EACC reveals lineup for upcoming 2021-22 performance season at FAC
The East Arkansas Community College recently announced the schedule for the upcoming 2021-22 Performance Season at the Fine Arts Center. Season ticket packages are on sale.
The Commodores will open the EACC Spotlight Series on Saturday, Sept. 18, at 7:30 p.m.
Legends and icons for over 50 years, with 75 million albums sold worldwide and seven No. 1 singles, The Commodores are one of the greatest Motown and R&B/Funk artists of all time.
The Grammy® awardwinning and Vocal Group Hall of Fame inductees have also scored five No. 1 albums, 20 Top 10 Singles, and 15 Top 10 Albums with some of their greatest hits including “Brick House,” “Three Times a Lady,” “Easy,” “Still,” “Stay On,” “Just to be Close to You,” “Night Shift,” and more. The Commodores’ Walter “Clyde” Orange, James Dean “JD” Nicholas, and William “WAK” King have influenced artists young, old and in all genres with their classic songs.
Crystal Gaye will take the Fine Arts Center stage on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m.
A Grammy® award-winning country music singer and Grand Ole Opry member, Gayle is an award-winning music icon whose reign in the music business includes 20 No. 1 country hits, six gold certified albums, and the first female artist in country music history to reach platinum sales with her album, “We Must Believe in Magic.”
She became a Grammy® Award Winner for “Best Female Vocal Performance” for her hit “Don’t it Make My Brown Eyes Blue.” She was awarded CMA’s “Female Vocalist of the Year” and ACM’s “Top Female Vocalist” numerous times, and she was the recipient of three American Music Awards including “Favorite Female Artist.” Gayle was awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was recognized with a Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award for her lifetime achievements in country music. Her multiformat hits also include “Just You and I,” “You’ve Been Talking In Your Sleep,” “When I Dream,” “Half the Way,” her duet with Eddy Rabbit, “Just You and I,” and more.
Air Supply, which was scheduled to perform during the 2020 season that was impacted by the pandemic, has been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m.
The trademark sound of Russell Hitchcock’s soaring tenor voice and Graham Russell’s simple yet majestic songs created a unique sound that would forever be known as Air Supply.
With mega hits like “All Out of Love,” “Making Love Out of Nothing At All,” “Lost In Love,” “The One That You Love,” “Sweet Dreams,” “Even the Nights Are Better,” “Every Woman in the World,” and more, their live shows have solidified Air Supply as a permanent force in modern music. Their hits have earned platinum and gold status worldwide, achieved multimillion plays on the radio, reached top single status, and sold more than 30 million copies.
All tickets purchased for the original and rescheduled Air Supply performance dates will be honored for the Nov. 6 show date.
Little Texas will begin the 2022 performances on Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m.
Since their first single release in 1991, Little Texas has been bringing their classic rock influenced brand of country to the world.
Known for hit songs like “Some Guys Have All the Love,” “God Blessed Texas,” “You and Forever and Me,” “What Might Have Been,” “My Love,” “Kick a Little,” “First Time for Everything,” “Amy’s Back in Austin,” and several more, they have sold over 7 million albums. Little Texas has been recognized with 3 Grammy® nominations and received award honors from the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association. The group has also received a CMT award, a Billboard Music award, and other radio and records awards.
Gospel artist CeCe Winans is scheduled to perform on Saturday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m.
The best-selling and mostawarded female gospel artist of all time, Winans has long since cemented her status as one of the most accomplished and celebrated women in modern music history.
Recording and performing as both a solo artist and as a duo with her brother BeBe, CeCe has influenced a generation of gospel and secular vocalists over the course of her astonishing career.
She’s been inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Nashville Music City Walk of Fame, in addition to being named a Trailblazer of Soul by BMI and garnering multiple NAACP Image Awards, Soul Train Awards, Essence Awards, and more. She’s sold in excess of 5 million albums in the U.S., topping the gospel charts repeatedly while crossing over with smashes like “Count On Me,” her stunning duet with Whitney Houston from the multi-platinum “Waiting To Exhale” soundtrack, which sold 2 million copies and cracked the Top 10 on the Pop, R&B, and Adult Contemporary charts.
Atlanta Rhythm Section and Pure Prairie League will perform on Saturday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m.
For more than 50 years, members of Atlanta Rhythm Section have entertained audiences all over the world with their hits. With multiple gold and platinum albums to their credit, the band’s top hits include "So Into You,” "Imaginary Lover,” “Champagne Jam,” "Doraville," "I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight," "Do It Or Die," "Spooky," and more. Along with contemporaries Lynyrd Skynyrd, they carry the mantle of "Southern Rock," but by performing more musically diverse hits with a softer, pop flavor, they have a sound all their own.
Pure Prairie League is best know for their iconic No. 1 hit “Amie,” Top 10 hits “Two Lane Highway,” “Let Me Love You Tonight,” “I’ll Fix Your Flat Tire Merle,” and “Early Mornin’ Riser,” along with their classic Norman Rockwell inspired cowboy album covers, Pure Prairie League bridged the gap between country and rock.
Season package subscribers will be contacted and receive renewal information. Packages will be available online at EACC.edu or by calling 870-6334480 ext. 352. Season subscription options save up to 20%.
Single tickets to all Spotlight Series events are $44. Single tickets for The Commodores and Air Supply performances are now on sale.
Tickets for other performances generally go on sale six weeks prior to the event.