WELCOME

Join us for a year of entertainment, joy, and inspiring artistic voices!

Building upon your ongoing support, we welcome you to the 23/24 season from Lesher Center Presents, including the Headliners Series, Center Repertory Company productions, and Bedford Gallery exhibitions. This year you’ll find a diverse array of genres, artists, and themes at your home for incredible, innovative arts experiences.

Together with our nonprofit partner, Diablo Regional Arts Association, we are expanding access to the arts all season long.

New this year: choose your own admission price to Bedford Gallery under a “Pay What You Can” model and experience Lesher Center in Your Neighborhood as we launch a new initiative to bring the arts outside our walls and into the community. These new offerings expand upon returning programs including free outdoor events, Arts Access performances for Title I schools, Center REP’s “Pay What You Can” preview performances, and affordable educational tours for all ages.

I look forward to seeing you this year – you won’t want to miss what you’ll find at the Lesher Center for the Arts!

Carolyn Jackson

Carolyn Jackson General Manager Lesher Center for the Arts

Be on the lookout!

More 23/24 Headliners Series events will be announced on

July 2, 2023

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Women of Country & Bluegrass Festival

A celebration of female rising stars and established talent!

Sara Evans

September 22, 2023

Over the last two decades, Evans has carved a successful career anchored by her insightful songwriting and warm, evocative voice. With such enduring hits as “Suds in the Bucket,” “A Real Fine Place to Start,” “Perfect” and “A Little Bit Stronger,” she’s earned recognition as the fifth most played female artist in country radio.

Stay tuned for special guest performers!

An Evening with Valerie Ponzio & Special Guests

September 23, 2023

An amazing evening of three sensational young ladies of country — Valerie Ponzio with two special guests to be announced. Soon they’ll all be selling out arenas, see them now in the intimacy of the Lesher Center!

Dedicated to blending Latin sounds with country music’s traditions, backed up by indomitable vocals, Ponzio is that rarest of things: something brand new in Music City. Ponzio’s message and voice draw in new and old country fans alike after she was catapulted into the spotlight by her showstopping turn on “The Voice.”

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JAN 13, 2024

The Doo Wop Project

This epic show takes audiences on a journey from foundational tunes of groups like the Crests, Belmonts and Flamingos through their influences on the sounds of Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, and The Four Seasons all the way to DooWopified versions of modern musicians like Michael Jackson, Jason Mraz and Maroon 5. Featuring stars of Broadway’s smash hits Jersey Boys and Motown: The Musical, the Doo Wop Project brings unparalleled authenticity of sound and vocal excellence to recreate—and in some cases entirely reimagine—some of the greatest music in American pop and rock history!

Mountain Stage on the Road

For 40 years, Mountain Stage has been an institution, standing as one of the most beloved and enduring programs in public radio history, broadcasting thousands of unforgettable live performances by rising stars and veteran legends alike. This live taping features Kathy Mattea as host, Mountain Stage’s beloved house band, and 4–5 featured guest artists running the gamut of living legends and emerging artists.

Sarah McKenzie

An Australian jazz pianist, composer, vocalist, and bandleader, Sarah McKenzie’s breezy technical style, songwriting acumen, and pronounced lyrical sense of swing have drawn comparisons to Blossom Dearie and Diana Krall. She studied with Australian Jazz superstar James Morrison before earning a full scholarship to Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music. Her first three Australian ABC Music label albums received ARIA Music Award nominations, with her 2012 release Close Your Eyes winning for Best Jazz Album.

Anat Cohen Tentet

Ever charismatic, prolific and inspired, Grammy-nominated clarinetistsaxophonist Anat Cohen has won hearts and minds the world over with her expressive virtuosity and delightful stage presence. The Tentet features a vibrant mix of ace New York players drawing from a diverse range of musical inspirations.