WELLSBORO COMMUNITY CONCERT ASSOCIATION OFFERS SUBSCRIBERS “EARLY BIRD COMBO” TO ATTEND SIX CONCERTS PLUS TUSK DURING ITS 75TH
Now until Monday, Aug. 14, Wellsboro Community Concert Association (WCCA) season subscribers can opt for an “Early Bird Combo” package for $100 that includes six concerts for $75 ($12.50 per concert) and a seventh concert on Wednesday, Sept. 13 by Tusk – the World’s Number One Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band for $25 ($14 off the $39 ticket price).
“Our subscribers have been asking us to bring Tusk back to Wellsboro ever since this band’s two sellout performances in 2019,” said Russ Dodson, WCCA president.
“As a thank you to our subscribers and to celebrate our 75th anniversary in 2023-2024, Tusk will perform on Wednesday, Sept. 13 for season subscribers and Thursday. Sept. 14 for the general public,” Dodson said.
All seven concerts will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Coolidge Theatre at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro.
Students 18 and younger will not be admitted for a reduced price or for free to the Tusk concerts on Sept. 13 or 14.
For the six-concert series, adults 19 and older can choose a season pass for $75 ($12.50 per concert); students 13 to 18, a season pass for $25 ($4.17 per concert) and free for youngsters 12 and under when accompanied by a paying adult.
Non-subscribers can purchase tickets for the Sept. 14 Tusk performance for $39 and individual tickets for concerts in the series for $25 each.
The six concerts are: Saturday, Sept. 9 — Rory Block, a formidable slide guitarist, talented songwriter, and one of the world’s top female blues performers; Saturday, Oct. 21 —Kommuna Lux, a fun-for-all-ages Odesa Gangsta Folk band direct from Ukraine; Friday, Dec. 8 — Driftwood is known for their electrifying style of Americana folk rock with a nod to 1960s R&B, 1970s country rock, contemporary pop, folk and traditional Appalachian music; Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 — the John Jorgenson Quintet performs Gypsy Jazz with Jorgenson skillfully playing guitar, solo clarinet and bouzouki; Saturday, March 23, 2024 — The Gothard Sisters, a dynamic trio of Celtic singers, musicians and step dancers with a worldwide fan base; and Saturday, April 13, 2024 — Fireside Collective is a progressive bluegrass group that delivers a fresh approach and blast of enthusiastic creativity.
For more information, a printable season ticket subscription form or to buy an “Early Bird Combo” package for $100, a regular season subscription for $75 or for individual concert tickets online, go to www.wellsborocca.org; stop in at the Deane Center office on the second floor at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro or call 570-724-6220.
Checks should be made payable to the Wellsboro Community Concert Association and mailed with the printable order form to: WCCA, PO Box 453, Wellsboro, PA 16901. Order form tickets will be mailed before the season begins.