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This event page lists performances that are produced by BPAC, our designated Partner arts organizations, and select other events.
It is not a complete, exhaustive list of every event in BPAC's venues.
BPAC 2023 Family Fun Series
Ticket Packages
SAVE WHEN YOU BUY ALL 3 SHOWS!
BPAC presents our 22-23 Family Fun Series!
BPAC is the place to bring the family!
Three shows at Owens Auditorium that are fun for everyone.
Packages for 2023 include:
Confessions of a Former Bully - Jan. 29, 2023
A Sick Day for Amos McGee - Mar. 4, 2023
Puppy Pals Live - May 15, 2023
Arts Council of Moore County and BPAC present
Heart & Soul of Jazz
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023
Owens Auditorium 7:30 pm
Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble
opening for
Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra
directed by Dr. Gregg Gelb
with guest artists
Clint Holmes, Christian Tamburr,
& Kobie Watkins
Carolina Philharmonic
Broadway Serenade
Saturday, February 18, 2023
Owens Auditorium 7:30 pm
Featuring two Broadway stars with the Philharmonic!
Sweet Charity
Imagine Youth Theater
Saturday, February 25 8:00 pm
Sunday, February 26 2:00 pm
Owens Auditorium
Sweet Charity is the multi-Tony-award winning tale of Charity Hope Valentine, a hopelessly romantic but comically unfortunate dance hall hostess in 1960s New York City.
With a tuneful, groovy score by Cy Coleman, sparkling lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and a hilarious book by Neil Simon, Sweet Charity captures all the energy, humor, and heartbreak of Life in the Big City for an unfortunate but irrepressible optimist.
Musical numbers include: “Big Spender,” “If My Friends Could See Me Now,” “I’m a Brass Band” and “Baby, Dream Your Dream.”
This show is most appropriate for ages 13 and up due to mature content.
The Four Freshmen
in concert at BPAC
Friday, March 3, 2023
Owens Auditorium 7:00 pm
BPAC presents the legendary Four Freshmen, America's most enduring vocal group!
Singing with a harmony uniquely their own, The Four Freshmen have enamored listeners world-wide for years, while gaining recognition as one of the most influential vocal groups of all time. Their tight-knit sound inspired The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, The Mamas & The Papas, Frankie Valli and the Manhattan Transfer.
The Freshmen have recorded over 75 albums, 70 top selling singles, and received 6 Grammy Nominations. The four have toured constantly since their inception,continuing to perform to sold out audiences around the globe. The integrity of the sound created by the original guys has been meticulously maintained.
While paying tribute to such classic Freshmen favorites as “Day By Day” and “Blue World,” the current group also continues to bring new arrangements to their live shows and recordings. Their youth, vitality, and talent adds a modern twist of elegance to a time-honored sound. The Four Freshmen are Great Gentlemen of Song and True Masters of Harmony.
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Family Fun Series
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Owens Auditorium 5:00 pm
BPAC presents the stage version of the award winning book!
Recommended for Grades K-2.
Friendship can be the best medicine when you’re feeling blue. Friends come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.
In this heart-warming story about the joys of friendship, zookeeper Amos McGee knows friends can come in all sorts of species, too. Every day, Amos visits his animal friends at the zoo, running races with the tortoise, caring for a particularly shy penguin, and reading stories to an owl. One day, Amos is too sick to visit his zoo friends, but, fortunately, the animals know just what to do.
Carolina Philharmonic
A Night at the Opera
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Owens Auditorium 7:30 pm
Featuring four opera vocalists with the Philharmonic!
Kelli O'Hara
in concert at BPAC
Saturday, March 18, 2023
Owens Auditorium 7:00 pm
BPAC presents the Tony Award winning star of HBO's The Gilded Age live on stage!
DATE CHANGE: March 18 is the new date for this event. If you had tickets for the previous date--your tickets and seats have been ported over to the new date. You do not have to do anything. If you are no longer able to attend due to the date change, please contact us via email at bpac@sandhills.edu for a refund, before Feb. 6.
Stage and screen star Kelli O’Hara has established herself as one of Broadway’s greatest leading ladies. Her portrayal of Anna Leonowens in The King and I garnered her the 2015 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, along with Grammy, Drama League, Outer Critics and Olivier Nominations.
Currently starring in HBO's The Gilded Age, Kelli also received an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Katie Bonner in the hit web series The Accidental Wolf. Other Broadway credits include Kiss Me Kate, The Bridges of Madison County, Nice Work if You Can Get It, South Pacific, The Pajama Game, The Light in the Piazza, and more.
In 2015, she made her Metropolitan Opera debut in Lehar’s The Merry Widow opposite Renee Fleming and returned as Despina in Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte. Her concerts have gained international acclaim, spanning from Carnegie Hall to Tokyo. She is a frequent performer on PBS’s live telecasts, The Kennedy Center Honors and performs often alongside The New York Philharmonic. Along with her two Grammy nominations, her solo albums, Always and Wonder in the World, are available on Ghostlight Records.
Puppy Pals Live
Family Fun Series
Monday, May 15, 2023
Owens Auditorium 7:00 pm
BPAC presents the sensational act seen on America's Got Talent!
It's a howling good time! Puppy Pals is a family fun action-packed show where adopted and rescued dogs perform spectacular stunts and breathtaking feats. Watch as we lead the puppies and audience through challenging and comical tricks as the pooches show everyone who is really boss! Full of surprises and laugh-out-loud canine comedy this performance appeals to children and adults.
Carolina Philharmonic
Blue Notes
Saturday, May 20, 2023
Owens Auditorium 7:30 pm
Jazz headliners with orchestra. Opening night of Pinehurst Jazz Festival!