Chautauqua Playhouse announces the first show of its 35rd season, the farcical comedy “Drinking Habits” by Tom Smith, opening on Aug. 19 at the Playhouse. The show will run on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through Sept. 25. All performances will be held at the Chautauqua Playhouse, 5325 Engle [...]
Retired state worker Laura Harling is a trim 64-year-old with an engaging smile and a humble demeanor. Whatever stereotypes exist for political satirists, she certainly doesn’t fit them. But that’s what the former casino dealer, state file clerk and janitor has become. In a series of delightful interviews over the last couple weeks, Village Life [...]
Featuring a company of 19 on stage — singers, dancers and a top-notch big band — In the Mood brings to life the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Harry James, The Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra and other greats of the 1940s. Their performance marks the first of the 2011-12 season of performing arts [...]
Big Idea Theatre’s 2011 season continues Aug. 11 with the opening of “Wonder of the World” by David Lindsay-Abaire. After making a shocking discovery, a modern-day Alice through the looking-glass goes on a madcap adventure to Niagara Falls. Join us for a wild, laugh-filled journey with a zany cast of characters. Directed by Jessica Berkey, [...]
Shocking revelations, ironic comedy and pure human needs fill two brilliant one-act plays in August with Bob and Ro Productions in the Studio Theatre. First, in A.R. Gurney’s “The Problem,” a woman has an announcement, surprising her husband and leading to a series of revelations in this absurd comedy about keeping the passion alive. Then, [...]
Foster Family Service, is hosting a charity event “David Garabaldi Live” on Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Cameron Park Community Center, 6 to 9:30 p.m. Garibaldi is a 27-year-old artist that creates 6-foot portraits of pop icons in minutes to music. His dynamic show, “Rhythm and Hue,” has taken him around the world performing for [...]
The first full season of Three Stages at Folsom Lake College builds on the success of the regional performing arts center’s spring productions. The $50 million arts venue opened on Feb. 11, 2011, with “A Chorus Line” and continued with a wide variety of performances that attracted 40,000 patrons shelling out more than than $1 [...]
