Just to give you an idea of how ticket sales have been going at the Niswonger since releasing Community Concert, Grand Series and Select Series sales, here is a rundown of who\u2019s leading the pack and where they all stack up.\u00a0 Here are the top 10 selling concerts thus far:<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0Kellie Pickler, 2. Debbie Boone,\u00a0 3.Toledo Symphony\u2019s Rodger\u2019s & Hammerstein,\u00a04. SONOS Handbell Ensemble,\u00a05. OSU Marching Band,\u00a06.Trace Adkins, 7. Voices of Unity,\u00a08. West Side Story,\u00a09. Under the Streetlamp,\u00a010. Michael W. Smith.\u00a0Honorable Mention: Tony Orlando and Point of Grace<\/p>\n
Keep in mind that some of the concerts are part of the Community Concert Series that has currently 528 series buyers.\u00a0 Some concerts also have multiple performances.\u00a0 Although this is a list of the top 10, we are real pleased that everything across the board has seen strong interest and there\u00a0aren’t\u00a0many tickets separating most events.<\/p>\n
Single concert tickets go on sale today (July 10) for Michael W. Smith.\u00a0 So those wishing to purchase tickets for only his concert may start doing so today.\u00a0 Typically, 90 days out is when the single concert tickets go on sale.\u00a0 Select Series, Grand Series, and Community Concert Series tickets are still being sold and are selling quickly.\u00a0 Each day we have added hundreds of buyers to our lists.\u00a0 Remember: by buying three or more concerts, you get to reserve your seats now for those important upcoming concerts and events.<\/p>\n
There is so much to talk about when it comes to performing arts in Van Wert.\u00a0 If you are a regular reader of this column, you have a good knowledge; however I am also willing to come to meetings throughout the region and share about what\u2019s going on.\u00a0 What I cannot always share in print, I can with personal speaking engagements and am happy to do so.\u00a0 We at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center have recently collaborated with a professional production company to put together some fascinating video of what\u2019s coming to the Niswonger next season.\u00a0 I would love to share this video and talk about the artists we have coming to Van Wert.\u00a0 Feel free to contact me at my office at The Van Wert County Foundation, 138 E. Main Street or call 419.238.1743 or email me at director@npacvw.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n We take a week off from a Van Wert County Foundation sponsored concert in Fountain Park, but don\u2019t forget about the Van Wert Area Concert Band this Friday night.\u00a0Directed by retired Parkway band director Richard Sherrick, this band has taken big strides in numbers and musicianship.\u00a0The band has a program prepared for the park this Friday that I am sure will be entertaining and enjoyable.\u00a0The Order of Eastern Star is also planning to serve food from the Rotary concession stand.\u00a0 So come early, enjoy some food and then the 7 p.m. concert with the Van Wert Area Concert Band.<\/p>\n We return the following week with the tribute band, Minute by Minute — the music of the Doobie Brothers. Did you happen to see the PBS special of the Doobie Brothers\u2019 farewell concert in 1982?\u00a0This concert marked the first hiatus of the band as it was originally formed.\u00a0 Song after song was performed and you were amazed at how many hit songs you recognized.\u00a0 The Doobie Brothers came back following a five-year layoff and are still one of the most popular rock bands touring today, although only a couple members are original.\u00a0 But their music lives on, as it will on July 19 in Fountain Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Just to give you an idea of how ticket sales have been going at the Niswonger since releasing Community Concert, Grand Series and Select Series sales, here is a rundown of who\u2019s leading the pack and where they all stack up.\u00a0 Here are the top 10 selling concerts thus far: 1.\u00a0Kellie Pickler, 2. Debbie Boone,\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-40569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-03 22:41:24","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\/40569","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=40569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40569\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}