Park City Institute Presents Legendary Soul Singer MAVIS STAPLES

Park City Institute presents singer Mavis Staples, Saturday March 3, at 7:30 PM. Staples will perform on the Main Stage, part of PCI's 20th Anniversary Season at the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Center.

Mavis Staples' life story comes through in every note she sings," said Teri Orr, PCI's Executive Director. "Her voice has only gotten richer, and her music delves deeper into the places where love lies. We are honored to have this legendary performer, barrier breaker, and tremendous talent on our Main Stage during the 20th Anniversary season at the Eccles Center."

From her teen years singing with her family at Holy Trinity Baptist Church in 1948, to founding the Staple Singers in 1953, to filling stadium shows for decades, Staples' performances run deep with struggle, hope and compassion. Her work spans genres ranging from gospel, to R&B, jazz to Americana. She has collaborated and performed with Bob Dylan, Booker T., Ray Charles, and The Band, among many others, and has had music written for her by everyone from Prince to Neko Case.

Staples' latest album, If All I Was Was Black (ANTI- Records), marks her third collaboration with songwriter, producer, and Wilco frontman, Jeff Tweedy. The album is filled with original compositions for Mavis' legendary voice, and a nation she's uniquely poised to address. "We're not loving one another the way we should," Mavis said. "Some people are saying they want to make the world great again, but we never lost our greatness, we just strayed into division."

Staples, who is a member of the Blues Hall of Fame and a Kennedy Center Honoree, delivers performances hailed for combing her musical history along with deep storytelling about her journey as an artist, marching in the south with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Los Angeles Times called Staples, "a fireball of divinely fueled energy," onstage.

Tickets to Mavis Staples, are available at parkcityinstitute.org, or by calling the box office at 435-655-3114. Individual tickets range from $29 to $79. Discounts are available for children (16 and under), seniors, and Summit County students (K-12). Call the Box Office at 435-655-3114 for more information. The Box Office is located within the Eccles Center (1750 Kearns Boulevard, Park City). Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from noon through show time, on the day of a performance.

**PCI MEMBERSHIP EXCLUSIVE: Season punch cards of 10 (redeemable for all regular season shows, excluding New Year's Eve and our 20th Anniversary Party) are available for $240 (sapphire) $420 (ruby) and $690 (amethyst). For membership information, please visit parkcityinstitute.org.

Park City Institute is a non-profit organization, dedicated to bringing world-class performances and new ideas to the community. Since 1998, PCI has presented internationally renowned and cutting edge musicians, actors, authors, comedians, dancers, speakers, and film, at the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Center for the Performing Arts (a joint-use facility with the Park City School District). The organization will embark on its 15th season of headliner concerts, next summer. PCI is dedicated to introducing young people to the arts through free student outreach workshops, shows and demonstrations. Since 2010, PCI has offered a free, after-school literacy program to students in grades one through 12 at the thinky and fun tutoring hub, The Mega-Genius Supply Store and IQ HQ (located at 435 Swede Alley).

Entertaining, Educating, and Illuminating since 1998.

2017-2018 20th Anniversary Main Stage Season at the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Center

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March 17 7th Annual Saints and Sinners Ball
March 24 Shane Koyczan
March 31 LA Theatre Works THE MOUNTAINTOP
April 3 Anthony Romero
April 7 OK Go

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