A multitude of talent is ready to take to stages across Interlochen’s campus this summer during the 2016 Interlochen Arts Festival. This season’s festival is certain to have a little something for everyone with performances by Huey Lewis and the News, Martina McBride, Brandi Carlile and Old Crow Medicine Show, Gregg Allman and Peter Frampton, Tears for Fears, Jay Leno, Lindsey Stirling and more.
“This year the Interlochen Arts Festival presents a dynamic and diverse range of artists across music, dance, theatre, film and writing in addition to a stellar lineup of popular acts from the rock, folk, country, bluegrass and blues genres,” says Chris Gruits, director of presentations. “The focus of this year’s festival is Young Americans a showcase of the next generation of American artists. As one of the nations premiere producers of young arts makers, Interlochen is bringing artistic innovators from across the country to present a dazzling array of performances for audiences of all types.”
The full Interlochen festival schedule is listed below. Tickets for all events go on sale April 29, and will be available online at tickets.interlochen.org.
June Performances
Thursday, June 23
Steve Miller Band, 8 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
Tuesday, June 28
Jackson Browne, 8 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
Thursday, June 30
Rich Hill, film screening, 8 p.m., DeRoy Center for Film Studies
July Performances
July 1 & 2
Romeo & Juliet, Interlochen Shakespeare Festival, 8 p.m., Upton-Morley Pavilion
Sunday, July 3
World Youth Symphony Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor, 8 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
Monday, July 4
The Glenn Miller Orchestra, 2 p.m., Interlochen Bowl
Tuesday, July 5
The Capitol Steps, 8 p.m., Corson Auditorium
July 5, 6 & 7
Circle Mirror Transformation, Interlochen Shakespeare Festival, 8 p.m., Harvey Theatre
Thursday, July 7
Danez Smith, poet, 8 p.m., Writing House
Friday, July 8
Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion, 8 p.m., Corson Auditorium
July 8 & 9
Romeo & Juliet, Interlochen Shakespeare Festival, 8 p.m., Upton-Morley Pavilion
Saturday, July 9
An Evening with Sarah Jarosz, 8 p.m., Corson Auditorium
Sunday, July 10
World Youth Symphony Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor, 8 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
LUMA – Art in Darkness, 2 p.m., Corson Auditorium
Monday, July 11
The King’s Singers, 8 p.m., Corson Auditorium
Wednesday, July 13
Tears for Fears, 8 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
Thursday, July 14
Béla Fleck & Chris Thile, 8 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
Friday, July 15
Brandi Carlile and Old Crow Medicine Show, 7 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
Sunday, July 17
World Youth Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Rountree, conductor, 8 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
Monday, July 18
Gregg Allman and Peter Frampton, 7:30 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
Tuesday, July 19
An Evening with Huey Lewis and the News, 8 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
Sybarite5 “Look Back, Move Forward”, 8 p.m., Dendrinos Chapel
Saturday, July 23
Interlochen “Collage”, 8 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
World Youth Symphony Orchestra, Joshua Weilerstein, conductor; Zuill Bailey, cello, 8 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
Monday, July 25
Kris Bowers, 8 p.m., Dendrinos Chapel
Tuesday, July 26
An Evening with Lyle Lovett and his Large Band, 8 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
Conrad Tao, piano, 8 p.m., Dendrinos Chapel
Wednesday, July 27
Rick Springfield “Stripped Down”, 8 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
Thursday, July 28
Alexandra Kleeman, 8 p.m., The Writing House
Friday, July 29
Jay Leno, 8 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
Saturday, July 30
Lindsey Stirling, 8 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
World Youth Symphony Orchestra, Carlos Kalmar, conductor; Conrad Tao, piano, 8 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
An Evening with Jake Shimabukuro, 8 p.m., Upton-Morley Pavilion
August Performances
Aug. 4, 5, 6 & 7
Catch Me if You Can, The Musical, High School Musical Theatre Co., Thursday, Friday, Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 1:30 p.m., Corson Auditorium
Sunday, Aug. 7
World Youth Symphony Orchestra and Les Préludes, Jung-Ho Pak, conductor; Jeffrey S. Kimpton, conductor, 7:30 p.m., Interlochen Bowl
Tuesday, Aug. 9
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo and Melissa Etheridge, 8 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
Friday, Aug. 12
Martina McBride Live in Concert, 8 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
Aug. 15, 17 & 20
Ensō String Quartet, 8 p.m., Corson Auditorium
Sunday, Aug. 28
Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang in Concert, 8 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
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