What
UNLV welcomes musician Linda Ronstadt as the next featured guest of the Barrick Lecture Series.
During “Simple Dreams: A Conversation with Linda Ronstadt,” award-winning journalist and author Ray Suarez will interview Ronstadt, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and recipient of the National Medal of Arts.
When
Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Where
Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall at UNLV main campus
Near Maryland Parkway and Cottage Grove Avenue
Details
The Barrick Lecture Series presents nationally and internationally renowned speakers through a generous grant from philanthropist Marjorie Barrick.
Linda Ronstadt is recognized as one of the most important artists in modern music. She has worldwide album sales of over 50 million, 31 gold and platinum records, 10 Grammy Awards, a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and membership in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to her credit. In 2014 she received a National Medal of Arts.
Ronstadt’s book, Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir, made The New York Times bestseller list in 2013.
Part interview, part presentation, Ronstadt will recount episodes from various times in her long career, as well as her thoughts on music and what it has meant in her life. She will be interviewed by noted author and journalist Ray Suarez, former host of NPR’s Talk of the Nation and former chief national correspondent for the PBS NewsHour.
Along with the Eagles (her former back-up band) and others, Ronstadt helped create California country-rock, the dominant American music of the 1970s. At the height of her fame, with her picture on the cover of TIME Magazine, she broadened her musical outlook, embracing musical theatre, the Great American Songbook, and her Mexican heritage. During her four-decade career, she expanded into other genres including country, rock and roll, big band, jazz, opera, and Broadway standards, infusing Mexican and Afro-Cuban influences.
Tickets
The lecture is free and open to the public but tickets are required. Tickets are limited to two per person and can be obtained from the Performing Arts Center box office beginning:
- Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. for UNLV faculty, staff, and students.
- Saturday, Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. for the general public
The Performing Arts Center (PAC) box office is located off of Cottage Grove Avenue at S. Maryland Parkway. Contact the PAC box office at (702) 895-2787 or visit their website unlv.edu/pac/tickets.
