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August 22, 2024 – Santa Fe College’s first Visiting Artists of the 2024-2025 season, The Wire Birds, will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13 in the Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall, 3000 NW 83 Street, Gainesville.
Tickets are $16 for adults; $10 for seniors, students and military service members and children 12 and under; and free for SF students, faculty, and staff with college ID cards. Tickets are available from the Fine Arts Hall Box Office at 352-395-4181 or online from Showpass at: showpass.com/visiting-artist-the-wire-birds.
The Wire Birds are a folk group performing original songs with close harmonies and a string quintet:
- Dan Stepp, vocals and guitar
- Emma Rynear, vocals
- Gabi Shapiro, bass
- Dan Hardwick, cello
- Cate Hancock, viola
- Andre Cox, violin
- Lauran Roberts, violin
Musical influences include country, blues, jazz, traditional folk music and classical chamber music. They have been performing together for two years and have completed two albums of original compositions. Their first album, The Wire Birds Volume 1, is available on streaming platforms.
“We are thrilled to announce The Wire Birds, as our first Visiting Artist of the 2024-2025 season,” Kyle Novak, Director of Cultural Affairs, Santa Fe College said. “Their extraordinary talent, dynamic performance, and masterful mix of uplifting, nostalgic and heart wrenching songs promise to provide an unforgettable musical evening as we welcome this remarkable ensemble to our Fine Arts Hall stage.”
Santa Fe College’s Visiting Artist Series offers more than performances. It provides SF students the opportunity to learn directly from renowned artists in visual arts, dance, music and theater. By combining educational opportunities with captivating performances, the series enriches both the student experience and the community’s cultural offerings.
This event is sponsored and organized by the Santa Fe College Fine Arts and Entertainment Technology Department.
For ticket information, call the SF Box Office at 352-395-4181.
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