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COLBY — Coming to Hoxie High School auditorium Sunday, Nov. 23 at 3 p.m., the next Western Plains Arts Association (WPAA) program will feature Carl Acuff Jr. with the music of Glen Campbell.
You are also invited to a short Question and Answer session after the show ends for all those who would like to participate.
Admission to the show can be purchased at the door or by WPAA season tickets.
We would like to thank all the area sponsors. This project is generously funded by Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the state arts agencies of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. Also the Sheridan County Community Foundation along with Dane G. Hansen Foundation are helping fund this project. And sponsored in part by the state of Kansas through the Kansas Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Glen Campbell spent five decades entertaining audiences all over the world. He was an American treasure whose songs and dazzling showmanship shot him to superstardom in the 1960s.
Glen's hits included songs like: "Gentle On My Mind", "By The Time I Get To Phoenix", "The Wichita Lineman", "Dreams of an Everyday Housewife", "Galveston", "Rhinestone Cowboy", and "Southern Nights." During his 50 years in the music business, Campbell released more than 70 albums.
After Glen's death in August of 2017 fellow musician and entertainer in his own right, Carl Acuff Jr. along with a notable group of musicians decided to put together a tribute show to this entertainment legend featuring his wonderful catalog of music. With Glen's original arrangements and charts provided to the group by Mr. TJ Kuenster they are as close as you can come to the real deal. Therefore, The Wichita Lineman show was born.
For your information, Highway 23 south of Hoxie is now open.