An Agatha Christie thriller opens at Dreamweavers
On a foggy estate in Wales, a stranger walks into a house to find a man murdered and his wife standing over him with a gun. The woman is dazed and her confession unconvincing, so the unexpected guest decides to help her blame the murder on an intruder. When the police discover clues that point to a man who died two years previously, a Pandora’s box of loves, hates, suspicions and intrigues is opened.
Orchestra Baobab, iconic African band plans a stop at the Opera House
Orchestra Baobab creates their sublime and distinctive sounds by fusing Afro-Cuban rhythm and Portuguese Creole melody with Congolese rumba and the gamut of local African styles. This iconic African band comes to the Napa Valley Opera House on June 11 at 8 p.m.
Willie Nelson to make a Labor Day stop in Napa
Willie Nelson will celebrate Labor Day 2008 in Napa, as the country music legend makes a tour stop at the Opera House Monday, September 1 at 7. Tickets are $110/$150. Prelude club members at the Opera House members may purchase tickets starting Monday, June 9 at 10 a.m.. Public tickets sales start Monday, June 23 at 10 a.m.
Brilliant set by Eigsti and Lage save the day at Sonoma Jazz + concert
I have seen the future face of jazz and it looks an awful lot like pianist Taylor Eigsti and guitarist Julian Lage.
A Pink Floyd cult classic returns to Lincoln Theater
After more than 23 years of touring, Paramount’s LaserSpectacular has become a cult classic, presenting the music of Pink Floyd surrounded by 10,000 watts of concert quality sound and cutting-edge effects: dazzling lasers and lighting that create glowing visuals choreographed to the soundtrack.
Art in the Gardens
The Napa Valley Art Festival, designed to “celebrate representational art at its finest,” will be launched Saturday at Copia. The inaugural event brings together more than 300 paintings by 43 West Coast artists. Admission is free to the event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and includes food and wine for sale and live music as well as an art show from the best in the west
Art notes: School art show
“I am Smart,” a student art exhibition featuring the works of Robin Thompson’s kindergarten class at Shearer Elementary School, opens with a reception for the artists Tuesday, June 3 at Napa City Hall.