Theater benefit
TODAY
Capital Stage's 'Get Your Bold On'
WHAT: One of Sacramento's most daring and accomplished professional theater companies holds a fundraiser with food, wine, entertainment, live auctions and more.
WHEN: 5-8 p.m.
WHERE: Blue Cue, 1004 28th St., Sacramento
COST: $50
INFORMATION: (916) 995-5464, www.capstage.org
– Bruce Dancis
Comedy
Thursday to next Sunday
David Crowe
WHAT: He calls himself "an itinerant joke-teller who goes from town to town just making people laugh." And that's what he plans to do until he dies (although there have been occasions when he has "died" on stage). His bold and physical act has been called "a brilliant combination of socially relevant, issue-fired intellectualism and physical buffoonery. … It was horrifying. It was hilarious."
WHEN: 8 p.m. each day, with 10:30 p.m. late shows Friday and Saturday
WHERE: Laughs Unlimited, 1207 Front St., Old Sacramento
COST: $10 Thursday and Sunday, $15 Friday, $20 Saturday
INFORMATION: (916) 446-8128, www.laughsunlimited.com
– Jim Carnes
Event
Tuesday
Admission Day
WHAT: Celebrate the day California entered the Union in 1850, with the presentation of the colors, patriotic songs, a display of rare flags, and cake and ice cream served on the Capitol steps.
WHEN: 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: State Capitol, 1303 10th St.
COST: Free
INFORMATION: (916) 324-0333, www.capitolmuseum.ca.gov
– Dixie Reid
Classical music
Wednesday
Camellia Camerata
WHAT: The baroque chamber ensemble Camellia Camerata performs at the popular Music at Noon concert series. All the members of this chamber ensemble are recorder players who also play other instruments.
WHEN: Noon
WHERE: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1300 N St., Sacramento
COST: Free
INFORMATION: (916) 442-8939 or www.westminsac.org
– Edward Ortiz
Eclectic music
Thursday
White Noise Festival
WHAT: Local world music, hip-hop, pop, funk, soul, jazz and ska performers convene for an ambitious night of collaboration split among three venues. Over at Old Ironsides, James Levi, the Harley White Orchestra, Daisy Spot and the CV Dub headline the night; at the Java Lounge, it's the Antennae Trio with Hammond, and the Capitol Garage All-Stars; and at the Distillery, check out the likes of DJ Epik, Chuck Taylor and Random Abilities.
WHEN: 7 p.m. (Old Ironsides), 8:30 p.m. (Java Lounge), 10 p.m. (Distillery)
WHERE: Old Ironsides, 1901 10th St., Sacramento; Java Lounge, 2416 16th St.; the Distillery, 2107 L St.
COST: $5 each venue
INFORMATION: www.myspace.com/whitenoiseinternationalmusicfestival
– Rachel Leibrock
Theater
Friday
'The Last Five Years'
WHAT: This sung-through musical tells the story of a relationship forward and backward – at the same time. She sings in the present tense, looking back in disillusion at a courtship and marriage that didn't work out; he sings from the other end, starting at the beginning. Claire McKnight and Chris Plank star in this Lambda Players production.
WHEN: Opens at 8 tonight and continues at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Sept. 27 (with one 2 p.m. matinee on Sept. 21)
WHERE: The Studio Theatre, 1028 R St., Sacramento
COST: $16.50 general ($15 matinee), $13 students, seniors and SARTA members (all shows)
INFORMATION: (916) 444-8229, www.lambaplayers.com
– Jim Carnes
Opera
Saturday
San Francisco Opera's 'Bonesetter's Daughter'
WHAT: World premiere of Amy Tan's adaptation of her best-selling novel. Tan's libretto plumbs the troubles of a Chinese American woman who learns the horrible secrets of her immigrant mother's past. Composer Stewart Wallace interweaves Chinese music with Western opera for a cast that includes mezzo-soprano Zheng Cao, and one of China's biggest opera stars, Qian Yi.
WHEN: 8 p.m.(runs through Oct. 3)
WHERE: War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
TICKETS: $20-$290
INFORMATION: (415) 864-3330 or www.sfopera.com
– Edward Ortiz
Theater
Today and Thursday-next Sunday
'Blues for an Alabama Sky'
WHAT: Pearl Cleage's popular poetic drama "Blues for an Alabama Sky" continues its run at Celebration Arts with weekend performances through Oct. 11.
WHEN: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays
WHERE: Celebration Arts, 4469 D St., Sacramento
COST: $13-$15 (all seats $8 on Thursdays)
INFORMATION: (916) 455-2787, www.celebrationarts.net
– Marcus Crowder
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