A & E -> A&E MON, OCT 3 11:30AM by Anna Purdy

Jazz at the Center series debuts downtown

Acadiana Center of the Arts adds another magic trick to their magician’s top hat by hosting a jazz series in the Moncus Theater.

AcA’s Jazz at the Center series aims to turn the theater into a metropolitan jazz club where patrons can enjoy drinks with table service. Contemporary jazz musicians of international reknown are performing. There will be a series of five shows spanning through spring of 2012:

Oct. 14, John Pizzarelli
Oct. 29, Rondi Charleston Quintet
Jan. 20, Fred Hersch Trio
March 16, Hot Club of Detroit
May 18, Dr. Michael White

A season pass for all five shows is $215 for VIP table seating and $155 for regular table seating. Tickets for the mezzanine are sold the day of the shows.

For questions or tickets call the AcA box office at 233-7060 or AcA’s site. AcA is located in downtown Lafayette at 101 W. Vermilion.

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