Concerts

Tattooed Millionaires with Sybilla, 7 tonight, Steel Concepts, 18th Street and La Salle Avenue; $5.

Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham, 7 p.m. Friday, Heart O’ Texas Coliseum; tickets cost $47.35, available at the HOT box office or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

Concert Bells of Fort Worth and the Austin Handbell Ensemble, 4 p.m. Saturday, Central Presbyterian Church, 9191 Woodway Drive.

Michael Peterson with illusionists Ridgway and Johnson, 7 p.m. Saturday, Ferrell Center; $10, $5 for children.

Baylor Opera Workshop, 7:30 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday, Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, Baylor University; free.

Mark McKinney, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, KD’s Smokehouse, 214 Melodie Drive in West.

Wade Bowen with opening act the Dirt Drifters, 7 p.m. May 16, Wild West, 115 Mary Ave.; $12, $15 for those 18 to 20.

Air Force Band of the West, RiverSounds, 8 p.m. May 17, McLennan Community College Bosque River Stage; free.

Brandon Steadman Band, 8:30 p.m. May 17, George’s Restaurant, 1925 Speight Ave.

Temple Jazz Orchestra with Bill Watrous, 7:30 p.m. May 17, Mary Alice Marshall Performing Arts Center, Temple College in Temple.

Johnny, Dick and Emily Gimble, RiverSounds, 8 p.m. May 22, MCC Bosque River Stage; free.

The Morticians and After Midnight, RiverSounds, 8 p.m. May 29, MCC Bosque River Stage; free.

Randy Rogers Band and Wade Bowen, June 2, Wild West, 115 Mary Ave.; $12, $15 for those 18 to 20.

MCC Faculty Jazz Band, RiverSounds, 8 p.m. June 5, MCC Bosque River Stage; free.

Pride & Joy, RiverSounds, 8 p.m. June 12, MCC Bosque River Stage; free.

Kimberly Kelly and Modern Day Drifters with Kristin Kelly, RiverSounds, 8 p.m. June 19, MCC Bosque River Stage; free.

Leasleypalooza V with Donna Beckham and the Jonquil Street Band, June 21 at the Lake Waco Country Club, 5608 Flat Rock Road; $10.

Local bands

Towne Adams — May 25 at the Slippery Minnow, Lake Waco Marina; $3. 

Classie Ballou — 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 29 at Rosati’s Authentic Chicago Pizza, 824 Hewitt Drive. With the Family Band, 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. May 22 and June 12 at La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant and Cantina, 3815 Franklin Ave.

Donna Beckham (country) — CD release party, 9 p.m. Saturday at KD’s Smokehouse, 214 Melodie Drive in West; $5, $50 for VIP tickets. Call (254) 826-3678.

Bessie Robinson Band — Songwriters’ Night, 9:30 p.m. Thursdays at Waco City Limits, 517 S. Eighth St.; $3 cover.

Bill and Phil Show — 8 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and May 17 at Lake Brazos Steakhouse, 1620 N. Martin Luther King Blvd.

Bradshaw Gang (country) — 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at American Legion Post 121, Third Street and Tennessee Avenue; $6, with hamburger dinner for $3 extra.

Branded Heart — Young at Heart Dance Club, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 20 at Sul Ross Senior Center, 1414 Jefferson Ave.; $4.

Brian & Jeremy — 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and May 21 at La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, 1201 Hewitt Drive.

Brother Muddfoot — 8:30 p.m. May 22 at George’s Restaurant, 1925 Speight Ave.

Bruce Carbonara— 7:30-8:30 tonight and May 22 at Rosati’s Authentic Chicago Pizza, 824 Hewitt Drive.

Cherokee Rose (country) — June 14 at Elk Hall in Elk.

Gordon Collier Band — 9 p.m. Saturday at Bo’s Barn in Salado. 9 p.m. May 17 at Coyote Run, 807 S. State Highway 14 in Mexia. 9 p.m. May 24 at Zack & Jim’s Hog Creek Icehouse, State Highway 6 near F.M. 185.

Common Ground (rock) — 10:30 p.m. May 24 and 30 at Treff’s Bar & Grill, 520 Austin Ave.

Lange Debault — May 28 at La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, 1201 Hewitt Drive.

Mike Dickie — 8:30 p.m. Thursdays at Backdoor Bar & Grill, 106 N. Sixth St. in Gatesville; free.

Jackson Edwards Band — Saturday and solo show May 30 at Ace’s Bar and Grill, 2911 Primrose Drive.

John Epperson & Drivin’ Blind (rock) — Friday at Lake Brazos Steakhouse, 1620 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Saturday at The Ranch, 4984 W. State Highway 93 in Temple. Two Wheel Sunday, May 18 at Zack & Jim’s Hog Creek Icehouse, State Highway 6 near F.M. 185. Street dance, May 31 at Tokio Store, 343 Tokio Loop in West. June 28 at Jack and Diane’s BBQ and Burgers, 301 S. Main St. in West.

Flat Rock Junction — May 15 at La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, 3815 Franklin Ave.

Dick Gimble — Tonight at La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, 3815 Franklin Ave.

Gypsy & the Ghost Train (Texas roots-rock) — 8 p.m. Friday at The Elite Circle Grille, 2132 S. Valley Mills Drive. 9 p.m. Saturday at The Spur, 926 S. Lacy Drive. 9 p.m. May 15 at Dodge City Saloon, 1009 Wooded Acres Drive. 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. May 16 at Lake Brazos Steakhouse, 1620 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Jerry Haisler — Original Over 50 Dance, 7 to 10 p.m. May 16 at West Fraternal Auditorium, 1000 N. Interstate 35 in West; $6.

Heart of Texas Road Gang — May 17 at Tokio Store, 343 Tokio Loop in West. 7 to 10 p.m. May 23 at American Legion Post 121, Third Street and Tennessee Avenue; $6, with hamburger dinner for $3 extra.

Larry Hooper — May 31 at the Slippery Minnow, Lake Waco Marina; $3.

Shane Howard Band — 7:30 p.m. May 28 at KD’s Steakhouse, 214 Melodie Drive in West; free. 8 p.m. June 14 at Ross Country Store in Ross.

Josie & the Boys — 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Geneva Hall in Elm Mott. 2 to 6 p.m. Saturdays at The Spur, 926 S. Lacy Drive.

James Klein & The Misfits — Young at Heart Dance Club, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 27 at Sul Ross Senior Center, 1414 Jefferson Ave.

Pat McKee and Trammell Kelly (acoustic jazz) — Jazz night, 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays and 7:30 to 11 p.m. Fridays at Diamond Back’s, 217 Mary Ave.; free.

Mad Edison (rock/soul/funk/blues) — Saturday at Chapter 11, 619 Esther St. May 31 at Rumor’s on the Lake, 100 Tejas St. in Whitney; free.

Scott Matthews — May 24 at the Slippery Minnow, Lake Waco Marina; $3.

Johnny Memphis Show (Elvis Presley tribute artist) — 7 to 9 p.m. June 3 at Jack and Diane’s BBQ and Burgers, 301 S. Main St. in West.

Mustard Seed — 8 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday and May 22 at Lake Brazos Steakhouse, 1620 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 15 at Rosati’s Authentic Chicago Pizza, 824 Hewitt Drive.

Charles Nemec — Young at Heart Dance Club, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sul Ross Senior Center, 1414 Jefferson Ave.

Neon Texas (Texas country, rock, blues) — Bruceville-Eddy Mayfest, 8 p.m. Friday, Interstate 35 south frontage road in Eddy. May 24 at The Spur, 926 S. Lacy Drive. 10 p.m. May 31 at Duck Tavern, 12 S. Second St. in Temple; $5.

Nite Shift Band — 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at Veterans for Foreign Wars Post 8230, 1509 Golf Course Road in Gatesville; $6.

Outlaws — 7 to 10 p.m. May 16 at American Legion Post 121, Third Street and Tennessee Avenue; $6, with hamburger dinner for $3 extra.

Kyle Park — 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at KD’s Smokehouse, 214 Melodie Drive in West; free.

Plumb Country — Sul Ross Dance Club, 7 to 10 tonight and May 22 at Sul Ross Senior Center, 1414 Jefferson Ave.; $5.

Pusher — May 16 at Treff’s Bar & Grill, 520 Austin Ave.

Warren Rew Band — May 17 and June 14 at The Spur, 926 S. Lacy Drive.

Rusty Road — 8:30 p.m. Saturday at George’s Restaurant, 1925 Speight Ave. 8:30 p.m. June 7 at the Slippery Minnow, Lake Waco Marina.

Nate Rodriguez and the Unlikely Criminals — 9 tonight at Dodge City Saloon, 1009 Wooded Acres Drive; free. 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Slippery Minnow, Lake Waco Marina; $3. 9 p.m. Saturday at Rumor’s on the Lake, 100 Tejas St. in Whitney.

Santa Fe — 9 p.m. May 17 at the Horseshoe Club, 1216 State Highway 36 in Gatesville; $5.

Sloppy Joe — Acoustic show, May 23 at the Slippery Minnow, Lake Waco Marina; $3.

Smokin Gun — Friday at Bo’s Barn in Salado. Saturday at the Cotton Club in Granger. June 7 at Elk Hall in Elk.

David Taylor Band — 9 p.m. May 17 at Jack and Diane’s BBQ and Burgers, 301 S. Main St. in West. 8:30 p.m. May 24 at George’s Restaurant, 1925 Speight Ave.

Terry Taylor and Shilo — 9 p.m. Saturday at the Horseshoe Club, 1216 State Highway 36 in Gatesville; $5. Sul Ross Dance Club, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 29 at the Sul Ross Senior Center, 1414 Jefferson Ave.

Texas Heartbeat — Sul Ross Dance Club, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 15 at Sul Ross Senior Center, 1414 Jefferson Ave.; $4. 7 to 10 p.m. May 30 at American Legion Post 121, Third Street and Tennessee Avenue; $6, with hamburger dinner for $3 extra.

Curtis Timmons (smooth jazz/easy listening guitar) — 6 to 8 p.m. May 28 and June 4 at Courtyard by Marriott, 101 Washington Ave.; free. 7 to 9 p.m. May 31 at 1424, 1424 Washington Ave.

Wayward Sons — 9 p.m. Saturday and June 21 at Jack and Diane’s BBQ and Burgers, 301 S. Main St. in West; $3, $5 per couple. Acoustic show, 8:30 p.m. May 16 at the Slippery Minnow, Lake Waco Marina; $3.

X’s IV Eyes (rock, metal) — 9 p.m. May 17 at the Slippery Minnow, Lake Waco Marina; $3.

David Zychek — 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Papa Joe’s, Interstate 35 in Lorena; free.

Local theater

“Nunsense,” Waco Civic Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Waco Civic Theatre, 1517 Lake Air Drive; $12 for adults, $10 for senior adults and students. Mother’s Day admission, $17 for adult with mother, $12 for student with mother. Call 776-1591 for ticket information.

“On Golden Pond,” Bosque Conservatory Tin Building Theatre, dinner theater performances at 7 p.m. Saturday and May 17; regular performances at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday, 215 College Hill Drive in Clifton; dinner tickets are $30, regular performances $10. Call (254) 675-2278 or go online to www.bosqueconservatory.com.

“Blithe Spirit,” Lake Whitney Arts, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Lake Whitney Arts Theatre, 500 S. Bosque St. in Whitney; $7 in advance, $9 at the door. Advance tickets available at Video Depot in Whitney and Country Czech Bakery in Hillsboro.

“Love Letters,” Silver Spur Theater, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16-17 and 23-24, 2 p.m. May 18 and 25, Silver Spur Theater, 108 Royal St. in Salado.

“Shatter the Glass House,” Out on a Limb Dance Company, 7 p.m. May 16, Reicher Catholic High School Performing Arts Center, 2102 N. 23rd St.; $10.

Etc.

Salado Fine Art Gallery Trail, 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, eight art galleries in Salado.

Stonhenj Players, weapons and armor demonstration, 4 to 8:30 p.m. May 17, Hollywood Jewel 16, 7200 Woodway Drive.

Scarborough Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekends through May 26, Exit 399A Interstate 35 North, near Waxahachie; $19.99 for adults, $6.50 for children. Call (972) 938-3247 or go online to www.scarboroughrenfest.com.

Dr Pepper Gala with Lee Greenwood, 7 p.m. May 30, Waco Hilton Hotel, 113 S. University-Parks Drive. Call (254) 757-1024 for gala information.

Open Mike Poetry Reading, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays at Beatnix Coffeehouse, 1826 Lake Shore Drive; free.

V-Day Waco Women’s Book Club, 7 p.m. every fourth Monday, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 4909 W. Waco Drive; free, but donated canned goods collected for Red Door Project.

Square dancing, 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturdays and Tuesdays, Allemande Hall, 106 Westlake in Speegleville; $5. Call 776-2269 for information.

Boot Scooters, line and couples dancing, 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays at Whiskey River, 7524 Bosque Blvd.; free.

Book signing

Michael Donahue (Drawing Battle Lines: The Map Testimony of Custer’s Last Fight), 6 tonight, Bell County Museum, 201 N. Main St. in Belton. Signing will begin with a screening of the BBC/Discovery Channel program “The Wild West — Custer’s Last Stand.”

Local art shows

“John Dunn: Courthouses of Texas,” through Sunday, Carleen Bright Arboretum, 9001 Bosque Blvd.

“Flip Kimmel,” through Aug. 3, Art Center Waco, 1300 College Drive. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.

Out-of-town exhibits

“J.M.W. Turner,” through May 18, Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 North Harwood, Dallas. Call (214) 922-1000 or visit www.dallasmuseumofart.org for hours and admission.

“Father & Son III: Charles & Karl Umlauf,” through May 25, Tyler Museum of Art, 1300 S. Mahon Ave. in Tyler. Call (903) 595-1001 or visit www.tylermuseum.org.

“Pompeii: Tales From An Eruption,” through June 22, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet St., Houston. Call (713) 639-7300 or visit www.mfah.org for hours and admission.

“Born to Play Ball,” through July 22, George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, 1000 George Bush Drive West in College Station. Call (979) 691-4000 or visit http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu.

“On The Road With The Beats,” through Aug. 3, Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin. Call (512) 471-8944 or visit www.hrc.utexas.edu.

“Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius,” through Sept. 1, Houston Museum of Natural Science, One Hermann Circle Drive in Houston. Call (713) 639-4629 or visit www.hmns.org.

“The Impressionists: Master Paintings From the Art Institute of Chicago,” June 29-Nov. 2, Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. Call (817) 332-8451 or visit www.kimbellart.org.

Out-of-town shows.

The Lost Trailers, Saturday, Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth (752-8822).

George Lopez, May 16-17, Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie (752-8822).

Diamond Rio, May 17, Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth (752-8822).

Marcia Ball with the Greencards, May 17, Granada Theater in Dallas (214-826-1885).

Radiohead, May 18, Superpages.com Center in Dallas’ Fair Park (752-8822).

The Police with Elvis Costello and The Imposters, May 21, Superpages.com Center in Dallas’ Fair Park (752-8822).

Bill O’Reilly, June 13, Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie (752-8822).

Rascal Flatts, June 21, Superpages.com Center in Dallas’ Fair Park (752-8822).

Raven Symone, June 28, Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie (752-8822).

Jonas Brothers, July 9, Superpages.com Center in Dallas’ Fair Park (752-8822).

Dave Matthews Band, Aug. 16, Superpages.com Center in Dallas’ Fair Park (752-8822).

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