Tickets/Events
As part of our collective effort to minimize the impact of Coronavirus/COVID-19 to our community, all performances at the Hylton Performing Arts Center have been cancelled through June 10, 2020. This includes performances by the Hylton Center Arts Partners, and all events sponsored by external organizations. Information for ticket holders can be found here. If you have tickets to a performance that is cancelled, please contact the Hylton Center Ticket Office. Though our stages are dark, we will continue to bring you creative content online through Mason Arts at Home.
April 2020
CANCELLED: LLI: The Postwar Relationship Between John Singleton Mosby and Ulysses S. Grant
Wednesday, Apr 01, 2020 10:00amPresented By: Lifelong Learning Institute, Manassas
Speaker: David M. Goetz
10:00 a.m. - refreshments
10:30 a.m.- noon - speaker
Mr. Goetz’s presentation is based on his book, Hell is Being a Republican in Virginia: The Postwar Relationship Between John Singleton Mosby and Ulysses S. Grant. He will explore the profound and dynamic post-war relationsh...Read More
CANCELLED: Galileo's Science Cafe: Exploiting the Geospatial Revolution to Improve Community Resilience
Wednesday, Apr 01, 2020 7:00pmDr. Kathryn Laskey
Hear about the latest findings surrounding hot topics in science, engineering, and health that affect our everyday lives and the decisions that we make! Bring your family and friends for a casual, interactive science discussion. Learn from the experts, as George Mason University ...Read More
Research Opportunity: Veterans and the Arts Initiative: Ukulele Workshops with Glen McCarthy
Wednesday, Apr 01, 2020 7:00pmWednesday, Apr 08, 2020 7:00pm
UPDATE: Currently, we are planning for the ukulele workshops to continue through teleworkshops! We invite you to join us....but through your computer or smart phone!
We are working to determine when the ukulele workshops can take place, and what remote platform we will use to conduct them. As soon ...Read More
Draw with Deb
Thursday, Apr 02, 2020 12:00pmTuesday, Apr 07, 2020 12:00pm
Presented By: School of Theater
Costume and Scenic Designer and Mason Assistant Professor Deb Sivigny guides us through her already-popular #drawwithdeb segment. Tune in today to check out this week's drawing prompt!
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A Conversation with Jennifer Baichwal Director of the documentary, Anthropocene: The Human Epoch
Thursday, Apr 02, 2020 1:30pmPresented By: Film and Video Studies
Free and open to the public.
Please join award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal for a discussion of her film ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch. A meditation on humanity's reengineering of the planet, this film is an intersection of art and science, four years in the making. Before the session, we in...Read More
A Conversation with Maria Schneider
Thursday, Apr 02, 2020 3:30pmPresented By: Center for the Arts
Join multiple Grammy Award-winning composer and conductor Maria Schneider for a digital conversation about her influential work in the world of jazz and artist rights advocacy. Moderated by CVPA Dean Rick Davis, this talk will cover Maria's life, music career, her new album, and will allow for selec...Read More
CANCELLED: Princess Diana: Queen of the People’s Hearts
Saturday, Apr 04, 2020 2:00pmSaturday, Apr 04, 2020 7:00pm
Presented By: Angela Knight Music Productions
This performance is cancelled. Information for ticket holders can be found here. If you have tickets to a performance that is cancelled, you will be contacted by Hylton Center Ticket Office with details about your tickets.
Angela Knight Music Productions presents a modern, new mu...Read More
Bumper Jacksons
Saturday, Apr 04, 2020 8:00pmPresented By: Hylton Center
As part of the Hylton Performing Arts Center American Roots Series, the energetic Bluegrass-meets-Big Band sound of the Bumper Jacksons join us through your screens. Vocalist Jess and Fiddle and Banjo master Chris will be coming to you live from their home to share in this evening of community-makin...Read More
CANCELLED: I Draw Slow
Saturday, Apr 04, 2020 8:00pmPresented By: American Roots Series
This performance is cancelled. Information for ticket holders can be found here. If you have tickets to a performance that is cancelled, you will be contacted by Hylton Center Ticket Office with details about your tickets.
Appalachia meets the Emerald Isle with the energetic Dubl...Read More
CANCELLED: Educational and Charitable Foundation: 21st Annual Book Signing
Sunday, Apr 05, 2020 12:30pmThe Educational and Charitable Foundation in affiliation with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Lambda Kappa Omega cordially invite you to its 21st Annual Book Signing and Scholarship Awards Ceremony with featured guest Blair Underwood.
Tickets: $130, $120, $105
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Mason Opera Presents: Mesdames de la Halle
Monday, Apr 06, 2020 2:00pmPresented By: School of Music
This video will be avilable on the Center for the Arts Facebook page starting at 2pm on April 6. Music Director and Mason Professor Joe Walsh will introduce the opera "Mesdames de la Halle," performed by Mason Opera in December 2019. Tune into his live introduction and our special "Mason Arts at Hom...Read More
CANCELLED: LLI: Giants: The Big Planets of the Outer Solar System
Tuesday, Apr 07, 2020 10:30amPresented By: Lifelong Learning Institute, Manassas
Instructor: Dr. James Zimbelman
Our solar system is separated into two types of planets, the inner “rocky” terrestrial planets and the outer “gas giant” planets, with the asteroid belt in between these groups. This lecture will discuss the four giant planets, all of which are much larger than the Ea...Read More
Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Tony Marquez, director and filmmaker
Tuesday, Apr 07, 2020 4:30pmPresented By: Film and Video Studies
Please join Mason Alum Tony Marquez for a discussion about directing and filmmaking.
...Read MoreDominion Energy Veterans Guitar Workshop Series: Level 1
Tuesday, Apr 07, 2020 7:00pmUpdate: The Dominion Energy Veterans Guitar Workshop Series will continue to take place through teleworkshops as of Tuesday, March 17! We invite all who are registered for this class to join us every Tuesday evening for our usual guitar workshop at its regularly scheduled time....but through your c...Read More
Dominion Energy Veterans Guitar Workshop Series: Level 2
Tuesday, Apr 07, 2020 8:00pmUpdate: The Dominion Energy Veterans Guitar Workshop Series will continue to take place through teleworkshops as of Tuesday, March 17! We invite all who are registered for this class to join us every Tuesday evening for our usual guitar workshop at its regularly scheduled time....but through your c...Read More
Bill T. Jones Town Hall: A Conversation on Community, Identity, and Art
Wednesday, Apr 08, 2020 1:00pmPresented By: Center for the Arts
This video will be available on the Center for the Arts Facebook page starting at 1 pm on April 8. The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company were the Center for the Arts' second inaugural Artist-In-Residence. During their time at Mason in January 2020, they participated in a variety of events that were s...Read More
Celebration of Green Machine
Thursday, Apr 09, 2020 1:00pmPresented By: The Green Machine
Selected Mason Madness videos from The George Mason Green Machine will be posted on the Center for the Arts Facebook throughout the day on April 9. Keep an eye out for some great content from the Number 1 Pep Band in the Nation!
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(Re)LiveArts Streaming
Thursday, Apr 09, 2020 7:30pmPresented By: Center for the Arts
A new set of videos will be released on April 9 at 7:30 pm at the website above. Our friends at New York Live Arts have premiered (Re)Live Arts, a series of videos released every Thursday that take us back through the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company and Live Arts archives. These videos will only be...Read More
Okee Dokee Brothers: Adventure Movies
Friday, Apr 10, 2020 10:00amPresented By: Hylton Center
While our friends, the Okee Dokee Brothers, are no longer able to join us on the Hylton Family Series at the Hylton Performing Arts Center this season, they are doing some incredible work from afar. We are happy to re-share some of their incredible "adventures" they've been creating virtually. Enjoy...Read More
CANCELLED: Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: The Joyous Music of Beethoven
Saturday, Apr 11, 2020 2:00pmPresented By: Hylton Presents
This performance is cancelled. Information for ticket holders can be found here. If you have tickets to a performance that is cancelled, you will be contacted by Hylton Center Ticket Office with details about your tickets.
Enjoy the classics with Jeffrey Siegel, virtuoso pianist ...Read More
CANCELLED: Gallery Exhibition: Changing Landscapes: The Digital Age, Encroachment, and Eventual Outcomes
Tuesday, Apr 14, 2020 10:00amWayne Paige
April 14 - May 9
Wayne Paige creates surreal pointillist-inspired drawings and paintings featuring mythical figures and dreamlike landscapes. The artist deploys elements of science-fiction, humor, and visionary imagery to slyly comment on digital technology’s transformation of our psychic...Read More
CANCELLED: 10th Anniversary Gala
Friday, Apr 17, 2020 6:00pmThe 10th Anniversary Gala provides critical funding to support the Hylton Center’s many artistic performances, arts education programs, and outreach initiatives, as well as the Hylton Center’s Endowment. Join us for an elegant reception, dinner on Merchant Hall stage, silent and live auctions, and a...Read More
CANCELLED: 10th Anniversary Gala After Party
Friday, Apr 17, 2020 8:30pmParty for a Cause!
Just as the Hylton Center Gala winds down, the best party in town begins—and both support the arts! Enjoy a silent auction, hand-crafted gin and whiskey cocktails from local distillery MurLarkey, sweet desserts and savory bites, and dancing with premier dance band, Th...Read More
CANCELLED: Creative and Performing Arts Center: Annie, Jr
Saturday, Apr 18, 2020 3:00pmSunday, Apr 19, 2020 3:00pm
Saturday, Apr 25, 2020 3:00pm
Sunday, Apr 26, 2020 3:00pm
Presented By: Creative and Performing Arts Center
This performance is cancelled. Information for ticket holders can be found here. If you have tickets to a performance that is cancelled, you will be contacted by Hylton Center Ticket Office with details about your tickets.
Set in the 1930’s, a precocious, cheerful orphan named An...Read More
CANCELLED - Asaph Dance Ensemble Spring Showcase
Sunday, Apr 19, 2020 4:00pmPresented By: Asaph Dance Ensemble
Speaking Through Dance
Artists of the Asaph Dance Ensemble express their unique styles and perspectives through original choreography in this lively show. Seasoned and new choreographers showcase their dance voices in an afternoon of beauty, creativity, and inspiration.
$30 adults, $20...Read More
CANCELLD - LLI: Two Virginia Secessions and a Bitter Divorce: The Birth of West Virginia
Friday, Apr 24, 2020 10:30amPresented By: Lifelong Learning Institute, Manassas
Instructors: Jack W. Lewis and Carol Lewis
Many Virginians choose to know very little about how our neighbor state of West Virginia was born. And perhaps for good reason, since its violent birth resulted in the loss of over a third of Virginia’s territory and brought disgrace on the head of Robert E...Read More
CANCELLED: Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn
Friday, Apr 24, 2020 8:00pmPresented By: Hylton Center EXTRA!
This performance is cancelled. Information for ticket holders can be found here. If you have tickets to a performance that is cancelled, you will be contacted by Hylton Center Ticket Office with details about your tickets.
The Hylton Center welcomes banjo superstars Béla Fleck an...Read More
CANCELLED - Northern Virginia Ballet: Peter and the Wolf + Paquita
Saturday, Apr 25, 2020 2:00pmSaturday, Apr 25, 2020 6:00pm
This performance is cancelled. Information for ticket holders can be found here. If you have tickets to a performance that is cancelled, you will be contacted by Hylton Center Ticket Office with details about your tickets.
Set to Prokofiev’s delightful score, this charming classi...Read More
CANCELLED: The Okee Dokee Brothers
Sunday, Apr 26, 2020 1:00pmPresented By: Hylton Family Series
This performance is cancelled. Information for ticket holders can be found here. If you have tickets to a performance that is cancelled, you will be contacted by Hylton Center Ticket Office with details about your tickets.
Bluegrass and American roots music fans, bring your young...Read More
CANCELLED - InTune Music Studios: Spring Recital
Sunday, Apr 26, 2020 1:00pmSunday, Apr 26, 2020 4:00pm
Presented By: InTune Music Studio
This performance is cancelled. Information for ticket holders can be found here. If you have tickets to a performance that is cancelled, you will be contacted by Hylton Center Ticket Office with details about your tickets.
...Read MoreThe Okee Dokee Brothers
Sunday, Apr 26, 2020 4:00pmPresented By: Hylton Family Series
This performance is cancelled. Information for ticket holders can be found here. If you have tickets to a performance that is cancelled, you will be contacted by Hylton Center Ticket Office with details about your tickets.
Bluegrass and American roots music fans, bring your young...Read More
Veterans and the Arts Initiative: Ukulele Workshop Series: Level I
Tuesday, Apr 28, 2020 6:30pmTuesday, May 05, 2020 6:30pm
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 6:30pm
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 6:30pm
UPDATE: We are currently accepting registrations, though location/platform is TBD.
Instructor: Glen McCarthy, Guitar Instructor, School of Music, George Mason University
If you have ever wanted to try your hand at the tiny, musical marvel that is the ukulele, now is your chance! Back by pop...Read More
Veterans and the Arts Initiative: Ukulele Workshop Series: Level II
Tuesday, Apr 28, 2020 7:30pmTuesday, May 05, 2020 7:30pm
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 7:30pm
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 7:30pm
UPDATE: We are currently accepting registrations, though location/platform is TBD.
Instructor: Glen McCarthy, Guitar Instructor, School of Music, George Mason University
If you have ever wanted to try your hand at the tiny, musical marvel that is the ukulele, now is your chance! Back by pop...Read More
CANCELLED - Pied Piper Theatre: Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Saturday, May 02, 2020 2:00pmSaturday, May 02, 2020 7:00pm
Sunday, May 03, 2020 3:00pm
This performance is cancelled. Information for ticket holders can be found here. If you have tickets to a performance that is cancelled, you will be contacted by Hylton Center Ticket Office with details about your tickets.
Enjoy an enchanting evening of Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cin...Read More
CANCELLED: LLI: A Musical Journey: From Classical to Popular to Jazz
Wednesday, May 06, 2020 1:30pmPresented By: Lifelong Learning Institute, Manassas
Music has existed since the beginning of time. Mankind has defined music as pleasingly harmonious vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion. In all ages, across this planet, across the expansion of our nation, human...Read More
CANCELLED: Galileo’s Science Café: Combating Pediatric Obesity to Promote Healthy Futures in the Latino Community
Wednesday, May 06, 2020 7:00pmDr. Sina Gallo, Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Food Studies
Current pediatric weight management programs are either inadequate or inaccessible for many Latino families in our community. Mason’s College of Health and Human Services Nutrition and Food Studies multidisciplinary team, which includes...Read More
CANCELLED: Manassas Symphony Orchestra: From the Old World and New
Saturday, May 09, 2020 7:30pmPresented By: Manassas Symphony Orchestra
This performance is cancelled. Information for ticket holders can be found here. If you have tickets to a performance that is cancelled, you will be contacted by Hylton Center Ticket Office with details about your tickets.
Manassas Symphony’s season closes with the return of pian...Read More
CANCELLED: Virginia National Ballet: Snow White
Sunday, May 10, 2020 2:00pmThis performance is cancelled. Information for ticket holders can be found here. If you have tickets to a performance that is cancelled, you will be contacted by Hylton Center Ticket Office with details about your tickets.
Don’t miss VNB’s popular production of Snow White, led by...Read More
CANCELLED: Manassas Ballet Theatre: Don Quixote
Friday, May 15, 2020 7:30pmSaturday, May 16, 2020 3:00pm
Saturday, May 16, 2020 7:30pm
Sunday, May 17, 2020 3:00pm
Presented By: Manassas Ballet Theatre
This performance is cancelled. Information for ticket holders can be found here. If you have tickets to a performance that is cancelled, you will be contacted by Hylton Center Ticket Office with details about your tickets.
MBT’s season closes with the sensational and spicy, class...Read More
CANCELLED: Bumper Jacksons
Friday, May 15, 2020 8:00pmPresented By: American Roots Series
This performance is cancelled. Information for ticket holders can be found here. If you have tickets to a performance that is cancelled, you will be contacted by Hylton Center Ticket Office with details about your tickets.
The Bumper Jacksons create a unique fusion of bluegrass a...Read More
CANCELLED - Youth Orchestras of Prince William: Ever Onward
Friday, May 22, 2020 7:30pmYOPW concludes its season with Ever Onward, a celebration of what has passed and what is to come. The repertory, concert ,and youth symphony orchestras will join forces for this grand season send-off.
$10 for adults, free for students 17 and under
...Read MoreCANCLLED - OBCO Goes to the Movies: A Salute to John Williams
Saturday, May 23, 2020 7:30pmOld Bridge Chamber Orchestra is going to the movies and you are invited! This tribute to the film scores of John Williams is sure to delight with some of the composer’s biggest hits: Summon the Heroes, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Superman, Jurassic Park, and Star Wars. $20 adults, $1...Read More
CANCELLED - Manassas Chorale: My Favorite Decade!
Friday, May 29, 2020 7:30pmPresented By: Manassas Chorale
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Join the Manassas Chorale and the Greater Manassas Children’s Choir in a showcase of music from across the decades. Listen for your favorites in this musical time machine of melodies and harmonies that have stood the test of time.
This performance is family friendly.
...Read MoreCANCELLED - Powerworx Dance: Lights! Dance! Power!
Saturday, May 30, 2020 4:00pmThe premiere dance destination in western Fairfax/eastern Loudoun County, Powerworx Dance teaches students of every level to harness the precision, passion and power of dance. The Spring show highlights dancers from ages 2-18 from beginner to advanced team dances.
...Read MoreCounty Executive's Staff Breakfast
Friday, Jun 12, 2020 9:00amPrince William County
By invitation.
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Sistas: The Musical
Saturday, Jun 13, 2020 2:00pmSaturday, Jun 13, 2020 7:00pm
Sunday, Jun 14, 2020 3:00pm
Saturday, Jun 20, 2020 2:00pm
Saturday, Jun 20, 2020 7:00pm
Sunday, Jun 21, 2020 3:00pm
After a matriarch’s death, the women in the family clean Grandma’s attic and find love and old memories packed away, and in the process, hit tunes that trace the history of black women, from the trials of the 1930’s through the Girl Groups of the ‘60s, to the empowerment of the ‘90s. So...Read More
Virginia Dance Center: Dancing with Beauty
Saturday, Jun 20, 2020 12:00pmSaturday, Jun 20, 2020 5:00pm
On behalf of Virginia Dance Center, “Be Our Guest” as the VDC dancers tell stories of adventure, dreams, and love through the magic of dance. Enjoy performances in ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop dance, and more! There’s something for everyone in this exciting variety of dance the entire family will...Read More
Summer Performances for Young Audiences: Mark H Rooney
Tuesday, Jun 30, 2020 11:00amTaiko, The Art of Japanese Drumming
Explore taiko - traditional Japanese "full-body drumming" - and discover the fun history behind this dynamic art form! Audience volunteers will enjoy trying their hands at these grand instruments in this engaging, high-energy performance.
Recommended ...Read More
Summer Performances for Young Audiences: Chicago Improv Productions
Tuesday, Jul 07, 2020 11:00amTuesday, Jul 07, 2020 12:30pm
This professional ensemble of actors from the birthplace of modern improvisational theatre leads hilarious, highly interactive improv games that teach as they entertain. The actors emphasize the “who/what/where” of improv, giving a fresh understanding of how to create characters, settings, and stori...Read More
Prince William Little Theatre: Godspell (2012 Revised Version)
Friday, Jul 17, 2020 8:00pmSaturday, Jul 18, 2020 2:00pm
Saturday, Jul 18, 2020 8:00pm
Sunday, Jul 19, 2020 2:00pm
Thursday, Jul 23, 2020 8:00pm
Friday, Jul 24, 2020 8:00pm
Saturday, Jul 25, 2020 2:00pm
Saturday, Jul 25, 2020 8:00pm
Sunday, Jul 26, 2020 2:00pm
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Summer Performances for Young Audiences: Geoff Marsh - Juggling & Circus
Tuesday, Jul 28, 2020 11:00amTuesday, Jul 28, 2020 12:30pm
Don't just watch this fun-loving circus, become part of it! Geoff Marsh has traveled the world with his unique circus stunts. With a personality that captures and intrigues audiences, Marsh performs stunning tricks with mouth sticks, balls, and cylinders; musical plate spinning; and juggling acrobat...Read More
