OPAC announces 2023 fall season lineup
Jun. 2—OXFORD — The Oxford Performing Arts Center was filled to capacity Friday night as the list of artists who will begin the venue's second decade of operations was announced with a season headlined by two of the most iconic vocalists in popular music.
Johnny Mathis, who has used his smooth and velvety voice for over 60 years to sell more than 100 million records and make song standards of "Chances Are" and "Misty," will join The Atlanta Pops Orchestra on the OPAC stage on Sunday, Oct. 15.
Clint Black, who took the country music world by storm in 1989 with his debut album "Killin' Time," brings his long list of number one hits to Oxford on Sunday, Aug. 20.
OPAC's annual season reveal is always a popular draw for local audiences, but officials said this marked the first time the complete allotment of 1,200 tickets were claimed as this year combined both the season reveal and a special celebration of the center's 10th anniversary.
Besides Mathis and Black, the new season is an eclectic one with celebrations of legends and the return of some favorites — both literally to the OPAC stage and figuratively from days gone by.
Series subscriber renewals for the fall season begin online June 5. New subscriber sales begin online June 19. Single ticket sales begin online June 26.
More show details and pricing are available at oxfordpac.org.
The OPAC fall 2023 performance schedule
Saturday, Aug. 19 — The Lettermen
Sunday, Aug. 20 — Clint Black
Friday, Aug. 25 — The Frontmen of Country
Sunday, Aug. 27 — Martha Reeves and The Vandellas
Thursday, Aug. 31 — The Everly Set (The Everly Brothers tribute)
Friday, Sept. 8 — The Pointer Sisters
Sunday, Sept. 10 — Sun Records Live
Friday, Sept. 15 — The Sounds of Georgia with the Georgia Players Guild
Sunday, Sept. 17 — Texas Guitar Quartet
Thursday, Sept. 21 — Sawyer Brown
Sunday, Sept. 24 — The Spinners
Thursday, Sept. 28 — Electric Avenue: The '80's MTV Experience
Sunday, Oct. 1 — Always Loretta (Loretta Lynn tribute)
Thursday, Oct. 12 — Pam Tillis
Friday, Oct. 13 — David Nail
Sunday, Oct. 15 — Johnny Mathis and The Atlanta Pops Orchestra
Tuesday, Oct. 17 — Vision Duo
Thursday, Oct. 19 — Blackhawk
Friday, Oct. 20 — The Motor City Motown Revue
Sunday, Oct. 22 — The Underwater Bubble Show (children's series)
Sunday, Nov. 5 — The Four Phantoms
Thursday, Nov. 9 — America's Sweethearts
Sunday, Nov. 12 — Stomp: The Broadway Show
Thursday, Nov. 16 — Eli Young Band
Sunday, Nov. 19 — Mariachi Sol De Mexico's Merry-Achi Christmas
Monday, Nov. 27 — The Johnny Cash Experience
Thursday, Nov. 30 — Home Free
Friday, Dec. 1 — Christmas with Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone
Tuesday, Dec. 5 — Lightwire Theater's A Very Electric Christmas (children's series)
Thursday, Dec. 14 — Candlelit Carols and Classics with Mark Vincent and The Atlanta Pops
Staff Writer Brian Graves: 256-236-1551.
