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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.

11/23/2024

Give your friends and family the gift of holiday joy this season with tickets to the Germantown Symphony Orchestra's annual holiday concert on Saturday, December 14, in the Highland Capital Performance Hall at GPAC. Enjoy Christmas classics featuring native Memphian and soprano soloist Tanisha Ward, supported by choruses from Houston and Germantown High Schools.

For more information on this performance, go to the link in our bio or www.gpacweb.com.

Special thanks to Bob Richards Jewelers for sponsoring this show.

11/21/2024

You know “Christmas Time’s A Coming” when 15-time Grammy winner and Country Music Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder break out all your favorite Christmas songs.

Join us on Saturday, December 21, as we celebrate this special time of year with friends and family while listening to first-class vocalists and musicians perform all your favorite Christmas songs in a joyful, acoustic style.

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

11/20/2024

We are so proud to have hosted Madonna Learning Center’s annual Christmas play for the past 10 years. We look forward to welcoming so many of you back to the Highland Capital Performance Hall this year as our spirits are lifted and our hearts are warmed by “What Christmas Means to Me: A Madonna Christmas Story.”

For more information, go to www.gpacweb.com.

Thank you to CanopyNation for sponsoring this performance.

11/20/2024

For our 30th Anniversary Season, our mantra has been “Find your center.” As a person, your center is where you find strength, balance, and stability. Where you discover your truest, deepest self. As a community, it is where you go to connect with, explore, and experience the world around you. GPAC is proud to be a place where all can come to find their center. Where there is truly something for everyone.

At the center of GPAC is our Executive Director Paul Chandler, without whom none of this would be possible. Paul’s dedication, compassion, and genuine desire to curate sensational experiences for his greater community are the lifeforce of our organization, and our team is truly grateful for his leadership.

Thank you to Bruce VanWyngarden and Memphis Magazine for this spectacular feature on Paul, and for recognizing all that he does.

Click the link below to check out the article.

Paul Chandler and GPAC have a long history together.

11/19/2024

Join us for a prophetic musical odyssey with Meshell Ndegeocello on Saturday, January 11, as she brings her newest album, No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin, to the Highland Capital Performance Hall at GPAC.

Nominated for the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Jazz Album, No More Water explores the canon of celebrated author James Baldwin through Ndegeocello's sojourns into soul, spoken word, R&B, jazz, hip-hip, and more.

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

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

11/16/2024

Without the support of GPAC’s Presenter’s Circle, the proverbial show could not go on. We are so grateful to members like Cathy Anderson, Crye-Leike Commercial, for their fervent support of GPAC’s artistic and educational programming. We thank you for all that you do.

For more information on becoming a Presenter’s Circle member like Cathy, contact Parke Kennedy at [email protected].

11/15/2024

What better way to spend the holiday season than by making memories with the people you love?

Join us on Saturday, December 14, for the Germantown Symphony Orchestra’s annual Germantown Holiday Concert featuring native Memphian and soprano soloist Tanisha Ward as well as the student choruses from Houston and Germantown High Schools.

Special thanks to Bob Richards Jewelers for sponsoring this performance.

11/15/2024

What better way to celebrate your mom than with quality time and a special night out? We invite you and yours to join us Sunday, May 11, for an evening with jazz vocalist Samara Joy. A Grammy Award winner for Best New Artist, Samara has joined the ranks of iconic performers from The Beatles and The Carpenters to Amy Winehouse, Lauryn Hill, John Legend, and Adele. This is one rising star that you do not want to miss out on!

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

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11/14/2024

Who’s ready for some Peanut Butter & Jam fun?!

Join us this Saturday morning (11/16) at 10:30 AM for a toe-tapping Peanut Butter & Jam with local performer and master of musical fusion Rachel Maxann! Rachel and her ukulele will be introducing kiddos to roots music, and we’ll finish up the session by writing a song together in a “Mad Lib” method.

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

11/13/2024

We’re thrilled to announce that Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Samara Joy will be performing in the Highland Capital Performance Hall at GPAC on Sunday, May 11, for a special Mother’s Day concert!

Tickets will go on sale THIS FRIDAY (11/15) at www.gpacweb.com.

11/13/2024

THIS SATURDAY NIGHT!

American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen’s artistry has garnered numerous accolades from the international jazz community and has made him a sought-after artist for some of the most prestigious jazz venues in the world. Don’t miss the chance to see him take the stage in the Highland Capital Performance Hall this Saturday, November 16, at 8:00 PM.

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.

11/11/2024

Our rotating gallery in the Patrick Lawton Lobby has a beautiful new exhibit from the lovely creators at Artists’ Link. Join us on Sunday, November 17, at 2:00 PM for a FREE reception to see all the incredible work from these local artists.

For more information, go to www.gpacweb.com.

Special thanks to SouthWorth Capital Management for sponsoring our Visual Art Exhibitions.

11/09/2024

Join us on Sunday, November 24, at 4:00 PM as we celebrate the hard work, dedication, and talent of the students in the GPAC Youth Symphony Program (GYSP).

This semester, the GYSP will display their roots in rhythm and harmony through their concert titled “Grounded,” featuring pieces that connect us to the ground that has been trodden and the paths we have yet to take.

Tickets are available at the link in our bio and at www.gpacweb.com, as well as more information on the GYSP.

11/08/2024

Valerie June caught up with WKNO - 91.1 FM Memphis’ Darel Snodgrass on Checking on the Arts this week to talk all things Memphis, music, and more ahead of her homecoming show in the Highland Capital Performance Hall TOMORROW NIGHT (11/9)!

Check out the interview for yourself at the link below.

Tickets are going quickly, but are available at www.gpacweb.com.

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

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Grammy-nominated West Tennessee singer-songwriter Valerie June continues the Center Stage Series at Germantown Performing Arts Center (GPAC) on Saturday, November 9, at 8:00 p.m.

11/08/2024

Whether you’re a longtime jazz fan or you’re new to the genre, this is one up-and-coming star that you do not want to miss! Catch the Emmet Cohen Trio in the Highland Capital Performance Hall on Saturday, November 16, at 8:00 PM.

American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen has emerged as one of his generation’s pivotal figures in music and the related arts. A recognized prodigy, Cohen began practicing Suzuki method piano instruction at age three, and his playing quickly became a mature melding of musicality, technique, and concept. Now, Cohen plays with the command of a seasoned veteran and the passion of an artist fully devoted to his craft.

Cohen has appeared regularly with Ron Carter, Benny Golson, Jimmy Cobb, George Coleman, Jimmy Heath, Tootie Heath, Houston Person, Billy Hart, and many others. Cohen is also active with Christian McBride's trio Tip City, the Herlin Riley Quartet, and the Ali Jackson Trio.

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

11/07/2024

It may just be Wednesday, but we’re already counting down to the Joe Alterman Trio’s Jazz in the Box performance THIS FRIDAY, November 8, at 7:00 PM.

The hottest little jazz club around is GPAC’s Jazz in the Box, where you can get up close and personal with both new and established jazz artists with cabaret-style seating ON STAGE in the Highland Capital Performance Hall.

Seating is limited, but a few tickets are available at www.gpacweb.com.

Special thanks to Argent Financial Group for sponsoring our Jazz in the Box series.

11/04/2024

Thank you to Elle Perry and the The Daily Memphian for their awesome feature on Valerie June, who will be performing in the Highland Capital Performance Hall THIS SATURDAY, November 9, at 8:00 PM. Hear staple songs from past records, unreleased material, and perhaps even a song or two with a special guest...👀

Deeply informed by her West Tennessee roots from Humboldt to Memphis, Valerie masterfully weaves a tapestry of folk, soul, gospel, country, blues, psychedelic, and symphonic pop. She may have once dreamed of taking on the GPAC stage, but it is truly our pleasure to have this local icon in our hall.

Check out the article at the link below, and get your tickets at www.gpacweb.com.

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

https://dailymemphian.com/section/arts-culturemusic/article/47177/memphis-november-2024-concerts

This month, a classic rap group comes to Minglewood Hall, a rap star with a meteoric rise hits the FedExForum stage, a 70-decade musician comes to the Orpheum Theatre and a pop star returns home.

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1801 Exeter Road
Germantown, TN
38138

Opening Hours

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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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

Join us in The Grove this week! To learn more about these and all our other upcoming events head to the link in our bio.

When we realize that we’re halfway through our Spring Concerts in The Grove series 🥲 Come hang out on the TruGreen Lawn with us! Tickets to incredible concerts are at the link in our bio. Get yours now!Special thanks to our Concerts in The Grove series sponsor SouthWorth Capital Management, for helping to make this one of our best seasons yet.