Martina McBride, the best-selling and Grammy Award-nominated country music artist, will ring in the holidays in Fort Smith with a 7:30 p.m. concert Nov. 26 as part of the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith鈥檚 Season of Entertainment 37.
The concert, titled 鈥淭he Joy of Christmas,鈥� will take place at the First National Bank Exhibit Hall in the Fort Smith Convention Center, located at 55 S. 7th Street. Tickets are $40 to $50 based on seating tier. VIP tickets are also available, ranging from $119 to $219.
A 14-time Grammy Award nominee, McBride has been a mainstay in the country music scene for more than two decades, recording 13 studio albums 鈥� most notably 鈥淩eckless,鈥� 鈥淢artina鈥� and 鈥淪hine鈥� 鈥� and selling more than 14 million albums. At the Nov. 26 concert, she will perform a concert of holiday music featuring new and endearing holiday tunes.
Stacey Jones, associate vice chancellor for campus and community events, said the university was 鈥渆cstatic鈥� to bring McBride to Fort Smith.
鈥淲e鈥檙e ecstatic to be part of her national tour in conjunction with release of her new Christmas album,鈥� Jones said. 鈥淭his is the first time in a long time that she鈥檚 been in this area, and it will be great family entertainment by one of the top country vocalists in the country.鈥�
鈥淭he Joy of Christmas is a magical show full of beautiful scenery and classic beloved Christmas music, as well as a few hits from my career,鈥� McBride said in a news release announcing the tour. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a show for the whole family. With this tour, we create a sort of Christmas winter wonderland. If this show doesn鈥檛 leave you full of the Christmas spirit, I鈥檓 not sure what will.鈥�
The concert is part of Season of Entertainment 37, a yearlong lineup of entertainment sponsored by the 妻友社区 featuring a variety of plays, musicals and symphonic performances.
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