EVENTS
Special Events
The Dubuque Arts Council hosts a variety of special events throughout the year. These events complement our school and summer concert programs while providing unique opportunities for residents to experience the arts up close.
SPECIAL EVENT
The Texas Tenors: Deep in the Heart of Christmas
Saturday, December 13 | 7:30 P.M.
University of Dubuque Heritage Center
Ring in the season with The Texas Tenors
The Texas Tenors
Sponsored by Mark & Cheryl Falb and the Falb Family Foundation.
Dubuque Arts Council presents The Texas Tenors, the most successful music group and third highest selling artist in the history of America’s Got Talent! Since appearing on the series in 2009, JC, Marcus, and John have released 5 studio albums, 2 PBS Specials, 4 DVDs, multiple singles, and a children’s book that have earned them impressive recognition, including 3 Emmy Awards, The Gelett Burgess Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature, and the distinction of being Billboard Magazine’s #10 Classical Artist in the World. The tenors’ most recent albums Outside the Lines, Rise, and A Collection of Broadway and American Classics all debuted at #1 on the Billboard Charts.
These classically trained, versatile tenors have performed more than 1,700 concerts around the world including headline shows in Las Vegas, China, and a 24-city tour of the United Kingdom.
Recently they were honored to be included among the top 50 acts in the world and the only vocal group from the United States invited to appear on NBC’s America’s Got Talent: The Champions.
SPECIAL EVENT
Sinatra & Friends: The Classic Crooners
New Year’s Eve
Wednesday, December 31 | 8 P.M.
The Grand Opera House
Featuring Bryan Anthony & Hunter Fuerste and his American Vintage Orchestra.
Sinatra & Friends
Spend New Year’s Eve with Bryan Anthony’s Sinatra & Friends: The Classic Crooners. Featuring the Hunter Fuerste’s American Vintage Orchestra and the music of Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Nat King Cole, Bobby Darin and Old Blue Eyes, himself.
Bryan Anthony keeps the legacy of the Great Gentlemen of Song, especially Sinatra, alive and well in his immensely satisfying and sweetly nostalgic performances. A veteran vocalist of ensembles like the Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, and Nelson Riddle Orchestras, Bryan provides stunning homages to the Swing Era for contemporary audiences.