PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Upcoming Events at the CMA
CMA Chamber Music on Main
Thursday, February 13, and Thursday, March 13 | 7:00 p.m.
Music plus art equals a magical experience with this critically acclaimed chamber concert
series featuring world-renowned artistic director Edward Arron. The February 13 concert
features Benjamin Hochman, piano, Arnaud Sussmann, violin, Max Mandel, viola, and
Edward Arron, cello, performing music by Mozart, Brahms, Mahler/Schnittke, and
Schumann. On March 13, Pedja Muzijevic, piano, Tessa Lark, violin, Erin Keefe, violin
and viola, Edward Arron, cello, and Kurt Muroki, double bass, perform compositions
by Rossini, Bartók, Mark O’Connor, and Schubert. $40 / $30 for members and $5 for
students. Presented by U.S. Trust.
Sweet on CMA
Saturday, February 8 | Noon - 3:00 p.m.
Families are invited to feel the love (of art!) at Family Fun Day: Sweet on CMA. Get
creative at art stations throughout the Museum and make a valentine for that someone
special or the whole class. Take a Love-Struck Tour, participate in the “Birds of a Feather”
gallery hunt and smile for the camera in the “Be Mine” selfie booth. The Riverbanks
Zoo will be here too with a Valentine-themed animal Bio Facts Table. Don’t forget to
purchase some sweet treats or hot cocoa and rock out with the band Lunch Money at 1:00.
Sponsored by Junior League of Columbia. Free!
Artist Salon Series: Columbia City Ballet
Friday, March 14 | Noon
These intimate gallery talks with local artists are about personal connections to work in
the exhibitions as well as experiences as a working artist – some of it controversial, some
of it funny, all of it inspiring. In this installment, join Columbia City Ballet’s Artistic
and Executive Director William Starrett as he discusses his creative process when staging
their upcoming performance of Alice in Wonderland. Under the leadership of Starrett, the
Columbia City Ballet produces what critics have described as “some of the highest quality
cultural entertainment in the Southeast.” Salon talk is free with membership or admission.
The Contemporaries Fire & Ice Ball
Friday, January 24 | 8:00 p.m. – Midnight
The Fire & Ice Ball is the Contemporaries’ annual premier event that fuses elements of
classic Contemporaries soirees with new and exciting additions. The night begins with a
silent art auction, hors d’oeuvres, and dancing to the band, Finesse, and ends with dancing
and music from local DJ Bois Obscur. Guests are encouraged to don “cocktail chic” attire.
The evening’s proceeds contribute to the Contemporaries Art Acquisition Fund.
$65 / $50 for Contemporaries members before January 23.
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