During February, you can see The Cat’s Pajamas, the talented and exciting Madison-based a cappella vocal band, for $15 or less as they make their 2010 High School Tour, prior to moving to The Dutton Family Theater in Branson in March, where tickets are bound to be considerably more expensive.
Not far beyond the Madison city limits, many high school auditoriums have been replaced by performing arts centers offering excellent sight lines, acoustics, and technical equipment. Add free parking and generally low ticket prices and you have multiple reasons to consider enjoying an evening of entertainment in Middleton, Oregon, or maybe Lodi or Evansville.
If you’re not familiar with The Cat’s Pajamas, here’s a bit of history from their website: “Since their inception in 2005, The Cat’s Pajamas have participated in the tv show The Next Great American Band, where they advanced to the top 30 bands out of a field of 14,000. They also finished in the top 10 for the national Oreo Cookie Jingle Competition hosted by Randy Jackson, have been seen on the Oprah Winfrey Show, have two full length albums, and have toured internationally as guest entertainers on multiple cruise lines.”
Here’s a partial schedule of their February performances in the Madison area:
Feb 6 – Oregon, WI – Oregon Performing Arts Center
7:30pm showtime. $8 students, $15 adults.
Tickets available at the door or box office (608-835-4353).
Feb 7 – Reedsburg, WI
2pm showtime. Finished in plenty of time for the SuperBowl.
$7 students (12 and under), $10 adults.
Tickets available by calling 608-524-2372 & at the Reedsburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Feb 8 – Monroe, WI – Monroe Performing Arts Center
7pm showtime. $7 students, $10 adults.
Tickets available in any school office.
Feb 9 – Waunakee, WI
7pm showtime. $7 students, $10 adults, $7 senior citizens
Feb 10 – Evansville, WI
7:30 pm showtime. $9 in advance, $11 at the door.
Tickets available from any choir student, E Arts, emailing zblewskic, or at the door.
Feb 12 – Mt Horeb, WI – High School Auditorium
7:30pm showtime. $5 students, $10 adults
Tickets available in the MHHS music office during school hours & available in auditorium ticket office 1 hour before showtime. for more info, call Diane Dangerfield at 437-2400 x2108
Feb 13 – Lodi, WI – Lodi Performing Arts Center
7pm showtime. $8 students, $12 adults, $10 seniors.
Tickets available by calling 608-592-5890, at the Associated Band and Amcore Bank in Lodi, and all school offices in the Lodi School District.
Feb 14 – Barneveld, WI – Barnaveld High School Gym
4pm showtime. $10 students, $15 adults. 2nd grade and under free.
Tickets available from The Peoples State Bank (Barneveld), 1000 Island Bar (Barneveld), Barneveld School & from any High School girl’s basketball player.
Feb 15 – McFarland, WI
7pm showtime. $8 students, $12 adults.
Tickets go on sale Feb 1. Tickets sold Monday – Friday, 8am – 4pm in McFarland HS room 132.
Or, call 608-838-4505 or 608-838-4506 for tickets. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door beginning at 6pm (last year this was a sold out event).
Feb 16 – Fort Atkinson, WI
7:30pm showtime. $6 students, $8 adults.
Tickets available by calling 920-563-7811 EXT.1118.
A complete schedule is available on their website,
