Well-traveled troubadour Peter Case returned to Claremont in what has for some time been a favorite stop for the acclaimed singer-songwriter.
“I love the Folk Music Center,” Mr. Case said when the COURIER reached him this week at his San Francisco home. “It’s a great place to play.” Over the many appearances he’s made at the Folk, he’s grown fond of its unique qualities.
There is a sense of silliness that comes when you think of the film Footloose. The 1984 movie—starring Kevin Bacon as a teen who’s just gotta dance—is linked inextricably with the ‘80s, a time where fashion leaned to the extravagant (tight jeans, skinny ties and spiked hair, anyone?) and movies ran a bit melodramatic.
Still, the story of a newcomer who turns a closed-minded community on its head holds up surprisingly well in a stage production. The musical is playing at Candlelight Pavilion through August 27.
THE FOLK MUSIC CENTER: 220 Yale Ave., Claremont. Info: folkmusiccenter.com or (909) 624-2928. —Open mic night, last Sunday of every month. Sign-up at 6 p.m., performances 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. $2.
The 8th Annual Claremont Film Festival is scheduled Thursday, May 5 to Sunday, May 8. Formerly known as the Claremont 5 Second Film Festival, the event is held at the Claremont Laemmle Theatre.
The curated show screens award winning films from throughout the world. Feature length offerings are included.
The Candlelight Pavilion is presenting “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” a musical celebration of one of the greatest rock ‘n roll legends of all time, now through February 22.
The production tells the story of how more than 55 years ago, Buddy and his high school friends The Crickets turned country music upside down and created a unique style of sound that some called “the devil’s music." From Buddy’s frustrations at Decca Records to his success at the Apollo Theatre, “Buddy” portrays the music and the man who forever changed the nation.
Things are getting a little unhinged this month at the Candlelight Pavilion as the local dinner theater presents a thrilling version of “Jekyll & Hyde.”
Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” the musical follows the transformation of a well-meaning scientist into a reckless alter ego who revels in sexual abandon and violence.
“Jekyll & Hyde” was adapted for the stage by Frank Wildhorn and Steve Cuden and made its Broadway debut in 2012.
