BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION “TOES IN THE SAND” ANNUAL CELEBRATION FEATURES ZAC BROWN BAND

Published: Dec 7, 2023

With a smooth blend of country music and southern rock, multi-platinum and Grammy® Award-winning Zac Brown Band will light up the stage in the Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, January 27 at 8:30 p.m. as part of the Broward Performing Arts Foundation’s “Toes in the Sand” Annual Celebration.

Presented by long-time Broward Center supporters Charles and Laura Palmer, the Annual Celebration begins with an exclusive cocktail reception at 5 p.m. in the Peck Courtyard followed by dinner in the Amaturo Theater at 6:15 p.m., the performance at 8:30 p.m. and an after-show party with DJ Laz under the stars at the Wendt Terraces and Huizenga Pavilion. Proceeds from the evening benefit the education and enrichment programs at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

With the Celebration Dinner almost sold out, a limited number of tables and single tickets for all the evening’s festivities are available. Tables of ten are $20,000 and $30,000. Single tickets for the Celebration festivities are $2,500 per person. Additionally, there is a special party ticket which includes orchestra seating for the performance, the post-show party with DJ Laz and complimentary cocktails throughout the evening for $1,250 per person.

Zac Brown Band has had six consecutive albums reach the top 10 of the Billboard 200 charts and five consecutive albums debut at number one on Billboard’s Country Albums chart. With three Grammy® Awards including Best New Artist in 2010, Zac Brown Band has sold more than 30 million singles and nine million albums, amassed over 11 billion catalog streams, achieved 16 number one radio singles and are the second act to top both the country and active rock formats. Zac Brown Band currently holds the record for most consecutive sold-out shows at the iconic Fenway Park, and as a result, was inducted into the Fenway Music Hall of Fame in 2022, joining music icons Paul McCartney and Billy Joel.

“Zac Brown Band is one of the most dynamic groups performing today,” said Lisa Kitei, president of the Broward Performing Arts Foundation. “They have sold out stadiums throughout the country, and we are thrilled to have them at our Annual Celebration. It’s through the generosity of our sponsors that we can bring them to the Broward Center.”

In addition to “Knee Deep” Presenting Sponsors Charles and Laura Palmer, “Chicken Fried” Sponsors are AutoNation, Burdette Beckmann Inc., Ann M. Burris, Linda Haller, Hudson Family Foundation, The Salah Foundation, S. Donald Sussman and Michelle Howland, Richard and Christine Welch, Gary Wendt, Weston Volvo Cars & Weston Nissan, and Mark and Linda Wilford. “Homegrown” Sponsors are Amazon, Stephanie Aoun and Robert Wagner, BBX Capital, Marty and Terri Cole, Leo Goodwin Foundation, Gunster, Northern Trust, Stiles, Joyce W. Virga, and Linda and Douglas Von Allmen. Spirits Sponsor is Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits; Program Sponsor is Starmark; and Invitation Sponsor is Associated Printing Productions, Inc. Sponsor listings are as of November 27, 2023.

For more information about sponsorship opportunities, call 954-468-3284 or email Foundation@BrowardCenter.org.

Tickets to the performance only are now on sale and priced from $175. Ticketmaster is the only official ticketing service of the Broward Center, The Parker and affiliated venues. Buy tickets online at BrowardCenter.org or Ticketmaster.com; by phone at 954.462.0222 (option 1) or at the Broward Center’s AutoNation Box Office. Know who you are buying from when you purchase tickets.

For nearly 40 years, the Broward Performing Arts Foundation has been instrumental in providing support for the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. The Foundation was established in 1985 to deliver the required private funding to build the Center and create an endowment to sustain its operations. Over the years, the Foundation has successfully raised funds to support the Broward Center’s innovative and diverse programming, arts-in-education initiatives, community engagement activities and capital projects. In 2021, the Foundation completed a $30 million capital campaign to renovate and restore the iconic Parker Playhouse. Prior to this, it raised $60 million to complete the Encore! capital campaign to renovate, renew and revitalize the Broward Center.