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Moraine Valley OrchestraDorothy Menker Theater
Free, no tickets required
Thankful for Song and Dance
Sunday, Nov. 24 | 3 p.m.
Thankful for American ragtime and German and Italian traditions, the Moraine Valley Orchestra, led by Maryann Flock, celebrates the birthdays of composer Scott Joplin (156), German opera singer Lillie Lehmann (175), and the memorial anniversary of Italian composer Puccini (100) in their Fall concert. Audiences will delight in the various sounds of Germanic and Italian singing, as well as, listen to the old but new dance craze - the Cakewalk, a high-steppin’ promenade meant to show off your “Sunday best”. Join the MVO, in this grateful-as-always festive afternoon of everything but the turkey trot.
One-Book One-Orchestra
Sunday, Apr. 27 | 3 p.m.
While not all the composers on our Spring Concert are from the 21st century, the MVO aligns its Spring concert repertoire with Moraine Valley’s One-Book One-College “Disability Visibility: First-person stories from the 21st Century”. The MVO concert will include music by composers who suffered from blindness, deafness, malformities, depression and schizophrenia: Beethoven, Delius, Bach, Molly Joyce, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, and “The Pinball Wizard” all faced adversity. Through the centuries, these musicians have been put on a pedestal or just as easily, tossed aside while dealing with their afflictions.
Shakespeare
Saturday, July 19, 2025 | 6 p.m. outside the Gateway
“Nothing like a cool midsummer’s night to “unbound” and listen to Shakespearean inspired words and music.”
Events are subject to change. For more information, please contact the Fine and Performing Arts Center Box Office at 708-974-5500. Stay connected by joining us on social media at facebook.com/mvccfpac and instagram.com/mvccfpac, join our monthly E-Newsletter, or visit us online at morainevalley.edu/fpac.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
9000 W College Pkwy , Palos Hills, IL, United States, Illinois 60465
