Hilariously off-kilter music and comedy group The Cleverlys will kick off the eleventh season at the Performing Arts Center at 鶹ӰԺ - Tuscarawas on September 9 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleverlys are a one-of-a-kind comedy/music blend coming from the remote part of the Ozark Mountains, near Cane Spur, Arkansas. Digger Cleverly, along with his nephews Ricky Lloyd, Sock, DVD and Cub, make up The Cleverlys. Don’t be fooled by this faux-family band - they are all accomplished musicians putting their unique bluegrass spin on cover songs from any genre. The Cleverlys’ set list includes genius arrangements of tunes like Psy’s “Gangnam Style,” a medley of Blackstreet’s “No Diggity,” and Flo Rida’s “Low” that recently went viral on Facebook, with over 11 million views. The New York Times wrote, "If Earl Scruggs, Dolly Parton, and Spinal Tap spawned a litter of puppies, it would be the Cleverlys.”
“After the past year and a half, we could all use a laugh and I can’t think of a better way to open our season then with this hysterical group,” says David Mitchell, general manager of the Performing Arts Center. “Every art form needs to be able to laugh at itself, and The Cleverlys do so, without making a mockery of the genre. The Cleverlys are as phenomenal as they are clever in their Pop-Bluegrass fusion.”
As part of its health and safety protocols and consistent with many venues across the country, The Performing Arts Center is instituting a mask requirement for entry to the facility for everyone, regardless of vaccination status. For more information visit: www.kent.edu/tuscpac/health-and-safety
Tickets for The Cleverlys start at $31 and are on sale now at the Performing Arts Center box office, 330-308-6400 or online at www.kent.edu/tuscpac. The box office is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Performing Arts Center’s 2021-2022 Season is sponsored by the Tuscarawas County Community Foundation.
Free and convenient parking is available for all shows. The Performing Arts Center is located on the campus of 鶹ӰԺ State Tuscarawas at 330 University Dr. N.E. in New Philadelphia.