Check the Calendar of Events often as events may be added throughout the month.
OCT 9 | THURSDAY
SIGLIFF FEST – The best of cinema depicting gay and lesbian lives will be featured at the Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.
When: Oct. 9 to Oct. 12
Location: Crest Theatre, 1013 K St., Sac.
Cost: $39 festival pass/$9 individual/$7 student (with valid ID).
More Info: (866) 689-3284
CONCERT – Delfeayo Marsalis kick’s off Mondavi’s “Season of Shakespeare” with “Such Sweet Thunder,” Duke Ellington’s composition inspired by Shakespeare’s poems and plays. Jason Marsalis, who will play on drums, is included in the nine-piece band joining Delfeayo.
When: Oct. 9, 8 p.m.
Location: Mondavi Center, Jackson Hall, Davis
Cost: $50/$40/$30 general, $42/$34/$25 add-on and CYO, and $25/$20/$15 students. Discounts available for UC Davis faculty and staff.
More Info: (866) 754-ARTS
NKOTB TOUR – See if The New Kids on The Block still has “The Right Stuff.”
When: Oct. 9, 8 p.m. (Doors open 7 p.m. Tolls open 6 p.m.)
Location: Arco Arena, One Sports Parkway, Sac.
Cost: $77.50/$57.50/$37.50. Prices include $1.75 fee. Parking is $12. Buy tickets online.
More Info: (916) 928-6900
OCT 10 | FRIDAY
LECTURE – CNN senior legal analyst and The New Yorker staff writer Jeffrey Toobin will lecture on last 100 years of the Supreme Court.
When: Oct. 10, 8 p.m.
Location: Mondavi Center, Jackson Hall, Davis
Cost: $45/$35/$25 general, $38/$30/$21 add-on and CYO, and $22.50/$17.50/$12.50 students. Discounts available for UC Davis faculty and staff.
More Info: (866) 754-ARTS
OCT 11 | SATURDAY
CHILDREN’S HEALTH – First Five Sacramento hosts a Children’s Celebration at Fairytale Town.
When: Oct. 11, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Fairytale Town, William Land Park, 3901 Land Park Drive, Sac.
Cost: Free
More Info: (916) 264-52330
EUROPEAN FESTIVAL – The European Heritage Festival celebrates the different European ethnicities with food, art, and dance.
When: Oct. 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: VFW Hall, 8990 Kruitof Way, Fair Oaks
Cost: $5
More Info: (888) 647-0008
VOLUNTEER FAIR – Find the different Sacramento organizations looking for volunteers.
When: Oct. 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: State Capitol, East Steps, 11th and N streets, Sac.
Cost: Free
More Info: (916) 651-1529
OCT 12 | SUNDAY
DANCE – Enjoy Mexico’s rich cultural heritage through dance performed by the Instituto Mazatlan Bellas Artes de Sacramento. Watch a video of their performance.
When: Oct. 12, 3 p.m.
Location: Mondavi Center, Jackson Hall, Davis
Cost: $40/$30/$20 general, $34/$25/$17 add-on and CYO, and $20/$15/$10 students. Discounts available for UC Davis faculty and staff.
More Info: (866) 754-ARTS
ROCK BAND LIVE – MTV presents Rock Band Live featuring Panic at the Disco, Dashboard Confessional, Plain White T’s, and The CAB.
When: Oct. 12, 7 p.m. (Doors open 6 p.m. Tolls open 5 p.m.)
Location: Arco Arena, One Sports Parkway, Sac.
Cost: $36.95. Prices include $1.75 fee. Parking is $12. Buy tickets online.
More Info: (916) 928-6900
OCT 14 | TUEDAY
DANCE – Inbal Pinto returns to Mondavi with Shaker, a program mixing comedy, drama and dance. Watch a video of their performance.
When: Oct. 14, 8 p.m.
Location: Mondavi Center, Jackson Hall, Davis
Cost: $45/$35/$25 general, $38/$30/$21 add-on and CYO, and $22.50/$17.50/$12.50 students. Discounts available for UC Davis faculty and staff.
More Info: (866) 754-ARTS
CONCERT – Celine Dion brings her Taking Chances World Tour 2008 to Sacramento.
When: Oct. 14, 8 p.m. (Doors open 7 p.m. Tolls open at 6 p.m.)
Location: Arco Arena, One Sports Parkway, Sac.
Cost: $151.75/$111.75 floor and lower level, $76.75/$49.50 upper level. Prices include $1.75 fee. Parking is $12. Buy tickets for the online.
More Info: (916) 928-6900
OCT 16 | THURSDAY
MUSIC – Fiddler Natalie MacMaster mesmerizes audiences with not only her fingerwork, but with step dancing. Listen to audio clips of her music.
When: Oct. 16, 11 a.m. (school matinee) and 8 p.m.
Location: Mondavi Center, Jackson Hall, Davis
Cost: $45/$35/$25 general, $38/$30/$21 add-on and CYO, and $22.50/$17.50/$12.50 students. Discounts available for UC Davis faculty and staff. School matinee prices are $11 teachers and $7 students.
More Info: (866) 754-ARTS
OCT 17 | FRIDAY
PERFORMANCE – Shakespear and Company makes its first national tour and stops at Mondavi Center. Watch a video clip from this group.
When: Oct. 17, 11 a.m. (school matinee), Oct. 18 at 8 p.m., and Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Location: Mondavi Center, Jackson Hall, Davis
Cost: $45 general, $38 add-on and CYO, and $22.50 students. Discounts available for UC Davis faculty and staff. School matinee prices are $11 teachers and $7 students.
More Info: (866) 754-ARTS
OCT 22 | WEDNESDAY
PERFORMANCE - Laurie Anderson’s production “Homeland” examines American’s obsessions of security, distance, freedom and violence. Listen to audio clips from this performer.
When: Oct. 22, 8 p.m.
Location: Mondavi Center, Jackson Hall, Davis
Cost: $50/$40/$25 general, $42/$34/$21 add-on and CYO, and $25/$20/$12.50 students. Discounts available for UC Davis faculty and staff.
More Info: (866) 754-ARTS
CONCERT – After a seven-year hiatus, Tina Turner returns to the tour circut.
When: Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. (Doors open 6:30 p.m. Tolls open at 5:30 p.m.)
Location: Arco Arena, One Sports Parkway, Sac.
Cost: $151.75/$59.50. Prices include $1.75 fee. Parking is $12. Buy tickets for the online.
More Info: (916) 928-6900
TINA TURNER – .
When: Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. (Doors open 6:30 p.m. Tolls open at 5:30 p.m.)
Location: Arco Arena, One Sports Parkway, Sac.
Cost: $151.75/$59.50. Prices include $1.75 fee. Parking is $12. Buy tickets for the online.
More Info: (916) 928-6900