The Secret Sisters, Laura and Lydia Rogers, from Alabama will open the series on Sept. 11.Season tickets are now on sale for the 2012-13 Patten Performances series presented by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The series showcases the performance arts.
Opening on Sept. 11 will be country music traditionalists The Secret Sisters, led by Laura and Lydia Rogers, who are making a name for themselves with their beautiful harmonies and traditional approach to music.
Fans of improvisational comedy will enjoy The Second City’s performance Oct. 16. First opened in Chicago in 1959, the company counts Mike Nichols, Elaine May, Alan Arkin, Barbara Harris, Robert Klein, Fred Willard, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and Gilda Radner among its alumni.
On Nov. 13, the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company will present an evening of dance. The company is known for blending movement, voice, stagecraft, music and text.
Jazz guitarist Jesse Cook will perform Feb. 5. His latest recording, “The Rumba Foundation,” continues his exploration of world music, this time recording flamenco musicians in Colombia.