Music and Drama in Napa Valley
See NapaValleyNow.com for details on future events.
Uptown Theatre
Sept 23 – Iris DeMent and Loudon Wainwright
III
Sept 24 – Big Head Todd and the Monsters Present:
Songs of Willie
Dixon
Sept 24 – The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band
Oct 4 – The Gregg Allman Band
Oct 5 – Ani DiFranco
Oct 10 – Colbie Caillat
Oct 14 – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Oct 15 - Alto Reed
Oct 29 – Richard Thompson and The Blind Boys of
Alabama
Nov. 18 and 19 – Boz Scaggs
Dec 1 – An Irish Christmas
Dec. 2 – Chris Isaak
Dec. 8 - Lewis Black
Dec 16 – Jonny Lang
Most shows are at 8 p.m. The Uptown Theatre
is at 1350 Third St. in Napa. The box office phone is 259-0123 x 6 and
website is www.uptowntheatrenapa.com.
Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater
Sept. 24 NapaShakes presents Derek Jacobi and
Folger Consort in Measure + Dido
Sept. 25 Beethoven's Fifth(s) with Symphony Napa
Valley
Oct. 1 Rock Stars & Stripes
Oct. 2 Drums of India
Oct. 8 Tony Desare Trio
Oct. 27-30 Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka
Nov. 4 Francis Ford Coppola and Ralph Macchio - The Making of The Outsiders
Nov. 5 Howell Mountain Harvest Celebration!
Nov. 9-13 Napa Valley Film Festival
Nov. 16 Orquesta Victoria tango orchestra
Nov. 19 Pablo Sainz Villegas
Dec. 3 Mariachi Los Camperos
Dec. 5 7 USAF Band of the Golden West Holiday
Concert
Dec. 10 Voices of The Season on Broadway
Dec. 11 Holidays in Vienna with Symphony Napa
Valley
Dec. 17-18 The
Nutcracker
April 8 Symphony Gala and Concert
June 25 Mostly Mozart
Get information and tickets at www.lincolntheater.org
or 944-9900.
Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center
Napa Valley College 2016-2017 Music Season
Sept. 25 Master Series: Osten &
Morgenstern 3 p.m.
Oct. 9 Master Series: Mazdak Khamda 3 p.m.
Nov. 6 Master Series: Dr. Roberto Gonzalez 7:30
p.m.
Nov. 20 Chorale Americana with Napa Valley College
Chorale directed by
Dr. Eve-Anne Wilkes 3 p.m.
Dec. 4 Strings Ring Napa Valley College Orchestra
directed by Harry
Cadelago 3 p.m.
Dec. 9 Cool Jazz with NVC Jazz Ensemble directed
by Brian Simpson 8
p.m.
Dec. 11 Windfall with North Bay Wind Ensemble
directed by Harry
Cadelago 3 p.m.
Feb. 12 Master Series: King, Wilkes, Silva &
Osten 3 p.m.
April 23 Master Series: Dr. Roberto Gonzalez 7:30
p.m.
April 30 Bach to the Future with Napa Valley
College Chorale directed
by Dr. Eve-Anne Wilkes 3 p.m.
May 5 Hot Jazz with NVC Jazz Ensemble directed by
Brian Simpson 8 p.m.
May 7 Strings Sing Napa Valley College Orchestra
directed by Harry
Cadelago 3 p.m.
May 21 Windspring North Bay Wind Ensemble directed
by Harry Cadelago 3
p.m.
Visit www.musicnapavalley.org
or call
256-7500.
Napa Valley Theater 2016-2017
season
Oct. 15-30 Disney's The Little Mermaid directed by
Jennifer King
2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Oct. 29, second
showing at 7 p.m.
March 3-12 To
Kill a Mockingbird based on the
novel by Harper Lee directed by Jennifer King 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
April 21-23 Emergence Theater Festival 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
Visit www.napavalleytheater.org
or call
256-7500.
Lucky Penny Community Arts Center 2016-17 Season
Sept. 9-25 Big
River based on Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn with music and
lyrics by Roger Miller, book by William Haupton
Oct. 14-23 I
Wanna Be Bad: An Original Speakeasy Musical created by Shannon
Rider, written by Shannon Rider and Barry Martin
Nov. 4-20 The
Miracle Worker by William Gibson
Dec 2-17 The
Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical with music and
lyrics by David Nehls, book by Betsy Kelso
In repertory with
Dec 3-18 ‘Twas
The Night Before Christmas by Ken Ludwig
Jan. 27-Feb. 12 A
Little Night Music with music and lyrics by Steven Sondheim,
book by Hugh Wheeler based on Ingmar Bergman's comedy of manners, Smiles of a Summer Night
Feb, 24-March 12 Kids
Rule the 8 X 10 Festival of 10 Minute Plays
April 21-May 7 Maple
and Vine by Jordan Harrison
June 2-18 Clue:
The Musical with book by Peter DiPietro, music by Galen Blum,
Wayne Barker and Vinnie Martucci, lyrics by Tom Chiodo
Youth Summer
Academy Show
Visit www.luckypennynapa.com.
Long Meadow Ranch
Sunday, Oct. 2 LMR
All-Star Big Band benefit concert for the Timothy W. Hall Foundation
Visit www.longmeadowranch.com.
Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch, 738 Main St., St.
Helena
Compadres’ Music on the River
Compadres’ annual Music on the River is from 4 to 7 p.m. every Sunday:
9/25 - Davies-Dukes - local favorite!
Compadres Rio Grille is at 505 Lincoln Ave. in Napa.
Call 253-1111.
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