Date: January 30, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Tinnin Fine Arts Center
Take a trip down memory lane with The Piano Men! Jim Witter and his band perform a musical celebration of the 1970s—year by year and hit by hit—featuring the timeless music of Billy Joel and Elton John. This show will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 30, 2025.
Sponsored by First Midwest Bank, and brought to you by the Patrons of the Arts.
Tickets $15. Purchase during normal business hours at Three Rivers College Student Accounts located on the first floor of the Westover Administration building, from 12 – 3 p.m. at the Tinnin Art Gallery, and online at tinnin.ticketleap.com (online fee may be charged). All seats reserved at Tinnin Fine Arts Center. Tickets also sold at the door, as available.
More About the Piano Men
Award-winning Canadian recording artist Jim Witter and his incredible band lead an expertly crafted tour of an entire decade that begins with “Your Song” and winds us along on a musical time machine, saluting two of the century’s most popular contemporary songwriters—Billy Joel and Elton John.
Utilizing spectacular visuals on a giant screen behind Witter and his band, we return to the newspaper headlines, the automobiles, the people, the events, the toys, and even the TV shows that shaped a decade. Along the way, the sounds of “My Life,” “Candle in the Wind,” “Rocket Man,” “Just the Way You Are,” and many more classic hits create an evening that’s so much fun, you won’t want it to end. By the time you hit 1979, you’re begging these musicians to move back to 1970 and start all over again. With Witter at the grand piano and his incredibly talented band mates, the music is not an attempt to “recreate” or “mimic” the evening’s long list of familiar hits. Instead, Witter unleashes his golden tenor on hit after hit to recreate fully-formed mental and emotional return visits to specific landmarks in a pop culture timeline.
If you can remember where you were when Elvis may have died, this show’s for you. If you can smell the interior of your 1973 VW Beetle, you’ll recognize every song. If you watch re-runs of Gilligan’s Island or Green Acres, you’ll find yourself singing along.
Now in it’s 16th year of touring, “The Piano Men” has enjoyed sold-out performances, return engagements, and rave reviews in theaters across North America, Great Britain, and Dubai.
