In brief: Arts events across the Modesto region
The Modesto Community Concert Association has announced its 2015-16 season, with five Sunday afternoon concerts running from September to April.
MCCA has staged concerts since 1950 and is a resident company at the Gallo Center for the Arts, where all the new season’s concerts will be held. Subscriptions to all five shows are $75-$100 ($10 for youths through high school); individual tickets are $20-$30 ($15 youths). Tickets are available at www.galloarts.org or the Gallo Center box office, 1000 I St., Modesto.
Here are MCCA’s upcoming shows:
▪ Sept. 13: Jim Curry, who performs a tribute show of the late John Denver’s many hits. He headlines the John Denver Memorial Tribute in Pacific Grove every year. He was also the singer’s voice in CBS-TV’s movie “Take Me Home: The John Denver Story.”
▪ Nov. 15: Jan Daley in a tribute to Bob Hope. Daley was Hope’s “go to” singer during his tours to entertain the troops in Vietnam, according to a press release. Her show shares stories, photos, film clips and songs, including hits by Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer and George Gershwin.
▪ Jan. 17: Red Priest, led by Piers Adams, offers a flamboyant take on baroque music in a crossover between the early music and rock. Red Priest offers musical experiments that show audiences how to rethink masterpieces.
▪ March 20: Columbia Kicks Big Band, led by Rod Harris, offers big band music, Dixieland classics, Latin jazz, salsa tunes and disco. The band performs regularly through the Columbia Jazz Series of Columbia College in Sonora.
▪ April 17: Two-time Juno-winning banjoist and composer Jayme Stone, performing music inspired by sounds from around the world. Stone bridges folk, jazz and chamber music.
For more on the Modesto Community Concert Association, see www.modestoconcert.org.
Trapt at the Fat Cat
Multiplatinum hard rock group Trapt will perform Aug. 28 at the Fat Cat Music House and Lounge in downtown Modesto. The band is touring in support of its new album, “DNA,” which will be released this fall.
The group’s 2002 self-titled debut went double-platinum, led by the single “Headstrong,” which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock charts. The group’s 2012 album “No Apologies” entered the Billboard Top 200 at No. 25, followed by a Top 50 chart debut for 2013’s “Reborn.”
Doors open at 7 p.m. and Trapt plays at 8 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Fat Cat, 930 11th St., Modesto. Tickets are $10. See www.fatcatmodesto.com for more.
Rod Harris and friends
Regional saxophone artist Rod Harris will be joined by several of his friends for two upcoming shows at the Stage 3 Theatre in Sonora.
On Sunday, Aug. 23, Harris will be joined by Johnny Valdes, Mark Gee, Clint Day, Mike Miller, Mario Flores and David Hawkes, along with other guest singers. Tickets to this 2 p.m. show are $15.
On Sept. 6, Harris and Valdes, Leroy Bumgarner, Day and Hawkes will be joined by Kerry Tweedy. Tickets to this show, also at 2 p.m., are $15.
Call 209-536-1778 for information and tickets.
Rob Ely at West Side Theatre
Tribute artist Rob Ely performs his “Elvis Through the Years” show on Saturday, Aug. 22, at the West Side Theatre in Newman.
Ely is a busy Northern California Elvis tribute artist who has placed in several contests sponsored by Elvis Presley Enterprises/Graceland, in Las Vegas, San Diego, Lake Tahoe and Fresno.
Tickets are $20 general, $25 reserved, half price for students. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. at West Side Theater, 331 Main St., Newman. Call 209-862-4490 or see www.westsidetheatre.org.
This story was originally published August 19, 2015 at 11:05 AM with the headline "In brief: Arts events across the Modesto region."