2025 – 2026 Concert Series
Pianomania! – Rockin’ the 1950’s with Jared Freiburg
Tuesday September 16, 2025 7:30 p.m.
Piano virtuoso Jared Freiburg has been performing 1950s era music since he was a teenager. With legends like Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino and Ray Charles as his role models and sources of inspiration, Freiburg channeled his talents into a hugely successful career as a touring musician, and has gone on to tour and perform in venues of all sizes around the world. Filled with good vibrations, electrifying piano mastery and a non-stop parade of favorite Golden Oldies, this show celebrates the music and artists of the early years of Rock ‘N Roll with songs like “Real Wild Child,” “Pretty Woman,” “Blue Suede Shoes,” and more!
The Waddington Brothers
Saturday October 18, 2025 7:30 p.m.
The Waddington Brothers, a band of four brothers from rural North Dakota, perform what they live: music that is real to them, that takes listeners on a journey through the heart of the American West. Seth, Ethan, Jacob and Job skillfully blend cowboy and bluegrass music, creating a style that is timelessly classic and yet refreshingly new and unique. Their rich, stirring harmonies and instrumental versatility bring familiar favorites like “Old Home Town,” “Less Traveled Road,” and “Red River Valley” to life in way that is entertaining and engaging for audiences of all ages!
Livingston Jazz Band, directed by Jimmy Simmons
Thursday December 4, 2025 7:30 p.m.
Livingston Jazz Band will present our Christmas special. Come hear your favorite Christmas tunes to usher in the Season. Directed by conductor Dr. James “Jimmy” Simmons, President Emeritus of Lamar University in Beaumont, TX. He is an excellent musician playing many instruments, including the saxophone. The band is made up of local musicians who love playing songs from the 40’s through the present. Also featuring Angie Garner, Ethan Ainsworth, Dixon Shanks, and the Livingston High School choir directed by Renee Vore. This promises to be a special night of entertainment.
Chris Ruggiero “Teenage Dreams & Magic Moments”
Saturday February 14, 2026 7:30 p.m.
PBS-TV star, Chris Ruggiero, takes his audiences on a journey through the golden age of rock and roll in his brand-new show “Teenage Dreams and Magic Moments,” breathing new life into the timeless music of the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s. Often described as an “old soul” despite his young age, Chris performs the pop-rock music that defined three decades with energy, style and soul. Backed by a four-piece band, Chris’s concerts may feature iconic songs like “California Dreamin’,” “Stand By Me,” “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” and many more!
The Next Generation Leahy
Thursday March 19, 2026 7:30 p.m.
As with all forces of nature, the music and energy created by The Next Generation Leahy simply cannot be contained; the drive to create music is powerful within each of the Leahy children. Belying their young ages, these siblings are all accomplished multi-instrumentalists whose live performances are filled with high-energy, mesmerizing music that goes hand-in-hand with the famous Leahy name. Featuring fiddle, cello, French accordion, vocals, piano, guitar, bass, and, of course, the iconic Leahy-style French-Canadian step-dancing, this group lights up every stage they perform on, and inspire future generations of performers to pursue their dreams!