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Jan. 10, 2024 –Magic, comedy, international dance, and music headliners are coming to the 1,460-seat Alan Jay Wildstein Center for the Performing Arts located at South Florida State College (SFSC) in Avon Park.
“SFSC presented its first performance in 1984, so we are celebrating our 40th season with spectacular performances,” said Cindy Garren, director of cultural programs. A full schedule of performances, videos, and online ticketing is available at sfscARTS.org.
Grammy-nominated country vocal duo Thompson Square will present an acoustic set of their hits, “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not,” “If I Didn’t Have You,” and “Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About” plus their current release, “Without You” on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. This husband-and-wife team of Keifer and Shawna Thompson have won multiple ACM, ACA, CMA, and CMT awards; earned No. 1 records in three countries; and appeared on The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, NBC’s TODAY Show, CBS This Morning as well as numerous primetime TV specials and award shows. Harry Havery, a local singer-songwriter, will open the show. AdventHealth is the title sponsor and performance sponsors are Cowpoke’s Watering Hole, Paradise Real Estate International/Dawn Dell, Kris and Mike Rider, Michele and Terry Heston, and the SFSC Foundation. 
A.J. Croce, a “Billboard” artist, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, celebrates his father’s music in “Croce Plays Croce: 50th Anniversary Tour” on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. For the past seven years, Croce Plays Croce has sold out in venues throughout the United States including New York’s famed Town Hall and the Royal Oak Music Theater in Detroit.
“People often come in thinking the show will be a quiet, nostalgic, precious display of my father’s songs —but it’s not precious at all. We give them a really energetic, live show. The audience expects one thing, but by the time they leave, they realize they got something completely different—and they leave with a new perspective on Jim, but as fans of mine as well.”
Jim Croce’s two No. 1 hits are “Time in a Bottle” and “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.” “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim” stayed on the charts for 93 weeks. “I Got a Name,” his final studio album, was released a week after his tragic death in 1973. The album featured the smash hit ballads, “I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song” and “Workin’ at the Car Wash Blues.” In December 1973, Jim’s two albums charted on Billboard at No. 1 and No. 2. Croce Plays Croce is sponsored by MidFlorida Credit Union and First Southern Bank. 
Since breaking out on America’s Got Talent in 2015, Piff the Magic Dragon has won the heart of America through his Vegas residency, network television appearances, and non-stop touring. Currently headlining at the iconic Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Piff and his dog, Mr. Piffles, were crowned the 2020 winner of TBS’s Tournament of Laughs. Trip Advisor honored him in 2022 with a Traveler’s Choice Award. In 2019, he was voted one of Variety’s Top 10 Comics and won Best Comedian, Best Magician, and Best Headliner at the Best of Las Vegas Awards. David Copperfield calls Piff “the best” and “a true original.” Piff the Magic Dragon is scheduled for one performance on Thursday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m.
Argentina’s Forever Tango, the international dance sensation that appeared on Broadway in 1997, 2004, and 2013, has been heralded as one of the best tango performances in the world. “This production features exquisite dancers, live musicians, and spicy, sensuous dancing,” said Garren. Creator/director Luis Bravo is a renowned Argentinean choreographer, director, and producer who has significantly impacted the world of dance. Sponsored by MidFlorida Credit Union and Dr. Catherine P. Cornelius, Forever Tango is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m.
Tickets are available at the SFSC Box Office located at 600 West College Drive in Avon Park, by phone at 863-784-7178, and online at sfscARTS.org. Group rates are available for most shows.
