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Norris ’26-’27 Season to Celebrate Baker Community Center Centennial Anniversary
The Norris Cultural Arts Center will celebrate the centennial of its “home-away-from-home” venue, the Baker Community Center, throughout its 2026-27 event season. Since 2020, the Baker Center has hosted the majority of concerts and events produced by The Norris, under an agreement with the St. Charles Park District which manages the Baker Center.
Several events and concerts throughout the upcoming season will have a 1920s flavor, including the following “Saturday Night Lights” concerts at the Baker Center:
‘I Speak Music: Songs and Stories of a Century, with Howard Levy and Chris Siebold” – October 17
“Classics, the Jazz Age, and the Silent Film: An Early 20th Century Sampler with Pianist Jeffrey LaDeur” – November 21
“Where or When: A Century of Songs with Tatum Langley” – April 17
“Origins and Outlooks, with Members of the St. Charles Singers and Jeff Hunt” – May 15
The 1920’s focus is also evident in several “Wednesdays @ One” events at the Baker Center:
“St. Charles Sings, with Jeff Hunt” – September 30
“Images of the Jazz Age: Art, Fashion, and the New Woman, with Jeff Mishur” – March 10
“Trolleys, Trucks, & Model-T’s – How Transportation Transformed St Charles in the Early 20th Century, with Brian and Joyce Ostberg” – May 5
The “Wednesdays @ One” series also includes two other events with historical anniversary themes:
“America at 250: Terry Lynch Portrays Ben Franklin in Designing a New Nation” – October 28
“Beethoven +200: Why He Still Matters, with Chad Goodman and Tony Siqi Yun” – April 7
Plan to attend these and other Norris-produced events throughout the 2026-27 season to celebrate a St. Charles landmark’s milestone anniversary.
