415-558-0474 Archives for 2008 | Events Calendar

February 15th & 16th, 8 pm | 2008

Le Jazz Hot

Le Jazz Hot

is the new quartet of the Hot Club of San Francisco, continuing their tradition of fine French Gypsy Swing played on stringed instruments. Le Jazz Hot consists of two guitars, bass and violin.

$30
Performances benefit Earth Day education in Napa County

February 24th, 4 pm & 6:30 pm | 2008

St. Helena Jazz Choir

Award-winning jazz choir sings under the direction of Craig Bond. For these performances only, call (707) 967.2740 x 135 to reserve seats.

$20 Adults / $12 Children
Benefits SHHS’s Jazz Choir

March 15th, 8 pm & 16th, 4 pm | 2008

Kith & Kin

Traditional Irish in the Bardic tradition - spoken word & sparkling harmonies.

$25
Benefits St. Helena’s Rianda House
 
 

April 25th, 26th, 8 pm & 27th, 4 pm | 2008

Cowgirls Sing the Blues

Through stories, poetry and songs, The Heath Creek Singers introduce you to the culture of Western ranch women. Featuring Becca Smith, Susan Garden, Esther Brunswick, and Michelle Wyman, their songs sing of the wide open spaces, lost loves, and sisterhood.

$25
Benefits Connolly Ranch

May 30, 6 pm | 2008

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Swing Fever…Dance & Picnic

to the big band sounds of the 30’s and 40’s —Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, The Count and Duke!

$30 Adults / $12 Children
Benefits White Barn Programs
 

August 22, 23, 7 pm & 24, 5 pm | 2008

The White Barn Film Festival 08

White Barn Film Festival

Join us for a weekend of classic movies under the stars at the 8th biennial White Barn Film Fest.
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On Friday, Aug. 22, 8pm, we will screen, Seven Beauties (1976) This brilliant black comedy was an art-house hit and the first time a woman was nominated for a Directing Oscar. Horrifying & Hillarious! Don’t miss this tragic/comic masterpiece! Directed by Lina Wertmuller & starring Giancarlo Giannini (in Italian w/English subtitles) Not rated…but don’t bring the kids!

Saturday, August 23rd, 8pm: A tribute to Charlton Heston (1923-2008)
Many people remember Heston as the president of the NRA. He also marched with Martin Luthur King & opposed the Viet Nam war. We’ll kick off the evening with a short video tribute to the actor’s six-decade career. Then sit back and enjoy, Planet of the Apes (1968), starring Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, and Kim Hunter.

Sunday, August 24th 8pm: Woody Allen’s, Sleeper (1973)
This futuristic comedy has Miles Monroe (Allen) waking up from an operation 200 years later to find society has gone beserk. Filled with sight gags galore and great one-liners. Clever & witty. His funniest!

We have chairs or bring your own(low-back) & some WARM Clothes!
Gate opens 7pm on Fri. & Sat. Gate opens 5pm on Sunday(picnic day)

Donation: $10.00 At the door ONLY
Benefits St.Helena Food Pantry & future White Barn productions

September 5, 6 pm & 6, 8 pm | 2008

The White Barn Presents:

ASPECTS OF LOVE, a potpourri of songs and scenes from the works of Gilbert & Sullivan.
Presented by the Savoy Express and featuring Napa Valley residents Kathy Brotemarkle and Andrew Moore; a cast of six sing all your favorite songs plus mini-versions of HMS Pinafore and The Mikado.
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September 5: 6pm - Dinner under the stars and performance / $125
September 6: 8pm - Music program and dessert intermission / $35
Benefit for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

October 24, 25, 8 pm, & 26, 4 pm | 2008

American Dreamers & Their Music

Lincoln, Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman and Foster define America and revere nature in words and song

$25
Benefits Napa Valley State Park Association

November 14, 15, 21, 22, 8 pm & 23, 4 pm | 2008

Oh, Coward!

The sauve Englishman of musical theater and his caustic wit.

Enjoy some of Noel Coward’s very famous and some long since forgotten songs including Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Why Do the Wrong People Travel, A Room with a View, Mad About the Boy and Someday I’ll Find You. The man is gone, but The White Barn is assuring that Noel Coward’s melodies, richness of harmonies and the superbly inventiveness of his lyrics live on.

Coward’s works will be performed by Napa Valley’s Tim Setzer, Patrick Sprinkel, and Kathi Brotemarkle, with narrator Michael Ross as Noel Coward and piano accompaniment by Nancy Garden and Elaine Elder.
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$30
Benefits Community Resources for Children