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The Fine Arts Center created the Angel Ticket Program in 2000. This unique program provides human service agencies in the Tri-County area with complimentary tickets to select performances at the Fine Arts Center. The Center Series, Asian Arts and Culture Program,  and Magic Triangle all make performances available to this program.



Throughout the season admission is free to both our visual art galleries and museum. Opening receptions are also free and often include light refreshments and conversation with the artist or curator. Augusta Savage Gallery Hampden Gallery   and the University Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA) will host several free events through the year. Please explore the links to each to discover exhibits and specific dates.
 
Sep 12 2022 05:00 PM
 
Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Arts Lobby and Online
Tue., Sept. 12, 5:00 p.m. ET
Butoh dance is one of the most innovative and politically-charged art forms to emerge from post-World War II Japan. Butoh is now performed worldwide. Join scholars Tanya Calamoneri and Bruce Baird in conversation with Asian and Asian American Arts and Culture Program Director Michael Sakamoto as they view and discuss historical and contemporary artists from across Asia, the United States, Latin America, and beyond. | Free Tickets; This event is also being livestreamed.
Sep 16 2022 08:00 PM
 
Tillis Performance Hall, Bromery Center for the Arts
Fri., Sept. 16, 3:00 p.m. ET
The Blind Boys of Alabama have been inspiring audiences for seven decades. They will remind you of the transformative power of the arts. | Tickets $35-$25; Five College Students & Youth Under 17 $15-10
Sep 27 2022 07:00 PM
 
Online
The leaders of two leading contemporary theater ensembles, Pangea World Theater from Minneapolis, MN and Double Edge Theatre from Ashfield, MA, come together to discuss their beautiful creative work as well as their groundbreaking initiatives in community engagement, social justice, and sustainability. |  Free Tickets
 
Sep 29 2022 06:00 PM
 
UMass Old Chapel
Poet Abigail Chabitnoy’s stunning new work, In the Current Where Drowning Is Beautiful, is a meditation on water, land, women, and violent environmental changes as they affect both the natural world and human migration. Chabitnoy is a Koniag descendant and member of the Tangirnaq Native Village in Kodiak, Alaska. This reading is produced in conjunction with the MFA's Visiting Writers Series, presenting emerging and established writers since 1964. |  Tickets $40
Oct 01 2021 08:00 PM
 
Tillis Performance Hall, Bromery Center for the Arts, UMass Amherst
NIKI’s star is rising fast. Her stage shows are spellbinding. (Ask anyone who caught her set at Coachella back in April.) Her songs are addictive. And her new album, Nicole, which drops in August, is already turning heads. |  Tickets $25 - $15; Youth Under 17 $10; Five College Students $5 | MAX FOUR TICKETS PER CUSTOMER
Oct 04 2022
 
Time and location TBD
Featuring playwright and MacArthur Fellow Larissa FastHorse and Michael John Garcés, artistic director of Cornerstone Theater Company. Co-hosted by the UMass World Studies Interdisciplinary Project, with support from the UMass Native American Advisory Council. |  Free, ticket requried
Oct 06 2022
 
Time and Location TBD
Please join us for this meeting of minds working at the intersection of climate change, literature, and social justice. Led by the UMass School of Earth & Sustainability. |  Free, ticket required
Oct 12 2022 07:30 PM
 
Tillis Performance Hall, Bromery Center for the Arts
The world-class musicians of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, under Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev, will perform with violinist Nicola Benedetti. |  Tickets $50-$30; Five College Students & Youth Under 17 $15-$10
 
Oct 15 2022 03:00 PM
 
Tillis Performance Hall, Bromery Center for the Arts, UMass Amherst
For their 50th anniversary production, Mummenschanz invites you on a journey through their history and into their future. |  Tickets $45-$20; Five College Students & Youth Under 17 $15
Oct 20 2022 07:30 PM
 
Bowker Auditorium, Stockbridge Hall
Alfredo Rodríguez and Pedrito Martinez are leading lights in the Afro-Cuban jazz world who reputations grow with each performance. |  Tickets $35-$25; Five College Students & Youth Under 17 $10
Oct 27 2022 06:00 PM
 
Bromery Center for the Arts Lobby, UMass Amherst
Nov 03 2022 07:30 PM
 
Bowker Auditorium, Stockbridge Hall
Ananya Dance Theatre is one of the leading performance ensembles of BIPOC women, womxn, and femme artists dedicated to the transformative power of dance and social justice. |  Tickets $30-$20; Five College Students & Youth Under 17 $10
Nov 05 2022 08:00 PM
 
UMass Old Chapel
Classical Guitar magazine calls Adam Cicchillitti “a virtuoso at the top of his game.” And CBC Music describes Cicchillitti as an “ardent ambassador for classical guitar.” |  Tickets $15
Nov 06 2022 10:00 AM
 
UMass Old Chapel
Adam Cicchillitti will conduct a master class with advanced guitar students. The class is open to observers. |  Tickets $15 
Nov 17 2022 07:30 PM
 
Bowker Auditorium, Stockbridge Hall
Our 2022 Billy Taylor Jazz Artist in Residence, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin creates something special with every performance. |  Tickets $35-$35; Five College Students & Youth Under 17 $10
Dec 01 2022 06:00 PM
 
Bromery Center for the Arts Lobby, UMass Amherst
Dec 02 2022 07:30 PM
 
Tillis Performance Hall, Bromery Center for the Arts
Join us to kick off the holiday season as Cherish the Ladies apply their Celtic traditons to a selection of favorite winter songs. |  Tickets $40-$20; Five College Students & Youth Under 17 $15-$10
Feb 10 2023 07:30 PM
 
Tillis Performance Hall, Bromery Center for the Arts
This special program features Ukranian immigrant artist Thomas de Hartmann's Violin Concerto, Dvořák's Symphony no. 9, and Brahms' Tragic Overture. |  Tickets $45-$45; Five College Students & Youth Under 17 $15-$10 | This event was originally scheduled for Thursday 2/9/2023
Feb 16 2023 07:30 PM
 
Bowker Auditorium, Stockbridge Hall
Jazz guitarist Bobby Broom has been defying conventions for four decades. |  Tickets $35-$20; Five College Students & Youth Under 17 $10
Feb 23 2023 06:00 PM
 
Bromery Center for the Arts Lobby, UMass Amherst
Feb 24 2023 04:00 PM
 
Bromery Center for the Arts Lobby, UMass Amherst
Join the artist and educator, William Kanengiser, for a special talk exploring health and wellness issues for musicians.
 
Feb 25 2023 08:00 PM
 
UMass Old Chapel
In Diaspora, William Kanengiser presents works from composers that represent the immigrant experience. |  Tickets $15
Feb 26 2023 10:00 AM
 
UMass Old Chapel
William Kanengiser will conduct a master class with advanced guitar students.The class is open to observers. Enjoy the interaction between this superb musician and select classical guitar students. |  Tickets $15
Mar 12 2023 03:00 PM
 
Tillis Performance Hall, Bromery Center for the Arts
Paddington tries to help Mr. Curry prepare for visitors, but nothing goes according to plan! | Purchase a $65 Family Pack; Tickets $30-$15; Five College Students & Youth Under 17 $10; $5 Baby Under One Lap Seats Available Through Box Office
Mar 25 2023 08:00 PM
 
Tillis Performance Hall, Bromery Center for the Arts, UMass Amherst
Canticle for Innocent Comedians reimagines a lost Martha Graham masterwork. | Tickets $55-$25; Five College Students & Youth Under 17 $30-$10
Mar 30 2023 06:00 PM
 
Bromery Center for the Arts Lobby, UMass Amherst
Apr 01 2023 08:00 PM
 
Tillis Performance Hall, Bromery Center for the Arts
Masterful trumpeter Sean Jones has been turning heads in the jazz world for two decades. |  Tickets $40-$30; Five College Students & Youth Under 17 $10
Apr 06 2023 07:30 PM
 
Tillis Performance Hall, Bromery Center for the Arts, UMass Amherst
The Peking Acrobats push the limits of human ability with their amazing displays of contortion, flexibility, and control. |  Tickets $40-$20; Five College Students & Youth Under 17 $15-$10
Apr 10 2023 07:30 PM
 
Tillis Performance Hall, Bromery Center for the Arts, UMass Amherst
Jazz, funk, rock, world music - and whatever else works - is melded in a joyous outpouring of improvisational music by Snarky Puppy. |  Tickets $56-$26, Five College Students & Youth Under 17 $10 - ADDTL FEES APPLY
Apr 19 2023 07:30 PM
 
Bowker Auditorium, Stockbridge Hall
Austin-based singer-songwriter Gina Chavez blends the sounds of the Americas with tension and grace. |  General Admission Tickets $33; Five College Students & Youth Under 17 $10
Apr 23 2023 03:30 PM
 
Bowker Auditorium, Stockbridge Hall
This event features new Bach-related works by leading Asian American classical music and dance artists, commissioned by the Fine Arts Center. Co-presented by UMass Bach Festival & Fine Arts Center Codemakers series. |  Tickets $30-$20; Five College Students & Youth Under 17 $10
Apr 28 2023 08:00 PM
 
Tillis Performance Hall, Bromery Center for the Arts, UMass Amherst
STOMP is an explosive, unforgettable experience for all ages. See what the noise is about! |  Tickets $55-$25; Five College Students & Youth Under 17 $30-$15
Apr 29 2023 02:00 PM
 
Tillis Performance Hall, Bromery Center for the Arts, UMass Amherst
STOMP is an explosive, unforgettable experience for all ages. See what the noise is about! |  Tickets $55-$25; Five College Students & Youth Under 17 $30-$15
Apr 29 2023 08:00 PM
 
Tillis Performance Hall, Bromery Center for the Arts, UMass Amherst
STOMP is an explosive, unforgettable experience for all ages. See what the noise is about! |  Tickets $55-$25; Five College Students & Youth Under 17 $30-$15

Our Mission

The Angel Ticket Program of the Fine Arts Center exists to provide complimentary performance tickets to residents of Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin Counties whose financial and/or social situation would otherwise prohibit them from experiencing live performances by national and international touring artists. Tickets are granted to the clients of eligible non-profit, human-service organizations. Apply here.