Chouteau County Performing Arts is proud to announce the opening of our 2018-2019 season, with the popular, crowd pleasing favorite, Cold Hard Cash, on Saturday, September 15th, at the Agricultural Center in Fort Benton. This show is presented in partnership with The Governor's Keep, Benton Pharmacy, Big Sandy Pharmacy and The Club House. Come enjoy this season's Pub Night show with no host beverages for all ages. The doors open at 6PM and the music starts at 7PM. Come early for the best seating.
You can purchase your 2018-2019 season tickets from any CCPA board member at the early bird price, or purchase your season ticket at the door the night of the show. CCPA season tickets get you in to 8 incredible performances throughout our season at a price that cannot be matched anywhere else. Our season tickets get you into many other towns' community concert shows, for $5.00 a show, through our reciprocity agreements. As in the past, students currently enrolled in school in Chouteau County get in free. See our ad in this issue, the mailer sent to your mailbox earlier this summer, or call 750-2918 or 622-5677 for more information. Single show entry at the door is $15.00.
The Cold Hard Cash Show is an original and innovative tribute to the music of Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three! Fronted by guitarist and singer Merle Travis Peterson, Cold Hard Cash brings to life classic Cash songs performed with the energy of the Live at Folsom and San Quentin albums with a sound so accurate you'd think you're listening to The Man in Black himself.
The band formed in 2005 and in addition to Merle Travis Peterson fronting the band on vocals and guitar, the line-up includes long time member Fel Torres on drums and John Sporman on double bass. Since the formation, they have performed on hundreds of stages often sharing them with a diverse variety of artists such as Charlie Daniels, Eddie Money, Eli Young Band, Los Lobos, Dale Watson and countless others as well as performing at several high profile private functions with guests such as Katy Perry, John Oates, Justin Timberlake, John Mayer and have at times performed with a few of them!
In 2008 the band made their National Television debut when they performed on The Late Show with David Letterman, gaining a solid world-wide fan base and landing them on stages at several nationally known festivals such as Memphis in May Festival (Memphis,TN), Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (Sturgis,SD), Lonestar Rally (Galveston,TX).
The band continues to tour across the country non-stop spreading the great word and music of The Man in Black, Johnny Cash. Say what you will about Tribute Bands, The Cold Hard Cash Show is an excellent band, excellent show, excellent experience and hands down the best Johnny Cash Tribute around.
Get more information on our season at CCPA's website at http://www.fortbenton.com/arts. CCPA concerts are presented in part by grants from The Montana Cultural Trust, The Montana Arts Council, WESTAF, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Montana Performing Arts Consortium, The Lippard-Clawiter Foundation and the Leroy and Claris Strand Foundation.
