Each Thursday at 7:30pm you will be treated to a different jazz group in the intimate space known as "The Merc". The Mercantile, located at 42051 Main Street, is one of Temecula's original buildings and has been beautifully restored. We want to take advantage of this venue and bring you straight ahead jazz there every Thursday evening in this acoustically inspired space.
Performances:
Thursdays at 7:30pm
May 8: Lenore Raphael May 15: Pamela York Trio with Kristin Korb and Steve Barnes May 22: The Keith Droste Trio May 29: The Dave Tull Trio
June 5: The Jacques Lesure Trio June 12: Debbie Voltura June 19: Peter Sprague
July 17: Doug MacDonald, Marty Harris and Harvey Newmark July 31: Guitarist Jeff Linsky
Tickets:
$15
Click on the link below for a sample of Jazz at the Merc.
Dramatized by Robert Harling Directed by Terri Miller Schmidt Through special arrangement with Samuel French Inc.
Revolving around Truvy's Beauty Parlor in a small parish in modern-day Louisiana, Steel Magnolias is the story of a close-knit circle of friends whose lives come together with both humor and heartbreak. Performances: Friday, May 2, 2008 at 8:00 pm Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 8:00 pm Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 2:00 pm Friday, May 9, 2008 at 8:00 pm Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 8:00 pm Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $17.00 General Admission $14.00 for groups of 10 or more
Once Upon a Time, a Baker and his Wife journey into the woods on a quest to lift a witch's curse. On the way they cross paths with Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Cinderella, and a menagerie of other fairy tale characters. They pursue individual wishes until their stories become entangled in unexpected ways - revealing what happens after "happily ever after." Stephen Sondheim's wickedly witty score weaves a magical spell with such bewitching gems as "Children Will Listen," "Giants In The Sky" and "No One Is Alone."
Performances: Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 12pm Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 4pm Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 8pm Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 2pm Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 6pm
Tickets: $13
For ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES in May, please call Act 1 Theater Arts at 951.304.1010.
If you missed this ITL Ensemble Award Winner last year, don’t make the same mistake again! Three actors performing 37 plays in less than two hours may seem a bit of a challenge, but the Shakespeare in the Vines Company pulls it off beautifully! This is one of the funniest, most clever productions around, bringing a hip, edgy feel to the plays while remaining surprisingly true to the stories. Eric Ruiter, Mike Tubman, and Brandon Dean demonstrate a marvel of timing and rhythm. Best of all, whether you know Shakespeare inside out or have yet to read a word of him, The Complete Works will have you doubled over in laughter.
"Intellectual vaudeville" - The New York Times. "Inspired American spoof merchants...slings and arrows of outrageous comedy" - Daily Telegraph.
"This trio of modern Marx brothers will leave you in stitches" - Boston Herald.
Life is short. The complete works of Shakespeare are long. To the rescue: Shakespeare in the Vines!
Prelude to the play includes a mini-Renaissance Fest beginning at 6:00 pm featuring flower wreaths from the Temecula Rose Society, Vintage Singer Madrigals, Celtic harp Choir, Southwest Youth Chorus Madrigals, wine pouring by our host wineries, Wiens and Frangipani, and the Queen will greet and meet her loyal subjects as her knights battle for her honor, before leading them into the Theater at 7:00 pm. Performance: Thursday, May 15, 2008 from 6pm-7pm in the Courtyard for the Renaissance Fest! Thursday, May 15, 2008 from 7pm-9pm in the Theater
The look, the voice, a phenomenal likeness to the King. Audiences everywhere are in awe! From a young teen winning awards for his wonderful voice throughout the valley and now as "Elvis", Travis Allen's charm and charisma will make you feel as though ELVIS LIVES ON! Raised here in Temecula Valley, Travis began impersonating Elvis last summer. Just in that short time, he has won four major Elvis competitions.
Travis recently entered the Elvis Ultimate contest, sponsored by Elvis Presley Enterprise (EPE) in Arnold, MO., where he won second place. He currently lives in Las Vegas, where he is the #1 requested young Elvis. He makes women swoon and grown men cheer. You won't want to miss his upcoming show. His talents include playing guitar, piano, bass guitar, mandolin and drums. This spectacular show will take you back to the past with Elvis's early years through the beginning of the jumpsuit era.
Performance: Friday, May 16 at 7:30pm
Tickets: $40 Adults $36 Seniors/Students/Military $32 Children 12 and under
The chorus, now in its eighth year of providing quality choral music to its members and audiences, has selected a theme that affects everyone. Passion abounds in religion, in love, in self-worth, in caring for others, and in espousing causes, be they political, human rights, and many others. This concert truly has something for everyone. In religion, the program includes classical, bluegrass and gospel. Love songs go from folk music to Broadway to 50's rock and roll. If you want to hear a sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning done in full doo-wop, this is your concert!
Performances: Saturday, May 17 at 7:30pm Sunday, May 18 at 2:00pm
Tickets: $16 Adults / $12 Seniors, Military / $8 Youth under 18
This will be an exciting concert featuring the winner(s) of The Young Artist's Concerto Competition.
Musical program selections include:
Franz von Suppe (1819-1895) Light Cavalry Overture
Hans Zimmer Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Youth Concerto Contest Winner(s)
Modest Moussorgsky (arr. Ravel) (1839-1881) Pictures At An Exhibition
Performance: Monday, May 19, 2008 at 7:30pm
Tickets: $18.00 for adults $15.00 for students and seniors $3.00 for children 12 and under **Individual concert tickets are not refundable
TEMECULA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL BAND: THE COMPOSERS CONCERT
The "Composers Concert" will feature the music of Jonathon Ortega, former Temecula Valley High School student who is now preparing to graduate from USC in composition.
Mr. Ortega was commissioned to write two pieces of music for the Temecula Valley High School Band which will have their world premier on May 20th. The first piece is entitled "Elementals for 12 percussionists" and the second selection is entitled "Rambunctions for Timpani Soloist and Wind Ensemble."
The remainder of the concert will feature the music of Richard Saucedo and Brian Balmages.
Performance: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 7:00pm
Tickets: $10
SKYLER DAY AND FRIENDS
Skyler started performing at age 6 in musicals, weddings, church solo performances, holiday events, county fairs and talent showcases. She also had the opportunity to film several TV commercials and radio voice over spots.
At age 10, she wrote & recorded her first song, “Granddaddy’s Love”.
By age 11, her acting career started with a bang when she landed the role of Ociee Nash in “The Adventures of Ociee Nash.” (available at Blockbusters or at www.ociee.com)
The following year, at age 12, she recorded “Somebody’s Hero”, a tribute to the American soldier, for a songwriter and friend in Atlanta, Georgia.
Skyler’s family relocated to Temecula in 2004 and she has since filmed a CBS pilot with director Brett Ratner, an ABC pilot “Hollis & Rae” in Savannah, Georgia with director Callie Khouri and more.
She continues to pursue her music and acting careers with great excitement and expectation.
Skyler has more than 15 original songs that she will debut in Temecula on May 21st 2008.
You can find out more about Skyler at: www.myspace.com/skylerday
All proceeds will benefit the "Let the Little Children Come" orphanage in Maneadero, Mexico.
Performance (on the Mercantile Stage): Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 7:00pm
