The schedule provides opportunities for cultural and arts experiences to satisfy a broad range of tastes, said Julia Aubrey<\/strong>,\u00a0Ford Center<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0director and Ole Miss<\/strong> associate professor of music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Attending live theatrical performances is a unique experience,” she said. “Every show is different because the performers are reacting to the space and energy coming from the audience in real time <\/p>\n\n\n\n The fall schedule opens with a\u00a0September 11 performance by <\/a>The Avett Brothers<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Known for their high-energy performances and heartfelt songwriting, The Avett Brothers meld bluegrass, country, punk, folk, and rock ‘n’ roll. They are four-time Grammy Award nominees and recipients of an Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “It is quite a coup to bring these superstars to the Ford Center,” Aubrey said. “There is lots of great buzz in the community about this event, and we are assured of a sell-out.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fall schedule also includes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n The spring schedule features:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an age of streaming, on-demand entertainment, the Ford Center lineup offers audiences opportunities to form deeper connections with the arts, Aubrey said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “There is a direct and immediate connection between the performers and the audience that cannot be duplicated with movies or television,” she said. “Live arts enhance our existence by sharing a collective experience with our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “A recording is always the same; live performances offer subtle differences. That is what makes it unique and worthy of one’s time.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n For tickets or more information on any Ford Center production, go to https:\/\/fordcenter.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Jordan Karnbach<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Broadway, jazz, gospel and holiday shows take the stage The 2025-26 season at the Gertrude C. Ford Center<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123462,"featured_media":151597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17687],"tags":[414,7275,6348,5,4,32136,655],"class_list":["post-151592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-university-of-mississippi","tag-ford-center","tag-gertrude-c-ford-center-for-the-performing-arts","tag-julia-aubrey","tag-mississippi","tag-oxford","tag-the-avett-brothers","tag-university-of-mississippi"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tina-Turner-Musical-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123462"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151592"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151625,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151592\/revisions\/151625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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