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SUMMARY:Smurfs
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The State Theatre almost every Wednesday this summer for a line-up of excellent children’s movies! This yearly partnership between Schlow Library, and The State Theatre invites families of the community to beat the heat and enjoy the comfort of our theatre! Registration is required for attendance.\nWe’ll be giving away a free pair of passes to DelGrosso’s Park & Laguna Splash, get here before the film starts for a chance to win!\nSmurfette (Rihanna) leads the crew on a daring rescue mission to save Papa Smurf (John Goodman) after he’s kidnapped by evil wizards. With the help of new friends, the Smurfs will discover that their true destiny is to protect the universe.\n
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CATEGORIES:Family Friendly,Movies,Read It, Watch It
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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CREATED:20260526
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SUMMARY:Dog Day Afternoon
DESCRIPTION:“The film’s tone is extraordinarily flexible, holding within the same reality elements of the absurd, the ridiculous and the comic while sustaining a sense of tension and dread throughout. This is, of course, one of the classic Pacino roles – he’s so appealing – but don’t overlook the late John Cazale as his accomplice, who gives us a character who’s stupid and scared, troubled and dangerous, and disturbingly inscrutable.”\n―San Francisco Chronicle\nOn the blistering afternoon of August 22, 1972, two optimistic losers attempt to rob a Brooklyn bank — the frantic master-mind Sonny (Academy Award-winner Al Pacino, “Scent of a Woman,” “Carlito’s Way”), and his slow-witted buddy Sal (John Cazale, “The Godfather,” “The Deer Hunter”). But then the cops arrive. The crowds arrive. The TV cameras arrive. Even the pizza man arrives. As their heist turns into a circus, Sonny and Sal’s notoriety grows, and their chances for survival shrink.\nPacino teams with his “Serpico” director Sidney Lumet (“The Verdict,” “Prince of the City”) for a jolting comedy-drama that earned six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and a win for Frank Pierson’s streetwise screenplay based on a real-life incident. Recently selected by the prestigious American Film Institute as one of the 400 greatest American films of all time.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/dog-day-afternoon-2026/
CATEGORIES:Movies,New York on the Edge
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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SUMMARY:Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez Trio
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nAmazon\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nLink\n\nBanjo. Drums. Harp. Huh?\nTo be sure, the new all-star trio of Béla Fleck, harpist Edmar Castañeda and drummer Antonio Sánchez features instrumentation that might safely be called uncommon. Unless, of course, you’re already familiar with 19-time Grammy-winner Fleck — the genre-blurring virtuoso who has done more to expand the possibilities of the banjo than any other player in the instrument’s history. From his bluegrass beginnings through his otherworldly Flecktones, his duo with Chick Corea and his reimagining of Rhapsody in Blue, Fleck’s work never fails to surprise. What doesn’t surprise is the impeccable caliber of his collaborators — and this new trio includes two of the most gifted musicians of their generation. The harpist, Castañeda, hails from Bogotá, Colombia, and has led his own bands in addition to sharing projects with such masters as Hiromi, Paquito D’Rivera and Grégoire Maret. 5-time Grammy-winner Sánchez grew up in Mexico City and built a reputation as one of the great jazz drummers through his work with guitarist Pat Metheny. He’s also been a visionary bandleader, helming progressive groups like Bad Hombre, and collaborated with Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Charlie Haden, Michael Brecker and other giants. His Golden Globe-nominated drum-set score for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s 2014 film Birdman earned him renown far outside the jazz world.\nPlaying original repertoire, much of it collaboratively written, this trio embarks nightly on fearless explorations that audiences will find irresistible — rich with strong melodies, gorgeous harmony and grooves that twist and turn while feeling fantastic.\nArtist Bios\n\nBéla Fleck\nJust in case you aren’t familiar with Béla Fleck, there are many who say he’s the premiere banjo player in the world. Others claim that Fleck has virtually reinvented the image and the sound of the banjo through a remarkable performing and recording career that has taken him all over the musical map and on a range of solo projects and collaborations. If you are familiar with Fleck, you know that he just loves to play the banjo, and put it into unique settings.\nA nineteen-time Grammy Award-winner, Fleck has the virtuosic, jazz-to-classical ingenuity of an iconic instrumentalist and composer with bluegrass roots. For over 30 years, he has led Béla Fleck and The Flecktones, the groundbreaking quartet inspired by jazz, funk, bluegrass and beyond. From writing three banjo concertos for full symphony orchestra to exploring the banjo’s African roots with the award-winning 2009 documentary Throw Down Your Heart, many tout that Béla Fleck is the world’s premier banjo player. As Jon Pareles wrote for The New York Times, “That’s a lot of territory for five strings.”\nCollaborators include Abigail Washburn, the Brooklyn Rider String Quartet, Chris Thile, The Blind Boys of Alabama, McCoy Tyner, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, and Rakesh Chaurasia (their latest album As We Speak won two Grammys in 2024). Fleck’s album Rhapsody in Blue was released February 12, 2024 on the centennial of the work’s premiere in New York City, and he debuted it at Carnegie Hall with orchestra in May. His Grammy-winning project My Bluegrass Heart, is named in honor of his friend, mentor and hero Chick Corea (My Spanish Heart). Béla and Chick toured for many years as a duo and released three acclaimed albums, including their latest and final duo project, Remembrance (2024), which won the 2025 Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\n\n\nEdmar Castañeda\nUpon arriving in the United States in 1994, Colombian-born Edmar Castañeda made a name for himself as the preeminent jazz harp virtuoso. Castañeda brings forth a brilliance that beautifully merges the jazz tradition with a diverse set of styles and genres while bringing unbridled attention to a somewhat unfamiliar instrument: the harp. He was ushered into the jazz community by Paquito D’Rivera, who recognized Castañeda’s passion and took the young harpist under his wing. Castañeda has cemented the harp’s place in jazz with innovative technique and heartfelt creativity from a wealth of formidable collaborations with music titans such as Wynton Marsalis, Bela Fleck, John Scofield, Ricki Lee Jones, Hiromi, Pedrito Martinez, Marcus Miller, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ivan Lins, The Yellowjackets, and Paco De Lucia.\nIn the same breath as the Yo-Yo Ma’s of the world, Castañeda fearlessly stuns audiences, musicians, and critics alike with his incredible talents as a player and composer. NPR’s “Fresh Air” touts, “…his technique is the real astonishment. Castañeda juggles lead, rhythm and bass lines, using a variety of hard and soft string attacks to keep those voices distinct — all without giving up the groove…His amazing technique…raises the bar for every harpist.” The New York Times notes, “…Castañeda… engage[s] modern jazz in ways that honor…cultural origins, and [he has] the capacity to astonish by virtue of [his] fingerstyle technique.” Moses Sumney highlights his “5 Favorite NPR “Tiny Desk Concerts” and says, “My brain cracked open when I first saw this. Some classical instruments are so ingrained in our heads for sounding one way; Edmar restructures what we know of harp, defiantly expanding the bounds of the instrument.”\nCastañeda follows up seven acclaimed albums with his latest recording project, Viento Sur, with a nine-person ensemble of acclaimed global musicians from Switzerland, Brazil, Cuba, Israel, Chile, USA, Argentina, and Colombia. An array of compositions on Viento Sur are commissioned by American Chamber Music from the “New Jazz Works Grant.”\nCastañeda’s renowned albums as a bandleader are interchanged with awe-inspiring symphonic and big-band works with Wynton Marsalis Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Clássica de Espinho and the São Paulo Jazz Symphony Orchestra, as well as chamber pieces for the Israel Camerata Jerusalem and the Orquestra Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia.\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\n\nAntonio Sánchez\nBorn in Mexico City, 4-time Grammy Award winner Antonio Sánchez began playing the drums at age five and performed professionally in his early teens in Mexico’s rock, jazz and latin scenes.\nHe pursued a degree in classical piano at the National Conservatory in Mexico and in 1993 enrolled in Berklee College of Music and New England Conservatory, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in Jazz Studies.\nSince moving to New York City in 1999, Sánchez has become one of the most sought-after drummers on the international jazz scene. Following 18 years and 9 albums as one of the most revered collaborators with guitarist/composer Pat Metheny, he also has recorded and performed with many other most prominent artists like Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Michael Brecker, Charlie Haden and Toots Thielmans.\nIn 2014 Sánchez’s popularity soared when he scored Alejandro Gonzá lez Iñáritu’s Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) which ended up fetching 4 Academy awards (including best picture) and for which Sánchez won a Grammy award. Additional film/tv projects include EPIX network’s Get Shorty and Hippopotamus among others.\nWith more than a dozen recordings as a leader or co-leader, Sánchez’s recent projects include the acclaimed epic The Meridian Suite and the star studded Three Times Three. He turned his upset over social injustice into a tribute to every immigrant’s journey in his epic musical statement Lines in the Sand.\nSánchez is the recipient of five Grammys, three Echo Awards, Golden Globe & BAFTA nominations and has been thrice named Modern Drummer’s “Jazz Drummer of the Year”. He has been featured on the covers of DownBeat, JazzTimes, JAZZIZ, Modern Drummer, Drum! and Musico Pro — among others.\nSánchez’s new album SHIFT (Bad Hombre Vol. II) on Warner Music features Sánchez playing virtually every instrument on the album — in addition to being its producer. SHIFT features Trent Reznor, Dave Mathews, Kimbra, Ana Tijoux, Meshell Ndegeocello and more.\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\n\nJust in case you aren’t familiar with Béla Fleck, there are many who say he’s the premiere banjo player in the world. Others claim that Fleck has virtually reinvented the image and the sound of the banjo through a remarkable performing and recording career that has taken him all over the musical map and on a range of solo projects and collaborations. If you are familiar with Fleck, you know that he just loves to play the banjo, and put it into unique settings.\nA nineteen-time Grammy Award-winner, Fleck has the virtuosic, jazz-to-classical ingenuity of an iconic instrumentalist and composer with bluegrass roots. For over 30 years, he has led Béla Fleck and The Flecktones, the groundbreaking quartet inspired by jazz, funk, bluegrass and beyond. From writing three banjo concertos for full symphony orchestra to exploring the banjo’s African roots with the award-winning 2009 documentary Throw Down Your Heart, many tout that Béla Fleck is the world’s premier banjo player. As Jon Pareles wrote for The New York Times, “That’s a lot of territory for five strings.”\nCollaborators include Abigail Washburn, the Brooklyn Rider String Quartet, Chris Thile, The Blind Boys of Alabama, McCoy Tyner, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, and Rakesh Chaurasia (their latest album As We Speak won two Grammys in 2024). Fleck’s album Rhapsody in Blue was released February 12, 2024 on the centennial of the work’s premiere in New York City, and he debuted it at Carnegie Hall with orchestra in May. His Grammy-winning project My Bluegrass Heart, is named in honor of his friend, mentor and hero Chick Corea (My Spanish Heart). Béla and Chick toured for many years as a duo and released three acclaimed albums, including their latest and final duo project, Remembrance (2024), which won the 2025 Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\nUpon arriving in the United States in 1994, Colombian-born Edmar Castañeda made a name for himself as the preeminent jazz harp virtuoso. Castañeda brings forth a brilliance that beautifully merges the jazz tradition with a diverse set of styles and genres while bringing unbridled attention to a somewhat unfamiliar instrument: the harp. He was ushered into the jazz community by Paquito D’Rivera, who recognized Castañeda’s passion and took the young harpist under his wing. Castañeda has cemented the harp’s place in jazz with innovative technique and heartfelt creativity from a wealth of formidable collaborations with music titans such as Wynton Marsalis, Bela Fleck, John Scofield, Ricki Lee Jones, Hiromi, Pedrito Martinez, Marcus Miller, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ivan Lins, The Yellowjackets, and Paco De Lucia.\nIn the same breath as the Yo-Yo Ma’s of the world, Castañeda fearlessly stuns audiences, musicians, and critics alike with his incredible talents as a player and composer. NPR’s “Fresh Air” touts, “…his technique is the real astonishment. Castañeda juggles lead, rhythm and bass lines, using a variety of hard and soft string attacks to keep those voices distinct — all without giving up the groove…His amazing technique…raises the bar for every harpist.” The New York Times notes, “…Castañeda… engage[s] modern jazz in ways that honor…cultural origins, and [he has] the capacity to astonish by virtue of [his] fingerstyle technique.” Moses Sumney highlights his “5 Favorite NPR “Tiny Desk Concerts” and says, “My brain cracked open when I first saw this. Some classical instruments are so ingrained in our heads for sounding one way; Edmar restructures what we know of harp, defiantly expanding the bounds of the instrument.”\nCastañeda follows up seven acclaimed albums with his latest recording project, Viento Sur, with a nine-person ensemble of acclaimed global musicians from Switzerland, Brazil, Cuba, Israel, Chile, USA, Argentina, and Colombia. An array of compositions on Viento Sur are commissioned by American Chamber Music from the “New Jazz Works Grant.”\nCastañeda’s renowned albums as a bandleader are interchanged with awe-inspiring symphonic and big-band works with Wynton Marsalis Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Clássica de Espinho and the São Paulo Jazz Symphony Orchestra, as well as chamber pieces for the Israel Camerata Jerusalem and the Orquestra Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia.\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\nBorn in Mexico City, 4-time Grammy Award winner Antonio Sánchez began playing the drums at age five and performed professionally in his early teens in Mexico’s rock, jazz and latin scenes.\nHe pursued a degree in classical piano at the National Conservatory in Mexico and in 1993 enrolled in Berklee College of Music and New England Conservatory, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in Jazz Studies.\nSince moving to New York City in 1999, Sánchez has become one of the most sought-after drummers on the international jazz scene. Following 18 years and 9 albums as one of the most revered collaborators with guitarist/composer Pat Metheny, he also has recorded and performed with many other most prominent artists like Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Michael Brecker, Charlie Haden and Toots Thielmans.\nIn 2014 Sánchez’s popularity soared when he scored Alejandro Gonzá lez Iñáritu’s Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) which ended up fetching 4 Academy awards (including best picture) and for which Sánchez won a Grammy award. Additional film/tv projects include EPIX network’s Get Shorty and Hippopotamus among others.\nWith more than a dozen recordings as a leader or co-leader, Sánchez’s recent projects include the acclaimed epic The Meridian Suite and the star studded Three Times Three. He turned his upset over social injustice into a tribute to every immigrant’s journey in his epic musical statement Lines in the Sand.\nSánchez is the recipient of five Grammys, three Echo Awards, Golden Globe & BAFTA nominations and has been thrice named Modern Drummer’s “Jazz Drummer of the Year”. He has been featured on the covers of DownBeat, JazzTimes, JAZZIZ, Modern Drummer, Drum! and Musico Pro — among others.\nSánchez’s new album SHIFT (Bad Hombre Vol. II) on Warner Music features Sánchez playing virtually every instrument on the album — in addition to being its producer. SHIFT features Trent Reznor, Dave Mathews, Kimbra, Ana Tijoux, Meshell Ndegeocello and more.\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/beatrio/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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SUMMARY:The Iron Giant
DESCRIPTION:“Heart and tenderness are rare in cartoon movies. But in an age of frenetic children’s fare, the new animated adventure The Iron Giant dares to show a lot of both, and it comes up a winner.”\n―San Francisco Chronicle\nSomething humongous is among us! A young boy rescues a huge robot which has rocketed to earth from space – and tries to protect the genial giant from a nosy government agent and the military. A captivating animated feature that’s part metal, part magic and all heart.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-iron-giant/
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly,Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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SUMMARY:Shadow of a Doubt
DESCRIPTION:“Hitchcock’s discovery of darkness within the heart of small-town America remains one of his most harrowing films, a peek behind the facade of security that reveals loneliness, despair, and death.”\n―Chicago Reader\nJoseph Cotton star as Uncle Charlie, a calculating and charming killer who hides out in his relatives’ small hometown. There, he befriends his favorite niece and namesake, Young Charlie (Teresa Wright). But she begins to suspect he may be the famed Merry Widow murderer. A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues as the psychopathic killer plots the death of his young niece to protect his secret.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/shadow-of-a-doubt/
CATEGORIES:Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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SUMMARY:Superman
DESCRIPTION:“Superman is a pure delight, a wondrous combination of all the old-fashioned things we never really get tired of: adventure and romance, heroes and villains, earthshaking special effects, and — you know what else? Wit.”\n―Roger Ebert ( https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/superman )\nPortraying the early years of the man of steel, from his birth on the planet Krypton to his arrival on Earth and the first of his epic battles with the arch-criminal Lex Luthor. The superhero must prevent Luthor’s nefarious scheme to rearrange the west coast of America with the help of a couple of nuclear bombs.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/superman/
CATEGORIES:Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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SUMMARY:Unforgiven
DESCRIPTION:This unflinching drama definitively strips the West of its idealized romanticism and presents it as a savage hellhole in which there are no clear-cut heroes or villains, only morally ambiguous survivalists.\n―Film Frenzy\nClint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman play retired, down-on-their-luck outlaws who pick up their guns one last time to collect a bounty offered by the vengeful prostitutes of the remote Wyoming town of Big Whiskey. Richard Harris is an ill-fated interloper, a colorful killer-for-hire called English Bob, and Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner Gene Hackman is the sly and brutal local sheriff whose brand of law enforcement ranges from unconventional to ruthless.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/unforgiven/
CATEGORIES:Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260701T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260701T143000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260612
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SUMMARY:Wicked
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The State Theatre almost every Wednesday this summer for a line-up of excellent children’s movies! This yearly partnership between Schlow Library, and The State Theatre invites families of the community to beat the heat and enjoy the comfort of our theatre! Registration is required for attendance.\nWe’ll be giving away a free pair of passes to DelGrosso’s Park & Laguna Splash, get here before the film starts for a chance to win!\nAfter two decades, the beloved and enduring stage musical makes its journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event. The untold story of the witches of Oz stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege, who has yet to discover her true heart. As they forge an unlikely friendship, their extraordinary adventures will see them fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/wicked-riwi/
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly,Movies,Read It, Watch It
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260702T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260702T210000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260514
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SUMMARY:Stand By Me
DESCRIPTION:“Stand By Me is one of those films that stands up to the test of time. It may never top any critic’s “films of the century” list, like Citizen Kane, or Raging Bull, but it has a charm and depth that seems to resonate with each generation.”\n―The Telegraph\nIn a small woodsy Oregon town, a group of friends–sensitive Gordie (Wil Wheaton), tough guy Chris (River Phoenix), flamboyant Teddy (Corey Feldman), and scaredy-cat Vern (Jerry O’Connell)–are in search of a missing teenager’s body. Wanting to be heroes in each other’s and their hometown’s eyes, they set out on an unforgettable two-day trek that turns into an odyssey of self-discovery. They sneak smokes, tell tall tales, cuss ’cause it’s cool and band together when the going gets tough. When they encounter the town’s knife-wielding hoods who are also after the body, the boys discover a strength they never knew they had. Stand By Me is a rare and special film about friendship and the indelible experiences of growing up. Filled with humor and suspense, Stand By Me is based on the novella ‘The Body’ by Stephen King.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/stand-by-me/
CATEGORIES:Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260703T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260703T220000
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SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Jaws
DESCRIPTION:“It was the complete nightmare that invented the “summer blockbuster”, launched the genius on a global scale and delivered an astonishingly effective thriller built on a very primal level: fear.”\n														―Empire\nDirected by Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg, Jaws set the standard for edge-of-your seat suspense, quickly becoming a cultural phenomenon and forever changing the way audiences experience movies. When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town’s chief of police (Roy Scheider), a young marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a grizzled shark hunter (Robert Shaw) embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again. Featuring an unforgettable score that evokes pure terror, Jaws remains one of the most influential and gripping adventures in motion picture history.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/jaws/
CATEGORIES:Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260705T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260705T161000
DTSTAMP:20260515T115030Z
CREATED:20260515
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:8
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SUMMARY:The Sandlot
DESCRIPTION:It’s the early 1960s and fifth-grader Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) has just moved into town with his folks (Karen Allen and Denis Leary). Kids call him a dork—he can’t even throw a baseball! But that changes when the leader of the neighborhood gang recruits him to play on the nearby sandlot field. It’s the beginning of a magical summer of baseball, wild adventures, first kisses, and fearsome confrontations with the dreaded Beast and its owner (James Earl Jones) who live behind the left field fence. Soon nine boys have become best friends, Scotty is part of a team, and their leader has become a local legend in this hilarious and warmhearted comedy.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-sandlot/
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly,Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260707T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260707T220000
DTSTAMP:20260512T125533Z
CREATED:20260512
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:3
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SUMMARY:The Fretliners
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\nThe Fretliners are a band defined by their songwriting—stories carried by powerful harmonies, dynamic arrangements, and a sound that feels both timeless and new. Their music leans into the tradition of acoustic string instruments but reaches well beyond genre, resonating with listeners through honesty and craft.\nIn 2023, they swept both the Telluride Bluegrass and RockyGrass band competitions—an achievement matched only once before. That fall, their debut self-titled album earned widespread acclaim, praised for its originality and heartfelt lyricism.\nWith songs that balance tradition and innovation, The Fretliners continue to chart a bold path forward, creating music that connects as deeply on record as it does on stage.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-fretliners/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Attic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T133000
DTSTAMP:20260527T151152Z
CREATED:20260527
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The State Theatre almost every Wednesday this summer for a line-up of excellent children’s movies! This yearly partnership between Schlow Library, and The State Theatre invites families of the community to beat the heat and enjoy the comfort of our theatre! Registration is required for attendance.\nWe’ll be giving away a free pair of passes to DelGrosso’s Park & Laguna Splash, get here before the film starts for a chance to win!\nSpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom friends set sail on their biggest adventure yet! When an attempt to prove he’s a true big guy accidentally summons the fearsome ghost pirate The Flying Dutchman, SpongeBob and Patrick are swept into a wild underworld quest. With colossal challenges ahead and a rescue crew on their trail, SpongeBob discovers that real courage shines brightest when friends face the unknown together.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-spongebob-movie-search-for-squarepants/
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly,Movies,Read It, Watch It
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/SPONGEBOB-POSTER.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T220000
DTSTAMP:20260428T115514Z
CREATED:20260428
LAST-MODIFIED:20260512
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:4
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SUMMARY:The Travelin’ McCourys
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nX-twitter\n\n\nTiktok\n\n\nLink\n\nFrom a source deep, abundant, and pure the river flows. It’s there on the map, marking place and time. Yet, the river changes as it remains a constant, carving away at the edges, making new pathways, gaining strength as it progresses forward. The Travelin’ McCourys are that river.\nThe McCoury brothers—Ronnie (mandolin) and Rob (banjo)—were born into the bluegrass tradition. Talk about a source abundant and pure: their father, Del, is among the most influential and successful musicians in the history of the genre. Years on the road with Dad in the Del McCoury Band honed their knife-edge chops and encouraged the duo to imagine how traditional bluegrass could cut innovative pathways into 21st century music.\n“If you put your mind, your skills, and your ability to it, I think you can make just about anything work on bluegrass instruments,” says Ronnie. “That’s a really fun part of this—figuring the new stuff out and surprising the audience.”\nThe newest member of the band, fiddler Christian Ward, joined after Jason Carter moved on to pursue a solo career. Bassist Alan Bartram, and Cody Kilby on guitar, they assembled a group that could take what they had in their DNA, the traditions they learned and heard, and push the music forward. In fact, the band became the only group to have each of its members recognized with an International Bluegrass Music Association Award for their instrument at least once. There were peers, too, that could see bluegrass as both historic and progressive. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Allman Brothers Band, improv-rock kings Phish, and jamband contemporary Keller Williams were just a few that formed a mutual admiration society with the ensemble.\nThe band played the Allman’s Wanee Festival and guitarist Warren Haynes’ Christmas Jam—an annual holiday homecoming of Southern music. An early-years jam with the Lee Boys was hailed by many as the highlight of the evening, and with the video catching fire online, earned a legion of new, young fans of their supercharged combination of sacred steel, R&B, and bluegrass. There were unforgettable collaborations with country smash Dierks Bentley, onstage magic jamming with titans String Cheese Incident and Phish, cutting an album with Keller (Pick), and creating the Grateful Ball—a tribute concert-turned-tour bridging bluegrass with the iconic music of the Grateful Dead.\n“That’s something that’s part of us being who we are,” says Ronnie. “It comes, too, with us plugging in. It gets louder, for sure. We can’t be another version of our dad’s band. It wouldn’t make any sense for us to do that.”\nTheir concerts became can’t-miss events, whether headlining historic venues or as festival favorites, drawing the love and respect of a growing fanbase craving their eclectic repertoire. At the 2016 edition of DelFest, an annual gathering of the genre’s best aptly named for the McCoury patriarch, the band delivered the take-away highlight. Rolling Stone called it “a sublime combination of rock and bluegrass, contemporary and classic, old and young. The best set of the festival…” The river was going new places, getting stronger. It was time to re-draw the map.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-travelin-mccourys/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T220000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115505Z
CREATED:20260429
LAST-MODIFIED:20260512
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:2
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SUMMARY:Craig Finn & Patterson Hood
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\nCraig Finn is a Minnesota-bred singer/songwriter based in New York City, best known as the singer of The Hold Steady. Finn spent the ’90’s leading Minneapolis indie band Lifter Puller, which released 3 albums and an EP. After relocating to New York, he joined with Lifter Puller member Tad Kubler to form The Hold Steady in 2003. The Hold Steady quickly achieved critical acclaim and a worldwide fanbase with their unique pairing of dense lyrical narratives with big rock guitars. The Hold Steady’s ninth album, The Price Of Progress, was released in March 2023, commemorating the band’s 20th Anniversary.\nCraig Finn released his 6th solo album Always Been on April 4. Produced by Adam Granduciel (The War On Drugs), the album features musical performances by Granduciel and members of The War on Drugs, Kathleen Edwards, Sam Fender, and more.\nAlways Been tells the story of a man who becomes a clergyman despite a lack of faith. The songs detail his rise, fall, and eventual redemption, while also shining a light to sharply reveal the other characters that populate the world he moves through. A limited edition, 92-page companion book Lousy With Ghosts accompanies the album and features 11 works of fiction by Craig Finn. These stories take place in the same universe as the record, giving deeper looks at the characters within.\nFinn released his first solo album in 2012 with three additional solo LPs put forth from 2015 – 2019: Faith in the Future, We All Want The Same Things, and 2019’s I Need a New War – which coalesced into a sign-of-the-times musical trilogy. Finn’s fifth album, A Legacy of Rentals was released in 2022 and received universal critical acclaim.\nThat’s How I Remember It is Craig Finn’s podcast series, launched in 2022. Co-produced and distributed by Talkhouse, the podcast series examines the connection between memory and creativity. Each episode features a discussion between Finn and one creator – including musicians, authors, filmmakers, and more – about the role memory plays in their art. These exclusive conversations reveal the different ways each creator synthesizes their remembered life experience to tell stories about themselves and the world we live in. Podcast guests have included George Saunders, Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Lucinda Williams, Johnny Marr, Jason Isbell, Duff McKagan, Adam Duritz, Ben Gibbard, and many more.\n\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\nPatterson Hood is an acclaimed singer-songwriter, guitarist, and co-founder of the Southern rock band Drive-By Truckers. Born in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Hood grew up immersed in the region’s rich musical heritage, with his father, David Hood, being a renowned session bassist for the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Drawing inspiration from storytelling traditions and a passion for rock, country, and soul, Hood’s music often explores themes of Southern identity, social justice, and personal introspection. While best known as frontman, singer, songwriter, and guitar player for Drive-By Truckers, he is also a writer of essays, columns, and short stories as well as a solo performer and producer.\nSince forming Drive-By Truckers in 1996 with Mike Cooley, Hood has been a driving force behind the band’s narrative-driven sound, blending gritty, guitar-heavy arrangements with evocative lyrics. Albums like Southern Rock Opera (2001) and The Dirty South (2004) have solidified their reputation as one of the most influential Southern rock bands of their generation.\nBeyond his work with the Truckers, Hood has released solo albums such as Killers and Stars (2004) and Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance (2012), showcasing his versatility as a songwriter. His newest solo album, Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams, produced by Chris Funk (The Decemberists) was released via ATO Records in February 2025. Whether fronting the Truckers or performing solo, Patterson Hood remains a vital force in modern music, celebrated for his ability to turn life’s raw realities into compelling, soul-stirring art, and continues to be a powerful voice in contemporary Americana and Southern rock.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/craig-finn-patterson-hood/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T160000
DTSTAMP:20260605T115537Z
CREATED:20260605
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:2
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SUMMARY:The Secret World of Arrietty
DESCRIPTION:“It’s hardly the first movie to deal with thimble-size protagonists, but it’s one of few animated fairy tales to genuinely transport the audience into their world and, in the process, let us see our own with fresh awe and respect.”\n―Time Out\nFrom the creators of Spirited Away and Ponyo, and Academy Award®-nominated director Hiromasa Yonebayashi, comes a gorgeous and adventure-filled adaptation of The Borrowers, one of the most beloved children’s books of all time. In a secret world hidden beneath the floorboards, little people called Borrowers live out of sight of humans. But when brave and tiny Arrietty is out gathering supplies, she is discovered by Shawn, a human boy, and they begin to form a friendship that blossoms into an extraordinary adventure. This sumptuously animated and heartwarming story features the voices of Bridgit Mendler, David Henrie, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Moises Arias and Carol Burnett.\nThis screening will be a subtitled presentation.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-secret-world-of-arrietty/
CATEGORIES:Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T115506Z
CREATED:20260605
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Ghost
DESCRIPTION:“A comedy, romance and supernatural thriller rolled into one, Ghost is a zippy pastiche that somehow manages to seem fresh even though it’s built entirely out of borrowed parts.”\n―Newsweek\nSam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) is a banker, Molly Jensen (Demi Moore) is an artist, and the two are madly in love. However, when Sam is murdered by friend and corrupt business partner Carl Bruner (Tony Goldwyn) over a shady business deal, he is left to roam the earth as a powerless spirit. When he learns of Carl’s betrayal, Sam must seek the help of psychic Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg) to set things right and protect Molly from Carl and his goons.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/ghost/
CATEGORIES:Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T133500
DTSTAMP:20260527T151156Z
CREATED:20260527
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:2
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SUMMARY:The Good Dinosaur
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The State Theatre almost every Wednesday this summer for a line-up of excellent children’s movies! This yearly partnership between Schlow Library, and The State Theatre invites families of the community to beat the heat and enjoy the comfort of our theatre! Registration is required for attendance.\nWe’ll be giving away a free pair of passes to DelGrosso’s Park & Laguna Splash, get here before the film starts for a chance to win!\nFrom the innovative minds of Disney•Pixar comes a hilariously heartwarming adventure about the power of confronting and overcoming your fears and discovering who you are meant to be. The Good Dinosaur asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely, and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? In this epic journey into the world of dinosaurs, an apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns what he is truly capable of and how to make his mark on the world.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-good-dinosaur/
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly,Movies,Read It, Watch It
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T213000
DTSTAMP:20260526T115539Z
CREATED:20260526
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:3
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SUMMARY:Mean Streets
DESCRIPTION:“Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets isn’t so much a gangster movie as a perceptive, sympathetic, finally tragic story about how it is to grow up in a gangster environment.”\n―Roger Ebert\nTwo-time Academy Award-winner Robert De Niro (“GoodFellas,” “The Godfather, Part II”) stars in Martin Scorsese’s (“Raging Bull,” “The Age of Innocence”) drama of young men coming to manhood by the code of New York’s Little Italy. A harrowing, intense, and grueling dramatic experience — brilliantly acted and directed. Also starring Academy Award-nominee Harvey Keitel (“Pulp Fiction,” “The Piano”) and future producer Amy Robinson (“After Hours,” “Running on Empty”). Inducted into the Library of Congress National Film Registry. Recently selected by the prestigious American Film Institute as one of the 400 greatest American films of all time.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/mean-streets/
CATEGORIES:Movies,New York on the Edge
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T220000
DTSTAMP:20260605T115542Z
CREATED:20260605
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Grease
DESCRIPTION:“Grease is a pure pop construct, fueled by movie-star poses, hit songs, and persistent audience fantasies of being an acceptable kind of “bad.” Barry Gibb-penned disco theme aside, Grease doesn’t really belong to any one era. It’s like it’s always existed.”\n―The A.V. Club\nJohn Travolta solidified his position as the most versatile and magnetic screen presence of the decade in this film version of the smash hit play Grease. Recording star Olivia Newton–John made her American film debut as Sandy, Travolta’s naive love interest. The impressive supporting cast reads like a “who’s who” in this quintessential musical about the fabulous ’50s. Grease is not just a nostalgic look at a simpler decade – it’s an energetic and exciting musical homage to the age of rock ‘n’ roll.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/grease-2026/
CATEGORIES:Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260718T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260718T220000
DTSTAMP:20250218T095548Z
CREATED:20250218
LAST-MODIFIED:20260409
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:5
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SUMMARY:EagleMania – The World’s Greatest Eagles Tribute Band
DESCRIPTION:\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\nEagleMania has been dazzling audiences for over a decade by spectacularly reproducing the music of The Eagles. EagleMania thrills internationally sold-out audiences with their stunning five part harmony, virtuoso guitar work and uncanny ability to emulate the distinct sound of The Eagles. The EagleMania show consists of the Eagles’ greatest hits, as well as select Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and Joe Walsh solo efforts.\nIf you like The Eagles you simply must experience the world’s greatest Eagles Tribute, EagleMania!\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/eaglemania-the-worlds-greatest-eagles-tribute-band/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T210000
DTSTAMP:20260609T115527Z
CREATED:20260609
LAST-MODIFIED:20260608
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:The Time Machine
DESCRIPTION:“This smashing science-fiction adaptation of H.G. Wells’s famous novel has more creativity in every frame than most latter-day rip-offs have in their entirety.”\n―TV Guide Magazine\nRod Taylor (“The Birds”) stars as a turn-of-the-century inventor whose time machine inadvertantly transports him thousands of years into the future. When he falls in love with a beautiful woman, he fights to free her and her people from a tribe of underground mutants. Based upon the novel by H.G. Wells. Co-starring Yvette Mimieux (“Where the Boys Are”). Featuring Oscar-winning special effects.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-time-machine/
CATEGORIES:Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T133000
DTSTAMP:20260527T151201Z
CREATED:20260527
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:The Bad Guys 2
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The State Theatre almost every Wednesday this summer for a line-up of excellent children’s movies! This yearly partnership between Schlow Library, and The State Theatre invites families of the community to beat the heat and enjoy the comfort of our theatre! Registration is required for attendance.\nWe’ll be giving away a free pair of passes to DelGrosso’s Park & Laguna Splash, get here before the film starts for a chance to win!\nEveryone’s favorite felons are back, and this time, they’ve got company. In the action-packed chapter from DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed comedy smash about a crackerjack crew of animal outlaws, our now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-bad-guys-2/
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly,Movies,Read It, Watch It
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T213000
DTSTAMP:20260526T115516Z
CREATED:20260526
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:3
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SUMMARY:Escape From New York
DESCRIPTION:“Regardless of how much John Carpenter pays homage to Howard Hawks, or how much Kurt Russell’s performance is rooted in Clint Eastwood’s various onscreen characters, Escape from New York stands on its own merits and achieves something unique.”\n―Deep Focus Review\nIn the terrifying future of 1997, a hijacked Air Force One crashes on the island prison of Manhattan, stranding President Donald Pleasance among murderers, terrorists, thieves and a drug-dealing Isaac Hayes. Eye-patched mercenary Snake Plissken (Carpenter regular Kurt Russell) gets tapped for the rescue mission, with a 24-hour deadline before the government sets off the explosives implanted in his neck\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/escape-from-new-york/
CATEGORIES:Movies,New York on the Edge
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T210000
DTSTAMP:20260602T115507Z
CREATED:20260602
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:2
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SUMMARY:Summer Tour
DESCRIPTION:“Richter offers us the Deadheads as complex, self-aware and resourceful members of a wandering commune, one that’s admirable for its kindness and care.”\n―Telluride Film Festival\nSummer Tour is a poetic documentary that follows Jerry and Annie, a magnetic young couple devoted to the music and community of Dead & Company as they journey across America for the band’s final tour.\nBlending intimate portraiture with lyrical road imagery, the film captures the essence of the Deadhead experience: an unconventional family bound together by music, freedom, and the open road.\nAt once a love story and a celebration of a uniquely American tradition of wandering, Summer Tour reflects on what it means to seek belonging, adventure, and transcendence in a fleeting moment of cultural history.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/summer-tour/
CATEGORIES:Amplified,Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T220000
DTSTAMP:20260602T115503Z
CREATED:20260602
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:2
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SUMMARY:The Commitments
DESCRIPTION:“Commitments, adapted by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais from the Roddy Doyle book, exults in its own world. The characters, with their foibles and verbal joustings, are everything. There’s something poetically sardonic in every sentence they utter.”\n―Washington Post\nFunny, musical and occasionally dramatic, this is the story of tumultuous rise and fall of a Dublin Soul band, The Commitments. Managed by Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed wheeler and dealer with a vision to create “The Worlds Hardest Working Band”.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-commitments/
CATEGORIES:Amplified,Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T220000
DTSTAMP:20260605T115526Z
CREATED:20260605
LAST-MODIFIED:20260604
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:Alien
DESCRIPTION:“Just as Ripley is the female action hero against whom all others are judged, so the alien itself, brilliantly conceived by HR Giger and, equally brilliantly, concealed by Scott and kept in shadow for much of the film, is one of the most terrifying monsters in cinema history.”\n―Screen Daily\nWhen the crew of the space-tug Nostromo responds to a distress signal from a barren planet, they discover a deadly life form that breeds within human hosts. Now the crew must fight to stay alive and prevent the creature from reaching Earth. Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver in her breakout performance, this legendary first film in the Alien saga will leave you breathless! Some flashing lights sequences or patterns may affect photosensitive viewers.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/alien-2026/
CATEGORIES:Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T220000
DTSTAMP:20260505T125526Z
CREATED:20260505
LAST-MODIFIED:20260505
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:4
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The Lone Bellow
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nX-twitter\n\n\nTiktok\n\n\nLink\n\nWith their upcoming sixth studio album, “What A Time To Be Alive” , The Lone Bellow embarks on a bold new chapter while honoring the deep bonds that have defined their journey. Written collaboratively for the first time with their full touring band—founding members Zach Williams,Brian Elmquist, and Kanene Pipkin joined by drummer Julian Dorio and multi-instrumentalist Tyler Geertsma—the album channels the raw, ecstatic energy of the band’s live show into a dynamic collection of songs that pulse with warmth, honesty, and human connection.Recorded live in Muscle Shoals, AL, after a writing retreat in a converted Kentucky firehouse,the album is both a celebration and a reckoning: of friendship, loss, love, and resilience. From the gritty, Stones-tinged opener “After The Rain” to the soul-stirring closer “What A Time To Be Alive,” the record captures the joy and vulnerability that have long defined The Lone Bellow’s sound—lush harmonies, heartfelt lyrics, and genre-blurring arrangements steeped in folk, rock,and gospel.The album’s creation was marked by setbacks, including the theft of early recordings, but the outpouring of support from their fan base reaffirmed what the band has always known: their music is a shared experience. That spirit echoes throughout the album, whether in anthems like\n“Common Folk” and “I’m Here For You,” or in intimate reflections like “You Were Leaving” and“Night Goes Black.”Since their acclaimed 2013 debut, The Lone Bellow has appeared on The Tonight Show, Austin City Limits, and The Late Show, topped Americana charts, and headlined storied venues from Carnegie Hall to the Ryman Auditorium. But with their next album, they reaffirm their commitment not just to making music, but to building community—on stage, in song, and around the table.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-lone-bellow/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T133000
DTSTAMP:20260527T151331Z
CREATED:20260527
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:2
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:Journey to the Center of the Earth
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The State Theatre almost every Wednesday this summer for a line-up of excellent children’s movies! This yearly partnership between Schlow Library, and The State Theatre invites families of the community to beat the heat and enjoy the comfort of our theatre! Registration is required for attendance.\nWe’ll be giving away a free pair of passes to DelGrosso’s Park & Laguna Splash, get here before the film starts for a chance to win!\nDuring a scientific expedition in Iceland, visionary scientist Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser), his nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson) and their beautiful local guide, Hannah (Anita Briem), are unexpectedly trapped in a cave from which their only escape is to go deeper and deeper into the depths of the Earth. Traveling through never-before-seen worlds, the trio comes face-to-face with surreal and unimaginable creatures– including man-eating plants, giant flying piranha, glow birds and terrifying dinosaurs from days past. The explorers soon realize that as volcanic activity increases around them, they must find a way back to the earth’s surface before it is too late. With spectacular photo-real environments and revolutionary new filmmaking techniques, “Journey to the Center of the Earth” is an epic adventure that takes audiences directly into the heart of our heroes’ voyage, bringing them along for a wild, visceral ride.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth/
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly,Movies,Read It, Watch It
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T211000
DTSTAMP:20260519T115533Z
CREATED:20260519
LAST-MODIFIED:20260518
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:3
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:It Might Get Loud
DESCRIPTION:“It Might Get Loud offers a thrilling personal tour of three exceptional electric guitarists’ careers that’s equally appealing to musicians and rock enthusiasts alike.”\n―The Hollywood Reporter\nRarely can a film penetrate the glamorous surface of rock legends. It Might Get Loud tells the personal stories, in their own words, of three generations of electric guitar virtuosos – The Edge (U2), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), and Jack White (The White Stripes). It reveals how each developed his unique sound and style of playing favorite instruments, guitars both found and invented. Concentrating on the artist’s musical rebellion, traveling with him to influential locations, provoking rare discussion as to how and why he writes and plays, this film lets you witness intimate moments and hear new music from each artist. The movie revolves around a day when Jimmy Page, Jack White, and The Edge first met and sat down together to share their stories, teach and play.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/it-might-get-loud/
CATEGORIES:Amplified,Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T220000
DTSTAMP:20260605T115504Z
CREATED:20260605
LAST-MODIFIED:20260604
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
DESCRIPTION:“Zucker has united the actors with a wonderful sense of rhythm, and they keep the insanity moving so fast that, when the picture ends, you’re almost relieved to stop laughing.”\n―Florida Times-Union\nCelebrate the 30th Anniversary of the hysterical hit comedy from the files of Police Squad. Starring Leslie Nielsen as super-cop Frank Drebin, who stumbles his way into a sinister scheme involving mind-control to assassinate the Queen of England. Featuring Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson, a stuffed beaver, two baseball teams and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic as ‘Weird Al’, it’s a gag-filled comedy from the director of “Airplane!”\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-naked-gun-from-the-files-of-police-squad/
CATEGORIES:Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T213000
DTSTAMP:20260526T115541Z
CREATED:20260526
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:4
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SUMMARY:The Warriors
DESCRIPTION:“It’s like visual rock, and it’s bursting with energy. The action runs from night until dawn, and most of it is in crisp, bright Day-Glo colors against the terrifying New York blackness; the figures stand out like a jukebox in a dark bar. There’s a night-blooming, psychedelic shine to the whole baroque movie.”\n―The New Yorker\nA battle of gigantic proportions is looming in the neon underground of New York City. The armies of the night number 100,000; they outnumber the police 5 to 1; and tonight they’re after the Warriors—a street gang blamed unfairly for a rival gang leader’s death. This contemporary action-adventure story takes place at night, underground, in the sub-culture of gang warfare that rages from Coney Island to Manhattan to the Bronx. Members of the Warriors fight for their lives, seek to survive in the urban jungle and learn the meaning of loyalty. This intense and stylized film is a dazzling achievement for cinematographer Andrew Laszlo.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-warriors-2026/
CATEGORIES:Movies,New York on the Edge
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T210000
DTSTAMP:20260609T115515Z
CREATED:20260609
LAST-MODIFIED:20260608
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:2
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SUMMARY:The Day the Earth Stood Still
DESCRIPTION:“This was the first major film to depict a benign extraterrestrial visiting Earth since the postwar flying saucer phenomenon began in June 1947. Few alien visitation films have surpassed it for suspense, narrative economy, acting and a just plain good story.”\n―Portland Oregonian\nWhen a UFO lands in Washington, D.C., bearing a message for Earth’s leaders, all of humanity stands still. Klaatu has come on behalf of alien life who have been watching Cold War-era nuclear proliferation on Earth. But it is Klaatu’s soft-spoken robot Gort that presents a more immediate threat to onlookers. A single mother and her son teach the world about peace and tolerance in this moral fable, ousting the tanks and soldiers that greet the alien’s arrival.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-day-the-earth-stood-still/
CATEGORIES:Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T140000
DTSTAMP:20260527T151335Z
CREATED:20260527
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:How to Train Your Dragon
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The State Theatre almost every Wednesday this summer for a line-up of excellent children’s movies! This yearly partnership between Schlow Library, and The State Theatre invites families of the community to beat the heat and enjoy the comfort of our theatre! Registration is required for attendance.\nWe’ll be giving away a free pair of passes to DelGrosso’s Park & Laguna Splash, get here before the film starts for a chance to win!\nFrom three-time Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner Dean DeBlois, the creative visionary behind DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, comes a stunning live-action reimagining of the film that launched the beloved franchise.\nOn the rugged isle of Berk, a Viking boy named Hiccup defies centuries of tradition by befriending a dragon named Toothless. However, when an ancient threat emerges that endangers both species, Hiccup’s friendship with Toothless becomes the key to forging a new future. Together, they must navigate the delicate path toward peace, soaring beyond the boundaries of their worlds and redefining what it means to be a hero and a leader.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/how-to-train-your-dragon/
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly,Movies,Read It, Watch It
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T220000
DTSTAMP:20260331T115526Z
CREATED:20260331
LAST-MODIFIED:20260414
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:3
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nX-twitter\n\n\nTiktok\n\n\nLink\n\nRemember Jones to present 20-Piece Band Revival of Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs & Englishmen\nRecreating the 1970 concert experience including full choir, horn section, and band members from national touring acts\nCelebrate Joe Cocker’s groundbreaking live album and tour, MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN! Serving as a dedication to Joe Cocker and Leon Russell, the show will be recreated with a 20-piece band in similar style of the original tour including, for your delight, Cosmic Kiddies, English Roadies, Children with the Answers, Cooking Italians, Presidents of Recording Companies, Acrobatics and Displays, The Odd Sane Dog, The Space Choir, Assorted Sound Freaks, and All Elements of the Truth.\nThis event will feature guests and full choir, including all songs from the entire tour beyond those on the original album release, with large interpretations of songs by rock and soul greats including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Leonard Cohen, Traffic, Leon Russell, and more. Songs from the original tour include: “With a Little Help from My Friends,” “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window,” “Let It Be,” “Feelin’ Alright,” “Honky Tonk Women,” “Cry Me a River,” “Darling Be Home Soon,” “Delta Lady”, “The Letter”, and many other favorites.\nTaking on lead vocals is national song-stylist and showman Remember Jones, called “high-energy… Broadway-ready…” by ROLLING STONE Magazine, who is on the rise while sharing stages with notable acts such as Bruce Springsteen, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Ronnie Spector & The Ronettes, Dionne Warwick, Darlene Love, Buster Poindexter, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Low Cut Connie, and more. He has been a member of the acclaimed Everyone Orchestra alongside Robert Randolph, Steve Kimock and members of Ween, moe., The Roots, The Revivalists, and more. He has been mentioned in Rolling Stone, Variety, Paste, Relix, and more with his original music, high energy, show-band staging, and creative, theatrical events playing to packed and sold-out clubs and theaters throughout the United States.\nThe band, horn section, PLUS 10-person choir will comprise touring artists crossing many genres including international rock acts, soul tours, Broadway, and more.\nFor more information, visit rememberjones.com, @RememberJones on Instagram, or each of the venue’s websites!\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/mad-dogs-englishmen/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T214000
DTSTAMP:20260619T115539Z
CREATED:20260619
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Risky Business
DESCRIPTION:“The very best thing about the movie is its dialogue. Paul Brickman, who wrote and directed, has an ear so good that he knows what to leave out.”\n―Chicago Sun-Times\nEcstatic when his parents leave on vacation for a few days, high school senior Joel Goodsen cuts loose with his best friend Miles. After an attempt at securing the services of a prostitute goes slightly awry, Joel hires gorgeous Lana for a night of delight. Stunned by the amount of Lana’s “bill” the next morning, Joel grows frantic after he crashes his father’s Porsche. In an effort to raise lots of money fast, a desperate Joel turns the house into a brothel.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/risky-business/
CATEGORIES:Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T220000
DTSTAMP:20260619T115520Z
CREATED:20260619
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Do the Right Thing
DESCRIPTION:“One of Lee’s great successes with this film is that he is able to present every character, regardless of race, gender, or age, with three-dimensionality and a degree of sympathy. No one is demonized or lionized. No one individual is blamed or exonerated for the events which transpire. Each individual with significant screen time is shown to have good and bad qualities, and we come to understand what motivates them, even if we do not agree with them.”\n―ReelViews\nUnanimous critical acclaim embraces this inventive and extraordinary film from Spike Lee. This powerful visual feast combines humor and drama with memorable characters while tracing the course of a single day on a block in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn. It’s the hottest day of the year, a scorching 24-hour period that will change the lives of its residents forever. Danny Aiello co-stars in this absorbing tale of inner-city life that heats up with vivid images and unforgettable performances.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/do-the-right-thing/
CATEGORIES:Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T210000
DTSTAMP:20260619T115548Z
CREATED:20260619
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Whisper of the Heart
DESCRIPTION:“Studio Ghibli productions have always been adept at making the fantastic seem real, but with Whisper Of The Heart, Kondo and Miyazaki focus so intensely on the everyday that they make the real seem fantastic.”\n―The A.V. Club\nA chance encounter with a mysterious cat sends Shizuku, a girl with her head in the clouds, on a quest for her true talent. Together with Seiji, a boy determined to follow his dreams, and enchanted by The Baron, an antique cat figurine who guides her to listen to the whispers of her heart, Shizuku embarks on a life-changing adventure that takes her beyond the boundaries of her imagination. Based on a screenplay and storyboards from Hayao Miyazaki, WHISPER OF THE HEART is a precious gem in the Studio Ghibli catalog, directed by veteran animator Yoshifumi Kondo.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/whisper-of-the-heart/
CATEGORIES:Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T133000
DTSTAMP:20260527T151341Z
CREATED:20260527
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:2
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SUMMARY:Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The State Theatre almost every Wednesday this summer for a line-up of excellent children’s movies! This yearly partnership between Schlow Library, and The State Theatre invites families of the community to beat the heat and enjoy the comfort of our theatre! Registration is required for attendance.\nWe’ll be giving away a free pair of passes to DelGrosso’s Park & Laguna Splash, get here before the film starts for a chance to win!\nAfter Sid (John Leguizamo) pilfers some dinosaur eggs, Manny (Ray Romano), Diego (Denis Leary) and the rest of their prehistoric pals enter a mysterious, underground world to rescue the hapless sloth. During the course of their mission, the gang encounters many creatures great and small, including hungry carnivores and a relentless, dinosaur-hunting weasel named Buck.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/ice-age-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs/
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly,Movies,Read It, Watch It
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T220000
DTSTAMP:20260519T115525Z
CREATED:20260519
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Dan Tyminski Band
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nX-twitter\n\n\nTiktok\n\n\nLink\n\nDan Tyminski was six years old when his parents began taking him to fiddle contests, square dances, and bluegrass festivals across New England. For a young musician who would later become one of the biggest names in modern-day bluegrass, those early experiences were life changing.\n“Watching live music always spoke to me much louder than sitting in front of my record player,” he remembers. “I loved it. Wherever music was being played, I wanted to go watch. Years later, I still feel that way.”\nThroughout his 30+ year career, Tyminski has left his mark in every corner of modern music. His voice famously accompanies George Clooney’s performance of the Stanley Brothers’ classic song, “I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow,” in the film, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? and his vocal collaboration with Swedish DJ Avicii on the song “Hey Brother” was a global smash, having been streamed more than a billion times to date. His diverse solo projects and years of work with Alison Krauss and Union Station have yielded troves of award-winning music.\nIn recent years, Tyminski’s live shows with the Dan Tyminski Band have become bluegrass fan favorites and are regularly on the must-see lists among music fans of any genre.\nWith his newest album release – the Grammy-nominated 2024 concert album Dan Tyminski: Live From The Ryman – he captures the magic of those live shows, while also proving that he still has the same passion for live music as he did when he was growing up.\nHis earliest touring and recording work was as a part of the band, Green Mountain Bluegrass. He later joined the influential bluegrass group, Lonesome River Band, before embarking on his three decades of work with Alison Krauss and Union Station.\nThe first album that Tyminski recorded as a solo artist was the soul-stirring Carry Me Across the Mountain (2000), followed by the Grammy-nominated Wheels (2008) which was named the 2009 Album of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association. His work with the EDM artist, Avicii, inspired Dan to create the genre-defying Southern Gothic album, released in 2017 to much critical acclaim. Tyminski would then showcase again his heart for bluegrass with the 2022 EP tribute to Tony Rice, One More Time Before You Go, which included guest performances by Molly Tuttle, Sam Bush, Dailey & Vincent, and Billy Strings. The following year saw the release of the full-length bluegrass album, God Fearing Heathen, which quickly hit #1 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums chart.\nOver the course of his career, Tyminski has also evolved into a prolific songwriter, penning songs with Monty Criswell, Phillip Lammonds, Kristian Bush, Ashley Monroe, Chris Stapleton and many others.\nDan has been honored with 14 Grammy Awards and is a four-time Male Vocalist of the Year honoree by the International Bluegrass Music Association. He has also recorded instrumental or vocal harmony contributions for projects by Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Joan Osborne, Charlie Daniels, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, Rob Thomas, and Charlie Haden, to name a few. Tyminski certainly represents the pinnacle of modern bluegrass music.\nWhile Dan enjoys a good conversation and a good cigar, he can often be found participating in charitable Pro-Am golf tournaments, as well as competing regularly in the Foosball tournament circuit.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/dan-tyminski-band-2026/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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SUMMARY:The Song Remains the Same
DESCRIPTION:“The Song Remains the Same achieves what few other concert films have: a balanced, accurate display of a band’s musical accomplishments.”\n―Boston Phoenix\nThis unique rock concert film experience captures the essence of Led Zeppelin, one of the most exciting and durable rock bands of all time. Filmed during the group’s now-famous 1973 New York City concerts, this documentary mixes live performances of “Dazed and Confused,” “Stairway to Heaven,” “Whole Lotta Love” and other signature songs with fantasy sequences and personal backstage footage of the group. Surviving band members recently supervised the digital remastering and Dolby 5.1 remixing of the film’s picture and audio, so it now looks and sounds better than ever before!\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-song-remains-the-same/
CATEGORIES:Amplified,Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T200000
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CREATED:20260619
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618
PRIORITY:5
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SUMMARY:The Sixth Sense
DESCRIPTION:“Perhaps the most startling part is the realization that, in the turn-off-your-brain season of summer, you’ve just experienced an uncommonly serious-minded movie that’s brave enough to engage our deepest emotions on issues of death, madness, illusion and forgiveness. That’s the biggest thrill of them all.”\n―Chicago Tribune\nYoung Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) is haunted by a dark secret: he is visited by ghosts. Cole is frightened by visitations from those with unresolved problems who appear from the shadows. He is too afraid to tell anyone about his anguish, except child psychologist Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis). As Dr. Crowe tries to uncover the truth about Cole’s supernatural abilities, the consequences for client and therapist are a jolt that awakens them both to something unexplainable.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-sixth-sense/
CATEGORIES:Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T143000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260608
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SUMMARY:Them!
DESCRIPTION:“The movie’s then-state-of-the-art mechanical beasties aren’t entirely convincing, but this archetypal ’50s monsters-on-the-loose flick can still tingle your carapace, thanks to taut direction, an intelligent script, a believable cast, and a nail-bitingly effective climax in the sewers of Los Angeles.”\n―Entertainment Weekly\nHumanity confronts its most awesome challenge from hideous hordes of gigantic ant mutations spawned by atomic fallout. A golden oldie and a horror landmark, bristling with tension, thrills, and Academy Award-nominated special effects. Starring Academy Award-nominee James Whitmore (“The Shawshank Redemption”) and Emmy-nominee James Arness (“Gunsmoke”).\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/them/
CATEGORIES:Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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SUMMARY:Apollo 13
DESCRIPTION:“With no frills and no commentary, Howard and company have made the kind of absorbing thriller we have in mind when we wistfully sigh, “They don’t make movies like they used to.”\n―San Francisco Examiner\nThis Hollywood drama is based on the events of the Apollo 13 lunar mission, astronauts Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) find everything going according to plan after leaving Earth’s orbit. However, when an oxygen tank explodes, the scheduled moon landing is called off. Subsequent tensions within the crew and numerous technical problems threaten both the astronauts’ survival and their safe return to Earth.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/apollo-13/
CATEGORIES:Movies
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T220000
DTSTAMP:20260623T115527Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260623
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SUMMARY:The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\nIn 10 years as a band, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have covered a lot of miles. Their love of bluegrass — playing it, sharing it, growing it — has been the fuel for their remarkable journey through every corner of America and into the hearts of fans drawn to their hard-charging, true-blue sound.\n“We live what we play and sing about,” says bandleader C.J. Lewandowski. Indeed, the band has weathered their fair share of the highs and lows that bluegrass songs are known for (except for the murders, of course). They’ve been road-weary, longing for home. They’ve felt the heartbreak of band members leaving and embraced the joy of welcoming new ones. They’ve worked hard to see their dreams come true, playing on some of music’s most celebrated stages. And they’ve been nominated for a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album (2019’s Toil, Tears & Trouble) and for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year award.\nAmid all their travels, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have seen every nook and cranny of the country, met people from all walks of life, and kept a keen eye toward the truth, which rings out loud and clear in the songs they write. “Wanderers Like Me,” the title track from their most recent album and the band’s first No. 1 song on the Bluegrass Unlimited chart, shoots straight from the heart: “Wanderers like me don’t settle down for no one / don’t mind being lonesome, chasing dreams is all I ever need.”\nLately, they’ve been chasing their dreams in a new configuration, one that expands the band’s age span and geographical roots. Guitarist John Gooding from California and fiddle player Max Silverstein from “the great bluegrass state of Maine,” as the band likes to say during onstage introductions, are the newest additions, both in their 20s. They join Lewandowski on mandolin, Jereme Brown on banjo, and Jasper Lorentzen on bass, relative elders in their 30s. Lewandowski describes this new chapter for the band as one of “expansion and growth.” There’s a new energy to the group onstage, with appreciative glances and the occasional good-natured laugh between them as they play. They’re listening to each other and responding. And audience members feel like part of the conversation.\nThe Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have always been known for barreling bluegrass forward, and as they move into their second decade as a band, they’re maintaining that momentum, both onstage and in the studio. Lewandowski envisions the band’s next project as “kicking it back to the beginning and cutting a record that is solid damn ’grass.” And then, of course, they’ll take it right back on the road, living what they sing about and sharing it with others, just the way they like it.\n“We take bluegrass and put it where bluegrass isn’t,” says Lewandowski. “It’s not about putting music that is different into bluegrass music to attract more people.”\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-po-ramblin-boys/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Attic
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SUMMARY:Chris Canterbury
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nX-twitter\n\n\nLink\n\n“When I sat down to write this project, I tried to present each topic as a straight-forward Saturday morning kitchen conversation. That’s how I approach songwriting and it’s worked for me for a long time” says Chris Canterbury, a Louisiana native singer-songwriter, now based in Nashville.\nThe project Canterbury is talking about is Quaalude Lullabies, a nine track collection of mostly sad songs that offers on-the-nose lyrical phrasing, subtlety loose production, and an honest insight into razor-edge topics like addiction, depression, and loneliness.\nIn what started as a thought experiment, Quaalude Lullabies was self-produced by Canterbury, his first opportunity to be on both sides of the control room window. “I wanted to woodshop a record together that felt like Nebraska,” says Canterbury. “I wanted it to be loose like a box of bedroom demo tapes, but cohesive enough to stand on its own. I feel like we ended up with a solid album.”\nOn the album opener “The Devil, The Dealer, & Me”, he lyrically paints a self-portrait of despair and its brutal anticipation thereof. Lines like “The truth doesn’t care if you choose it, a heart only breaks when you use it,” and “Cold as a shoulder, dry as a bone, a memory is worthless if you make it alone,” haunt their way through the waltzing arraignment. Its threadbare production, consisting only of an upright bass, Wurlitzer organ, and a buttery telecaster, sets the sonic signature of the project.\n“Fall Apart” continues the eloquent brokenness in Canterbury’s autobiographical musings. Here he highlights the veracity of being a solo working musician, juxtaposing the lonely lyrics with a somewhat playful melody from an acoustic guitar.\nThe only cover on the album, written by Will Kimbrough, “Yellow Mama” tells the tale of the singer’s last moments before succumbing to the courtesies of the Alabama electric chair. The traditional-sounding song was tracked live in a single take, subtly building anxiety as the singer reaches his demise.\nClosing out the A-side of the album, “Felt The Same” stays in that minimalistic production lane with only a B3 organ and a Tele played through a Leslie. Lyrically, Canterbury intertwines concrete imagery of self-described illegitimacy with metaphorical insight.\nAs we come to the first song tracked with the full band, “Kitchen Table Poet” showcases the central tenet of Quaalude’s ethos, which is there’s no limit on how far to lyrically describe a setting, while maintaining a casual conversation with the listener. “I met a man in Waverly, Alabama once that said he’d never left the county. He also said he made the best apple brandy in the state. I remember everything about that day”, says Canterbury, “His Winston Lights, the grit under his nails, and his bottomless bag of on-liners – but I can’t remember his name. That’s where this song was born.”\nKeeping with the band trend, “Heartache For Hire” blends the genre-standard idea of heartbreak with a swampy pedal steel and organ-forward groove. “Sweet Maria”, the only love song on the album, places the listener in the back seat of the singer’s car as he and his “sweet Maria” take the long way home. The juxtaposition of these two tracks side-by-side on the album demonstrate the wide-open range of the project, without sounding misplaced at all.\n“Over The Line” layers the finality of reality over a driving country groove, perfectly possibly, since the song describes the final long haul of the aging protagonist, a career over-the-road truck driver. It’s a solemn topic presented, once again, in conversational prose that feels neither sullen, nor predictable.\nAlbum closer, “Back On The Pills”, as the title suggests, is subdued only in production, with a lonely acoustic guitar and the haunting of a gentle B3 organ tucked in the mix. Lyrical offerings such as, “I found Jesus in the nightstand, the sunrise on the wall, I’d like to call an old friend if I still had a friend to call”, and “Father forgive me, I know I’ve sinned, but I’m well aware of the shape that I’m in” paint a portrait of desperation and addiction (and acceptance of the aforementioned) that’s far more complicated than the track seems at first.\nGetting out of the way of the story and letting it speak for itself has been a guiding force for Canterbury for almost his entire songwriting career, and it’s evident in Quaalude Lullabies that he’s perfected that area of his craft. Instead of waxing poetic over hackneyed issues and tropes, Canterbury eloquently illustrates the complexities of life with a millworker’s vernacular and a hefty southern drawl.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/chris-canterbury/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Attic
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SUMMARY:Tim Easton
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nX-twitter\n\n\nLink\n\nConsummate troubadour and songwriter Tim Easton wrote much of his new album beneath a painting of a red horse. The artwork—created by his sister, visual artist Susan Easton Burns—was executed in an abstract-realist style using gardening tools instead of paintbrushes, forming a vivid image out of fragmented strokes. It now serves as the cover art for fIREHORSE, Easton’s 14th commercially released record. Made with zero artificial intelligence, the album also arrives just as the Chinese calendar enters the Year of the (Fire) Horse—an apt coincidence given that Easton himself, born in 1966, is a Fire Horse.\n“Whether the painting influenced the songs or the album was shaped to fit the painting makes no difference anymore,” Easton says. “The theme was decided on, and actions were taken to finish the project. If anything, I’m influenced more by my sister’s commitment to art than anything else.\nThe result is a personal collection of songs rooted in travel, love, accidents, perseverance, and the ongoing survival of a working songwriter. “One thing for sure is that this was conceived as an album,” he adds. “I like a collection with a theme, and if push comes to shove, the theme here is perseverance.”\nRecorded primarily in two Nashville studios, the ten original songs feature production from multi-instrumentalist and arranger Kevin Nolan, plus the rhythm section from country superstar Lainey Wilson—a band of hard-working Nashville musicians Nolan is also a member of. Sonically, the record stretches the boundaries of Americana, a genre Easton helped shape in the late ’90s with his 1997 solo debut Special 20.\n“In my mind, the Beatles, the Stones, The Band, and the Dead are the greatest Americana bands,” Easton says. “They showed America how expansive and fun our music could be.” His own education came from studying their influences and eventually supporting legends like Willie Nelson and Townes Van Zandt during their Ohio stops. Before that, Easton spent seven years busking across Europe—hitchhiking, learning, and living the true vagabond life. Those experiences echo throughout fIREHORSE, an album that moves freely between country-blues, folk, pop, and classic rock while maintaining the sharp songwriting voice of a storyteller more than two decades into his craft.\nThe opening track, “River,” arose from a near-fatal rafting incident in Alaska—a place Easton has returned to since releasing 2001’s The Truth About Us (New West Records), which featured three members of Wilco as his backing band. Inspired by a line from a book of riddles he read with his daughter, Easton expanded the idea into three verses written in an interrogative style meant to mimic swift, churning water. The recording features a single Travis-picked chord on a 1960s Kay acoustic guitar, run through a vintage Fender tube amp “set on swamp.” Harmonic lift comes from drummer Kevin Nolan and the soul-soaked background vocals of Rosa Pullman, with swirling Hammond B3 and electric guitar hooks courtesy of producer Nolan.\n“Lucinda Williams has always been a major influence on my writing,” Easton adds. “Watching her play a one-chord blues she learned from the masters showed me that I needed to write simpler songs—ones you could play around a campfire with whoever’s there.”\nThe album quickly pivots with “Heaven & Hell,” an agnostic prayer and one of the poppiest songs in Easton’s catalog. Its emotional spark came from a phrase his daughter said as a toddler—“You hold me, and I’ll hold you”—which Easton wrote down and returned to years later, during a divorce. Other lyrics arrived after hearing one friend lament their lack of success and another struggle through a painful breakup. “Some songs drop out of the sky immediately,” Easton says, “and others take 15 years.”\nBacking vocals from Jeremy Lister (currently touring with Post Malone) also appear on the following track, “Cottonfields,” written on Easton’s drive home from the 30A Songwriters Festival.\nA skipping Hank Williams record and backwards piano introduce “615 Heartbreaker,” written after Easton saw a photographer at a show with those words tattooed inside an outline of Tennessee. Nikki Barber adds backing vocals, while the groove rides the vintage chug of a Maestro Rhythm King drum machine.\n“Son of a Tyrant” features the album’s standout electric guitar solo, enhanced through a rotating Leslie speaker. Its lyrics draw from personal history, existential turbulence, and the chaos of life on the road.\nSide Two opens with “Don’t Let Your Mind Grow Dark,” written and taught to the band on the spot during recording. Anchored by open-E Travis picking, it provides the album’s most free-spirited moment. “I wanted something uplifting for anybody feeling out of sorts,” Easton says. “This is what arrived on the last day of sessions at Club Roar.”\nThe mood shifts again with “Another Good Man Down,” a slide-guitar-driven track—possibly the world’s only cocaine-themed song that openly indicts the cartel rather than glorifying the outlaw. Influenced in part by Mexican narcocorridos, Easton steers the narrative toward the devastation the drug causes on both sides of the border.\n“Hallelujah,” built on just two chords and an open-G rubber-bridge guitar, includes more harmonies from Jeremy Lister. Easton notes the fascination of being unable to copyright a title—especially when his song and Leonard Cohen’s explore similarly spiritual terrain. The verses open with the Romanian people’s 1989 overthrow and execution of dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, a historical moment Easton recalls witnessing from afar while roaming Europe as a street musician.\nThe album closes with two narrative-driven highlights:\n“Never Punch the Clock Again,” a Little Feat–inspired tale of a drifting rounder whose life mirrors Easton’s own existence on the fringes of the music business; and “HWY 62 Love Song,” written for his former home in the High Mojave desert of Joshua Tree, where he lived for seven years. “I return there often to get that wide-open feeling,” he says. “It’s a great place to turn inward and write.”\nfIREHORSE stands as another sturdy entry in the lifelong catalog of a songwriter committed to carving his own path—independent, driven, and devoted to craft, much like the Fire Horse itself.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/tim-easton/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Attic
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SUMMARY:Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\nKieran Kane’s seminal work in The O’Kanes and Kane Welch Kaplin, as well as co-founding the independent label Dead Reckoning Records, laid the foundation for the contemporary world of Americana music. A successful solo artist, collaborator, and songwriter (with songs recorded by Alan Jackson, John Prine, Emmylou Harris, and many more), Kieran is a musician’s musician: his playing is always understated, always groove-oriented, and always serving the song.\nIf Rayna Gellert seems a preternaturally gifted songwriter, it’s because she’s seen farther into the old songs than most. Growing up in a musical family, she turned to Appalachian old-time music at a young age, becoming a prodigious fiddler and leading a new revival of American stringband music through her work with the acclaimed roots band Uncle Earl. An in-demand collaborator, she has toured and recorded with artists such as Scott Miller, Abigail Washburn, Joachim Cooder, and Robyn Hitchcock.\nKieran and Rayna first met, fittingly, at San Francisco’s celebrated Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, which led to their cowriting songs for Kieran’s solo album Unguarded Moments. They joined forces again for Rayna’s 2017 release, Workin’s Too Hard (StorySound Records), which they also co-produced. Their first duo album, The Ledges, was released in February of 2018 on Dead Reckoning Records, followed up quickly by 2019’s When the Sun Goes Down.\nIn 2022, this “unlikely musical couple” released The Flowers That Bloom in Spring, which found the duo digging deeper into their exploration of minimalist writing and production. Their fourth album—simply titled Volume 4—arrived in the spring of 2025.\nFans of either artist will recognize the musical kindred-spiritedness in their restrained and roots-oriented approach to both songs and arrangements.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/kieran-kane-rayna-gellert-2026/
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:St. Paul & The Broken Bones
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nX-twitter\n\n\nLink\n\nSt. Paul & The Broken Bones are a powerhouse soul ensemble from Alabama known for their electrifying live shows and impassioned vocals. Formed in Birmingham in 2011, the band features Paul Janeway (vocals), Jesse Phillips (bass), Browan Lollar (guitar), Kevin Leon (drums), Al Gamble (keyboards), Allen Branstetter (trumpet), Chad Fisher (trombone), and Amari Ansari (saxophone).\nTheir new self-titled sixth album marks a creative renewal—melding the band’s adventurous spirit with a return to soulful, song-focused roots. Recorded at the legendary FAME Studios and produced by Eg White (Adele, Celine Dion), the record blends psych-funk grooves, gospel-tinged ballads, and cinematic rock flourishes. Tracks like “Sushi and Coca-Cola” and “Going Back” reflect both personal introspection and the band’s deepened identity after a decade of evolution.\nSt. Paul & The Broken Bones have shared stages with The Rolling Stones, Lizzo, and Black Pumas, and performed at major festivals like Coachella, Glastonbury, Lollapalooza, and Bonnaroo. Even Sir Elton John took notice, inviting them to perform at his Oscar party. Blending rock & roll, soul, R&B, and more, the band continues to captivate audiences around the world.\n\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nTiktok\n\n\nLink\n\nOnce every millennia, the forces of nature and the stars above, align to give the human race a gift from the Gods. For this chapter in our existence, that gift is The Psycodelics.\nThe group embodies and glorifies Black American Music. Elements from Funk, Blues, Gospel and R&B leave the audience in awe with sounds that hit you like a freight train. Audience members and fans have compared the band to the likes of Parliament Funkadelic, Prince and Morris Day & The Time. Their debut album “Please Keep Off The Grass” has already garnered Grammy Recording Academy attention and is set to release Easter Sunday, April 20th.\nThe band has already established a buzz amongst the festival scene by capturing audiences at Peach Fest, Joshua Tree Music Festival, Jam Cruise and many more. The Psycodelics have traveled the country supporting Neal Francis, Fearless Flyers and Durand Jones and the Indications. .\nThe Psycodelics are Cameron Wescott (bass, vox), Sean Bing (drum, vox), Noah Jones (keys), Whitt Burn (guitar) and Chris Barnwell (percussion).\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/st-paul-the-broken-bones/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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SUMMARY:TUSK The Classic Fleetwood Mac Tribute
DESCRIPTION:\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nX-twitter\n\n\nLink\n\nNo fancy tricks, no gimmicks, just five musicians recreating the music of Fleetwood Mac to perfection with note for note renditions that no other Fleetwood Mac tribute on the touring scene today can come close to duplicating. Authentic-sounding and always respectful, TUSK leaves no stone unturned in replicating the sounds of one of the world’s best loved, top-selling bands.\nPlaying hits and deep cuts spanning the careers of Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame inductees Fleetwood Mac, TUSK has been crisscrossing the country since 2008 as The Classic Fleetwood Mac Tribute. Five pro musicians turned into masters of their trade through decades of individual music study, live performance, creative risk, and devotion to the art. TUSK features note-perfect renditions of both the solo and full band songs, with each member specializing in one of the core lineups of Fleetwood Mac (Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood). They possess an electric stage presence that can only come from well over a decade of touring together. Truly the best at what they do, TUSK is unmatched in their tribute to one of the greatest bands of all time.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/tusk-the-classic-fleetwood-mac-tribute/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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SUMMARY:A Tale of Two
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\nCombining the best of Americana and blues melodies with timeless Southern storytelling, award winning vocalist Stephanie Adlington and guitarist Aaron Lessard draw influence from the likes of Tom Waits and Ray LaMontagne, along with bedrock artists such as Patsy Cline and Hank Williams Sr. A Tale Of Two has opened for notable artists such as Mary Gauthier, Grayson Capps, and Peter Mulvey. Not unlike the artists who inspired them, the duo’s songs frequently dabble in stories of revenge, drinking and feature sinners of all stripes and persuasions.\nOozing an infectious stage presence and chemistry that carries over from the music to the back and forth banter between songs, “A Tale Of Two” offers a different kind of Americana – storytelling by a swampy pair of retro raconteurs spinning blues arias with soul, intrigue and power.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/a-tale-of-two-2026/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Attic
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SUMMARY:Splintered Sunlight
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nTiktok\n\n\nLink\n\nFormed in 1992, Splintered Sunlight has been captivating audiences with their authentic tribute to The Grateful Dead for decades. The band’s faithful following reflects their deep understanding of the improvisational traditions of The Grateful Dead. From its authentic double-drum kit lineup, to Butchy Sochorow’s soaring lead guitar and naturally dead-on Jerry-like voice, Splintered can do it all in a big way. If you have never heard them, get ready! They’re musically superb, imaginative, and always changing set lists, like the Dead. Experience them for yourself, c’mon out & dance!\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/splintered-sunlight/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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SUMMARY:The Youngers
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nTiktok\n\n\nLink\n\nHailing from Pennsylvania, The Youngers are an indie rock band rooted in classic American songwriting, blending harmony vocals, guitar-driven arrangements, and timeless storytelling with a modern alternative edge. Formed in 1999, the band has spent more than 26 years building a sound that moves naturally between indie rock, heartland rock, AAA, and American roots music.\nTheir 2022 album Nashville Again climbed to #2 on the Roots Rock Chart and spent four months on the Americana Chart, helping lead to a standout appearance at MerleFest in 2023. The band has also performed at DelFest, Musikfest, and Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble, sharing stages with artists including Levon Helm, Marty Stuart, Lee Rocker, and Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters.\nIn 2024, the band entered Wilco Loft in Chicago to record their fifth full-length album, Dreaming (2026), produced and engineered by Tom Schick (Wilco, Mavis Staples). The album expands the band’s sonic palette with cinematic textures, lush harmonies, jangling guitars, lap steel, and emotionally charged songwriting while pushing confidently into indie rock territory while retaining their American roots foundation.\nKnown for harmony-rich live performances and a wide instrumental palette that includes lap steel, mandolin, baritone guitar, twelve-string electric, and upright bass, The Youngers balance intimacy and energy in equal measure. Their music has earned support from NPR, SiriusXM, WMOT, WNCW, Relix, Vintage Guitar Magazine, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.\nWhether on record or on stage, The Youngers deliver emotionally cinematic American rock — music built for late-night drives, worn-in memories, and the spaces between heartland rock and modern indie songwriting.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-youngers/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Attic
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SUMMARY:The Best of The Second City!
DESCRIPTION:\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nX-twitter\n\n\nTiktok\n\n\nLink\n\nCelebrating its 65th anniversary year, the world’s most influential name in comedy, The Second City, is thrilled to return to The State Theatre, in State College, PA with The Best of The Second City!\nFrom the stages that launched icons like Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Keegan-Michael Key, and so many more comes The Best of The Second City! This high-energy show blends our signature improv comedy with hilarious songs, classic characters, and timeless sketches – handpicked from our rich comedy archive, written by the world’s funniest minds, and reimagined by today’s boldest comedic voices. Step into the legacy that’s been redefining comedy for 65 years.\nAbout The Second City\nThe Second City opened its doors in 1959 as a small comedy cabaret and has since grown to become the world’s most influential name in improvisation and comedy. Celebrating its 65th year in business on December 16th, 2024, The Second City’s stages, Touring Companies, and Training Centers across North America have proudly been the launch pad and artistic home for many of the funniest performers, writers, directors, and comedy creators on the planet. Our illustrious alumni list includes names such as John Belushi, John Candy, Chris Farley, Tina Fey, Keegan-Michael Key, Eugene Levy, Tim Meadows, Bill Murray, Mike Myers, Suzy Nakamura, Catherine O’Hara, Amy Poehler, Gilda Radner, Sam Richardson, Joan Rivers, Amber Ruffin, Jason Sudeikis, and Steven Yeun, among countless others. The Second City has been the first name in laughter for over sixty years.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-best-of-the-second-city/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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SUMMARY:Garrison Starr
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\nGarrison Starr is the quintessential musical triple-threat, singer, songwriter, Grammy-nominated record producer, and her soon-to-be-released latest full-length album, Garrison Starr and The Gospel Truth reveals her at the height of her powers.\nStarr calls the new collection of songs, “Swamp Gospel Hymns for Humans,” the next chapter in her story of recovery and healing from her Evangelical Christian upbringing. Her previous album, “Girl I Used To Be,” released during the pandemic in March 2021, launched her exploration of deconstruction on the path towards self-love and forgiveness. “Girl I Used To Be” is the story of saying goodbye to what was, and The Gospel Truth is the story of the journey over the bridge to freedom.\nStarr has been releasing singles from the new record over the last several months, following a number of TV placements on Monarch, Bull, and most recently, Walker: Independence, a consistent pattern for Starr throughout her remarkable career.\nStarr is a celebrated singer of such remarkable reputation that music icons go out of their way to praise her. Glen Phillips declares, “Garrison’s voice goes straight to the gut. She reminds you of what it means to be human.” Mary Chapin Carpenter adds, “She just writes and sings her heart out. In the American Idolized landscape that constitutes today’s music business, she is someone to be thankful for.”\nHer frequent collaborations with other artists have been both in the studio and on stage – Starr has toured with the likes of Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Bruce Cockburn, Patty Griffin, Mindy Smith, Glen Phillips, Jason Isbell and The Indigo Girls, to name a few, logging hundreds of thousands of touring miles across the country and around the world.\nThe forthcoming record is called Garrison Starr and The Gospel Truth.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/garrison-starr/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Attic
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SUMMARY:Griffin House
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nX-twitter\n\n\nTiktok\n\n\nLink\n\nGriffin House is an American singer-songwriter and storyteller. Touring and making records for over 20 years, House has a discography that includes over 13 albums. His debut record “Lost and Found” (2004) was featured on CBS Sunday Morning by music critic and then VP MTV/VH1, Bill Flanagan, who named House one of the best emerging singer-songwriters of our time.\nAfter forging a loyal fan base through years of grassroots touring as an opener for acts such as John Mellencamp and the Cranberries, House broke through as a national headliner in 2009 with an appearance on Late Night with Craig Ferguson and the release of his underground hit “The Guy That Says Goodbye to You is Out of His Mind.”\nThe music documentary “Rising Star,” released on Amazon Prime in 2019, chronicles House’s journey through the music business, as he attempts to balance the challenges of life as a traveling modern-day troubadour with marriage, fatherhood and sobriety.\nHouse’s music has been featured on prime time television shows such One Tree Hill, Rescue Me, Party of Five, and Everwood, and reviewed in magazines such as Paste, No Depression and Rolling Stone. American Songwriter writes “if you want to be blown away by raw talent, look no further than Griffin House.”\nHis latest release “The Tides” is a five song EP recorded with Grammy Award-winning producer Jacquire King and is set for release on Aug 29, 2023. House will appear this year at Sisters Folk Festival and will continue his US tour in 2023-2024.\n
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CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Attic
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SUMMARY:John Gallagher Jr.
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\nJohn Gallagher Jr. is a Brooklyn based singer-songwriter who has been seen on stage and screens both small and large.\nNotable film and TV roles include The Newsroom, Short Term 12, 10 Cloverfield Lane, and Hush. He won a Tony Award for his performance in Duncan Sheik’s hit musical Spring Awakening, portrayed the Jesus of Suburbia in the Broadway adaptation of Green Day’s Grammy winning rock opera American Idiot, and most recently starred in Swept Away – a new musical featuring songs by The Avett Brothers. But when it comes to his music, that’s a bit more personal.\nBorn in the Small Wonder to folk musicians, John wrote his first song at the ripe age of 5. Rather, just the chorus, as he would earnestly admit to his listeners today. In the years between he has played in a half-dozen bands ranging from roots rock to pop punk. He gigs most often as a solo performer, wielding his Gibson J-45 and red lightning bolt strap. Taking inspiration from Prine, Costello, Springsteen, Westerberg and Schlesinger – his music is raw, honest, and heartfelt. Emo folk rock, if you will.\n“Write what you know – I don’t go for that,” John joked while sharing his latest crop of songs at Rockwood Music Hall – the venue on NYCs Lower East Side that has hosted him since 2006 and released his debut album Six Day Hurricane (2016). The wry humor is par for the course at a Gallagher gig. Produced by guitarist Thad DeBrock, this LP drew comparisons to the jangly Laurel Canyon guitars of The Byrds and the lean bar band dynamics of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Following the release, John hit the road as an opening act for Anaïs Mitchell and Aaron Lee Tasjan.\n2021 saw the online self release of 8th and Jane, a short but sweet 8 song sophomore effort. It’s a fast and fierce postcard jammed with power pop rock and roll numbers, smoothed out by several soul searching acoustic ballads. An almost tragicomic blend of the rootsy bravado and vulnerable heart-on-sleeve reflection that has become a staple of his music.\nJohn writes with an emphasis on the confessional, cathartic, and emotional. His third record, Goodbye or Something, was released on June 28th, 2024 on the indie label Grand Phony Music. Tracked at Studio G Brooklyn and featuring Zach Jones, Oscar Albis Rodriguez, Chris Cubeta, Hannah Winkler, and Todd Caldwell, it’s his most personal and profound LP to date. Goodbye or Something is a heart-wrenching and sometimes humorous reflection on lost love and the power of music, familial bonds, and a good meal to see us through.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/john-gallagher-jr/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Attic
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SUMMARY:The Brothers Comatose
DESCRIPTION:\n					\n						Spotify\n											\n					\n						Music\n											\n					\n						Youtube\n											\n					\n						Facebook\n											\n					\n						Instagram\n											\n					\n						Tiktok\n											\n					\n						Link\n											\nFusing old school string band instrumentation with rock and roll exuberance, The Brothers Comatose cement their status as standard bearers of a thriving, innovative West Coast roots movement on their intoxicating new album, Golden Grass. Recorded with co-producers Greg Holden and Tim Bluhm, the collection is as diverse and enthralling as the California landscape itself—at times carefree and breezy, at times wild and rugged—with lush, organic arrangements full of rich vocal harmonies and driving guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, and upright bass. While the record marks the group’s first release with newest member Addie Levy, the result is quintessential Brothers Comatose: a warm, joyful reflection on identity and the ties that bind from a band that knows exactly who they are (and exactly where they come from).\nFounded by Ben and Alex Morrison in 2008, The Brothers Comatose first emerged from San Francisco with their 2010 debut, Songs From The Stoop, which helped earn dates with the likes of Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Greensky Bluegrass, and Trampled By Turtles. In the decade-and-a-half that followed, the critically acclaimed quintet would go on to release five more full-length LPs, rack up nearly 50 million streams, land festival slots at Outside Lands, High Sierra, and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, tour with Lake Street Dive, The Devil Makes Three, and Yonder Mountain String Band, and build up a devoted following thanks to their raucous live shows and relentless schedule.\n				\n					\n						Spotify\n											\n					\n						Music\n											\n					\n						Youtube\n											\n					\n						Facebook\n											\n					\n						Instagram\n											\n					\n						Link\n											\nFounded in 2020, Caledonia began as a duo formed by William Ryan (vocals, guitar) and Daniel Collins (vocals, fiddle). Blending the styles of American Folk, Roots Country, Appalachian Bluegrass, and Traditional Irish, the duo set out to create authentic music that many listeners can connect with. Caledonia has twice been awarded first place in the Pennsylvania Heritage songwriting contest for their original songs “Four Mile Road” and “Pennsylvania Grass”. Following the success of their 2 track E.P. “Indian Creek Sessions” produced by Grammy award winning musician Chance McCoy (Old Crow Medicine Show), the band evolved to its current line up to include Bob Baronner (Banjo), Alex Sterbenz (Bass), Noah Connolly (Drums), and when the stars align, Natty Lou Race (accompanying vocals). Their first full length album “Four Mile Road” is available now.   \n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-brothers-comatose-2026/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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SUMMARY:Steve Earle – 51 Years of Songs & Stories
DESCRIPTION:\n					\n						Spotify\n											\n					\n						Music\n											\n					\n						Youtube\n											\n					\n						Facebook\n											\n					\n						Instagram\n											\n					\n						Link\n											\nSteve Earle is one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation. A protege of legendary songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, he quickly became a master storyteller in his own right, with his songs being recorded by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, Emmylou Harris, The Pretenders, and countless others. 1986 saw the release of his record, Guitar Town, which shot to number one on the country charts and is now regarded as a classic of the Americana genre. Most recently, Earle’s 1988 hit Copperhead Road was made an official state song of Tennessee in 2023.\nSubsequent releases like The Revolution Starts…Now (2004), Washington Square Serenade (2007), and TOWNES (2009) received consecutive GRAMMY® Awards. Jerry Jeff, released in 2022, consisted of Earle’s versions of songs written by Jerry Jeff Walker, one of his mentors.\nEarle has published both a novel I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2011) and Dog House Roses, a collection of short stories (Houghton Mifflin 2003).\nEarle produced albums for other artists such as Joan Baez (Day After Tomorrow) and Lucinda Williams (Car Wheels on A Gravel Road).\nAs an actor, Earle has appeared in several films and had recurring roles in the HBO series The Wire and Tremé. In 2009, Earle appeared in the off-Broadway play Samara, for which he also wrote a score that The New York Times described as “exquisitely subliminal.” Earle wrote music for and appeared in Coal Country, for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. Earle is the host of the weekly show Hard Core Troubadour on Sirius Radio’s Outlaw Country channel.\nIn 2020, Earle was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. And in 2023, Steve was honored by the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music. Steve’s latest album, “Alone Again (Live)”, released on July 12th, 2024. Most recently, Steve was honored with an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry and was officially inducted on September 17th, 2025.\n				\n					\n						Spotify\n											\n					\n						Music\n											\n					\n						Youtube\n											\n					\n						Facebook\n											\n					\n						Instagram\n											\n					\n						Link\n											\nChris Pierce has been a singular voice in American roots music for more than two decades. Over the course of eight solo albums, many side projects, and more guest appearances than most could do in one lifetime, his powerful songs have given voice to the voiceless and shed light into dark and hidden corners of the American dream.\nPierce’s newest record, Songs For The Heavy Hearted, captures moments in the lives of everyday people as they struggle with crisis and encapsulates everything that has been so powerful about his music to date.\nAt its core, Songs For The Heavy Hearted is a diary of — and love letter to — freedom fighters everywhere; its constant refrain is that love, joy, hope, and softness are not things we need to sacrifice to fight the good fight. In fact, they are integral.\nAs Pierce explains, “Even as we refuse to take our rights for granted, it’s getting harder to find a little bit of light to keep us going. Whatever happens, we have to find a way to count our blessings and seek liberty for ourselves and fight for the liberty of others.”\nThese are lessons Pierce learned early on. Growing up in an interracial household when his parents’ marriage still wasn’t recognized as legal in 16 states, he witnessed a cross burned on his front lawn as a child. “I held optimism near to my heart, even with the stuff we went through as a family, we never gave way to despair.”\nWhen he was 15 and developed a rare hearing disorder called Otosclerosis that led to total hearing loss (before a surgery that regained partial hearing in one ear), he did not back down. “That could have been it for me, but instead I learned resilience,” Pierce says. “I turned a crisis into a superpower. It’s what you have to do.”\nWith supporting performances from Allison Russell, Steve Earle, Grey DeLisle, and Garrison Starr, Songs For The Heavy Hearted embodies the belief that ‘we shall overcome’ and the sentiment has never sounded more uplifting and within reach.\nOver decades of touring, Pierce has performed as both a headliner and sought-after support act alongside Neil Young, B.B. King, Al Green, Steve Earle, Seal, Aaron Neville, Jill Scott, Allison Russell, the Blind Boys of Alabama, and many others. Pierce has appeared on NPR’s World Cafe, Mountain Stage, American Folk Show and has had performances at Newport Folk Festival, AmericanaFest, Folk Alliance, MerleFest, Bottlerock, Calgary Folk Festival, Vancouver Folk Festival, and more.\n
URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/steve-earle/
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium
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