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The Bankhead Theater will present popular innovative ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro on July 28, in one of the first live performances to be held at the venue since it closed more than a year ago due to the pandemic.
“We’re excited to get back to sharing live entertainment with the community this summer,” said Chris Carter, executive director of Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center. “Last month our first Courtyard Concert sold out.”
This performance by Shimabukuro will be his sixth visit to Livermore since he took part in the Bankhead’s inaugural season in 2007 as a relatively unknown artist. All his subsequent performances have sold out.
Earlier in July, singer songwriter AJ Croce will appear July 9 performing a blend of his own music with that of his father, Jim Croce; and “Life in the Fast Lane: A Tribute to the Eagles” follows on July 10, both shows originally scheduled in 2020. The season continues with three rescheduled comedy shows in August, as well as rock favorites.
“We so appreciate our community for supporting us through this really difficult year,” Carter said, noting that fundraising events as well as memberships and other donations helped put the arts center in a position to bring back staff and be ready to reopen this summer.
The second Courtyard Concert will feature Jeff Bordes & Panthelion with a comedy opener at 5:30 p.m. June 11.
Summer 2021 live at the Bankhead
* Croce Plays Croce; 8 p.m., Friday, July 9
* Life in the Fast Lane: A Tribute to the Eagles; 8 p.m., Saturday, July 10
* Jake Shimbukuro; 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 28
* Comedian Alonzo Bodden; 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 6
* Rock favorite Plain White T’s; 8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 14
* Comedian Ryan Niemiller; 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 20
* Local band LunaFish; 8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 21
* Cruzando Fronteras featuring Jarabe Mexicano & Ballet Folklorico de Los Angeles; 7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 22
* Comedian Paula Poundstone, 8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 28
‘Travel Without Leaving Town’ film series
Five “Great Art on Screen” films are scheduled, accompanied by a new art exhibit “Take Me There: Travel the World through Art and Photography,” which will feature local water colorist and world traveler Charlotte Severin with an opening reception July 11. Submit photos for the exhibit by June 15; find details at LivermoreArts.org/visual-art.
* May 30: “Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice”
* June 13: “Hermitage: The Power of Art”
* June 27: “Botticelli: Florence and the Medici”
* July 11: “The Prado: A Collection of Wonders”
* July 25: “Frida: Viva la Vida”
Films are shown at 4 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $15 regular; $10 students.
The Bankhead Theater is located at 2400 First St. in Livermore. For more information, visit LivermoreArts.org, call 373-6800 or email boxoffice@lvpac.org.
