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This weekend, catch Celtic punk all-stars band The Walker Roaders, featuring members of The Pogues, Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys, at The Guild and hear chamber group the Poulenc Trio and soprano Shawnette Sulker debut a new arrangement at Music at Kohl Mansion. Plus take in a collaborative performance by musical duo Emma’s Revolution and DanceVisions studio and see the latest installation at Redwood City’s Art Kiosk.
St. Patrick’s Day with The Walker Roaders
Immerse yourself in being “Irish for a day” with a blast of some high-energy tunes from the Emerald Isle with The Walker Roaders at The Guild. An all-stars group made up of members of favorite “Celtic punk” bands, the group features James Fearnley of The Pogues, Ted Hutt of Flogging Molly and Marc Orrell of Dropkick Murphys joined by producer and musician Brad Wood and drummer Bryan Head. The band’s website promises “scrotum-tightening sea shanties” and “great ballads of fire” and you’d best believe they will deliver. The Sam Chase & The Untraditional open. (And for more St. Patrick’s Day ideas, check out our guide of Peninsula St. Patrick’s events.)
March 17, 7 p.m. at The Guild, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. $35-$83. guildtheatre.com.
‘Reaching Toward a Better World‘
Long-running musical duo Emma’s Revolution will perform in concert alongside dancers from local studio DanceVisions, the sixth collaboration between the two groups. The show – “Reaching Toward a Better World” – will include choreography by DanceVisions founder Laura Zweig, a multigenerational group of dancers, plus musicians Richelle Scales on keyboards and Kofy Brown on drums. Emma’s Revolution is Pat Humphries and Sandy O., who’ve been playing together for two decades. Committed activists in addition to musicians, their songs address issues of global importance and over the years they’ve toured nationally and internationally, won awards, and performed with big names including Pete Seeger and Joan Baez. According to Emma’s Revolution’s Facebook page, “Reaching Toward a Better World” will include “songs about peace, climate change, Black Lives Matter, refugees, Me Too and more.”
March 15 at 7:30 p.m. and March 16 at 2 p.m. (video replay will also be made available) at Cubberley Theater, 4120 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, emmasrevolution.com.
Music at Kohl Mansion
The Poulenc Trio, which marks its 20th anniversary this year, teams with soprano Shawnette Sulker for an intimate performance at the historic Kohl Mansion. The trio of oboe, piano and bassoon will perform a world-premiere arrangement of songs by their namesake composer, Francis Poulenc, highlighting some of his “most beautiful and lyrical works,” according to a press release, that was commissioned by Music at Kohl Mansion. The program also includes another recent commission, “Explain Yourself!” by composer Viet Cuong, plus selections by Gioachino Rossini and Duke Ellington. Soprano Sulker has performed on Bay Area stages, including at San Francisco Opera, West Bay Opera and around the country.
March 17, 7 p.m. at Kohl Mansion, 2750 Adeline Drive, Burlingame, $25-$58, musicatkohl.org.
‘Oracle‘
Sometimes, the spaces in between objects can be as compelling as the objects themselves, and what’s missing can be as essential as what’s present. Sheila Ghidini explores the intriguing effect of negative space and cast shadows in “Oracle,” her current installation at downtown Redwood City’s Art Kiosk. Working with reconfigured wood chairs and other furniture, the piece takes some inspiration from the surrounding architecture of Courthouse Square, according to Ghidini’s artist’s statement. “An adjacent chalk and pastel drawing replicates the cast shadows and negative spaces created by these forms,” she states. “Deciphering between what is real and what is illusionary becomes a visual game for the viewer.”
Through April 14, Art Kiosk, 2208 Broadway St., Redwood City, redwoodcity.org/departments/parks-recreation-and-community-services/art-kiosk.