ADDITIONAL TICKET PURCHASE OPTIONS
By phone or fax:
Contact the Ferguson Center by phone at 757.594.8752 or by fax at 757.594.8798. Phone/fax orders are subject to a minimal convenience fee.
By mail: Please complete the ticket order form (.pdf, new window). Payment can be made by check or money order payable to Christopher Newport University or with your Visa or Mastercard. Mail ticket order form along with payment to:
Ferguson Center Ticket Office
Christopher Newport University
1 University Place
Newport News, VA 23606-2998
In person: Come to the Ferguson Center Ticket Office Monday through Friday 10am-5pm. On performance days, the Ticket Office is open 90 minutes prior to each performance and through intermission. |
ACCESSIBILITY
Ferguson Center for the Arts is accessible to people with disabilities. Notice of special needs should be addressed when tickets are sold. All accessible seats are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. The Ferguson Center will sell one companion seat per patron. Please contact the Ferguson Center with your special needs at 757.594.8752.
TICKET EXCHANGE POLICY
All tickets are non-refundable unless a performance is cancelled or rescheduled. Limited exchanges must be completed no later than 24 hours before the performance is through. Exchanges are subject to availability and ticket processing fee. All requests will be honored from the best available tickets at the time of the exchange. Please note, we are unable to guarantee a location similar to current seating. If the request is filled with tickets at a higher value than original seats, the difference will be charged. Lower-priced tickets will not be subject to a refund. |
Ella Fitzgerald was born in Newport News on April 25, 1917. Recognized as ‘The First Lady of Song,’ she was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. Winning 13 Grammy® awards and selling more than 40 million albums, she remains a glowing icon of American jazz culture, modern entertainment and irresistible musicality. Christopher Newport University and the City of Newport News celebrate her life and the music she loved with the Ella Fitzgerald Music Festival. The festival brings the finest jazz performers to Hampton Roads in her honor, and fosters her legacy by presenting community outreach and enrichment programs, including performances, workshops and master classes.