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The holidays are getting closer and the Center for the Arts is excited to highlight two audience favorites to complete its winter season: the Vienna Boys Choir and the American Festival Pops Orchestra.

The Center for the Arts presents The Acting Company’s production of The Three Musketeers January 28 featuring an exciting new adaptation.

The GRAMMY Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble, founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and now under the Artistic Direction of Rhiannon Giddens, debuts their newest program Uplifted Voices at the Center on January 29, as part of their multi-year participation as a Mason Artist-in-Residence.

Mason School of Dance students collaborate with Doug Varone and Dancers in upcoming performances

Mason Arts at Home is an online platform and “digital venue” featuring curated arts experiences, including livestreamed concerts, releases of previously recorded content, behind-the-scenes talks with artists, and more.

Pianist Jeffrey Siegel celebrates 30 years of Keyboard Conversations® at Mason, and talks with a Friend of the Center for the Arts.

Audience members attending Virginia Opera’s production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s "The Pirates of Penzance" on November 12th or 13th can begin their journey with the pirates before the curtain even rises.

Holiday roundup of Center for the Arts performances includes The 5 Browns, The Queen's Cartoonists, Vienna Boys Choir, and the American Festival Pops Orchestra.

Last spring, Maestro Peter Wilson picked up the baton, becoming the new artistic director and conductor of the American Festival Pops Orchestra (AFPO), effective the 2022-2023 season. No stranger to AFPO, Maestro Wilson was the orchestra’s longtime concertmaster and principal violinist. While Wilson has some pretty big shoes to fill, but we’re excited to see his official debut with Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season.

Mason Artists-in-Residence Nrityagram Dance Ensemble and Chitrasena Dance Company Lead Campus/Community Events in Addition to their Nov. 5 Center for the Arts Performance

On October 10, the Center for the Arts honors Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and looks forward to upcoming performances this season by Pura Fé with Silkroad Ensemble and Indigenous Enterprise.

There’s still time to subscribe to the 2022/2023 Center for the Arts Family Series! This three-event series is a fantastic opportunity for the whole family to explore the magical world of live performance together. The Family Series introduces children to the arts though lively and engaging programs in song, dance, and story.