Out and About in July and August 2023

Monty Python’s Spamalot

July 8–Aug. 13  Arthurian legend gets the satirical Broadway treatment in Spamalot, heading to Folsom’s Sutter Street Theatre. The stage adaptation of King Arthur’s divine quest—based on Monty Python and the Holy Grail and co-created by Eric Idle, a founding member of the titular British comedy troupe—won the 2005 Tony Award for best musical. sutterstreettheatre.com

Diana Krall

July 14 The New York Times calls Diana Krall “easily the most high-profile female jazz artist of her generation.” Catch the pianist and vocalist at Thunder Valley, where she’ll perform dusky, sultry renditions of classics like “Cheek to Cheek” and “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.” thundervalleyresort.com

Diana Krall (Photo courtesy of Thunder Valley Casino Resort)

Marysville Peach Festival

July 14-15 Every July, up to 50,000 fruit-loving faithful make their peach pilgrimage to Marysville for a taste of annual favorites like Sodaro Orchards’ peach cobbler and Pop It In Poppers’ peach and bacon jalapeño poppers. Don’t dare to eat a peach? Cheer on the competitive eaters as they feast on pies filled with the festival’s star crop. marysvillepeachfest.com

Rupaul’s Drag Race

July 20 Va-va-vroom: Drag Race is coming to town. The Werq the World Tour draws on the reality competition show’s 14-year herstory to assemble fan favorites like Asia O’Hara, Bosco and Mistress Isabelle Brooks for a night of lip syncing and hip shaking at Hard Rock Sacramento. hardrockhotelsacramento.com

Tears for Fears

July 29 Need a reason to shout? Let it all out. Tears for Fears—which last year dropped The Tipping Point, their first studio album in nearly two decades—are bringing songs from the recent release, as well as classic hits like “Mad World,” “Sowing the Seeds of Love” and “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” to Wheatland’s Toyota Amphitheatre. livenation.com

Cirque Du Soleil’s Corteo (Photo by Maja Prgomet, Courtesy of Cirque Du Soleil)

Cirque du Soleil

Aug 3-6 In Corteo, a dying clown dreams up his own funeral carnival. Cue the chandelier trapeze and bed trampolines! This 2005 Cirque du Soleil show—which features the troupe’s signature high-flying, gravity-defying acrobatics with a baroque twist—makes its Sacramento debut at the Golden 1 Center. golden1center.com

Mother Juliet & Her Romeo 

Aug 4-27 A century from now, Prohibition is back, Juliet is a retired showgirl (whose daughter wants to put her in a home) and Romeo is a bootlegger she meets during Mardi Gras. This afrofuturistic adaptation by Khimberly Marshall—artistic director of the local theater group The MacBeth Project—mixes Louisiana Hoodoo with classic Shakespeare at Sacramento’s Celebration Arts. celebrationarts.net

Into The Woods: California Trees From A–Z

Aug. 5 California boasts 6,500 species of native fauna, but we all know only certain bark-covered ones are ideal for hugging. Part of Sierra College Natural History Museum’s monthly, kid-focused Free Museum Days, “Into the Woods: California Trees from A-Z” puts the spotlight on our tall friends with activities like tree nut tasting, woodgrain stamp making and seed planting. sierracollege.edu

Rent 

Aug. 22–28 La vie bohème lives on. Broadway at Music Circus concludes its 2023 season with Jonathan Larson’s Rent. Chronicling the struggles of artists in ’90s New York City during the AIDS crisis, the Tony-winning musical marks the final Broadway Sacramento production headed by its longtime president and CEO Richard Lewis, who is retiring after more than 50 years with the organization. broadwaysacramento.com

Raul Caracoza’s Young Frida (Pink) (© Raul Caracoza, Courtesy of The Crocker Art Museum)

Estampas De La Raza

Through Oct. 1 La Raza. It’s a term that means “the people” and celebrates the mixture of cultures that make up Hispanic heritage. This exhibit at the Crocker documents the intersection of the Latinx and American experience, bringing together 72 contemporary prints, including 11 from the Sacramento-based Royal Chicano Air Force collective. crockerart.org