Lubbock entertainment in brief

Rogers, Bowen kick off Fourth of July at Cook's

Come Kick off the 4th of July with Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen on their Hold My Beer and Watch This Tour at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 3, at Cook's Garage, 11002 Highway 87.

Rogers was born in Cleburne and at the age of 6, he learned to play the piano from his grandmother, and later started playing the guitar.

The Randy Rogers Band recorded its debut album, "Live at Cheatham Street Warehouse", at a music hall of the same name in San Marcos. By 2002, the band was signed to the independent Downtime record label, on which they released the album "Like It Used to Be".

Bowen is a Texas Country/Red Dirt singer from Waco. He released his first album in 2002, "Try Not To Listen", which became a regional hit in Texas. He released his first live album in 2003, recorded live at The Blue Light in Lubbock, followed by studio albums "Lost Hotel" in 2006 and "If We Ever Make It Home in 2008".

About the event: Clear bags only, bag chairs allowed, no re-entry, no outside food or drinks, and $10 minor (under 21) upcharge at the door.

Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the gate (plus taxes and fees) or $1,000 for a table of eight.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cooksgarage.us

Cinemark 'MIB' for 25th anniversary

Cinemark Movies 16 and XD, 5721 58th St., will host a special 25th anniversary screening of "Men In Black" at 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday, July 3, and 7 p.m. Monday, July 4.

Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith star in this blockbuster as the Men in Black, regulators of all things alien on Earth. With our planet crawling with extraterrestrials cleverly disguised to blend in with the clueless human population, top-secret organization MiB is charged with monitoring and controlling alien activity while keeping it all a secret.

World-weary Agent K (Jones) and his enthusiastic young partner, Agent J (Smith), are investigating several mysterious alien deaths with the help of the coolly resourceful Dr. Laura Weaver (Linda Fiorentino), deputy medical examiner of New York. On the trail of an intergalactic terrorist (Vincent D'Onofrio) with a deadly agenda, K and J face a simple imperative: track down the interloper or the Earth will be destroyed. It's all in a day's work for the Men in Black.

Tickets for this special screening are $12.45 and available in advance online at www.fathomevents.com

SPC’s Upward Bound students slate concert

LEVELLAND – The Upward Bound Jazz and Performance Practice class at South Plains College will perform in a concert at 7 p.m. on July 5 in the Tom T. Hall Studio.

Admission is free, and the public is invited to attend.

The concert will feature the performance of five original songs crafted by the students.

In the Jazz History and Performance class, the students study jazz history, music composition, and performance practices. They will perform the music they’ve written and perform the music on instruments they have been playing for only one month.

To help prepare and promote the concert, the students are placed on one of three teams – Producer and Production Team, Marketing Team and Art Design and Promotion Team.

Members of the Producer and Production Team are Adrianna Garcia, Chase Pickering, Eian Mulkey and Zoey Ruiz. The Marketing Team members are Ariana Vasquez, Daisy Perez, Noah Gonzales and Zachary Lopez.

The Art Design and Promotion Team members are Blake Clift, Elizabeth Sanchez, Jax Riege and Taylor Howard.

For more information, contact Emily Wheeler, adjunct instructor in Commercial Music, at (806) 716-2492.

Country legend Janie Fricke coming to Cactus

Janie Fricke, a certified country music legend with 18 No. 1 hits, is set to perform live at the Cactus Theater at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 8.

Fricke has gone from Indiana farm girl to internationally acclaimed recording artist throughout her career. Her voice led her to singing sessions for Country artists such as Loretta Lynn, Eddie Rabbitt, Crystal Gayle, Ronnie Milsap, Barbara Mandrell, Mel Tillis, Johnny Duncan and others.

Fricke soon began to dominate the country charts with smash hits such as “Don't Worry ' Bout Me Baby,” “He's a Heartache” and “You're Heart's Not In It.” It was only a matter of time before she started winning awards. Among them are: Country Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year, Music City News Female Vocalist of the Year, "Billboard" Top Country Female Vocalist, Academy of Country Music Female Vocalist of the Year, and she was chosen to the Country Music Hall of Fame Walkway of Stars.

In her recording career, she has released 23 albums and 36 hit singles.

Tickets for the first four rows (rows A-D) are $40; remaining floor seats (rows E-M) are $35; standard balcony seats are $30; and limited balcony box seats are $70 and include concessions).

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.cactustheater.com

CATS to present 'It Takes a Village'

CATS Playhouse, 2257 34th St., plans to present "It Takes a Village: Tales and Folklore" adapted by Whitney Ryan Garrity at 7:30 p.m. on July 8-9, 15-16 and 22-23.

“It Takes a Village,” was written by local playwright Garrity. The play was premiered at The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences Center last November, as the first of such theater events devised by Lubbock ISD.

Garrity wrote and directed his first musical at the age of 21. Since then, he has created numerous plays, revues and musicals, a dozen of which are published. He has worked with various theater organizations in New Jersey and Texas as a performer, director, and artistic director.

General admission tickets for all ages are $10 and may be purchased online at http://catsplayhouse.com/

Caprock Jazz Festival set for July 9

Caprock Jazz Festival 2022 is scheduled for Saturday, July 9, in the Helen DeVitt Jones Auditorium at the Texas Tech University Museum, 601 Indiana Ave.

The Caprock Jazz Concert aims to bring-quality contemporary jazz performers to the South Plains. The concert is a major fundraiser for the Roots Historical Arts Council and the Caviel Museum of African American History.

There will be performances from Lubbock's own Tom Braxton, who was inducted into the West Texas Hall of Fame along with his father James "JT" Braxton in 2017. Also performing is the amazing Jasmin Ghent who received the prestigious 2019 "NAACP Image Award" for Outstanding Jazz Album for her 2019 album "The Story of Jazz".

Groove Frequencies will be taking the stage with their unique style of smooth jazz that has been earning them fans with Jazz enthusiast worldwide since the release of their first album In The Groove in 2017.

Two types of tickets are available. A concert ticket which will allow entry from 6:30 p.m., and also a ticket for a pre-show dinner that starts at 5 p.m.

General admission concert-only tickets are $50 and concert and dinner combination tickets are $100. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit selectaseatlubbock.com

LCT presents 'An Evening with Natalie Weiss'

Lubbock Community Theater presents "An Evening with Natalie Weiss" at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 9.

Enjoy an evening of music on the LCT Main Stage with accomplished singer, Broadway actor and creator of the viral "Breaking Down The Riff" voice instruction series Natalie Weiss.

General seating tickets get you into the show at 7:30 p.m. but you also have the option of purchasing VIP tickets by the seat or by the table, which get you in early for cocktails and a meet and greet with Natalie at 6 p.m.

An acclaimed vocal performer and coach, Weiss has achieved major success on and off the stage. Her performance videos mixed with her “edutainment” series, Breaking Down The Riffs®, made her a viral sensation, with 30 million views on YouTube alone. Her groundbreaking and fun approach to pop technique has become a growing standard in the music industry.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.lubbockcommunitytheatre.org

Theater presents Ragtown! a Musical Drama

Now in its 16th season, Ragtown Gospel Theater is excited to be bringing Ragtown! A Musical Drama back to the stage with eight performances in July and August.

Ragtown is a fun-filled musical based on the 1907 founding of Post City, Texas, by the eccentric millionaire cereal inventor, C.W. Post. But underlying the rollicking story is a message that couldn’t be more timely.

Taking place just 40 years after the end of the Civil War, Ragtown is a story of forgiveness and healing the wounds of division between brothers and sisters in Christ, regardless of skin color, or on which side of the war they may have been.

Glenn Polk directs, and portrays the enigmatic Rainmaker with Deborah Hobbs as Sister Pearl Talley, and Ron Meadows in the role of C.W. Post. The play and music are by Chip Polk, with orchestral arrangements by Andy Patterson. Choreography is by Kristen Williams.

Performances will be Saturdays at 3 p.m., July 9 through Aug. 27. All seats are reserved. Adult tickets are $22, discounted to $16.50 purchased in groups of 12 or more. Student tickets K through college are $10. Veterans and active military are welcome to attend as our guests.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit ragtown.com.

Cinemark screening 'Transformers' for 15th anniversary

Cinemark Movies 16 and XD, 5721 58th St., is hosting a special 15th anniversary screening of "Transformers" at 3 and 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 10, and at 3 and 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 14.

From director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg comes the thrilling blockbuster battle between the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. When their epic struggle comes to Earth, all that stands between the Decepticons and ultimate power is a clue held by a young man named Sam (Shia LaBeouf).

Teaming up Bumblebee, an Autobot disguised as Sam's car, the heart-pounding race is on, against an enemy unlike anything anyone has seen before.

Tickets for this special screening are $12.45 and available online in advance. For more information, visit www.fathomevents.com

Wallace Theater presents 'Hunchback'

Levelland's Wallace Theater will present "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" at 7:30 p.m. July 15, 16, 22 and 23 and at 2 p.m. on July 17 and 24 at the LHUCA Firehouse Theater 511 Ave. K, Lubbock.

Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney animated feature, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" showcases the film’s Academy Award-nominated score, as well as new songs. Peter Parnell’s new book embraces story theatre and features verbatim passages from Hugo’s gothic novel.

The musical begins as the bells of Notre Dame sound through the famed cathedral in fifteenth-century Paris. Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer who longs to be "Out There," observes all of Paris reveling in the Feast of Fools. Held captive by his devious caretaker, the archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo, he escapes for the day and joins the boisterous crowd, only to be treated cruelly by all but the beautiful Romani woman, Esmeralda.

Quasimodo isn’t the only one captivated by her free spirit, though – the handsome Captain Phoebus and Frollo are equally enthralled. As the three vie for her attention, Frollo embarks on a mission to destroy the Roma – and it’s up to Quasimodo to save them all.

Tickets for this production are $20 to $45 for general seating or $100 for front-row seats and are available online at www.wallacetheater.com

Blackwood and the Imperials to perform gospel

Terry Blackwood and the Elvis Imperials will be live at the Cactus Theater at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 17.

The journey of this renowned group, The Imperials, began in 1964 when Jake Hess organized a world-class vocal group with the best voices he could find. The Imperials quickly found their place in gospel music but after a few short years, Jake Hess developed some health issues. When he had to step down, he asked Terry Blackwood to take his place.

The Imperials impacted an entire generation of young people bringing a fresh new sound but an “uncompromised Gospel message” to millions of all ages. Along the way, they won multiple Grammy Awards, Dove Awards, induction into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame among other accolades.

The songs on their new CD “The Way” were carefully selected to lead people to Christ. The Imperials pray that the listener will be blessed and encouraged by what they have endeavored to do on the project.

Reserved seat tickets are first 5 rows (A-E), $27.50; remaining 7 rows (F-M), $25; standard balcony, $20; and balcony box, $50.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.cactustheater.com.

'Cabaret' on the big screen for 50th anniversary

TCM Big Screen Classics presents "Cabaret" 50th anniversary screening at Cinemark Movies 16 and XD, 5721 58th St., at 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday, July 17, and Wednesday, July 20.

Berlin, 1931. As Nazism rises in Germany, flamboyant American Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli) sings in a decadent nightclub and falls in love with a British language teacher (Michael York) — whom she shares with a homosexual German baron. But Sally's small, carefree, tolerant and fragile cabaret world is about to be crushed under the boot of the Nazis as Berlin becomes a trap from which Sally's German friends will not escape in this ground-breaking, blockbuster film version of the Broadway musical Cabaret.

Winner of eight Academy Awards®: Best Actress in a Leading Role - Liza Minnelli Best Director - Bob Fosse Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Joel Grey Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Best Cinematography Best Film Editing Best Sound Based on the book Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood, the Broadway play I Am a Camera based on the book and written by John Van Druten and on the Broadway musical written by Joe Masteroff.

This 50th anniversary event includes exclusive insights from Turner Classic Movies.

Tickets for this special screening are $12.45 and available online in advance. For more information, visit www.fathomevents.com

Yoakam coming to Buddy Holly Hall

Country star Dwight Yoakam will hit the stage of the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall at 8 p.m. Friday, July 22.

Star of country music and screen, Yoakam has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, and he is a 21-time nominated, multiple GRAMMY Award winner.

He has 12 gold albums and 9 platinum or multi-platinum albums, with five of those albums topping Billboard’s Country Albums chart and another 14 landing in the Top 10.

Reserved seat tickets range from $39.99 to $139.99 (plus taxes & fees) and are available for purchase online at www.buddyhollyhall.com

Garth Brooks tribute coming to Cactus

The Garth Guy, the ultimate live tribute to Garth Brooks, will be live at the Cactus Theater at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 22.

Dean Simmons followed the footsteps of his father, uncle and grandfather to a life of performing country music. At seven years old, Dean was strumming his guitar with his father’s band. Later, after playing lead guitar for several projects, he formed the Dean Simmons Band performing nightclubs, fairs and festivals and honky-tonks all over the Pacific Northwest.

Simmons began his career as a Garth Brooks tribute artist in 1994. In 1996, producer John Stuart discovered and hired him to perform in the world famous "Legends in Concert" in Las Vegas, Myrtle Beach, Atlantic City and several tours and one-night performances throughout the USA and Canada. He is still the only "Garth" on Legends’ roster and still performs in many of the Legends shows.

Tickets for this show are first 4 rows (rows A-D), $27.50; remaining floor (rows E-M), $25; standard balcony, $20; and balcony box, $50 (Note: Box ticket includes concessions).

For more information, visit www.cactustheater.com

Trevino to perform at Cactus

Texas-born country star Rick Trevino is scheduled to perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, at the Cactus Theater.

Special guest opener will be Hannah Jack and featuring Lubbock's Dustin Garrett on guitar.

Trevino is a Mexican-American country music artist. Signed to Columbia Records in 1993, Trevino began his career with the release of his debut single, "Just Enough Rope," the first mainstream country music single to feature separate English and Spanish-language versions. The song was included on his debut album, "Dos Mundos," a self-titled album that followed in 1994.

Trevino has charted 14 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and recorded seven studio albums. His highest ­charting single, "Running Out of Reasons to Run," spent one week at No. 1 in 1997 on the Billboard Country Chart. "Learning As You Go" and "She Can't Say I Didn't Cry" also reached No. 1 on the Radio & Records Country Chart.

Reserved seat tickets are: first four rows (A-D), $27.50; remainder of floor, $25; standard balcony, $20; and balcony box (includes concessions), $50.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.cactustheater.com

America coming to Holly Hall

America, the perennial classic-rock favorite, is continuing to celebrate its 50th anniversary with its powerful performances and is set to perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 24, in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall.

Founding members, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell (along with former band mate, the late Dan Peek) met in high school in London in the late 1960s and quickly harmonized their way to the top of the charts on the strength of their signature song “A Horse With No Name.”

America became a global household name and paved the way with an impressive string of hits following the success of their first No. 1 single. Their best-known tunes, include “I Need You,” “Ventura Highway,” “Don’t Cross The River,” “Tin Man,” “Lonely People,” and “Sister Golden Hair.”

Reserved seat tickets range from $39.50 to $79.50 (plus taxes & fees), depending on seating.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.buddyhollyhall.com

Holly Hall hosting 'Encanto' sing-along event

"Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert" is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 27 in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall.

From the Disney movie that is warming hearts all over the world, Disney Concerts and Live Nation bring you Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert, where Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Academy Award® winning film comes to life in a one-of-a-kind concert event, featuring the entire feature-length film and an on-stage band celebrating all the record-breaking hit songs from the beloved soundtrack. Live characters do not appear as part of this event.

Reserved seat tickets range from $39.50 to $79.50 (plus taxes & fees), depending on seating.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.buddyhollyhall.com

Aguilar brings comedy to civic center

Mario Aguilar brings his new comedy show to Lubbock at 10 p.m. Friday, July 29, at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center theater.

"Ser Loca no es Facil" if you enjoyed, "Celosa yo? Jamás..!!" prepared to be filled with laughter. The show is complete with dancers, music, humor and fun for the whole family.

Mario awaits you with all of his characters.

Tickets for this show range from $45 to $75 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit selectaseatlubbock.com

Live comedy coming to Cactus stage

James Gregory, the "funniest man in America," will present a live comedy show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 30 at the Cactus Theater.

For decades, the unforgettable caricature of veteran comedian James Gregory has stood grinning: his shirt untucked, his arms outstretched, a carefree welcome to a down-home, hilarious comedy experience. It’s storytelling at its best. The trademark caricature is the essence of James Gregory’s comedy: rib-tickling reflections on life from the front porch.

Gregory is heard weekly on syndicated radio shows such as Rick and Bubba, John Boy and Billy and Bob and Tom. Combined, these shows are broadcast to people in over 220 cities nationwide. As a result, he now has a grass-roots following that numbers in the millions.

Tickets for this show are: first 6 rows on floor (rows A-F) $59.50; remaining rows on floor (G-M), $49.50; standard balcony, $39.50; and balcony box (includes concessions), $99.50.

For more information, visit www.cactustheater.com.

Classic rock's Journey coming to USA

Rock n' Roll hall of famers Journey are coming to Lubbock's United Supermarkets Arena at 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 30.

World-renowned for their legendary rock anthems including “Any Way You Want It”, “Faithfully”, “Lights” and "Don't Stop Believin'", streamed over one billion times alone, Journey has sold more 100 million albums globally since their formation in 1973.

With 19 top 40 singles and 25 gold and platinum albums, their "Greatest Hits" album, 15 times platinum, makes Journey one of the few bands to ever achieve diamond-certified status.

Ticket prices with fees are $91.75, $86.75 and $78.75, depending on seating.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit selectaseatlubbock.com

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Lubbock entertainment in brief