National Acts
Little Texas
Little Texas brings big sound to the Niswonger
Country act Little Texas continues to create new music after 24 years on the radio. The band will make a stop at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center ...
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National Acts
Jim Brickman and Melissa Manchester
Brickman, Manchester visit Van Wert Feb. 23
In 1989, Cleveland ad man Jim Brickman moved to Los Angeles to follow his muse and seek his fortune.
Like a lot of people who move to southern Califo...
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Winter Dance Party
Classic rock is brought to life in Van Wert
The plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper happened 61 years ago, about 12 years before the tragedy was given its name...
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Jeanne Robertson
Robertson to tell her stories in Van Wert
Award-winning humorist Jeanne Robertson discovered her passion for professional speaking on a pageant stage 56 years ago.
Pageants first drew Robertso...
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Bandstand
Bluffton native takes a shot at stage career
When people think back to the end of World War II and the years that followed, it is often viewed through rose-colored glasses — joyous scenes of ce...
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Lonestar
Lonestar and Phil Vassar visit Van Wert’s Niswonger
Lonestar’s lead singer Ritchie McDonald grew up in a musical family. Just not a country music family.
His grandfather was a member of the Dallas Sym...
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Wynonna & The Big Noise
Wynonna gets ‘raw’ with The Big Noise
Once heralded by Rolling Stone as “the greatest female country singer since Patsy Cline,” Wynonna is an American treasure who has sold more than 3...
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Whatzup Picks
Whatzup Pick
On May 5, the national touring production of The Sound of Music comes to the stage of Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Van Wert.
One of the most s...
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Whatzup Picks
Whatzup Pick
There are a number of tribute acts dedicated to The Beatles, but a few are so good that they stand out above the rest. They give you an incredibly “...
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National Acts
Jefferson Starship
Few rock bands have been as willing to dramatically evolve over the course of decades, while at the same time being totally transparent about the goal...
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National Acts
Michael McDonald
The phrase Yacht Rock encompasses certain soft rock, jazz-rock and blue-eyed soul hits of the 1970s and ’80s.
It is often employed pejoratively, but...
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