Art & Cultural Foundation of Antioch and El Campanil Theatre present Blues Benefit Concert on Saturday, February 11 from 7pm – 10pm at the El Campanil Theatre, 602 W. Second Street, Antioch.

Concert Artist Line-Up:
· Candy Kane – Nominated for FIVE National Blues Foundation Awards – Best Contemporary Blues Female 2011 with Laura Chavez – Vintage Guitar magazine says about Laura Chavez “Shes not a rising star — Shes already arrived.”
· Ricky Earl Band – Louisiana Blues Man, the Piper of the Blues and Blues Man of this Century, featuring Cherise – an exciting vocalist and entertainer specializing in R&B, Jazz and Blues.
· BigCat Tolefree – BIG singer and a BIG talent from the inner-city limits of beautiful Oakland, California
· Kathy Tejcka – A Bay Area favorite – Barrel-house piano with energetic vocals.
· Frankie G – A truly passionate blues guitarist from the East Bay.

The DBF Benefit Concert gives back to the community! Proceeds from the February show directly goes to the free, annual festival in September – the Delta Blues Festival.

For the past 13 years, the Delta Blues Festival has provided the residents of Antioch and the surrounding communities a great day of family entertainment downtown at Waldie Plaza. All of this has been done for FREE – due to the generous support of the City of Antioch, the Corporate Sponsors, and hard work of the volunteers. Festival organizer Frank Giovanni is determined to continue the tradition of the DBF and to keep it free to the public.

“On February 11, 2012” said Frank Giovanni, “we’re gonna rock one of the most beautiful stages in the bay area, El Campanil Theater, with some of the best talent there is to offer. ”

Event website: www.deltabluesfestival.net

Reserved Seating:
Adults: $ 28
Seniors (62 and Older): $26
Child (17 and Under): $15
Gold Circle (1st 4 rows): $35

FOR TICKETS:
El Campanil Theater Box Office
Phone: (925) 757-9500
Web: www.elcampaniltheatre.com

The Friends of Music series begins the 2012 season Saturday, January 21st at 7:30 p.m. with a Baroque Music for Trumpet and Organ concert at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church on 3351 Contra Loma Blvd. Kevin McLaughlin plays Trumpet and Don Pearson Organ. Selections are from Bach, Handel, Telemann and Vivaldi.

A champagne and dessert reception follows. Free will offerings are graciously accepted. For further information, or to be put on a concert mailing list, contact walter.ruehlig @gmail.com or call 756-7628.

A variety of events are happening in Antioch for you to enjoy. Here are three of them:

HUMPHREY’S ON THE DELTA

Humphrey’s on the Delta invites you to enjoy New Year’s Eve! Come in early and enjoy dinner and then ring in the new year 2012. Party starts at 9 p.m. (D.J. Shaft on the 1’s & 2’s spinning the hits) Champagne toast at midnight. No cover charge.  21 and older. Humphrey’s is located at 1 Marina Plaza, foot of L Street, Antioch. For more information call 778-5800 or visit www.humphreysonthedelta.com

LONE TREE GOLF & EVENT CENTER

Lone Tree Golf  & Event Center is hosting an East Coast New Year’s Eve on West Coast Time on Saturday night, December 31. Watch the Times Square ball drop on two large screen TV’s, and get a jump on the celebration.  The event includes no-host cocktails and hand passed appetizers at 7 p.m., three-course dinner at 7:30 p.m., party favors and a champagne toast at 9 p.m. Price is $35 per person. For reservations and more information, click here or call 706-4232.

SCHOONER’S GRILLE & BREWERY

Enjoy New Year’s Eve at Schooner’s! www.SchoonersBrewery.com

Auditions are being held for the fourth installment of the East County Idol, sponsored by the Antioch Music Foundation. The show comes to the El Campanil Theatre February 24th at 7:30. Auditions will be held at East County Mall, Somersville Town Centre January 21st and 28th from 10 to 6.

Prizes are $400, $200 and $100. The program, emceed by radio celebrity Kim Dooley, will be rebroadcast. Auditions are open to any high school student living in Far East County. Show tickets are $10 and proceeds benefit needy students. For audition spots or ticket info call Walter Ruehlig at (925) 756-7628.

Golden Hills Community Church presents their annual Christmas musical by the Celebration Singers entitled “Hallelujah! Light Has Come.”

Performances are Saturdays, December 17 at 6 p.m. and 24th at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Admission is free.

The musical will be performed at the church’s Brentwood campus at 2401 Shady Willow Lane at Lone Tree Way.

For more information call 925-516-0653 or visit www.GoldenHills.org.

The Brentwood Children’s Ballet Theater is pleased to announce its seventh annual production of The Nutcracker.  The Nutcracker is a timeless holiday tradition that brings a young girl’s Christmas dream to life.  This beautiful production is geared towards children’s enjoyment but will also entertain the young at heart.

Performances will be Saturday and Sunday, December 17 & 18 at Noon and 4 p.m.  Ticket prices range from $12 to $20.

For tickets or more information please click here. For more information on Brentwood Children’s Ballet Theater, click here.

Imagine Christmas as you’ve never seen it before.
Relive the story of Christ’s birth through fresh eyes.
Recapture the wonder of God’s miraculous gift to this earth.
Imagine Christmas is a unique, imaginative and highly-visual program that will be presented this year in joint effort of Cornerstone Christian Center church and school.

This biblically-sound narrative ties fast-paced scenes with fresh arrangements of traditional Christmas music and tells this miraculous story in a uniquely visual way. A telling that is somewhere between our memory and our imagination.

Three performances:
Friday, December 9 @ 7:00pm
Saturday, December 10 @ 7:00pm
Sunday, December 11 @ 6:00pm

Tickets:
General Admission: $ 3.00
Limited Gold: $ 10.00

Tickets are available at the school offices, during regular business hours Monday through Friday, or on Sunday morning before and after services.

Imagine Christmas is a presentation of Cornerstone Christian School and Church, located at 1745 E. 18th Street, Antioch.
For more information and to buy tickets, please call (925) 779-2000 or visit www.cornerstonechristian.net. 

The Fountainview Academy Orchestra and Choir, from Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada will perform the musical “Mary Did You Know” at the Antioch Seventh Day Adventist Church during the stop on their west coast tour, this Thursday, December 8, at 7:00 p.m.

This internationally acclaimed Canadian youth orchestra and choir includes in its live performances huge orchestral renditions of your favorite Christmas melodies and quiet, reflective pieces. This orchestra has toured Eastern Europe, Central America, North America, and has been broadcast internationally on Three Angels Broadcasting Network, The Hope Channel, and other networks including Canada’s premier station: CTV. They have released twelve professional albums and four DVD recordings.

The concert is free, open to the public and is enjoyed by people of all ages and backgrounds. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. The church is located at 2200 Country Hills Drive in Antioch.

For more information on the Fountainview Academy Orchestra and Choir, visit www.FountainofMusic.com. For more information about Antioch Seventh Day Adventist Church visit www.AntiochSDA.org or call 757-7337.