Lubbock entertainment in brief

One Night of Queen will be in the Hub City for one performance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, at the Cactus Theater.

Gary Mullen & The Works (featuring Mullen on vocals, David Brockett on guitar, Billy Moffat on bass, Malcolm Gentles on keyboards and Jon Halliwell on drums) will have you dancing in the aisles during their two-hour show, while the band pays tribute to the stage theatrics, showmanship and music of Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame inductees, Queen.

For more than two decades, Gary Mullen & The Works have performed to sold-out audiences around the world, playing more than 2,500 live shows to audiences in over 20 countries around the globe.

Reserved seat tickets for this show include $49 for floor rows A-F; $45 for remaining floor rows G-M and ADA; $39 for standard balcony; and $90 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.

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

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. 2: D.G. Flewellyn

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. 3: Marco's Crew

Aug. 10: Mouse Shadow

Aug. 17: Phlip Coggins

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

Moonlight Musicals presents "Oklahoma!" Aug. 3-5, 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/

Fan Halen, one of the world's most authentic tributes to Van Halen, is set to rock the Cactus Theater at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4.

Fan Halen sets the stage for a night with Dave, Eddie, Alex and Michael with a true-to-life tribute to not only the band but the spirit of an era.

Based in Southern California, Fan Halen has been together more than 10 years playing to enthusiastic crowds all over the US as well as the globe including Europe, Japan, South and Central America, Canada and Mexico.

Reserved seat tickets include $27.50 for floor rows A-F; $25 for remaining floor rows G-M; $22.50 for standard balcony; and $50 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.

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

Join cowboy songster Andy Hedges and special guests, Boots O’Neal, Randy Rieman, Dave Stamey, Red Steagall, and Andy Wilkinson, for a day of Western storytelling, song and poetry at the inaugural Ranch Verse on Saturday, Aug. 5.

"Ranch Verse will feature a variety of programming that will include working cowboy stories, cowboy poetry, western music, and discussions of ranch culture,” host Andy Hedges shared.

Daytime events will be free to the public and take place from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the National Ranching Heritage Center (NRHC) in Lubbock. A special welcome performance of cowboy poetry, range ballads, and storytelling by Red Steagall, Andy Wilkinson, Randy Rieman, and Dave Stamey will kick off the day from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

From 1 to 2 p.m., visitors will have the opportunity to hear a live, onstage interview with Four Sixes Ranch cowboy and Ranching Heritage Association Working Cowboy Award recipient Boots O’Neal for broadcast on the Cowboy Crossroads podcast with Andy Hedges.

Randy Reiman will take the stage from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. to present the illustrated letters of cowboy artist Charles M. Russell through slides, commentary, and the spoken word.

Daytime events will conclude with a discussion from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. featuring Red Steagall, Andy Hedges and Dave Stamey on the poetry, music, and art emerging out of Western culture.

To learn more about Ranch Verse, visit bit.ly/ranchverse. For questions, contact (806) 742-0498.

The 18th annual Hub City Beach Party is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at the Depot Padio.

The event is a fundraiser for FosterALife, which provides services and opportunities to foster children as well as any abused or neglected child who has been involved with Texas DFPS in Lubbock County and the 17 surrounding counties.

Beach Party includes festive, beach related activities such as live music, a hula hoop competition, a treasure hunt (The Lost Shaker of Salt), a live auction and more. Food and souvenirs will be available for purchase.

By popular demand, the Florida band named "The Landsharks" is returning. This band is identified as a Jimmy Buffett tribute band, but they have a varied play list. They play with Jimmy Buffett as well as open for some of his shows. The Landsharks have also opened for acts such as Patti LaBelle, Three Dog Night, War and The Beach Boys. Jimmy Buffett was quoted as saying,

General admission tickets are $20 and may be purchased by calling the Select-a-Seat Box Office at (806) 770-2000 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Tickets may also be purchased online at selectaseatlubbock.com

The National Ranching Heritage Center, in association with Cactus Theater, present an evening concert to cap an exciting day of activities celebrating western culture.

The concert features Red Steagall, Dave Stamey and Andy Hedges. The trio is set to perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at the Cactus Theater.

Steagall has held celebrity status since the 1970s as a Western entertainer who emphasizes ranch life, Western heritage and cowboy values. He has spent a lifetime telling the story of ranching through his music, poetry and syndicated radio and television shows.

Hedges is a songster, reciter, storyteller, guitarist, and collector of cowboy songs and poems.

In the past two decades, Stamey has recorded eleven albums of original music, travelled literally hundreds of thousands of miles and performed thousands of shows doing just that.

Reserved seat tickets for this show include $35 for the first six floor rows, A-F; $30 for remaining floor rows G-M; $25 for standard balcony; and $50 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.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

Classic rocker Alice Cooper brings his Too Close for Comfort tour to the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20.

Cooper brings his own brand of rock psychodrama to fans both old and new, enjoying it as much as his audiences. Cooper pioneered a grandly theatrical brand of hard rock that was designed to shock.

Drawing equally from horror movies, vaudeville and garage rock, the group created a stage show that featured electric chairs, guillotines, fake blood and boa constrictors. Cooper was discovered in 1969 by Frank Zappa in Los Angeles, where he signed them to his record label.

Some of Cooper's hits include "Schools Out", "No More Mr. Nice Guy" and "Poison".

Reserved seat tickets range from $46.50 to $99.50 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating.

There are also several VIP package options available that include front-row seating, autographed memorabilia and more.

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