In brief: Lucca Summer Concert Series kicks off June 11
Longtime area music promoter John Griswold is back with a new summer series.
The Lucca Summer Concert Series kicks off June 11 at the Ripon winery. Presented by John Griswold & Friends, the outdoor series will offer an eclectic lineup of monthly shows through September. Starting things off will be funk, jazz and R&B outfit the East Bay Soul on June 11, followed by Jimmy Buffett musical group Garratt Wilkin & the Parrotheads on July 9; 14-piece Michael Jackson tribute act Foreverland on Aug. 13; and “An Evening With the Women of Brazil” on Sept. 10.
The shows at Lucca Winery will include the live concerts, complimentary glass of wine in a souvenir glass and admission to an on-site art show. Guests can choose between lawn and table seating and purchase a dinner package as well. Tickets are $35-$99 and shows will start at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 209-543-4261 or visit www.red-tie.org.
State Theatre has closed-caption glasses
The historic State Theatre has become more accessible to the hearing impaired.
The downtown Modesto theater has been able to purchase three pairs of Sony Entertainment Access Glasses, which allow the wearer to read projected closed captions of the film’s dialogue. The theater spent a year fundraising to get $7,000 for the purchase. They will be available free of charge to hearing-impaired patrons during the theater’s showings of digital, first-run features. The glasses are not compatible with some older and classic film offerings.
For more information, visit www.thestate.org.
Sunshine Strummers Ukulele Group
Turlock’s Sunshine Strummers Ukulele Group will give a free performance of Hank Williams songs and other favorites before the matinee show at Sierra Repertory Theatre on Sunday, May 15.
The group will play before the company’s performance of “Hank Williams: Lost Highway.” The band, made up of retired teachers, nurses and musicians, performs regularly at the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock and area nursing homes. The show will be at 1 p.m., preceding the 2 p.m. performance. For more information, call the box office at 209-532-3120 or visit www.sierrarep.org.
Carnegie Centennial Exhibition
Turlock’s Carnegie Arts Center continues its yearlong centennial celebration with a new free lobby exhibit.
The lobby gallery centennial exhibition, titled “Building Community: Regional Stories through Architecture,” opened this week and will stay on display through July 31. The show will feature collections from the Turlock Historical Society and the California State University, Stanislaus, library. The pieces will feature architectural images from the region’s past.
The exhibition is free and open to the public during gallery hours from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday. For more information, call 209-632-5761 or visit www.carnegieartsturlock.org.
This story was originally published May 12, 2016 at 1:56 PM with the headline "In brief: Lucca Summer Concert Series kicks off June 11."