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Stuart’s Opera House is thrilled to announce our partnership with Fur Peace Productions to host their much-anticipated 2025 Concert Series right here in Nelsonville, Ohio! After the sale of the iconic Fur Peace Ranch and an extensive search for the perfect new venue, we are honored to welcome this incredible series to our historic stage. Doors at 6 pm. Music Starts at 7 pm. The Stuart’s Opera House Lobby entrance is at sidewalk level and wheelchair accessible. Advanced Ticket Prices: Reserved Seats: 40.00 Box Seats: 55.00 Prices do not include additional service fees. R. Carlos Nakai is America’s pre-eminent Native flutist. He tours with his long-time playing partner, percussionist Will Clipman. The Nakai & Clipman concert is a traditional show featuring Native American flute and eagle bone whistle, chanting, spoken word and Native philosophy along with an assortment of Native drums and shakers. Considered the world’s leading Native American flutist, R. Carlos Nakai was among the first to blend the ancestral sounds of his Native-Ute heritage with contemporary music and electronic instrumentation. Since the 1980s, he has sold millions of records and is widely recognized as a pioneer in new age and contemporary instrumental genres. Carlos Nakai initially began his musical studies with the trumpet, but a car accident impacted his ability to play. His musical journey took a new direction when he received a traditional cedar flute as a gift and was challenged to master it. As an artist, he is both an adventurer and a risk-taker, consistently allowing his musical imagination to flourish. Nakai is also an innovative traditionalist who views his cultural heritage as a source of inspiration. He acknowledges it as a dynamic process of natural change, growth, and adaptation, driven by the artist’s expressive needs. Nakai has received two gold records (500,000 units sold) for Canyon Trilogy and Earth Spirit , the first (and only) Native American recordings to earn this recognition. In 2014, Canyon Trilogy reached Platinum (over 1 million units sold), the first ever for a Native American artist performing traditional solo flute music. He has sold over four million albums during his career. His Grammy nominations include: Ancestral Voices (1994 Best Traditional Folk Album) Inner Voices (2000 Best New Age Album) Inside Monument Valley (2000 Best New Age Album) In A Distant Place (2001 Best New Age Album) Fourth World (2002 Best New Age Album) Sanctuary (2003 Best Native American Album) People of Peace (2005 Best New Age Album) Reconnections (2008 Best Native American Album) Dancing Into Silence (2009 Best New Age Album) Awakening the Fire (2013 Best New Age Album) We are honored once again to present R. Carlos Nakai and Will Clipman to our area, which has a rich Native American history. Sharing an evening with R. Carlos Nakai and Clipman is a rare opportunity for a musical journey into an inviting and seductive universe of ancestral sounds.
