Contact:Julie.greene@stonybrook.edu(631)632-7233Photoattached–FlipFabrique–CatchMe!Credit:MichelleBates

EmersonStringQuartet,FlipFabrique-CatchMe!andDavidSedaris,humorist

andauthorstarttheStallerCenterfortheArtsseasonatStonyBrookUniversity

September5,2017,StonyBrook,NY--Lookingforaspecialdatenight?Wanttodosomethingnewwithyourchildren?Lookingforliveentertainmentclosetohome?StallerCenterfortheArtsatStonyBrookUniversityisfeaturinguniqueperformancesstartinginOctober.TheentireseasonthroughMay2018isonlineatstallercenter.com.EmersonQuartetTheStallerCenterseasonbeginswithaconcertbytheEmersonStringQuartet,performingonWednesday,October11at8:00pminthe400-seatRecitalHall.TheEmersonwillhavereturnedtotheU.S.afteracclaimedconcertsinAustria;Brazil;andColombia.TheycontinueasQuartetinResidenceatStonyBrookUniversityandthentouronceagain.TheEmersonQuarter’sOctoberconcertfeaturespiecesbyBeethovenandShostakovich.Anall-BeethovenprogrambyEmersonisscheduledforThursday,December7.Ticketsare$48.FlipFabrique-CatchMe!TheyoungacrobatsofFlipFabriquebringtheirshow“CatchMe!”toStallerCenterMainStageonSaturday,October11at4:00pm.Theircircusskills,learnedfromperformersfromCirqueduSoleilandCirqueEloize,includetricksthattaketheaudience’sbreathaway.Ticketsare$20forthisfamilyentertainment.DavidSedarisDavidSedaris,theaward-winninghumoristandbestsellingauthor,comestoStallerCenterMainStageonFriday,October20at8:00pm.Sedarisisamasterofsatireandoneofthemostobservantwritersaddressingthehumanconditiontoday.Hisnewbook,TheftbyFinding,isacollectionfromhisdiaries,1977-2002.Ticketsare$48.

CollinCarr,BachCelloSuitesColinCarrpresentsararemusicalexperiencewithSixSuitesforUnaccompaniedCelloonSaturday,October21at7:00pmintheRecitalHall.TheSuitesarebyJohannSebastianBach,andwerepopularlylaunchedbyPabloCasalsinthe1930s.Mastercellistshavefollowedtotakeonthemusic’scomplexities.Refreshmentswillbeprovidedduringthetwointermissionsofthisuniquethree-hourconcertexperience.Ticketsare$46.TangoBuenosAiresTangoBuenosAiresbringsadramaticandsensualdanceperformancetoStallerCenterMainStageonSaturday,October28at8:00pm.TangoBuenosAiresisknownasoneofthemostauthenticrepresentativesofthetangotoday.Ticketsare$40fortheperformance.StephanieQuayleCountrysinger/songwriterStephanieQuaylecomestoStallerCenter’sRecitalHallFriday,November3at8:00pm.RollingStonemagazinenoted“sheisachildofcountryradioequallyfluentinnostalgicDollyPartonandairwave-friendlyguitarpop.”Enjoythisrisingstarasshecapturestheheartofstorytellingwithguitarandpiano.Ticketsare$38.MartialArtistsTheMartialArtistsandAcrobatsofTianjin,People’sRepublicofChinacometoStallerCenterMainStageonSaturday,November11at8:00pmaspartoftheirnewNorthAmericantourin2017.Thegrouppresentshighlightsfrominternationalfestivalsandcompetitions,amongthem:MonteCarloCircusFestivalinMonaco,RussianInternationalCircusFestival,andtheChinaInternationalCircusFestivalinZhuhai,China.TheeveningisinhonoroftheinaugurationoftheChinaCenteratStonyBrookUniversityandthe10thAnniversaryoftheConfuciusInstituteatStonyBrook.Ticketsare$42.SonsofSerendiipAmusicalgroupoffourfriends,SonsofSerendip,performonSaturday,November18at8:00pm.Theuniquecombinationofharp,piano,celloandvoicemadethemafavoriteon“America’sGotTalent.”Heargospel/classical/neo-soul/R&Bfusionfromthisuniquegroup.Ticketsare$42.StarryNights–Fall“StarryNights,”comingtotheRecitalHallonTuesday,November21at8:00pm,featuresartistsfromtheDepartmentofMusicwhoarestarsofthemusicworld.HagaiShaham,violin;JenniferFrautschi,violin;NicholasCords,viola;andColinCarr,cello,willbeamongtheperformers.Theprogramwillbeannouncedonstallercenter.com.Ticketsare$38.JohnPizzarelli&JessicaMolaskey–HolidayConcert

Fortheholidayseason,JohnPizzarelliandJessicaMolaskeybringHolidaywiththeSwing7BandtoStallerCenter’sMainStageonSaturday,December2at8:00pm.WithJohnPizzarellionguitar,thisdelightfulhusbandandwifeduo’sconcertisagreatwaytocelebratetheholidays.Ticketsare$46.SBSOConcertsbyStonyBrookSymphonyOrchestra(SBSO)composedofDoctorofMusicalArtsmusiciansfromtheDepartmentofMusic,presentconcertsonOctober7andNovember4at8:00pmontheStallerCenterMainStage.Visitstonybrook.edu/musictoviewtheprogram.Ticketsare$20fortheSBSO.AboutStallerCenterStallerCenterfortheArtsisaculturalhuboncampus.Alongwithliveperformances,StallerCenterpresentstheMetropolitanOperainHD,selectedmoviesthatscreenonFridaynightsopentocampusandcommunity,andhostsmanyDepartmentofMusicevents.TheStonyBrookFilmFestivalpresentedbyIslandFederalCreditUnionisashowcasefornewindependentfilmfromaroundtheworldeverysummer.StallerCenterboxofficehoursareMondaytoSaturday,12:00noonto6:00pm.Phone:(631)632-ARTS[2787]orvisitstallercenter.com###