Events and Festivals

4+ hour, 47+ min ago   (353+ words) Kool & the Gang shares the stage with Bay Area dance band Mercy and the Heartbeats, Genentech's in-house a cappella group Genentonix, and local student performers, according to the Bay Area Registry. As Caltrain put it in a post promoting the…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (276+ words) Steve Poltz is at the Empress Theatre on Tuesday, Sept. 15. KIM BERRETH, GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR Ferociously talented singer-songwriter and performer Steve Poltz takes the stage at an intimate acoustic show at the Empress Theatre on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Known for his…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (938+ words) Chuck and Jeanie Poling perform together in 2023. The husband-and-wife duo played old-time country and bluegrass around San Francisco for more than four decades. Jeanie Poling died Aug. 26 at 67. In reality, Chuck was a San Francisco kid who never lived anywhere…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (235+ words) Published 1:11 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 By Staff Stettler Independent Stettler Showcase will be launching its 2026-27 entertainment season with a performance that gives back to the community. Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life, created by Keith Alessi, tells…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (604+ words) The free Pride Worcester Festival expects thousands downtown Sept. 12 for more than 200 vendors and community partners, live entertainment, food, family activities and health service For five hours Saturday afternoon, downtown Worcester swaps its usual weekend rhythm for music, dancing, food,…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (208+ words) The full lineup for San Francisco's favorite free music festival is now out, and we now know who's playing on which day the first weekend in October. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is coming up in just a few short weeks, and…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (644+ words) With his mandolin playing and his high, lonesome tenor voice, Bill Monroe gave birth to the bluegrass genre. More of an alchemist than an ordinary musician, Monroe fused gospel harmonies and Celtic fiddles with blues, jazz, and folk music to…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (186+ words) Greensky Bluegrass welcomed two acclaimed guests during the band’s September 3 performance at Maymont in Richmond, Virginia. Banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck joined the band for “Living Over” and “Fixin’ to Ruin,” while celebrated fiddler Michael Cleveland appeared during “Worry for You…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (263+ words) by RVA Staff | Sep 9, 2026 | COMMUNITY, CULTURE, EVENTS, MUSIC, QUEER RVA For more than a decade, RVA Magazine has worked with Virginia Pride to produce the Official VA PrideFest Guide, bringing together stories from Richmond’s LGBTQ+ community and everything you need…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (160+ words) apg-wi.com On Friday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m., The Park Center will welcome Maygen & The Birdwatcher, a vibrant Americana group that blends folk, country, and bluegrass. Lead singer-songwriters Maygen Lacey and Noah Neumann began as a duo and quickly realized their vision…...