THE LOVER, STORY PIRATES and More Set for Napa Valley Performing Arts Center This January

Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater has announced its lineup for the month of January. Scroll down for details!

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Tue to Thu 1/3-5 Harold Pinter's The Lover; Presented by The Valley Players at the Lincoln Theater (7-8p)($20)
Tix reservations: http://lincolntheater.com/vbo/?page=selectevent&eid=16683&edid=0
The Lover is a quirky, tense, intriguing one-act by Harold Pinter that examines the private intricacies of modern marriage. To all outward appearances, Sarah and Richard are a respectable, conventional suburban couple. Behind closed doors, however, the couple enjoys a surprising and intriguing arrangement: every day, while Richard is at work, Sarah's lover comes to the house. Richard, meanwhile, frequents a prostitute in the city. Yet, the two speak openly to one another of their extramarital affairs without jealousy, judgment, or anger. As we learn more about Sarah and Richard's affairs, we see how a modern married couple has found an unconventional way to cope with extramarital temptation. Like any of Pinter's works, this one-act contains the laughs, tears, and tensions that arise from the social intricacies of modern life.

Sat 1/21 HipPOPS! Concerts: New Series for Elementary Age Children (11a-12N and 1pm-2pm) FREE
Tix reservations: http://lincolntheater.com/vbo/?page=selectevent&eid=17454&edid=0
Building on the tremendous success of Lincoln Theater's LolliPOPS! concerts for preschool children, we are now offering HipPOPS!, a new series of concerts for children in K-3rd grades.Performed by our talented and dedicated Artist in Residence musicians, these performances will open the door to the life-changing world of symphonic music for the entire family with a music selection that is fun, interactive and age appropriate. The concerts will be followed by our "Instrument Petting Zoo" where the kids will be able to see, touch, and hear the different musical instruments.

Fri 1/27 underScore: A Dance Performance by St. Mary's College (11a) FREE
Tix reservations: http://lincolntheater.com/vbo/?page=selectevent&eid=17211&edid=0
The students of the MFA in Dance Program of Saint Mary's College proudly present underScore and Reflections, a creative culmination born of the integration of Creative Practice and Design & Production.
underScore explores gender roles, the sociology of intergenerational women in Appalachia, spaces between worlds and binaries, a woman's instinct to be a mother at a time when the health of our planet is at stake, and an artist's science experiment that records what happens when we meet on common ground.

Fri 1/27 Reflections: A Dance Program by Saint Mary's College (7p)($20)
Tix reservations: http://lincolntheater.com/vbo/?page=selectevent&eid=17212&edid=0
The students of the MFA in Dance Program of Saint Mary's College proudly present underScore and Reflections, a creative culmination born of the integration of Creative Practice and Design & Production.

The artists of the class of 2017 present Reflections to bravely seek the answers to the questions they hold dear to their hearts, and the stories we share as a human family. Learn about a sacred statue that preserved the traditions of the Congolese people. Experience the blending of modern dance with classical Indian dance. Explore the shifting (un)reality of personal story in the magic of memory, and the role of dance as a meaning maker.

Sat 1/28 12th Annual A Cappella Extravaganza (7p)($30)
Tix reservations: http://lincolntheater.com/vbo/?page=selectevent&eid=16424&edid=0
For the 12th consecutive year, Napa High School's a cappella group, Vocal Music Workshop, is proud to host the ever popular, high-energy concert, the "A CAPPELLA EXTRAVAGANZA!"
This concert boasts a one-of-a-kind lineup of high school and collegiate professional groups. Recent Napa High alumni Eddie Ruane, Jeff Hanton, Liv Macler, Jeremy Raven and Annie Budash are "coming home" to perform as members of their respective groups: "Deviant Voices" from UCLA, "That's the Key" from Cal Poly SLO, the "Stanford Fleet Street Singers" and the "Redlands Rhapsodies."
Headlining this year's concert are NBC's the Sing-Off favorites VoicePlay. Original. Imaginative. Ridiculous. Origimagidiculous.

UPCOMING SHOWS:

Sat 2/11 Shaolin Warriors (7p)($30-60)
Tix reservations: http://lincolntheater.com/vbo/?page=selectevent&eid=17511&edid=0
Representing over a thousand years of Chinese martial arts culture, legendary Shaolin Warriors is a wildly popular theatrical experience performed by masters of Kung Fu. In this fully choreographed stage production, Shaolin Warriors brings the remarkable skill, stunning artistry and death-defying martial arts prowess of more than 20 Kung Fu masters to the Napa Valley.

Known for their disciplined and deadly technique, Shaolin Warriors display formidable skills, traditional rituals and spectacular imagery. The production features many forms of Shaolin Kung Fu as well asa look at the daily life of the warriors and their Zen philosophy.

In addition to the acrobatics, chanting and incredible feats of strength, the show provides a feast of astounding skills and techniques: hand-to-hand combat, weapons demonstrations and some awe-inspiring stunts. Set against a series of dramatic backdrops withan original soundtrack, it is also surprisingly comedic.

Fri 2/26 Story Pirates! (3p)($15)
Tix reservations: http://lincolntheater.com/vbo/?page=selectevent&eid=17416&edid=0
Story Pirates celebrates creative writing by students from coast to coast in a loud, hilarious sketch comedy musical performed by professional improvisers and musicians. The show is based entirely on stories written by elementary school students, and part of the show is made up on the spot by the kids in the audience! Story Pirates will delight and surprise with puppets, enlivening songs and outrageous sketches, all the while motivating kids to pick up a pencil and write down their own fantastic adventures. Story topics run the gamut, from kung fu ninja babies fighting crime to cats flying and tickle monsters who rule the world.

Story Pirates has been committed to providing high quality arts education to children since 2003. Their Play/Write Program began as a pilot in a single low-income Harlem school and has grown to become a nationally respected creative writing and drama curriculum in place annually at over 200 schools across the country.

Thu 3/9 Lunafest (6:15p-Reception/7:00p-Film begins)($50)
Tix reservations: http://lincolntheater.com/vbo/?page=selectevent&eid=16949&edid=0
THE LUNAFEST STORY-Connecting Women Through Film

Established in 2000 by LUNA, the makers of the Whole Nutrition Bar for Women, LUNAFEST connects women, their stories and their causes through film. This traveling film festival spotlights the work of a diverse array of talented women filmmakers with intelligent, funny and thought-provoking themes. Soroptimist St. HeleNa Sunrise is hosting their 8th LUNAFEST Napa Valley event and includes 9 films by, for, about women.
100 percent of all net proceeds are donated to charities who are all working together to improve the lives of women & girls. Beneficiaries of this event are the Breast Cancer Fund, Soroptimist St. HeleNa Sunrise, Girls on the Run Napa & Solano and NEWS (Domestic Violence & Sexual Abuse Services).
Since its inception, LUNAFEST has grown from a single annual event to a coast-to-coast force with more than 180 North American screenings each season. To date, 136 filmmakers have been featured, nearly $3.6 million dollars have been raised and thousands of attendees have come away moved, entertained and inspired by this innovative approach to spotlight women trail blazers in film.

Sat 4/8 Symphony Gala and Concert (5p)($35-125)
Tix reservations: http://lincolntheater.com/vbo/?page=selectevent&eid=15093&edid=0
More details on the program to come. Special VIP Gala Dinner available following the show.

Thu 5/4 Nonsense and Verse (7p)($20-30)
Tix reservations: http://lincolntheater.com/vbo/?page=selectevent&eid=16861&edid=0
Get ready for a crowd pleasing one-man show, a genuine tour deforce as Dan Goodman, celebrated showman and five-star author of pun and wit, treats his audience to an eclectic menu of delectable gibberish, brisk musical numbers, satirical reflections, stunning visuals and gripping recitation.

Sat 6/24 Willie K: A Fundraiser for The Lest We Forget Foundation (7p)($35-58)
Tix reservations: http://lincolntheater.com/vbo/?page=selectevent&eid=16435&edid=0
Willie K - that's "K" for Kahaialii - is, in the words of the Honolulu Weekly, "an amazing guitar virtuoso, a Hawaiian Jimi Hendrix; he's Gabby Pahinui, Andres Segovia, and Eddie Van Halen rolled into one. Willie can mimic seemingly any style, moving easily between screaming Stratocaster, sweet slack key, and jazzy, almost baroque, acoustic 12-string." Besides being a guitar wizard, he also sings and writes gorgeous originals, from rocking blues to tender ballads in the traditional Hawaiian style. Since releasing his debut album in 1992, he has won more than a dozen, Na Hoku Hanohano awards, the Hawaiian equivalent of the Grammy.

Sun 6/25 Mostly Mozart (3p)($30-55)
Tix reservations: http://lincolntheater.com/vbo/?page=selectevent&eid=15094&edid=0
Napa's own Favorite Soprano, Marnie Breckenridge, returns to Symphony Napa Valley to close the season with a concert devoted to the masterworks of the world's most perfect composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Come hear arias from his greatest operas including Le Nozze di Figaro and Idomeneo, as well as the immortal Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and the Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, widely known as the opening music in Miloš Forman's film Amadeus. Maestro Michael Guttman rounds out the program with the beautiful Adagio and Rondo for violin and orchestra, where he doubles as soloist and conductor.

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Napa Valley Performing Arts Center is located at 100 California Drive, Yountville, CA 94599. For more information, call 707-944-9900 or visit lincolntheater.com. And find Napa Valley Performing Arts Center on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Napa-Valley-Performing-Arts-Center-at-Lincoln-Theater-140615503247.