The 1970s star who turned rock and roll into shock theater, Alice Cooper, will perform at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts. At his concerts, the rocker charmed snakes and cavorted with mangled mannequins onstage, inspiring the NY Dolls, KISS, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch [...]
When the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West plays Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, you might spot a familiar face onstage. Senior Airman Isaac Lamar of Santa Rosa plays saxophone with the band. He’s a 1998 graduate of Piner High School and also received an [...]
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts plans a free concert by the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25. Tickets are free, but reservations are required. Order forms are available at wellsfargocenterarts.org, or the center’s ticket office at 50 Mark West [...]
The Randy Travis concert scheduled for Aug. 21 at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa has been canceled. The country singer remained in critical condition from brain surgery following a stroke at a Texas hospital. The center will issue refunds for all tickets that have [...]
The Wells Fargo Center for the Arts has announced three additional shows to be presented in the newly renovated Ruth Finley Person Theater during the center's 2013-14 season. The new shows include the Beach Boys on Sept. 7, Natalie Cole on Nov. 24 and Engelbert Humperdinck on Feb. [...]
The main auditorium at Santa Rosa’s Wells Fargo Center for the Arts is just a shell of its former self at the moment, but it’ll look a lot better by mid-August. The center’s 1,600-seat Ruth Finley Person Theater closed in May for a $2.8 million renovation, and will [...]
Santa Rosa's Wells Fargo Center for the Arts broke its previous record last Friday, May 31, with the highest first-day ticket sales for its just-announced 2013-2014 season. More than 2,400 tickets were purchased, for nearly $150,000, a 60-percent increase over last year’s first day of season ticket sales. [...]
Wells Fargo Center will kick off its 2013-2014 season in August in a newly renovated auditorium, with shows by soul diva Patti LaBelle, singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, country music superstar Randy Travis and comedian Ron White. The opening blitz includes: LaBelle, Aug. 16, with tickets priced from $79 to [...]
When Laura Sudduth, touring with the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, plays the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts next Wednesday, May 8, it won’t be for the first time. She first performed at the center as an eighth-grader in 2000, in a Summerfield Waldorf School production [...]
What is art? Whether it’s oil on canvas or actors on stage, dancers on their toes or comedians doing stand-up, Press Democrat staff writer Dan Taylor covers the fine and lively arts in Northern California. Meet the people, go behind the scenes and get ahead on what’s coming up.