The award-winning Marin County Fair offers five days of fun-filled, family entertainment over the July 4^th weekend!  Now in its 72^nd year, the Marin County Fair reflects the county in all its colorful traditions and innovations – promising leading-edge exhibits, hands-on family activities, sensational concerts, thrilling rides, adorable farm animals, and spectacular  fireworks every night!

Themed School Rules, this year’s edition will celebrate our local educational community – our remarkable students and teachers and all the ways we learn in partnership with the Marin County Office of Education.  All this or the low one-price ticket– all of the exciting exhibits, farm displays, headline concerts, amazing fireworks and 28 carnival rides - are free with your gate admission of $16 adults, and $14 seniors and children over 4.  Great family price, great family fun!

$16 Adult age 13-64
$14 Child age 4-12 (Children are free Wednesday, July 3)
$14 Senior age 65 and over

Alex Ramon Magic Show

Wednesday, July 31, 7 pm 

$25

Alex Ramon Magic Show Illusion Fusion The hit show direct from Lake Tahoe, Illusion Fusion starring Alex Ramon, is in Marin for one night only! Kids, parents, and grandparents can watch and be mesmerized together. You will see a fresh approach on magic by a modern-day showman. Don’t miss this rare opportunity. Alex Ramon has mesmerized millions around the world with his magic. He toured the globe as the Ringmaster for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the star of Disney LIVE Mickey’s Magic Show, and has made Whoopi Goldberg levitate!

Lyle Lovett & His Large Band

Tuesday, August 13, 8 pm

$89.75, $69.75 & $49.75

Lyle Lovett will make a big impression when his Large Band joins him for the very first time at the Marin Center!

Lyle Lovett & His Large Band deliver perfection – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Lovett and his band stir the congregation – The Boston Globe

A magical experience….indelible highs and pockets of pure beauty – DFW.com

A master of many musical styles…drawing great musical power from the strength of the musicians backing him – KDHX.org

There are songwriters, there are musicians and there are entertainers. Few people can pull off all three with refinement, humility and charm. Lyle Lovett is one of them. Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums.  Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the Texas-based musician fuses elements of country, swing, jazz, folk, gospel and blues in a convention-defying manner that breaks down barriers.  Lovett has appeared in 13 feature films, and on stage and television.  Among his many accolades, besides the four Grammy Awards, he was given the Americana Music Association’s inaugural Trailblazer Award, and was recently named the Texas State Musician.

For the first time in Marin County, Lovett is backed by an all-star cast, starting with his rhythm section, which belongs in some hall of fame. There’s rarely any other outcome when Lovett convenes his Large Band. The 14 players are all virtuosos in their own right, but always serve the greater good of the song and the communal spirit of a live performance.
Produced by Rick Bartalini Presents www.rbpconcerts.com

Festival 2013 Independencia Salvadorena

Sunday, August 25, 10 am - 6 pm

$23, in advance and $30, at the gate.
Children under 10 are free.

The FESTIVAL 2013 INDEPENDENCIA SALVADORENA celebrates the traditions and customs of El Salvador and aims to share them with our local community and unite people of all nationalities through dance and art. The event is designed to parallel the national festival of independence held each year in San Salvador.

The Festival honors the traditional Salvadorian Celebration, which commemorates this country’s Independence Day. The top El Salvadorian bands Aniceto Molina ,Los Hermanos Flores, La Sonora Dinamita, Las Bellas Indomables and Fuego Latino, will headline the show. The Festival will include food and beverage concessions as well as cultural arts & crafts exhibitors and sponsor displays.

Food concessions will focus on Salvadorian food, including pupusas and grilled chicken. The finest in Salvadorian beers and other beverages will assure a great time for all.

Hungarian State Folk Ensemble

Sunday, September 15, 3 pm

$45, $35, $25
Students (20 and under) $20
Bargain Seats $20

In a paprika-hot swirl of sinuous Gypsy melodies and spangled colors, from Budapest comes one of the great folkloric companies of the world. Since 1951, the 50-member Hungarian State Folk Ensemble of both dancers and orchestral musicians has brought the proud tradition of its homeland to 44 countries throughout four continents.

Centuries of Hungarian culture come to life when this acclaimed ensemble brings their rich and colorful dance and music traditions to the Marin Center stage. The dances are complemented by colorful traditional costumes and the extraordinary folk music that inspired Lizst, Brahms, Bartok, and Kodaly.

It is a marvelous – crackling with dancing that snaps like a whip in a program framed successfully by a sophisticated context. – New York Times

Bonnie Raitt

Wednesday, October 9, 8 pm

$99.50, $90.25, $70.25, $40.25

Bonnie Raitt is a singer, songwriter and guitarist whose unique style blends blues, R&B, rock, and pop. After 20 years as a cult favorite, she broke through to the top in the early 90s with her Grammy award winning albums, 'Nick of Time' and 'Luck of the Draw,' which featured hits such as, "Something To Talk About" and "I Can't Make You Love Me." With nine Grammy's under her belt and a long history of social activism, she tours regularly incorporating many benefit concerts into her schedule. After a brief hiatus, Raitt toured throughout 2012, recharged with a batch of great new songs to play in her live set along with the tried and true favorites that have treated her very loyal following to countless memorable shows through the years. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's nineteenth album, 'Slipstream,' is daring, bluesy, and steeped with the inimitable slide guitar and soulful vocals that could only be hers.  Released in 2012, and earning Raitt her 10th GRAMMY Award (for Best Americana Album,) ‘Slipstream’ marked Raitt's first new album in seven years, and the debut for her newly-minted label, Redwing Records.
For more information, please visit www.bonnieraitt.com

Carlos Alazraqui

Friday, October 11, 8 pm

$30, $25 & $20

Marincomedyshow Presents...Carlos Alazraqui
 
You may know Carlos Alazraqui as Officer James Garcia on Comedy Central's Reno 911! Carlos also starred in his own half hour stand up comedy special on Comedy Central, and is a former winner of the San Francisco International Comedy Competition. Carlos provided the voice talent on one of the most recognizable campaigns in commercial history: "Yo Quiero Taco Bell." And now Carlos is coming to the Marin showcase Theater for one night only! Along with Special Guest: Larry "Bubbles" Brown (Seen on The Late Show with David Letterman, and The Last Comic Standing on NBC). www.marincomedyshow.com
 

The Moody Blues

Thursday, October 24, 8 pm

$115, $95, $75, $55

The Moody Blues, still rocking in 2013 with original members Justin Hayward, John Lodge and Graeme Edge, have released 24 albums in a career spanning nearly five decades. They have sold more than 70 million albums, earning them 18 platinum discs and all manner of awards including Playboy “Group of the Year”, the “Golden Ticket” award for selling the most tickets at Madison Square Garden and an Ivor Novello for Outstanding Contribution to British Music; the band has even appeared in an episode of “The Simpsons”.
The Moody Blues will release a definitive career-spanning box set titled “Timeless Flight” on Monday, June 3, on Universal Music Enterprises. The 17-disc set will include digitally re-mastered CDs, DVDs of rare television performances, audio discs, a hard back collector’s book, and more.
Their classic album Days of Future Passed (featuring the Moody Blues’ signature song “Nights in White Satin”) heralded the era of the concept album and elaborate sleeve artwork that would epitomize the Progressive Rock movement that followed.

MOMIX Botanica

Friday, October 25, 8 pm

$45, $35, $25
Students (20 and under) $20
Bargain Seats $20

MOMIX combines athletic dance, riveting music, outrageous costumes and pure talent to create an unforgettable experience. Botanica transports you to a fantasy world of surreal images using large-scale puppets, projected imagery and larger-than-life props created by Michael Curry, designer for Disney’s Broadway musical The Lion King.

Set to an eclectic score that ranges from birdsong to Vivaldi, Botanica reveals nature’s changing imagery in MOMIX’s signature illusionary style. Legendary choreographer Moses Pendleton evokes a visual landscape populated by his whimsical, fertile and mythical imagination.

Earth and otherworldly at once – a magnificent vision of the everyday miracles around us – Times Union

Song For All Beings

Saturday, November 2, 7:30 pm

$48 advance/$54 door
$62 advance/$68 door

Based on the music In These Arms, A Song for All Beings by Jennifer Berezan, this musical meditation features an extraordinary gathering of musicians, dancers, actors, activists, visual artists and visionary leaders from around the world. The performance, which continues as one integrated piece is a participatory musical journey.  The audience is invited to join the performers in a song to evoke peace, healing and unity for the earth and all beings. Join us for a joyful and evocative evening, rich with sublime voices and gorgeous imagery.

With Jennifer Berezan, Academy Award winning actress Marisa Tomei, Jack Kornfield, Joanna Macy, Patti Cathcart (of Tuck and Patti), Holly Near, Katia Cardenal (of Duo Guardabaranco), Dechen Shak-Dagsay, Raz Kennedy, Rita Sahai, Sovoso, Dance Brigade, Naomi Newman, Chris Webster, Jami Sieber, Julie Wolf, Barbara Higbie,  Nina Wise, Melanie DeMore, Barbara Borden, Carolyn Brandy, Afia Walking Tree, and many more.  A unique and unforgettable experience awaits!

JACKIE EVANCHO

Friday, November 15, 8 pm

$92, $59, $49
Gold Circle - $125

Prodigy and America’s Got Talent favorite Jackie Evancho comes to Marin Center for one night only!

Jackie was 10 years old when she was discovered on the NBC variety show, and it’s been gangbusters for her ever since.  In just three years, Jackie’s unique, gorgeous, soprano voice has won her millions of fans.  Her recordings have dominated the music and DVD charts and her album, O Holy Night, became the year’s #1 best-selling debut recording with more than one million copies.

Jackie’s first studio album, Dream with Me, a mix of operatic arias, show tunes and pop standards, was certified Gold after four weeks of release.  Her third album released last October, Songs from the Silver Screen, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Classical charts and at #7 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart.

Jackie Evancho is in a class of her own: A crossover classic who is equally comfortable with Puccini or pop.

Bale Folclorico da Bahia

Saturday, November 23, 8 pm

$45, $35, $25
Students (20 and under) $20
Bargain Seats $20

Direct from Bahia in northern Brazil comes this irresistible 25-member troupe known for its explosive drumming, frenzied dancing and irrepressible energy. Its display of Bahian folkloric dances of African origin was described as a non-stop extravaganza by the San Francisco Chronicle.

The Brazilian state of Bahia is said to be the most African part of Brazil, a place where otherwise long forgotten gods are still remembered. From Capoerira to Samba de Roda to Afixire dances, Bale Folclorico da Bahia brings thrilling choreography, joyous rhythms, and a feisty, flirtatious exuberance to every performance.

Fireworks and feats from Brazil. Turn off the electricity, the dancers of Balè Folclórico da Bahia power the show – Orange County Register

Golden Dragon Acrobats
Cirque Ziva

Friday, January 17, 8 pm

$45, $35, $25
Students (20 and under) $20
Bargain Seats $20

The best of a time-honored tradition, some 25 centuries old, meets modern movement and expression in a gorgeous, inventive, fast-paced cirque performance. Dazzling Chinese acrobats with a cirque twist – the Golden Dragon Acrobats will amaze audiences of all ages.

Cirque Ziva is the world-class cirque spectacular from the internationally renowned touring company, The Golden Dragon Acrobats. Artistic director Danny Chang and choreographer Angela Chang combine award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes, circus acts, ancient and contemporary music and innovative theatre in a spectacular show for the entire family.

Celtic Nights

Friday, January 31, 8 pm

$40, $30, $25
Students (20 and under) $20
Bargain Seats $20

Ireland’s most prominent vocal talents are joined by the best step dancers to create an exhilarating picture of a proud people who dared to dream big and doggedly carve out a home in America. In Celtic Nights: The Emigrants Bridge their story is told through the power and majesty of music and the hypnotic fury of dancing feet.
Sixteen of Ireland’s most accomplished singers, dancers and musicians tell the story of Irish emigration across the Atlantic, and trace the Celtic roots of North American music such as Appalachian folk and bluegrass.

Moscow Festival Ballet
The Sleeping Beauty

Friday, February 7, 8 pm

$45, $35, $25
Premium Seats $65
Students (20 and under) $20
Bargain Seats $20

One of the greatest choreographers of all time, Marius Petipa, created a masterpiece in The Sleeping Beauty. Regarded as Tchaikovsky’s finest ballet score, this story has become one of the most famous works in classical ballet repertoire, where a princess sleeps for 100 years, awakened only by a true love’s kiss.

Audiences are transported to a world of fairy tale princesses, malevolent witches, storybook kingdoms and true love’s kiss in this most cherished ballet. Opulent costumes and sets, Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score – which he thought was perhaps his best piece of music – and the elegant movements of these extraordinary dancers result in an evening of breathtaking artistry. Sergei Radchenko, legendary principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet, founded this esteemed company of leading Russian dancers in 1989.

TAO

Sunday, February 9, 7:30 pm

$45, $35, $25
Students (20 and under) $20
Bargain Seats $20

In their new show TAO: Phoenix Rising, athletic bodies and contemporary costumes meet explosive Taiko drumming and innovative choreography full of extraordinary precision, energy and stamina. The stars of TAO live and train in the mountains of Japan, reaching the highest level of virtuosity after years of study.

TAO combines the traditional art of Japanese drumming with spectacular modern effects and brings nontraditional flair by drawing on members’ diverse backgrounds: one as a rock musician, another a gymnast and yet another as a composer. TAO offers a young and vibrantly modern take on traditional taiko.

Extraordinarily talented…incomparable muscular zeal – Chicago Tribune

Bill Cosby

Saturday, February 15, 8 pm

$75, $59.50, $49.50 & $39.50

Bill Cosby comedy act has been a coast-to-coast sensation, spawning a string of hilarious, best-selling comedy albums, which went on to win eight Gold Records, five Platinum records and five Grammy Awards. Bill Cosby is quite simply a national treasure.

The Chieftains

Thursday, February 20, 8 pm

$50, $40, $25
Premium Seats $75
Students (20 and under) $20
Bargain Seats $20

Six-time Grammy winners, The Chieftains are recognized for bring traditional Irish music to the world’s attention. With 79 albums to their credit, this band keeps on going and growing. Though this performance will be steeped in nostalgia, it is a show that will inspire every generation with the simplicity of a wonderful musical experience. Everybody’s Irish on this special night!

The Chieftains are not only the world’s most famous traditional Irish musicians, they are some of the most beloved. As comfortable playing spontaneous Irish sessions as they are headlining Carnegie Hall, they make the music their own with a style that is as exhilarating as is it definitive.

Savion Glover STePz

Friday, March 14, 8 pm

$45, $35, $25
Premium Seats $60
Students (20 and under) $20
Bargain Seats $20

Savion Glover’s STePz will display the infinite versatility and virtuoso of Savion Glover’s genius as a tap master. Mr. Glover and his ensemble of dancers – The HooFeRzCLuB (TLHS) – will take tap dance to new heights in this Bay Area premiere.

Savion Glover’s STePz is an exuberant celebration of tap dance to sound and sound to dance. In this new production, Glover and his ensemble will fuse traditional music selections of the past with his self-proclaimed tap style and energy of the future.

Haifa Symphony Orchestra of Israel

Saturday, March 15, 8 pm

$45, $35, $25
Premium Seats $60
Students (20 and under) $20
Bargain Seats $20

The most significant musical institute in the north of Israel, the Haifa Symphony Orchestra of Israel offers a stirring program, featuring  Israeli pianist Roman Rabinovich in its performance of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. Led by conductor Boguslaw Dawidow, the Haifa Symphony Orchestra will also perform Carl Maria Von Weber’s Overture to the Opera Euryanthe and Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95. The orchestra (now in its seventh decade) is a centerpiece of Israeli culture and musical life.

Pilobolus

Saturday, March 22, 8 pm

$50, $35, $25
Premium Seats $75
Students (20 and under) $20
Bargain Seats $20

Whether they are performing for millions at the Olympics, oN an Oscar telecast, or live on stage at Marin Center, Pilobolus continues to amaze, innovate and engage. With more than 40 years spent charming audiences, Pilobolus will take you on the wildest of wonder-filled rides.

Since 1971 Pilobolus Dance Theatre has been creating inventive, athletic, witty and collaborative performance works using the human body as a medium for expression. Based in Connecticut, Pilobolus performs for stage, television and online audiences across the globe. The troupe has performed live shows in more than sixty countries – 2014 will be the company’s 12th annual visit to the Marin Center stage.

Classics or the brand-new, Pilobolus keeps delivering. – Philadelphia Inquirer

It’s as if we’re being given a fleeting glimpse of the inner workings of the universe. – New York Times

Arlo Guthrie

Sunday, April 13, 3 pm

$40, $30, $25
Students (20 and under) $20
Bargain Seats $20

The son of legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie is a natural born storyteller who mixes his deliciously sly tunes with biting satire, gentle honesty, and razor-sharp wit.

With the centennial of Woody’s 100th birthday, Arlo’s Main County concert will celebrate Woody’s immeasurable contributions to American folk music. Join Arlo and his band in honoring the enduring commitment of his father with an unforgettable afternoon of music and stories – confirming that the folk tradition of Woody is alive and well.

Arlo Guthrie was born with a guitar in one hand and a harmonica in the other, in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York in 1947. He is the eldest son of America’s beloved singer/songwriter/philosopher Woody Guthrie and Marjorie Mazia Guthrie, a professional dancer with Martha Graham Company. He grew up surrounded by dancers and musicians: Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, Fred Hellerman and Lee Hays (The Weavers), Leadbelly, Cisco Houston, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee, all of whom were significant musical influences on Arlo’s musical career.

Neil Berg's 104 Years of Broadway

Sunday, May 4, 3 pm

$45, $35, $25
Premium Seats $60
Students (20 and under) $20
Bargain Seats $20

From the creator of last season’s hit show 103 Years of Broadway comes an all-new, dazzling musical revue featuring the actual stars of Broadway’s greatest musicals and an all-star New York band, led by pianist/music director Neil Berg. This sensational show will recreate some of your favorite music such as Les Miserable, Jersey Boys, Fiddler on the Roof, Wicked, Rock of Ages, Tommy, Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera and many others. The amazing performers will light up the stage with songs form the hit shows in which they starred. Neil Berg has brilliantly revived the arrangements of these Broadway classics as well as the fantastic numbers from Broadway’s newest hit shows. This unforgettable afternoon of music will keep Broadway buffs tapping their toes and humming along for days after the event.