Upcoming Public Events
December 6, 2024: Englewood, Florida, 7:00 pm. PRO returns to the Englewood Performing Arts Series to presents its holiday program, 'Round The Christmas Tree. ™ This colorful program features favorite selections from the theaters, ballrooms, grand mansions, and humble hearthsides of the Victorian era. Familiar Christmas songs and carols are heard from their original 19th century scores, along with novelties (including a ragtime version of the Nutcracker Suite!) and sparkling instrumental and vocal soloists. The performance is hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin.
Tickets and further information here: PRO Returns to the EPAS
Telephone: (941) 474-5588 x105
Email: epas@englewoodmethodist.com
General Website: Englewood Performing Arts Series
Tickets and further information here: PRO Returns to the EPAS
Telephone: (941) 474-5588 x105
Email: epas@englewoodmethodist.com
General Website: Englewood Performing Arts Series
Past Events
November 17, 2024: Overland Park, Kansas, 2:00 pm. PRO returns to the Midwest Trust Center to presents its new program, MEET ME AT THE FAIR!: Music from the Great World’s Fairs. ™ This spectacular musical and visual celebration of the legendary world’s fairs includes visits to the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, and the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. The performance is hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin.
Tickets and further information here: PRO Returns to the Midwest Trust Center
Telephone: (913) 469-4445
Email: MidwestTrustCenter@jccc.edu
General Website: https://www.jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center/
Tickets and further information here: PRO Returns to the Midwest Trust Center
Telephone: (913) 469-4445
Email: MidwestTrustCenter@jccc.edu
General Website: https://www.jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center/
October 6, 2024: Minneapolis, Minnesota, 4:00 pm. The PRO returns to Minneapolis with a concert for the Bethlehem Music Series. This performance will feature music by Scott Joplin, George Gershwin, Stephen Forster, and others, all conducted by Rick Benjamin. Minnesota Public Media host Steve Staruch will lead the pre-concert talk at 3:30 pm.
FREE - Seats should be reserved in advance here: PRO at the Bethlehem Music Series
Telephone: (763) 251-1876
Email: mbucka@bethleham-church.org
General Website: https://www.bethlehemmusicseries.org/
FREE - Seats should be reserved in advance here: PRO at the Bethlehem Music Series
Telephone: (763) 251-1876
Email: mbucka@bethleham-church.org
General Website: https://www.bethlehemmusicseries.org/
October 4, 2024: Austin, Minnesota, 7:00 pm. Silent Film Event featuring comedy films by Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd with their original orchestral scores at the historic Paramount Theatre. This performance will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin.
Purchase tickets online here: PRO at the Paramount Theatre
Telephone: (507) 434-0934
Email: info@austinareaarts.org
General Website: https://www.austinareaarts.org/paramount-events
Co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of Paragon LIVE! in Historic American Theaters.
Telephone: (507) 434-0934
Email: info@austinareaarts.org
General Website: https://www.austinareaarts.org/paramount-events
Co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of Paragon LIVE! in Historic American Theaters.
September 28, 2024: Elmira, New York, 2:00 pm.
PRO'S 39th SEASON OPENER!
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra returns to the historic Clemens Center for a screening of the 1923 silent film comedy SAFETY LAST!, accompanied with its original 1923 musical score performed live by the Orchestra and the Clemens Center's famed theater organ, played by David Peckham. One Show only!
Tickets: https://tickets.clemenscenter.org/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent817.html
Telephone: (800)-724-0159
Email: boxoffice@clemenscenter.org
General Website: The Clemens Center
Tickets: https://tickets.clemenscenter.org/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent817.html
Telephone: (800)-724-0159
Email: boxoffice@clemenscenter.org
General Website: The Clemens Center
June 30, 2024: La Mirada, California, 2:00 pm.
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra returns to Southern California's La Mirada Theatre with
BORN ON THE 4th OF JULY!: THE BROADWAY MUSIC OF GEORGE M. COHAN, featuring Colin Pritchard.
Tap along with patriotic pride to Mr. Broadway’s flag-waving classics “Yankee Doodle Dandy” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag” – plus “Give My Regards to Broadway” and many more. Theatrical world premieres of unheard Cohan songs, plus pre- and post-show concerts, and a reunion of George M. Cohan's family members. Our last George M. Cohan Celebration at the La Mirada was a sell-out, so don’t wait!
BORN ON THE 4th OF JULY!: THE BROADWAY MUSIC OF GEORGE M. COHAN, featuring Colin Pritchard.
Tap along with patriotic pride to Mr. Broadway’s flag-waving classics “Yankee Doodle Dandy” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag” – plus “Give My Regards to Broadway” and many more. Theatrical world premieres of unheard Cohan songs, plus pre- and post-show concerts, and a reunion of George M. Cohan's family members. Our last George M. Cohan Celebration at the La Mirada was a sell-out, so don’t wait!
May 10, 2024: Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, 7:00 pm. Paragon Ragtime Orchestra presents its new program, MEET ME AT THE FAIR!: Music from the Great “World’s Fairs” ™ for Arts At First Presbyterian. This spectacular musical and visual celebration of the legendary world’s fairs includes visits to the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, and the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition.
FREE ADMISSION. (An offering will be taken to defray expenses.)
For information telephone: 570-586-6306.
Address: 300 School Street, Clarks Summit, PA 18411 Website: https://www.fpccs.org/worship-music-a-arts/arts-first-presbyterian.html
FREE ADMISSION. (An offering will be taken to defray expenses.)
For information telephone: 570-586-6306.
Address: 300 School Street, Clarks Summit, PA 18411 Website: https://www.fpccs.org/worship-music-a-arts/arts-first-presbyterian.html
April 21, 2024: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 5:00 pm. Silent Film Special Event: The Centennial screening of Buster Keaton's comedy Sherlock, Jr., featuring the premier of Rick Benjamin's reconstruction of the film's original 1924 score. This gala program at the historic Campus Theatre will also include a film by Mack Sennett and the Buster Keaton short Cops (1922). One show only.
This performance is co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts
Purchase tickets online here: PRO Returns to the Campus Theatre!
Telephone: (570) 524-9511 Email: Info@paragonragtime.com.
General Website: The Campus Theatre.
This performance is co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts
Purchase tickets online here: PRO Returns to the Campus Theatre!
Telephone: (570) 524-9511 Email: Info@paragonragtime.com.
General Website: The Campus Theatre.
April 20, 2024: Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, 7:00 pm. Silent Film Special Event: The Centennial screening of Buster Keaton's comedy Sherlock, Jr., featuring the premier of Rick Benjamin's reconstruction of the film's original 1924 score. This gala program at the historic Rowland Theatre will also include a film by Mack Sennett and the Buster Keaton short Cops (1922). One show only.
This performance is co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts
Purchase tickets online here: PRO Returns to the Rowland Theatre!
Telephone: (814) 342-0477 Email: boxoffice@rowlandtheatre.com.
General Website: The Rowland Theatre.
This performance is co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts
Purchase tickets online here: PRO Returns to the Rowland Theatre!
Telephone: (814) 342-0477 Email: boxoffice@rowlandtheatre.com.
General Website: The Rowland Theatre.
April 19, 2024: Canton, Pennsylvania, 7:00 pm. Silent Film Special Event: The Centennial screening of Buster Keaton's comedy Sherlock, Jr., featuring the premier of Rick Benjamin's reconstruction of the film's original 1924 score. This gala program at the historic Rialto Theatre will also include a film by Mack Sennett and the Buster Keaton short Cops (1922). One show only.
This performance is co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts
Purchase tickets online here: PRO Returns to the Rialto Theatre!
Telephone: (570) 529-6533 Email: Info@CantonRialto.org.
General Website: The Rialto Theatre.
This performance is co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts
Purchase tickets online here: PRO Returns to the Rialto Theatre!
Telephone: (570) 529-6533 Email: Info@CantonRialto.org.
General Website: The Rialto Theatre.
March 15, 2024: Danville, Illinois, 7:30 pm. Silent Film Event featuring comedy films by Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd with their original orchestral scores at the historic 1884 Fischer Theatre. This performance will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin.
Purchase tickets online here: PRO Returns to the Fischer Theatre!
Telephone: (217) 213-6162
Email: info@fischertheatre.com.
General Website: The Fischer Theatre.
Purchase tickets online here: PRO Returns to the Fischer Theatre!
Telephone: (217) 213-6162
Email: info@fischertheatre.com.
General Website: The Fischer Theatre.
March 16, 2024: Galesburg, Illinois, 7:30 pm. Silent Film Event featuring comedy films by Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd with their original orchestral scores at the historic 1916 Orpheum Theatre. This performance will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin.
Purchase tickets online here: PRO Returns to the Orpheum!
Telephone: (309) 342-2299
Email: info@galesburgorpheum.org.
General Website: The Orpheum Theatre.
Purchase tickets online here: PRO Returns to the Orpheum!
Telephone: (309) 342-2299
Email: info@galesburgorpheum.org.
General Website: The Orpheum Theatre.
October 27, 2023: McHenry, Maryland, 7:30 pm. The PRO returns to the Garrett Lakes Arts Festival for the third time to present an evening of silent films featuring comedies by Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd. This special performance, featuring Buster Keaton's The Haunted House with its original score, will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin.
Purchase tickets online here: PRO at the Garrett Lakes Festival.
Telephone: (301) 387-3082.
Email: info@artsandentertainment.org.
General Website: The Garrett Lakes Arts Festival.
Purchase tickets online here: PRO at the Garrett Lakes Festival.
Telephone: (301) 387-3082.
Email: info@artsandentertainment.org.
General Website: The Garrett Lakes Arts Festival.
September 16, 2023: Van Buren, Arkansas, 7:30 pm. Silent Film Gala featuring comedy films by Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd, at the historic King Opera House. This special evening performance will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin and presented by the Skokos Performing Arts Center.
Purchase tickets online here: PRO Silent Film Gala - Evening.
Telephone: (479) 623-2129.
Email: info@almapac.org.
General Website: King Opera House / Skokos Performing Arts Center.
Purchase tickets online here: PRO Silent Film Gala - Evening.
Telephone: (479) 623-2129.
Email: info@almapac.org.
General Website: King Opera House / Skokos Performing Arts Center.
September 16, 2023: Van Buren, Arkansas, 4:00 pm. Silent Film Gala featuring comedy films by Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd, at the historic King Opera House. This special matinee performance will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin and presented by the Skokos Performing Arts Center.
Purchase tickets online here: PRO Silent Film Gala - Matinee.
Telephone: (479) 623-2129.
Email: info@almapac.org.
General Website: King Opera House / Skokos Performing Arts Center.
Purchase tickets online here: PRO Silent Film Gala - Matinee.
Telephone: (479) 623-2129.
Email: info@almapac.org.
General Website: King Opera House / Skokos Performing Arts Center.
September 14, 2023: Philadelphia, Mississippi, 7:00 pm. Silent film program The Mark of Zorro at the historic Ellis Theatre, presented by Marty Stuart's Congress of Country Music.
Purchase tickets online here: PRO AT THE CONGRESS OF COUNTRY MUSIC.
Telephone: (601) 653-5358.
Email: info@congressofcountrymusic.org.
Website: Marty Stuart's Congress of Country Music
Co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of Paragon LIVE! in Historic American Theaters.
Purchase tickets online here: PRO AT THE CONGRESS OF COUNTRY MUSIC.
Telephone: (601) 653-5358.
Email: info@congressofcountrymusic.org.
Website: Marty Stuart's Congress of Country Music
Co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of Paragon LIVE! in Historic American Theaters.
May 20, 2023: Honolulu, Hawaii, 7:00 pm AHT. Silent film program The Mark of Zorro (1920) starring Douglas Fairbanks, at the Doris Duke Theatre, hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin. Co-Production with Chamber Music Hawaii.
Purchase tickets online here: CMH AT THE MOVIES.
Telephone: (808) 722-0172.
Email: info@chambermusichawaii.org.
Website: https://www.chambermusichawaii.org/.
Purchase tickets online here: CMH AT THE MOVIES.
Telephone: (808) 722-0172.
Email: info@chambermusichawaii.org.
Website: https://www.chambermusichawaii.org/.
May 7, 2023: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 5:00 pm. Silent film program featuring Safety Last (1923) starring Harold Lloyd, at the historic Campus Theatre. This special Centennial performance of the famous romantic comedy will feature a reconstruction of the original orchestral score. The event will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin.
Purchase tickets online here: https://www2.paragonragtime.com/store/tickets/.
Telephone: (570) 524-9511.
Email: info@paragonragtime.com.
General Website: The Campus Theatre.
Co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of Paragon LIVE! in Historic American Theaters.
Purchase tickets online here: https://www2.paragonragtime.com/store/tickets/.
Telephone: (570) 524-9511.
Email: info@paragonragtime.com.
General Website: The Campus Theatre.
Co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of Paragon LIVE! in Historic American Theaters.
May 6, 2023: Philipsburg, Pennyslvania, 7:00 pm. Silent film program featuring Safety Last (1923) starring Harold Lloyd, at the 1917 Rowland Theatre. This special Centennial performance of the famous romantic comedy will feature a reconstruction of the original orchestral score. The event will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin.
Purchase tickets online here: PRO RETURNS TO THE ROWLAND.
Telephone: (814) 342-0477.
Email: boxoffice @rowlandtheatre.com.
Website: The Rowland Theatre.
Co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of Paragon LIVE! in Historic American Theaters.
Purchase tickets online here: PRO RETURNS TO THE ROWLAND.
Telephone: (814) 342-0477.
Email: boxoffice @rowlandtheatre.com.
Website: The Rowland Theatre.
Co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of Paragon LIVE! in Historic American Theaters.
May 5, 2023: Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 8:00 pm. Silent film program featuring Safety Last (1923) starring Harold Lloyd, at the historic State Theatre (1921). This special Centennial performance of the famous romantic comedy will feature a reconstruction of the original orchestral score. The event will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin.
Purchase tickets online here: PRO AT THE STATE THEATRE.
Telephone: (724) 439-1360.
Email: info@statetheatre.info.
Website: The State Theatre.
Co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of Paragon LIVE! in Historic American Theaters.
Purchase tickets online here: PRO AT THE STATE THEATRE.
Telephone: (724) 439-1360.
Email: info@statetheatre.info.
Website: The State Theatre.
Co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of Paragon LIVE! in Historic American Theaters.
May 4, 2023: Canton, Pennsylvania, 7:00 pm. Silent film program featuring Safety Last (1923) starring Harold Lloyd, at the 1912 Rialto Theatre. This special Centennial performance of the famous romantic comedy will feature a reconstruction of the original orchestral score. The event will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin.
Purchase tickets online here: PRO AT THE RIALTO THEATRE.
Telephone: (570) 529-6533.
Email: cantonrialtotheatre@gmail.com.
Website: The Canton Rialto Theatre.
Co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of Paragon LIVE! in Historic American Theaters.
Purchase tickets online here: PRO AT THE RIALTO THEATRE.
Telephone: (570) 529-6533.
Email: cantonrialtotheatre@gmail.com.
Website: The Canton Rialto Theatre.
Co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of Paragon LIVE! in Historic American Theaters.
February 19, 2023: Carrollton, Georgia, 3:00 pm. Silent film program The Mark of Zorro at the Townsend Center. Sponsored by the Sponsored by the University of West Georgia. Purchase tickets online here: PRO AT THE TOWNSEND CENTER. Telephone: (678) 839-4722. Email: tcpa@westga.edu. Website: http://townsendcenter.org/.
November 3, 2022: Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 7:30 pm. Paragon Ragtime Orchestra presents the premier of its new program, MEET ME AT THE FAIR!: Music from the Great “World’s Fairs” ™ at the historic Community Arts Center. This spectacular musical and visual celebration of the legendary world’s fairs includes visits to the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, and the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. This concert is made possible by the Williamsport Community Concert Association Endowed Fund. Tickets available online here: https://www.caclive.com/events/paragon-ragtime-orchestra/. Box Office Telephone: 570-326-2424. Website: https://www.caclive.com/building/
October 2, 2022: DeKalb, Illinois, 3:00 pm. Silent film program The Clown Princes at the historic Egyptian Theatre. Co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of Paragon LIVE! in Historic American Theaters. Purchase tickets online here: PRO AT THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE. Telephone: (815) 758-1215. Email: fischer@fischertheatre.com. Website: The 1929 Egyptian Theatre.
October 1, 2022: Richmond, Indiana, 7:30 pm. The PRO returns to Richmond, IN for Ragging in Richmond, a musical salute to local composers, Gennett Records, and the Model T Museum, at the Civic Hall Performing Arts Center. Purchase tickets online here: PRO RETURNS TO CIVIC HALL Telephone: (765) 973-3350. Email: jcook@rcs.k12.in.us. Website: https://civichall.com/
September 30, 2022: Danville, Illinois, 7:00 pm. Silent film program The Clown Princes at the historic Fischer Theatre. Co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of Paragon LIVE! in Historic American Theaters. Purchase tickets online here: PRO at the Fischer Theatre Telephone: (217) 213-6162. Email: fischer@fischertheatre.com. Website: https://atthefischer.com/paragon-ragtime-orchestra-2/
September 29, 2022: Muscatine, Iowa, 7:30 pm. The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra kicks off its 37th Season with a performance of Scott Joplin & the Original Kings of Ragtime presented by the Jackson Concert Series. PRO founder Rick Benjamin will host and conduct. Telephone: (563) 263-1596. Email: wesley@wesleyonline.org. Website: https://wesleyonline.org/jackson-concert-series/
August 6, 2022: Muncy, Pennsylvania, 7:00 pm. The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra in concert – POPS at Pepper Street – with music by Scott Joplin, John Philip Sousa, and forgotten gems from the PRO's vast repertoire of American music. FREE! One show only! Presented by the Muncy Historical Society. Telephone: (570) 546-5917. Email: MuncyHistorical@aol.com. Website: www.MuncyHistoricalSociety.org.
July 16, 2022: State College, Pennsylvania, 7:30 pm. The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra returns to the historic State Theatre to accompany a screening of the 1920 action-adventure film THE MARK OF ZORRO, starring Douglas Fairbanks. The performance, featuring the film's original 1920 score, is part of the popular State College Festival of the Arts. One show only. Purchase tickets online here: https://thestatetheatre.org/events/ . Telephone: 814-272-0606 x301. Email: boxoffice@thestatetheatre.org. Website: https://thestatetheatre.org/.
June 11, 2022: Wilmington, Delaware, 7:00 pm. Concert Program - PRO in special concert of American music for theater organ and orchestra, featuring organist David Peckham. Sponsored by the Dickinson Theatre Organ Society. Telephone: 302-998-2803. Email: president@dtoskimball.org. Website: The Dickinson Theatre Organ Society. Purchase tickets online here: https://www.dtoskimball.org/events-tickets/.
April 23, 2022: Philipsburg, Pennyslvania, 7:00 pm. A Silent Film Program at the historic 1917 Rowland Theatre. Telephone 814-342-0477. Email: boxoffice@rowlandtheatre.com. Website: The Rowland Theatre.
April 24, 2022: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 5:00 pm. Silent Film Program at the historic Campus Theatre. Telephone 570-524-9511. Email: info@paragonragtime.com. Website: The Campus Theatre. Purchase tickets online here: https://www2.paragonragtime.com/store/tickets/. General website: https://www.campustheatre.org/
February 25, 2022: Worldwide, 7:00 pm CST. Public Radio Program – Texas Public Radio's Classics à la Carte show, hosted by James Baker. PRO’s conductor Rick Benjamin discusses composer William Grant Still's early career, along with the Orchestra's performance of Still's 1919 arrangement of "The Slow Drag Blues." Broadcast live over KPAC - San Antonio (FM 88.3 MHz) and streaming live. To listen online, click on Texas Public Radio's main website - https://www.tpr.org/?fbclid=IwAR2mOqF_llGBO1OpCKcsNFqoVJ4VMN3ocvZq2-kcabMiV68AH_goK4LiU_0 - and go to the right hand drop down "ALL STREAMS" menu and click on the KPAC livestream.
March 4, 2022: Lincoln, Nebraska, 8:00 pm. March 4, 2022: Lincoln, Nebraska, 8:00 pm. PRO's new Syncopation for the Nation! concert program at the historic Rococo Theatre. Telephone: (402) 476-4467 or 1-(800) 514-ETIX (3849). Website: The Rococo Theatre Presents. Purchase tickets online here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/8560449/paragon-ragtime-orchestrasyncopation-for-the-nation-lincoln-rococo-theatre-
March 2, 2022: Clay Center, Kansas, 7:00 pm. March 2, 2022: Clay Center, Kansas, 7:00 pm. More Clown Princes silent film program at the historic Rex Theatre. Telephone: (785) 777-2534. Email: therexcc@hotmail.com. Website: The Rex Theatre Presents. Purchase tickets online here: https://ticketing.us.veezi.com/sessions/?siteToken=k97s2rekvbv4c59m88hzcs5254
January 8, 2022: Anchorage, AK, 7:30 pm. The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra presents the epic The Mark of Zorro silent film at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, conducted by Rick Benjamin. A co-production with Paragon Ragtime Orchestra and ASO. Atwood Concert Hall at ACPA. Telephone:(907)-263-ARTS(2787). Purchase tickets online here: https://centertix.com/events/aso-silent-film-night-the-mark-of-zorro. Email: ASO@youraso.org. Website: ASO Silent Film Night 2022.
December 1, 2021: Starkville, Mississippi, 1:00 PM. The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra returns to Starkville to present "'Round the Christmas Tree: Vintage Yuletide Favorites," live in concert at Mississippi State University's Bettersworth Auditorium. This ninety minute MATINEE concert of historic American Christmas music will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin. Bettersworth Auditorium, Lee Hall at MSU. Telephone:(662) 325-2930. Email: jlp1058@msstate.edu. Website:
MSU Lyceum Performance Series.
December 1, 2021: Starkville, Mississippi, 7:00 pm. The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra returns to Starkville to present "'Round the Christmas Tree: Vintage Yuletide Favorites," live in concert at Mississippi State University's Bettersworth Auditorium. This two hour concert of historic American Christmas music will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin. Bettersworth Auditorium, Lee Hall at MSU. Telephone:(662) 325-2930. Email: jlp1058@msstate.edu. Website:
MSU Lyceum Performance Series. Purchase tickets online here:
https://msstate.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1430&r=6740458f3969441b95f14e9279bb6192
August 7, 2021: Muncy, Pennsylvania, 7:00 pm. The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra in concert – POPS on Pepper Street – with music by Scott Joplin, John Philip Sousa, and forgotten gems from the PRO Music Library. FREE! One show only! Presented by the Muncy Historical Society. Telephone: (570) 546-5917. Email: MuncyHistorical@aol.com. Website: www.MuncyHistoricalSociety.org.
May 12, 2021: Asbury Park, New Jersey, 6:30 pm. The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra literally returns to its starting place - ON THE BOARDWALK IN ASBURY PARK! - with a one of a kind concert marking the reopening of the restored Arthur Pryor Bandshell. This concert in the Bandshell will feature the music of Arthur Pryor and other vintage Asbury Park favorites. One show only! Limited social distanced seating. Presented as part of the Vogel Summer Concert Series by the Axelrod Performing Arts Center. Telephone: (732) 531-9106. Email: info@axelrodartscenter.org. Website: Alexrod Performing Arts Center. Purchase tickets online here: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35486/production/1046547?performanceId=10677254
March 5, 2021: Clay Center, Kansas, 7:00 pm. March 5, 2021: Clay Center, Kansas, 7:00 pm. The Clown Princes silent film program at the historic Rex Theatre. Telephone: (785) 777-2534. Email: therexcc@hotmail.com. Website: The Rex Theatre Presents. Purchase tickets online here: https://ticketing.us.veezi.com/sessions/?siteToken=k97s2rekvbv4c59m88hzcs5254
March 8, 2020: Worldwide, 1:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time. Public Radio Program - WVIA/WVYA-FM Music to My Ears show. Host Dr. Gary Boerckel discusses historic African-American composers with PRO conductor Rick Benjamin. Broadcast live over the WVIA/WVYA network throughout Central and Northeastern Pennsylvania (check here for frequencies: WVIA/WVYA Radio) and streaming live on the Internet at http://www.wvia.org/radio/listen-live.
May 11, 2019: Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, 7:00 pm. Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, 7:00 pm. Silent Film Program at the historic 1917 Rowland Theatre. Telephone 814-342-0477. Email: boxoffice@rowlandtheatre.com. Website: The Rowland Theatre.
November 9, 2019: Death Valley Junction, California, 7:00 pm. Special Gala Concert - DVJ Day at Marta Becket's legendary Amargosa Opera House. Telephone: (760) 852-4441. Email: frontdesk@amargosaoperahouse.org. Website: The Amargosa Opera House.
November 8, 2019: Duncan, Oklahoma, 7:00 pm. The Clown Princes silent film program at the Simmons Center. Telephone: (580) 252-2900. Email: director@chisholmtrailarts.com. Website: The Simmons Center Theatre. Purchase tickets online here: http://www.simmonscenter.com/event_view?&event_id=607714&pgIDref=85450_2.
November 7, 2019: Clay Center, Kansas, 7:00 pm. The Clown Princes silent film program at the historic Rex Theatre. Telephone: (785) 777-2534. Email: therexcc@hotmail.com. Website: The Rex Theatre Presents.
Purchase tickets online here: https://ticketing.us.veezi.com/sessions/?siteToken=k97s2rekvbv4c59m88hzcs5254
October 30, 2019: San Marcos, Texas, 7:00 pm. Haunted Hollywood silent film program for Texas State Presents at Evans Auditorium. Telephone: (512) 245-6500. Email: txstatepresents@txstate.edu. Website: Texas State Presents.
Purchase tickets online here: https://txstatepresents.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=2732&p=1.
September 22, 2019: State College, Pennsylvania, 8:00 pm. Film Program at the historic State Theatre. Telephone: (814) 272-0606. Email: boxoffice@TheStateTheatre.org. Website: The State Theatre.
Purchase tickets online here: http://thestatetheatre.org/box-office/.
February 9, 2020: Queens, New York, 5:00 pm. Silent Film Program – The Mark of Zorro at the historic CITG Community House in Forest Hills, Queens, presented by Musica Reginae. Telephone: (718) 894-2178. Email: info@musicareginae.org. Website: Musica Reginae. Purchase tickets online here: https://www.musicareginae.org/concert-3.
June 1, 2019: Freeport, New York (Long Island), 8:00 pm. Concert program - Special Gala Concert at the Freeport High School, presented by the Freeport Community Concert Association. Telephone: (516) 867-1195. Email: FreeportConcertAssocNY@gmail.com. Wesbite: Freeport Community Concert Association.
May 19, 2019: Jersey City, New Jersey, 3:00 pm. Silent Film Program - Douglas Fairbanks in The Mark of Zorro at the fabulous 1929 Loew's Jersey Theatre, featuring PRO with organist David Peckham. Sponsored by the Garden State Theatre Organ Society. Telephone 1-800-724-0159. Email: info@gstos.org. Website 1: Garden State Theatre Organ Society. Website 2: Lowe's Jersey City.
May 12, 2019: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 5:00 pm. Silent Film Program at the historic Campus Theatre. Telephone 570-524-9511. Email: info@paragonragtime.com. Website: The Campus Theatre.
April 25, 2020: Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, 7:00 pm. Silent Film Program at the historic 1917 Rowland Theatre. Telephone 814-342-0477. Email: boxoffice@rowlandtheatre.com. Website: The Rowland Theatre.
June 30, 2019: La Mirada, California, 2:00pm. Concert Program - George M. Cohan - You're a Grand Old Rag (matinee) at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. Telephone: (714) 994-6310. Email: boxoffice@lamiradatheatre.com. Website: The La Mirada Theatre.
June 29, 2019: Auburn, California, 7:30 pm. Concert Program - George M. Cohan - You're A Grand Old Rag at the historic State Theatre, presented by the Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center. Telephone: (530) 885-0156. Email: appac@att.net. Website: The Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center.
March 17, 2019: Junction City, Kansas, 2:00 pm. Silent Film Program - The Kings of Comedy at the historic C. L. Hoover Opera House. Telephone: (785) 238-3906. Website: C. L. Hoover Opera House. Buy tickets online here: PRO at the Hoover Opera House.
March 15, 2019: Crawfordsville, Indiana, 8:00 pm. Silent Film Program at the Wabash College Fine Arts Center. Telephone: (765) 361-6411. Email: finearts@wabash.edu. Website: Wabash Visiting Artist Series. Purchase tickets online here: https://www.wabash.edu/boxoffice/events.
February 2, 2019: Parkersburg, West Virginia, 8:00 pm. Concert Program at the historic Smoot Theatre. Telephone: (304) 422-7529. Email: info@smoottheatre.com. Website: The Smoot Theatre.
Purchase tickets online here: http://www.smoottheatre.com/seating-charts.html.
Performance co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (www.arts.gov).
Performance co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (www.arts.gov).
February 1, 2019: Cleveland, Ohio, time TBA. Concert Program – PRO featured performer at the Ohio Music Education Association Conference. The three day conference (1/31/18 - 2/2/19) will also include several workshops by Rick Benjamin and members of the Orchestra. Events open to OMEA members. Location: Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland. Conference info - Telephone (513) 240-1572. Email: pd_director@omea-ohio.org. Website: Ohio Music Education Association Conference: https://omeapdc.com/.
July 3, 2019: Elmira, New York, 7:00 pm. Concert Program - PRO in concert at the historic 1925 Clemens Center, featuring organist David Peckham. Telephone 1-800-724-0159. Email: info@clemenscenter.org. Website: The Clemens Center. Purchase tickets online here: http://clemenscenter.org/ticket-information/.
November 30, 2017: Worldwide, 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm (U.S. Eastern Standard Time). PUBLIC RADIO BROADCAST - The WWFM "Cadenza" show. Host David Osenberg plays music from the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra's new album, Black Manhattan Vol. 3 and interviews conductor Rick Benjamin about this fascinating series of PRO lbums. Broadcast over the WWFM Classical Network, and available through your local Public Radio station (check local listings) and streaming live on the Internet at http://www.wwfm.org/listen.shtml.
May 20, 2018: Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, 6:00 pm. Silent Film Program at the historic 1881 Mauch Chunk Opera House. Telephone: (570) 325-0249. Email: dhugos@bestweb.net. Website: The Mauch Chunk Opera House.
Purchase tickets online here: https://mauchchunkoperahouse.thundertix.com.
Performance co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (www.arts.gov).
Purchase tickets online here: https://mauchchunkoperahouse.thundertix.com.
Performance co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (www.arts.gov).
May 12, 2018: Richmond, Indiana, 7:30 pm. Concert Program - Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime at the Civic Hall Performing Arts Center. Telephone: (765) 973-3350. Email: boxoffice@civichall.com. Website: Civic Hall PAC. Buy tickets online here: http://www.civichall.com/box_office/tickets/index.html.
May 11, 2018: Junction City, Kansas, 7:30 pm. Concert Program - Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime at the historic C. L. Hoover Opera House. Telephone: (785) 238-3906. Website: C. L. Hoover Opera House. Buy tickets online here: PRO at the Hoover Opera House.
April 14, 2018: Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, 7:00 pm. Silent Film Program - The Kid (1921) Starring Charlie Chaplin, at the historic 1917 Rowland Theatre. Telephone 814-342-0477. Email: boxoffice@rowlandtheatre.com. Website: The Rowland Theatre.
April 15, 2018: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 5:00 pm. Silent Film Program - The Kid (1921) starring Charlie Chaplin, at the historic Campus Theatre. Telephone 570-524-9511. Email: info@paragonragtime.com. Website: The Campus Theatre.
April 13, 2018: Milton, Delaware, 8:00 pm. Silent Film Program - The Kid (1921), starring Charlie Chaplin, at the historic Milton Theatre, presented by the Premier Centre for the Arts. Telephone (302) 684-3038. Email: info@pcade.com. Website: The Milton Theatre. Performance co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (www.arts.gov).
April 13, 2018: Milton, Delaware, 12:30 pm. Silent Film Program - The Kid (1921), starring Charlie Chaplin (matinee), at the historic Milton Theatre, presented by the Premier Centre for the Arts. Telephone (302) 684-3038. Email: info@pcade.com. Website: The Milton Theatre. Performance co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (www.arts.gov).
March 11, 2018: La Mirada, California, 2:00pm. Concert Program - Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime (matinee) at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. Telephone: (714) 994-6310. Email: boxoffice@lamiradatheatre.com. Website: PRO at the La Mirada Theatre.
March 10, 2018: Auburn, California, 7:30pm. Concert Program - Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime at the historic State Theatre, presented by the Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center. Telephone: (530) 885-0156. Email: appac@att.net. Website: The Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center.
February 28, 2018: Willow Street, Pennsylvania, 7:00 pm. Concert Program - You're A Grand Old Rag: George M. Cohan's Broadway starring Colin Pritchard, at the Willow Valley Communities Cultural Center. * SOLD OUT *
January 27, 2018: Springfield, Ohio, 7:30 pm. Silent Film Program - at the John Legend Theatre, Springfield Center of Innovation, presented by the Springfield Arts Council. Telephone: (937) 324-2712. Email: saconline@springfieldartscouncil.org. Website: The Springfield Arts Council.
July 23, 2017: Elmira, New York, 4:00 pm. Silent Film Program - Douglas Fairbanks in The Mark of Zorro at the historic 1925 Clemens Center, featuring PRO with organist David Peckham. Telephone 1-800-724-0159. Email: info@clemenscenter.org. Website: The Clemens Center. Purchase tickets online here: http://clemenscenter.org/ticket-information/.
November 5, 2017: Leesburg, Florida, 2:00 pm. Concert program - Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime (matinee) at the Williams Fine Art Auditorium, presented by the Lake-Sumter State College. Telephone: (352) 365-3539. Email: LewinE@LSSC.edu. Website: The Williams Center.
November 4, 2017: Leesburg, Florida, 7:30 pm. Concert program - Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime at the Williams Fine Art Auditorium, presented by the Lake-Sumter State College. Telephone: (352) 365-3539. Email: LewinE@LSSC.edu. Website: The Williams Center.
January 22, 2017: Waynesboro, Virginia, 3:00 pm. Silent Film Program at the historic 1926 Wayne Theatre. Telephone (540) 943-9999. Email: info@waynetheatre.org. Website: The Wayne Theatre. Purchase tickets online here:
https://waynetheatre.ticketforce.com. Performance co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (www.arts.gov).
https://waynetheatre.ticketforce.com. Performance co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (www.arts.gov).
May 27, 2017: Queens, New York, 2:00 pm. Special Scott Joplin Memorial Centennial Concert at the composer's grave, St. Michael's Cemetery, Queens, New York. FREE! Produced by noted Joplin biographer Edward A. Berlin (author of King of Ragtime).
Email: edberlin@optonline.net. Website: www.stmichaelscemetery.com.
February 4, 2017: Burlington, Iowa, 8:00 pm. Silent Film Program - at the historic Burlington Capitol Theatre. Telephone (319) 237-1099. Email: info@BurlingtonCapitolTheater.com. Website: Capitol Theatre. Purchase tickets online here: http://www.redtrucktickets.com/websales.
Performance co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (www.arts.gov).
Performance co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (www.arts.gov).
April 30, 2017: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 5:00 pm. Silent Film Program at the historic Campus Theatre, featuring the premiere of Buster Keaton's ONE WEEK with its newly reconstructed orchestral score. Telephone 570-524-9511. Email: info@paragonragtime.com. Website: The Campus Theatre. Purchase tickets online here:
https://www2.paragonragtime.com/store/tickets/
April 29, 2017: Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, 7:00 pm. Silent Film Program at the historic 1917 Rowland Theatre, celebrating the Theatre's Centennial. Telephone 814-342-0477. Email: boxoffice@rowlandtheatre.com. Website: The Rowland Theatre.
October 23, 2016: Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, 6:30 pm. Silent Film program - Haunted Hollywood at the historic 1881 Mauch Chunk Opera House. Performance benefits the Mauch Chunk Historical Society. Telephone: (570) 325-0249. Email: dhugos@bestweb.net. Website: The Mauch Chunk Opera House. Purchase tickets online here: https://mauchchunkoperahouse.thundertix.com. Performance co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (www.arts.gov).
October 28, 2016: Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 7:30 pm. 90th Anniversary Celebration for the Palace Theatre! Telephone: 724-836-8000. Email: teresa@thepalacetheatre.org. Website: The Palace Theatre. Buy tickets online here: https://itkt.choicecrm.net/templates/PALT/?prod=palace
February 3, 2017: Galesburg, Illinois, 7:30 pm. 100th Anniversary Celebration for the Orpheum Theatre! Telephone: 309-342-2299. Email: info@theorpheum.org. Website: The Orpheum Theatre.
May 6, 2017: Freeport, Long Island, New York, 8:00 pm. Concert program - Irving Berlin and the Kings of Ragtime with special guest Daniel Marcus at the Freeport High School, presented by the Freeport Community Concert Association. Telephone: (516) 867-1195. Email: FreeportConcertAssocNY@gmail.com. Wesbite: Freeport Community Concert Association.
February 18, 2017: Greenfield, Iowa, 7:00 pm. Concert program - Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime at the historic 1896 Warren Opera House, presented by the Warren Cultural Center. Telephone: (641) 343-7337. Email: warrenoperahouse@hotmail.com. Website: Warren Cultural Center.
February 17, 2017: Terre Haute, Indiana, 7:30 pm. Concert program - Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime at Hatfield Hall, presented by the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Telephone: (812) 877-8544. Email: tryon@rose-hulman.edu. Website: Hatfield Hall at RHIT. Buy tickets online here: http://hatfieldhall.com/tickets/.
January 20, 2017: Panama City, Florida, 7:30 pm. Silent Film Program at the historic Martin Theatre. Telephone: (850) 763-8080. Email: Director@martintheatre.com. Website: The Martin Theatre.
November 28, 2016: Charleston, Illinois, 7:30 pm. Silent Film Program at the Doudna Fine Arts Center, presented by Eastern Illinois University. Telephone: (217) 581-3110. Email: doudnatix@eiu.edu. Website: Doudna Fine Arts Center. Purchase tickets online here:
http://doudnatix.universitytickets.com/user_pages/event_listings.asp
http://doudnatix.universitytickets.com/user_pages/event_listings.asp
October 30, 2016: Queens, New York, 5:00 pm. Silent Film Program - Haunted Hollywood at the historic Church-in-the-Gardens in Forest Hills, Queens, presented by Musica Reginae. Telephone: (718) 894-2178. Email: info@musicareginae.org. Website: Musica Reginae. Purchase tickets online here:
https://musicareginae.org/current_season.php.
https://musicareginae.org/current_season.php.
October 29, 2016: Augusta, Georgia, 7:30 pm. Silent Film Program - Haunted Hollywood in the historic Imperial Theatre. Telephone (706) 722-8341. Email: boxoffice@imperialtheatre.com. Website: The Imperial Theatre. Purchase tickets online here: http://www.imperialtheatre.com/boxoffice.cfm.
October 26, 2016: Milton, Delaware, 7:30 pm. Silent Film Program - Haunted Hollywood at the Milton Theatre, presented by the Premier Centre for the Arts. Telephone (302) 684-3038. Email: info@pcade.com. Website: The Milton Theatre. Performance co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (www.arts.gov).
July 16, 2016: State College, Pennsylvania, Afternoon & Evening. Silent film program - Buster Keaton in The General. Presented at the State Theatre by the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. Showtimes: 4:00 & 8:30 pm. Telephone 814-237-3682. Website: The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.
March 31, 2017: Overland Park, Kansas, 1:00 pm & 8:00 pm. Concert program - You're A Grand Old Rag: George M. Cohan's Broadway, starring Colin Pritchard. At the Carlson Center's Polsky Theatre. Telephone 913-469-4445. Email: tickets@jccc.edu. Website: JCCC Performing Arts Center. Purchase tickets here: http://www.jccc.edu/performing-arts-series/events/2016-2017/paragon-ragtime-orchestra.html
January 21, 2017: Albemarle, North Carolina, 7:30 pm. Silent Film Program for the Stanly County Concert Association. Telephone 704-986-3666. Email: pammedlin@carolina.rr.com. Website: Stanly County Concert Association.
May 15, 2016: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 5:00 pm. Silent Film Program at the historic Campus Theatre. Telephone 570-524-9511. Email: info@paragonragtime.com. Website: The Campus Theatre. Purchase tickets online here: https://www2.paragonragtime.com/store/tickets/
May 14, 2016: Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, 7:00 pm. Silent Film Program at the historic 1917 Rowland Theatre. Telephone 814-342-0477. Email: boxoffice@rowlandtheatre.com. Website: The Rowland Theatre. The performance sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA.org).
May 13, 2016: Cumberland, Maryland, 8:00 pm. May 13, 2016: Cumberland, Maryland, 8:00 pm. Concert program featuring the music of Irving Berlin, starring vocalists Bernadette Boerckel and Daniel Marcus. Location: St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 15 N. Smallwood Street Cumberland, MD 21502. Email: onetreemanybranches@gmail.com. Website: One Tree Productions. Purhase tickets online here: http://www.onetreeproductions.org/html/May%2013_2016_tickets.html.
October 25, 2015: Elkader, Iowa, 2:00 pm. Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime. At the historic 1903 Elkader Opera House. Telephone 563-873-2378. Email: tickets@icsbbs.com. Website: Elkader Opera House. This Paragon Ragtime Orchestra performance is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
September 30, 2015: Baltimore, Maryland, 12 Noon. Concert Program at the historic Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum. Free concert with paid Museum admission or Performing Arts Exchange pass. Telephone (570) 524-9511. Email: info@paragonragtime.com. Website: B&O Railroad Museum.
April 11, 2016: Oelwein, Iowa, 7:00 pm. Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime. At the Williams Center for the Performing Arts. Telephone 319-283-6616. Email: dmac36@mchsi.com. Website: Williams Center for the Performing Arts.
April 9, 2016: Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, 7:30 pm. Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime. At the Oconomowoc Arts Center. Telephone 262-560-3172. Email: info@theoac.net. Website: Oconomowoc Arts Center.
May 9, 2016: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 7:30 pm. Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime. For Lancaster Community Concerts. Location: Lancaster Mennonite High School, 2176 Lincoln Highway, Lancaster, PA 17602. Telephone 717-392-8423. Email: info@Lccapa.com. Facebook: Lancaster Community Concerts.
April 16, 2016: Morristown, New Jersey, 7:30 pm. Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime. Presented by the Abendmusik concert series. Location: Morristown United Methodist Church, 50 S. Park Place, Morristown, NJ 07960. Telephone 973-538-2132. Email: junevanthoen@morristownumc.com. Website: Abendmusik concert series.
April 10, 2016: Edgerton, Wisconsin, 2:00 pm. Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime. At the Edgerton Performing Arts Center. Telephone 608-561-6093 or 608-561-6200. Email: paul.tropp@edgerton.k12.wi.us. Website: Edgerton Performing Arts Center.
March 4, 2016: Allentown, Pennsylvania, 7:30 pm. Silent Film Program for Allentown Community Concerts. Location: Parkland Senior High School auditorium, Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown, PA 18104. Telephone 610-395-8379. Email: acca_series@yahoo.com.
November 19, 2015: West Memphis, Arkansas, 7:00 pm. Silent Film Program. For the RiverPAC - The Performing Arts Complex of West Memphis. Telephone 870-732-7595. Buy tickets online here: http://riverpac.org. Email: beasley@riverpac.org . Website: http://riverpac.org.
November 18, 2015: Fayetteville, Arkansas, Morning start times TBA. Silent Film Programs for Student Groups. Special interactive "informances" for public school students of the Fayetteville area. For information telephone 479-571-2735. Email: szazal@waltonartscenter.org. Website: http://waltonartscenter.org.
November 17, 2015: Fayetteville, Arkansas, 7:00 pm. Silent Film Program. For the Walton Arts Center. Telephone 479-443-5600. Buy tickets online here: http://waltonartscenter.org/10x10-arts-series/. Email: tickets@waltonartscenter.org. Website: http://waltonartscenter.org.
November 7, 2015: Verona, Wisconsin, 7:30 pm. Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime. For the Verona Area Performing Arts Series. Telephone 608-848-2787. Buy tickets online here: www.brownpapertickets.com. Email: crwhite53711@gmail.com. Website: http://vapas.org. This Paragon Ragtime Orchestra performance is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
November 5, 2015: Scottsbluff, Nebraska, 7:30 pm. Silent Film Program. At the historic The Midwest Theater. Telephone 308-632-4311. Email: midwest@nebraskarts.com. Website: http://midwesttheater.com. This Paragon Ragtime Orchestra performance is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
October 26, 2015: West Salem, Wisconsin, 7:30 pm. Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime. At the Heider Center for the Arts. Telephone 608-786-2550. Email: info@heidercenter.org. Website: www.heidercenter.org. This Paragon Ragtime Orchestra performance is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
October 27, 2016: Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 7:30 pm. Silent Film Program - Haunted Hollywood at the historic Community Arts Center, sponsored by Williamsport Community Concerts. Telephone (570) 326-2424 or (800) 432-9382. Email: boxoffice@pct.edu. Website: Williamsport Community Concerts. Purchase tickets online here: https://tickets.caclive.com/Online/
November 01, 2014: Manhattan, 10:30 pm. A Victorian Séance – Rick Benjamin and members of the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra presented by Shanghai Mermaid at the Downtown Association, 60 Pine Street, New York. Music from 10:30 pm to 3:00 am! Telephone (646) 894-4098. Email: juliettecampbell@hotmail.com. Website: www.shanghaimermaid.com.
September 04, 2014: Bronxville, New York, 7:00 pm. Exhibition Opener - Paragon's "Palm Court Ensemble" at the OSilas Gallery of Concordia College; featuring the early music of Jerome Kern. Telephone (914) 337-9300 x2262. Email: shanley.hanlon@concordia-ny.edu. Website: The OSilas Gallery.
September 18, 2014: Minneapolis, Minnesota, 12 Noon. Concert Program - Special program at the Arts Midwest 2014 Convention. Telephone: 612-341-0755. Email: conference@artsmidwest.org. Website: Arts Midwest.
August 21, 2014: West Orange, New Jersey, 5:00 pm. Concert Program - A special "Year of Innovation" concert at Thomas Edison's Laboratory. Sponsored by the U.S. National Park Service. Telephone: 973-736-0550 ext. 11. Website: http://www.nps.gov/edis/index.htm.
July 10, 2014: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 7:00 pm. Summer silent film extravaganza THE MARK OF ZORRO at the historic Campus Theatre, Lewisburg. Order tickets here: Zorro at the Campus. For information, call 570-524-9511 or Email: info@paragonragtime.com.
October 11, 2014: Cary, North Carolina, 7:30 pm. Silent Film Program at the Cary Arts Center. Telephone 919-469-4069. Email: sarah.preston@townofcary.org. Website: The Cary Arts Center.
May 2, 2015: Selinsgrove, Pennyslvania, 7:30 pm. Special Vocal Concert PRO in collaboration with the Susquehanna Valley Chorale (second performance). Presented at Susquehanna University. Telephone 570-547-0455. Email: svc@svcmusic.org. Website: The Susquehanna Valley Chorale.
May 1, 2015: Selinsgrove, Pennyslvania, 7:30 pm. Special Vocal Concert PRO in collaboration with the Susquehanna Valley Chorale. Presented at Susquehanna University. Telephone 570-547-0455. Email: svc@svcmusic.org. Website: The Susquehanna Valley Chorale.
May 10, 2014: Honolulu, Hawaii, 7:30 pm. Silent Film Program - A special collaboration between PRO and Chamber Music Hawaii, featuring PRO's conductor Rick Benjamin. Silent films with live orchestra plus music by early 20th century Hawaiian composers. The University of Hawaii's Ovis Auditorium. Telephone: 808-489-5038.Email: info@chambermusichawaii.com. Website: Chamber Music Hawaii.
July 09, 2014: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 7:00 pm. Special Hometown Concert - in historic Victorian Lewisburg. FREE! Presented by Music in the Park in the Hufnagle Park Bandstand. Telephone 570-524-5221. Email: info@lewisburgartscouncil.com. Website: Music in the Park.
April 13, 2015: Santa Barbara, California, start time TBA. Silent Film Program at the historic Granada Theatre, presented by the Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts. Telephone 805-899-2222. Email: boxoffice@granadasb.org. Website: The Granada Theatre - SBCPA.
October 12, 2014: Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, 6:00 pm. Silent Film Program at the historic Mauch Chunk Opera House. Telephone 570-325-0249. Email: dhugos@bestweb.net. Website: The 1881 Mauch Chunk Opera House.
June 21, 2014: Somerset, New Jersey, 8:00 pm. Concert Program at the Canal Walk Clubhouse in Somerset, NJ.
Telephone: 732-356-8806. E-mail: tracey@askaa.com.
October 09, 2014: Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 7:30 pm. Silent Film Program at the historic Community Arts Center, sponsored by Williamsport Community Concerts. Telephone (570) 326-2424 or (800) 432-9382. Email: boxoffice@pct.edu. Website:Williamsport Community Concerts. Purchase tickets online here: https://tickets.caclive.com/Online/
January 19, 2014: Central & Eastern Pennsylvania, 1:00 pm. Public Radio Program - WVIA/WVYA-FM "Music to My Ears" show, hosted by Dr. Gary Boerckel. PRO's latest recordings are sampled and discussed with conductor Rick Benjamin. Broadcast live over the WVIA/WVYA network throughout central and eastern Pennsylvania (check here for frequencies: WVIA/WVYA Radio) and streaming live on the Internet at http://www.wvia.org/radio/listen-live.
September 19, 2013: Aalborg, Denmark, 7:30 pm. SILENTS OF AUTUMN - A special collaboration with the PRO and the Aalborg Symfoniorkester, featuring PRO's conductor Rick Benjamin. Silent films with live orchestra plus classical music by Victor Herbert, Archibald Joyce, and Felix Godin. The Kongres and Kultur center in Aalborg, Denmark. Telephone 98 13 19 55 or email: info@aalborgsymfoni.dk. Website: The Aalborg Symfoniorkester.
April 24, 2014: Timonium, Maryland, 2:00 pm. Concert Program at the North Baltimore Crowne Plaza Hotel Ballroom, 2004 Greenspring Drive, Timonium, Maryland. Presented by Class of 1949 Committee. Telephone: 570-524-9511. E-mail: info@paragonragtime.com.
May 24, 2014: Queens, New York, 2:00 pm. Special Scott Joplin Memorial Concert at Scott Joplin's grave, St. Michael's Cemetery, Queens, New York. FREE! Produced by noted Joplin biographer Edward A. Berlin (author of King of Ragtime). Pre-concert presentation by Dr. Berlin at 1:15pm in the Chapel. Email: edberlin@optonline.net. Website: www.stmichaelscemetery.com.
October 26, 2013: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 7:00 pm. HAUNTED HOLLYWOOD! - Silent Film Concert at the historic Campus Theatre, Lewisburg.
For information, call 570-524-9511 or Email: info@paragonragtime.com.
October 29, 2013: Rockland, Maine, 7:00 pm. HAUNTED HOLLYWOOD! - Silent Film Concert at the 1923 Strand Theatre, Rockland. Telephone 594-0070 ex.3. Email: info@rocklandstrand.com. Website: The Strand Theatre.
October 27, 2013: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 2:00 pm. HAUNTED HOLLYWOOD! - Silent Film Concert at the historic Campus Theatre, Lewisburg.
For information, call 570-524-9511 or Email: info@paragonragtime.com.
February 24, 2013: worldwide, 6:05 - 8:00 pm. PUBLIC RADIO BROADCAST - "WWFM Dress Circle" show. Special 2-hour program "Music from Black Manhattan," saluting the city's pioneering African-American composers. Performed by the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra & Soloists, with interviews with conductor Rick Benjamin. Broadcast over the WWFM Classical Network, and available through your local Public Radio station (check local listings) and streaming live on the Internet at http://www.wwfm.org/listen.shtml.
December 6, 2013: Ashland, Ohio, 7:30 pm. Holiday Concert at the Hugo Young Theatre, Ashland University. Telephone 419-289-5950. Email: tapplega@ashland.edu. Website: Spectrum Arts & Ideas Series.
December 6, 2013: Ashland, Ohio, 1:30 pm. Holiday Concert at the Hugo Young Theatre, Ashland University. Telephone 419-289-5950. Email: tapplega@ashland.edu. Website: Spectrum Arts & Ideas Series.
July 27, 2013: Hackettstown, NJ, 8:00 pm. Concert Program at the Centenary Theater, Centenary College.
Telephone: 908-852-1400, ext. 2203. E-mail: wallnauc@centenarycollege.edu.
May 25, 2013: Queens, NY, 2:00 pm. Special Scott Joplin Memorial Concert at Scott Joplin's grave, St. Michael's Cemetery, Queens, New York. FREE! Produced by noted Joplin biographer Edward A. Berlin (author of King of Ragtime). Pre-concert presentation by Dr. Berlin at 1:15pm in the Chapel. Email: edberlin@optonline.net. Website: www.stmichaelscemetery.com.
May 10, 2013: McHenry, Maryland, 7:30 pm. Concert Program at the Garrett College Auditorium, presented by the Garrett Lakes Arts Festival. Telephone 301-387-3082. Email: glaf@artsand entertainment.org. Website: www.artsandentertainment.org.
July 15, 2012: Clinton, Connecticut, 3:00 pm. Special Benefit Silent Film Concert for the Alzheimer's Association. Presented at the Morgan School, 27 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton CT 06413. Tickets are $12 for Adults and $10 for Children/Seniors. 100% of ticket sales will benefit the Alzheimer's Association. Telephone 860 669-9300. Email: salsarn75@yahoo.com.
February 26, 2012: Worldwide, 3:00 - 6:00 pm (U.S. Eastern Standard Time). PUBLIC RADIO BROADCAST - "WWFM Sunday Opera" show. Scott Joplin's 1911 opera Treemonisha, performed by the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra & Singers, with interviews with conductor Rick Benjamin. Broadcast over the WWFM Classical Network, and available through your local Public Radio station (check local listings) and streaming live on the Internet at http://www.wwfm.org/listen.shtml.
March 20, 2012: New York City - Lincoln Center, 7:00 pm. "OH, YOU KID!" - Presented by the Paul Taylor Dance Company. A modern dance by legendary choreographer Paul Taylor to the music of the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra. The David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center. Telephone 212-496-0600. Email: INFORMATION@PTDC.ORG. Website: The Paul Taylor Dance Co.
March 31, 2012: New York City - Lincoln Center, 3:00 pm. "OH, YOU KID!" - Presented by the Paul Taylor Dance Company. A modern dance by legendary choreographer Paul Taylor to the music of the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra. The David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center. Telephone 212-496-0600. Email: INFORMATION@PTDC.ORG. Website: The Paul Taylor Dance Co.
July 4, 2012: Lewisburg, Pennylvania, 7:30 pm. Special Independence Day Concert - in the Orchestra's own hometown. FREE! Presented by Music in the Park in the Hufnagle Park Bandstand. Telephone 570-524-5221. Email: info@lewisburgartscouncil.com. Website: Music in the Park.
April 28, 2012: Freeport (Long Island), New York, 8:00 pm. The Clown Princes - Silent film program presented by the Freeport Community Concert Association at Freeport High School, 50 South Brookside Ave., Freeport NY 11520. All seats $20; on sale at the door one hour before showtime. Telephone 516-223-7659. E-mail: mjosloff@verizon.net.
July 14, 2012: Brooklyn, New York, 8:00 pm. George M. Cohan Concert in the Kingsborough College Amphitheatre, featuring Mr. Colin Pritchard as Geo. M. Cohan. Telephone: 718-368-5596. Email: Anna.Becker@kbcc.cuny.edu. Website: Kingsborough Lively Arts.
July 17, 2012: Machias, Maine, 7:30 pm. Concert Program at the Old Machias Church, presented by Bay Chamber Concerts. Telephone 207-236-2823. Email: info@baychamberconcerts.org. Website: www.baychamberconcerts.org.
July 18, 2012: Rockland, Maine, 8:00 pm. The Clown Princes silent film program at the historic Strand Theatre, presented by Bay Chamber Concerts. Telephone 207-236-2823. Email: info@baychamberconcerts.org. Website: www.baychamberconcerts.org.
September 20, 2012: Brownsville, Texas, 7:30 pm. Silent Film Program at the Arts Center, University of Texas. Telephone: 956-882-7750. E-mail: Dan.Barnard@utb.edu. Website: The new UTB Arts Center.
December 9, 2012: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 2:30 pm. Silent Film Program - PRO underscores Thomas Edison's The Night Before Christmas (1906) and Buster Keaton's Civil War epic The General (1927), along with vintage Yuletide incidental music. The historic Campus Theatre. Telephone 570-577-FILM. Website: http://www.campustheatre.org/.
October 22, 2011: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 8:00pm. The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra’s official 25th Anniversary Concert! presented by the Weis Center at Bucknell University. Telephone 570-577-1000. Website: Weis Center for the Performing Arts. E-mail: jbrouse@bucknell.edu.
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