Entertainment
- The Acting Company journeys 'Around the World in 80 Days'
- Play runs through July 14 in Yuba City
- By Josh Kendrix/A-D Copy Editor
- When it comes to the story of "Around the World in 80 Days," one visual may come to mind: a giant balloon.
The Acting Company will perform the play starting Friday. However, "unlike the movie, we have no balloon," said Foster Campbell-McManus, the p... Full story
- The Hoppers bring gospel music to Yuba City
- Concert set 7 p.m. Wednesday at Crossroads Community Church
- By Leticia Gutierrez/A-D Community Editor
- Multi award-winning family group The Hoppers is bringing gospel music to Northern California next week with a stop at Crossroads Community Church in Yuba City during its "Something Good" tour.
The family singing group is performing at 7 p.m. Wednesd... Full story
- Sing for a cause: Christian concert Saturday to benefit Teen Challenge
- By Leticia Gutierrez Appeal-Democrat
- Live Christian music with headliner Mike Weaver from Big Daddy Weave is featured this weekend at Reconcile at Riverside, a concert for the community that also raises funds for the Teen Challenge program.
"Everybody says there's nothing to do that's ... Full story
- Yuba City filmmaker dives into surf documentary
- By Josh Kendrix A-D Copy Editor
- Surfing has been such a major part of beach culture, it's hard to imagine when it was foreign.
Yuba City filmmaker Eric Jordan's documentary, "Paving the Wave: For the Love of Surfing," chronicles the rise of surfing's popularity in the '50s and '60... Full story
- "Les Miz" Broadway tour still wows crowds
- By Saunthy Nicolson-Singh
- You'd think that audiences would have had their fill of "Les Miserables" after last year's blockbuster movie. Not so, evidenced by the enthusiastic crowd who filled the Sacramento Community Center for last Wednesday's opening of "Les Miz," which clos... Full story
- Concert series brings music back to Marysville
- Music in the Park returns to Friday Night Market
- By Laura van der Meer/A-D Reporter
- Friday nights were an entirely different venue for John McBride while serving as captain of the Marysville High School football team. Now, it's about taking the stage with a guitar and getting people to dance.
"They'll be hearing '60s rock, the grea... Full story
- Living history found close to home at Yuba Feather Museum
- Museum season opens Saturday, runs through Sept. 7
- By Leticia Gutierrez/A-D Community Editor
- Gold rush days in the foothills return this weekend as the Yuba Feather Museum and its replica town, Gold Trader Flats, in Forbestown open for the summer with a living history day and "townspeople" telling stories about living in the 1800s.
The seas... Full story
- Take a day trip: Art preserve offers change of scenery
- Gallery part of di Rosa estate in Napa
- By Saunthy Nicolson-Singh/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Itching for a change in scenery? Trade those local peach, prune and walnut orchard visuals for a day trip to the Napa Valley, where you can take in more than just wine. Travel up Highway 12 just off Interstate 80, where the Carneros wine estate looms... Full story
- Briefs: Hood to play solo cello concert
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Marysville
Hood to play solo cello concert
Rebekah Hood, artistic director and principal cellist of the Veridian Symphony Orchestra, is performing a solo cello and piano recital at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at the Lee Burrows Center for the Arts, 63... Full story
- Exhibit reborn as ClayFest
- Show runs through June 1 at Blue Line Arts
- By Saunthy Nicolson-Singh/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Every spring for almost a quarter of a century, the Gladding McBean clay factory in Lincoln housed a juried ceramic exhibit called Feats of Clay. Ceramic artists from across the country vied to get their work into the exhibit.
Why wouldn't they? Wit... Full story
- ‘Miss Saigon:’ A love story unfolds from Vietnam-era culture
- By Josh Kendrix/A-D Copy Editor
- Editor's note: The May 19 performance of "Miss Saigon" at River Valley High School was canceled due to a power failure at the school. A make-up performance is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 23. Ticket prices are the same. The May 24-2... Full story
- Angels, demons center stage in Yuba City's 'Manifest Kingdom'
- By Josh Kendrix/A-D Copy Editor
- Many stories have dealt with angels leaving heaven to interact with humans.
The Creative Light Theatre at the Church of Glad Tidings in Yuba City will present its own take on this familiar plot.
"Manifest Kingdom" starts Friday and runs through Tue... Full story
- Multimedia mixes with jazz at Marysville concert
- By Laura van der Meer/A-D Web Editor
- Sam Allen taught his son how to read music and play piano, and now his son is grown up and telling his father’s life story through jazz.
John Allen will perform “An Evening with John Allen and Friends – More than Just Jazz” o... Full story
- Familiar tunes part of Spring Fling Pops Concert
- By Leticia Gutierrez/A-D Community Editor
- Music from Broadway and films is featured in the Yuba-Sutter Symphony's Spring Fling Pops Concert on Saturday in Yuba City, presented by the Yuba Sutter Oratorio Society.
"The concert is for people of all ages," said conductor Corey Kersting. "Young... Full story
- Rockers hold concert to benefit Relay for Life
- By Laura van der Meer/A-D Web Editor
- Young rockers in Yuba-Sutter agree: It's great to have fun and help someone at the same time.
That's the goal for an upcoming show at the Lee Burrows Center for the Arts to benefit the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, featuring Fighting Wit... Full story
- The Jades are back in town
- Reunion concert event features Guilty Again
- By Leticia Gutierrez/A-D Community Editor
- Feelings of love and peace first felt in Marysville-Yuba City during the 1970s are coming back to town this weekend with The Jades Reunion Show at the Marysville Elks Lodge.
The Jades, led by Nathan Owens, rocked the area then with rhythm and blues ... Full story
- Classic tale shows importance of selflessness
- 'Elves and the Shoemaker' runs through May 18 in Yuba City
- By Josh Kendrix/A-D Copy Editor
- When a group of elves help a poor shoemaker, he and his wife have their lives turned around and learn a lesson along the way.
This is the story of "The Elves and the Shoemaker," the latest production at The Magic Theatre. The play begins its run on ... Full story
- Acting Company hosts 'Spelling Bee'
- Musical play runs through May 19 in Yuba City
- By Josh Kendrix/A-D Copy Editor
- One of the many staples of elementary school is the spelling bee.
The Acting Company's latest production takes that hallmark and turns it into a musical comedy. "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" begins its run on Friday.
"It's one of the... Full story
- Groups collaborate in 'Jubilant Song'
- Master chorale, Veridian Symphony, Jacque's dancers part of concert series
- By Leticia Gutierrez/A-D Community Editor
- Two concerts this weekend bring music, song and dance to the community, with the Yuba Sutter Master Chorale and Veridian Symphony Orchestra joined by dancers from Jacque's Dance Expressions.
"With Jubilant Song!" also honors the memory of Joaquina C... Full story
- 'Mermaid Junior' on stage in Marysville
- Musical presented by charter academy drama class
- By Laura van der Meer/A-D Web Editor
- Disney's 1989 film "The Little Mermaid" might not seem old enough to be considered a classic, but for the junior high students at Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts, it is.
The beginning drama students, in seventh through ninth grades, are brin... Full story
- Witherspoon 'embarrassed' by arrest; hearing reset
- ATLANTA (AP) -- A court hearing on a disorderly conduct charge has been rescheduled for actress Reese Witherspoon, who said she is "deeply embarrassed" by what she said to a state trooper during a traffic stop in Atlanta. Witherspoon's case was ... Full story
- Spend an evening with The Bard
- FCS Players stage 'Laughter and Lovers' through Saturday in Yuba City
- By Josh Kendrix/A-D Copy Editor
- William Shakespeare produced many great works. Some were comedies and some were tragedies.
The latest FCS Players production, "Laughter and Lovers — An Evening with William Shakespeare," mixes both. The production runs through Saturday in Yuba... Full story
- 'Time Bandit' a new chapter in 'Robin Hood' saga
- Breakaway Theatre play runs through April 28 in Marysville
- By Leticia Gutierrez/A-D Community Editor
- The continuing adventures of Robin Hood, according to Yuba-Sutter writer-director John Trent, kick into gear this weekend at Art-O-Culture in Marysville.
"Robin Hood and The Time Bandit," set for the next two weekends, is about Prince John traveling... Full story
- Annual Tri-Counties Music Competition set in Yuba City
- Local music students to show their skills at event
- By Leticia Gutierrez/A-D Community Editor
- Music students from first through 12th grades in Yuba-Sutter are performing pieces, from baroque to classical, romantic to 20th century, at the Tri-Counties Music Competition Winners Concert at 6 p.m. Saturday at Cornerstone Church in Yuba City.
The... Full story
- Annual 'Mosaic' showcases dancers
- 3 performances set at Yuba College Theatre
- By Leticia Gutierrez/A-D Community Editor
- Dancers from Jacque's Dance Expressions will show the community a little of the footwork that garners them awards in competition during the 10th annual "A Dancer's Mosaic" this weekend at the Yuba College Theatre in Linda.
"This is the only real opp... Full story
- Comedy contest a fundraiser for Breakaway Theatre
- 'Laughing With the Comics' takes to the stage for round 2
- By Josh Kendrix/A-D Copy Editor
- For any budding comedian, the first time at the microphone will always be memorable.
For five comics, that first time will be this week. "Laughing With the Comics 2" is planned Friday at the Lee Burrows Center for the Arts in Marysville.
"This is g... Full story
- April exhibit features local artists
- Minerva Gama, Dana Barrow at Theater Gallery in Yuba City
- By Susan Benitez/A-D Features Editor
- The Theater Gallery will host an artists reception for its April exhibit, featuring Yuba City photographer Minerva Gama and Foresthill potter Dana Barrow, from 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m. April 4, 2013, at the gallery on Plumas Street in Yuba City.
Sponsored b... Full story
- Will Fallon host 'Tonight' (and other questions)?
- NEW YORK (AP) -- Why couldn't NBC just leave well enough alone?
But, no, word leaked last week that "Late Night" host Jimmy Fallon will unseat Jay Leno as the new host of the "Tonight" show.
This change (which, mind you, NBC hasn't confirmed) isn't... Full story
- MCAA students stage 'Midsummer' in Marysville
- Shakespeare play runs Thursday-Sunday
- By Josh Kendrix/A-D Copy Editor
- Performing a William Shakespeare play can be difficult for any actor.
But the students at Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts are up to the challenge. They will perform "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
"This is going to be very beautiful and also f... Full story
- Foothill Intermediate journeys to 'Oz'
- Play runs Friday-Saturday at school in Loma Rica
- By Josh Kendrix/A-D Copy Editor
- Some stage adaptations stray far from their source material while others offer faithful adaptations.
Foothill Intermediate School's production of "The Wizard of Oz" is a faithful adaptation — of the 1939 film starring Judy Garland, not the L. ... Full story
