Midland Center for the Arts

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Imagine a place where art, science, history, music, theatre, dance, films, camps, classes and professional world-class entertainers all live under one roof! This is Midland Center for the Arts, a beautiful landmark facility where people of all ages are invited to create as well as appreciate and explore these many areas of interest. Located in Midland, Michigan, Midland Center for the Arts is just

a 2-hour drive from Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Traverse City, and enjoys handy access to US-10 and M-20. Midland Center offers convenient amenities to make your visit a pleasure:
• Ample free parking with safe, easy access to the building
• A gift shop where you’ll find unique and beautiful items

Midland Center is generously supported by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.

Alison Brown is coming to the Center NEXT MONTH on JAN 26! Get a sneak peek of her banjo magic in Foggy Morning Breaking...
12/27/2024

Alison Brown is coming to the Center NEXT MONTH on JAN 26! Get a sneak peek of her banjo magic in Foggy Morning Breaking, featuring Steve Martin.

🎟 / midlandcenter.org/AlisonBrown
Sponsored by WCMU Public Media

From the album On Banjo, out now on Compass Records: https://found.ee/onbanjo“Foggy Morning Breaking”(Alison Brown/Steve Martin) Brown Knows Music (BMI)/L.A....

Happy holidays from Midland Center for the Arts! 🎄Our building will be closed DEC 24 & 25, but tickets for upcoming even...
12/24/2024

Happy holidays from Midland Center for the Arts! 🎄Our building will be closed DEC 24 & 25, but tickets for upcoming events can still be purchased at midlandcenter.org.

✨ Introducing the cast of Center Stage Theatre's THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK! This heartfelt adaptation by Wendy Kesselman b...
12/23/2024

✨ Introducing the cast of Center Stage Theatre's THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK! This heartfelt adaptation by Wendy Kesselman brings Anne’s courageous story to the Little Theater stage on FEB 21 - MAR 2, 2025.

🎟 / midlandcenter.org/AnneFrank

Center Stage Theatre's THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK

Directed by Kaeleigh Casavant

ANNE / Rebekah Poupard
OTTO / William H Campbell
EDITH / Dawn Sabourin
MARGOT / Chloe Price
PETER / Noah Walther
MR. VAN DAAN / Justin Radlinski
MRS. VAN DAAN / Kate Fort
DUSSEL (u/s OTTO) / John Tanner
MIEP (u/s ANNE) / Sadie Moeller
KRALER / AJ King
ENSEMBLE / Brady Matthew Funnell, Paul Charles Vought, Benji Gillman

Sponsored by Isabella Bank

🌹 FEB 7-9, go way down, HADESTOWN, as Broadway returns to the Midland Center stage in 2025 with this Tony and Grammy Awa...
12/20/2024

🌹 FEB 7-9, go way down, HADESTOWN, as Broadway returns to the Midland Center stage in 2025 with this Tony and Grammy Award-winning hit!
Tickets to our Broadway & Beyond Series shows also make great last-minute gifts 🎁

🎟️ / midlandcenter.org/hadestown
📷 / Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade

📆 Mark your calendar for the first Comedy Night of the New Year - JAN 9 at 7:30 PM!Start 2025 off right with an evening ...
12/19/2024

📆 Mark your calendar for the first Comedy Night of the New Year - JAN 9 at 7:30 PM!
Start 2025 off right with an evening of laughs, featuring comedian Wesley Ward 🎉

🎟️ / midlandcenter.org/comedy
Sponsored by Great Lakes Loons and MCV, proudly owned and operated by Capital Power

🎉 Celebrate the New Year with our next Brunch History on JAN 18!📚🥞 We will welcome three dynamic speakers who have contr...
12/18/2024

🎉 Celebrate the New Year with our next Brunch History on JAN 18!

📚🥞 We will welcome three dynamic speakers who have contributed to the Midland community over many years: Smallwood Holoman Jr., Larry Levy, and Indira Oskvarek. Engage in lively conversation and enjoy a tasting menu representative of each speaker's culture - delicious food samples are included with your ticket purchase!

🎟️ / tinyurl.com/BrunchHistoryJAN2025

⭐ THE INFINITE opens at the Center NEXT MONTH! Start the new year with exploring the world’s most captivating IMMERSIVE ...
12/17/2024

⭐ THE INFINITE opens at the Center NEXT MONTH! Start the new year with exploring the world’s most captivating IMMERSIVE space experience! 360-degree video captured in space using advanced technology offers you unforgettable astronaut encounters and breathtaking views for an out-of-this-world, NASA-inspired adventure 🧑‍🚀

🎁 Gift certificates to THE INFINITE are also available NOW at our Ticket Office or online for the perfect holiday gift! Your recipient is free to later choose their own launch date & time for their trip to outer space - and you can join in too!

🚀 / midlandcenter.org/infinite
Sponsored by DuPont, MBS International Airport, Members First Credit Union
Created by Felix & Paul Studios and PHI Studio

💚❤️ CONGRATULATIONS to our Youth Honor Choirs on their festive & fun holiday concert last night! Interested in joining o...
12/17/2024

💚❤️ CONGRATULATIONS to our Youth Honor Choirs on their festive & fun holiday concert last night!

Interested in joining our choirs in the new year? Visit midlandcenter.org/youthchoirs for more information 🎶

🎉 Celebrate the new year with Grammy winner Alison Brown, coming soon to the Center on JAN 26!🪕 One of today's most inno...
12/16/2024

🎉 Celebrate the new year with Grammy winner Alison Brown, coming soon to the Center on JAN 26!

🪕 One of today's most innovative & multi-faceted banjo players, Alison takes the instrument far beyond its Appalachian roots by blending bluegrass and jazz influences for an unforgettable concert.

🎟️ / midlandcenter.org/alisonbrown
Sponsored by WCMU Public Media

Wishing our Youth Theatre cast and crew of ANNE OF GREEN GABLES a happy final performance today! 💐 Limited single ticket...
12/15/2024

Wishing our Youth Theatre cast and crew of ANNE OF GREEN GABLES a happy final performance today! 💐 Limited single tickets are still available for this afternoon's performance at midlandcenter.org/GreenGables

📷 / The Mattesons Photography
Anne of Green Gables is sponsored by Grace A. Dow Memorial Library

🎁🎶 This weekend is filled with festive holiday music! Celebrate the season at these family-friendly, fun concerts:❄️ SAT...
12/13/2024

🎁🎶 This weekend is filled with festive holiday music! Celebrate the season at these family-friendly, fun concerts:

❄️ SAT, DEC 14: MSO Holiday Pops with special guests Kevin Massey & Gretchen Shope. Relaxed Performance also available!
❄️ SUN, DEC 15: The Midland Concert Band Holiday Concert, featuring our own Center Chorale for seasonal favorites!
❄️ MON, DEC 16: Youth Honors Choirs holiday show with FREE cocoa & cookies!

🎟️ / midlandcenter.org/shows-tickets/

💚 Best of luck to Cast & Crew of Youth Theatre's Anne of Green Gables as they open TONIGHT! Visit Green Gables & Avonlea...
12/12/2024

💚 Best of luck to Cast & Crew of Youth Theatre's Anne of Green Gables as they open TONIGHT! Visit Green Gables & Avonlea with us at performances DEC 12 -15 🏡

🎟️ / midlandcenter.org/greengables
Sponsored by Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
📷 / The Mattesons Photography

Director / Samantha Glasse
Stage Manager & Assistant Director / Aja Jade Philpot
Student Assistant Director / Cade O'Neil
Assistant Stage Manager / Lisa Massaro-Kustuch
Lighting Designer / Marie Andrews
Scenic Designer / Olivia McCurdy
Costume Designer / Kendra Babcock
Sound Engineer / Cody Nelson
Hair & Make Up Designer / Sarah Haynes
Properties Designer / Amy Delaney

😮 On sale TOMORROW at 10 AM - The Price is Right LIVE comes to the Center on FEB 11!“Come on Down” to THE PRICE IS RIGHT...
12/12/2024

😮 On sale TOMORROW at 10 AM - The Price is Right LIVE comes to the Center on FEB 11!

“Come on Down” to THE PRICE IS RIGHT LIVE™, and experience for yourself the interactive, live stage show (non-televised) version of the legendary television game show. This family-friendly show is making its way to you, along with all your favorite games, fabulous prizes, and all the excitement you know and love! Alongside our Celebrity Host, randomly selected contestants play everyone’s favorite games like Plinko™, Cliffhangers™, The Big Wheel™ and even the fabulous Showcase. Don't miss out, the next contestant could be YOU!

🎟️ On Sale DEC 13 at 10 AM / midlandcenter.org/priceisright

📣 UPDATE: Tonight's Pendulum Lounge has been canceled. We look forward to bringing the Lounge experience back in the new...
12/12/2024

📣 UPDATE: Tonight's Pendulum Lounge has been canceled. We look forward to bringing the Lounge experience back in the new year!

Learn more / midlandcenter.org/lounge

💙 Thank You To All Our Sponsors:Dow Greenleaf Trust, Dow Credit Union, Tri-Star Trust Great Lakes Loons, Storm Master Ex...
12/11/2024

💙 Thank You To All Our Sponsors:

Dow

Greenleaf Trust, Dow Credit Union, Tri-Star Trust

Great Lakes Loons, Storm Master Exteriors, WCMU Public Media, MyMichigan Health, MBS International Airport

The Dr. Andrea Louise Jenkins Endowed Fund for Cultural Enrichment, Midland Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery PC, Spence Brothers, Cumulus Media, Members First Credit Union, Fisher Companies, Huntington National Bank, MCV, proudly owned and operated by Capital Power, Quick Reliable Printing QRP, Isabella Bank, DuPont, Health Advantage Credit Union

Jolt Credit Union, Qdoba Midland, Saginaw Spirit, Michigan Sugar Company, Corteva Agriscience, Poznak Dyer Kanar Schefsky Thompson PLC, Arbury Insurance Agency, Michigan Arts and Culture Council, National Endowment for the Arts

Horizon Bank, Sport Clips Haircuts of Midland, Grace A. Dow Memorial Library, Morley, Trombley Electric, Glastender Inc., Live Oak Coffeehouse, United Bay Community Credit Union, Covenant HealthCare

⭐ Jane Lynch arrives at the Center TONIGHT! Don't miss your chance to see the hilarious Glee, Hollywood Game Show Night,...
12/11/2024

⭐ Jane Lynch arrives at the Center TONIGHT! Don't miss your chance to see the hilarious Glee, Hollywood Game Show Night, & The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star on our stage!

🎄 Jane Lynch's A Swingin' Little Christmas features traditional favorites & original songs with Jane Lynch and friends Kate Flannery, Tim Davis, and the Tony Guerrero Quintet!

🎟️ / midlandcenter.org/janelynch
Sponsored by WCMU Public Media

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A SWINGIN' LITTLE CHRISTMAS - This Wednesday!
A SWINGIN' LITTLE CHRISTMAS - This Wednesday!

JANE LYNCH lands at Midland Center this WEDNESDAY at 7:30 PM! 🎄✨ Get ready for a night of laughs, charm, and holiday cheer with A SWINGIN' LITTLE CHRISTMAS featuring Kate Flannery, Tim Davis & The Tony Guerrero Quintet. 🎶 🎟 / midlandcenter.org/JaneLynch Sponsored by WCMU Public Media

Men of Music's 2024 Christmas Show: Once Upon a December
Men of Music's 2024 Christmas Show: Once Upon a December

TODAY! Don’t miss Men of Music’s Christmas Show: "Once Upon a December" at 2 and 7 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church. A freewill offering will benefit the Midland County Food Assistance Network. Sponsored by Great Lakes Loons and @sportclipsofmidlandmi

MSO The Nutcracker with Grand Rapids Ballet - THIS WEEKEND
MSO The Nutcracker with Grand Rapids Ballet - THIS WEEKEND

😮 HURRY - there's still time to see the incredible MSO The Nutcracker with Grand Rapids Ballet! Experience the holiday magic with our remaining Saturday & Sunday performances ❄️ 🩰🎟️ / midlandcenter.org/nutcracker Sponsored by Tri-Star Trust, Cumulus Media, & Poznak Dyer Kanar Schefsky Thompson PLC

The Nutcracker at the Center THIS WEEK!
The Nutcracker at the Center THIS WEEK!

😮 THIS WEEK - it's almost time to journey with Clara to the Land of Sweets with THE NUTCRACKER, featuring Grand Rapids Ballet and played LIVE by our own Midland Symphony Orchestra! ❄️ Grab your tickets while you still can & make holiday memories with your family DEC 6-8! 🎟️ / midlandcenter.org/nutcracker Sponsored by Tri-Star Trust, Poznak Dyer Kanar Schefsky Thompson PLC, & Cumulus Media

HADESTOWN at the Center FEB 7-9
HADESTOWN at the Center FEB 7-9

This FEB 7-9, go way down, HADESTOWN, as Broadway returns to the Midland Center stage! Tickets to our Broadway & Beyond Series make unforgettable holiday gifts 🎁 Winner of 8 Tony® Awards including Best Musical and the Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, HADESTOWN intertwines 2 mythic tales - of dreamers Orpheus & Eurydice and King Hades & Persephone - in a gripping love story for today...and always 🌹 🎟️ / midlandcenter.org/hadestown

CST's Wizard of Oz in One Week
CST's Wizard of Oz in One Week

Center Stage Theatre's THE WIZARD OF OZ opens in ONE WEEK, on the Auditorium Stage! Grab your tickets while they're still available to join us in the merry old land of Oz, NOV 15-17 🌈💛 🎟️ / midlandcenter.org/oz Sponsored by Midland Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery PC, Isabella Bank, & Grace A. Dow Memorial Library

NOV Comedy Night with Mark Chalifoux Thursday
NOV Comedy Night with Mark Chalifoux Thursday

😄 Looking to add some fun to the end of your week? Comedian Mark Chalifoux joins us for a hilarous Comedy Night TOMORROW, NOV 7, featuring Ryan Brown. Check out this video from Mark & grab your tickets TODAY! 🎟️ / midlandcenter.org/comedy Sponsored by Great Lakes Loons and MCV, proudly owned and operated by Capital Power

Pumpkin Carving at Halloween Bash OCT 26
Pumpkin Carving at Halloween Bash OCT 26

Halloween Bash is TOMORROW for all ages! 🎃 🍬 Come in costume and do some early trick-or-treating outside of Midland Center for the Arts! Enjoy spook-tacular science demos and ghoulish hands-on activities with our community partners. 🎃 PLUS bring your own pumpkin for pumpkin carving with John Martinez & watch an amazing demo - check out the video below & grab your tickets TODAY! 🎟️ / midlandcenter.org/museums/museum-events/ Special thanks to our community partners / The Arc Of Midland, The American Chemical Society, Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan, Great Lakes Loons and Lou E Loon, The Midland Wellbeing Coalition, SVSU, Midland Civilian Club, Michigan Sugar Company, ART Club Hub, & 4-H.

VSQ Takes the Center's Stage in About a Week!
VSQ Takes the Center's Stage in About a Week!

🎻 Vitamin String Quartet takes the Center's stage in about ONE WEEK, on Saturday OCT 26 at 7:30 PM! 🎶Make it a night to remember with VSQ's fresh classical arrangements of the Music of Taylor Swift, Bridgerton, & Beyond! 🎟️ / midlandcenter.org/vsq Sponsored by Cumulus Media

Steel Magnolias - Final Weekend
Steel Magnolias - Final Weekend

😍 Audiences are loving Center Stage Theatre's STEEL MAGNOLIAS! Don't miss your LAST CHANCE to see this amazing production, from OCT 17-20. With best availability tomorrow, OCT 17, an ADDED performance for popular demand! Get your tickets TODAY before we sell out! ✂️🌸 🎟️ / midlandcenter.org/steelmagnolias Sponsored by Isabella Bank

SPACE EXPLORERS: THE INFINITE / JAN 2025
SPACE EXPLORERS: THE INFINITE / JAN 2025

🪐 Greetings from outer space! 🚀 Tickets for SPACE EXPLORERS: THE INFINITE are ON SALE NOW! Experience the thrill of space exploration like never before in JAN 2025 for FOUR WEEKS ONLY! 🌌 🎟️ / midlandcenter.org/TheInfinite Sponsored by DuPont, MBS International Airport, and Members First Credit Union / Created by Felix & Paul Studios and PHI Studios

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“Midland Center for the Arts envisions a world where the arts, sciences and humanities are not a frill, but a fuel for innovation, creativity, inspiration and fulfillment. It’s a magical place in our community, celebrating who we were, who we are and who we will be. There are so many ways you can help the Center stay vibrant! Volunteer your time, talent and energy; attend a performance or exhibit; purchase a subscription; or make a donation – and invite a friend to do the same! Visit Midland Center for the Arts to find out what it will mean to you!”

~ Terri Trotter, President & CEO

MISSION: A regional cultural destination where people find meaning and connection in their busy lives.

Located in Midland, Michigan, Midland Center for the Arts is just a 2-hour drive from Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Traverse City, and enjoys handy access to US-10 and M-20. Midland Center offers convenient amenities to make your visit a pleasure: • Ample free parking with safe, easy access to the building • A gift shop where you’ll find unique and beautiful items • An on-site coffee shop Midland Center is generously supported by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and National Endowment for the Arts.