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Date(s) & Time(s): Friday, March 13, 2026 | 7:00PM
Ticket Price(s): FREE!
Venue: Studio Theatre
Presented By: City of Tracy – Grand Theatre Center for the Arts
Seating is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Guests under 17 must be accompanied by an adult.
Date(s) & Time(s): Saturday, October 18, 2025 | 7:00PM
Ticket Price(s): $27 – $36 ($4 per ticket fee included)
Venue: Madame Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis Theatre (EK Theatre)
Co-Presented By: Central West Ballet & the City of Tracy – Grand Theatre Center for the Arts
The quintessential American Ghost comes back as Central West Ballet presents Washington Irving’s classic story. A feast for the eyes with striking autumnal scenes, exciting barn dances and a journey through haunted woods as Ichabod Crane tries to escape the Headless Horseman! Scarecrows and Shadows abound in the secluded Dutch community where tales of Hallow’s Eve meander through the air. Out of an Autumn eve, with scorched leaves, then round a tree, dark and sere ~ Tis now the very witching time of night, chant the spell with all your might ~ Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble! By the pricking of my thumbs, Legend of Sleepy Hollow this way comes! The Halloween Ballet experience that started it all!
Date(s) & Time(s):
Ticket Price(s): $27 – $69 ($4 per ticket fee included)
Venue: Madame Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis Theatre (EK Theatre)
Co-Presented by: Central West Ballet and the City of Tracy – Grand Theatre Center for the Arts
Your Holidays won’t be complete without Central West Ballet’s Nutcracker! Featuring beautiful sets, backdrops, and danced with heartwarming energy by our dancers, this magical tradition is a perfect holiday card for the whole family to cherish! Always new, always magical! Follow Clara’s adventure to the Land of the Sugar Plum Fairy with all the characters you love!
Please note: For the December 6th performance, Central Ave. will be closed off for the Farmers’ Market & the Downtown Tracy Parade of Lights. Click here see to see the parking map(Grand Theatre is in the red circle)!
Date(s) & Time(s): Friday, November 21, 2025 | 8:00PM
Ticket Price(s): $54 – $74 ($4 per ticket fee included)
Venue: Madame Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis Theatre (EK Theatre)
Presented By: City of Tracy – Grand Theatre Center for the Arts
For 32 years, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s unique take on American swing and jazz music has
thrilled audiences around the world, while their unique and spirited “Wild and Swingin’ Holiday
Party” has become an eagerly anticipated annual family event. Singer and band leader Scotty
Morris says, “If you’re going to go to a holiday show with your family, this is the one! It really
does offer something for everyone.” Drawing on a rich catalogue of holiday classics and
Christmas originals from the band’s two full length holiday albums, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
brings its world-renowned live show, and fun and quirky take on the holidays, to you.
Fun arrangements of classic holiday songs in Big Bad Voodoo Daddy style include: Jingle
Bells, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, and Winter Wonderland. Rudolph the Red Nosed
Reindeer is “Andrew’s Sisters” meets the blues, and the just as classic Heat Miser song
transports listeners back to another beloved holiday special. The band rips through Chuck
Berry’s Run, Run Rudolph, Lou Rawls’ Merry Christmas Baby, and slows things down for Elvis
Presley’s Blue Christmas. Detours to New Orleans for Frosty the Snowman, and to the
Caribbean for the Calypso A Party for Santa, keep things interesting.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has always made writing original music a priority, and the holidays are
no exception. Rockabilly Christmas, Last Night (I Went Out With Santa Claus), Christmas
Time in Tinsel Town, and the beautiful and reflective It Feels Like Christmas Time, are the
band’s take on the many feelings of the holidays.
With three decades together, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is still picking up steam and continues to
tour, record, and entertain. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Date(s) & Time(s): Saturday, November 15, 2025 | 8:00PM
Ticket Price(s): $49 – $74 ($4 per ticket fee included)
Venue: Madame Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis Theatre (EK Theatre)
Presented By: City of Tracy – Grand Theatre Center for the Arts
The R&B funk icon, Confunkshun, who has been pleasing fans for over 50 years, is at it again! After the success of Love’s Train being rerecorded by Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak) and reaching #1 on the charts, the band’s locomotive has once again rolled out with recent singles Text Me Tomorrow and Smooth from their highly anticipated 2024 spring album release, Smooth Jukebox.
Initially known as Project Soul, the R&B funk icon group we now know as Confunkshun, has been pleasing fans for over 50 years. Originating in Vallejo, CA, founding member Michael Cooper along with high school classmates, Louis McCall, Karl Fuller, Cedric Martin, Danny Thomas, Paul “Zebulan” Harrell, and newfound talent, Felton Pilate, started this unprecedented music journey. Eventually, the group found a home in Memphis in the mid- ‘70s when they booked a performance backing Stax Recording Artist, the Soul Children. Soon they were recruited as the background band for Rufus Thomas for the Golden Globe nominated Wattstax Benefit Concert/ Documentary.
While in pursuit of a recording contract, the group adopted a new name inspired by the group NiteLiters’ song, Confunkshun. The newly re-named act attracted the attention of Mercury Records, and soon set funkateers around the world on fire with their debut album featuring their first single “Sho’ Feels Good To Me.” Confunkshun went on to release a total of 11 albums, and eight top ten Billboard hits including the No. 1 hit single “Ffun”, “Chase Me”, “Shake & Dance”, “Baby I’m Hooked” and more.
Ironically, their biggest hit was an album cut that was never released as a single. The fan favorite, Love’s Train, propelled Confunkshun’s “To the Max” album to Gold Status. But it was 40 years later that supergroup Silk Sonic’s remake of the single took it to #1 on the charts, helping the duo (Bruno Mars & Anderson Paak) win a BET Album of the Year Award.
In 2022 Michael Cooper and Felton Pilate were presented with Honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters from the Christian Bible Institute. With Confunkshun member Dr. Ron Moton earning his PH. D in 2018, Confunkshun can proudly claim to be one of the only R&B Funk bands with three doctorate members! Dr. Cooper and Dr. Pilate were also honored to receive the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Awards for their lifetime of service through music and more. This prestigious award has been awarded to a selected few Americans to recognize over 4,000 hours of extraordinary service.
Confunkshun’s current lineup includes three original members, Michael Cooper, Felton Pilate, and Karl Fuller as well as the talents of Kurt “KC” Clayton, Ron Moton, Aaron Green, Rene Escovedo, and Brian LaTour. Additional support includes the service of long-time road manager and travel agent Steve Sullivan & Master of Ceremony (Conductor), Clarence Isadore. They continue to mesmerize audiences with magnetic performances on their worldwide 2023 Smooth Jukebox Tour. The group is also a frequent favorite on the Soul Train Cruise and Tom Joyner Cruise and soon to be on the upcoming Keith Sweat’s Sweatfest in the Dominican Republic. Their contribution to R&B music was recognized in 2014 with the National R&B Music Society Lifetime Achievement Award. Confunkshun’s catalog of hits remains on worldwide radio playlists and in the hearts of their dedicated fans.
Website: www.confunkshunusa.com
Social Media: https://linktr.ee/confunkshun
Date(s) & Time(s):
Ticket Price(s): $27 – $62 ($4 per ticket fee included)
Venue: Madame Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis Theatre (EK Theatre)
Co-Presented By: Children’s Dance Theatre & the City of Tracy – Grand Theatre Center for the Arts
When eleven-year-old Harry Potter discovers he’s not just an ordinary boy but a wizard destined for greatness, he is whisked away to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. here, he makes lifelong friends, uncovers magical mysteries, and learns of his connection to the dark wizard who gave him his lightning-shaped scar. As Harry, Ron, and Hermione face flying keys, giant chess boards, and enchanted mirrors, they must summon their courage and cleverness to protect a powerful secret hidden within the castle walls. Join us for a spellbinding journey through one of the most beloved stories of our time, brought to life through music, movement, and magic in Harry’s Wizarding World, co-presented by The Children’s Dance Theatre and the Grand Theatre, Center for the Arts.
Date(s) & Time(s):
Ticket Price(s): $30 ($4 per ticket fee included)
Venue: Madame Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis Theatre (EK Theatre)
Co-Presented By: Tracy Theater Arts Collaborative & the City of Tracy – Grand Theatre Center for the Arts
When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before mom’s big wedding. Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a hilarious, contemporary update on an American classic in which a mother and daughter really see what it is to be a family and experience each other’s lives first-hand, if only for a day.
“Delightfully spunky” with “timeless appeal” (Variety), Freaky Friday features a new book by Bridget Carpenter (Parenthood) and an original pop/rock score by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winners Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey (Next to Normal). This dynamic story puts a fresh new spin on a “polished, peppy, modern fairy tale” (The Washington Post).
Date(s) & Time(s): Saturday, January 24, 2026 | 8:00PM
Ticket Price(s): $59 – $79 ($4 per ticket fee included)
Venue: Madame Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis Theatre (EK Theatre)
Presented By: City of Tracy – Grand Theatre Center for the Arts
TMF Formerly of Maze is an award-winning Soul/R&B Super Group comprised of Roame (Congas/Background Vocals), Vance Taylor (Piano and Keyboards), Calvin Napper (Drums and Percussion), Bear Williams (Musical Director/Bass Guitar/Background Vocals), Daniel Weatherspoon (Organ and Keyboards), and Joey Woolfalk (Guitar/Background Vocals). Roame, Bear, Vance, and Calvin were all hand-picked by Frankie Beverly to tour and record as his backup band, the Iconic “Maze” and they held that distinction for well over 20 + years. Daniel Weatherspoon rounded out the band on Organ and Keyboards at Frankie Beverly’s request from 2021 to 2023.
Roame started out as an original member of Maze aka “Raw Soul” Fifty-Five years ago.
In fact, it was he that originally came up with the name “Maze” for the band. Grammy and Stellar award-winning guitarist and vocalist, Joey Woolfalk is the newest member of the group. And rounding out this power-packed septet is the Dynamic Chris Walker on Lead Vocals. In addition to his position as front man for TMF, Chris is also an award-winning solo artist and was the Late Al Jarreau‘s bass player, music director and co-lead vocalist for twenty years. Chris is presently the bass player and background vocalist with world renowned guitarist and vocalist, George Benson. Together, these seven gentlemen have reimagined “Grown Folks Music” on the Urban Music scene as they continue to bring the rich legacy of Maze to the fans that have been hooked on this music for literal decades.
TMF released their first single, “Making Love to the Music”, in September of 2023. The sultry R&B song reached #1 on the Internet Broadcasters Alliance Chart and #17 on the UK Soul Chart.The band’s debut album entitled, TMF The Music Forever, Vol. 1 was released on March 15, 2024. The album features nine original songs all written and produced by TMF. The explosive first song, “Synergy”, lures you into the rest of this powerful offering. Music lovers will enjoy this intentional R&B capsule of “Grown Folks Music” from beginning to end. The songs, “Let Me Love You”; “New Again”; “Making Love to the Music”; “I’ll Never Let You Go”; “Choices”; “So Deep in Love”; “When the Groove Feels Right” and “Tribute to the Great Ones” all speak to the heart and soul of the listener in an uber positive way that will resonate for a life-time.
TMF were awarded the 2023 Joseph R. Biden Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award and Volunteer Services Award for their many individual and collective contributions to the music industry and community at large. The band’s debut album, TMF The Music Forever Vol. 1 has received both fan and critical acclaim since its release in 2024. The band was also named the #1 Soul Group of 2024 at the 7th annual Soul Music Awards in 2025. TMF’s album is available now on all digital music platforms including their website at www.TMFConcerts.com. The incredible sounds of TMF are attracting music fans of all ages, colors and nationalities from across the USA, UK and Europe uniting them into a special kind of spiritual oneness rarely seen in music. TMF invites you to come along and join the family… Grown Folks Music is Back!
Website: www.tmfconcerts.com
Date(s) & Time(s): Saturday, February 21, 2026 | 8:00PM
Ticket Price(s): $29 ($4 per ticket fee included)
Venue: Madame Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis Theatre (EK Theatre)
Presented By: City of Tracy – Grand Theatre Center for the Arts
An electrifying 8-artist showcase featuring some of the biggest names in blues harmonica and guitar. This year’s lineup brings together legendary talents:
Magic Dick (J. Geils Band) – iconic harp player and rock ‘n’ roll powerhouse
Curtis Salgado – the inspiration behind the Blues Brothers
Anson Funderburgh – longtime leader of Anson & The Rockets
Steve Freund – guitarist with Boz Scaggs, James Cotton, Sunnyland Slim
RJ Mischo – internationally acclaimed blues harmonica master
Wes Starr – veteran drummer of countless blues all-stars
Rodrigo Mantovani – Blues Music Award-winning bassist
Mark Hummel – Grammy-nominated harp virtuoso and the force behind the Blues Harp Blowout
Together, these artists deliver a powerhouse night of soulful grooves, fiery harmonica duels, and deep blues tradition.
MARK HUMMEL -born on the East Coast but raised in Los Angeles. He took up an interest in blues harp & rock-blues
music in high school but soon discovered the originators – Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson and Little Walter, to name a few. Soon, Hummel was frequenting the legendary Ash Grove on Melrose Avenue in LA where he saw three blues legends he would later work with on a regular basis: Charlie Musselwhite, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee and James Cotton. By 1985 Mark Hummel’s Blues Survivors hit the road full time and never looked back. Hummel has been featured on over thirty recordings since 1985, including his Grammy-nominated, Blues Music Award-winning 2014 Blind Pig Records release, Remembering Little Walter. Mark Hummel is a celebrated figure in the world of blues and has long been recognized for his exceptional talent and deep reverence for the blues tradition.
CURTIS SALGADO-Curtis was half of Robert Cray Band as a co-front man in the first five years of the band’s busy touring schedule starting in 1977. Salgado has since been one of the leading lights of the Northwest’s R&B world, racking up BMA awards every year for Soul Man of the Year in Memphis, Best CD, Song Of The Year and many other notables. Curtis new cd, Fine By Me on Little Village has stayed at the top of the charts most of 2024. Curtis is the Best blue eyed soul singer alive as well as a great harmonica man.
MAGIC DICK is the original harp man from the J. Geils Band, whose many hits flooded the airwaves during the 1970s and 1980s. Chart-toppers like “FreezeFrame”, “Centerfold”, “First I Look At The Purse”, “Must a Got Lost”, “Give It To Me” and Magic Dick’s own “Wammer Jammer” were in the Top Ten off and on for 20 years and made them one of the few top bands(other then WAR) that featured a harmonica prominently in the frontline. Dick went on to start “Bluestime” with J. Geils after the original band broke up, making two CDs for Rounder Records.
ANSON FUNDERBURGH Born and raised in Plano, Texas, Blues Music Award winner ANSON FUNDERBURGH’s musical journey began at an early
age. When he was eight or nine years old, Funderburgh received his first guitar. A box of 45s accompanied it – Jimmy
Reed, T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, Albert Collins, Freddie King and Ray Sharpe – singles that pointed him on his musical path. Funderburgh taught himself to play the guitar and went on to make a living doing what he loved with that set of strings. In 1978, he formed the iconic blues band Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets, who continue to define the sound of modern-day Texas blues. Throughout his career, Funderburgh has had the privilege of sharing the stage, and working and recording with many of the biggest names in blues, including Delbert McClinton and Jimmie Vaughan, along with countless others. His unmistakable style, tone and sensibility has made him one of contemporary blues music’s most important guitar players. Anson has developed into a legacy artist and his influence on innumerable guitarists is
immeasurable. With each performance, Funderburgh reaffirms his status as a true legend of the blues.
RJ MISCHO -Is from the Twin Cities in MN and has garnered a stellar reputation for his harmonica prowess worldwide, thanks for consistently great recordings and constant touring. RJ has been a Hohner Harmonica sponsee for twenty years! Mischo last played the Blowouts in 2018 w/John Primer & Billy Boy Arnold.
STEVE FREUND-hails from Brooklyn, NY but moved to the Windy City of Chicago in 1970 at the invitation of legendary blues pianist Sunnyland Slim, who Steve accompanied for twenty years. During this time Steve played with every noteworthy blues person in the city, including Otis Rush, Bo Diddley, Koko Taylor( winning a Grammy on her live LP), James Cotton( 12 yrs), Lonnie Brooks, Hubert Sumlin, Big Walter Horton, Lee Jackson, Eddie Taylor, Snooky Pryor, Magic Slim, Henry Gray, Robert Jr Lockwood, Floyd Jones, BB Odom and more. Freund produced Pryor, Slim & Grey for Blind Pig Records. Steve played on Boz Scaggs’ Come On Home cd as well as toured it. He’s recorded three CDs on Delmark Records.
ROUNDING OUT THIS LINE UP IS WES STARR ON DRUMS( Asleep at the Wheel, Delbert McClinton, Marsha Ball, Omar and the Howlers, Anson & The Rockets, Willie Nelson) AND BMA WINNING BASSIST RODRIGO MANTOVANI( Nick Moss, Jontavious Willis)
Date(s) & Time(s): Friday, February 20, 2026 | 8:00PM
Ticket Price(s): $24 – $44 ($4 per ticket fee included)
Venue: Madame Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis Theatre (EK Theatre)
Presented By: City of Tracy – Grand Theatre Center for the Arts
The internationally touring show Kalimba, The Spirit of Earth Wind and Fire provides an Earth Wind & Fire experience so satisfying it transports audiences back to the excitement of the first time they heard these unforgettable songs. Reproducing the infectious grooves created by EWF’s late founder Maurice White, Kalimba pays homage to Maurice with its exciting stage and lighting production. The show authentically replicates the signature high notes of Philip Bailey, the thick vocals harmonies of Maurice and Ralph Johnson, along with the grooving bass lines of Verdine White.
Playing at some of the most prestigious and historic theaters, music festivals, state fairs, corporate events and functions, casino’s, along for opening for such artists as the ‘Village People’ at the 2020 Dubai Expo.
In 2015, Kalimba partnered with former EWF Guitarist and lead vocalist Sheldon Reynolds, and has take this show overseas multiple times from Russia to the Middle East. Along with Sheldon, Kalimba has performed with other former members of EWF such as Gorden Campbell ( drummer who took over after Sonny Emory), David Romero (Percussionist, 7 years) and John Johnson (Guitarist, 4 years). Be ready to hear all of your favorites, including September, Shining Star, Boogie Wonderland, After the Love Has Gone, Let’s Groove, That’s the Way of the World, Devotion, Reasons, Sing a Song, Can’t Hide Love, Getaway, Fantasy, and Love’s Holiday just to name a few.
