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January 23,
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Coming up in Napa Valley
Seats available for Dinner is Served
There are still some seats left for the Napa Valley Opera House League’s 12th annual Dinner is Served, Thursday, Feb. 16.
Interestingly, the most expensive dinners are taken, but there’s nothing wrong with the others; I took the family, including grandkids, to Azzurro last year and we had a great meal.
Anyway, support the Opera House and enjoy a special dining experience that includes tax, tip, corkage at most places and a donation to the Napa Valley Opera House.
Seats were available a few days ago at
$150: Cole’s Chop House, étoile at Domaine Chandon, Morimoto Napa
$125 Arnold Palmer’s (Palm Desert)
$100 Bank Café & Bar, Brassica, Brix, Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen, Cuvee, Farmstead, Fish Story, Kokkari Estiatorio (San Francisco), Market Restaurant, Tra Vigne and Wine Spectator Greystone Restaurant at the CIA
$75: Allegria, Avia Napa Kitchen & Wine Bar, Bounty Hunter Wine Bar & Smokin’ BBQ, Bui Bistro, Pearl, Uva Trattoria Italiana and Zinsvalley Restaurant
$50: Azzurro Pizzeria & Enoteca, Compadres Rio Grille and Norman Rose Tavern
Some are not on Feb. 16 or limited to that date, and from two to 30 places are available at each place, so you can get a party together.
Call 939-5516 for additional information.
Seats are limited so visit www.nvohstore.org soon.
This season at Opera House
Here's the The Napa Valley Opera House's upcoming season
- Jan 23 Robben Ford, 8pm
- Jan 24 Tuesday Night Flicks: Spellbound, 7pm
- Jan 25 International Guitar Night: Featuring Lulo Reinhardt (Germany), Adrian Legg (UK), Marco Pereira (Brazil) and Brian Gore (US), 8pm
- Jan 26 An Evening with Eric Johnson, 8pm
- Jan 27 TheaterWorks: The Rivalry by Norman Corwin, 8pm
- Jan 28 and 29 Rockapella, 8pm
- Feb 7 Celtic Nights, 8pm
- Feb 8 Soul Salvation featuring Ruthie Foster and Paul Thorn, 8pm
- Feb 10 Jake Shimabukuro, 8pm
- Feb 11 Tuck & Patti - Valentine Weekend, 8pm
- Feb 12 Hugh Masekela, 8pm
- Feb 16 Brooklyn Rundfunk Orkestrata, 8pm
- Feb 17 Regina Carter, 8pm
- Feb 23 Guitar Masters featuring Andy McKee, Stephen Bennett and Antoine Dufour
- Feb 25 Natalie Cole
- Feb 28 Jim Brickman, 8pm
- March 2 Marvin Hamlisch 8pm $70-$85
- March 3 Jon Nakamatsu 8pm $25 / $30
- March 10 Playing for Change 8pm $30 / $35
- March 17 Capitol Steps 4pm & 8pm $35 / $40
- March 18 Solas 7pm $20 / $25
- March 24 Diablo Ballet 8pm $25 / $30
- March 29 Branford Marsalis 8pm $60 /
$65
- April 1 Sierra Maestra
- April 6 Hermeto Pascoal
- April 12 Paula Poundstone
- April 13 Blame Sally
- April 17 Suzanne Vega and Duncan Sheik
- April 20 Women Fully Clothed
- April 21 Lisa Loeb
Get tickets at the Box Office at 1030 Main St., Napa, www.nvoh.org or 226-7372.
Uptown Theatre Lineup
Here are the upcoming shows at the Uptown Theatre in Napa.
- Jan. 27 Montrose
with Michael Lee Firkins
- Jan. 28 Bryan Stow Benefit featuring Tim Flannery & Lunatic Fringe
- Feb. 2 Queensryche's Geoff Tate Unplugged
- Feb. 10 An acoustic eve
with Los Lonely Boys
- Feb. 16 Dweezil Zappa
plays Zappa (Dweezil playing Frank)
- Feb. 25 Built to Spill
- March 1George Thorogood
& The Destroyers with Michael Williams Band
- March 2 Ladysmith Black Mambazo w/ithVOENA
- March 4, Javier Colon, $25, $30
- March 8, Railroad Earth with Brothers Comatose, $37, $42
- March 17, Marshall Tucker Band with Lansdale Station, $40, $45
- March 29, Ani Di Franco with Seth Glier , $47.50 , $52.50
- March 31, Kingston Trio with special appearance by Bob Shane, $50, $55
- April 7, Jackie Green and Rusted Root Benefit show for The Rex Foundation, $50, $55
- April 27, Chris Isaak, $75, $80
- May 4, David Sedaris, $49, $54
- June 1, Jerry Jeff
Walker, $32, $37
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 web site is www.uptowntheatrenapa.com
Performing Arts Center
Here’s the schedule for the Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center:
- Feb. 5, Master Recital/Main Theater - Mona Lisa, Dr. Roberto Gonzalez 7:30 p.m.
- Feb. 26, Master Recital – Mazdak, 3 p.m.
- Mar. 9–25, Almost, Maine, directed by Danielle Cain
- Apr. 12–22, Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim, direction by Jennifer King, music direction by Dr. Eve-Anne Wilkes
- Apr. 29 Choral Concert – Songs of the Human Spirit, 3 p.m.
- May 6, Wind Ensemble – Suite Symphony, 3 p.m.
- May 12, Voice Recital
- May 18 Jazz Ensemble – Cool Jazz, 8 p.m.
- May 20, Piano Recital 3 p.m.
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