Tickets remain for Massillon Museum's Michael Searching Bear Concert

Tickets remain for Massillon Museum's Michael Searching Bear Concert

Tickets remain available for the Massillon Museum’s March 7th Rhythms concert featuring Michael Searching Bear, a Native American of Eastern Cherokee and Powhatan descent. The doors will open for social time in the lobby at 7:30 p.m.; the concert will begin at 8:00 p.m.

An accomplished musician with more than 35 years of experience as a performance and studio musician, Michael Searching Bear’s love of music and search for his native heritage led him to the Native American wood flute. He plays the electric, acoustic, and classical guitars, and studies music theory, history, and ethnomusicology. Michael Searching Bear makes his entire career as a musician, performer, educator, and Native American wood flute maker. He teaches Native American culture across the country in historical societies, businesses, native arts organizations, colleges, day care facilities, and national events.

The $20 per-person pre-sale ($18 for Massillon Museum members) may be purchased in advance by calling the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or by visiting www.massillonmuseum.org. Tickets will be sold at the door ($22 non-members, $20 Massillon Museum members) as long as seats remain available. Cash, checks, and Visa and MasterCard are accepted. The concert is open to the public.

Guests who attend the concert will also have the opportunity between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. to attend the Studio M exhibition opening for artwork by members of the East Central Region of the Ohio Art Education Association in the Fred F. Silk Community Room in the Museum’s lower level. Light refreshments will be served at the opening; wine will be available for purchase in the lobby.

Community members have stepped forward to make the Museum’s music series possible: In Tribute of Kevin Alden Hunt; Mel and Ann Herncane; Affinity Medical Center; A.A. Hammersmith Insurance, Inc.; Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffith and Dougherty Co.; FirstMerit; The Health Plan HomeTown Region; and The Eye Clinic, Inc. WKSU is the media sponsor. Grant support is provided by the Canton/Stark County Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, Ohio Arts Council, and Arts in Stark.

The Massillon Museum hosts five out-of-the-mainstream concerts in the intimate setting of its main gallery to broaden the arts that it offers to the community. The final concert of the 2008–2009 season will feature trumpet virtuoso Dominick Farinacci (www.dominickfarinacci.com) on March 28.

The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East, in downtown Massillon. Free parking is available on adjacent streets and in nearby city lots. For more information, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.

Media Contacts:

Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061

Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum PR Coordinator - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525