Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts Announces Summer 2010 Season

There's a hit parade at the Spencer Theater from Memorial Day Weekend through August! The spectacular venue kicks off it's 18-performance line-up with Motown's Mary Wilson of The Original Supremes and continues with the Billboard Top 10 solid gold sounds of Herman's Hermits, The Turtles, a Nearly Neal (Diamond) tribute and country legends Ray Price, Roy Clark and Johnny Cash's amazing band. The season includes not only classic country and classic rock, but also classical greatness as the Ruidoso Chamber Music Festival expands to two days in late July with stellar performers.

Two essential fund raising events are also in the mix, fun-filled events that highlight fine art, exotic dreams, scrumptious food and fantastic friends, all to benefit the non-profit performance hall. And added to the jovial line-up this summer are four pre-performance buffet dinners in the Crystal Lobby that the public is welcome to enjoy.

Public series ticket sales (purchase of four or more shows) will be processed beginning April 26, and telephone and single ticket sales start April 28. Call the Spencer Theater Box Office at 575.336.4800 or go to www.spencertheater.com to place ticket orders and for more season information. Send your orders in now! Orders are processed in the order they are received according to the appropriate date. All tickets are subject to prior sale.

When The Curtains Go Up:

MAY

• Mary Wilson OF THE ORIGINAL SUPREMES Sunday, May 30 at 8 p.m. ($79 & $76) The stylish diva and her band perform a night of Motown magic: Stop In the Name of Love, Baby Love, Come See About Me. Sponsored in part by Bruce & Lynn Morgan and Steve Carter.

JUNE

• SWAN LAKE Ruidoso Dance Ensemble Saturday, June 5 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. ($25) Tchaikovsky's classic story of love and heartache performed by 60+ outstanding dancers of all ages.
• THE ELEPHANT MAN, Wayland University Theatre Friday, June 18 at 8 p.m. ($25) Tony winning drama about an exploited deformed young man & his newfound hope for a more dignified life.
• TASTE OF THE SPENCER BENEFIT, Saturday, June 19 at 6 p.m. ($50) featuring Doug Montgomery at the piano (concert sponsored by Myrl Good) and a live auction with celebrity auctioneer Steve Talbot; free food tastings; wine; dream packages; fun fun fun.
• 3 REDNECK TENORS Saturday, June 26 at 8 p.m. ($49& $46) An uproariously funny musical romp with the tunes of Elvis to Puccini, starring classically trained opera singers with redneck roots.

JULY

• HERMAN'S HERMITS starring Peter Noone Friday, July 2 at 8 p.m. ($79 & $76) British ‘60's pop sensations: I'm Into Something Good, Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter, I'm Henry VIII.
• KING ARTHUR'S QUEST • Missoula Children's Theatre Friday, July 9 at 7 p.m. ($15 adults, $7 for children 12 & under) Free acting workshop culminating in full musical show. Auditions open to all children ages 6 to 17 at the Spencer, 9 a.m. Monday, July 5. Sponsored in part by Ruidoso Ford Lincoln Mercury.
• CHARO, Flamenco Guitar Friday, July 16 at 8 p.m. ($79& $76) Spanish-American gold & platinum Flamenco guitar recording artist, singer, comedienne, stage and screen actress. "Cuichi Cuichi!"
• Johnny Cash's THE TENNESSEE THREE Friday, July 23 at 8 p.m. ($59 & $56) The man in black's all-time band with Cash-like vocals and heartfelt delivery: Folsom Prison Blues, Ring of Fire and I Walk The Line.
• Chamber Music Festival, July 30 & 31; Concerts $49 adults; $25 ages 18 & under.
-- Fri Jul 30:at 8 p.m. Jasper String Quartet at 8 p.m.;
-- Sat Jul 31 at 10 a.m. Youth concert with Jasper String Quartet;
-- Sat Jul 31 at 2 p.m. Ray Chen, Violin;
-- Sat Jul 31 at 8 p.m. Mariangela Vacatello, Piano.

AUGUST

• THE TURTLES starring FLO & EDDIE Saturday, August 7 at 8 p.m. ($79 & $76) Comical singing duo Flo & Eddie of the hit ‘60's folk rock pop group perform their hits Happy Together, Elenor, It Ain't Me Babe, Grim Reaper of Love.
• ROY CLARK Saturday, August 14 at 2 p.m. ($59 & $56)& 8 ($69 & $66) Walton Stations of New Mexico presents this multi-award winning banjo & guitar artist, country singer, "Hee-Ha" and Grand Ole Opry star. Yesterday When I Was Young, Take Me as I Am (Or Let Me Go), Thank God and Greyhound, Alabama Jubilee, Malaguena.
• SPENCER LOBSTERFEST FUND RAISER Saturday, August 21 at 6 p.m. ($100) All-you-can eat whole lobster or tails (your choice) and fixings! Cash bars, Snazzy jazz, light rock, blues & soul at this scrumptious affair!
• NEARLY NEIL AND THE SOLITARY BAND Saturday, August 28 at 8 p.m. ($69 & $66). Singing note-for-note the sequin-adorned star's mega-hits like Sweet Caroline, Holly Holly, Red, Red Wine, Kentucky Woman, I Got The Feelin' (Oh No No), September Morn, Cherry Cherry.
• RAY PRICE Tuesday, August 31 at 6:30 p.m. & 9 p.m. ($69 & $66). Legendary western crooner with the 4/4 beat has award-winning hit recordings that go back decades: Your Cheatin' Heart to Stardust, Danny Boy and Good Times to How Great Thou Art, Crazy Arms, Release Me, You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me, City Lights and San Antonio Rose. Sponsored by the R.D. & Joan Dale Hubbard Foundation.
For more information, please go to the web at www.spencertheater.com. or visit the Spencer Box Office, 108 Spencer Road, Alto, NM 88312 during business hours Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (No phone orders until single ticket sales begin April 28).
The Spencer Theater's Summer Season 2010 is sponsored in part by The Lodge at Sierra Blanca which is providing artist lodging throughout the season. Thank you!
WAYS TO ORDER/ BUY Summer Season 2010 Tickets

GO TO THE BOX OFFICE: at the theater at108 Spencer Road, Airport Highway 220, Alto, NM. Business hours are 9 a.m-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For tickets or information call (575) 336-4800 or toll free at 888.818.7872.

ON THE WEB: www.spencertheater.com. The site offers secure ticket ordering.

BY FAX: series and single tickets can be ordered by fax at (575) 336-0055.

BY E-MAIL: single tickets may be ordered at boxoffice@spencertheater.com.

BY MAIL: Donna Clarke, Box Office Manager, Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Road, Alto, NM 88312

Summer Season 2010 is sponsored in part by The Hugh Bancroft Jr. Foundation, The Lodge at Sierra Blanca, the Inn of the Mountain Gods, Sierra Blanca Motors, Ruidoso Ford-Lincoln-Mercury, R.D. & Joan Dale Hubbard Foundation, Ventanas, The Enjoyment of Fine Southwestern Living, Rainmakers, New Mexico Magazine, Ruidoso.net, area radio stations KRUI-1490 AM NEWS TALK TOURISM & KIDX 101.5 FM, KNMB-96.7 FM, KTUM 107.1 FM, KBIM-94.9 FM, 910 AM Roswell, KWES 93.5 FM, KBUY 1360 AM and KWES 1450 AM Fox Sports; KEDU 102.3 FM, and the publicity support of Ruidoso News and Ruidoso Free Press.

Spencer Theater is a world-class performance hall located in the Sacramento Mountain settlement of Alto, about 12 miles north of downtown Ruidoso. Unique architecture, outstanding acoustics, intimate seating, and excellent artistry are the Spencer's celebrated features. The elegant, award-winning hall, which first raised its curtains in 1997, seats 514, with no seats farther than 67 feet from the 4,770 square-foot stage. The Spencer also has a 964 square-foot outdoor stage that can seat 1,500. From its Spanish mica-flecked limestone face to the crystal lobby, the building itself is a work of art. Free public tours are offered at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the year.

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