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GPAC

Name: GPAC
Address: 1801 Exeter Road, Germantown, TN, 38138, US
Telephone: +19017517500
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.5

Come find your center. Twenty-eight years ago, GPAC began a tradition of excellence in the arts with a performance by the legendary Ray Charles.
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GPAC presents world renowned performing artists, provides year round educational activities, features rotating visual art exhibits, welcomes over 100,000 guests per year, and much more. Today, GPAC is the place where all the major artists, in many different genres, come together to perform. From Yo-Yo Ma to Wynton Marsalis, Dave Brubeck to Joan Baez, Joshua Bell to Ravi Shankar, Alvin Ailey Dance

Theater to Mikhail Baryshnikov, It's Happening at GPAC! The GPAC mission is to serve the community by presenting the highest quality artistic endeavors to engage, enrich and transform. GPAC works to create and sustain an environment that is consciously inclusive of all races, ages, religions, sexual identities, gender expressions, and abilities. Our excellence derives from our diversity and we commit to continuously challenging ourselves as well as ideas and norms that hinder the full celebration of our collective humanity. We are an acoustically perfect, 864 seat venue featuring a main stage, an intimate black box theater, an elegant patron lounge, spacious dressing rooms, a lobby gallery for entertaining and assembling and a new outdoor venue The Grove. () Located in the heart of Shelby County, GPAC welcomes 64,000 citizens to our theater annually for performances, educational activities, visual art exhibits and community events. GPAC benefits from the infrastructure of a professional organization that possesses a clear direction, strong financial health, and a committed board of directors, dedicated staff, and volunteers. In all of its endeavors - quality and array of artists presented, educational programs, marketing initiatives, fund raising efforts, financial viability, community involvement, reaching underserved audiences - GPAC works diligently to fulfill its mission. GPAC provides a full subscription series of performances each season, as well as a rehearsal/performance venue for many arts groups, including the IRIS Orchestra, Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Opera Memphis, Germantown Symphony Orchestra, and Germantown Chorus. GPAC has a strong commitment to education and under the direction of the Programming Director is dedicated to developing and expanding GPAC's overall education and community engagement. Current programs include kids' dance classes, guitar lessons, adult experiences, artists residencies, visual art shows and summer camps. Additionally, GPAC developed a youth symphony with student musicians and professionals conducting. Today, the program has approximately 110 members ages 8 to 18 and performs twice yearly on the GPAC stage. It is a full orchestra consisting of strings, winds, brass, percussion, harp, and keyboard. One of its goals is to expose the students to performing and learning opportunities abroad. As such, the youth orchestra recently completed a cultural and educational tour of Canada. The Jazz in the Box (JIB) series was introduced in the 2006/2007 season to sold out audiences. This popular little jazz club is held on GPAC's main stage on select Fridays. GPAC's celebrated Peanut Butter & Jam (PBJ) music education program marks its 25th season with exciting programs to introduce children, ages 8 and under, to a wide variety of musical instruments and styles. Sessions are held on select Saturday mornings throughout the concert season.

01/18/2025

Throughout their decades-long history, the Yellowjackets have recorded 25 albums, performed countless sold-out tours, enjoyed critical acclaim and commercial success, and have even picked up two Grammy Awards along the way.

Join us on Saturday, February 1, as they take the stage in the Highland Capital Performance Hall.

Special thanks to The Village at Germantown for sponsoring our Jazz Series.

01/18/2025

Five-time Grammy winner and Grand Ole Opry star Marty Stuart is heading to GPAC on Saturday, February 22! We guarantee that this show will “Hillbilly Rock,” so don’t miss your chance to see this country legend in our intimate hall.

Tickets are on sale now at the link in our bio or at www.gpacweb.com.

01/15/2025

Trumpeter, and vocalist, and composer… Oh my! Join us THIS SATURDAY, January 18, as multitalented jazz artist Bria Skonberg takes the stage in the Highland Capital Performance Hall.

Special thanks to The Village at Germantown for sponsoring our Jazz Series.

01/14/2025

Prepare to be amazed by the gravity-defying moves and exciting rhythms of Cirque Kalabanté in the Highland Capital Performance Hall on Friday, January 24! As eye-opening as it is spectacular, this is one show that you do not want to miss.

Tickets are on sale now at the link in our bio or www.gpacweb.com

01/14/2025

Calling all jazz fans!☎️

The Yellowjackets are coming to GPAC, and they’re sure to put on a show that will leave the Highland Capital Performance Hall buzzing! Join us on Saturday, February 1, for an exciting presentation of jazz like you’ve never heard before.

Tickets are available at the link in our bio or at www.gpacweb.com.

Special thanks to The Village at Germantown for sponsoring our Jazz Series.

01/13/2025

GPAC’s Creative Arts Ensemble is back with another exciting session with Iris Collective on Friday, January 31!

Music professors Rebecca and Marcin Arendt will lead the group through a fun evening of exploring the language of music and learning how to “talk to each other” with drums, singing, and other sounds.

Creative Arts Ensemble is a multidisciplinary experience that provides adults with special needs the opportunity to be understood and heard, execute self-expression, build confidence, and promote self-advocacy through a variety of performing and visual arts.

Creative Arts Ensemble sessions are FREE, and reservations can be made at the link in our bio or www.gpacweb.com.

01/11/2025

Due to the severe weather and hazardous driving conditions in Shelby County, the Meshell Ndegeocello concert scheduled for Saturday, January 11, has been postponed. The new date will be determined in the near future. If you are a ticket holder, your current ticket to the show will be valid for the rescheduled date, and no action is needed on your part. Once the new date is determined, if you aren't able to attend the concert, contact the box office at 901-751-7500 and [email protected].

01/10/2025

Due to the inclement weather and hazardous driving conditions in Shelby County, Meshell Ndegeocello’s performance scheduled for tomorrow, January 11 has been postponed. The new date will be determined in the near future.

If you are a ticket holder for this performance, please check your email for more information. We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.

We appreciate your understanding and hope that you are safe, warm, and passing this winter weather away with plenty of good music!

01/10/2025

The Washington Post said it best when they said, “Seeing the Blind Boys of Alabama in concert is part living history, part concert, all uplifting experience….”

Come see these prolific phenoms for yourself in the Highland Capital Performance Hall on Saturday, February 8, at 8:00 PM!

Special thanks to Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare for sponsoring our Center Stage Series.

Tickets are available at the link in our bio or at www.gpacweb.com.

01/09/2025

Brrrr is it cold out there! ❄️

This Saturday’s Peanut Butter & Jam with local musician Andrew Best will be rescheduled due to uncertain weather conditions that morning. We hope to see you and your kiddos in the Watkins Studio Theater for the rescheduled jam session on Saturday, February 1 at 10:30!

All reservations that have been made for Andrew’s performance will be honored, and our friends in the Box Office are available to answer any questions you may have.

01/09/2025

In the last 40 years, singer-songwriter Keith Sykes’ songs have been recorded by icons like John Prine, Jimmy Buffett, Rosanne Cash, George Thorogood, and so many more, all while Sykes has maintained his own successful career.

Don’t miss your chance to see this local legend in the Highland Capital Performance Hall with special guest Roger Cook on Thursday, February 13, at 7:30 PM!

Get your tickets now at the link in our bio or www.gpacweb.com

01/08/2025

We had a blast with all of our talented students last semester, whether they were practicing their pliés in ballet classes or perfecting their pitch in the GPAC Youth Symphony Program (GYSP)!

We can’t wait to see all their smiling faces trickle back into the building as our spring semester kicks off! Dance classes will begin January 14-15 and are still accepting new students, and GYSP is holding auditions for new members by appointment with Dr. Sheryl Lane this month.

For more information about our educational programming, head to the link in our bio or www.gpacweb.com/get-involved.

01/07/2025

Get ready for another electric performance from our Season 30 Dance & Movement Series!

The one and only Syncopated Ladies—a viral, all-women's tap dance band—are making their way to the Highland Capital Performance Hall on Friday, March 28, at 8:00 PM. Praised by icons from Beyoncé and Janet Jackson to Whoopi Goldberg and Ciara, these women will put on an innovative, energetic show that you do NOT want to miss!

Tickets are available now at the link in our bio or www.gpacweb.com.

01/06/2025

Looking for something fun to do with the kiddos this weekend? Come check out Peanut Butter & Jam!

Join us for an interactive performance this Saturday, January 11, at 10:30 AM with local singer-songwriter Andrew Best as he shares whimsical songs like “The Name Is Lizard,” “Squampy the Giraffe,” and “Wiggle Jiggle” from his latest children’s album Emerson the Moose!

Tickets are pay-what-you-can, and reservations can be made at the link in our bio or www.gpacweb.com.

*We’re monitoring the wintry weather and will notify participants if the event is rescheduled for an upcoming Saturday morning.

01/05/2025

We like our jazz hot, and that is exactly how the Bria Skonberg Quintet dishes it out!

The New York Times has written that Bria “has become the shining hope of hot jazz, on the strength of a clarion trumpet style indebted to Louis Armstrong, a smooth purr of a singing voice inspired by Anita O’Day, and the wholesome glow of youth.”

Come see this rising star for yourself on Saturday, January 18, at 8:00 PM in the Highland Capital Performance Hall. Tickets are on sale now at the link in our bio or at www.gpacweb.com.

Special thanks to The Village at Germantown for sponsoring our Jazz Series.

01/04/2025

Cirque Kalabanté is bringing Afrique en Cirque to the Highland Capital Performance Hall at GPAC on Friday, Jan. 24, and this is a production that you do not want to miss out on.

A show by Kalabanté founder Yamoussa Bangoura inspired by his day-to-day life in his home country of Guinea, Afrique en Cirque shares the beauty, youth, and artistry of African culture. Our hall will be vibrating with the energy that radiates from this troop’s gravity-defying moves accompanied by the contemporary sounds of Afro-jazz, percussion, and kora.

Tickets are on sale now at the link in our bio or at www.gpacweb.com.

01/03/2025

Grammy Award winner Meshell Ndegeocello’s show is just around the corner! Join us on Saturday, Jan. 11, in the Highland Capital Performance Hall for an incredible night to kickstart your New Year.

Tickets are going quickly, so don’t wait too long to get yours at www.gpacweb.com or the link in our bio.

Special thanks to Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare for sponsoring our Center Stage series.

01/02/2025

The Yellowjackets are coming to GPAC, and this is one group that creates music like you’ve never experienced before!

Throughout their decades-long history, the Yellowjackets have recorded 25 albums, performed countless sold-out tours, and enjoyed worldwide critical acclaim. This famed group’s melding of jazz, funk, and R&B has secured two Grammy Awards, one for R&B Instrumental Performance and another for Jazz Fusion Performance.

Join us for their performance in the Highland Capital Performance Hall on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 8:00 PM!

Tickets are on sale now at the link in our bio or www.gpacweb.com.

Special thanks to The Village at Germantown for sponsoring our Jazz Series.

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1801 Exeter Road
Germantown, TN
38138

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Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+19017517500

Website

http://www.gpacweb.com/, https://linktr.ee/gpac1

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🚨 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Christmas is SOLD-OUT!🚨 We can’t wait to kick off the week of Christmas with all of you in the Highland Capital Performance Hall THIS SATURDAY (12/21)!

Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets, and she wants tickets to see the Bria Skonberg Quintet.🎺 Don’t miss this jazz star’s performance in the Highland Capital Performance Hall on Saturday, January 18, at 8:00 PM! Special thanks to our Jazz Series sponsor The Village at Germantown. Tickets are available at the link in our bio or www.gpacweb.com.

Don’t miss the next show of our Season 30 Jazz Series with a special performance from American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen! A recognized prodigy, Cohen possesses a fluid technique, an innovative tonal palette, and an extensive repertoire that have taken him to world-renowned jazz venues all over the globe. Don’t miss the opportunity to see him in the Highland Capital Performance Hall on Saturday, November 16, at 8:00 PM! For more information, go to the link in our bio. Special thanks to The Village at Germantown for sponsoring our Jazz Series.

Native Tennessean and Grammy-nominated artist Valerie June is making her way back to the Memphis area for a special performance in the Highland Capital Performance Hall on Saturday, November 9! To learn more, head to the link in our bio. Special thanks to our Center Stage Series sponsor Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare.

🚨 Calling all dance fans! 🚨 Pilobolus is returning to GPAC on Saturday, October 26 for a mesmerizing, unforgettable performance of re:CREATION, a dynamic collection of dance pieces, daring experiments, and groundbreaking new collaborations. Tickets are on sale now at www.gpacweb.com! Stay tuned for updates, this iconic dance company might have a few surprises in store…👀 . . . . . #pilobolus #gpactn #gpacluv #explorememphis #thingstodoinmemphis #ilovememphis #dance #memphisdance #fyp #mustbememphis

🚨LOW TICKET WARNING!🚨 Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers’ performance on the GPAC main stage on September 18 is nearly sold out! If you want join in as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Spirit Trail, don’t wait too long to get your tickets at www.gpacweb.com!

This is our “Swan Song” to all the Bruce Hornsby fans out there! 🦢🎶 Come celebrate 25 years of Spirit Trail with us as Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers take on the Main Stage at GPAC on September 18 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are limited, so get yours today at www.gpacweb.com. For more info, head to the link in our bio!

If you didn’t catch The War and Treaty on Jimmy Kimmel, don’t worry. You can come see them live on GPAC’s main stage on Saturday, September 21! This prolific husband-and-wife duo was featured on the popular late-night show to perform their single “Stealing A Kiss,” and they brought the house down.👏👏 Go to the link in our bio to get your ticket today.

When we realize the last Spring Concert in The Grove is this week🥲 Meet us out on the TruGreen Lawn this week for some amazing tunes and an even better time! For more information on our upcoming events, head to the link in our bio.

Have you tried any of The Grove’s signature cocktails yet? Well if not this is your sign! Tangled Up in Blue was created by our very own Master Mixologist, Brad Pitts, with Cathead Honeysuckle Vodka, refreshing lemonade, a splash of blue curacao, and a cherry on top 🍹🍒💙 We’re proud to support Cathead Distillery and their philanthropic spirit(s). This Mississippi based brand pays homage to their state’s musical heritage by donating a portion of their proceeds to nonprofit organizations that uplift live music and artists across the region. Happy Hours in The Grove will continue all summer long, so next time you visit the First Horizon Foundation Plaza do your part and grab a drink! . . . . . #gpacluv #gpactn #fyp #liveshows #livemusic #memphis #memphistn #germantown #germantowntn #tennessee #fypmemphis #explorememphis #findmemphis #ilovememphis #mustbememphis #funinmemphis #memphisthingstodo #memphisevents #thingstodoinmemphis #memphiseats #memphisfood #memphisfoodie #foodie

Still looking for plans this week? We’ve got you covered. Join us in The Grove this week for great tunes and an even better time! . . . . . #gpacluv #gpactn #fyp #liveshows #livemusic #memphis #memphistn #germantown #germantowntn #tennessee #fypmemphis #explorememphis #findmemphis #ilovememphis #mustbememphis #funinmemphis #memphisthingstodo #memphisevents #thingstodoinmemphis

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