Concerts

Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo, today through Saturday, with Modern Day Drifters and The Randy Rogers Band, 8 and 9:30 tonight; Kimberly Kelly and Craig Morgan, 8 and 10 p.m. Friday; and the Gimbles, Aaron Watson and Neal McCoy, 6, 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Heart O’ Texas Fair Complex. Gate admission is $10, $5 for children 3 to 12.

Baylor University Campus Orchestra, 6 tonight, Jones Concert Hall, Baylor’s McCrary Music Building; free.

Saxophonist Leo Saguiguit, 7:30 tonight, Roxy Grove Hall, Baylor; free.

McLennan Community College Faculty Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 tonight, MCC’s Ball Performing Arts Center; free.

1100 Springs, 9 tonight, Austin’s on the Avenue, 719 Austin Ave. Music begins at 6 p.m.; cover charge.

X’s IV Eyes, 13th & Suicide, Curbcheck and Rose Red Alibi, 8 p.m. Saturday at The Ranch, 2315 Robinson Road; $5.

Tastydactyls with I Am The Avalanche, A Loss For Words and Mechanical Boy, Friday, Art Ambush, 3523 Franklin Ave.; $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

“Sassy and Brassy,” Waco Symphony Sunday Sounds chamber music, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Badger Ranch, 2 Ritchie Road in Woodway; $10, $5 for students.

Olivier Messiaen Centennial Concert with pianists Pamela Mia Paul, Krassimira Jordan, Brian Marks and Alfredo Ovalles, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Roxy Grove Hall, Baylor; free.

“A Night at the Opera,” Waco Community Band with soprano Lise Uhl, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, MCC’s Ball Performing Arts Center; free.

Baylor Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jones Concert Hall, Baylor’s McCrary Music Building; free.

“Playin’ It Live,” Music Association of Central Texas Music Festival with Red Rogers and the Durty Dawgs, Texas Heartbeat, Mustard Seed, The Willows, Lorna Willhelm and a Handful of Blues, 10th Leper and Johnny Tex and the Classix, 2 to 11 p.m. Oct. 18, Waco Lions Den, 1716 N. 42nd St.; $7 and two canned goods, with children 11 and younger admitted free. Indoor dance begins at 6 p.m. Proceeds benefit Caritas.

Phil Wickham and FEE, 7 p.m. Oct. 21, Highland Baptist Church, 3014 Maple Ave.; $8 to $10. Call (254) 754-0335 for ticket information or go online at www.itickets.com.

MercyMe with Bebo Norman, 7 p.m. Oct. 23, Harvest Times Revival Center, 1208 N. Robinson Road; tickets cost $35 for VIP seats, $25 for advance seats and $30 on the day of the show. Call 662-9878 or go online at www.htrcwaco.com.

Local bands

Kevin Ray Adams & the Silver Steele Band — 9 p.m. Oct. 18 at Pooh’s Pair-A-Dice Saloon, 111 W. Mesquite St. in Malone; $5.

Bob Arnold & Total Stranger (country, classic rock, blues) — 9 p.m. Saturday at KD’s Smokehouse, 214 Melodie Drive.

Matthew Ballard (Americana, roots, country) — 8:30-11:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at George’s Restaurant, 1925 Speight Ave.

Classie Ballou and the Family Band — 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at Rosati’s Authentic Chicago Pizza, 824 Hewitt Drive.

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

BLM Blues (blues/rock) — Nov. 6 at Pop-A-Top, 1601 S. 29th St.

Bradshaw Gang (country) — 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at El Chico Mexican Restaurant, 2111 S. Valley Mills Drive. Young at Heart Dance Club, 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesday at Sul Ross Senior Center, 1414 Jefferson Ave.; $5. 9 p.m. Oct. 17 at Pooh’s Pair-A-Dice, 111 W. Mesquite St. in Malone.

Brian and Jeremy — Wednesdays at La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant, 1201 Hewitt Drive.

Brother Mudfoot — 8:30-11:30 p.m. Saturday at George’s Restaurant, 1925 Speight Ave.

Butterknife — Oct. 25 at Aces Bar & Grill, 2911 Primrose Drive.

Country Legends — Young at Heart Dance Club, 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 28 at Sul Ross Senior Center, 1414 Jefferson Ave.; $5. 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 24 at American Legion Post 121, Third Street and Tennessee Avenue; $5, with hamburger dinner served at 6 p.m. for $3 extra.

Dazzling Weasel Faces — 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Salt Lick, 3350 E. Palm Valley Blvd. in Round Rock; free. 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 24 at El Chico Mexican Restaurant, 2111 S. Valley Mills Drive.

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

Doc Mojoe — Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo, Miller Stage, 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, HOT Fair Complex. 9 p.m. Saturday at the Horny Toad Bar & Grill, 319 N. Third St. in Cranfills Gap.

John Epperson & Drivin’ Blind — Hooter’s Bike Night, 7 to 10 tonight at Hooter’s, 3927 S. Jack Kultgen Freeway.

Fabulous Freak Brothers (rock, funk) — 9 p.m. Oct. 24 at Austin’s on the Avenue, 719 Austin Ave.

Guilty Pleazure (‘80s rock and pop) — 10 p.m. Nov. 1 at Chapter 11, 619 Esther St.; free.

Gypsy and the Ghost Train — 8:30-11:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at George’s Restaurant, 1925 Speight Ave.

Jerry Haisler — 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Geneva Hall in Elm Mott.

Heart of Texas Road Gang — 9 p.m. Friday at Lakeside Tavern, 6605 Airport Road. Texas Association of Single Adults Halloween dance, Waco chapter, 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6008, 725 Sun Valley Road; $5 for members, $7 for nonmembers.

Andy Jayne Gang — 8 p.m. Wednesdays at Big Star Tavern, 4677 Spring Valley Road in Lorena.

Jonquil Street Band — Halloween party, 8:30 p.m. to midnight Oct. 31 at Zack & Jim’s Hog Creek Icehouse, 6900 State Highway 6, near F.M. 185.

Josie & the Boys —2 to 6 p.m. Saturdays at The Spur, 926 S. Lacy Drive. 7 to 11 p.m. Oct. 25 at Geneva Hall in Elm Mott.

Junior and the Starlights —  10 p.m. Saturday at the Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo, Miller Stage. 8 p.m. to midnight Sunday at Club Legacy, 101 Mill St.; $5.

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, funk, blues, soul) — Oct. 18 at Rumor’s on the Lake Lounge in the Redwood Lodge, 100 Tejas St. in Whitney.

Mustard Seed (jazz, rhythm-and-blues) — 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Vitek’s Bar-B-Q, 1600 Speight Ave. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 16, Nov. 6 and 20 at Rosati’s Authentic Chicago Pizza, 824 Hewitt Drive.

Mustard Seed Jazz Trio (jazz) — 8 to 10 p.m. Nov. 1 at Uncorked, 1201 Hewitt Drive, Suite 200.

Charlie Nemec Band — Young at Heart Dance Club, 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 21 at Sul Ross Senior Center, 1414 Jefferson Ave.

Neon Texas — 9 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Horseshoe Club, 1216 State Highway 36 in Gatesville; $5.

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

Nolan & Steve — Acoustic show, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Tradinghouse Bar & Grill, 4553 Lake Felton Parkway near Tradinghouse Creek Reservoir; free.

The Outlaws — 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 17 at American Legion Post 121, Third Street and Tennessee Avenue; $5, with hamburger dinner served at 6 p.m. for $3 extra.

Phaze 5 (’60s and ’70s rock) — 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Smoken Rayz, 325 Lacy Drive in Lacy-Lakeview. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at Horny Toad Bar & Grill, 319 N. Third St. in Cranfills Gap.

Plumb Country — Sul Ross Dance Club, 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 16 and 23 at Sul Ross Senior Center, 1414 Jefferson Ave.; $5. 7 to 11 p.m. Oct. 18 at Geneva Hall in Elm Mott.

Pride and Joy (Texas blues-rock) — Halloween Party, 9 p.m. Oct. 31 at Smoken Rayz, 325A N. Lacy Drive; party starts at 7 p.m.

Red Rogers & the Durty Dawgs — 9 p.m. Oct. 25 at Big Daddy’s, 921 Lake Air Drive. Halloween Bash, 9 p.m. to midnight Oct. 31 at The Shade Tree, Interstate 35 in Lorena.

Nate Rodriguez Band (Texas blues, soul) — Friday and Oct. 24 at The Slippery Minnow, Lake Waco Marina; free. 9 p.m. Wednesdays at Dodge City Saloon, 1009 Wooded Acres Drive; free.

Joe Ross Band — Oct. 25 at The Spur, 926 S. Lacy Drive.

Smooth Jazz Generation (jazz) — 7 to 10 tonight at El Chico Mexican Restaurant, 2111 S. Valley Mills Drive; free. “An Evening of Jazz,” 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at the McCAP Building, 400 Schroeder Drive; $10, $15 for couples. Call (254) 722-5226 or (254) 722-0722.

Sonny Mac Blues Band (rhythm-and-blues, blues) — 9 p.m. Saturday at The Spur, 926 S. Lacy Drive.

Terry Taylor and Shilo — Sul Ross Dance Club, 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 30 at Sul Ross Senior Center, 1414 Jefferson Ave.; $5.

Texas Heartbeat — Sul Ross Dance Club, 7 to 10 tonight at Sul Ross Senior Center, 1414 Jefferson Ave.; $5. 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at American Legion Post 121, Third Street and Tennessee Avenue; $5, with hamburger dinner served at 6 p.m. for $3 extra. Original Over 50 Dance, 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 17 at West Fraternal Auditorium, 1000 N. Interstate 35; $6.

Texas Style Band — 9 p.m. Oct. 25 at Lakeside Tavern, 6605 Airport Road.

Holly Tucker — 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 30 at El Chico Mexican Restaurant, 2111 S. Valley Mills Drive; free.

Ryan Turner — Gridiron Grill, 9 p.m. Saturday at Heritage Square.

Wall of Fiction — Saturday at Aces Bar & Grill, 2911 Primrose Drive.

Wayward Sons — 8 p.m. Friday at Pooh’s Pair-A-Dice Saloon, 111 W. Mesquite St. in Malone.

Dave Wild (jazz piano) — 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Courtyard by Marriott, 100 Washington Ave.; free.

X’s IV Eyes (rock, metal) — Halloween party, Oct. 31 at Aces Bar & Grill, 2911 Primrose Drive.

Local theater

“Urinetown the Musical,” Baylor Theatre, 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, Baylor; $15, $10 for Baylor students, faculty and staff.

“New Voices, New Beats,” McLennan Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Ball Performing Arts Center, MCC; $12 for adults, $10 for senior adults and students.

“The Pajama Game,” 7:30 p.m. Monday, Waco Hippodrome Theatre, 724 Austin Ave.; tickets cost $38.25 to $63. Call 752-9797 or go online at www.wacoperformingarts.org.

“Seussical the Musical,” 7 p.m. Tuesday, Waco Hippodrome; tickets cost $12.50 to $23.75. Call 752-9797 or go online at www.wacoperformingarts.org.

“Defending the Caveman,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17-18, Waco Hippodrome; tickets cost $24 to $40. Call 752-9797 or go online at www.wacoperformingarts.org.

“Dial M for Murder,” Bosque Conservatory Tin Building Theatre, 7 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 18, 24 and 25, and 2 p.m. Oct. 19, Tin Building Theatre, 215 College Hill Drive in Clifton. Tickets for dinner theater performances on Saturday and Oct. 25 cost $30; tickets for regular performances cost $10. Call (254) 675-2278 for reservations or go online at www.bosqueconservatory.com.

“Dial M for Murder,” Waco Civic Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24-25 and Oct. 31, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 26, Waco Civic Theatre, 1517 Lake Air Drive; $10 for adults, $8 for senior adults and students. Call 776-1591.

Etc.

State Fair of Texas, today through Oct. 19, Fair Park in Dallas; $14 for adults, $10 for senior adults and children.

Robert Sapolsky (Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers), Beall-Russell Humanities Lectures, 3:30 p.m. today, 510 Cashion Hall, Baylor; free.

Museum of Horrors and Texas Chainsaw Massacre Nightmare haunted houses, 8 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays in October, nightly Oct. 26-31, Interstate 35 at Exit 345 near Ross; $13 per house, $20 for both houses, $2 discount with two canned goods.

Cornfield maze and family fall activities, 5 to 10 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, Kaska Family Farm, off F.M. 2114 about 14 miles east of West; $7 for adults, $6 for senior adults and students. Call (254) 826-3988.

GroveFest ‘08, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Woodway Family Center, 1100 Estates Drive; free.

Fiesta de la Raza, noon Sunday , St. Francis Catholic Church, 315 Jefferson Ave.

Civil War historian Ed Bearss, 10:30 a.m. Oct. 18, Dawson Auditorium, Albritton Administration Building, Navarro College in Corsicana; $25 for lecture and museum admission, $15 for college students, with a noon lunch for $10 extra. Call (903) 875-7642 for information and lunch reservations.

Children’s Garden Fair, 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 19, Carleen Bright Arboretum, 9001 Bosque Blvd.; free to children accompanied by an adult.

Taste of Bellmead, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 21, Bellmead Civic Center,

Pumpkin Event, 3 to 6 p.m. Oct. 26, Art Center Waco, 1300 College Drive.

Cultural Evening, 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 27, Art Center Waco, 1300 College Drive.

El Dia de los Muertos, 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 1, Art Center Waco.

Book signing

Christine and Ethan Rose (Rowan of the Wood), 7 p.m. Friday, Hastings, 5526 Bosque Blvd.; signing also features costume contest, children’s activities and treats.

Perla Sarabia Johnson (Global Warning), 10 a.m. Saturday, Baylor Bookstore, Baylor.

Local art shows

“Al Souza, John Tilton and Blair Meerfeld,” through Saturday, Martin Museum of Art, Baylor’s Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center; free.

“Drawing Power: Original Editorial Cartoons,” through Dec. 20, W.R. Poage Legislative Library and Moody Library, Baylor.

“Art, Science and the World Around Us,” through December, Art Center Waco, 1300 College Drive.

“Art Center Waco Gala: Paintings, Pictures, Passions,” 7 p.m. Oct. 18, Art Center Waco, 1300 College Drive; $95 a person, $190 a couple. Call 752-4371 by Oct. 16 for reservations.

Out-of-town exhibits

“Edward S. Curtis: Plains Indians,” through Oct. 18, Bell County Museum, 201 N. Main St. in Belton.

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

“Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs,” through May 19, Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St., Dallas. Call (214) 922-1000 or visit www.dallasmuseumofart.org.

Out-of-town shows.

“The Color Purple,” Dallas Summer Musicals, through Oct. 19, Music Hall in Dallas’ Fair Park (752-8822).

James McMurtry, Oct. 18, Grenada Theater in Dallas (214-826-1885).

Ian Moore, Oct. 25, Grenada Theater in Dallas (214-826-1885).

“Stomp,” Nov. 11-16, Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth (817-332-2272).

To submit a listing

If you would like your club or band’s entertainment schedule listed in our AccessMusic guide, e-mail accesswaco@wacotrib.com; fax a listing to 757-0302; or mail a postcard c/o Waco Tribune-Herald, P.O. Box 2588, Waco 76702-2588. Deadline is noon Friday before publication. No phone calls. To be included, an event should be open to the public. Please include the address, the time of the event, any admission or cover charge and a contact person.