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The Lied Center of Kansas just announced its exciting season of world-class events for 2010-11. 

Highlights of the 2010-11 season include Lawrence, Kan. native Karole Armitage's contemporary dance company Armitage Gone! Dance, progressive bluegrass and country-classical chamber music ensemble Punch Brothers, Broadway's rock musical Spring Awakening and more.

To kick off the new season, families will enjoy Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys performing zydeco favorites at the annual free concert and Family Arts Festival. Families will also like Jim Brickman's 15th Anniversary Holiday Concert and Pianist Frederic Chiu and Storyteller David Gonzalez' reinterpretation of the classical works Carnival of the Animals and Peter and the Wolf later in the season.

"We're delighted to be presenting such wonderful performances," said Lied Center Executive Director Tim Van Leer. "We're going to delve into contemporary classical music explorations with bluegrass-chamber quintet Punch Brothers as well as hip-hop meets classical music duo Black Violin. Also, with our new, donated Steinway piano we're thrilled to have talented pianists Adam Gyorgy and Alpin Hong among others. Our Broadway selections are fantastic too, including 100 Years of Broadway, a revue of some of the best songs from the last century. We're also excited to be presenting a special appearance by Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Del McCoury Band, two groups with true American music legacies. We really do have something for everyone."

There's more to come-additional 2010-11 events will be announced in the coming months, available to Friends of the Lied before the general public. As with the current season, events in 2010-11 are priced with families and students in mind. All performances feature student and youth prices that are half the price of, or less than half the price of adult tickets. Several events are priced at $10 for students and youth, and some at just $5 for students and youth.

For a complete list of the entire season, click here.

2010-11 performances go on sale to the Friends of the Lied on Monday, April 19 and then to the general public two weeks later on Monday, May 3. Online ticket sales also begin on May 3. Before this date, call or visit the Lied Center Ticket Office to purchase tickets. The Lied Center Ticket Office can be reached at 785-864-2787 or 785-864-2777/TDD or at http://lied.ku.edu/