Spotlight Events: Acoustic Americana Music Guide, October 7, 2011 edition

   
       
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               SPOTLIGHT EVENTS
     
                         from THE ACOUSTIC AMERICANA MUSIC GUIDE
     
                                                                                          October 7, 2011 edition
     
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    Southern California – the region of our core coverage – has THE MOST live acoustic music performances of anyplace in the world! (Not a brag, just a FACT.)
    
That's amply demonstrated every week in THIS SECTION of the Guide,
our SPOTLIGHT EVENTS.
    
     
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PLUS, remember to check THIS WEEK’S NEWS FEATURES, October 7 edition, in its own section of the Guide!    
    
It's only a click away, at
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/10/news-features-acoustic-americana-music.html  
    
    
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        SPOTLIGHT EVENTS brings you the Guide's chronological, day-by-day listings and descriptions of live acoustic and Americana performances, festivals, workshops for artists, and more. We cover music indoors and out, across a vast L.A. region, from the north border of Santa Barbara County, through all the L.A. megalopolis to the south border of Orange County, from the ocean shore inland to the deserts, plus some key events in San Diego and beyond. And, we include FESTIVALS anywhere we think you're interested in finding them.
     
    
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                        THIS is the Acoustic Americana Music Guide's
    
                                        SPOTLIGHT EVENTS
    
                                          updated edition, October 7, 2011
    
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Ongoing, through October
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Daily, through Oct 31, FESTIVAL:
10 am-midnight “HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL” has live music and lots more, at the Pierce College Farm Center, corner of Victory and Desoto in Woodland Hills. Organizers proclaim the event as “the largest Harvest Festival in all of Southern California,” and they've expanded this year to include a larger festival grounds and an expanded six-acre corn maze.
    The festival opens at 10 am and runs daily and every evening. Sundays-Thursdays, it closes at 10 pm, Fridays & Saturdays, 'til midnight.
    This is a big-deal event, and they've been doing it for years, so they're good at it. In addition to the live music and that giant Corn Maze, activities include a Hay Ride, Giant Slide, Jumpers, Petting Zoo, a Train Ride, Carousel, Pony Rides, Bumper Boats, daytime Haunted House, Cow Train, Bungee, Rock Wall Climb, Gemstone Mining, and there's an “Afterdark FrightFair Screampark” with nighttime Factory of Nightmares Haunted House, Creatures of the Corn Haunted Trail, nighttime Corn Maze, and something they're calling the “Insane Reaction.”
    They offer all kinds of “activity ticket” combinations, but basic admission, which includes entry, the Corn Maze, the Hay Ride, and a couple of activity tickets, is only $5. Anyone who rides the Metro Orange Line gets in free, and the station is just across the street (must show a paper Metro ticket with that day's date).
    There's more info at www.halloweenharvestfestival.com – www.FrightFair.com – www.PierceFarmCenter.com – or call them at 818-999-6300.
     
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Daily, through Oct 31, in Ventura County, FESTIVAL:
“UNDERWOOD FAMILY FARMS HARVEST FESTIVAL” runs weekends with music, weekdays without, and includes the annual “FOLK FESTIVAL”weekend Oct 8 & 9, and the Oct 22 & 23 “WESTERN HERITAGE” weekend, plus a big corn maze, lots of activities for kids, food, and more, all at Underwood Family Farms, in the countryside near Moorpark. More at www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com, or call them at 805-529-3690.
     
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Through Oct 16, various venues throughout L.A.; FESTIVAL:
Annual “WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC” (www.festivalofsacredmusic.org) includes concerts as well as workshops for artists. Though most of it is “world music” that's rather “out there,” and not especially of interest to folk-Americana fans, the workshops are of broader interest. (A few that we think will interest you are in the Guide's listings on the days they occur; check the festival's site for the full offerings.) Plus, there are two fine concerts you should definitely consider: (1) Sat, Oct 8, 1 pm at the Autry Museum, and (2) Sat, Oct 15, at 7 pm at UCLA's Royce Hall; these shouldn't be lost in the deluge of the festival's 16-day, 32-event, 832-artist fare. See the Oct 8 & Oct 15 listings.    
     
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Through Oct 16, various venues throughout Pasadena; FESTIVAL:
Biennial “AxS FESTIVAL” (www.axsfestival.org) this time explores the themes of “Fire & Water” with two weeks of art, music, dance, theater, performance and “provocative conversation.” It's art and some very cool, very accessible science. The festival's main music offering was Sun, Oct 2...
     
     
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Friday, October 7
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Fri, Oct 7, in Ventura:
5 pm Kickoff event for this weekend's “SEASIDE HIGHLAND GAMES” brings a ceilidh, whiskey tasting, and Celtic fashion show, at Seaside Park, 10 W Harbor Bl, Ventura 93001; 818-886-4968.
     
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Fri, Oct 7:
8 pm “CHANSONS D'AMOUR” with AMANDA McBROOM & LEE LESSACK is “an homage to the great French songbook from an American perspective,” at the Ford Amphitheatre, [aka John Anson Ford Amphitheatre] 2580 Cahuenga Bl East, Hollywood 90068; 323-GO1-FORD (323-461-3673); www.FordTheatres.org. Box dinner orders available for some shows at 310-652-3797. Come early and bring your picnic to enjoy at the tables & chairs in the “leafy entryway” by the waterfalls (you can bring your own wine or other beverage of your choice, and grounds open 2 hours before show time for picnicking). Food & drink are available on-site, though they always run out of hot cocoa when it’s chilly.
     
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Fri, Oct 7, in Ventura:
7:30 pm NATHAN McEUEN & MASON REED play Zoey's Café, 185 E Santa Clara, Ventura 93001; 805-652-1137.
     
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Fri, Oct 7, in OC:
7:30 pm MICHAEL CHAPDELAINE plays the first of two shows for Lord Of The Strings Concert Series, this one at Dana Point Community House, 24642 San Juan St, Dana Point 92629; 949-842-2227 or 949-244-6656.
     
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Fri, Oct 7:
8 pm MERLE HAGGARD and KRIS KRISTOFFERSON team-up to play the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park, 2700 N Vermont, L.A. 90027; 213-480-3232. Clearly, one of the Greek's best shows this year, and a rare chance to see two multi-platinum-selling music legends performing together.
     
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Fri, Oct 7:
8 pm BROTHERS FOUR and the KINGSTON TRIO play a double-bill at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts – Lyric Theatre, 12700 Center Court Dr, Cerritos 90703; 562 916-8501 or 800- 300-4345. For fans of the music of the “Great Folk Revival” of the late '50s and early '60s, this is a must-see concert; despite personnel changes, the songs are enduring and offer a chance to sample the optimism of an era lost that abruptly ended with the assassination of a young president.
     
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Fri, Oct 7:
8 pm PRESTON REED plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reservations, 626-798-6236.
    “Spectacular…the best one-man show this reviewer has seen since Bruce Springsteen…A terrific performer” - The Irish Independent.
    This guitar wizard will, among other dazzling things, show you a two-handed fretboard attack characterized by percussive techniques and simultaneous rhythm and melody. He was very popular when he played live a few years back on radio's “Tied to the Tracks.” He always delivers a good show.
     
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Fri, Oct 7, in Santa Barbara:
8 pm TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE play UCSB's Campbell Hall, on Mesa Rd, Santa Barbara; 805-893-3535.
     
     
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Saturday, October 8
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Sat & Sun, Oct 8 & 9, in Ventura; FESTIVAL:
Annual “SEASIDE HIGHLAND GAMES” at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura. This is a wonderful event, and it's really a collection of events with multiple stages of music and California's only Scottish Fiddle Competition.
    
    We ran a News Feature in the September 15 edition that's reprinted below.
    
“SEASIDE HIGHLAND GAMES” COMING OCTOBER 8 & 9 IN VENTURA
    
    This is always one of the best fall music events in the Southern half of the Golden State, with Celtic music that includes both traditional music and dance and Celtic rock. There are pipe and drum corps competitions and performances and massed band pageantry – and “pipe” means bagpipes, for the uninitiated – with the best kilt-and-kit wearing groups for 400 miles.
    
    While there is enough music on multiple stages to make tough choices a certainty, plus the state's only Scottish fiddle championship, this is a convening of Highland games, as well. As their promo said a few years ago, that means “Large men throwing things,” and some powerful women letting loose with potentially lethal objects, as well.
    
    The Caber Toss involves throwing telephone poles end-over-end. One person throwing one pole. Amazing. And they do the Hammer Throw. Think of a scene from Thor. You'll either be intimidated or inspired by the sheer physical strength and control of these athletes. See this, and you'll be far less tolerant of TV's silly junk sports with floaties and Styrofoam bats. These sports and their athletes are serious and fun to watch. And don't worry about the kids. There's nothing gladiatorial here and you watch from a safe place.
    
    Featured musicians are SLIGO RAGS, THE BROWNE SISTERS & GEORGE CAVANAUGH, ANITA & THE YANKS, CELTIC SPRING, and ERIC RIGLER & BAD HAGGIS, plenty of bagpipes and drums, dancing by the CLADDAGH DANCE COMPANY, plus more musicians to be announced.
    
    ERIC RIGLER did the haunting Irish flute and whistle for the soundtrack of “Titanic.” These days, his band, BAD HAGGIS, is one of the top Celtic rock outfits. (Festival food vendors have good haggis, in case you're wondering.)
    
    SLIGO RAGS has been named by the Guide's editor, writing the annual “Top Ten/Best of” for FolkWorks magazine, as one of the Top Ten acoustic bands in Southern California. Their musicality gets them booked every year as the only Celtic band at bluegrass festivals, too.
    
    CELTIC SPRING is the ultra-exciting fiddling-while-step-dancing family family of attractive, virtuosic kids. They were final-round finalists on one of those NBC-network TV talent competition shows.
    
    Tragically absent this year is longtime headliner ALEX BEATON, who suffered a paralyzing accident (see News Feature # 1 in the September 15 edition, archived at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/09/news-features-acoustic-americana-music.html).    
    
    In addition to the Saturday and Sunday festival that uses the entire Ventura County Fairgrounds complex, there's a Friday “Scottish Evening” event, October 7, and a Saturday night concert / country dance with PEAT-FIRE FLAME. These require separate tickets. A Celtic rock concert is included with festival admission on Saturday, 5 to 8 pm.
    
    A two-day festival pass is $19 advance, $22 gate (seniors $18 and $20, children $3/day, age 5 and under free). One-day tickets are $12 advance, $14 gate (seniors $10 and $12, children $3, age 5 and under free). The festival site is the Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 W Harbor Bl, Ventura 93001. Amtrak's Ventura stop is at the festival's front gate.
    
    For more, check www.seaside-games.com or call 818-886-4968.
    
    Finally, if you're attending the 40th annual OLD TIME FIDDLER'S CONVENTION & FESTIVAL (feature # 11) in Goleta on Sunday, October 9, it makes a great weekend to spend Saturday in Ventura at the SEASIDE HIGHLAND GAMES.
     
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Sat & Sun, Oct 8 & 9, in Ventura County; FESTIVAL:
Annual “FOLK FESTIVAL” weekend, with performances by FUR DIXON & STEVE WERNER, I SEE HAWKS IN L.A., RANDALL LAMB, DAN JANISCH, TOM CORBETT & BILL KNOPF, THE CATTERWAILERS, HANS OTTSEN & ASHLEY BRODER, PHIL SALAZAR and THE KINFOLK, at Underwood Family Farms, 3370 Sunset Valley Rd., Moorpark, CA 93021.
     It's a key part of the month-long “UNDERWOOD FAMILY FARMS HARVEST FESTIVAL,” Oct 1-31, in Ventura County (weekends with music, weekdays without); also note that October 22 & 23 brings the “WESTERN HERITAGE” weekend, all at the farm complex in the countryside near Moorpark. More at www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com, or call them at 805-529-3690.
     
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Ongoing, through Oct 31, FESTIVAL:
“HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL” has live music and lots more at the Pierce College Farm Center, corner of Victory and Desoto in Woodland Hills. Organizers proclaim it as “the largest Harvest Festival in all of Southern California.” There's lots to do there. See the Guide's full write-up in the “Ongoing” listings that precede the daily listings. Opens daily at 10 am, closes at 10 pm, Fri & Sat 'til midnight. More at www.halloweenharvestfestival.com – www.FrightFair.com – www.PierceFarmCenter.com – or call them at 818-999-6300.  
    
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Sat, Oct 8:
1 pm HALAU O LILINOE A ME NA PUA ME KEALOHA performs music from the Hawaiian Islands as part of the ongoing “WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC,” with this show at the Autry National Center, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park, Los Angeles 90027; 323-667-2000.
     
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Sat, Oct 8, in OC:
7 pm MICHAEL CHAPDELAINE plays the second of two concerts for the Lord Of The Strings Concert Series, this one at Mission Viejo Civic Center, 100 Civic Center Dr, Mission Viejo; 949-842-2227 or 949-244-6656.
     
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Sat, Oct 8:
7 pm THE ALLEY CATS plus JULIE BRETT play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reservations, 626-798-6236.
     
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Sat, Oct 8, in Ojai:
7:30 pm TAMMURRIATAROCK plays the Ojai Concert Series at Dancing Oak Ranch, on Hwy 150, with a GPS address of 4585 Casitas Pass Rd, Ventura 93001; 805-649-5189.
     
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Sat, Oct 8, in Santa Barbara County:
7:30 pm CHUCUMITE plays the Song Tree Concert Series at Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 820 N. Fairview Av, Goleta 93117; 805-403-2639.
     
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Sat, Oct 8, in Temecula:
8 pm MERLE HAGGARD and KRIS KRISTOFFERSON play the Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula 92592; 877-711-2946.
     
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Sat, Oct 8:
KEITH URBAN with JAKE OWEN brings the former's “Get Closer 2011 World Tour” to Staples Center, if you can withstand the fake / generic pop-country “Nashvul ack-scent” from the transplanted Aussie. Tix, 800-745-3000.
     
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Sat, Oct 8:
8 pm TOM CORBETT, RICK SHEA, & fabulous Aussie expatriate AUDREY AULD-MEZERA team-up to play The Fret House, 309 N Citrus Av, Covina; 626-339-7020; www.frethouse.com. 
     
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Sat, Oct 8:
8 pm SMALL POTATOES plus an opening set by DAVE MORRISON, at the Caltech Folk Music Society series in Beckman Institute Auditorium, on the campus in Pasadena 91106; 626-395-4652. Park in one of the two lots on Michigan Av, S off Del Mar.
    Following the opening set by DAVE MORRISON, you can catch a performance tonight by JACQUIE MANNING & RICH PREZIOSO, aka SMALL POTATOES. Rich and Jacquie bring a harvest of original songs and some by their contemporaries, plus lots of humor and playfulness.
    Another guy named Rich – Rich Warren, who has a long-running folk music radio show in Chicago, asserts, “Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso combine cleverly witty with powerfully poignant songs, along with well chosen covers to present an unusually entertaining and involving repertoire engagingly delivered. Prezioso's song, '1000 Candles, 1000 Cranes,' is one of the most outstanding songs of the past 50 years.”
    L.A. radio listeners concurred about that song, naming it a “Listener Favorite” on “Tied to the Tracks” a few years back.
    Another radio man, Warren Nelson from Bayfield, Wisconsin, says of the duo, "They don't sound like anybody else. I like that. They lay out a blanket and every song is a picnic."
    Just a few of the people they've performed with include Tom Paxton, Greg Brown, John McCutcheon, Utah Phillips, Cheryl Wheeler, Robin & Linda Williams, David Wilcox, and Bryan Bowers.
    SMALL POTATOES come from the storied Chicago folk scene. That's the music community that gave us the late Steve Goodman (“City of New Orleans”), Michael Smith (who wrote “The Dutchman,” and who Caltech Folk hopes to have back in 2012), and many other fine musicians, singers, and songwriters.
    More at www.smallpotatoesmusic.com.     
    DAVE MORRISON is opening, accompanied by multi-instrumentalist GREG KRUEGER on "stringed things," and they may be joined by a bass player.
    Marilyn Babcock, founder and producer of Topanga Acoustic Music Series, says, "Dave Morrison, songwriter and performer, is my favorite artist in California. His musical storytelling evokes a visual tapestry of tangible emotions and experiences we all have shared as part of the human experience. His memories and his inventive spirit lead the way toward romantic imagery and poetry of the soul. I am always impressed by Dave Morrison's capacity for humor and joy in the short-story songs he presents. He is a very prolific writer, and all his compositions are exceptional.”
    Dave's web site is www.davemorrisonmusic.com     
    Tix, $15 for adults, $5 for Caltech students and children.
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    The Folk Music Society has two different shows this month. The other concert, on Saturday, October 29, will feature WILLIAM JACKSON and GRÁINNE HAMBLY and their "TWO SIDES OF CELTIC" show in Beckman Institute Auditorium. Tickets for that show can be ordered in advance by calling the Ticket Office at 626-395-4652, visiting the Ticket Office on campus, or purchased for cash at the door. $15 for adults, $5 for Caltech students and children.
     
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Sat, Oct 8:
8 pm ABIGAIL WASHBURN and OLENTANGY JOHN play McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
     
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Sat, Oct 8:
8 pm TRACY NEWMAN & THE REINFORCEMENTS, plus SHELBY, TIEG AND TARA, play Westwood Music, 1627 Westwood Bl, Los Angeles 90024; 310-478-4251.
     
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Sat, Oct 8:
8 pm NATHAN McEUEN and MASON REED play Genghis Cohen, 740 N Fairfax Av, Los Angeles 90046; 323-653-0640.
     
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Sat, Oct 8:
8 pm PRESTON REED plays Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583.
    “Spectacular…the best one-man show this reviewer has seen since Bruce Springsteen…A terrific performer” - The Irish Independent.
    This guitar wizard will, among other dazzling things, show you a two-handed fretboard attack characterized by percussive techniques and simultaneous rhythm and melody. He was very popular when he played live a few years back on radio's “Tied to the Tracks.” Tix, $17.50.
     
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Sat, Oct 8:
9 pm LaCHE CERCEL & THE ROMA SWING ENSEMBLE play the Dunarea Restaurant, 821 N Euclid Av, Ste C, Anaheim; 714-772-7233.
     
     
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Sunday, October 9
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Check Saturday's listings for two-day FESTIVALS that continue today...
     
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Sun, Oct 9, in Santa Barbara County; FESTIVAL:
10 am-5 pm 40th ANNUAL “OLD TIME FIDDLER'S CONVENTION & FESTIVAL” is a one-day event at Rancho La Patera & Stow House, 304 N Carneros Rd, Goleta 93117. This is a landmark year for a fine event that's always under-promoted. The lineup is appropriate for the convention / festival's four-decade anniversary, with LAURIE LEWIS & TOM ROZUM, HOT BUTTERED RUM, ERIC & SUZY THOMPSON, PETER FELDMANN & THE VERY LONESOME BOYS, MOLLY'S REVENGE, and the OLD TIME FIDDLERS. There's a BBQ, kid's activities, fine crafts and instruments, and more, and it's sponsored for charity by the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise. Festival emcee ANDY DOERR adds that you should “Bring your instrument to jam, and take time for the tour of the Stowe House.” We ran a News Feature in the September 15 edition, but the event's website is more updated. More at www.fiddlersconvention.org or call 805-450-2243.   
    Plus, for everyone interested in the 40 year history of this event, check out “Peter's Blog,” written by PETER FELDMANN at www.bluegrasswest.com.  You'll find narrative and plenty of pictures of people who have performed there over the past four decades.
    The fiddle fest is a one-day event, Sunday only; if you're going, why not make it a full weekend by spending Saturday at the SEASIDE HIGHLAND GAMES in Ventura or the FOLK FESTIVAL in Moorpark? (See listings.)
    
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Sun, Oct 9, in OC; FESTIVAL:
10 am 4 pm “THE BIG SQUEEZE: ORANGE COUNTY ACCORDION FESTIVAL” with a lot happening this year, including a Cajun-Zydeco Stage with ANDRE THIERRY, LISA HALEY & THE ZYDEKATS, & BONNE MUSIQUE ZYDECO, at the Orange County Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa 92626; 714-977-5360.
     
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Sun, Oct 9, in Santa Barbara:
3 pm RIDERS IN THE SKY, the only multiple Grammy-winning Western group, play UCSB's Campbell Hall, on the campus on Mesa Rd, Santa Barbara; 805-893-3535.
     
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Sun, Oct 9:
3 pm KEN O'MALLEY brings his solo show of authentic and original Irish music to Viva Fresh Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank; 818-845-2425. Ken's announcement says, “Support live Irish music at this all-ages venue that is becoming well known for featuring the best in live entertainment as well as excellent Mexican food. The $15 cover gets you 20% off your entire food purchase” if you mention or show a printout of this writeup or Ken's e-newsletter.
     
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Sun, Oct 9:
3 pm LaCHE CERCEL & THE ROMA SWING ENSEMBLE play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reservations, 626-798-6236.
     
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Sun, Oct 9:
4 pm the ongoing “WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC” today brings LESA TERRY to the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, 4718 W Washington Bl, Los Angeles 90016; 323-964-9768.
     
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Sun, Oct 9:
4:30 pm the ongoing “WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC” today brings the CHOIR OF ST. JAMES and ALAN MORRISON to St. James-in-the-City, 3903 Wilshire Bl, Los Angeles 90010; 213-388-3417.
     
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Sun, Oct 9:
5 pm DIKKI DU & HIS ZYDECO KREWE play the Cajun-zydeco dance at the Golden Sails Hotel, PCH Club, 6285 Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach 90803; 562-596-1631.
     
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Sun, Oct 9, in Temecula:
7 pm MERLE HAGGARD and KRIS KRISTOFFERSON play a second night at Pechanga Resort and Casino, 45000 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula 92592; 877-711-2946.
     
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Sun, Oct 9:
7 pm JONATHAN McEUEN AND NATHAN McEUEN (musical sons of Nitty Gritty Dirt and founding member JOHN McEUEN) play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; 626-798-6236.
     
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Sun, Oct 9:
7 pm MEGAFAUN and DOUG PAISLEY play McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
     
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Sun, Oct 9:
2 pm monthly “SONGWRITER SANCTUM,” this time with blues from MARK "POCKET" GOLDBERG, country from J.C. HYKE, classically-flavored singer-songwriter music from KAREN HART, and folk-rock from NICOLE GORDON, at the Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill St, Santa Monica 90405; 310-399-1631.
     
     
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Monday, October 10
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Ongoing, through Oct 31, FESTIVAL:
“HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL” has live music and lots more, at the Pierce College Farm Center, corner of Victory and Desoto in Woodland Hills. Organizers proclaim it as “the largest Harvest Festival in all of Southern California.” There's lots to do there. See the Guide's full write-up in the Oct 1 listings. Opens daily at 10 am, closes at 10 pm, Fri & Sat at midnight. More at www.halloweenharvestfestival.com – www.FrightFair.com – www.PierceFarmCenter.com – or call them at 818-999-6300.  
    
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Mon, Oct 10, in Ventura:
6 pm twice-monthly “VENTURA BLUEGRASS JAM” at Zoey's Cafe, 451 E Main St, Ventura 93001; www.zoeyscafe.com; 805-652-0091.
     
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Mon, Oct 10:
8 pm weekly “IRISH CéILí DANCE & IRISH MUSIC SESSION” at the Celtic Arts Center / Theatre Unlimited, 10943 Camarillo St, North Hollywood 91602; www.celticartscenter.com; 818-760-8322. Dance at 8, music jam seisun (session) at 9 pm.
     
     
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Tuesday, October 11
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Tue, Oct 11:
7 pm weekly “J.C. HYKE'S SONGWRITERS SERENADE” showcase at Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant & Bar, 145 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia 91006. Different recording artists take part in an invitational showcase.
     
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Tue, Oct 11:
8 pm weekly “TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION” at Timmy Nolan's Tavern and Grill, 10111 Riverside Dr, Toluca Lake 91602; 818-985-3359.
     
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Tue, Oct 11:
8 pm weekly “BOURBON AND BLUEGRASS” at South Santa Monica Sports Bar and Grill, 3001 Wilshire Bl, Santa Monica, 90403; 310- 828-9988.
     
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Tue, Oct 11:
8 pm weekly “BLUEGRASS JAM” at Viva Fresh Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank 91506; 818-515-4444.
     
     
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Wednesday, October 12
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Wed, Oct 12:
7 pm weekly OPEN MIC at the Talking Stick, 1411 Lincoln Bl, Venice 92091. Signups at 6:45 pm.
     
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Wed, Oct 12, in Ventura County:
7:30 pm Songmakers weekly “SIMI VALLEY HOOT at a private residence in Simi Valley; contact Songmakers for location, at www.songmakers.org    
     
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Wed, Oct 12:
8 pm “GUITAROLOGY” weekly showcase and open mic, at Bar Melody and Grill, 9132 S Sepulveda Bl, Los Angeles 90045; 310-670-1994.
     
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Wed, Oct 12:
8 pm weekly “IRISH MUSIC SESSION” at O'Brien's Irish Pub and Restaurant, 2226 Wilshire Bl, Santa Monica 90403; 310-829-5303.
     
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Wed, Oct 12:
9 pm weekly “ACOUSTIC CORDIALE” showcase, with different recording artists each week, playing acoustic, at Café Cordiale, 14015 Ventura Bl, Sherman Oaks 91423; 818-789-1985.
     
     
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Saturday, October 15
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Sat, Oct 15:
3-5 pm Workshop: “COUNTRY BLUES WITH ALICE STUART & PAT TENNIS” at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. Learn some of the fingerpicking techniques blues great Alice Stuart uses with her superb fingerstyle blues. Plus, Pat Tennis will teach you tips on how to bach up and support the lead player. Alice has played with Van Morrison, Zappa, and Bloomfield, and toured the national and international circuits. She blends blues and good country music (not the Nashville pop junk) and she performs with style, finesse, and great humor. Alice also does an 8 pm concert tonight at the venue; see listing. Workshop fee, $35.
     
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Sat, Oct 15:
8 pm ALICE STUART plays Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. She's played with Van Morrison, Zappa, and Bloomfield, and toured the national and international circuits. She blends blues and good country music (not the Nashville pop junk) and she performs with style, finesse, and great humor. She also does a 3-5 pm workshop today at the venue; see listing. Concert tix, $15.
     
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Sat, Oct 15, in OC:
“LORD OF THE RINGS IN CONCERT” is a big-deal, full symphonic production at the Honda Center, 2695 E Katella Av, Anaheim 92806; www.hondacenter.com; tix 714-704-2500. (Note: Parking here is $15-$40.) In the manner of the “Stars Wars in Concert” tour, this one performs the music of the “Rings” trilogy. While the films were silly, the soundtracks were quite good, so this should make for a fine evening – if you can take the fanatics dressed like characters from the stories.
     
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Sat, Oct 15:
OPERAWORKS brings “THE NEWEST RECITAL IN THE WORLD,” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. The OperaWorks ensemble will invent a custom recital right in front of your eyes, with made-to-order music, at your request. It's entirely improvised, with arias, duets, trios, and scenes with improvised accompaniment, all performed without any prepared or printed music.
     
     
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Sunday, October 16
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Sun, Oct 16:
11 am PETER ALSOP plays a Kids Matinee concert at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497;
    
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Sun, Oct 16:
3 pm TISHTONES & SYLVIA COTTON SINGERS perform as part of the “WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC,” with this show at Beth Shir Shalom, 1827 California Av, Santa Monica 90403; 310-453-3361.
    
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Sun, Oct 16:
7 pm KAYE RODDEN plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reservations, 626-798-6236.
    
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Sun, Oct 16:
SOLD OUT: 7 pm JENNY LEWIS at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
    
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Sun, Oct 16, in Lakeside:
7:30 pm TERRY HOLDER, the Alaska-based singer-songwriter, plays the Dark Thirty House Concert Series in Lakeside 92040; reservations get directions at 619-443-9622.
    
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Sun, Oct 16:
“TRACKING FILM AND TELEVISION MUSIC: AN AFTERNOON WITH LEE HOLDRIDGE & JON BURLINGAME,” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. World renowned author and lecturer JON BURLINGAME helps to see and hear this astonishing and precise world when he and Emmy and Grammy award winning composer LEE HOLDRIDGE (the late JOHN DENVER's orchestra leader and collaborator) discuss, from the composers perspective, music composed for the big and little screens. Live musical performances and selected clips from Mr. Holdridge’s extensive catalogue of his film and television scores are interspersed throughout this fascinating, behind the scenes look at the music behind the magic.
    
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Sun, Oct 16:
8 pm monthly “VARIETY NIGHT” with featured artists SABRINA & CRAIG and the sign-up-in-advance OPEN MIC, at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. SABRINA & CRAIG won the 2010 Topanga Banjo Fiddle Singing competition. Open Mic signups limited to the first eight, and are now being taken at the venue. Tix, $4.
    
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Sun, Oct 16, in San Marcos:
8 pm SARAH McQUAID plays the Frogstop House Concert series in San Marcos 92078.
     
     
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Tuesday, October 18
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Tue, Oct 18:
8 pm SUSAN WERNER plays the Smothers Theatre at Pepperdine Univ., Malibu, 24255 P.C.H., Malibu 90265; 310-506-4522.
     
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Tue, Oct 18:
8 pm “WATER IS RISING: MUSIC AND DANCE AMID CLIMATE CHANGE” performed by artists from the Pacific atolls of Kiribati, Tokelau, & Tuvalu, at University Theatre, UC Riverside, 400 Humanities, Riverside 92521. With 36 artists from these Pacific atols presenting song and dance, it's safe to say, If you enjoy Hawaiian music, you'll love this. And it will bring you face-to-face with the reality of climate change and rising sea levels. This show may sell-out. Info, www.waterisrising.com
     
     
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Wednesday, October 19
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Wed, Oct 19:
7:15 pm PAUL SIMON and THE SECRET SISTERS play the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City 91602; 818-622-4440.
     
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Wed, Oct 19:
8 pm TIM GRIMM and THE SWEET POTATOES play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reservations, 626-798-6236.
     
     
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Thursday, October 20
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Thu, Oct 20, in Riverside:
TOM RUSSELL plays All Saints' Episcopal Church, 3847 Terracina Dr, Riverside 92506. Info and reservations, FrConrad@gmail.com   
     
     
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Friday, October 21
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Fri, Oct 21, in San Diego:
7:30 pm TOM RUSSELL plays the AMSD Concert Series, 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego 92116; 619-303-8176.
     
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Fri, Oct 21:
“THE NEW SOUND OF SILENT FILM: CLASSIC SILENT FILM 'NOSFERATU' WITH LIVE SCORE BY BASSIST TOM PETERS,” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. Peters provides a newly conceived, live musical score for the classic silent film “Nosferatu.” Director F.W. Murnau’s “Nosferatu” (1922) stands as one of the most important films to come out of pre-World War II Germany. After almost 90 years, it still delivers chills.
     
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Fri, Oct 21:
8 pm CATIE CURTIS and MELISSA FERRICK at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
     
     
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Saturday, October 22
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Sat & Sun, Oct 22 & 23:
Annual “WESTERN HERITAGE” weekend, part of the month-long “UNDERWOOD FAMILY FARMS HARVEST FESTIVAL” runs weekends, Oct 1-31 in Ventura County, at Underwood Family Farms, 3370 Sunset Valley Rd, Moorpark. More later, or check www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com, or call them at 805-529-3690.
     
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Sat, Oct 22:
8 pm WILL RYAN & THE CACTUS COUNTY COWBOYS at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583.
    Whoa up there, pardner. If you're thinking “sounds like another cowboy crooner outfit,” you're taking the wrong fork. This band dazzled a sophisticated industry audience at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (Oscars) Theatre, performing live their original soundtrack for the first classic western movie, 1925's “Covered Wagon.” (It was that year's Best Picture, pre-Oscar by two years, chosen by the film-addicted readers of Photoplay as all definitive Best Pictures / Best Actors were at that time.) The film was reassembled from archives around the world; its old soundtrack was lost long ago, and the band's new one included lots of memorable string instrument leads plus plenty of piano themes and signature motifs, and oh yes, horns.
    It's representative of their concerts, a smooth interdisciplinary blend, a sound that's unified with just the right amount of spotlight solos for each player, rather than the product of a superbly talented ensemble – which it is – with '30s-style originals you'll be humming and choruses you'll be singing for days. WILL RYAN'S lyrical songwriting is catchy and delightful, with depth that connects great melodies to our own contemporary sensibilities. Instrumentally, they're adept, more Bob Wills-ish, more bebop jazz and '40s pop than anything from recent country-western. You get virtuoso performances by session and tour string wizard JOHN “PRESTO” REYNOLDS on banjo, guitar, and resophonic; “WESTY” WESTENHOFER on upright bass and tuba; wunderkind CHLOE FEORNAZANO, their young sax / clarinet / mandolin player; lovely big band jazz vet KATIE CAVERA on fiddle and Betty Boopish commentary, and Will's songwriting, guitar and smooth lead vocals. Tix, $15 (on sale Oct 8).
     
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Sat, Oct 22:
CALIFORNIA E.A.R. UNIT presents “Sonic Revolution,” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. Don't panic. They are a chamber ensemble that performs music where the ink is still wet. The core of highly acclaimed players include Vicky Ray, Eric Clark and Amy Knoles who strive to reflect Southern California’s unique cultural diversity by acting as L.A.'s new music ambassadors to the world. The evening features works penned especially for the group by Macedonian composer Darija Andovska, Portuguese composer Miguel Azguime, Berlin's Michael Maierhof, New York's Lisa Coons, Rhode Island's Todd Winkler, as well as an offering from Alan Schockley, who is currently residing in Los Angeles.
     
     
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Wednesday, October 26
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Wed, Oct 26:
7:30 pm CELTIC THUNDER at the Greek Theatre, 2700 N Vermont, Griffith Park, L.A. 90027; 213-480-3232.
     
     
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Friday, October 28
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Fri, Oct 28, in San Diego:
7:30 pm “MASTERS OF THE CELTIC HARP: WILLIAM JACKSON & GRÁINNE HAMBLY” play the AMSD Concert Series, 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego 92116; 619-303-8176.
     
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Fri, Oct 28:
8 pm JENNIFER WARNES at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
     
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Fri, Oct 28:
8 pm SUSIE GLAZE & THE HILONESOME BAND plus FUR DIXON & STEVE WERNER at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reservations, 626-798-6236.
     
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Fri, Oct 28:
8 pm NATHAN McEUEN & MATT CARTSONIS at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. This'll be a fine show. Tix on sale Oct 14; $15.
     
     
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Saturday, October 29
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Sat, Oct 29:
8 pm DAN NAVARRO & LAWRENCE LEBO at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. This'll be a fine show, with LOWEN & NAVARRO vet Dan Navarro and Bluesy-Americana-Classic Jazzwoman Lawrence “Don't Call Her Larry” Lebo. Tix on sale Oct 15; $15.
     
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Sat, Oct 29:
“THE WHITE HOUSE CONCERT WITH STEVE ERDODY & FRIENDS,” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. This is an interesting concept that relives a musical moment that was, by all accounts, magical. On November 24, 1961, President Kennedy revolutionized arts performances at the White House by presenting the famous but reclusive 84-year-old cellist PABLO CASALS in a recital for 150 of the world’s most famous and influential classical composers, conductors and musicians. To commemorate the anniversary of the historic occasion, Music at the Court is presenting local cello virtuoso STEPHEN ERDODY with an all star ensemble of chamber musicians in a recital replicating the original program from 50 years ago.
     
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Sat, Oct 29:
8 pm WILLIAM JACKSON and GRÁINNE HAMBLY bring their "TWO SIDES OF CELTIC" show just in time for Samhain (the original Celtic Halloween) at the Caltech Folk Music Society series in Beckman Institute Auditorium, on the campus in Pasadena 91106; 626-395-4652. Park in one of the two lots on Michigan Av, S off Del Mar.
    WILLIAM JACKSON , a founding member of the Scottish group OSSIAN, has performed “a couple of outstanding shows” at the series before. This time, he is joined by GRÁINNE HAMBLY, who is from Ireland.
    Tickets can be ordered in advance by calling the Ticket Office at 626-395-4652, visiting the Ticket Officeon campus, or purchased for cash at the door. $15 for adults, $5 for Caltech students and children.
     
     
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Sunday, October 30
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Sun, Oct 30:
3 & 7 pm “SAMHAIN” Irish Song, Dance & Story, with optional traditional Samhain dinner, brings the story of Halloween and a celebration of the Celtic New Year, with SLUGGER O'TOOLE, BARRY LYNCH, ACS DANCERS, ADAM KIRK, CHRIS LOKEN, AEDAN MacDONNELL, STEVE PRIBYL, & LINEA SOLEDAD, sponsored by the Celtic Arts Center at the Burbank Moose Lodge, 1901 W Burbank Bl, Burbank 91506. Two shows, 3 pm or 7 pm, tix for either are $18; 5 pm dinner tix are $15; show + dinner, $30. Tix will sell-out early; info & advance tix, www.CelticArtsCenter.com/Samhain.    
     
     
     
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Fri, Nov 4:
8 pm MARLEY'S GHOST at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. Tix on sale Oct 21; $17.50.
     
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Fri, Nov 4:
“OH COSMONAUT!” presented by the Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883.
     
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Sat, Nov 5:
8 pm DREAM STREET at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. Tix on sale Oct 22; $17.50.
     
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Sat, Nov 5:
VOX FEMINA presents “AND JUSTICE FOR ALL,” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. Expect an inspiring evening about love and equality, as the mighty voices of Vox Femina explore the issues of equality and immigration, and their passion for fairness, proving that all men and women are created equal. The highlight of the concert will be Mark Koval’s work “We the People,” the story of the fight for marriage equality in narration and song.
     
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Fri, Nov 11:
ILIANA ROSE BAND: “HOT NIGHTS IN HAVANA!” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. Romantic melodies, voluptuous poetry, and pulsing rhythms of Cuban Salsa abound. Hailed as a spirited and vibrant presence on and off stage, Iliana's voice is pure, warm, sensual and beautiful, captivating audiences in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
     
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Sat, Nov 12:
8 pm THREE MUSCKETEERS (Three mUSCketeers) at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. Tix on sale Oct 29; $15.
     
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Sat, Nov 12:
RICHARD PEARSON THOMAS: “SONGS FROM NEW YORK,” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. With “the heart and soul of the quintessential New York musician,” Thomas has received praise from the likes of Audra McDonald, Sanford Sylvan, Lauren Flanagan and Kurt Ollmann. Richard will perform an eclectic selection of his music with his brilliant TRILLIUM ENSEMBLE collaborators, California based soprano PATRICIA PRUNTY and New York based baritone BRUCE RAMEKER.
     
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Fri, Nov 18:
8 pm “A FAMOUS BRITISH TRIBUTE BAND” at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. Even the venue won't tell you who yet, citing their “Don't strum, don't tell” policy.” Big reveal is Oct 22. Tix on sale Nov 4; $17.50.
     
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Sat, Nov 19:
“ORPHEUS AND EURIDICE” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. This artful production explores what happens when Orpheus gives up his mythic lyre for a clarinet. Find out in an innovative staging of award-winning American composer RICKY IAN GORDON’s reimagining of the classic love story. Graceful and dramatic is the beloved Euridice as created by up-and-coming soprano superstar ALEXANDRA LOUTSION. World renowned pianist ALAN SMITH provides the vibrant keyboard landscape that supports the longing voice of masterful clarinetist JAMES SULLIVAN’s poignant Orpheus.
    
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Sun, Nov 20:
8 pm monthly “VARIETY NIGHT” with featured artists CALI ROSE & CRAIG BRANDAU and the sign-up-in-advance OPEN MIC, at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. Open Mic signups limited to the first eight, and are taken beginning Nov 6 at 1 pm at the venue. Tix, $4.
    
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Fri, Dec 2:
8 pm ROB ICKES & JIM HURST at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. Tix on sale Nov 18; $17.50.
    
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Sat, Dec 3:
8 pm LOAFER'S GLORY at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. Tix on sale Nov 19; $20.
    
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Sat, Dec 10:
8 pm JANET KLEIN & HER PARLOR BOYS at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. Tix on sale Nov 26; $17.50.
    
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Sat, Dec 17:
8 pm THE WITCHER BROTHERS bring dynamite bluegrass to Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. Tix on sale Dec 4; $15.
    
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Sun, Dec 18:
7 pm Annual “FREE HOLIDAY SHOW” at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. An established tradition here, with entertainment provided by the teachers (recording stars / session players all) at the venue / music store. Cookies and baked confections are always anticipated at this event, too. More details in the near future. Free.
    
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