Lubbock entertainment in brief

Lubbock County presents its annual High Noon Summer Concert series 2023 every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. at the courthouse gazebo and lawn.

This free event includes $50 cash drawings. It is free to enter, but you must be present to win. Only one ticket is allowed per person.

Performance schedule includes:

Aug. 9: Jenni Dale Lord

In addition, there will be various food trucks available including Chilly Lily's, J&D Bar-B-Que and Catering, Mi Cocina, and Grub Gauntlet.

For more information, email [email protected] or call (806) 775-1335.

The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., is hosting its Summer Showcase at 5:30 p.m. every Thursday through Aug. 17.

In addition to viewing the concerts, guests are encouraged to visit Buddy Holly exhibitions and the Fine Arts Gallery during Summer Showcase hours with free admission.

This week's entertainment will feature Jeremy Coture and his band.

Upcoming performances include:

Aug. 10: Mouse Shadow

Aug. 17: Philip Coggins

For more information, visit https://ci.lubbock.tx.us/departments/buddy-holly-center/summer-showcase-2023

Moonlight Musicals presents "Oklahoma!" Aug. 10-12 and 17-19, at the Moonlight Musicals Amphitheater, 413 E. Broadway. Performances begin at 8 p.m.

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, setting the standards and rules of modern musical theatre.

In a Western territory just after the turn of the 20th century, a high-spirited rivalry between local farmers and cowboys provides a colorful background for Curly, a charming cowboy, and Laurey, a feisty farm girl, to play out their love story.

Their romantic journey, as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road, contrasts with the comic exploits of brazen Ado Annie and hapless Will Parker in a musical adventure embracing hope, determination and the promise of a new land.

General admission tickets are $21 and available online at selectaseatlubbock.com or https://moonlightmusicals.com/

Latin Breed brings a Tejano Night to Remember to the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11.

Considered by fans and critics alike to be one of the most important and influential bands in the history of Tejano music, the Latin Breed is one of the most distinctive Tejano bands to survive the Chicano/Tejano renaissance.

Born on the south side of San Antonio, the group was formed in 1969.

“A Tejano Night to Remember” features Bobby G. and the Galaxy Band with special guest Arturo Sedeno.

Presented by Tony Jaramillo and the Garcia Familia Reunion, this is a bi-lingual performance.

Tickets for this performance range from $35 to $100 (plus taxes and fees), depending on seating. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.buddyhollyhall.com/

Will Bannister brings his full band to the Cactus Theater at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11.

From New Mexico, but raised about 20 miles from the Texas line, Bannister grew up with the sounds of Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, George Strait and Brooks and Dunn.

Bannister has performed all over the country, in addition to multiple tours in the UK and Europe. His latest album, “Everything Burns,” consists of 11 songs, 10 of which were either written or co-written by Bannister.

Tickets for this concert are $20 for all floor and standard balcony; and $40 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com.

Caldwell Entertainment presents a tribute to Journey, Fleetwood Mac and Chicago at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Cactus Theater.

Caldwell Collective singers Jason Fellers, Brandon Gwinn, Jeff McCrieght, Sheena Fadeyi and Kassidy King will be joined by musicians Ross Raedeke, Devin Collins, Jay Saldana and West Texas legend John Sprott.

It’s not Chicago unless there are horns. Featured will be Grady Alberts and Brian Felty in the brass section to bring the house down.

Reserved seat tickets are $25 for all floor and standard balcony; and $50 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com.

"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15 and 16, in the Crickets Theater of Buddy Holly Hall.

Produced and performed by an independent cast of Lubbockites, the production was written by Jethro Compton and based on the short story by Dorothy M. Johnson.

Journey into the Wild West, 1890 in this classic story of good versus evil, law versus the gun, one man versus Liberty Valance. A stage play telling of love, hope and revenge set against the vicious backdrop of a lawless society.

This production is for mature audiences as it contains strong language, simulated gunshots, alcohol and tobacco consumption and racially motivated violence.

Reserved seat tickets for this production are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors (plus taxes and fees).For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.buddyhollyhall.com/.

Buddy Holly Hall hosts Charlie Robison in concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater.

It was a natural fit for the Bandera native to take the stage as the 44th artist to record for the Live at Billy Bob’s Texas music series. Recorded in August of 2012, Robison delighted his fans at the world’s largest honky tonk with their favorites, including “El Cerrito Place,” “My Hometown,” “Barlight,” southern rock anthem, “They Call Me the Breeze” and even a special rendition of Elton John’s “Rocket Man.”

Throughout his career and eight albums later, Charlie Robison has forged his own path within the country music world as well as the Lone Star music scene.

Reserved seat tickets for this show range form $35 to $69 (plus taxes and fees), depending on seating.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.buddyhollyhall.com/.

Del Castillo returns to the Cactus Theater at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19.

The cross-cultural power unites music lovers of all ages, creeds and colors.

Their original music blends rock, Latin, blues and world music into a cinematic celebration of sound that lifts your soul.

The group has been honored with multiple Austin Music Awards and the Austin Latin Music Association.

Reserved seat tickets include $27.50 for first four floor rows A-D; $25 for remaining floor seats; $22.50 for standard balcony; and $50 for balcony box seats, which includes concessions.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com.

24 Magic, a touring tribute to Bruno Mars, will rock the Cactus Theater at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug 25.

Their high-energy show will have you singing and dancing to all the hits you know and love, like “Uptown Funk”, “Locked Out of Heaven” - and, of course - “24K Magic.”

Tickets for this show are $27.50 for the first four floor rows, A-D; $25 for remaining floor rows; $22.50 for standard balcony; and $50 for balcony box seats, which includes concessions.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com.

Jelly Roll has announced a 44-date headlining tour and will be taking the stage at the United Supermarkets Arena at 7 p.m. on Aug. 29, with his Backroad Baptism Tour 2023.

Jason Bradley DeFord, known professionally as Jelly Roll, is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter known for his collaborations with Lil Wyte, Struggle Jennings, and Tech N9ne In 2023, he won three CMT Music Awards for the song "Son of a Sinner".

Before his transition into country music with 2023's Whitsitt Chapel album, Jelly Roll launched his career in hip hop.

Tickets for this show range from $21 to $650 (plus taxes and fees), depending on seating and VIP package features.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit selectaseatlubbock.com.

The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra opens its 2023-24 season with a tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.The performance is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall.

From “Respect” to “Chain of Fools” and “Amazing Grace,” the powerhouse vocals of Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw will lead us to reminisce over Aretha Franklin’s greatest hits. This high-energy performance will have you dancing in your seat and singing along.

Vocalists will be Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw.

Tickets for this show range from $22.50 to $67.50 (plus taxes and fees), depending on seating. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.buddyhollyhall.com.

John Tesh brings his Big Band Live tour to the Cactus Theater at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9.

Over the course of 50 recordings and numerous popular PBS specials spread over a quarter-century, Tesh has never failed to inspire masses of fans with his always-evolving musical muses.

Launching with his Emmy-winning, synth-driven sports music, he conquered the emerging smooth jazz genre in the ’90s with his saxophone series and later became a force in the CCM/Worship world with best-selling recordings that found inventive musical ways to share his deep faith.

Reserved seat tickets are $59 for floor rows A-F; $49 for remaining floor rows G-M; $39 for standard balcony; and $98 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.

There are also 50 meet-and-greet option tickets available for an additional $50 charge to the ticket price. The VIP patrons will meet in the lobby at 6:15 p.m. for the pre-show meet and greet with Tesh.

Note: This is the same date as the Texas Tech vs. Oregon football game.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com.