Our final show of 2011, the Mannheim Steamroller Christmas show, was a roaring success, and as we wrap up the first half of  the 20th Anniversary Season at Juanita K. Hammons Hall, we want to take the time to express our appreciation to all of you for your support and patronage throughout this season and every season.

Remember that tickets make great gifts!  We have a Broadway 3-Show Package that guarantees wonderful seats to wonderful shows in the New Year – and, of course, the second half of our season includes a wide variety of single-performance shows, including Doc Severinsen, Ballet Memphis, Kansas, Béla Fleck, Garrison Keillor, and a tribute to Ricky Nelson by his sons Matthew and Gunnar.  There’s something to suit everyone on your Christmas list.

It’s also a great time to donate to Juanita K. Hammons Hall.  Your gifts will create a lasting legacy, helping with general or special kinds of programming, the Children’s Ticket Fund, or maintenance and equipment.

We wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year – we’ll see you at the Hall in 2012!

He’s been onstage at Juanita K. Hammons Hall before – when he opened for Peter Frampton in the fall of 2003.  Now Joe Bonamassa is a full-fledged blues-rock star in his own right, and tickets to his May 1, 2012 concert go on sale to the general public this Thursday at 10am. There’s a Presale opportunity for Hammons Hall E-list members – join up to take part!

…and a great weekend it was! There was an amazing variety of beautiful art to see and shop for…lots of shoppers doing just that throughout the festival…beautiful Christmas music in the lobby and on the stage…the fun of watching people run into friends, smile and hug, converse and catch up. Now we move in to more seasonal programming at the Hall – the Springfield Symphony’s “Home for the Holidays” concert on Saturday, December 10th, the Greenwood holiday concert on Monday the 12th, and the sold out performance of Mannheim Steamroller on Thursday, December 15th. Many thanks to all who helped make WinterFest weekend a success, and we hope you’ll join us again during this “most wonderful time of the year”!

…there are two onstage performances to go (A Christmas Carol tonight, and Sounds of Christmas tomorrow afternoon)…and a one-derful selection of gifts for all! The festival opened last night with lots of holiday shoppers, and a beautiful Winter Solstice concert. Artist awards, underwritten by Office Concepts, were given to Paula St. James of PSJ Designs (Purchase Award) and Terry and Gabriel Bloodworth of Springfield Hot Glass (Best in Show). We also extend our thanks to WinterFest underwriters University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center, and Missouri State Dining Services.
WinterFest hours are 10am to 10pm today – hope you’ll have time to stop by!

The Hammons Hall lobby is already abuzz with artists setting up their booths – it’s going to be a great weekend for shopping and shows! You might stop in to find a fabulous one-of-a-kind holiday gift…you might come by to listen to your favorite local choir or music ensemble perform in our lobby…or you might take a break from the holiday hustle and bustle to attend the Winter Solstice concert on Friday night, the fascinating solo interpretation of A Christmas Carol on Saturday evening, or the MSU Sounds of Christmas concert on Sunday afternoon. Whatever your reason, we hope you’ll take a moment during the weekend to be a part of WinterFest – it’s a grand tradition of the season!

The December 15th performance of Mannheim Steamroller’s Christmas show is SOLD OUT!
If you have tickets, you’re in for a spectacular, multi-media holiday treat – if you didn’t get tickets this year, we hope we’ll have an opportunity to bring them back in the future.

The weather has taken a turn to the cold – which means things will be very “seasonal” for this weekend’s WinterFest Visual and Performing Arts Festival. The beautiful multi-level lobby at Juanita K. Hammons Hall will once again be filled with beautiful art, music, and the high-energy hum of people shopping and enjoying the sights and sounds of the holidays – and there’ll also be wonderful shows onstage in the theatre. Come join us for WinterFest!

…take a break from the hectic demands of the holiday season, and join us for JIM BRICKMAN, “A Christmas Celebration”, this coming Sunday evening, November 27th, 7pm, in beautiful Juanita K. Hammons Hall. Jim talked in a KGBX interview about how he loves to perform on the Hammons Hall stage, for Springfield audiences -so come help us welcome him back to the Hall!  Our lobby will be filled with warmth and light and cheerful decorations, the holiday weekend will be winding down, and it will be a great time to experience the fun and fabulous music of Jim Brickman and his friends. Hope to see you at the show!

Make your holiday special, with the show the whole family loves! Tickets to this dazzling celebration of Christmas music – ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY!, at 7:30pm December 15th – are selling fast! Get your tickets online, or call the Hammons Hall box office at 836-7678 or toll free 888-476-7849…buy NOW for best seating!

The performance by Christian music artists Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith scheduled for Monday, November 14 at Juanita K. Hammons Hall has been cancelled. The concert will not be rescheduled at this time. Patrons who purchased tickets to this show – by phone, at the box office, or via the internet through MissouriStateTix.com – will receive an automatic refund. Refunds for patrons who paid by cash or check will be processed as soon as possible, with refunds arriving by mail.