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Clint BlackChristmas Show

Friday, Dec. 12, 2014Belushi Performance Hall, 8 p.m.

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Prolific singer-songwriter Clint Black has long been heralded as one of Country music’s brightest stars. His many talents have taken him even further, as Black has transcended genres to become one of the most successful artists in all the music industry. To date, Black has written, recorded and released more than 100 songs, a benchmark in any artist’s career. An astounding one-third of these songs eligible for major single release also achieved hit song status at Country radio, while more than 20 million of his albums have been sold worldwide. While it’s well-known that Black is an accomplished singer and guitarist, people may be surprised to learn that he is also proficient on drums and harmonica.

Black’s continued success can be attributed in part to his deep sense of Country music history, and his humble gratitude in being an important part of it. The 1989 debut of his critically acclaimed fan favorite, the Triple Platinum Killin’ Time, marked a shift in the industry, with a return to the more traditional sounds of the genre. CMT lists this album as one of the 100 Greatest Albums in Country Music.

Released while Black was still an unknown Texas-based artist and writer, Killin’ Time boasted five #1 hits — unprecedented from a debut album in any genre — and won Black a collection of awards that included: Country Music Association Horizon Award, Country Music Association Male Vocalist of the Year, American Music Awards Favorite New Male Country Artist, Academy of Country Music Best New Male Vocalist, Academy of Country Music Best Male Vocalist, Academy of Country Music Album of the Year (Killin’ Time), and Academy of Country Music Single of the Year (“A Better Man”).

For Black, Killin’ Time was only the beginning. Put Yourself in My Shoes followed in 1990, and quickly went Triple Platinum. Since then, Black has had nearly two dozen #1 hit singles, and almost as many Top 5 and Top 10 hits — all of them his original compositions, which is itself a notable rarity in popular music. The overall

number of his awards, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, surpasses the number of his hit records, while he has performed for a staggering number of dedicated music fans in concerts through the years.

With such a long and productive career, Black still keeps his output as fresh now as when he was a hungry, up-and-coming artist. When he felt that his music was in danger of becoming a bit repetitive in the late ’90s, Black took a brave risk and shook things up by leaving his label of more than a decade, and took a much-needed break to reevaluate where he wanted to take his career next. At that time, he and wife Lisa Hartman Black decided to start a family, and the birth of daughter Lily Pearl subsequently gave Black a new perspective and vigor that affected not only his personal life, but his professional and creative sides as well.

Clearly, Black’s devotion to family was the best thing for his career. In 2003, he boldly founded Equity Music Group, an especially artist-friendly record company that became home to his own recordings, as well as those of other like-minded artists. It was his company that launched Little Big Town’s career with their Platinum-selling album, The Road to Here. Black’s highly anticipated debut album for the label, Spend My Time, received great critical acclaim, and the label went on to earn Billboard’s #2 Independent Imprint of the Year and #4 Independent Label of the Year across all genres in 2006.

Without a doubt, Clint Black has earned his place as one of the most successful artists in the history of American music, but he has not stopped there. Black memorably flexed his acting chops with a cameo in 1994’s Maverick (alongside Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster), as well as with roles in films such as 2000’s Going Home (with Jason Robards) and the starring role in 1998’s Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack. Flicka 2 (with Patrick Warburton) was released in May 2010. Black has also performed on TV shows including The

PROFILELarry Sanders Show, Las Vegas, King of the Hill and many others.

In addition to his established business ventures and various charity foundation efforts, Black branched out even further with an appearance on Donald Trump’s hit reality series Celebrity Apprentice. As a result of the friendship on the show between Black and fellow contestant and Olympic Gold Medalist

Scott Hamilton, the teammates worked to secure a total of one million dollars in matching fund donations for the International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF). Black currently serves as Honorary Chair for the IRSF’s “Research to Reality: Funding Progress” campaign, which helps to accelerate treatments and research to find a cure for the developmental disorder.

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Global Flicks: FREE!The MAC is bringing back its international films series highlighting a variety of culturesin our world-class venue. Every Wednesday at 1:30 and 7:30p in February and March,we will present an acclaimed international film for FREE !

2015 Schedule of Presented Films

Feb. 4 Palestine: Omar (2013) Arabic—Drama/ThrillerFeb. 11 Spain: Vivir es facíl con los ojos cerrados (Living is easy with your eyes shut)

(2013) Spanish— ComedyFeb. 18 Brazil:Waste Land (2010) English/Portuguese—DocumentaryFeb. 25 Saudi Arabia:Wadjda (2012) Arabic—DramaMar. 4 Italy: La vita è bella (Life is Beautiful) (1997) Italian—Drama/ComedyMar. 11 Russia: Brat (1997) Russian— Crime DramaMar. 18 Ireland: The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006) English—Historical DramaMar. 25 Burma: The Lady (2011) Burmese—Biography

All movies are held in the MAC Playhouse Theatre located on the second floor of the MAC.

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The LadyLa vita è bella The Wind that Shakes the Barley

A HOLIDAY TRADITION!This full-scale production is a wondrous as the fairytaleitself. Magical choreography, lavish scenery, exquisitecostumes, and a live orchestra provide a sweet treatfor the entire family. Chicago Festival Ballet and NewPhilharmonic Orchestra bring this classic extravaganzato the MAC for four performances.

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DECEMBER 20 – 21SATURDAY, 2 & 7pSUNDAY, 1 & 5pTICKETS: $43 Adults$32 Youth

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The Friends of the MAC is a family of people who have decided that a world-class performing and visual arts center should reside in their community. Ticket sales only provide 42 percent of our $3 million operating budget. It is through the support of College of DuPage and through the generous gifts from patrons and local businesses that we can keep art in our gallery and on our stages.

Your gift to the MAC • Brings nationally and internationally renowned artists to our community • Supports our SchoolStage program that annually offers affordable arts experiences to thousands of school children • Provides students and community members the opportunity to interact with artists • Enhances the quality of life in our community

Without the generous support of the Friends of the MAC we would not be the cultural hub of DuPage County. We gratefully thank our friends and we invite others to join them.

For complete details, visit the MAC Ticket Offi ce or call the MAC at (630) 942-2263 or the College of DuPage Foundation at (630) 942-2466.

Arts Center EndowmentGifts of $5,000 or greater can be made to the Arts Center Endowment. Donations made to the MAC’s Endowment, our “savings account,” go into a principal secured, invested account that will provide ongoing support for arts programming for years to come. The McAninch Arts Center and the College of DuPage Foundation can also provide you with Planned Giving opportunities that include life income, special trusts and bequests.

For more information, please contact the MAC at (630) 942-2263 or the College of DuPage Foundation at (630) 942-2466.

Friends of the MAC

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FRIENDS OF THE MAC

Encore Circle ($2,500 and up)Anonymous (2)Lowell and Barbara AndersonArthur J. Gallagher & CompanyAnna C. BallBank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.James A. BelushiDr. and Mrs. Robert L. BreuderMr. and Mrs. Steven G. BrownCadence HealthCleve CarneyMr. and Mrs. Alexander W. DemosEd Miniat, LLCFollett Higher Education GroupFranczek Radelet P.C.Tom and Mara GallagherDebra L. HanesSara and Stacey HuelsJCS Fund of The DuPage Community FoundationMr. and Mrs. Keith R. KushnerMr. and Mrs. Joe LegatLegat Architects, Inc.Peter and Gretchen MarenBarb and Scott R. MarquardtDavid and Carolyn MayDr. and Mrs. Harold D. McAninchJudith and Raymond McCormackJohn and Lynette McCortneyMortenson ConstructionKirk MusprattJudith May O’DellMr. and Mrs. Donald PanovichPepper ConstructionPower Construction Company, LLCThe PrivateBankKelly and Roland RaffelRobbins SchwartzSteven M. Ruffalo and Lisa Jones RuffaloNancy and John RutledgeCharles SchlauMs. Dianne M. SkeetSmithGroup JJRU.S. BankVALICMr. and Mrs. Michael V. VivodaDr. Donald G. WestlakeBonnie M. Wheaton

Mark Wight and Eszter BorvendegWight & CompanyWilliam Blair and CompanyWintrust Community Banks

Director’s Circle ($1,000–$2,499)Anonymous (3)Anthony and Gwen AchillesMr. and Mrs. James R. AdamsMr. Larry Armour and Dr. Kim L. ArmourMr. Anson ArndtThe John A. Attard Family FoundationMs. Julie R. Bradley and Mr. Andrew J. BalintMilton and Heide BentleyRay BillettBeth and James BondeCatherine M. BrodRonald and Hope BucherClark and Linda CarpenterChapman & CutlerGreg and Janet ChejfecChicago Regional Council of CarpentersGinni and ChrisStephen and Sunday CumminsMark and Kim DornJames and Marie DrasalWilliam DunnGeorge and Kathryn FairbairnJohn and Joann FaulhaberKen and Debbie FulksJacquelyn L. GillIn Memory of Dr. Henry G. Giragos from the Giragos FamilyMr. and Mrs. Jonathan GoodMary GowerMr. and Mrs. Randy GunstGeorgia HamiltonJohn and Katharine HamiltonJean M. HawkinsonDon and Jackie HegebarthDr. and Mrs. Ryon HennessyHerricane Graphics Inc.Mrs. Heidi Heutel BohnStephen and Michelle HujarJeffrey Jens and Ann BoisclairDr. Jean V. KartjeMr. Lawrence P. Katzenstein

McAninch Arts Center acknowledges and gives grateful thanks to those donors who have contributed in support of the MAC mission and vision. This list of donors refl ects contributions made from Dec. 1, 2012 through Aug. 15, 2014. While we carefully prepared this list we recognize that errors may have occurred. Please accept our apology if you are not properly represented on this list and contact the MAC at (630) 942-3008 so we may correct our records.

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FRIENDS OF THE MACMr. Thomas KileyAnne and Ira J. KreftRichard and Susan LambEliot and Eileen LandauGil and Lola LehmanDr. Daniel E. LloydAlice LoganDeborah LovelyMr. and Mrs. L. Alan LowryAurelia and Ronald MaslanaMargaret and Michael McCoyTerrance and Linda McGovernJerry and Brigitte MillerBill and Nancy MooreSandy and Keith MooreDr. and Mrs. Joseph S. MorrisseyJohn M. Mulherin and Dr. Sara E. BonkowskiDrs. Donald E. and Mary Ellen NewsomRebecca NicholsonHelen PachayMadeleine PachayAlan Peterson, in memory of Carolyn LevickasMeri PhillipsJeffrey and Debora PonkoRichard C. and Elizabeth H. QuaintanceRiverside Technologies, IncThe Rev. Dr. Curtis and Leanne RolfeJudy RonaldsonBeth SchellKristin and Peter ShulmanMr. and Mrs. Hank SteinbrecherRichard and Janice StickaTom and Teri TraceyMr. Bjarne R. UllsvikJacqueline Vernot and Raymond Kotz Scott and Kristen WiersumCynthia Williams Cappello

Ambassador ($500–$999)Anonymous (6)Robert and Laura BarronMr. and Mrs. Thomas F. BelleJudith L. BittikofferMr. Paul BradleyDr. and Mrs. Christopher B. BurkeRick and Patty CarneyBill CharisChicago Blackhawks Hockey Team, Inc.Chicago BullsCora M. ChinDiane CooperDon and Anna Mae DaviaBarbara and George DiGuido

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin T. DixonMr. and Mrs. Gerald DroszczEagle Ridge ResortCamille and Joe EstermanMr. and Mrs. Christopher C. FaberMr. and Mrs. Donald H. FischerJoan and Ken FrankDick and Marge GieserMr. and Mrs. William GillardMs. Jean D. GorisMr. and Mrs. Linsley GrayMr. and Mrs. Robert G. HartmanGwen and Chet HenryHotel Arista at CityGate CenterJorge and Beatriz IorgulescuMrs. Jo Ann JacobsonMr. and Mrs. William S. KensholMr. and Mrs. Robert E. KingKaren and Gene KuhnKenneth and Rosemarie KuhnMary Anne LambertEdward J. MallyTheresa A. MallyMr. Robert MarksMs. Diana L. MartinezJames and Kimberley McDonnellEllen and Daniel McGowanJ. C. MorganMs. Patricia G. MurrayCharles and Kay MylerMr. and Mrs. Sherman L. NealNorth Central Illinois Labor CouncilJane OldfieldJennie C. OlsenSarah PackardMr. and Mrs. William ParkerJack and Marilyn PearsonPowerForward DuPageTom and Karen PulverJack E. RiddleJack E. Riddle, IIDave and Margie SchefflerWilliam and Nancy SchiererSkeet and Laura SkeetMr. Craig SmithLloyd SmithCherry StoddardWendolyn E. TetlowTheodore M. UtchenE. J. and Joyce Van CuraJames and Patricia VaryDr. and Mrs. E. VeleckisRobert and Kay Wahlgren

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FRIENDS OF THE MACCarol C. Wallace FamilyDr. and Mrs. Matthew C. WanzenbergMs. Kathy WesselWheaton Grand TheaterJoan and Raymond WielgosMs. Alice M. WilburDr. and Mrs. K. M. WilcoxKen and Viviane WilcuttsDr. Cathryn WilkinsonWoods Event ManagementMs. Kathleen C. YoskoJo Anne Zipperer

Performer ($250–$499)Anonymous (2)Nancy AlluredGene and John AndersenKatherine BalekDean M. BaliceDarlene BargerHarold and Karen BauerPatricia and Bruce BeckDennis and Mary BeemerBiff Behr and Lynne RichmanDr. and Mrs. James R. BentéMr. and Ms. Tyler BirtRichard BowesMary and Bill BoylanKay BraulikBroadway in ChicagoMr. and Mrs. Thomas BrosseauThe Cantlin FamilyCarolyn B. CollinsDr. and Mrs. Joseph E. CollinsMr. and Mrs. Charles CurrierGeorge W. and Ann DervisMr. and Mrs. Earl E. DowlingEakins PropertiesJoanne EastJoseph and Frances EraciMarcela FanningJack and Janet FeldmanUrs Geiser and Mary HobeinMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. GlaserMr. Fred Greenwood and Ms. Dianne A. McGuireMr. and Mrs. James E. HaleyDr. Eugene G. HallongrenDr. Steven L. HavensAleene L. Henninger-BoydenJohn A. HerndonLance HerningEdward and Susan JeszkaAnne V. Klecka

Virginia and Charles KlingspornMs. Susan KolavoLaborers Local 288Ida LeeTed and Martha MaasJohn MategranoMarty and Marian McGowanWalter B. McIntyre and Arlene BonetDr. and Mrs. John MessittMs. Mary Ann MillushMr. Robert MinkemaMr. and Ms. Joseph MooreMary Anne NielsenMr. Gerard Nussbaum and Dr. Linda Veleckis NussbaumBob and Joan OlachJim and Lorraine PaulissenJohn J. and Mary A. PlunkettMr. and Mrs. Charles PolitoAnna Marie PollMs. Rose ReeverSusanne RiedellMarlene and Bob RosecransS. E. RossNancy L. RubyLynn SapytaFred and Lorraine SchullerJerry and Susan SchurmeierRoger and Ann ShipleyMarilyn SmrcinaEllen and Grier StephensonMr. and Mrs. Richard E. SwansonMr. Respicio F. VazquezMr. John C. WeberLyn and Debbie WhistonRobert and Cynthia Wunderlich

Corporate and Community SponsorsArts MidwestBrookdale Plaza Glen EllynCabernet & CompanyChicago Jazz MagazineCOD FoundationDuPage Community FoundationHilton Hotels — Lisle/NapervilleI Have a BeanIllinois Arts CouncilJCS Fund of The DuPage Community FoundationNational Endowment for the ArtsSmith Financial Advisors Inc.90.9FM WDCB

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MAC Administrative StaffDirector of the McAninch Arts Center .......................................................................... Diana MartinezMarketing and Donor Relations Coordinator ..................................................................Roland RaffelBusiness Manager .........................................................................................................Ellen McGowanCleve Carney Art Gallery Curator ................................................................................ Barbara WiesenEducation and Community Engagement Coordinator ........................................................ Janey SartherDirector of Development for Cultural Arts ......................................................................... Janie OldfieldAdministrative Assistant ...................................................................................................Mandy RakowStudent Assistants ......................................................................................Sherry Gendel, Ana Santeliz

MAC Box Office and Front of House StaffBox Office Manager ............................................................................................................Julie ElgesAssistant Box Office Manager ...................................................................................Mary Ellen ReedyBox Office Assistants ......................................................................... Colleen Trinko, Gretchen WoodleyPatron Service Manager ...................................................................................................... Tom MurrayHouse Manager .............................................................................................................Jessica Shelvik

MAC Resident Professional EnsembleNew Philharmonic, Conductor and Music Director .............................................................Kirk MusprattNew Philharmonic Manager .............................................................................................. Paula Cebula

MAC Design and Technical StaffTechnical Production Coordinator ............................................................................................Jon GanttTechnical Director ....................................................................................................... Michael W. MoonCostume and Make-up Design Coordinator ......................................................... Allison Greaves AmideiProduction Manager............................................................................................................ Joe HopperAssistant Production Manager...........................................................................................Ben JohnsonSound and Equipment Manager ..............................................................................................Bob Murr

HOUSE NOTES• Mailing List: If this is your first visit to the McAninch

Arts Center, please stop by our Box Office to add your name to our mailing list or register your email at www.AtTheMAC.org.

• Cameras and recording devices are not allowed in the theater and are prohibited by our contracts with the artists.

• Smoking is not permitted in the theater or on campus.• Electronic pagers and patrons’ seat locations should

be given to the House Manager, who will notify you in the event of a call. Patrons wearing wristwatch alarms or carrying cellular phones are respectfully requested to turn them off while in the theater.

• Emergency phone number at College of DuPage Police Department for after-hour calls is (630) 942-2000.

• Latecomers are seated at the discretion of the House Manager.

• Groups of 15 or more may contact the Box Office at (630) 942-4000 to arrange for group discounts.

• College of DuPage is now tobacco free.• McAninch Arts Center volunteers are people

who assist the house staff in areas of ticket taking, ushering and general management during performances. To get involved, call (630) 942-4000.

• For Americans With Disabilities Act accommodations, call (630) 942-2141 (voice) or (630) 858-9692 (TDD).

• Infrared Assistive Listening Devices: For audience members who desire audio amplification of performances, headsets with individual volume controls are now available. You may check out the headsets at the Ticket Office with a credit card or driver’s license. Underwritten by a generous gift from The Knowles Foundation.