I just got the brochure for the Germantown Performing Arts Centre’s 2007-08 season, and it looks pretty enticing. Check it out here.

As a jazz fiend, I’m especially hyped about the lineup of vocalist Diane Schuur, salsa king Eddie Palmieri (whom I saw a couple years back at Montreux Jazz Festival in Atlanta) and the great Brazilian husband-wife duo of Airto Moreira and Flora Purim.

The big show of the year, though, has to be violin master Joshua Bell. Dude’s mastery of his rare Stradivari instrument is matched by his commanding stage presence (the ladies dig him). Expect this one to sell out basically immediately. Check out this very interesting piece for further reading.