THE SANTA MARIA HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUMENTAL PROGRAM presents its 2010 Spring Concert featuring several school ensembles on April 29 at 6 p.m. at the Ethel Pope Auditorium, Santa Maria High School, Broadway, Santa Maria. Cost is $3.
THE SANTA MARIA PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY presents piano virtuoso Rudolf Budginas in concert on April 30 at 8 p.m. at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. Cost is $35 to $48. A live concert of show tunes sung by George Majoue, accompanied by Lynne Garrett on piano, is May 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Santa Maria Town Center, Main and Broadway, Santa Maria. Info: 489-4196 or clarkcenter.org.
WORTH THE DRIVE
THE CHUMASH CASINO RESORT presents Eddie Money in concert on April 29 at 8 p.m. at Chumash Casino, 3400 East Highway 246, Santa Ynez. Cost is $15 to $25. Info: 1-800-CHUMASH or chumashcasino.com.
THE COMMUNITY ARTS AND MUSIC ASSOCIATION presents its season closing concert featuring Itzhak Perlman in recital with pianist Rohan de Silva on April 29 at 8 p.m. at the Granada Theatre, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara. Cost is $25, $45, $60, $80. Info: Info: 899-2222 or camasb.org.
UCSB ARTS AND LECTURES presents a special private performance by violinist Rachel Lee on April 30 at 7 p.m. in Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara. Info: 893-3465.
BLUEGRASS WEST! presents Peter Feldmann and the Very Lonesome Boys in concert on May 1 at 8 p.m. in the Santa Ynez Valley Grange Hall, 2374 Alamo Pintado Ave., Los Olivos. Cost is $12. Info: 688-9894.
THE SAN LUIS OBISPO SYMPHONY presents a concert featuring pianist Edith Orloff performing selections by Schumann and Brahms on May 1 at 8 p.m. in the Harman Hall, Christopher Cohan Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. Cost is $12.50 through $65. Info: 756-2787 or pacslo.org.
THE SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART presents the Ives Quartet in concert on May 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mary Craig Auditorium, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Info: 963-4364 or sbma.net.
TWIIN PRODUCTIONS hosts a reggae show featuring Rebelution on May 6 at 7 p.m. at the Arlington Theatre, State Street, Santa Barbara. Info: beachcitytickets.com or twiinproductions.com.
This article appears in Apr 29 – May 6, 2010.