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Arts in Education

Doktor Kaboom! Under Pressure Schooltime Performance

November 7

2024-2025, Arts-in-Education

NOTE THAT THIS ARTS IN EDUCATION PERFORMANCE IS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS ONLY. Equal parts interactive science, comedy, and personal empowerment messages, Doktor Kaboom returns with a new show. Doktor Kaboom: Under Pressure! illustrates physical science concepts, which are also metaphors for real-life mental and emotional pressures.

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Samara Joy

November 9, 8:00 pm

2024-2025, Jazz, Music

Purchase College grad and 3x GRAMMY winner Samara Joy is bringing back old-school jazz, making it her own with her stirring soulfulness and undeniable sparkling talent. Join us for a nostalgic night of classic jazz with a youthful spin as we welcome Samara back to her alma mater!

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Arts in Education

Sugar Skull! A Dia de Muertos Musical Adventure Schooltime Performance

November 15

2024-2025, Arts-in-Education

THIS ARTS-IN-EDUCATION PERFORMANCE IS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS ONLY. Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure is a touring bilingual/bicultural musical for young audiences and families that uses traditional regional music and dance from Mexico to tell the story of twelve-year-old Vita Flores as she unravels the true meaning of Día de Muertos.

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Purchase College

Purchase Symphony Orchestra November 15

November 15, 7:00 pm

2024-2025, Classical, Orchestra, Purchase College Conservatory of Music

The Purchase Symphony Orchestra presents a concert in collaboration with Westchester Chamber Soloists. On the program, works by Ferdinand David and Gustav Mahler.

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Dance Theatre of Harlem

November 15, 8:00 pm

2024-2025, Ballet, Contemporary Dance, Dance

Dance Theatre of Harlem is a singular presence in the ballet world, performing a repertoire that includes treasured classics as well as innovative contemporary works that use the language of ballet to celebrate their founder Arthur Mitchell’s belief that ballet belongs to everyone.

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Tessa Lark, Joshua Roman & Edgar Meyer

November 17, 5:00 pm

2024-2025, Chamber Music, Classical, Classical Crossover, Music

Bass virtuoso and seven-time Grammy award winner Edgar Meyer, genre-crossing Kentucky-born violinist Tessa Lark, and eclectic cellist Joshua Roman take us on an exhilarating romp through selections by Bach and Edgar Meyer, including a brand-new work composed especially for this trio.

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Purchase Dance Company – Fall 2024 Dance Concert

November 22 – 24

2024-2025, Contemporary Dance, Dance, Purchase College Conservatory of Dance

The Purchase Dance Company’s Fall 2024 Dance Concert features an exciting and diverse range of world premieres and renowned repertory works in order to showcase the dynamic range of the company’s professional caliber students and reflect the Conservatory’s stature as a leading center for world-class dance training.

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Flutter

December 7

2024-2025, Children, Family, Theatre

A discovery play created for babies ages 6-18 months and their caregivers, Flutter explores the seasons through an experiential journey of visuals, sounds, objects, simple language, and play.

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Rental Events

Westchester Philharmonic: My Light, My Love

December 15, 3:00 pm

2024-2025, Classical, Westchester Philharmonic

The Phil is joined by pianist Orli Shaham for a program of intimately set works by Poulenc, Haydn, and Schumann.

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The Rob Mathes Holiday Concert

December 20 – 22

2024-2025, Music, Popular

This high-energy evening of rock, jazz, and blues — original tunes and new spins on your favorite holiday classics — is a local holiday tradition.

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The Gruffalo’s Child

February 2, 3:00 pm

2024-2025, Children, Family, Musical, Theatre

Follow the Gruffalo’s Child on her adventurous mission in Tall Stories’ enchanting adaptation of the much-loved picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

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Arts in Education

The Gruffalo’s Child Schooltime Performance

February 3, 2025

2024-2025, Arts-in-Education

THIS ARTS-IN-EDUCATION PERFORMANCE IS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS ONLY. Follow the Gruffalo’s Child on her adventurous mission in Tall Stories’ enchanting adaptation of the much-loved picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

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Paul Taylor Dance Company

February 14, 8:00 pm

2024-2025, Contemporary Dance, Dance, Modern Dance

“One of the most exciting, innovative, and delightful dance companies in the entire world.” The New York Times

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CMS: Spanish Journey

February 15, 5:00 pm

2024-2025, Chamber Music, Classical

The identity and flair of Spanish culture shine through in the sonic worlds of these impassioned works. An eclectic cast of artists, including guitar virtuoso Jason Vieaux, combine the guitar’s intoxicating sounds, the Spanish language’s seductive tones, and the trios’ vivid style to illustrate the many colors of Spain. Featuring works by: Obradors, Albéniz, Arbós, Falla, Sarasate, Rodrigo, and Turina

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RUBBERBAND

March 1, 8:00 pm

2024-2025, Contemporary Dance, Dance, Hip Hop

RUBBERBAND founder and Artistic Director Victor Quijada brings together classical dance composition and West Coast hip-hop like no one before him. The evening-length Ever So Slightly is a prime example of RUBBERBAND style, simultaneously delivering delicacy, brutality, finesse, and high-voltage action.

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The String Queens

March 8, 8:00 pm

2024-2025, Classical, Classical Crossover, Music, Popular

This dynamic strings trio creates unique arrangements of timeless classics (Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, and more) rooted in hope, joy, peace, and love.

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Goodnight Moon & The Runaway Bunny

March 16, 3:00 pm

2024-2025, Children, Family, Theatre

Share two delightful childhood favorites with your youngest when The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia returns to The Purchase PAC with stage adaptations of Margaret Wise Brown’s Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny.

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Arts in Education

Goodnight Moon & The Runaway Bunny Schooltime Performance

March 17, 2025

2024-2025, Arts-in-Education

THIS ARTS-IN-EDUCATION PERFORMANCE IS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS ONLY. Share two delightful childhood favorites with your youngest when The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia returns to The Purchase PAC with stage adaptations of Margaret Wise Brown’s Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny.

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Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents New Orleans Songbook

April 6, 5:00 pm

2024-2025, Jazz, Music

Experience the spirit of Mardi Gras right here at Purchase with this program from Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS that celebrates the composers and songs of the fabled Crescent City.

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Rental Events

Westchester Philharmonic: Classical Paradise

April 27, 3:00 pm

2024-2025, Classical, Westchester Philharmonic

If you missed violinist Simone Porter when she performed with the Phil in 2019, here’s your chance to hear this scintillating artist in a program featuring works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Beethoven.

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CMS: Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence

May 3, 5:00 pm

2024-2025, Chamber Music, Classical

Chamber Music Society closes out its annual concert series at the Purchase PAC with a delightful program of string trios and sextets by Bach, Haydn, Schubert, Strauss, and Tchaikovsky.

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Center Series

MOMIX: Alice

May 3, 8:00 pm

2024-2025, Cirque, Dance, Family

Travel down the rabbit hole MOMIX-style with Moses Pendleton's newest creation, ALICE, inspired by Alice in Wonderland. MOMIX is perfect for all ages; there is something in it for everyone. Join us and discover what's in it for you…

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