KPR celebrates the season with the return of Big Band Christmas


LAWRENCE – Kansas Public Radio welcomes back its Big Band Christmas holiday jazz concert after a two-year hiatus. Join KPR staff members at Liberty Hall at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. Doors will open at 7 p.m.

Big Band Christmas logoThe concert will feature a night of swingin’ Yuletide favorites with the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, an internationally acclaimed performing arts group providing jazz entertainment and education to the Kansas City area and beyond. Formed in 2003, the ensemble brings together 19 of the best musicians that the city has to offer, including direction from bandleader and trumpeter Clint Ashlock.

KPR also invites all attendees to support Just Food, Lawrence’s community food pantry, with a donation on the night of the concert. There will be a barrel to collect nonperishable goods present at Liberty Hall, and each donor will receive a KPR 70th anniversary commemorative pin as thanks for their contribution.

Don’t delay; this event has been known to sell out. Tickets are available for purchase at Ticketmaster.com or at the Liberty Hall box office. A service charge may be added to the order. Tickets can be purchased on the night of the concert, if available. The Liberty Hall box office is cash only.

KPR wishes to thank Dr. Stephen Chronister of Healing Smiles of Topeka and Kring’s Interiors for making this event possible.

KPR, a 21-time winner of the KAB’s Station of the Year, licensed to KU, broadcasts on 91.5 FM and 96.1 FM (KPR2) in Lawrence, 89.7 FM in Emporia, 91.3 FM in Olsburg-Junction City, 89.9 FM in Atchison, 90.3 FM in Chanute, and 99.5 FM and 97.9 FM (KPR2) in Manhattan. KPR can be heard online at kansaspublicradio.org, and KPR2, a news-talk programming stream, which can be heard on an HD receiver or on KPR’s website.

Mon, 12/05/2022

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Emily Fisher

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