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TONIGHT! Live at the Capitol Theater |
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Join
us for high quality array of national touring artists at the intimate
200 seat Capitol Theater, nestled in the heart of downtown Willimantic.
The variety of these concerts are sure to please. Proceeds from each of
the concert will benefit local non-profit organizations in Willimantic.
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Les McCann: Saturday, September 20, 4 & 8 PM Les McCann is a soul jazz piano player and vocalist whose biggest successes came as a crossover artist into R&B and soul.
He is best known for his work in the late 60s and early 70s with partner/saxman Eddie Harris, whom he first encountered at the Montreux Jazz Festival. The resulting album, Swiss Movement (1960), was a top selling jazz record, and the single "Compared to What" sold platinum.

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Kenny Rankin: Saturday, October 18, 4 & 8 PM With a remarkable recording career that spans four decades, Kenny Rankin is an insightful songwriter, a distinctive guitarist and a world-class singer, possessing an uncanny ability to cut straight to a song's emotional heart. Kenny's talents have been recognized by his peers including Peggy Lee, Carmen McRae & Mel Torme who've covered his songs. Rankin played guitar on Dylan's landmark Bringing It All Back Home. Johnny Carson was such a huge fan that Kenny appeared on the Tonight Show over twenty times!

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Livingston Taylor – Saturday, November 1, 4 & 8 PM Livingston Taylor’s career as a professional musician has rattled along for more than thirty years. He has toured with Linda Ronstadt, Jimmy Buffett, Fleetwood Mac, and Jethro Tull. He has recorded thirteen albums and three retrospectives. He currently maintains a performing schedule of more than a hundred shows a year, which include club, theater, college, and full symphony repertoire.

| Tickest are also available by phone: 860.450.1794; In-person @ WindhamARTS: T-TH 1-6PM, Sat: noon-3 PM
The WindhamARTS Music Series is made possible with generous support form the Lester and Phyllis Foster Foundation and Shaboo Productions. The Capitol Theater is located at 896 Main Street in Willimantic. The theater box office opens one hour prior to Showtime. Free public parking is available on the street and in municipal lots across from the theater. Proceeds from each of the concert will benefit local non-profit organizations in Willimantic. including: Covenant Soup Kitchen; Windham No-Freeze Project; Willimantic Public Library; McSweeney Senior Center; WindhamARTS Collaborative; Willimantic Whitewater Partnership and the Garden Club of Windham.
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