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$5 tickets to select performances for federal employees

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — In response to the Federal Government Shutdown, George Mason University’s Center for the Arts in Fairfax, VA and the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, VA are offering $5 tickets for January performances to Federal employees.

Performances eligible for discount include MOMIX dance company’s presentation of Opus Cactus; the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra’s Benny and Beyond featuring clarinetist Eddie Daniels; We Shall Overcome, a concert tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. created, produced and led by piano virtuoso Damien Sneed; and Enchantment Theatre Company’s family-friendly production of The Phantom Tollbooth.

Center for the Arts:

MOMIX – Friday, January 25 at 8 p.m.

Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra – Saturday, January 26 at 8 p.m.

The Phantom Tollbooth – Sunday, January 27 at 2 p.m.

Hylton Performing Arts Center:

We Shall Overcome – Sunday, January 20 at 3 p.m.

The Phantom Tollbooth – Saturday, January 26 at 2 p.m. & 4 p.m.

To purchase $5 tickets, present Federal I.D. in person at each venue’s box office. Valid for new purchases only. Discount limited to two tickets per Federal I.D. Subject to availability.

For more information, patrons may call the Center for the Arts ticket office at 703-993-8888 and the Hylton Performing Arts Center ticket office at 703-993-7759.

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