly on TV.\u00a0 I will just say that if you are someone who has been watching certain TV shows in the last few months, weeks(?) or so, you will instantly recognize some of our artists we have coming this year.<\/p>\n

We expect many of the events to be so popular they may nearly sell out by the time we finish our Select Series purchasing.\u00a0 This means it may behoove you to look at the entire season and select three or more events you want to attend.\u00a0 This allows you to purchase tickets earlier than waiting the customary 90 days prior to the event to purchase just that event\u2019s ticket.\u00a0 Those who want to attend everything may purchase the Grand Series and will have the first option to reserve seats, followed by the Select Series, and then the single event ticket sales approximately 90 days in advance.\u00a0 Discounts also apply for bundle (multiple event) purchasing; another motivation to buy early!<\/p>\n

If you have ever bought a ticket at the Niswonger in Van Wert, you should be on our mailing list and will soon receive our new catalog, which is being printed and mailed at the end of this week.\u00a0 So, look for it in your mailboxes.\u00a0It will include all the information I wish I could share with you now plus much more on all our artists, concerts and shows.<\/p>\n

Please take note of all our underwriters and sponsors this year.\u00a0 We have welcomed some new clients on board and hope their investment is well spent.\u00a0 With your support of their businesses, I am sure it will be.\u00a0 It is largely because of their support that we are able to keep our ticket prices for such highly regarded performances much more affordable than many other venues throughout the country.<\/p>\n

Hey!\u00a0 It was great seeing an estimated 3,500 people in Fountain Park this past Friday night for our opening summer concert with Phil Dirt & the Dozers.\u00a0 The weather cooperated and it was a beautiful opening to a community favorite- the Fountain Park Summer Music Series.<\/p>\n

Next up, Bostyx.\u00a0 This is a band playing the music of two superstar rock bands from the Seventies and Eighties: Boston and Styx.\u00a0 The music will be great, but let me tell you from experience, unless you really enjoy being up front and \u201cin the action\u201d, you may enjoy this band better from a few rows back.\u00a0I set my chairs close to the speakers last week and I will move back next time!\u00a0 That\u2019s just the way it is.\u00a0 The following week is Big Band Swing with the Toledo Jazz Orchestra.\u00a0 It\u2019s always fun in Fountain Park!<\/p>\n

FIN\u00c9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are the people in the picture below waiting to hear about the \u201cBig Announcement\u201d?\u00a0 Or are they part of the Fountain Park crowd gathered to hear Phil Dirt & the Dozers?\u00a0 If you want to join those waiting to hear what all the hubbub of 6.12.13 is about, you are about to find out.\u00a0 This […]<\/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-39618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-02 16:08:24","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\/39618","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=39618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39618\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}