For one night only, Friday, January 24th, the LiveArt Gala presents A Night in Little Italy starring Joe Piscopo and his 9 piece band. Television, film, theater, night club - all arenas in which Piscopo has won the acclaim and affection of millions, proving to be one of show business’ brightest lights. After a career as a disc jockey and dinner-theater performer, Joe turned to comedy. He was chosen to join a new ensemble charged with a difficult task, replacing the original cast of Saturday Night Live. By the time he left the show, Joe had left his mark on the program and the nation.

His work on SNL naturally led to Hollywood, with starring roles in Wise Guys, with Danny DeVito, and Johnny Dangerously with Michael Keaton. Other film credits include Dead Heat, Sidekicks with Chuck Norris and a dramatic, critically acclaimed performance in Jonathan Parker’s Bartleby. Joe performed as the lead role of Jack Cosmo in the musical comedy How Sweet It Is with Paul Sorvino. Joe won acclaim for his dramatic guest-starring roles on the NBC drama Law and Order. Live performances have always been an important part of Joe’s career. He has long been one of America’s most popular comedy and concert entertainers, filling arenas and theatres from coast to coast. Experience an evening of laughs, stories and great music made famous by legendary Italian crooners.

The Lowell Opry House Show is now at Copeland Hall starring the George Britt Band. Join your friends for a night of traditional and classic contry music. Buy your tickets now before it sells out!

Doors open at 6:30pm

Community First! Village is not a homeless shelter. Everybody pays rent; there are no exceptions. Residents are given the opportunity to earn a dignified income working at the Village in a variety of areas such as the Genesis Gardens, the Community Cinema (a beautiful amphitheater built by Alamo Drafthouse), the Community Inn, or in the maintenance department. With open access to an “art house” and blacksmith shop, residents have the opportunity to produce handmade goods that are sold in the Community Market. Community First, A Home for the Homeless explores the heartbreaking events that cause homelessness, and the heartwarming stories of being welcomed into a nurturing environment where dignity and self-worth are restored.

Based on the true story of the Jena 6 in Louisiana. Blood at the Root explores the complicated and destructive history of race in this country. When violence breaks out because nooses were hung on a tree outside a high school, it's up to another generation to combat and rise above the evils of racism.

The community of Mossville struggles to let go of their ancestral home, and at the center of it all is a man named Stacey Ryan, a lifelong resident. In the past ten years, Stacey has lost much of his family to cancer and seen the neighborhood he grew up in demolished to make way for Sasol’s new multi-billion dollar project. He experiences these changes from the view of his parent’s home, a FEMA trailer smack in the middle of where the new Sasol facility is being built—and he refuses to leave. Having promised his dying parents to fight the sprawling chemical companies, Stacey struggles to keep his word as his power, water, and sewage are cut off, and his health continues to decline from ongoing chemical exposure. As Sasol encroaches on citizens’ property with buyout offers, Stacey and other community members have to decide whether to exist in a chemical war zone, or abandon land that has been in their families for generations.

Saturday, March 21 LiveArt Family Night presents Magic & Illusion starring Mike Super. Super has astonished millions with his craft, from theater goers and television audiences to Disney cruises and military bases. Mike has performed for Howie Mandel, Howard Stern, Ariana Grande, Tina Fey, Heidi Klum, Nick Cannon, Penn & Teller, Criss Angel, Ellen DeGeneres and countless others. Mike is the only magician in history to win a live magic competition on primetime television with NBC's Phenomenon. A top finalist on America's Got Talent, Mike has also appeared on Penn and Teller’s Fool Us and the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Featured exclusively on Disney Cruises, the company lauds him as “The best of the best!”

Saturday, March 21 LiveArt Family Night presents Magic & Illusion starring Mike Super. Super has astonished millions with his craft, from theater goers and television audiences to Disney cruises and military bases. Mike has performed for Howie Mandel, Howard Stern, Ariana Grande, Tina Fey, Heidi Klum, Nick Cannon, Penn & Teller, Criss Angel, Ellen DeGeneres and countless others. Mike is the only magician in history to win a live magic competition on primetime television with NBC's Phenomenon. A top finalist on America's Got Talent, Mike has also appeared on Penn and Teller’s Fool Us and the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Featured exclusively on Disney Cruises, the company lauds him as “The best of the best!”

Verch is perhaps best known for playing traditional fiddle styles from her native Ottawa Valley, Canada, her performances extend into old--time American and Appalachian styles and far beyond, for a well--rounded tour--de--force of North Americana sounds. Verch and her fellow trio members pare down their arrangements, highlighting the simple pleasures of upright bass, guitar, clawhammer banjo, voices, fiddle, and stepping in intimate conversation. At the heart lie Verch’s delicate voice, energetic footwork, and stunning playing. Sometimes she sings, steps and fiddles all at once, with apparent ease and precision. Verch is -- as they say -- a triple threat in performance, her live show a beautiful companion to her music: versatile, robust, and masterfully executed.

Written, produced, and directed by Roberta Grossman and executive produced by Nancy Spielberg, Who Will Write Our History mixes the writings of the Oyneg Shabes archive with new interviews, rarely seen footage and stunning dramatizations to transport us inside the Ghetto and the lives of these courageous resistance fighters. They defied their murderous enemy with the ultimate weapon—the truth—and risked everything so that their archive would survive the war, even if they did not.

As young boys, Christopher and Taylor Malpass soaked up the music of their granddad’s phonograph records. Christopher earned his first talent show trophy at age 7, and Taylor was playing mandolin by the time he was 10. Today, they promote the work and music of classic country artists they treasure while creating new music and making their own mark in the lineage of a rich American cultural heritage.

If you like cornbread & hush puppies, you’re gonna love the Malpass Brothers. If you like sweet tea, barbecue & collards, you’re gonna love the Malpass Brothers. This is the real deal, folks. There is no pretense. This is music steeped in the legacy of the Louvin Brothers, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Hank Williams, Sr. & others. Count on classic, real country.