What’s happening in August
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Good Company Players gripping production of West Side Story is currently playing at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater

Call 559-266-9494 or 800-371-4747

or reserve online at our secure website

This beautiful and riveting musical is one you’ll want to share with the whole family. With an incredible score by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim and timeless story by Arthur Laurents of a young couple caught between warring street gangs, this musical leaves no heart untouched.  Rated PG.

At Good Company Players’ 2nd Space Theatre

Reserve at 559-266-0660 or 800-371-4747

or buy online at the 2ndspacetheatre website

The nostalgic family comedy, Over The River And Through The Woods, runs through August 17th at Good Company Players’ 2nd Space Theatre. Featuring one of the zaniest Trivial Pursuit games on record between four of the most lovable grandparents in New Jersey, this mirth-filled tribute to love of family will tickle your funny bone and tug at your heartstrings.  Rated G.

Opening August 21 at 2nd Space Theatre, Good Company Players presents William Shakespeare’s brilliant farce, The Comedy of Errors.  In this merry mix-up by the Bard, two sets of identical twins are separated as children by a shipwreck and are raised in ignorance of each other’s existence. When they meet by accident as adults, the possibilities are endless: mistaken identities, near-seductions, false arrests, and wild accusations of adultery, larceny, and insanity ensue.  Rated G.

Upcoming Auditions for Good Company Players’ productions

at 2nd Space Theatre

Good Company Players will be having open auditions for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and  Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike on Saturday, August 23rd at 10:00 am in GCP’s 2nd Space Theatre (928 E. Olive Ave., Fresno, CA 93728).

at Roger Rocka’s

GCP will also be auditioning actors for Smokey Joe’s Café  and Crazy For You on Saturday, September 6th  at 10:00 am in Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater (1226 N. Wishon Ave., Fresno, CA 93728).

For more information, go to www.gcplayers.com, or call Good Company Players’ Business Office at 559-266-0211.

The Junior Company Foundation’s Annual fundraiser performance will be held August  13

This year’s show, Juniors Tribute: A Look Behind the Scenes will be held at the Paul Shaghoian Memorial Concert Hall at 7:00 pm.  In addition to the show, which is produced, directed, choreographed, and performed by former and current Junior Company members, there will be a drawing, live auction and other surprises.

Proceeds help fund scholarships and classes for Juniors and contribute to production costs for GCP’s ongoing Junior Company Program. For tickets, go to:

https://www.etix.com/ticket/online/venueSearch.jsp?venue_id=6559&cobrand=cusd.

For more information, email jrcompanyfoundation@gmail.com.

August Events in our region

Friday – August 1, 2014-

*Concerts in the Park, 10:00A, Lincoln Park, Selma, 559-891-2237

*Ross Laird’s Winged Wonders Bird Show, 10:30A, Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Fresno, 559-498-5910

*Reedley’s River City Theatre Company presents “Hairspray”, 8:00P, Reedley’s River City Theatre, Reedley, 559-638-6500

*All in the Timing, 8:00P, Fresno Soap Company, Fresno, 559-898-2577

Saturday – August 2, 2014-

*Artist Talk: Oscar Magallanes, 2:00P, Arte Americas, Fresno, 559- 266-2623

*Hot Fun in the Summertime-Motown, 6:00P, African American Historical and Cultural Museum, Fresno, 559-268-7102

*Mrs. Parks’ Rout: A Regency Dance, 7:00P, College Community Congregational Church, Fresno, 559-435-2690

Sunday – August 3, 2014-

*The Taming of the Shrew, 2:00P, Selma Arts Center, Selma, 559-891-2200

*Craig VonBerg Trio, 6:00P, Tokyo Gardens, Fresno, 559-268-3596

*Auditions for 37 Postcards, 7:00P, Encore Theatre, Tulare, 559-759-5721

*Jim Schmidt Jazz, 9:00P, Vini Vidi Vici, Fresno, 559-266-5510

Thursday – August 7, 2014-

*Art Hop, 6:00P, Fresno Arts, Tower District & Downtown

*Jazz Hop, 6:00P, Fresno Arts, Tower District & Downtown

Friday – August 8, 2014-

*FresnoFilmworks presents “Life Itself”, 5:30P, Tower Theatre, Fresno, 559-485-9050

*First Friday Art Hop, 5:00P, Downtown Mariposa, Mariposa, 559-760-9690

*Disney’s Little Mermaid, 7:30 P, Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, 559-442-3140

*Ballet Folklorico De Mexico, 7:30P, William Saroyan Theatre, Fresno, 559-445-8200

*Wayans Brothers, 8:00P, Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino, Coarsegold, 866-794-6946

Saturday – August 9, 2014-

*Mom Cancer Survivors + KIDS-Wendy DeRaud, 9:30A, Mia Cuppa Coffee, Fresno, 559-499-1844

*Zoofari, 6:00P, Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Fresno, 559-498-5921

*Zappa plays Zappa, 8:00P, Tower Theatre, Fresno, 559-485-9050

Wednesday – August 13, 2014-

*Junior Company Foundation Presents Juniors Tribute A Look Behind the Scenes, 6:00P, Paul Shaghoian Memorial Concert Hall- Clovis North High School, Fresno, www.cusd.com/tickets

Thursday – August 14, 2014-

*Rock the Mall with MAX HEADROOM-80’S TRIBUTE, 6:00P, Sierra Vista Mall, Clovis, 559-299-0660, Stop by Roger Rocka’s booth and say HI!

*Fresno Arts Council Presents the Horizon Awards, 5:30P, Fresno Arts Museum, Fresno, 559-237-9734

Saturday – August 16, 2014-

*Storyland and Jazz, 6:00P, Rotary Storyland Park, Fresno, 559-435-3271

Sunday – August 17, 2014-

***FINAL PERFORMANCE***OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS…- G, 2nd Space Theatre, 928 E Olive, Fresno 93728, 559-266-0660, www.2NDSPACETHEATRE.com …To Grandma’s for an Italian Family Dinner- “Lots of laughs, lots of love.”

*Richard Giddens Trio, 6:00P, Tokyo Gardens, Fresno, 559-268-3596

Monday – August 18, 2014-

*Lynyrd Skynyrd, 7:00P, Table Mountain Casino, Friant, 559-822-7777

Tuesday – August 19, 2014-

*60 years of Rock and Roll with Jeremy “Elvis” Pearce, 6:00P, Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater, 1226 North Wishon Ave, Fresno, 93728, 559-266-9494, 60 years after the King of Rock-n-Roll’s 1st hit ”That’s All Right, Mama”, come celebrate as Jeremy “Elvis” Pearce performs the biggest hit of Elvis’ career…24 songs from 1954-1977…Dinner & show- $55 per guest. Reservations needed!

Thursday – August 21, 2014-

****OPENING NIGHT**** THE COMEDY OF ERRORS BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE- G, 2nd Space Theatre, 928 E Olive, Fresno 93728, 559-266-0660, www.2NDSPACETHEATRE.com Shakespeare’s Brilliant Farce “Double the fun in double the time” THROUGH OCTOBER 12, 2014

*Art Hop, 6:00P, Fresno Arts, North Fresno

*Classic Films at the Warnors- Casablanca, 7:00P, Warnors Theater, Fresno, 559-264-2848

*Rascal Flatts, Sheryl Crow & Gloriana, 7:30P, Save Mart Center, Fresno, 559-347-3401

Friday – August 22, 2014-

*54th Annual Fresno Greek Festival, 4:00P, St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Fresno, 559-233-0397

*Nunsense, 7:30P, The Barn Theater, Porterville, 559-310-7046

Saturday – August 23, 2014-

*Auditions for “The Nutcracker”, 11:00A, Fresno State University, Fresno, 559-246-2953

*Bobby Caldwell, 8:00P, Tower Theatre, Fresno, 559-485-9050

Sunday – August 24, 2014-

*Mike Dana Trio, 6:00P, Tokyo Gardens, Fresno, 559-268-3596

Thursday – August 28, 2014-

*Rock the Mall with JOURNEY REVISITED- FINAL CONCERT FOR THE SUMMER!, 6:00P, Sierra Vista Mall, Clovis, 559-299-0660, Stop by Roger Rocka’s booth and say HI!

*Woodward Shakespeare Festival-The Tempest, 8:00P, Woodward Park, Fresno, 559-927-3485

*Engelbert Humperdinck, 7:30P, Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, Lemoore, 866-472-5223

Sunday – August 31, 2014-

*David Aus Trio, 6:00P, Tokyo Gardens, Fresno, 559-268-3596