Upcoming events
Coming to the Grace this fall and winter!
Simply Patsy
The Grace Theatre
Dates: October 12, 2024, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Mary Pfeifer strives to embrace the essence of Patsy Cline’s voice and timings, but admits she could never exactly duplicate that unique voice. Instead, she gives tribute to Cline’s life, her courage and tenacity, and her great generosity to her fellow musicians, intertwining facts about Cline’s career with renditions of her greatest hits along with some of her lesser-known recordings.
Bourbon Country
The Grace Theatre
Date: November 16, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
Bourbon Country is a vocal band of seasoned musicians—Jody and Paul Fields, Rich Prezioso, and Jim Seidel—whose influences span from Johnny Cash and Garth Brooks to the Carpenters and Elton John and every-
thing in between.
Manhattan Dolls
(Dolls through the decades: 1910, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70)
The Grace Theatre
Date: February 21, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
The Dolls bring dance tunes from “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” to big band and jukebox hits, songs of war “Over There” and “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” and romantic highs and lows from “You Made Me Love You” to “Why Do Fools Fall in Love.”
Manhattan Dolls
(Good Morning Vietnam, Hits from 1955-1975)
The Grace Theatre
Date: February 22, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.
This exciting show brings you back to the “Rock & Roll War” and features some of most iconic tunes of the era. You’ll hear songs about hope, love, loss, courage, and of course, togetherness.
The Banjo Buddies Dixieland Band
(Mardi Gras Performance)
The Grace Theatre
Date: March 8, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
Ann Stewart, the vocalist, banjoist, and leader of Chicago’s premier Dixieland show band, is considered to be among a very small group at the top of the jazz banjo world. Her percussive, swinging style along with her energy and enthusiasm fuels the band’s exclusive arrangements of classic Dixieland jazz as well as swing, blues, novelty tunes and more.
Michigan MOMsemble
(Celebrating Mother’s Day)
The Grace Theatre
Dates: May 2 and 3, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
MOMsemble performances feature musical parodies in the styles of musical theater, pop, 80s rock, and country, with skits and monologues that tackle stressful, silly, or touching situations parents experience—for moms and everyone who has a mom!
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Summer Youth Employment in The Arts 2024
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Festival 56 Auditions
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BOX OFFICE HOURS
Box Office Hours
Two days prior through opening, the box office is open 3-6 p.m. and also one hour before each show.
For tickets, please leave a message at the Box Office phone 815-879-5656.
LOCATION
Festival 56
316 S. Main Street
Princeton, Illinois 61356