Official Program of The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

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Tonight in the Plaza........................................................................ 1

Letter from the President & CEO.................................................. 2

Pavilion Bytes.................................................................................. 2

Hocus Pocus Pops Program.......................................................... 3

Biographies..................................................................................... 4

Orchestra Listing............................................................................. 5

15th Annual Children’s Festival...................................................... 6

Sponsor Spotlight............................................................................ 7

Encore............................................................................................. 7

ShowTime........................................................................................ 8

Win a 2011 Audi A5 Convertible.................................................. 8

Concert Etiquette......................................................................... 9

Guest Information........................................................................... 10

Tonight in the Plaza

Credits

Letter from the President & CEO

The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion’s 2010 Performing Arts Season Presented by

and Sponsored by

The North Plaza is sponsored by

TheWortham

Foundation

official airline of The Pavilion

official automobile of The Pavilion

OffiCerS

George Lindahl III – Chairman of the BoardJerry MacDonald – President & CEOJeffrey H. Shipley – Vice Chairman

Brian Wing – SecretaryJeff Young – Vice President

Lori Figaro – Treasurer

BOArd Of direCTOrS

A. Steve Arizpe Jonathan Homeyer Joseph P. Ash W. Randall Lowry John H. Beaird Julie V. Mayrant Gary Becker Ralph C. McIngvale David D. Dunlap C. Grant Mitchell Mark E. Ellis Steve A. Morrow Keith Ferry Alex Sutton Carol P. Garner Raymond I. Wilcox James M. Gibbons Marsha K. Williams Candice W. Glenn Janet S. Wong Jeffrey R. Harder Hank Wood Robert C. Hardin

direCTOr in MeMOriAMCynthia Woods Mitchell

(1922 - 2009)

STAff

Jerry Macdonald – President & CeO Margaret Eichelberger – Executive Assistant

Cindy duBois – director of Marketing & education Kacie Broadhurst – Social Media Analyst Courtney Galle – Marketing & PR Manager

Lori figaro – CfO Jenny Lewis – Accounting Assistant Heather Reding – Human Resources Manager Paula Smith – Senior Accountant

Christine Scully – director of development Charlotte Weschler – Development Coordinator

Jeff Young – Vice President of Operations Collin Bolen – Assistant Box Office Manager Carla DeHart – Administrative Coordinator Isidro Hernandez – Maintenance Department Lead Maria Hernandez – Maintenance Department Paula Jauregui – Maintenance Department Victor Maldonado – Maintenance Department Matt Meyer – Assistant Operations Manager Josie Reeves – Box Office Manager Kelly Rich – Event Manager Joey Rincon – Operations Department David Schlauch – Operations Manager Chad Sonnier – Operations Department JD Villaseñor – Director of Premium Seat Sales

The CenTer fOr The PerfOrMing ArTS AT The WOOdLAndS

home of The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion2005 Lake robbins drive • The Woodlands, TX 77380

Phone: 281-364-3010 fax: 281-364-3011www.woodlandscenter.orginfo@woodlandscenter.org

Our MiSSiOnFounded in 1990, The Center for the Performing Arts at The Woodlands is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization that provides diverse, high-quality performing arts events for the entertainment and enrichment of a broad regional audience. Through numerous educational and community outreach programs, The Center is a catalyst for attracting new audiences to the performing arts and building strong ties between the arts and educational institutions.

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Program design by Don Crouch, imagineer

Cindy DuBois – Editor in Chief

Courtney Galle – Managing Editor

October 21

6:15-7:15 p.m.Spooktacular Music & Activities with

radio disney road Crew

6-7:30 p.m.Meet Count Wakula & Claira Voyant

Play Buddy Bean Bag Toss,get Temporary Tattoos

& Meet h-e-Buddywith h-e-B

Color-a-Picture, Trick or Treat giveaways & Meet Barkley

with Woodforest national Bank

halloween giveawayswith Children’s Books on Wheels

Spin the Prize Wheelwith houston family Magazine

Color a halloween Picture & giveaways

with Woodlands Online

Create Lollipop ghosts & instrument Petting Zoo with The Pavilion Partners

Color-a-Picture & Car displaywith Audi of America

Seat exchangewith fidelity investments

Text to Win & Monster Muralswith Market Street-The Woodlands

register to Win“Best Seats in the house”

with Tommy Bahama

I am very pleased to report that through the end of the third quarter of 2010, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion is ranked second in ticket sales out of the Top 100 Amphitheatre Venues in the world. This report is compiled and distributed through Pollstar magazine, the concert industry’s leading trade publication. Filene Center At Wolf Trap, located outside Washington, D.C., came in first and Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Denver is third. By comparison, the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles is ranked sixth and the Superpages.com Center in Dallas is ranked 28th.

From Jan. 1-Sept. 30, The Pavilion has sold 307,489 tickets and logged six sellout concerts, including Buzzfest XXIV, Jimmy Buffett, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Tom Petty and Rush.

We also have had exceptional fine arts events this season, all of which have been well-attended. Three highlights of the season have been Houston Ballet’s mixed-repertory performance, “Three for the Ages,” in August, as well as the Houston Symphony’s “Broadway Showstoppers” and “The Planets-An HD Odyssey” in September.

Our season culminates Nov. 13 and 14 with the 15th Annual Children’s Festival, a signature event in The Pavilion’s educational and entertainment offerings for school-age children, young families and anyone who enjoys performing arts for children. Come out and spend the day at Children’s Festival and enjoy the beautiful fall weather. You can even make a kite and fly it on The Pavilion’s hillside lawn!

As we close our 21st season, I want to thank our guests, sponsors, employees, Partners volunteer organization, Live Nation, vendors and our Board of Directors for making this year so successful.

I look forward to seeing everyone at our remaining events this fall, as well as next season. Please continue to visit our website frequently and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest Pavilion news.

Jerry MacDonaldPresident & CEO

Find us on...

With increased fan participation, The Cynthia Woods Mitch-ell Pavilion’s social networking sites are continuing to be a success! Thanks to all of our fans, our sites are growing and becoming more interactive every day.

The Pavilion has more than 6,500 fans on Facebook, 739 followers on Twitter, 59 videos on YouTube and 1,674 pho-tos on Flickr. Fans stay in-the-know with updated informa-

tion about everything happening at The Pavilion, including links to concert reviews and news. They also are able to go behind the scenes with exclusive photos and videos from most events held at The Pavilion.

Pavilion videos also are available at www.woodlandscenter.org/videos.html. Scroll through the video collection and catch up on all of the music, performing arts events, educational outreach programs and Pavilion news from 2010. Be sure to check back frequently for up-dated content throughout the season.

Visit our website at www.woodlandscenter.org for links to all of The Pavilion’s social net-working sites and get connected today!

by Kacie Broadhurst

Biographies

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Andrés Franco is the associate conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and principal conductor of the Caminos del Inka Ensemble. He has been increasingly active in the U.S. and South America, appearing with several orchestras including the Houston, Stockton

and Corpus Christi symphonies as well as the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Medellin Philharmonic and EAFIT Symphony.

Franco’s diverse performance experience includes conducting the premiere of “Esce-nas Convergentes,” a work written by Luis Franco involving symphony orchestra, solo-ists and folk musicians as well as dancers and multimedia, and “Invierno Porteño,” a co-production of the Philharmonia of Kansas City and the Kansas City Ballet School, where he appeared as piano soloist and conductor performing music by Astor Piazzolla. He also has conducted several choral-orchestral masterworks with the Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Kansas City Symphony Chorus and Texas Boys Choir. His interest in education has led him to work with the Texas Christian Uni-versity Orchestra and the Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth.

Most recently, Franco became executive director of Caminos del Inka, Inc., a project created by Maestro Miguel Harth-Bedoya to

rediscover, preserve, expand and disseminate the music legacy of the Americas. Recent and upcoming performances of the Caminos del Inka project include concerts presented by the Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago and Seattle symphonies as well as the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Residentie Orkest (The Hague).

Franco studied conducting with Maestros Leonard Slatkin, Gerard Schwarz, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Helmut Rilling, Nicholas Uljanov and German Gutierrez. Born into a family of musi-cians, Franco started his studies under the di-rection of his father, Jorge Franco. An accom-plished pianist, he studied with Cliburn Gold Medalist Jose Feghali, Rudolph Buchbinder and Lev Naumov. Franco received his master’s de-grees in Piano Performance and Conducting from Texas Christian University.

Franco resides in Fort Worth with his wife, Fort Worth Symphony principal clarinetist Victoria Luperi.

Frank Huang began his tenure as concertmaster of the Houston Symphony on opening night of the 2010-11 season. First Prize Winner of the 2003 Walter W. Naumburg Foundation’s Violin Com-petition and the 2000 Hannover International Violin Competition, Huang has established a major career as a violin virtuoso.

At age 11, he performed with the Houston Sym-phony in a nationally broadcast concert and has since performed with orchestras throughout the world. He has performed on NPR’s Perfor-mance Today, Good Morning America and CNN’s American Morning with Paula Zahn.

Huang’s first commercial recording, comprised of Fantasies by Schubert, Ernst, Schoenberg and Waxman, was released on Naxos in 2003. Recently, Huang held the position of first violin-ist of the Grammy® Award-winning Ying quar-tet and was a faculty member at the Eastman School of Music. He is concertmaster of the Sejong Soloists, a conductor-less chamber or-chestra based in New York.

Huang has taken top prizes in the Premio Pa-ganini International Violin Competition, the Indianapolis International Violin Competition, the Kingsville International Competition, the Irving M. Klein International Competition and the D’Angelo International Competition.

Recent concerts include debuts in Wigmore Hall (London), Salle Cortot (Paris), Kennedy Center (Washington), Herbst Theatre (San Fran-cisco) and a second recital in Alice Tully Hall (New York), which featured the world premiere of Donald Martino’s Sonata for Solo Violin.

Huang’s commitment to chamber music has taken him to the Marlboro Music Festival, Ravinia’s Steans Institute, The Seattle Cham-ber Music Festival and the Caramoor Festi-val. He frequently participates in Musicians from Marlboro tours. He was selected by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to be a member of the prestigious Chamber Music II program and is part of a trio with Thomas Kaines and Reiko Uchida.

Huang studied with Robert Mann at The Juilliard School, Donald Weilerstein at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Fredell Lack in Houston.

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Program

Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 – 7:30 p.m.

Andrés franco, conductorfrank huang, soloist

nielsen Overture to Maskarade

Tchaikovsky Suite from The Sleeping Beauty, Opus 66a 5. Valse: Allegro

Saint-Saëns Danse macabre, Opus 40 Frank Huang, violin

r. Parker/ B. holcombe Theme from Ghostbusters

Mussorgsky/ A Night on Bald Mountain rimsky-Korsakov

J. Williams Suite from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban I. Witches, Wands and Wizards: Allegro

Tchaikovsky Suite from The Sleeping Beauty, Opus 66a 3. Pas de caractere (Puss-in-boots and the White Cat): Allegro moderato

J. Williams March from Raiders of the Lost Ark

Stravinsky Suite from L’oiseau de feu (The Firebird) IV. Danse infernale du roi Kastcheï— V. Berceuse and Final: Andante—Lento maestoso

There will be no intermission.Please turn off all cellular telephones. Recordings and photography are not allowed.

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Photo by Richard Rodriguez

Photo by Jeff Fitlow

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Orchestra Listing

first ViolinFrank Huang, Concertmaster Max Levine ChairEric Halen, Associate Concertmaster Ellen E. Kelley ChairAssia Dulgerska, Assistant Concertmaster Cornelia and Meredith Long ChairQi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Fondren Foundation ChairMarina Brubaker, Hewlett-Packard Company ChairAlexandra AdkinsMiHee ChungSophia SilivosRodica GonzalezFerenc Illenyi**Si-Yang LaoKurt JohnsonChristopher NealSergei GalperinQuan Jiang*

Second ViolinJennifer Owen, PrincipalCharles Tabony, Associate PrincipalHitai LeeKiju JohRuth ZegerMargaret BraggMartha ChapmanKevin KellyMihaela OanceaChristine PastorekAmy TeareOpen Position

ViolaWayne Brooks, PrincipalJoan DerHovsepian, Associate PrincipalGeorge Pascal, Assistant PrincipalLinda GoldsteinThomas MolloyFay ShapiroDaniel StrbaWei JiangPhyllis HerdliskaOpen Position

CelloBrinton Averil Smith, PrincipalChristopher French, Associate PrincipalHaeri JuJeffrey ButlerKevin DvorakXiao WongMyung Soon LeeJames DentonAnthony Kitai

double Bass:David Malone, Acting Principal Janice H. and Thomas D. Barrow ChairMark Shapiro, Acting Associate PrincipalEric LarsonRobert PastorekBurke ShawDonald HoweyMichael McMurray

fluteAralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch ChairJohn Thorne, Associate PrincipalJudy DinesAllison Garza

PiccoloAllison Garza

OboeRobert Atherholt, Principal Lucy Binyon Stude ChairAnne Leek, Associate PrincipalColin GatwoodAdam Dinitz

english hornAdam Dinitz

ClarinetDavid Peck, PrincipalThomas LeGrand, Associate PrincipalChristian SchubertOpen Position

e-flat ClarinetThomas LeGrand

Bass ClarinetOpen Position Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair

BassoonRian Craypo, Principal Stewart Orton ChairEric Arbiter, Associate Principal American General ChairElise WagnerJ. Jeff Robinson

ContrabassoonJ. Jeff Robinson

hornWilliam VerMeulen, PrincipalWade Butin, Acting Associate Principal*Brian Thomas Robert and Janice McNair Foundation ChairNancy GoodearlPhilip StantonJulie Thayer

TrumpetMark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell ChairJohn DeWitt, Associate PrincipalOpen Position, Assistant PrincipalAnthony Prisk Speros P. Martel Chair

TromboneAllen Barnhill, PrincipalBradley White, Associate PrincipalPhillip Freeman

Bass TrombonePhillip Freeman

TubaDave Kirk, Principal

TimpaniRonald Holdman, PrincipalBrian Del Signore, Associate Principal

PercussionBrian Del Signore, PrincipalMark GriffithMatthew Strauss

harpPaula Page, Principal

KeyboardScott Holshouser, Principal Neva Watkins West Chair

Orchestra Personnel ManagerSteve Wenig

Assistant Orchestra Personnel ManagerMichael Gorman

LibrarianThomas Takaro

Assistant LibrariansErik GronforMichael McMurray

Stage ManagerDonald Ray Jackson

Assistant Stage ManagerKelly Morgan

Stage TechnicianToby BluntZoltan FabryCory Grant

* Contracted Substitute** Leave of Absence

hans graf, Music Director Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair

Michael Krajewski robert franz Brett Mitchell Principal Pops Conductor Associate Conductor Assistant Conductor Sponsor, Cameron Management Sponsor, Madison Charitable Foundation

“I don’t want to grow up…” and you don’t have to at the 15th Annual Children’s Festival. Discover what it is like to be a kid again as The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion is transformed into a giant playground and educational won-derland where learning is not only fun, but also exhilarating, awe-inspiring and eye-opening.

The focus of Children’s Festival is on the per-forming and visual arts for children, which in-cludes live performances by award-winning entertainers, including Angelina Ballerina™, lo-cal children’s groups, hands-on activities, arts, crafts, and much,

much more.

This spectacular festival takes place Saturday, nov. 13, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday, nov. 14, from noon – 5 p.m. Admission is $8 per person in advance or $10 per person at the door. Children under 2 are ad-mitted FREE. The daily admission fee in-cludes every show and activity, so par-ents don’t spend the day dealing with tickets, tokens or endless lines.

In addition to performances by profes-sional entertainers, festival activities include hands-on arts and crafts, games, costumed characters and more in our amusing creative zones.

The Wells fargo fun Zone features a performer meet and great area, along with performances on the Community Stage. Each day of the festival ends with the Festival Finale Kazoo-dah Parade that begins and ends in the fun Zone. Head up the hillside lawn to pan for gold, play in the sand, even make and fly a kite.

The Adventure Zone features Mad Science of Houston’s Slippery Slime, the Radio Disney Road Crew, hat-making, face painting and more!

The healthy KidZone features demonstrations by martial artists and other fitness and nutri-tion-related activities, such as i9 Sports, ATA Martial Arts, The Little Gym, FINS (Fun in Swim-ming), Kul Sool Won Family Martial Arts and more. Some of Houston’s professional sports teams also will be on hand with interactive games and prizes.

The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau Activity Tent features fun, hands-on activities organized by area businesses including “Be

a DJ” with K-STAR Country 99.7 FM, photos with the Sugar Plum Fairy from Houston Ballet’s “The Nutcracker,” mini-manicures with Sweet and Sassy, and green screen photo fun with Market Street-The Woodlands, just to name a few.

hCn’s Arts Alley is a place where children learn about the ele-ments of art through creative, interactive activities. They learn about lines, colors, shapes, patterns, unity, balance and more by using these elements to make imaginative creations they get to take home with them.

Tickets for Children’s festival can be purchased at The Pavilion Box Office Monday through Friday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., all Ticket-master locations, online at www.ticketmaster.com, by calling 800-745-3000, or the day of the event. Children age 2 and un-der are free. Picnics are welcome, but beverages can not be brought into the venue.

For more information about Children’s festival, please visit www.woodlandscenter.org.

Photo by Becky Fralix

at the 15th Annual Children’s FestivalBe a Kid Again

ShowTimeShowTime is a list of events scheduled for The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion,

including start times and ticket prices. information is subject to change. Please check our website for the latest event information.

Ticket Information

Prices do not include service charge. Tickets are available at all outlets, including Fiesta, select FYE and H-E-B loca-

tions and Media Magic, by calling 800-745-3000, or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets also can be purchased at The

Pavilion Box Office Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and on event days through intermission. The Box Office is

located at the north entrance to The Pavilion at 2005 Lake Robbins Drive in The Woodlands. For more information, call 281-363-

3300 or visit www.woodlandscenter.org. Prepaid, preferred parking is available in the on-site Town Center Garage located

along Six Pines Drive. Parking is $5 per vehicle for most performing arts events and $15 per vehicle for most contemporary events.

Tickets for on-site parking can be purchased in advance at all locations and The Pavilion Box Office. Some service

charges may apply. Advance purchase is not required, but guarantees a space the day of the show.

Encore

The Center for the Performing Arts at The Woodlands would like to thank the following contributors for their financial support of our 2010 Performing Arts Season and educational Outreach Programs.

$100,000 - $249,999Live NationGeorge P. MitchellThe Pavilion Partners

$75,000 - $99,999The Woodlands Development CompanyThe Wortham Foundation

$20,000 - $74,999Anadarko Petroleum CorporationAudi of AmericaH-E-BLindahl Family FoundationPepsiCoThe Walmart FoundationWoodforest National BankThe Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau

$15,000 - $19,999ARAMARK Sports & EntertainmentWells Fargo

$10,000 - $14,999AdministaffChevron Phillips Chemical CompanyCullen Trust for the Performing ArtsNorthern Trust The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival

$5,000 - $9,999AT&TCB&IEntergyFidelity InvestmentsHewitt Associates LLCJohn P. McGovern FoundationKPMG, LLP

$5,000 - $9,999 cont.Linn EnergyMarket Street-The WoodlandsMemorial Hermann The Woodlands HospitalTexas Children’s Pediatric AssociatesWinstead PC

$2,000 - $4,999 EMIHouston Northwest Medical CenterHuntsman Corporation

$1,000 - $1,999Julie BellBecki & David BorthBarbara & Stephen CrainCandi & Gerald GlennSheryl & Fred Greene Tricia & Jerry MacDonaldJulie & Jerry MayrantTony Rodriguez

$500 - $999Sylvia CaracioAnne & David DunlapCarol & Phil GarnerSheri & John HammAmy & Jonathan HomeyerJoAnne & Randy LowryCindy NotarainniShelly & Michael O’NeilSuzanne & Bob PotterSusie & Jeffrey ShipleyShannon & Brian WingMelissa & Jeff Young

$250 - $499Charissa & Steve ArizpeNancy & Tom BattleKatherine & John H. Beaird IIISusan & Gary BeckerBunny & David BenditzLouise & Henry BetheaDixie & Bret CopeJulia & Mark EllisSuzanne & Ed EllisEssex The WoodlandsKeith & Grady FerryBeth & Doug GrijalvaLisa & Andy HallPeggy & Mitch HausmanToncie & Mark JohnsonJudy & Charles LanoRandi & Jay McClanahanMaurgan McGregorKelly & Paul MessengerTiziana & C. Grant MitchellAnnice & John NanningaPam & Tom RenoArlene & Sol SachsTesar’s Steak and SeafoodPeggy & Ray Wilcox

in-KindARAMARK Sports & EntertainmentCalfee SpecialtiesContinental AirlinesDon Crouch, imagineerHouston Community NewspapersJude StudiosThe Pepsi Bottling GroupThe Woodlands Country Club

Sponsor Spotlight

in each issue of OnStage, we turn the spotlight onto one of our sponsors, a gesture of thanks for their invaluable contributions to the many things we work hard to accomplish.

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Oct. 21 houston Symphony • 7:30 p.m. hocus Pocus Pops A Comcast Family Event Andrés Franco, conductor $15 Orchestra Seating / FREE Mezzanine & Lawn Seating courtesy of H-E-B

Oct. 22 Maroon 5 • 7:30 p.m. with One Republic and Ry Cummings $150 Res. Pit / $75, $50, $40 & $30 Reserved

Oct. 23 Buzzfest XXV • 1 p.m. with Sick Puppies, Anberlin, Paper Tongues, Bush, Neon Trees, Civil Twilight, Papa Roach, New Politics, Godsmack, Saving Abel, Finger Eleven, Filter, The Dirty Heads and Seether SOLD OUT!

nov. 6 Lady Antebellum • 7:30 p.m. with David Nail $39.75 Res. Pit / $39.75 Reserved

nov. 13 15th Annual Children’s festival • 10 a.m. Presented by Devon Energy A Comcast Family Event $8 in advance / $10 at door

nov. 14 15th Annual Children’s festival • 12 p.m. Presented by Devon Energy A Comcast Family Event $8 in advance / $10 at door

Administaff and its employees are privileged to support and enrich the cultural opportunities and lifestyle of Houston-area residents through alliances with vital organizations, such as The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion and its performing arts and educational outreach programs.

“Administaff recognizes that a strong arts community helps to create a better quality of life for everyone,” said Steve Arizpe, Administaff executive vice president of client services and chief operating officer. “We are proud to support the important mission of The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.”

A deep commitment to community involvement is a cornerstone of Ad-ministaff’s corporate culture. In fact, volunteerism and philanthropy are central to Administaff employees’ experiences. The company provides 12

hours of paid volunteer time to each employee per quarter, resulting in more than 24,000 hours of volunteer service nationwide – 9,300 hours in the Houston area alone – during the past nine months. The company’s philanthropic efforts also include financial contributions and in-kind do-

nations to organizations.

Administaff is the nation’s leading pro-fessional employer organization (PEO),

serving as a full-service human resources department that provides small and medium-sized businesses with administrative relief, big-company benefits, reduced liabilities and a systematic way to improve productivity. The company operates 51 sales offices in 24 major markets. For additional information, visit Administaff’s website at http://www.administaff.com.

And the Lucky Winner is…

The lucky winner could be you! Purchase a raffle ticket for the chance to win a new 2011 Audi A5 convertible or two first-class airline tickets on Continental Airlines to anywhere in the continental U.S.!

Winners will be drawn at the “Saturday Night Live” fundraising gala featuring musical guests The Blues Brothers Feb. 26, 2011. At the gala, nine finalists from the 749 tickets sold will be drawn. Ticket No. 750 will be sold during the live auction Feb. 26 and will be placed in the final drawing. The holder of the first ticket drawn from the 10 finalists wins the car. The holder of the second ticket drawn wins the airline tickets.

Proceeds benefit The Center for the Performing Arts at The Woodlands, home to The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, a nonprofit organization.

Tickets are $100 each and are available at The Pavilion. Get yours today and you could be the lucky winner!

Lady Antebellum

Children’s festivalfeaturing

Terrance Simien & The Zydeco experience

Andrés franco

Volunteerism is a Cornerstone of Administaff Corporate Culture

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Guest Information

TiCKeTS

Tickets are available at The Pavilion Box Office Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the day of performances through intermission. American Express, MasterCard, VISA and Discover are accepted at The Pavilion Box Office.

Tickets also are available at all outlets, including Fiesta, select FYE & H-E-B locations and Media Magic, or charge by phone at 800-745-3000.

for guests with hearing impairments, Ticketmaster’s TDD number is 800-755-6244. groups of 20 or more are eligible for discounts for performing arts and selected contemporary events. For information, call 281-210-1127 or visit The Pavilion Box Office.

PArKing

Guests may park free of charge in lighted and patrolled lots conve-nient to The Pavilion. Preferred parking is available for all events in the on-site Town Center Garage. For most events, lots open 90 minutes prior to the performance.

fOOd And BeVerAgeS

Food and beverage items are available from The Pavilion concession areas in the North, South and Lawn plazas. Concessions are operated by ARAMARK Sports & Entertainment. Food can be brought in during all performing arts events; however, beverages are not allowed into the venue.

reSTrOOMS, TeLePhOneS

Permanent restrooms and telephones are located in all three plazas.

LAWn ChAirS

For comfortable hillside seating, guests may bring blankets or use The Pavilion’s specially designed lawn chairs free of charge for all perform-ing arts events.

firST Aid

Trained medical professionals are on duty at all Pavilion events. If medi-cal help is needed, ask any Pavilion staff member for assistance.

gueSTS WiTh SPeCiAL needS

The Pavilion is accessible to guests with disabilities. For detailed infor-mation, consult our free brochure available at the Information Booths, call 281-364-3010, or visit www.woodlandscenter.org.

infOrMATiOn BOOThS

Information booths are located at the gated entrances in the North, South and Lawn plazas. If guests have questions or concerns, they are encouraged to visit Pavilion volunteers who staff the information booths throughout the events.

inCLeMenT WeATher

Pavilion concerts are not canceled due to rain. If it rains on the day of the concert, guests are encouraged to wear rain apparel.

ChiLdren

For most contemporary events, children 5 and under are admitted free to the lawn without a ticket. At most performing arts events, children are admitted free with their parents to the mezzanine and lawn areas. All children must have a ticket to sit in orchestra-level seating.

ATMs

ATMs are located in the North, South and Lawn plazas of The Pavilion.

PrOhiBiTed iTeMS

To ensure the enjoyment and safety of all our guests, the following items may not be brought into The Pavilion: glass bottles, cans, beverages, food (except picnic meals at performing arts events only), cameras, recording devices, weapons, aerosol cans, strollers, laser pointers, ani-mals and lawn chairs.

CAMerAS And reCOrding deViCeS

At the request of the individual artists, cameras and recording devices are not permitted at our facility.

LOST And fOund

To inquire about lost items, guests may ask a Pavilion staff member for assistance or call The Pavilion Administrative Office during business hours at 281-364-3010.

TOurS

Guided tours of The Pavilion can be arranged for groups by calling 281-364-3010.

SPeCiAL eVenTS

The 1,600-square-foot Woodforest Bank Club, located just off The Pavilion’s North Plaza, is available for lease year-round. Outfitted with large video screens, multimedia equipment with surround sound, a copier, fax and dedicated telephone and modem lines, the Club is designed for business meetings and special, private events. For rental information, call 281-363-0900.

The House of Blues Hospitality Tent provides a tented outdoor setting for pre- or post-concert gatherings. For more information, call 281-363-0900.

Concert Etiquette

eLeCTrOniC deViCeS

Take a break from the outside world! Please turn off all cell phones, pagers and other audible electronics. Recording devices and photog-raphy are not allowed.

LATe SeATing

Fashionably late? If you arrive after a performance has started, our ushers will do their best to seat you during an appropriate pause in the program. For certain performances, and at the request of the artist, guests seated in the orchestra section might have to wait until a transi-tion is made between songs to proceed to their seats.

ChiLdren

The Pavilion is a family-friendly venue and we love to see families at our performing arts events. However, please be courteous of both the orchestra and those around you by keeping youngsters from talking loudly and running around during the performance. Even if you are seated on the hill, loud children can be very distracting for everyone. We want all of our guests to have the most enjoyable concert experi-ence possible.

during The PerfOrMAnCe

Guest should refrain from entering and exiting their seats while a per-formance is in progress. If you must leave your seat, please proceed quickly and quietly to the nearest aisle or ask the nearest usher for as-sistance. Please be courteous to other members of the audience.

APPLAuSe

Not sure when to applaud and when not to? A good rule of thumb is to watch the conductor. The conductor should let you know when a piece is over by lowering both arms and turning to face the audience.

AfTer The COnCerT

Bravo! As the applause dies down, the performers will put their instru-ments away and the leave the stage. The house lights will be turned on so guests can exit safely.

TO PiCniC, Or nOT TO PiCniC?

Picnics are welcome at all performing arts events at The Pavilion. Guests can bring in any type of food item; however, beverages can not be brought into the venue. Guests are welcome to bring empty water bottles to fill at water fountains or to purchase beverages at our concessions stands.

The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion offers concertgoers live performing arts events in a picturesque setting featuring such world-renowned organizations as the Houston Symphony, Houston Ballet and Texas Music Festival Orchestra. The following information about concert etiquette will enhance your visit and help ensure that all of our guests enjoy their arts experience to the fullest.

Photo by Ted Washington