Big shows, big season set at Gallo Center

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The Gallo Center's third season kicks off Saturday with a champagne reception and show featuring crooner Paul Anka. And the hits don't stop there. The entire slate of productions and artists planned for 2010-11 is peppered with names and shows recognizable to almost everyone.

Here's just a brief highlighted look at the biggest of the big names that will light up the Gallo Center stage.

• "Tap Dogs" — Sept. 18-19: This international dance phenomenon from Australia is a rough, tough, rocking Broadway smash. Six athletic dancers create mesmerizing rhythms and stomp and tap to the vibrant music.

• Dana Carvey — Oct. 3: Emmy-winning "Saturday Night Live" alumnus Carvey brings his many faces and musings. On "SNL" from 1986-92, Carvey won fame for such characters as the Church Lady, Garth, the nerdy co-host on "Wayne's World," and Weekend Update's Grumpy Old Man. As popular are his impressions of President George H.W. Bush, H. Ross Perot, Johnny Carson, Regis Philbin and many more.

• Loggins & Messina — Oct. 4: The 1970s rock icons are back on the road. Over 35 years since first playing together, Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina are once again on a nationwide tour.

• Kenny Rogers — Oct. 7: Rogers is a country icon, having recorded more than 65 albums and sold more than 100 million records. He has drawn fans from rock, pop, soul and country audiences for five decades.

• Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt — Oct. 12: Two songwriting giants share the stage. Four-time Grammy Award winner Lovett is equally comfortable in pop, rock, blues and country. Eleven-time Grammy nominee Hiatt melds rock, acoustic, folk, new wave and Mississippi Delta blues.

• Joan Osbourne — Oct. 17: Osborne, best known for the pop song "One of Us," has turned her attention to the blues. She appears with Holmes Brothers and Paul Thorn.

• John Cleese — Oct. 30: Known for his brilliant humor and classic performances, he was part of the legendary Monty Python's Flying Circus.

• Ian Anderson — Nov. 8: After 40 years of leading the band Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson brings his unique flute, voice and acoustic guitar to the Center.