Parilla Performing Arts Center

Come, listen to the Bluesman! He's only got an hour, so you'd better hurry! His old fingers are beginning to fail him, but he's still got a song in his heart and lots of stories to tell. Don't miss the one about the first blues man, The Great One, who met a certain Man in White at a crossroads, or about a young fella who loved blues so much he married it and had a baby named rock and roll. Some stories are true to life, others are likely tall tales, but every last one is rooted in the music that the Bluesman, has been playing his whole life. Take a journey as the Bluesman traces the blues from the early beginnings in southern American fields to its global impact on music today.

Recommended for ages 7 and up • Tickets are $7 Adults, $6 Seniors and Students

James Trotter lives with his mean aunts in a rickety old house, on top of a lonely hill near a garden where nothing grows, except for a barren peach tree. James' life changes after a mysterious man gives him a bag of magic crystals. Strange, wonderful things happen after James accidentally drops the crystals at the roots of the peach tree. A peach grows to a colossal size on top of the old tree, soon becoming bigger than the house. Late one night, James crawls inside the peach and meets huge Old-Green-Grasshopper, a tremendous Ladybird and other huge creepy-crawlies. After the peach detaches from the tree, it rolls down the hill, across the countryside and into the ocean and the adventure of a lifetime begins. Written by beloved author Roald Dahl, this enchanting musical will captivate audiences of all ages

Recommended for ages 7 and up • Tickets are $7 Adults, $6 Seniors and Students