The Pines Theater starts off the 2015 season, "Timeless Classics and New Favorites," with a return engagement by Grammy-nominated country singer John Berry, Thursday, Jan. 22.

 

Berry performed his inspiring, spell-binding evening of stories and songs to a sold-out crowd during The Pines inaugural season, and Tara Watson-Watkins, executive director of the Lufkin Convention and Visitors Bureau and artistic director for The Pines, expects tickets for this performance to go quickly.

 

 

"John performed to a packed house in 2013, and it was a fantastic, moving show," Watson-Watkins said. "He's an incredible songwriter with a powerful, soulful voice, and he really connects with the audience. We were really lucky to bring him back for another performance, and I know a lot of people are looking forward to hearing him in such an intimate setting."

 

 

Berry topped the country charts in 1994 with his hit "Your Love Amazes Me," which earned him a Grammy nomination and the Country Music Associations Horizon Award for best new artist.

 

Over his long career he has released 15 albums and had six other Top Ten country hits, including "What's In It for Me," "Standing on the Edge of Goodbye," "Change My Mind," and "She's Taken a Shine." Berry released his latest album, RealMan RealLife RealGod, in 2012, featuring "Give Me Back My America," a politically themed anthem that has become a staple of his live shows.

 

 

Berry's performance begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $35 for floor seats and $30 for balcony seats. Call 936-633-0349 today to purchase tickets or go to www.visitlufkin.com.

 

The Pines Theater's 2015 season continues Feb. 19 with "Spencers: Theatre of Illusion," a husband-and-wife team of illusionists that mesmerizes audiences with their unique fusion of magic and illusion, humor and mystery, and persona and personality. On March 5, "Cinema Toast," a trio of New York’s top vocalists, Scott Coulter, Jessica Hendy and John Boswell, salutes classic films with the greatest musical memories from the Silver Screen.