ALAMEDA: East Bay Mudd, band at Summer Concerts at the Cove
ALAMO: Movies under the Stars "COCO"
AMADOR CITY: Black Irish Band at Mollie Joyce Park
AZUSA: The Emoji Movie, Movies in the Park
BAY AREA: Desi Comedy Fest August 9-19, 2018. Tickets: desicomedyfestival.com South Asian stand up comedy extravaganza features 40 South Asian comedians touring comedy clubs and theaters in 9 cities throughout Northern California: San Francisco, Berkeley, Mill Valley, Santa Clara, Union City, Alameda, Livermore, Santa Cruz, and Mountain View.
BRENTWOOD: The Starlets, band at Brentwood Summer Concerts
BRIBANE: DJ Dance Party, Summer Concerts
CARLSBAD: Orgone, band at TGIF Concerts
CERRITOS: Danny Dean and the Rockabilly Lovers at Concerts in the Plaza
CHICO: Difference, band at Summer Concerts
COVINA: Swing Band Festival August 8-10, 2018. Location: Covina Park 301 N. 4th Ave. Covina, CA. Covina Concert Band invites the public to this free swingin' event in the park where you can dance the day and night away to swing tunes. covinaconcertband.org
EL CAJON: The Heart of Rock & Roll Summer Concerts
ELK GROVE: Gotcha Covered, band at Summer Concerts
FOSTER CITY: Rock the Heat, band at Foster City Concerts
FRESNO: RAW, tribute to Lowrider Band
GLENDALE: Yuko Mabuchi Trio plays R&B, hip hop, blues at Free Concerts
HOLLYWOOD: Hollywood Shorts Film Festival August 9-18, 2018 TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, CA | film
HOLLYWOOD: Star Wars: A New Hope - in Concert at Hollywood Bowl
IDYLLWILD: Jazz in the Pines August 10-12, 2018 Idyllwild Arts Foundation 52500 Temecula Rd. Idyllwild, CA $85-up, jazzinthepines.com Line up: Pete Escovedo Orchestra | The Chase Jackson Sextet...
HOMEWOOD: Lake Tahoe Concours d'Elegance August 10-11, 2018 Obexer's Boat Co., Homewood, CA Ticket: $25-$30; 2-day $35-$40, laketahoeconcours.com
INCLINE VILLAGE: Macbeth, 7:30 p.m. Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival at Warren Edward Trepp Stage Sand Harbor State Park 2005 Highway 28 Incline Village, NV 89451 $15-94 approx. laketahoeshakespeare.com
LAGUNA NIGUEL: The Answer, band at Laguna Niguel Concerts
LAKE ARROWHEAD: Fan Halen Tribute to Van Halen at Concerts in the Village
LAKEPORT: Tom Rigney & Flambeau band performs Cajun and Zydeco at Summer Concerts
LINCOLN: Lincoln Concerts
LONG BEACH: Elm Street Band, Summer Concerts
LOS ANGELES: Hip Hop/Electronic | Quetzal | Louie Cruz Beltran, Free Summer Concerts
LOS ANGELES: K-Con August 10-12, 2018 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA $30-up kconusa.com
LOS ANGELES: The Most Unknown, pre-screening and panel discussion moderated by actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt with director Ian Cheney, astrophysicist Rachel Smith, microbiologist Jennifer Malady, astrobiologist Luke McKay and Jad Abumrad (Radiolab). VICE's Motherboard special screening of prior to its release on Netflix. Location: The Theater at Ace Hotel, 929 S. Broadway. Door opens 6:30 p.m., screening 7 p.m. themostunknown.com
MANHATTAN BEACH: The Winter's Tale, 7 p.m. performed by Shakespeare by the Sea. Cost: Free. Location: Polliwog Park, 1601 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
MARIPOSA: Bodie, band at Mariposa Art Park Free Summer Concerts
MONTEREY: Jazzbos3, Summer Concerts
MORGAN HILL: Blue Collar Men Morgan Hill Concerts
MT. BALDY: Jerry Daze August 10-12, 2018 $50-up, mtbaldyskilifts.com Grateful Dead tribute line up: ISMS | Grampas Grass | Hempstring Orchestra | The HIGGS | BR3 Band | Catfish John
NAPA: The Billy Martini Show, The 7th Sons, Full Chizel at Summer Concerts
NORCO: Yardsale band at Summer Concerts
OCEANSIDE: The Generations Boulevard Band Concerts in the Park
OXNARD: The Ignition Band, Oxnard Concerts
PALO ALTO: Soul Providers, Concerts
PICO RIVERA: The Wiseguys Big Band Machine at Summer Concerts
PLEASANTON: Tommy And The 4 Speeds, Summer Concerts
REDLANDS: Polynesian Paradise Dancers, Summer Music Festival
REDWOOD CITY: Entourage, band at Summer Concert Series
ROSEMEAD: Powerhouse Band, Free Summer Music
SAN BRUNO: Side Show, Concerts in the City Park
SAN DIEGO: The Mighty Untouchables, Point Loma | The Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine, Mission Hills multiple San Diego Concerts
SAN DIEGO: Tiki Oasis Tiki Festival August 8-12, 2018 Event Sells Out Often, Book Early! The Crowne Plaza Hotel 2270 Hotel Circle North tikioasis.com
SAN JOSE: San Jose Jazz Summer Fest August 10-12, 2018 Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park Downtown San Jose, CA $50-up, sanjosejazz.org
SAN LUIS OBISPO: Bear Market Riot, Concerts in the Plaza
SAN RAFAEL: The Soft White Sixties Summer Concerts
SANTA CRUZ: Blue Oyster Cult (2 free shows) Santa Cruz Boardwalk Free Beach Concerts
SAUSALITO: Honey B and the Pollinators at Jazz by the Bay
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: Left of Centre at Heavenly Village Summer Concerts
SUTTER CREEK: Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival August 10-12, 2018 $20-80, suttercreekragtime.com The festival is presented at five small venues.
TRACY: Totally Awesome 80s Summer Concerts
TRES PINOS: Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival August 9-12, 2018 San Benito County Historical Park 8300 Highway Tres Pinos, CA $31-up, scbs.org Line up: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers | Red Dog Ash
VACAVILLE: Hey Jude, Creekswalk Andrews Park, Creekwalk
WESTLAKE VILLAGE: The Rat Pack, TGI Friday Westlake Village TGIF Concerts
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