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The Mountaintop, Jeff Lynne's ELO, Indigo Girls, Chad Daniels, Lilly Winwood, Okkervil River, Juneteenth, Arts & Humanities Graduate Exhibition and more! - June 13-26 2019

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THEATER


Through Sunday, June 30
Celebration Arts Theatre
2727 B Street, Sacramento, CA 95816

The Mountain Top is a gripping re-imagination of events the night before the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On April 3, 1968, after delivering one of his most memorable speeches, he retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel. A mysterious stranger arrives and King is forced to confront his destiny.



Friday, June 14 鈥 Saturday, June 15
Harris Center
10 College Parkway, Folsom, CA 95630

After sold-out performances in New York, Chicago and Washington D.C., awarding-winning actor Max McLean brings his acclaimed portrayal of C.S. Lewis to Folsom. Using Lewis鈥 own words, McLean brings the brilliant Oxford Don to life, taking us on his extraordinary journey from hard-boiled atheist to 鈥渢he most reluctant convert in all England.鈥 Includes post-show Q&A with actor Max McLean.


COMEDY


Thursday, June 13 鈥 Saturday, June 15
Punch Line Sacramento
2100 Arden Way, Sacramento, CA 95825

Chad Daniels is a writer, performer and comedian from Fergus Falls, Minnesota. With over 700 million streams of his five albums to date, Daniels is one of the most listened to comics you鈥檝e never heard of. He has received numerous awards for his standup including City Pages 鈥楢rtist of the Year鈥, Aspen Comedy Festival鈥檚 鈥楥omics Comic鈥 award and was named the winner of the Gilda鈥檚 Laughfest Competition in 2012.  The documentary 鈥淚 Need You To Kill鈥 follows Daniels, Tom Segura and Pete Lee on tour in China.


MUSIC


Saturday, June 15
8pm
Golden 1 Center
547 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Following a record-breaking year with the release of his number one album, 鈥淪i,鈥 world-renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli has announced a U.S. concert tour, including a stop at Golden 1 Center. Joined by the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera, each performance will feature a unique repertoire from Bocelli鈥檚 landmark release Si, as well as treat audiences to his beloved traditional selection of arias, love songs and crossover hits.



Saturday, June 15
8pm
The Palms Playhouse
13 Main Street, Winters, CA 95694

Lilly Winwood, daughter of classic rock legend Steve Winwood, chronicles her journey through earnest coming-of-age narratives on her debut EP, 鈥淪ilver Stage.鈥 With a sound that鈥攎uch like her father鈥檚 work鈥攐ffers an English take on traditional American roots music, the songs on 鈥淪ilver Stage鈥 blend world-weary vocals, ethereal twang and no-nonsense bravado to create an EP that establishes Winwood as a writer that鈥檚 wise beyond her years.

Hailing from Nashville, Chris Monteverde was awarded CMA of Texas Rising Star for 2015, Best Americana Act at the Roswell Film and Music Festival in May 2017 and CMA of Texas Album of the Year 2017. He has been writing and playing music since age 13, and has performed widely with bands including Jabberwalkie, Lies A Bloom, and Navasota.



Sunday, June 16鈰
7pm
Ace of Spades
1417 R Street, Sacramento, CA 95811

Jimmy Eat World is an American rock band formed in Mesa, Arizona in 1993. The four-piece鈥檚 commercial breakthrough came with the successful release of several singles from the album Bleed American (2001). Four singles from the album charted within the top twenty positions of the Alternative Songs chart, with 鈥淭he Middle鈥 reaching the number one position.



Friday, June 21
8pm
Mondavi Center
Old Davis Road & Mrak Hall Drive, Davis, CA 95616

The Indigo Girls will take to the Jackson Hall stage on the Summer solstice! With their latest release, 鈥淥ne Lost Day,鈥 Emily Saliers and Amy Ray have secured their spot as one of the most legendary musical acts of this generation. After releasing their critically acclaimed eponymous album in 1988, it remained on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart for 35 weeks, earned double platinum status, received a Grammy nomination for 鈥淏est New Artist鈥 and won 鈥淏est Contemporary Folk Recording.鈥  They were overnight folk icons who continued to live up to the high standards they鈥檇 set for themselves: They鈥檝e since released 14 albums (three platinum and three gold) and received six more Grammy nominations for their work. The duo has balanced their long, successful musical career by supporting numerous social causes 鈥 the Indigo Girls don鈥檛 just talk the talk, they walk the walk.



Saturday, June 22
8pm
Golden 1 Center
547 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

After returning this summer with their first extensive North American tour since 1981, Jeff Lynne鈥檚 ELO is set to bring their outstanding live show to the Golden 1 Center. Their symph-pop music has been characterized as a fusion of Beatlesesque pop and classical arrangements. During the 鈥70s and 鈥80s, ELO released a string of top 10 albums and singles in including 鈥淒on鈥檛 Bring Me Down,鈥 鈥淭urned to Stone鈥 and 鈥淪weet Talkin鈥 Woman.鈥 The band now goes by its current moniker, as Jeff Lynne is the only original member of ELO performing on tour.



Sunday, June 23
Harris Center
10 College Parkway, Folsom, CA 95630

Classic Nashville Roadshow brings you some of the most unforgettable songs in country history just as they ought to be 鈥 just as you remember them from the radio! Remember when Johnny fell for June, and Loretta was just a coal miner鈥檚 daughter? Share an evening with hits such as 鈥淗e Stopped Loving Her Today,鈥 鈥淜ing of the Road,鈥 鈥淢omma Tried,鈥 鈥淗arper Valley PTA,鈥 and 鈥淐razy.鈥 This full production features a live band, comedy and the stories behind the legendary performers such as Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, Tammy Wynette, Hank Williams, and Patsy Cline. It鈥檚 like s slice of the Grand Ole Opry.



Tuesday, June 25
8pm
Harlow鈥檚 Restaurant & Nightclub
2708 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95816

Over the course of their 21-year career, Okkervil River has released nine albums that have given frontman Will Sheff a reputation as one of the greatest working songwriters in the country. As Sheff and his shifting lineup of players have traveled the world many times over. They have made fans ranging from Lou Reed to Barack Obama, and they鈥檝e been praised by outlets from the New York Times to NPR to Pitchfork, who called Sheff 鈥淥ne of indie rock鈥檚 most ambitious thinkers.鈥

2019 is seeing Okkervil River鈥檚 two-decades-plus trek around the globe captured and anthologized in A Dream in the Dark, a 12-album live series that follows the group from their shaky and earnest beginnings to their sweat-soaked barnstorming rock club days, and from big festival sets into mellow acoustic improvisations.



Wednesday, June 26
7pm
Ace of Spades
1417 R Street, Sacramento, CA 95811

Gin Blossoms hit it big in 1992 with their their multi-platinum breakthrough album 鈥淣ew Miserable Experience,鈥 which eventually went quadruple platinum. The first single released from that album, 鈥淗ey Jealousy,鈥 became a Top 25 hit and went gold. The band is on tour right now continuing a successful run of concerts last year when the band celebrated the 25th anniversary of that album by performing it in its entirety along with other GIN BLOSSOMS classics and more. Some of their other notable songs include 鈥淔ound out About You,鈥 鈥淎llison Road鈥 and 鈥淔ollow You Down.鈥


ART


Through Wednesday, July 3
Tim Collom Gallery
915 20th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811

Jay Welden is largely known for his incandescent watercolor work featuring rocks, water, trees, big sky, rivers, lakes and oceans. According to Welden, 鈥淭here is nothing like being out in the sun, feeling the energy of the scenery. When the connection is good and things work out, the creative result is not just a recording of the scene but a celebration of the moment, a celebration of life.鈥 He says he tries to celebrate and pay homage to the many wonders of nature. This new body of work has similar themes rendered in both watercolor and oil 鈥揳 newer medium for him. The show also includse several figurative works from his 鈥淢use鈥 series.


ARTS & HUMANITIES


Through June 16
Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art
254 Old Davis Road, Davis, CA 95616

The 2019 鈥淎rts and Humanities Graduate Exhibition at 嘿嘿视频鈥 highlights the work and research of graduate students across 7 disciplines 鈥 art studio, design, art history, music, theatre, cultural studies and creative writing. This expansive exhibition includes art installations, paintings, sculptures, graphic novels, political posters, music recordings, videos and presentations on art history. Several pieces invite audience participation, including one about elections. Theater M.F.A. Joseph Schupbach is collaborating with creative writing graduate student Joy Ding on a new theatre piece 鈥淢other-Daughter, Daughter-Mother.鈥 This experimental work explores the cyclic nature and role reversals inherent in parent-child dynamics, by challenging actors and audiences to imagine themselves in both roles.


CULTURE


Thursday, June 13
5:30 鈥 7:30pm
California State Library
900 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

This year鈥檚 commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States features the premier of a new video documentary 鈥淰oices of Our Elders,鈥 exhibits featuring local Elders, a library exhibit featuring local African American history, plus music and food. The reception serves as Sacramento鈥檚 premiere Juneteenth kick-off event.


MUSIC/THEATER


Thursday, June 13
6pm
Crocker Art Museum
216 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Get loud and proud as ArtMix sets the stage for Pride with dance numbers, show stopping divas and a host of costumed characters. Enjoy performances by the Sacramento Gay Men鈥檚 Chorus, Underground Theatre Company, Green Valley Theatre Company, DJs, and more during this evening of singing and mingling, mocktails and cocktails, positivity, and possibilities!

 


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