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Connect2Culture performances include three musical performances
Okee Dokee Brothers tonight
Joplin, Missouri – Connect2Culture (C2C) will host three performances this month outside on
the Leggett & Platt Green and inside the Beshore Performance Hall at the Harry M. Cornell
Arts & Entertainment Complex at 212 West 7th Street in Joplin.
June will include the final performances of Connect2Culture’s 2022–2023 Performance
Season, and will feature family–friendly folk music, a Beatles tribute band, and flamenco music
and dance.
“We’re ready to round out our inaugural season in the Cornell Complex with a lineup of exciting
performances,” said Emily Frankoski, Executive Director of Connect2Culture (C2C). “From
children’s folk and roots music and throwback tunes from the Fab Four, to world music and
dance, these remaining performances include something for everyone!”
The following performances will be held in either C2C’s outdoor amphitheater, the Leggett &
Platt Green, or home theatre, the Beshore Performance Hall, at the Harry M. Cornell Arts &
Entertainment Complex.
The Okee Dokee Brothers: 7:30 p.m., Saturday June 3
Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex, Leggett & Platt Green
Tickets: $10 – $20
Series: Ignite Series
Childhood friends Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing have always loved exploring the outdoors.
Now, as The Grammy Award–winning Okee Dokee Brothers, they put this passion for nature at
the heart of their musical collaborations. With witty lyrics, strong musicianship, and unique folk
style, The Okee Dokee Brothers perform for families across the nation, inspiring them to step
outside and develop a deeper respect for the natural world, their communities, and
themselves. Best for ages 5 through 10.
BritBeat – A Tribute to the Beatles
8 p.m., Saturday, June 17
Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex, Leggett & Platt Green
Tickets: $30 – $35
Series: Curtains Up Series
the Leggett & Platt Green and inside the Beshore Performance Hall at the Harry M. Cornell
Arts & Entertainment Complex at 212 West 7th Street in Joplin.
June will include the final performances of Connect2Culture’s 2022–2023 Performance
Season, and will feature family–friendly folk music, a Beatles tribute band, and flamenco music
and dance.
“We’re ready to round out our inaugural season in the Cornell Complex with a lineup of exciting
performances,” said Emily Frankoski, Executive Director of Connect2Culture (C2C). “From
children’s folk and roots music and throwback tunes from the Fab Four, to world music and
dance, these remaining performances include something for everyone!”
The following performances will be held in either C2C’s outdoor amphitheater, the Leggett &
Platt Green, or home theatre, the Beshore Performance Hall, at the Harry M. Cornell Arts &
Entertainment Complex.
The Okee Dokee Brothers: 7:30 p.m., Saturday June 3
Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex, Leggett & Platt Green
Tickets: $10 – $20
Series: Ignite Series
Childhood friends Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing have always loved exploring the outdoors.
Now, as The Grammy Award–winning Okee Dokee Brothers, they put this passion for nature at
the heart of their musical collaborations. With witty lyrics, strong musicianship, and unique folk
style, The Okee Dokee Brothers perform for families across the nation, inspiring them to step
outside and develop a deeper respect for the natural world, their communities, and
themselves. Best for ages 5 through 10.
BritBeat – A Tribute to the Beatles
8 p.m., Saturday, June 17
Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex, Leggett & Platt Green
Tickets: $30 – $35
Series: Curtains Up Series
Take a trip back in time through the days of Beatlemania with BritBeat, a journey through
Beatles music history! Depicting the styles and sounds of The Beatles from their inception to
their breakup, this nationally acclaimed show recreates the Fab Four with six dazzling
costumes, exquisite musicianship, powerful vocals, and a spectacular, immersive backdrop.
Together, these elements create an electrifying experience that explores the iconic music
catalog of the band of the century, The Beatles.
Flamenco Music & Dance Workshop with A’lante Flamenco
7 p.m., Friday, June 23
Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex, Beshore Performance Hall
Tickets: $3 – $6
Series: Cornell Series
Join Olivia Chacón and the dancers and musicians of A’lante Flamenco for an intro
to flamenco music and dance workshop! No experience necessary.
A’lante Flamenco
7 p.m., Saturday June 24
Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex, Beshore Performance Hall
Tickets: $20 – $25
Series: Cornell Series
Based out of Austin, Texas, A’lante Flamenco strives to present flamenco music and dance to
audiences in a new and exciting way. Blending traditional and contemporary flamenco, the
group produces popular flamenco shows as well as innovative, multimedia flamenco theatre
works that address relevant social issues and surpass cultural and linguistic boundaries. With
thundering footwork, chattering castanets, soaring vocals, and blazing guitars, it’s no wonder
A’lante Flamenco continues to garner praise from audiences and critics alike!
No outside chairs, food, drinks, or pets permitted on the Leggett & Platt Green. C2C will have
chairs available.
Beatles music history! Depicting the styles and sounds of The Beatles from their inception to
their breakup, this nationally acclaimed show recreates the Fab Four with six dazzling
costumes, exquisite musicianship, powerful vocals, and a spectacular, immersive backdrop.
Together, these elements create an electrifying experience that explores the iconic music
catalog of the band of the century, The Beatles.
Flamenco Music & Dance Workshop with A’lante Flamenco
7 p.m., Friday, June 23
Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex, Beshore Performance Hall
Tickets: $3 – $6
Series: Cornell Series
Join Olivia Chacón and the dancers and musicians of A’lante Flamenco for an intro
to flamenco music and dance workshop! No experience necessary.
A’lante Flamenco
7 p.m., Saturday June 24
Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex, Beshore Performance Hall
Tickets: $20 – $25
Series: Cornell Series
Based out of Austin, Texas, A’lante Flamenco strives to present flamenco music and dance to
audiences in a new and exciting way. Blending traditional and contemporary flamenco, the
group produces popular flamenco shows as well as innovative, multimedia flamenco theatre
works that address relevant social issues and surpass cultural and linguistic boundaries. With
thundering footwork, chattering castanets, soaring vocals, and blazing guitars, it’s no wonder
A’lante Flamenco continues to garner praise from audiences and critics alike!
No outside chairs, food, drinks, or pets permitted on the Leggett & Platt Green. C2C will have
chairs available.