For more than forty years, Riders In The Sky have
been keepers of the flame passed on by the Sons of the Pioneers, Gene Autry and
Roy Rogers. While remaining true to the integrity of Western music, they have
become modern-day icons by branding the genre with their own legendary wacky
humor and way-out Western wit, along with encouraging buckaroos and buckarettes
to live life “The Cowboy Way!”
Riders have performed in all 50 states and 10 countries! Their cowboy charisma and comedic flair made
them naturals for TV, and landed them their own weekly show on TNN and CBS. In addition to penning award-winning songs for
their own albums, they wrote the score for Pixar Animation’s 2002 Academy
Award-winning short “For the Birds”. But the animated character that history will
link to Riders In The Sky is the loveable cowboy Woody, as Riders performed “Woody’s
Round Up” in “Toy Story 2”, with the album of the same name
garnering Riders their first Grammy Awards in 2001 for “Best Musical Album for
Children.” Two years later, Riders roped
their second Grammy in the same category, for “Monsters, Inc.- Scream
Factory Favorites,” the companion CD to Pixar’s award-winning movie. Winners of two Grammys, they stand “hats &
shoulders” above the rest of the purveyors of “Comedy & Western!”
“Riders In The Sky”
DATE: Sun. Mar. 1, 2020
TIME: 2 p.m..
TICKETS: are on sale at Thrasher-Horne Center. Prices range from $19-$59 with all fees
included. Tickets and more information
can be found at (904) 276-6815 ext. 1 or online.
LOCATION: The
Thasher-Horne Ctr.
St. Johns River State College
283 College Drive
Orange Park, FL 32065
The Thrasher-Horne Center is a performing arts venue and conference center
owned and operated by St. Johns River State College. It is located on the Orange Park campus.
The Landscape of Guitar is a groundbreaking art & music production. Animated paintings are sung to life as guitar
birds fly over rolling guitar rivers and vivid guitar worlds in stunning HD. Award winning singer-songwriters Patchouli
& Terra Guitarra “one of the top
nuevo-flamenco groups in the world” – ZMR, create a live symphony of color
& sound to “inspire the human spirit”
– Chicago Tribune. Experience the
harmonies of Simon & Garfunkel, the guitars of the Gipsy Kings and the
colors of Van Gogh. This is a Gallery
& Studio Theatre Event!
Before the performance at 7 p.m., meet the artists and enjoy light hors
d'oeuvres as you join Bruce Hecksel and Julie Patchouli (Patchouli & Terra
Guitarra) for an opening gallery reception of Bruce Hecksel’s Guitar Landscapes,
in the Jack Mitchell Gallery. Every
element in Hecksel’s artwork is guitar-themed in these glittering, stained
glass-like, acrylic paintings. These
original pieces of art are the base upon which the Landscape of the Guitar show
was created. This special exhibit will be on display in the Jack Mitchel
Gallery from January 18 through March 16, 2019.
“Landscape of Guitar
The Animated Painting Experience”
DATE: January 18, 2019
TIMES: 10:30 a.m. & 8 p.m.
LOCATION: The Thasher-Horne Ctr.
St. Johns River State College
283 College Drive
Orange Park, FL 32065
TICKETS: range from $14 or $23 with all
fees included. They and may be purchased
in person, online at THcenter, or by calling (904) 276-6815 between 10
a.m. – 3 p.m., Monday – Friday. The
Thrasher-Horne Center is a performing arts venue and conference center owned
and operated by St. Johns River State College. It is located on the Orange Park campus at 283
College Drive in Orange Park, Florida.
