Lone Tree Golf Course and Event Center invites you to their upcoming Comedy Night Event. The $45 ticket includes a three course meal with a customized duo entree plate and two hilarious comedians performing throughout the evening! Call them today to make your reservation 706.4220 ext 215.  See you there!

Lone Tree Golf Course and Event Center is located at 4800 Golf Course Road, off Lone Tree Way in Antioch.

Grammy Winners Mariachi Divas on Saturday August 20 at 8:00 p.m.

Get ready for a south-of-the-border evening of cheerful music with southern California’s own Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea. The Divas are a unique, multi-cultural, all-female ensemble. Winner of the 2009 Grammy® award for best regional Mexican album of the year, you can often find them strolling the streets as official mariachis of Disney’s California Adventure.

Adults: $27 Seniors (62 and older): $24 Child (Under 18): $15

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Stompy Jones on Sunday August 21 at 4:00 pm

Stompy Jones showcases vintage jump style rhythm and blues. The band recreates the historic sounds of the 1940s such as shuffle drumming and bounce piano and combines them with a sense of the contemporary. It performs a full calendar of club dates, concerts and festivals throughout California.

Stompy Jones is San Francisco based sextet, renowned for their jumpin’ rhythm, wailing improvisations, hip charm and explosive stage show. Whether appearing at a posh supper club, concert hall, festival or down the road a piece, the solid sounds of these journeymen of jump are delivered in the romping, joyous, overwhelming style of jazz that came to be know as Rock and Roll!

Also on Stage – John & Charissa Ratto (& friends) “North American Open Swing Champions, San Francisco Shag Jam Champions and participants in the 2007 National Jitterbug Championships”.

Adults: $27 Seniors (62 and older): $24 Children (Under 18): $15

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American Center of Philippine Arts on Saturday August 27 at 3:00 p.m.

The youth of ACPA’s Students Enriched in Education & Dance (SEED) program will be presenting dances and music from the various regions of the Philippines accompanied by live rondalla (stringed-ensemble) and percussion music. SEED students will be sharing the stage with guest Philippine
performing arts companies Barangay Dance Company, Kawayan Folk Arts and Parangal Dance Company.

Adults: $ 10 Seniors (62 and Over): $ 8 Child (17 and Under): $ 5

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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) on Sunday August 28 at 2:00 pm

Starring: Frederic March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo. Runtime: 2 hours 52 min

The story concentrates on the social re-adjustment of three World War II servicemen, each from a different station of society. Al Stephenson returns to an influential banking position, but finds it hard to reconcile his loyalties to ex-servicemen with new commercial realities. Fred Derry is an ordinary working man who finds it difficult to hold down a job or pick up the threads of his marriage.

Having had both hands burnt off during the war, Homer Parrish is unsure that his fiancée’s feelings are still those of love and not those of pity. Each of the veterans faces a crisis upon his arrival, and each crisis is a microcosm of the experiences of many American warriors who found an alien world awaiting them when they came marching home.

Adults: $6 Seniors (62 and older): $5 Child (Under 18): $5

EXTRA SPECIAL FEATURE – Book Signing … Sarah Sundin’s Latest Novel BLUE SKIES TOMORROW
Lt. Raymond Novak prefers the pulpit to the cockpit, but at least his stateside job training B-17 pilots allows him the luxury of a personal life. As he courts Helen Carlisle, a young war widow and mother who conceals her pain under a frenzy of volunteer work, the sparks of their romance set a fire that flings them both into peril. After Ray leaves to fly a combat mission at the peak of the air war over Europe, Helen takes a job in a dangerous munitions yard and confronts an even graver menace in her own home. Will they find the courage to face their challenges? And can their young love survive until blue skies return?

Blue Skies Tomorrow is the third book in the Wings of Glory series, which follows the three Novak brothers, B-17 bomber pilots with the US Eighth Air Force stationed in England during World War II.

Sarah Sundin lives in Antioch with her husband and three children. When she isn’t ferrying kids to soccer and tennis, she works on-call as a pharmacist at Sutter Delta Medical Center and teaches Sunday school. She is the author of the Wings of Glory series—A Distant Melody(Revell, 2010), A Memory Between Us (2010), and Blue Skies Tomorrow (August 2011). Please visit her website at http://www.sarahsundin.com.

What’s special about this book? Over half the story is set in Antioch. The hero and heroine see a movie (Cover Girl) at El Campanil, and the heroine puts on a “Vaudeville for Victory” children’s pageant and fundraiser at the theater. And look closely at the cover.

For more information: www.ElCampanilTheatre.com,

Support The 13th Annual Delta Blues Festival – A Free Event – All Ages Welcome
One Day Only – Saturday, September 17, 2011 from Noon to 7:30 p.m. in Antioch’s Rivertown District off 2nd street between “G” and “I” streets on the San Joaquin Delta.

We want to remain a free, not-for-profit event and need your help. We have posted a PayPal link on our website. Your tax-deductible donation can help this festival survive and continue to be a gift to the community.

Festival Artist Line-Up
• Sugar Ray & the Bluetones featuring Monster Mike Welch
• Chris Cobb Band
• Zydeco Flames
• Steve Freund Trio with special guest Jan Fanucchi
• Wendy DeWitt
• Shad Harris & the Groovenators.

For Festival Info: www.DeltaBluesFestival.net or call the Hotline: (925) 698-8024. Also follow us on FACEBOOK. The Delta Blues Festival proudly supports the San Joaquin Delta Community.

THIS FRIDAY @ Bases Loaded! June 17th, 9pm: The Billy Martini Show – 70’s Musical Tribute BEACH BASH!

The Arts & Cultural Foundation, once again in partnership with the Antioch Historical Society, will host the 7th Celebration of Art 2011 Exhibit at the Antioch Historical Society Museum. This is a non-juried exhibit with no required theme, with 50+ local artists participating in the event. The event begins on Saturday, June 25th, with an artist reception from 2-4 p.m. and continues through July 16th.

Artists who have signed up for the exhibit so far are: Chris Jacques, Julia Offord, Kay Kirby, Michelle Ramirez, Mauricio Ramirez, Sherry Cummings, Anthony Woodruff, Laurie DiMaggio, Bob Driskell, Tom Dudziak, Nordyn Anderson, Mayette Ignacio, Joel Summerhill, Gigi Miller, Sandy Gangwer, Ken Tomlin, Sherry Morris, Easy Gonzalez, Kathleen Henderson, Andre Salvador, Lisa Slazar, Fred Hoskins, Jean-Louise Cucuel, Karen Nelson Kelly, Milian C M Correa, Michele Brady, Dale Burkhardt, Deela Hubbartt, Kyoko Campbell, Linda Faulkenberry, Kelsey Burkhart, Susan Burkhardt, Helen Elizabeth, FroGard Butler, John Goodner, Kaitlyn Campbell, Paul Schorr, Clyde Cox, Lita Andino, Rosalinda Grejsen, Lee Williams, John Nicolini, Pat Prejza, Mary Lamb, Gloria Pohan.

The event, artist reception and entry to the museum are free. The Antioch Historical Society Museum is located at 1500 W. 4th Street in Antioch and is open Wednesdays & Saturdays, from 1-4 PM. Admission to the museum is free. Please email Diane@Art4Antioch.org or call (925) 325-9897 if you would like additional information.

The Arts & Cultural Foundation of Antioch is proud to host the FREE ANTIOCH SATURDAY SUMMER CONCERTS SERIES every Saturday evening in July and August from 6-8 pm.

Due to the generosity of the Lesher Foundation, the summer concert series has expanded to include every Saturday in July and August. The concert venue is once again Waldie Plaza (2nd and I Streets) in the Rivertown district in downtown Antioch. Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, picnic dinners and enjoy music, and a cool breeze off the Delta. This is a great opportunity to visit the downtown restaurants before or after the concerts. There is no alcohol or smoking permitted in Waldie Plaza.

The series kicks off on the holiday weekend, Vocal Ease & the Boogie Men, a local favorite, performing a variety of nostalgic music from the 40’s, 50’s & 60’s on Saturday, July 2nd. The lineup continues on July 9th with 80’s RetroManiax, Special Request on July 16th, Juke Joint on July 23rd, Mojo Addiction on July 30th, PhDs on August 6th, Rodeo House on August 13th, Harvey & the Wall Bangers on August 20th and the final concert will be Mixed Nuts on August 27th.

The concert series is made possible by a grant from the Lesher Foundation and the following sponsors: City of Antioch, Arts & Cultural Foundation of Antioch, East Contra Costa Times, Give Always to Others & Company (GATO), the Antioch Chamber of Commerce, FastSigns and Clay, Millias, & Co, LLP.

For more information, visit www.art4antioch.org or contact Diane Gibson-Gray at the Arts & Cultural Foundation at 925.325.9897 or e-mail Diane@Art4Antioch.org.

The United States Air Force Band of the Golden West’s Jazz Ensemble, “The Commanders” will present a free concert of classic big band jazz music at the El Campanil Theatre. The concert will take place on June 12th at 4:00 pm. For more information, please call 925-757-9500 or visit the theatre’s website: www.elcampaniltheatre.com. The free concert is made possible through a sponsorship by PG&E.

While it is a free concert, tickets are required and may be obtained through the website or by phone. Tickets are currently in short supply and all remaining seats are accessible only via stairs.

Under the musical direction of TSgt Jim Butler, this thrilling 20-piece big band performs for audiences throughout the West Coast. Music ranging from the Big Band sounds of the 1940’s to more contemporary sounds ensures an exciting concert that will rouse audiences of all musical tastes.

The United States Air Force Band of the Golden West is stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California. As the only remaining active duty Air Force band west of the Rockies, its geographic area of responsibility includes Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho and California. The Band of the Golden West has performed for gubernatorial inaugurations, with guest artists such as Toni Tennille, Marvin Stamm, and Bob Hope, and for the fans of the Oakland A’s, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Raiders, and the San Francisco 49ers. The band has been seen and heard by thousands in performances throughout its touring region.

Be sure to visit their website www.contracostafair.com/fair/ for all the details!