PRESENTING SEASON
The 10th Anniversary Season opens with Country Superstar,
Trace Adkins. The Grammy-nominated member of
the Grand Ole Opry is a TV personality, actor, author, spokesman
for the Wounded Warrior Project and the American Red Cross,
for whom he raised over $1.5 million dollars as winner of NBC’s
All-Star Celebrity Apprentice. Rockapella, one of the
progenitors of the astonishing full-band sound of “contemporary”
a cappella, will highlight our holiday season. Comedian Will
Durst
will make sure our political season includes some
hilarious jokes. Classic Rock is always a favorite for our
full-house entertainers, Y
10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY
Friday, August 26, 2016
7:00 pm–9:00 pm
Free & Open to the Public!
An evening open to the community
to experience food, fun and live
entertainment celebrating the 10th
Anniversary of the Grand Theatre
Center for the Arts!
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& T, Pat Travers and
Gamma. Paula Poundstone, one of
our country’s foremost humorists, will be sure not to disappoint.
We continue to celebrate our community’s diversity and very
talented community groups that entertain us with music, plays
and dance.
This is just a snap shot of our Anniversary Season!
Season Opener
TRACE ADKINS
Saturday, August 20, 2016
8:00 pm
Tickets: $80–$110
Trace Adkins’ trademark baritone has powered
countless hits to the top of the charts and sold
over 10 million albums, cumulatively. His hit list
includes “You’re Gonna Miss This,” “Ladies Love
Country Boys,” “Songs About Me,” “Every Light
In The House,” “Hillbilly Bone (Blake Shelton &
Trace Adkins),” and “Just Fishin’,” to name a few.
The Grammy-nominated member of the Grand Ole
Opry is a TV personality, actor, author, spokesman
for the Wounded Warrior Program and the
American Red Cross. In recent years, Adkins has
performed 10 USO Tours.
Concert Supported By
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PAT TRAVERS & GAMMA
FEATURING DAVEY PATTISON
Friday, September 16, 2016
8:00 pm
Tickets: $18–$30
Since the critically acclaimed 1976 debut album featuring his own brand of
high quality seventies guitar rock and roll, Pat Travers has gone on to deliver
melodic eighties rock, a blues period throughout most of the nineties, noted
performances with various power trios during the first few years of the
new millennium, and a full blooded return to the trademark Pat Travers
Band sound as he entered his fifth performing and recording decade.
THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
CENTRAL WEST BALLET
Friday, September 30, 2016
6:30 pm–8:00 pm Sleepy Hollow Costume Ball
8:00 pm
Sleepy Hollow Performance
Tickets:*
$34–$54
*Includes $15 ticket to Costume Ball
The Legend returns! Based on Washington Irving’s
novel, Legend of Sleepy Hollow takes you back to
18th Century America. Follow the incredible story
of Ichabod Crane, Katrina Van Tassel, Brom Bones
and the Headless Horseman! Complete with live
narration, original music score, exuberant dancing
and special effects. Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a
terrific Halloween evening of fun for all!
Recommended for ages 10 and up.
CHOO CHOO SOUL
Saturday, October 1, 2016
5:00 pm
Tickets: $10–$17
MARIACHI MEXICANISIMO DE RAYMUNDO CORONADO
Co-Presented by Tracy Chamber of Commerce
Saturday, October 15, 2016
7:00 pm
Tickets: $25–$50
Mariachi Mexicanismo was founded on January 7, 1996 in the city
of Hayward, California. The mariachi is composed of ten musicians
all of who originate from the state of Jalisco, Mexico, with 20 years of
performing experience. They most recently had the honor of performing
for an Oscar de la Renta red carpet event at the De Young Museum in
San Francisco, CA., as well as the Vanity Fair Super Bowl 50 party and
2016 Oscars in Beverly Hills.
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ELECTION SHOW
COMEDIAN WILL DURST
Davey was invited to the United States from his
native Scotland in 1979 by the late Bill Graham
to front the band “GAMMA” then being put
together by guitarist Ronnie Montrose - “I’d given
up all hope of finding a quality singer for GAMMA
until I heard Davey Pattison” (Montrose quoted in
the Detroit News). Davey arrived with a notebook
full of Iyrics and began co-writing the GAMMA
hits, “Thunder & Lightning,” “No Tears” and “Razor
King” for the band’s first album. Two more albums
followed and Davey again co-wrote, most notably,
the now classic GAMMA song “Voyager.”
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Friday, October 14, 2016
8:00 pm
Tickets: $25 General Admission In Studio Theatre
Mature Audiences Only
Choo Choo Soul is a children’s entertainment act composed of singer
Genevieve Goings as a hip-hop train conductor and her partner,
Constantine “DC” Abramson, a dancer and beat boxer dressed as a
railroad engineer. “Choo-Choo Soul with Beautiful Genevieve!” was
honored with a Parents’ Choice Award for children’s television.
The Will Durst Election Show: 2016 is a brand-new, hysterical,
one-man show stalking the presidential election cycle like white on
rice. Ably assisted by his trusty overhead projector, this hilarious
80 minute production reflects Durst’s outraged and outrageous
sensibilities, accessing the topical through the jugular, as current as
Bernie Sanders’ lead staffer’s latest tweet.
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EVOLUTION - JOURNEY TRIBUTE
AND LONGTIME
Friday, October 21, 2016
8:00 pm
Tickets: $18–$35
This unique blend of incredibly talented San Francisco Bay
Area musicians brings the highest level of musicianship to
the audience while showing a true respect for the music of
Journey. They came together with the goal of bringing all of
Journey’s music to the hundreds of thousands of Journey
fans across the country.
CON FUNK SHUN
Saturday, October 22, 2016
8:00 pm
Tickets: $38–$55
Con Funk Shun is a star-quality attraction delivering a superb, high-energy show
with electrifying choreography, glistening six-part vocal harmonies, and a dash of
humor. They are, unquestionably, among the heroes of Funk with romantic ballads
and dance-party hits galore. Memorable melodies, inventive horn arrangements and
clav-guitar woven grooves make the group absolutely essential to the evolution of
funk. They charted four consecutive Golds and one Platinum album with over 20
hit singles.
DIWALI: FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
Saturday, October 29, 2016
6:00 pm
Tickets: $25 Adults
$15 Children 10 & Under
Long Time-Boston Tribute Band
The band, now known as Long Time, delivers
high energy performances that capture the
layered guitar harmonies and powerful vocals
that make up the Boston sound.
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Nirvaana Consulting celebrates its 3rd annual
Diwali: Festival of Lights, an entertaining evening
showcasing Indian culture and traditional music.
Dance performances include Indian Classical,
Contemporary, Bollywood, Bhangra and Giddah
(Punjabi Cultural dance), with a fashion show to
light up your Saturday evening.
THE TUBES
Friday, November 18, 2016
8:00 pm
Tickets: $25–$37
The Tubes will go down in the rock history books as one of the most exciting, in-your-face
tight-knit group of musicians who epitomized the hilarity of popular American culture by
making it into the ultimate rock’n’roll extravaganza. Their live shows involved mock bondage
rituals, simulated sex, 12-foot high rock stars by the name of Quay Lude singing “White Punks
On Dope,” exploding televisions, chainsaws and an array of semi-clad dancers. Some say they
were about 15 years ahead of Madonna, and light years ahead of the politically correct.
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ROCKAPELLA CHRISTMAS
SUGAR PLUM TEA PARTY
Saturday, December 3, 2016
11:00 am & 2:00 pm
Tickets: $20 Adults
$12 Children 15 and under
Friday, December 9, 2016
8:00 pm
Tickets: $30–$37
They’ve become one of the world’s most sophisticated, lasting,
and imitated vocal groups around today. You’d be hard-pressed to
find a more influential group out there in this new era of network
television a cappella shows like NBC’s The Sing-Off, movies like
Pitch Perfect, and innumerable college vocal groups that own the
corner of cool on campuses everywhere.
Since the early ’90’s when they first achieved national television
fame on PBS’s Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?, they’ve
toured the globe and provided a funky powerful soundtrack to
several generations of vocal music fans, while keeping it all fresh
along the way.
The current Rockapella line-up features Scott Leonard
(since 1991, High Tenor), Jeff Thacher (1993, Vocal Percussionist),
Steven Dorian (2010, Tenor), Calvin Jones (2013, Tenor), and
Ryan Chappelle (2015, Bass). This line-up marks a new generation
of Rockapella, who remain keenly focused on musical excellence.
NUTCRACKER
Friday & Saturday, December 16–17, 2016
1:00 pm & 6:00 pm
Tickets:$15–$30
$50 VIP
Please join us for the Children’s Dance Theatre of Tracy’s annual Sugar Plum Tea
Party. Enter the land of sweets, where a variety of tea sandwiches and confectionery
delights await you. Meet the Sugar Plum Fairy and the delightful subjects as you visit,
dance and experience the magic of a time-honored Christmas tale.
Please join us as the Children’s Dance Theatre
of Tracy presents the 14th Annual production of
The Nutcracker. This is not a strictly traditional
production of this magical ballet. Travel with Clara
as her visions of a gallant Nutcracker, the beautiful
Sugar Plum Fairy, and battles with the Mouse King
come to life. This production has become a Tracy
tradition in itself.
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Y&T
Friday, January 27, 2017
8:00 pm
Tickets: $25–$37
Before Mötley Crüe, before RATT, even before there was Metallica, Y&T was
slogging away in sweaty rock clubs around America. When the band formed in
the early 1970s, little did they know they would set the standard for hard rock
bands that trailed. Many of the biggest acts of the ‘80s became popular opening
for headliners Y&T—and cut their teeth on the band, as evidenced by the Y&T
mentions in tell-all books by acts such as Metallica and Mötley Crüe.
Paula Poundstone is considered one of our country’s foremost comics, legendary for her razor-sharp wit and a spontaneity with a crowd
that hands-down is without peer. Her quick thinking, unscripted approach is the perfect fit as a panelist on NPR’s #1 show, Wait Wait…
Don’t Tell Me! She voiced the character “Forgetter Paula” in the Academy Award winning Best Animated Feature Film, INSIDE OUT.
This unique artist tours regularly performing stand-up comedy, and has been hailed in the press as both a “comic genius” and “at the
top of her game.”
TOMMY CASTRO & THE PAIN KILLERS
Saturday, February 4, 2017
8:00 pm
Tickets: $25–$37
Night after night, Tommy Castro, a fierce
and fiery road warrior, fervently delivers
his driving, blues-soaked soul-bringing
music to fans all over the word. The road
is where he honed his guitar playing to a
razor’s edge. It’s where he learned how
to captivate an audience with his intensely
passionate vocals and memorable songs.
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PAULA POUNDSTONE
Friday, March 3, 2017
8:00 pm
Tickets: $35–$45
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COPPELIA, THE GIRL WITH THE EMERALD EYES
CENTRAL WEST BALLET
THE SECRET GARDEN
NDNU PERFORMING ARTS
Saturday & Sunday, March 18–19, 2017
2:00 pm
Tickets: $18–$30
A comic ballet that delights children
of all ages. Coppélia is the story of
Swanilda, her fiancé Franz, and a
mysterious workshop where the
eccentric toymaker, Dr. Coppelius,
dreams of bringing his mechanical doll
Coppélia to life. Central West Ballet
brings the classic Hoffmann story
back to life with all the romance,
magic and slapstick comedy that
has made Coppélia a cherished and
beloved classic around the world.
Saturday, March 11, 2017
6:00 pm
Tickets: $18
BATARE'
Saturday, March 25, 2017
8:00 pm
Tickets: $25–$48
“The Secret Garden,” the 1991 musical based on the
1911 novel Music by Lucy Simon, lyrics by Marsha Norman
Winner of Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Best Musical,
Best Book of Musical
This enchanting classic of children’s literature is reimagined as a
brilliant musical. Orphaned in India, young Mary Lennox returns
to Yorkshire to live with her reclusive uncle and his invalid child.
The estate’s many wonders include a magic garden that beckons
with haunting melodies and “Dreamers, ” spirits from Mary’s
past, who guide her through her new life, dramatizing The Secret
Garden’s compelling tale of forgiveness and renewal.
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HOUSE OF FLOYD
Friday, March 24, 2017
8:00 pm
Tickets: $25
Visually compelling, emotionally moving, and
musically masterful: Bataré provides an enthralling
performance that is not only seen and heard… but
that is felt. A story that is captivating to all, married
with an intense modernization of taiko drumming,
and an orchestrally motivated approach to
progressive rock leaves audiences with an emotional
charge that is hard to shake. Described as a unique
blend of elegant choreography and powerful music,
Bataré imparts an unparalleled experience.
House of Floyd is San Francisco’s
immersive Pink Floyd tribute band.
Rather than simply replicating the
iconic band’s recorded songs, House
of Floyd focuses on the adventurous
live arrangements and sonic
explorations of their namesake.
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND
TEA PARTY
The Children’s Dance Theatre of
Tracy presents Alice in Wonderland.
Experience this ballet performed by
many talented dancers from our
own community. This ballet is an
original production using ballet and
contemporary dance to transport
our audience to the many facets
of Wonderland.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Saturday & Sunday, April 29–30, 2017
1:00 pm Saturday
3:00 pm Sunday
Tickets: $15–$30
$50 VIP
Back by popular demand, The Mad Hatter’s
Tea Party, presented by the Children’s
Dance Theatre of Tracy. Enter the wild
and wacky world of Alice’s Mad Hatter.
You’ll dine with the Tweedles, Cheshire
Cat, the Queen of Hearts and many more
characters residing within the pages of Alice
in Wonderland.
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Photography for Alice & Wonderland: Gabriel Ceballos
DANCING WITH THE TRACY STARS
Saturday, April 22, 2017
1:00 pm & 3:00 pm
Tickets: $20 Adults
$12 Children
(15 & Under)
CREATIONS CENTRAL WEST BALLET
Dancing with the Tracy Stars is an event
that has the whole Tracy community
talking! Similar to the popular TV show,
six of Tracy’s prominent community
members are paired up with professional
ballroom dancers to learn a ballroom
dance routine over a one-week period.
GRAND FOUNDATION FILM FESTIVAL
Friday & Saturday, April 7–8, 2017
Times: Film screenings schedule will
be available in early 2017
Tickets: Please contact the
Grand Theatre Box Office
for ticketing package options.
Presented by Grand Foundation
Reminiscent of days past, the Grand Theatre Center for the
Arts will transform into a Movie House to showcase the
works of undergraduate students of universities, colleges,
and film/art schools within California and our three bordering
states. A division for high school students will be included.
This Film Festival will provide a platform for young filmmakers
to have their films screened by the public and to be juried and
awarded. The festival will include a professional film talk by a
special guest speaker, awards for the best film in each genre,
as well as an award for Overall Best Film.
Saturday, May 6, 2017
7:30 pm
Tickets: $25 Student (16 & under)
$49 General Admission
$85 VIP
(includes champagne reception)
$25 Seniors (65 & over)
Saturday, May 13, 2017
8:00 pm Saturday
Tickets: $18–$30
A dynamic, entertaining and original evening of dance at
the Grand! Come and enjoy a variety of creative dances
that are sure to move you and make your night at the
ballet an unforgettable pleasure.
Purple Tribute
A Rock and Symphonic tribute to music legend Prince.
A suite of unique dance numbers displaying a musical
tapestry by an iconic American icon.
September 22, October 27, November 17,
December 8, January 26, February 16,
March 23, April 27, May 25 & June 1
7:00 pm–9:00 pm
Tickets: $8.00
Join us on Thursday nights as the Grand Lobbies are
transformed into a jazz club with drinks, hors d’oeuvres
and a variety of jazz styles by the region’s celebrated players.
Love Duets
A romantic and passionate performance of duets
that is sure to entertain and capture everyone’s
hearts and imagination.
House of Folk
A Fiddler’s Delight of entertaining high energy dances!
From Rattlin Roaring Willie to Cotton Eyed Joe, a sure
fire dance hit!
Go to www.grandfoundation.org for additional information
MAIN STREET MUSIC PRESENTS:
JAZZ CLUB AT THE GRAND THEATRE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
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Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis (ETK) Theatre
An Interesting Past, A Place For Today
The Grand Theatre opened in 1923 as a vaudeville house at the
center of downtown Tracy. The Grand was in its heyday in 1941 as
a local movie theatre and was treated to an Art Deco makeover.
The period-sculptured marquee is still in place today. A 20-year
visionary, civic-community partnership created the culturally,
enrichment-focused Grand Theatre Center for the Arts, which
opened in 2007.
The Grand is owned and operated by the City of Tracy and
managed by City staff who are experts in event and facility
management. This municipal, interdisciplinary arts center is the only
one of its kind in California offering professional and community
fine arts programming through arts education, exhibition and
performances. All performance and classroom spaces are available
for rent at very reasonable rates.
RENT THE GRAND
Choosing the right venue is essential for a memorable
and successful event. The venue must offer convenience,
up-to-date technology, and professional management, at a
rate that fits your budget. The Grand Theatre Center for
the Arts has all of the above. Plus, there is an intangible
“wow” factor that comes with The Grand.
Facility Rental Pricing
Renting the Grand Theatre is extremely accessible, with
commercial and non-profit rates available. Please contact
us for a complete list of facility rental pricing.
All theatre rentals include:
• One (1) lighting and sound technician
• A house manager
• Volunteer ushers
We have hosted a wide variety of customized public and private
event including:
• Annual Meetings
• Business Mixers
• Concerts
• Corporate Training
• Fund-raisers
• Graduation Parties
• Luncheons
• Multi-Event
• Proms
• Reunions
• Specialty Tours
Features:
• 547 reserved or general admission seating
• Orchestra pit with fill for extended apron space
• 28 digitally controlled motorized line sets
• 100+ lighting instruments with state-of-the-art control
• VRX line arrays and 7.1 Surround Sound
• 18,000 Lumen high definition digital projector
• On-stage dinner seating for up to 100
This space is perfect for:
• Concerts, large plays, musicals and dance performances
• Movie screenings
• Variety and comedy shows
• Large meetings, seminars and employee appreciation events
• Memorials and celebrations of life
Studio Theatre
Features:
• 64 to 104 general admission seats
• “End stage” or “thrust” stage setup
• Always ready repertory light plot with 35 instruments
• On-stage dinner seating for up to 50
• Free-flowing party capacity up to 110
This space is perfect for:
• Plays, Small Musicals and Performance Art
• Rehearsals and Teaching Space
• Business Meetings, Trainings and Luncheons
• Birthday Parties
• Retirement Parties
• Wedding and Baby Showers
Classrooms
• Dance Studio
• Children’s Art Studio
• Visual Arts Studio
• Music Rooms
• Art Party Space
Clockwise from top left: ETK Theatre, ETK Theatre, Studio Theatre,
GWF Energy Gallery, South Gallery, and Art Studio
Other Spaces
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OUR FACILITIES
• Loggia
• Grand Galleries
• Lobby Areas
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THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE SUPPORTED
THE GRAND!
GRAND FOUNDATION
The Grand Foundation is a non-profit
organization that supports our community’s
Grand Theatre Center for the Arts by
providing financial support for cultural arts
Through your generous donations the following programs are possible
• Classes: Music, Arts, Dance and Children’s Program
• Gallery Exhibitions
• Workshops
• Concerts
• Special Community Events
and are proud to support and be a part of
this remarkable piece of Tracy’s heritage.
Join the Grand Foundation and experience
all of the amazing opportunities the
Grand has to offer in the heart of
Tracy’s historic downtown.
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Advanced Ticket Purchase Opportunities
Join today at
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Contact us at 209.835.3900
[email protected]
All memberships are valid for 12 months from the
month issued. A portion of your membership donation is
tax deductible.
Treat Vouchers
Beverage Voucher
5% Off Season Tickets (per performance)
HOW TO BUY TICKETS ONLINE
Select the performance by clicking “Buy Now.”
Enter the number of tickets you’d like to purchase.
Select the performance date and time.
By choosing “Best Available” you allow the ticketing
system to select the seats for you.
By selecting “Choose Seats” the system allows you
to reserve the seats.
To choose the seats, click on Section Square
to begin seat selection process.
• Click on colored seat circles from the seat map
to select seats.
• Choose Ticket Type from ‘Selected Tickets’ Box
at bottom of page.
• Select Delivery Method, then click “ADD TO CART”
to purchase.
• Complete login as a return customer or as a guest.
10% Off Season Tickets (per performance)
10% Off Class Registration
10% Off Art Purchases
VIP Event Invitations
Recognition on Grand Foundation Donor List
Leona Darr Willis Box Office:
Monday –Thursday, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm and
Fridays 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, and one hour
prior to each performance at the ticketing
window outside.
Two Tickets to a Select Performance
Invitation to a Patron Reception
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Grand Theatre Center for the Arts
715 Central Avenue
Tracy, CA 95376
T: 209.831.6TKT (6858)
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Facility Hours
Monday – Thursday: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
One hour prior to ticketed performances.
Box Office Hours
Monday – Thursday: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
One hour prior to ticketed performances.
Please note, registration is available on
Saturdays at the Arts Education Program
Office located on the 2nd Floor of the Center.
There are no Box Office services available
on Saturdays.