What better time to welcome Béla and the Flecktones back to the Hall than on opening night of WinterFest weekend – especially since the group has recently released their very first holiday album! What’s a Flecktones holiday album like?...well, you can bet that the “traditional” songs of Christmas and the winter season will take on a whole new sound as played by these funky master musicians!

www.flecktones.com

For a decade, America’s favorite cowboy singer has brought his old-fashioned songs, heartwarming stories and message of Christmas cheer to the stage of Hammons Hall for a warm and wonderful holiday concert. It’s a show that’s designed for all ages, from kids to parents to grandpas and grandmas – bring your family out to enjoy the music, dancing, and good times!

www.michaelmartinmurphey.com

BROADWAY SERIES

In this Tony Award-winning new musical comedy, six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser. This tuneful, offbeat and at times heartwarming show is irresistible – and is recommended for mature audiences.

www.phoenixontour.com

Introduction to the Performance (45 minutes prior to curtain):  Byrne Blackwood, Professor Emeritus of Theatre, Missouri State University

Due to popular demand, America's premier comedian is hitting the road in a return to his first love - stand-up comedy. Recently hailed as "the master stand-up comic of his generation" and "the best comedian of our time" in a Washington Post article by Tom Shales, Seinfeld has an uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere.

This sassy, strong and relevant dance company, founded in 1984 by choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, seeks to bring the untold and under-told histories of disenfranchised people to light through dance. They do this from a woman-centered perspective, as members of the African Diaspora community, in order to create a more equitable balance of power in the dance world and beyond.

www.urbanbushwomen.org

Introduction to the Performance, 6:45 pm:  Ruth Barnes, Assistant Professor of Theatre & Dance, Missouri State University
Q&A with company members following the performance