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SUMMARY:FMU Concert Band Performance
DESCRIPTION:FMU Concert Band\nDr. Terry Roberts\, conductor\nFMU Department of Fine Arts\nMainstage Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 p.m. Tuesday\, March 10\, 2026\nThe Francis Marion University Concert Band will be performing its fall concert at the FMU Performing Arts Center in downtown Florence. \nThe Francis Marion University Concert Band is composed of FMU students as well as community members from the Pee Dee region. Community members include professional area music educators\, band directors\, choir directors\, ministers of music\, and FMU music faculty members.  Membership is open to all FMU students and area residents who are experienced concert band instrumentalists. Performances include traditional concert band music as well as popular and show music. The program began as a way to give students of FMU a chance to perform music\, earn academic credit for performance in the ensemble\, and to become involved with other students in campus life. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. The FMU PAC Ticket Office is located at 201 South Dargan Street and is open Monday through Friday\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm\, or by calling 843-661-4444.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-concert-band-performance-2/
LOCATION:Mainstage\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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SUMMARY:FMU String Ensemble Performance
DESCRIPTION:FMU String Ensemble\nDr. Terry Roberts\, director\nFMU Department of Fine Arts\nD. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 p.m. Wednesday\, March 4\, 2026\nOpen to all university students and faculty interested in learning and performing chamber music\, the University String Ensemble members meet for weekly rehearsals during Fall and Spring academic semesters\, giving public recitals and accompanying other campus ensembles. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. The FMU PAC Ticket Office is located at 201 South Dargan Street and is open Monday through Friday\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm\, or by calling 843-661-4444.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-string-ensemble-performance-2/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T193000
DTSTAMP:20260113T214551Z
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SUMMARY:Depths of the Soul: The Sonatas of Shostakovich and Franck
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the South Carolina Chamber Music Festival \nViktor Uzur\, cello \nPaolo André Gualdi\, piano \n“…unbelievable pyrotechnics that bring to mind the virtuosity of David Oistrakh’s recordings…effortlessly à la Rostropovich in his prime…synergistic combination of Casals and du Pré-like fire and Fournier’s elegance…Bravo and bravo again!” (Fanfare Magazine) \nViktor Uzur has appeared as a soloist\, chamber musician and guest artist in Austria\, Spain\, Italy\, France\, Russia\, Canada\, Korea\, China\, Latvia\, Brazil\, United States and the former Yugoslavia. His recent engagements include performances at Mondavi Center\, Sala Sao Paulo\, Auditorio Claudio Santoro\, and Sale Cortot\, jury member at the Aram Khachaturian International Competition\, and a guest artist at Festival Campos de Jordao. Uzur’s recent collaborations include musicians such as Suren Bagratuni\, Sergei Babayan\, Stephen Prutsman\, Arnaldo Cohen\, Ricardo Castro\, Emmanuele Baldini\, Ruggero Allifranchini\, and Fabio Zanon. His long term partnership with guitarist Brad Richter brought him numerous tours and original composition premieres in most of the states of the U.S.\, as the Richter Uzur Duo. Most recently\, Uzur’s concerto performance in Sala Sao Paulo with Minas Gerais Philharmonic and maestro Fabio Mechetti received a prestigious “Best Symphonic Concert of 2023” award in Brazil. \n7:30pm Recital\nBlack Box Theatre
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/depths-of-the-soul-the-sonatas-of-shostakovich-and-franck/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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SUMMARY:Carolina Connections: International Artists from Our Home State
DESCRIPTION:Presented by South Carolina Chamber Music Festival \nDuo recital featuring pianist Irina Pevzner and cellist Gabriel Martins. The program will include music by Johann Sebastian Bach\, Robert Schumann\, and Ludwig van Beethoven. \nIrina Pevzner\, piano; Gabriel Martins\, cello \n7:30pm Recital\nBlack Box Theatre \n 
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/carolina-connections-international-artists-from-our-home-state/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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SUMMARY:The ViMaDeAn Experience - Sound in Motion
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the South Carolina Chamber Music Festival \n***Please note date and location change \nViMaDeAn Duo live at the Gallery \nAnastasia Petrunina\, violin; Denis Petrunin\, percussion \nFounded in 2010 at the Yale School of Music\, ViMaDeAn Duo has premiered music\, conducted masterclasses\, and worked with numerous composers and artists bringing new compositions to diverse audiences on five continents. The Duo’s performance highlights include appearances at music festivals in the United States\, Brazil\, China\, Croatia\, Russia\, and France. Their recent activities involve teaching at the Music and Mindfulness Camp alongside members of the National Symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra\, as well as presenting a master class at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music. The Duo has been featured in international publications\, including The Strad magazine. \n7:30pm Recital \nBlackbox Theatre (note date and location change) \n 
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/the-vimadean-experience-sound-in-motion/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260223T193000
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DTSTAMP:20260113T214306Z
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SUMMARY:AMOUR! An Evening of French Music
DESCRIPTION:Presented by South Carolina Chamber Music Festival \nKirstin Chavez\, mezzo-soprano \nPaolo André Gualdi\, piano \nVeteran mezzo-soprano Kirstin Chávez’s fruitful international singing career has brought her around the world many times over\, earning her continuous acclaim on some of opera’s most beloved stages.  Described by Opera News as “the Carmen of a lifetime” and recognized as “one of the most definitive Carmens of all time\,” Chávez also brings dramatic intensity\, natural sensuality\, and a nuanced acting range to some of the most iconic trouser roles\, including Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier and Orfeo in Orfeo ed Euridice\, both of which she presented at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.  Her experience now delivers her as a formidable presence in other powerful characters such as Dalila in Samson et Dalila\, La Zia Principessa of Suor Angelica\, and Ježibaba in Rusalka\, among others. \n7:30pm Recital \nBlack Box Theatre \n 
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/amour-an-evening-of-french-music/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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DTSTAMP:20260204T190523Z
CREATED:20250702T193524Z
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SUMMARY:FMU Theatre - The Swan
DESCRIPTION:Francis Marion University Theatre\nDirector: Jessica Willis\nBlackbox Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday\, February 18-21\, 2026\n\n“Fierce in its poetic treatment of love\, The Swan provides a mysterious gloss on whether or not we descended from the beasts…and what we may feel when we find them lurking in our truest selves.” \n\nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. The FMU PAC Ticket Office is located at 201 South Dargan Street and is open Monday through Friday\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm\, or by calling 843-661-4444.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-theatre-the-swan-4/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T193000
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SUMMARY:FMU Theatre - The Swan
DESCRIPTION:Francis Marion University Theatre\nDirector: Jessica Willis\nBlackbox Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday\, February 18-21\, 2026\n\n“Fierce in its poetic treatment of love\, The Swan provides a mysterious gloss on whether or not we descended from the beasts…and what we may feel when we find them lurking in our truest selves.” \n\nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. The FMU PAC Ticket Office is located at 201 South Dargan Street and is open Monday through Friday\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm\, or by calling 843-661-4444.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-theatre-the-swan-3/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T193000
DTSTAMP:20260204T190413Z
CREATED:20250702T193225Z
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SUMMARY:FMU Theatre - The Swan
DESCRIPTION:Francis Marion University Theatre\nDirector: Jessica Willis\nBlackbox Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday\, February 18-21\, 2026\n\n“Fierce in its poetic treatment of love\, The Swan provides a mysterious gloss on whether or not we descended from the beasts…and what we may feel when we find them lurking in our truest selves.” \n\nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. The FMU PAC Ticket Office is located at 201 South Dargan Street and is open Monday through Friday\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm\, or by calling 843-661-4444.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-theatre-the-swan-2/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T193000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T190337Z
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SUMMARY:FMU Theatre - The Swan
DESCRIPTION:Francis Marion University Theatre\nDirector: Jessica Willis\nBlackbox Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday\, February 18-21\, 2026\n\n“Fierce in its poetic treatment of love\, The Swan provides a mysterious gloss on whether or not we descended from the beasts…and what we may feel when we find them lurking in our truest selves.” \n\nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. The FMU PAC Ticket Office is located at 201 South Dargan Street and is open Monday through Friday\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm\, or by calling 843-661-4444.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-theatre-the-swan/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T193000
DTSTAMP:20250702T192524Z
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SUMMARY:FMU Artist Series - Billy Martin\, Percussion
DESCRIPTION:FMU Artist Series\nBlackbox Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 pm Wednesday\, January 21\, 2026\n\n\n\n\nBilly Martin is an American jazz drummer\, best known as a member of jazz-funk trio Medeski Martin & Wood. Martin was part of the New York City Brazilian scene in the 1980s. He performed regularly with Pe De Boi\, Batucada and several Bob Moses bands for over a decade. He also joined Chuck Mangione’s touring group for three years. Most notably he has developed as a percussionist for The Lounge Lizards and with the John Lurie National Orchestra\, and has collaborated with artists such as John Zorn\, DJ Logic\, Dave Burrell and Miho Hatori. He has also started his own record label\, Amulet Records\, specializing in eclectic percussion albums. Martin has also collaborated with Iggy Pop\, Eyvind Kang\, Chris Whitley\, DJ Olive\, Ikue Mori\, John Scofield\, Maceo Parker\, Calvin Weston\, Marty Ehrlich\, and Min Xiao-Fen. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. The FMU PAC Ticket Office is located at 201 South Dargan Street and is open Monday through Friday\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm\, or by calling 843-661-4444.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-artist-series-billy-martin-percussion/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251124T193000
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DTSTAMP:20250702T192139Z
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SUMMARY:FMU Choir and Voice Collective Performance
DESCRIPTION:FMU Concert Choir and Voice Collective\nDr. Fran Coleman\nFMU Department of Fine Arts\nPerforming Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 p.m. Monday\, November 24\, 2025\nOpen to all university students\, the University Concert Choir has an average enrollment of between 35 and 45 students. This group has sung in numerous area churches and has also performed with the Florence Symphony Orchestra. They have performed such major choral works as the “Polovetzian Dance and Chorus” of Alexander Borodin\, the “Schicksalslied” of Johannes Brahms\, and the Ninth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven. Recently their concerts have included selections accompanied by the newly formed Francis Marion string ensemble. \nFrancis Marion’s Voice Collective is a small\, audition-only vocal group. This group performs throughout the region for schools and service organizations. They have also performed in Orlando\, Florida\, in Baltimore\, Maryland\, in Washington\, D.C.\, in Vienna\, Austria\, and on a performance cruise to the Bahamas. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. The FMU PAC Ticket Office is located at 201 South Dargan Street and is open Monday through Friday\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm\, or by calling 843-661-4444.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-choir-and-voice-collective-performance/
LOCATION:Mainstage\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T193000
DTSTAMP:20251105T203448Z
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SUMMARY:Sawgrass
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the FMU Music Industry Concert Series \nGately Gallery\, 142 N. Dargan Street\, Florence
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/sawgrass/
LOCATION:Gately Gallery\, 142 N. Dargan Street\, Florence\, SC
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T193000
DTSTAMP:20250723T184121Z
CREATED:20250702T191816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250723T184121Z
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SUMMARY:FMU Percussion Ensemble Performance
DESCRIPTION:FMU Percussion Ensemble\nDr. Brian Jones\, director\nFMU Department of Fine Arts\nBlackbox Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 pm Wednesday\, November 12\, 2025\nThe Francis Marion University Percussion Ensemble is a contemporary chamber ensemble that explores the world of percussion from an improvisation-based approach. We model our performance methodology and musical ideology on the performance practice of drummer/composer Max Roach’s percussion ensemble M’Boom\, especially in their focus on jazz and non-Western musical cultures as a touchstone for aesthetic inspiration. We employ improvisation as a key mode of praxis—both in terms of theory and practice—and special focus is given to compositions invented during collective improvisation exercises. Additionally\, we explore “minimalism\,” “game\,” and “open score” notation/compositional systems\, while also examining the ways in which poetry and literature can be interpreted in a musical setting. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. The FMU PAC Ticket Office is located at 201 South Dargan Street and is open Monday through Friday\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm\, or by calling 843-661-4444.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-percussion-ensemble-performance/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T193000
DTSTAMP:20250702T191525Z
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SUMMARY:FMU Jazz Combo Performance
DESCRIPTION:FMU Jazz Combo\nFMU Department of Fine Arts\nBlackbox Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 pm Tuesday\, November 11\, 2025\nThe FMU Jazz Combo allows students in a small group setting to learn and hone improvisational skills within the the jazz idiom. Works have been selected from music by Corea\, Glasper\, Shorter\, and more. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. The FMU PAC Ticket Office is located at 201 South Dargan Street and is open Monday through Friday\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm\, or by calling 843-661-4444.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-jazz-combo-performance/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T193000
DTSTAMP:20250702T191232Z
CREATED:20250702T191232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T191232Z
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SUMMARY:FMU String Ensemble Performance
DESCRIPTION:FMU String Ensemble\nDr. Terry Roberts\, director\nFMU Department of Fine Arts\nBlackbox Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 p.m. Wednesday\, November 5\, 2025\nOpen to all university students and faculty interested in learning and performing chamber music\, the University String Ensemble members meet for weekly rehearsals during Fall and Spring academic semesters\, giving public recitals and accompanying other campus ensembles. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. The FMU PAC Ticket Office at located 201 South Dargan Street and is open Monday through Friday\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm\, or by calling 843-661-4444.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-string-ensemble-performance/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T193000
DTSTAMP:20251024T172531Z
CREATED:20251024T172313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T172531Z
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SUMMARY:Katie DeMartini
DESCRIPTION:Katie DeMartini \nPresented by FMU Music Industry Concert Series \n  \n75 Minute acoustic set at the FMU Gately Gallery\, 142 N. Dargan Street\, Florence \n 
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/katie-demartini/
LOCATION:Gately Gallery\, 142 N. Dargan Street\, Florence\, SC
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T193000
DTSTAMP:20251010T172737Z
CREATED:20250702T190918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T172737Z
UID:6237-1761766200-1761766200@fmupac.org
SUMMARY:FMU Fine Arts - Vinegar Tom
DESCRIPTION:Vinegar Tom by Caryl Churchill\nFrancis Marion University Theatre\nDirector: Prof. D. Keith Best\nMusical Direction: Dr. Brandon Goff\nBlackbox Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday\, October 26 – 29\, 2025\nThe University Theatre and Music Industry programs combine to produce Vinegar Tom\, a 1976 play by the British playwright Caryl Churchill. The play examines gender and power relationships through the lens of 17th-century witchcraft trials in England. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. The FMU PAC Ticket Office is located at 201 South Dargan Street and is open Monday through Friday\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm\, or by calling 843-661-4444.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-fine-arts-vinegar-tom-4/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fmupac.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FMU-Theatre-Vinegar-Tom.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T193000
DTSTAMP:20251010T172655Z
CREATED:20250702T185334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T172655Z
UID:6234-1761679800-1761679800@fmupac.org
SUMMARY:FMU Fine Arts - Vinegar Tom
DESCRIPTION:Vinegar Tom by Caryl Churchill\nFrancis Marion University Theatre\nDirector: Prof. D. Keith Best\nMusical Direction: Dr. Brandon Goff\nBlackbox Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday\, October 26 – 29\, 2025\nThe University Theatre and Music Industry programs combine to produce Vinegar Tom\, a 1976 play by the British playwright Caryl Churchill. The play examines gender and power relationships through the lens of 17th-century witchcraft trials in England. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. The FMU PAC Ticket Office is located at 201 South Dargan Street and is open Monday through Friday\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm\, or by calling 843-661-4444.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-fine-arts-vinegar-tom-3/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fmupac.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FMU-Theatre-Vinegar-Tom.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T193000
DTSTAMP:20251010T172600Z
CREATED:20250702T185104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T172600Z
UID:6231-1761593400-1761593400@fmupac.org
SUMMARY:FMU Fine Arts - Vinegar Tom
DESCRIPTION:Vinegar Tom by Caryl Churchill\nFrancis Marion University Theatre\nDirector: Prof. D. Keith Best\nMusical Direction: Dr. Brandon Goff\nBlackbox Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday\, October 26 – 29\, 2025\nThe University Theatre and Music Industry programs combine to produce Vinegar Tom\, a 1976 play by the British playwright Caryl Churchill. The play examines gender and power relationships through the lens of 17th-century witchcraft trials in England. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. The FMU PAC Ticket Office is located at 201 South Dargan Street is open Monday through Friday\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm\, or by calling 843-661-4444.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-fine-arts-vinegar-tom-2/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fmupac.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FMU-Theatre-Vinegar-Tom.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T150000
DTSTAMP:20251010T172448Z
CREATED:20250702T184848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T172448Z
UID:6228-1761490800-1761490800@fmupac.org
SUMMARY:FMU Fine Arts - Vinegar Tom
DESCRIPTION:Vinegar Tom by Caryl Churchill\nFrancis Marion University Theatre\nDirector: Prof. D. Keith Best\nMusical Direction: Dr. Brandon Goff\nBlackbox Theatre\, Performing Arts Center/Downtown Florence\n7:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday\, October 26 – 29\, 2025\nThe University Theatre and Music Industry programs combine to produce Vinegar Tom\, a 1976 play by the British playwright Caryl Churchill. The play examines gender and power relationships through the lens of 17th-century witchcraft trials in England. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. The FMU PAC Ticket Office is located at 201 South Dargan Street and is open Monday through Friday\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm\, or by calling 843-661-4444.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-fine-arts-vinegar-tom/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fmupac.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FMU-Theatre-Vinegar-Tom.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T193000
DTSTAMP:20250702T184431Z
CREATED:20250702T184431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T184431Z
UID:6224-1761075000-1761075000@fmupac.org
SUMMARY:FMU Concert Band Performance
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Terry Roberts\, Conductor \nThe Francis Marion University Concert Band will be performing its fall concert at the FMU Performing Arts Center in downtown Florence. \nThe Francis Marion University Concert Band is composed of FMU students as well as community members from the Pee Dee region. Community members include professional area music educators\, band directors\, choir directors\, ministers of music\, and FMU music faculty members.  Membership is open to all FMU students and area residents who are experienced concert band instrumentalists. Performances include traditional concert band music as well as popular and show music. The program began as a way to give students of FMU a chance to perform music\, earn academic credit for performance in the ensemble\, and to become involved with other students in campus life. \nBeginning in the spring of 2002\, the FMU Concert Band rehearsals were scheduled on Tuesday evenings and adult musicians from the region were invited to participate. The band continues to rehearse every Tuesday evening. \nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. The FMU PAC Ticket Office is located at 201 South Dargan Street is open Monday through Friday\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm\, or by calling 843-661-4444.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-concert-band-performance/
LOCATION:Mainstage\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fmupac.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Music-FMU-Concert-Band-at-PAC-1024x561-1.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T193000
DTSTAMP:20250702T192713Z
CREATED:20250702T184102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T192713Z
UID:6221-1758742200-1758742200@fmupac.org
SUMMARY:FMU Artist Series - W4RP Trio
DESCRIPTION:Described as “A talented group that exemplifies the genre-obliterating direction of contemporary classical music (Columbia Free times)”\, W4RP Trio is an internationally touring cross-genre chamber music experience. Reflecting the combination of Juilliard trained members juxtaposed with members steeped in rock and jazz styles\, the one of a kind trio can be seen performing classical works in prestigious halls on the same tour where they headline a standing room only show at a rock venue. In addition to their electrifying public performances\, they have gained a reputation for their innovative educational workshops with students from grade school through university level. \n\n\n\nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. The FMU PAC Ticket Office is located at 201 South Dargan Street and is open Monday through Friday\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm\, or by calling 843-661-4444.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-fine-arts-series-w4rp-trio/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fmupac.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Artist-Series-W4RP-Quartet.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T193000
DTSTAMP:20250702T192617Z
CREATED:20250702T183745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T192617Z
UID:6218-1757446200-1757446200@fmupac.org
SUMMARY:FMU Artist Series - Natalia Vanegas Escobar\, piano
DESCRIPTION:Colombian pianist Natalia Vanegas has received recognition in national and international competitions in Colombia\, Costa Rica\, and the United States. She has been invited to festivals and conferences such as the CIMA Festival in Manizales\, the Puerto Rico Center for Collaborative Piano\, the Piano Encounter in Costa Rica\, the College Music Society\, and the South Central Regional Tuba-Euphonium Conference (SCRTEC). She has appeared as a soloist with the EAFIT Symphony Orchestra under José Escandell\, as well as with the Camerata UdeA\, the ArteCámara Orchestra\, and the University of Memphis Student Orchestra. \nShe currently combines her artistic career with teaching. For five years\, she taught group and private piano at the University of Memphis. Today\, she works as a collaborative pianist at Arkansas State University and the University of Mississippi. She has also served as a judge in various competitions in Colombia and the U.S.\, and is co-director of the Memphis International Piano Festival. \nPassionate about music by Colombian and Latin American composers\, she has premiered several of their works and included them in her programming. Her debut album\, Preludios Colombianos\, features piano preludes by Adolfo Mejía and Guillermo Uribe Holguín. \nNatalia earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Antioquia and completed both her master’s and doctoral degrees at the University of Memphis. \n\n\n\nTickets are available to FMU students\, faculty\, and staff at no charge upon showing an FMU ID. Tickets to the general public are $10\, as space allows. The FMU PAC Ticket Office is located at 201 South Dargan Street and is open Monday through Friday\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm\, or by calling 843-661-4444.
URL:https://fmupac.org/event/fmu-fine-arts-series-natalia-vanegas-escobar-piano/
LOCATION:D. Keith Best Black Box Theatre\, 201 S Dargan St\, Florence\, SC\, 29501
CATEGORIES:FMU Fine Arts
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