The Citadel Fine Arts Series

The Gootmann Sauerkraut Band and Dancers

Formed in 1973, The Gootman Sauerkraut Band has developed into one of the South's finest Bavarian bands. Attired in authentic Bavarian costumes, the group is all set to provide very special entertainment with completely authentic Bavarian music.

From the sounds of the beautiful alpine countries of Germany and Austria to the Tyrolean and Oberkrain waltzes and polkas, the evening will be filled with familiar strains and the special touch of The Gootman Sauerkraut Band . There will be alp horn playing, yodeling, tuned alpine bells, and even the "singing saw" will be played. All the gusto and fun of an authentic Bavarian beer hall are at your fingertips.

http://goodmanmusic.com/gootmon.htm

Actors' Theatre of South Carolina

BEETHOVEN:
His Women & His Music

Broadway, television and film star, Clarence Felder, returns to The Citadel as Ludvig Van Beethoven, the wildly passionate "rock star" composer of the Romantic Era. He was often characterized similar to his contemporary, Lord Byron, as, "mad, bad and dangerous to know."

Felder will be joined by world-class musicians, members of Chamber Music Charleston. The production is produced by Actors' Theatre of South Carolina.

http://www.actorstheatreofsc.org/

The Carolina Chocolate Drops

The Carolina Chocolate Drops are a group of young African-American stringband musicians that have come to together to play the rich tradition of fiddle and banjo music in Carolinas' piedmont. Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson both hail from the green hills of the North Carolina Piedmont while Dom Flemons is native to sunny Arizona.

Although we have diverse musical backgrounds, we draw our musical heritage from the foothills of the North and South Carolina. We have been under the tutelage of Joe Thompson, said to be the last black traditional string band player, of Mebane, NC and we strive to carry on the long standing traditional music of the black and white communities.

Joe's musical heritage runs as deeply and fluidly as the many rivers and streams that traverse our landscape. We are proud to carry on the tradition of black musicians like Odell and Nate Thompson, Dink Roberts, John Snipes, Libba Cotten, Emp White, and countless others who have passed beyond memory and recognition.

http://www.carolinachocolatedrops.com

National Players

America's longest running classical touring company, has now reached its 60th consecutive season of touring. Currently the touring program of Olney Theatre Center for the Arts, National Players has earned a distinctive place in American theater.  Committed to the formation of young theatrical talent and audiences, National Players seeks to celebrate the experience of theatergoing by presenting the world's greatest dramatic literature.

As You Like It is a comedy by William Shakespeare based on the novel Rosalynde by Thomas Lodge, believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600. It features one of Shakespeare's most famous and oft-quoted lines, "All the world's a stage", and has been adapted for radio, film, and musical theatre.

http://www.nationalplayers.org/