We previously posted about Justin Townes Earl's two-night Woody Guthrie tribute that's happening at PACE University's Michael Shimmel Center for the Arts on October 26 and 27. This is part of the university's "Pace Presents" 2012 / 2013 season which features "world-class performing arts and culture series with an emphasis on music superstars from around the globe, charismatic and crowd-pleasing dance performances, spectacular theatre and contemporary cabaret" The season kicks off Saturday, September 22 with Romanian gypsy folk act Fanfare Ciocalia and tickets are on sale now.

The full schedule is below but highlights include Malian actress/singer Fatoumata Diawara who'll perform on September 28. Tickets are still available. Her most recent album, Fatou, made a few Best of 2011 lists and is streamable at Spotify. The show is part of a North American tour and all tour dates are listed below.

The Pace Presents '12/'13 season wraps on April 20 up with South African horn player and vocalist Hugh Masekela. Tickets are on sale now.

The Pace Presents 2012 / 2013 schedule is below, along with a list of Fatoumata Diawara tour dates and videos.

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Fatoumata Diawara - 2012 Tour Dates Fri 09/21/12 Bloomington, IN Downtown Bloomington Sun 09/23/12 Chicago, IL Mayne Stage Theatre Mon 09/24/12 Chicago, IL Preston Bradley Hall Wed 09/26/12 Hanover, NH Dartmouth College Thu 09/27/12 Manchester, NH Saint Anselm College Fri 09/28/12 New York, NY Michael Schimmel Center For The Arts Sat 09/29/12 Hanover, NH Dartmouth College Fri 10/05/12 Washington, DC Atlas Theater Sat 10/06/12 Silk Hope, NC Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival Site Sat 03/30/13 Berkeley, CA University Of California

PACE PRESENTS 2012 / 2013 SCHEDULE

Saturday, September 22 Part of Pace Presents' World Music Series FANFARE CIOCARLIA (from Romania) Produced with The NY Gypsy Festival

Friday, September 28 Part of Pace Presents' World Music Series FATOUMATA DIAWARA (from Mali)

Tuesday, October 2 thru Sunday, October 7 Part of Pace Presents' Theatre Series SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE HAMLET

Saturday, October 13 Part of Pace Presents' World Music Series ZAKIR HUSSAIN and RAKESH CHAURASIA (from India)

Friday, October 19 Part of Pace Presents' Cabaret Series American Showstoppers: The Music of HAROLD ARLEN Featuring THE FRED BARTON ORCHESTRA with stars from the Broadway stage

Saturday, October 20 Part of Pace Presents' Music Series RAMSEY LEWIS and His Electric Band

Friday, October 26 + Saturday, October 27 Part of Pace Presents' Music Series JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE: In The Spirit of WOODY GUTHRIE featuring special guests JOE PUG, John McCauley of DEER TICK and THE LOW ANTHEM

Sunday, October 28 Part of Pace Presents' Music Series The 2012 Banjo Summit with BELA FLECK Featuring TONY TRISCHKA, BILL KEITH, RICHIE STEARNS, ERIC WEISSBERG, PETER WERNICK and MAC BENFORD

Sat, November 3 + Sun, November 4 Part of Pace Presents' Dance Series CALPULLI MEXICAN DANCE COMPANY

Saturday, December 8 Part of Pace Presents' Cabaret Series DEBBIE GRAVITTE'S All Star Holiday Show

Friday, January 11; Saturday, January 12; Sunday, January 13; Wednesday, January 16; Thurs, January 17; Friday, January 18 Part of Pace Presents' Theatre Series And the inaugural PROTOTYPE festival DAVID T. LITTLE's Soldier Songs Presented by Beth Morrison Projects and HERE

Friday, February 1 Part of Pace Presents' World Music Series CANZONIERE GRECANICO SALENTINO (from Italy)

Tues, February 12 + Wed, February 13 Part of Pace Presents' Dance Series MOTIONHOUSE: Scattered - A Meteor Shower of Unlikely Moments

Wednesday February 27 Part of Pace Presents' Lecture Series DR. JANETTA REBOLD BENTON Italy's Extraordinary Art: Antiquity

Saturday, March 2 Part of Pace Presents' Dance Series CIRQUE ZIVA

Wednesday, March 6 Part of Pace Presents' Lecture Series DR. JANETTA REBOLD BENTON Italy's Extraordinary Art: The Middle Ages

Friday, March 8 Part of Pace Presents' Music Series THE KNICKERBOCKER ORCHESTRA Featuring HARUMI HANAFUSA

Saturday, March 9 Part of Pace Presents' Cabaret Series American Showstoppers: The Music of JULE STYNE Featuring THE FRED BARTON ORCHESTRA with stars from the Broadway stage

Wednesday, March 13 Part of Pace Presents' Lecture Series DR. JANETTA REBOLD BENTON Italy's Extraordinary Art: Renaissance and Rebirth

Wednesday, March 20 Part of Pace Presents' Lecture Series DR. JANETTA REBOLD BENTON Italy's Extraordinary Art: Mannerism and Baroque

Fri, March 22 + Sat, March 23 Part of Pace Presents' Dance Series ULTIMA VEZ: What the Body Does Not Remember

Friday, April 5 Part of Pace Presents' Dance Series AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE'S STUDIO COMPANY

Saturday, April 20 Part of Pace Presents' Music Series HUGH MASEKELA (from South Africa)