If you like jazz, classical, world music, and dance performances and don’t like spending lots of money on tickets, the Walton Arts Center has a new program for you.

The WAC announced their new 10×10 Arts Series, featuring 10 shows beginning in October and scheduled throughout the 2010-11 season at just $10 per ticket on their blog last week, and more details, including the show schedule and ticket packages were released today.

“The idea that you can see an American Jazz Hall of Fame pianist or a renowned Madrid-based dance troupe for only $10 is pretty amazing,” said WAC VP of communications Jodi Beznoska. “And it’s also a great excuse to have a memorable night out with friends or family.”

Three 10×10 Art Series packages are available, and if you buy tickets to all 10 shows on Monday, Aug. 9, you can get a second set of tickets to the show for free. In other words, that’s two tickets to 10 shows for $100 (or $5 each.) Not bad.

The Shows

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – Great Quintets
Friday, Oct. 8, 8pm
Baum Walker Hall
Info: This remarkable group of musicians performs three outstanding exemplars of the quintet genre: Mozart’s Viola Quintet in E-flat major, K. 614; Mendelssohn’s Viola Quintet in A major, Op. 18 and Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115.

Omara Portuondo: 80th Birthday Celebration
Saturday, Oct. 9, 8pm
Baum Walker Hall
Info: Don’t miss a special evening with this Buena Vista Social Club vocalist and former Tropicana cabaret dancer whom the Los Angeles Times calls “the queen of Caribbean vocals.”

Trey McIntyre Project
Friday, Nov. 5, 8pm
Baum Walker Hall
Supported by the National Endowment for the Arts
Info: Choreographer Trey McIntyre and his company of expert dancers return to perform Wild Sweet Love; which features music from Queen, Lou Reed, Roberta Flack, Felix Mendelssohn, The Zombies and many more.

Kenny Barron Trio with David Sánchez
Saturday, Nov. 6, 8pm
Baum Walker Hall
Show Sponsor: Greenwood Gearhart, Inc.
Info: NEA Jazz Master and American Jazz Hall of Fame pianist Kenny Barron and Grammy® winning tenor saxophonist David Sánchez join forces in what promises to be a monumental concert event.

Remember Me: Parsons Dance Company and East Village Opera Company
Friday, Jan. 21, 8pm
Baum Walker Hall
Support provided by Tom and Vina Hyde
Info: A high-energy mix of contemporary American dance, opera and rock music, this performance combines the athleticism of Parsons Dance Company with the exhilarating live vocal performances of East Village Opera Company.

Philharmonia Quartett Berlin
Sunday, Jan. 23, 2pm
Baum Walker Hall
Info: Hailed as “four of the best” by the British press, the Quartett perform a program including Mozart’s String Quartet in D minor, KV 421; Dmitri Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 5 and Robert Schumann’s String Quartet in F Major, op. 41 no. 2.

Jubilant Sykes & Alan Chow
Thursday, Feb. 17, 7pm
Baum Walker Hall
Show Sponsor: Greenwood Gearhart, Inc.
Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts’ American Masterpieces Presenting Program
Info: In celebration of Black History Month, classically trained baritone Jubilant Sykes and pianist Alan Chow perform both the music of Copland as well as African-American Spirituals.

Harvard Glee Club
Monday, Mar. 14, 7pm
Arend Arts Center at Bentonville High School
Info: Harvard University’s premier 60-voice ensemble draws its repertoire from a myriad of different choral traditions that span centuries of Western and non-Western music.

Compañía Nacional de Danza II
Thursday, Apr. 7, 7pm
Baum Walker Hall
Info: Exhibiting passion, originality, fluidity and Mediterranean sensuality, Spain-based dance company CND 2 provides an exhilarating evening of dance you will remember for years to come.

John Pizzarelli Trio
Sunday, Apr. 10, 7pm
Baum Walker Hall
Info: The “captain of cool” and his band bring smooth jazz flavor in this unforgettable evening of original offerings, classic standards and late-night ballads.

Ticket Packages

Single Tickets
Buy tickets to one or more of the 10×10 performance and get extras like pre and post-show activities and Creative Conversations with the artists and/or local arts experts.

The Create Your Own Subscriber Package
Buy tickets to 4 or more 10×10 performances and get all the 10×10 extras, plus Walton Arts Center Create Your Own Subscription benefits, like free ticket exchanges, early access to shows added throughout the season and discounts on tickets to other shows in the season lineup.

*The Perfect 10 Package
Starting on 8.9.10, buy one ticket to all 10 performances on the 10×10 series and get all the subscriber benefits and 10×10 extras, PLUS an extra 10×10 series package for free! That’s 20 tickets for only $100.
(*First come, first served – only 50 Perfect 10 packages are available)

Tickets & packages can be purchased by calling the Walton Arts Center Box Office at 479.443.5600 or by visiting waltonartscenter.org.