Winnie The Pooh, Pat Metheny, Led Zeppelin Tribute Coming To Nashua

NASHUA, NH — A week after its first-ever concert announcements, the soon-to-open Nashua Center for the Arts added three more events to the calendar on Tuesday.

On April 6 and 7, "Winnie The Pooh: A New Musical Adaptation" will offer entertainment for the whole family. On June 9, Grammy Award-winning Jazz musician Pat Metheny will hold a concert that also features emerging artists, and on June 23, the band Kashmir will hit town with what is billed as the No. 1 Led Zeppelin tribute show.

Tickets to all three events go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday on the Nashua Center for the Arts website, or by calling 1-800-657-8774.

Last week, tickets went on sale for eight shows at the theater, including: Suzanne Vega (April 15) and jazz-saxophonist Grace Kelly (June 17), tribute concerts featuring the music of artists Billy Joel (June 8) and Rush (May 19), Safe Haven Ballet's production of "Beauty and the Beast" (April 22), and Symphony NH's 100-year Anniversary Concert (April 29).

The new theater, located at located at 201 Main St., will celebrate its grand opening with a "Nashua Celebrates the Arts" event on April 1.

According to promoters, the Winnie the Pooh musical features a new story from the Hundred Acre Wood told using life-size puppetry. There is an original score written by Nate Edmonson, which does feature some classic Pooh songs like "Winnie the Pooh," "The Blustery Day," and "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers."

Metheny, who has won 20 Grammy Awards, will tour in support of his latest project Side-Eye.

"I wanted to create an ongoing setting to feature a rotating cast of new and upcoming musicians who have particularly caught my interest along the way," Metheny said about the project.

Metheny continued: "From my earliest days in Kansas City onward, I was the beneficiary of so many older musicians giving me a platform to develop my thing through the prism of their experience and the particular demands of what their music implied. I have been feeling like I wanted to have a specific platform to focus on some of the many younger musicians I have enjoyed recently who I have felt some kind of a kinship with."

According to its promotional materials, Kashmir is the "most authentic representation of Led Zeppelin on the modern national touring scene."

"Kashmir possesses the live stage show, sound, and likeness to bring audiences and fans back to the days when the mighty Led Zeppelin ruled the musical landscape," it says in the promotional materials.

The promotional materials continue: "With the playlist of every classic rock station and the most identifiable voice in rock history, Kashmir's show features Page's iconic double-neck guitar, Bonham's drum solo, the stage show of the era, and most importantly, the greatest hits that make up the soundtrack to people's lives."