Better mark your calendar right way. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18, for Elvis Costello’s April 8 solo concert at the Napa Valley Opera House; 1030 Main St.,  Napa.

Price: $120-$135. Call (707) 226.7372 or visit NVOH.org

In one of the most intimate stops on his spring 2010 tour, Costello will perform selected songs from his 30-year musical career.

Costello’s career would fill a book, but here are a few highlights:

* Costello may be best known for his performances with The Attractions and The Imposters and for concert appearances with pianist Steve Nieve, but he also has collaborated with Burt Bacharach,  Paul McCartney and record producer and songwriter T Bone Burnett.

* Costello and The Attractions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.

* In 2004, Costello was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song for “The Scarlet Tide,” sung by Alison Krauss in the movie “Cold Mountain.” The song was co-written with Burnett.

* In 2008, Costello launched his  music television series “Spectacle: Elvis Costello with…. ”

* Last June,  Hear Music released Costello’s “Secret, Profane & Sugarcane,” produced by Burnett.