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Oct. 23, 2024

Dear Evan Hansen

Part of the 2024-2025 Broadway Series

Looking for something fun to do with the little ones? 1st Stages Subscriptions are available NOW! https://tinyurl.com/FirstStagesSubscriptionForm 1st Stages Season Subscribers enjoy the best seats and enticing benefits, including: - Priority seating ahead of the public - Lowest ticket prices of the season - Keep your same seats to ALL shows in the 1st Stages package - Save on fees with a package purchase - Add-On a Special Performance at a discount Subscription Cost: $40 per person includes ALL FOUR SHOWS, plus a $10 Subscription Processing Fee per order. See all details on our website at: https://www.thecarsoncenter.org/purchase-tickets/subscriptions/first-stages

STUDENT RUSH TICKETS FOR STOMP - $25! Visit the Carson Center Box Office today between 10:00AM and 7:00PM with a valid student ID to get a $25 ticket to tonight's show! Only available for students aged 18 and older. See you tonight!

The first Peanuts stirp debuted on this day, October 2, in 1950! The comic was featured in seven newspapers nationwide, including the Minneapolis Tribune. It featured a group of 3-5 year-old characters, inspired by creator Charles Schulz’s own childhood in the twin cities. You can catch Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang on The Carson Center stage December 8 for A Charlie Brown Christmas! Hear the timeless music of Vine Guaraldi as this Christmas classic comes to life in this new touring production that is a Christmas present that the whole family can enjoy! Tickets online at thecarsoncenter.org

Thank you to everyone who participated in our costume contest at last night's performance of Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse! We had some incredible superheroes show out and can announce that a winner has been awarded! Here are just a few of the amazing characters who came in their superhero best.

Yee Haw! Boots, Bourbon, and Brews will now be held on the main stage of The Carson Center on Saturday, September 28, from 4 to 8 PM. The Voice finalists Casi Joy and opener Dylan Gerard will perform country classics and brand-new honky tonk tunes to complement your beer and bourbon tastings. New - Don’t be afraid to "get your boots a little dirty" and ride on our mechanical bull or play a game of corn hole! Your $15 ticket includes seating and one complimentary drink sample. Extra tickets can be purchased and redeemed at drink vendors, including Dry Ground Brewing Co., Paducah Beer Werks, and selections from Kentucky bourbon distilleries Jeptha Creed and Green River. A full cash bar, Moosie's Grub Shack food selections, and other concessions are also available. Do NOT miss this Boot Scootin' party on The Carson Center stage! Tickets are still available at thecarsoncenter.org or 270.450.4444.

ON SALE TOMORROW AT 10:00AM! 🎸Joe Nichols - January 31, 2025 at 7:30PM!🎸 See more about Joe Nichols and the concert at https://thecarsoncenter.org/events/detail/joe-nichols and we'll see you tomorrow at 10:00AM!

🍹TODAY IS THE DAY!🍹 BORED TEACHERS: The Struggle Is Real Comedy Tour is ON SALE TODAY! Don’t forget to treat yourself to tickets at The Carson Center from 4:00-5:30PM and we’ll treat you to a margarita!🍹 Purchase your tickets in person and enjoy a complimentary refreshing margarita cocktail, Blue Moon beer, or soft drink on us! Raise a glass, toast your favorite educator, and unwind from a long week of back-to-school madness. The Carson Center’s Education Manager will be on-site to answer questions and provide information about the upcoming season of field trip experiences and matinee performances in our Class Acts Education Series. This offer is only valid on tickets purchased for the Bored Teachers: The Struggle is Real Comedy Tour in person at the Box Office today, Friday, September 13, from 4-5:30 pm. (One complimentary beverage per ticket order.) Can’t make it in person? You can still purchase tickets online for this event at thecarsoncenter.org after 4:00PM today!

🍹Hey, teachers!🍹BORED TEACHERS: The Struggle Is Real Comedy Tour is ON SALE TOMORROW!🍹 It sure has been a week, and your Friday the 13th could definitely use a pick-me-up! Treat yourself to tickets, and we’ll treat you to a margarita! Head down to The Carson Center Box Office TOMORROW from 4-5:30 pm when tickets for the Bored Teachers: The Struggle is Real Comedy Tour go on sale to the public. Purchase your tickets in person and enjoy a complimentary refreshing margarita cocktail, Blue Moon beer, or soft drink on us! Raise a glass, toast your favorite educator, and unwind from a long week of back-to-school madness. The Carson Center’s Education Manager will be on-site to answer questions and provide information about the upcoming season of field trip experiences and matinee performances in our Class Acts Education Series. This offer is only valid on tickets purchased for the Bored Teachers: The Struggle is Real Comedy Tour in person at the Box Office on Friday, September 13, from 4-5:30 pm. (One complimentary beverage per ticket order.)

✏️Hey, Educators!✏️ This is YOUR week at The Carson Center! We are now taking reservations for the 2024-2025 Class Acts Art Education Series for your students to enjoy. And just for you, the Bored Teachers: The Struggle is Real! Comedy Tour goes on sale Friday! This year, we have incredible professional performances for all ages, ranging from page to stage performances to concerts to Shakespeare and more! Check them out here: https://www.thecarsoncenter.org/learn-engage/class-acts-education-series These experiences complement and reinforce core curriculum connections while entertaining and delighting Preschool through 12th-grade students. Performances are offered during the school day. Let us help shape your perfect field trip!

Back AGAIN! Bored Teachers: The Struggle is Real Comedy Tour will be stopping at The Carson Center on Jan 30, 2024! Tickets will go on sale to the public THIS FRIDAY (9/13) at 4:00 PM! Be sure to check our socials for a 🍹SPECIAL ON-SALE PROMOTION🍹 later this week! See more about the event on our website, thecarsoncenter.org, and we’ll see you FRIDAY!🍹

The Carson Center is proud to be the home of now 13 Broadway techs since 2018. These technical rehearsals have brought over $12 Million in local dollars to our community in lodging, dining, and materials for their shows. After a national tour performance of THE BOOK OF MORMON in April, The Carson Center hosted the NEW cast and crew in a successful tech over the past week. Come see the first performance of the 2024-2025 THE BOOK OF MORMON North American Tour TONIGHT, Friday, September 6th, at 7:15PM! Great seats still available--starting at $34 (plus fees). See you there!

✨THE BOOK OF MORMON Lottery is ALMOST OVER!✨ Complete your entry here before 11:59PM tonight to be entered! https://www.thecarsoncenter.org/purchase-tickets/the-book-of-mormon-lottery THE BOOK OF MORMON is coming to The Carson Center - Paducah, KY on September 6, at 7:15PM! ℹ️LOTTERY INFORMATIONℹ️ Names will be drawn at random for a limited number of pairs of tickets priced at $25 a ticket for the September 6th engagement. Only one entry is allowed per person. Multiple entries will result in disqualifications. The lottery is OPEN NOW and will END TONIGHT at 11:59PM! BEWARE OF SCAMS! The Carson Center will never ask you for any financial or personal information in order to complete an entry. We will also not be notifying winners in the comments of this post, or via Facebook Messenger. Winners will be announced via Carson Center Email and Text Message ONLY. For any questions regarding winners’ announcements, please contact our Box Office at 270.450.4444.

THE BOOK OF MORMON - September 6, 2024 at 7:15 PM Special Labor Day inventory for The Book of Mormon is now available! Tickets starting at $34 + fees through Labor Day (9/2) at midnight. Use Promo Code: LABORDAY Get tickets here: https://www.thecarsoncenter.org/events/detail/book-of-mormon-1

Dust off your boots, c'mon down y'all, and celebrate a brand-new event at The Carson Center! It's more than just a concert! It's enjoying the outdoors with good friends and great country music, dancing, bourbon tastings, beer sampling, and food savoring. It's BOOTS, BOURBON, and BREWS on the lawn at The Carson Center on Saturday, September 28, from 4 PM to 8 PM with CASI JOY and opener Dylan Gerard. Bourbon tastings with Jeptha Creed and Green River Distillery. Beer sampling with Paducah Beer Werks and Dry Ground Brewing Co.. Moosie's Grub Shack Food Truck with Full Cash Bar and other concessions. The $15 Ticket included a reserved seat on the lawn for the concert and one ticket for a complimentary sample of bourbon or beer. Additional food and drink tickets will be available for purchase at the venue. No outside food, beverages, or lawn chairs will be permitted. Tickets are on sale tomorrow, August 28 at 10:00 AM! https://www.thecarsoncenter.org/events/detail/boots-bourbon-and-brews

✨THE BOOK OF MORMON Lottery is NOW OPEN!✨ Complete your entry here! https://www.thecarsoncenter.org/purchase-tickets/the-book-of-mormon-lottery THE BOOK OF MORMON is coming to The Carson Center - Paducah, KY on September 6, at 7:15PM! ℹ️LOTTERY INFORMATIONℹ️ Names will be drawn at random for a limited number of pairs of tickets priced at $25 a ticket for the September 6th engagement. Only one entry is allowed per person. Multiple entries will result in disqualifications. The lottery is OPEN NOW and will end on Monday, September 2nd at 11:59PM! BEWARE OF SCAMS! The Carson Center will never ask you for any financial or personal information in order to complete an entry. We will also not be notifying winners in the comments of this post, or via Facebook Messenger. Winners will be announced via Carson Center Email and Text Message ONLY. For any questions regarding winners’ announcements, please contact our Box Office at 270.450.4444.

✨𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚✨ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗢𝗡 Lottery! 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗢𝗡 is coming to The Carson Center - Paducah, KY on September 6, at 7:15PM! ℹ️𝗟𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡ℹ️ Names will be drawn at random for a limited number of pairs of tickets priced at $25 a ticket for the September 6th engagement. Only one entry is allowed per person. Multiple entries will result in disqualifications. The lottery will begin Monday, August 26th 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬𝗔𝗠 and end on Monday, September 2nd 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟭:𝟱𝟵𝗣𝗠! 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆! https://www.thecarsoncenter.org/purchase-tickets/the-book-of-mormon-lottery 𝗕𝗘𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗦! The Carson Center will never ask you for any financial or personal information in order to complete an entry. We will also 𝗻𝗼𝘁 be notifying winners in the comments of this post, or via Facebook Messenger. Winners 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 be announced via Carson Center Email and Text Message 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬. For any questions regarding winners’ announcements, please contact our Box Office at 270.450.4444.

New seats are now available for this weeks Vine and Dine dinner with celebrity chef Sara Bradley and sommelier Julie DeFriend. Tickets can be purchased online, through the Box Office, or by calling Josh Morehead at (270) 443-9932 option 4.

🍷✨ Sip, Savor, and Support: Join Us for a Wine Dinner for Charity! ✨🍷 Gather your girlfriends and make it a night to remember at Vine and Dine, our annual wine dinner and auction helping support the arts in our Four Rivers Region! Indulge in exquisite Spanish wines, delectable dishes from celebrity chef Sara Bradley, and enjoy delightful company—all while supporting a great cause. 📅 Date: August 22 🕗 Time: 6:30 PM 📍 Location: The Carson Center 🍇 Enjoy a curated selection of fine Spanish wines by sommelier Julie DeFriend 🍽️ Savor a gourmet dinner prepared by celebrity chef Sara Bradley 💖 Support The Carson Center and make a difference in our community 🎉 Have a blast with your friends, fellow wine lovers, and community philanthropists! Few tickets remain. Secure your seats, raise your glass and your spirits—see you there! 🥂 Call the Box Office at (270) 450-4444 or Josh Morehead at (270) 43-9932 option 4.

Everyone’s favorite holiday classic comes to life in a spectacular new touring production of A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage. Adapted from Charles M. Schulz’s timeless story, and featuring the music of Vince Guaraldi, A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage is a present that the whole family can enjoy. Join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and the whole Peanuts gang as they sing, dance, and learn the true meaning of Christmas! Tickets are on sale now at https://www.thecarsoncenter.org/events/detail/a-charlie-brown-christmas-live-on-stage

ON SALE NOW! Across the Spider-Verse In Concert will feature the movie showcased on a colossal HD screen, complemented by a diverse ensemble of musicians and instrumentalists performing the film’s iconic score and soundtrack live. This extraordinary lineup includes a full orchestra, a skilled scratch DJ on turntables, as well as percussion and electronic instrumentalists.

Select Broadway Series performances are on sale NOW! The 2024/2025 Broadway Series features electrifying and rhythmic spectacles, Tony Award-winning Best Musicals, and even dazzling Holiday Cirque performances! Subscription packages are still available for the full season of shows and offer Subscribers the same seats for each performance and the lowest ticket prices! COMBINE AND SAVE with a BROADWAY BUNDLE: Purchase single tickets for any three (3) Broadway performances and save 10% off the lowest ticket prices of the season! Act fast – this deal won’t last long! (Performances include The Book of Mormon, STOMP, Dear Evan Hansen, and Cirque Dreams Holidaze.)

Big Daddy Weave is bringing the Let It Begin Tour to The Carson Center! On Sunday, September 22 at 7:00 PM, join us for what will be an incredible night of praise and celebration. Get your tickets online at https://www.thecarsoncenter.org/events/detail/big-daddy-weave or by calling the Box Office at (270) 450-4444. Stream Big Daddy Weave's single, Let It Begin, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gT6ziryeqw

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Dear Evan Hansen

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