ABOUT DIGITAL PROGRAMS
The Gallo Center has adopted the use of digital programs meant to be viewed on cell phones or other computer devices. This change has important public health, environmental and economic benefits: reducing close contacts between patrons and ushers, cutting our use of paper, and eliminating substantial printing costs. View the program only before shows begin or during intermissions. Please be considerate of other patrons and artists on stage by not viewing it during performances. Patrons who do not observe this courtesy and create distractions may be asked to leave. Thank you!
WHY YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS
The Gallo Center for the Arts is a non-profit performing arts center with a deep commitment to enriching the people and communities of California’s vast San Joaquin Valley. From the scintillating performances of its wonderful resident companies, to the great variety of world-class entertainment presented by the Center each season, to robust arts education programs for the region’s youth, this is where the magic happens.
From the beginning, the Center’s mission has been clearly defined: to provide an inspirational civic gathering place where regional, national, and international cultural activities illuminate, educate, and entertain. Since revenue from ticket sales and facility rentals only covers a portion of the costs associated with fulfilling this mission, the Center is dependent on the generous annual financial support from donors and program sponsors within our community.
LEARN MORE AT GALLOARTS.ORG/SUPPORTUS.
ABOUT THE CENTER
HOW TO BUY TICKETS
In Person: 1000 I Street, downtown Modesto
Online: 24/7/365 at GalloArts.org
By Phone: (209) 338-2100
TICKET OFFICE HOURS
Monday – Friday: 10 am – 6 pm, Saturday: Noon – 6 pm Closed Sundays
Ticket Office opens two hours prior to all events
EMAIL LIST
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GENERAL INFORMATION
The mission of the Gallo Center for the Arts is to enrich the quality of life in the San Joaquin Valley by providing an inspirational civic gathering place where regional, national and international cultural activities illuminate, educate and entertain. The Gallo Center for the Arts celebrates the diversity of the San Joaquin Valley by offering an array of affordable cultural opportunities designed to appeal, and be accessible, to all.
The Center opened in September, 2007 and consists of the 440-seat Foster Family Theater, the 1,248-seat Mary Stuart Rogers Theater, the Marie Damrell Gallo Grand Lobby and a plaza serving both theaters, and the Modesto Rotary Music Garden.
As a regional non-profit performing arts center, the Gallo Center for the Arts presents internationally recognized touring artists in all disciplines, and also is home to four resident companies: Central West Ballet, Modesto Performing Arts, Modesto Symphony Orchestra and Opera Modesto. The Gallo Center for the Arts is a unique public/private partnership. Construction was funded jointly by the County of Stanislaus, which owns the facility, and contributions from more than 4,000 individuals and businesses given to a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization which today operates the Center.
PATRON EVENT INFORMATION
• Emergency exits are indicated by green exit signs located above each exit. For your safety, please check for the location of the exit nearest to your seat.
• The Gallo Center for the Arts is accessible to disabled patrons. Wheelchair seating is available in both theaters. Portable wireless listening devices are available at the Coat Check room at no charge. Please inform the Ticket Office of any special needs when ordering tickets.
• Food and beverages are not allowed in the theaters. (with the exception of bottled water and beverages served in theater cups.)
• Smoking is prohibited inside the building and within 20 feet of all entrances.
• Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the Gallo Center for the Arts’ house managers.
• The use of recording equipment and the taking of photographs in Gallo Center for the Arts theaters is strictly forbidden. The Gallo Center for the Arts reserves the right to confiscate any such equipment and/or require offending customers to exit the premises.
• As a courtesy to artists and to your fellow patrons,
please turn off or silence any mobile device on your person. No texting, please!
• Restrooms are located on all three levels of the Center.
• Lost items will be held in the Coat Check room on the main level until the end of the performance. Thereafter, please contact Ticket Office at (209) 338-2100.
• All patrons MUST have a ticket to enter a performance regardless of age.
• Out of courtesy to other patrons, the Gallo Center for the Arts requests that no infants or toddlers attend any performance.
Groups qualify for discounts up to 15% on ticket prices to the many exciting performances offered by the Gallo Center for the Arts and its resident companies.
Secure your group reservation today for just 10% down of your total price!
EMPLOYEE PARTIES/REWARDS CHURCH OUTINGS CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
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CORPORATE ENTERTAINMENT
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HOLIDAY, ANNIVERSARY & BIRTHDAY PARTIES
…AND MORE!
ONE CALL DOES IT ALL!
Our group sales manager, Jesica Sanchez, is at your service. Call her at (209) 338-5064, or send an email to jsanchez@galloarts.org.
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ABOUT
RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles is an electrifying concert experience celebrating the timeless music of the legendary fab four. With note-fornote precision, this mind-blowing performance transports you back to the iconic eras of Sgt. Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour, along with all your favorite hits. From energetic classics to reflective favorites, the band delivers an unforgettable performance that appeals to fans old and new. With vibrant costumes and psychedelic visuals, RAIN creates a stunning concert full of nostalgia and good vibes.
RAIN - A Tribute to the Beatles promises an extraordinary journey through the eras that captivates hearts and inspires all generations.
CREATED BY:
STEVE LANDES
JOEY CURATOLO
JOE BITHORN
RALPH CASTELLI MARK LEWIS
THE BAND
STEVE LANDES (VOCALS, RHYTHM GUITAR, PIANO, HARMONICA)
A LIFE-LONG, SECOND-GENERATION BEATLES FAN, STEVE TAUGHT HIMSELF GUITAR AT 10 LISTENING TO BEATLES RECORDS AND BY 13 WAS FRONTING A TOP 40 COVER BAND IN HIS NATIVE PHILADELPHIA. AT 17 HE JOINED BEATLEMANIA AND FURTHER DEVELOPED HIS MUSICIANSHIP, TOURING THE WORLD WITH THE SHOW. AFTER ‘PASSING THE AUDITION’ WITH THE EXISTING RAIN BAND MEMBERS IN 1998, HIS CAREER WAS SET. ON ONE OF HIS TRAVELS TO ENGLAND, HE FOUND HIMSELF AT LIVERPOOL’S CASBAH CLUB, OWNED BY PRE-RINGO BEATLES DRUMMER PETE BEST. ENCOURAGED TO GET ON STAGE, STEVE BELTED OUT LEAD VOCALS TO THE BEATLES ROCKER “SLOW DOWN,” WHILE BEST SAT IN ON DRUMS.
AS A BACKUP MUSICIAN, STEVE HAS PERFORMED ALONGSIDE LEGENDARY SIXTIES ARTISTS PETER NOONE (HERMAN’S HERMITS), JOEY MOLLAND (BADFINGER), MITCH RYDER AND THE DETROIT WHEELS, AND TINY TIM. AS AN ACTOR, HE APPEARED IN THE FILMS “WEDDING BELL BLUES,” “FOR WHICH HE STANDS” AND TIM BURTON’S “MARS ATTACKS!” STEVE WRITES AND RECORDS HIS OWN ORIGINAL MUSIC.
PAUL CURATOLO
(VOCALS, BASS, PIANO, GUITAR)
THE BEATLES BECAME PAUL’S BIGGEST INFLUENCE AS A CHILD GROWING UP WITH RAIN. AT TEN YEARS OLD, HIS MUSICAL JOURNEY BEGAN WHEN HE TAUGHT HIMSELF THE DRUMS. HE QUICKLY ADAPTED TO GUITAR & PIANO WHICH DROVE HIM TO WRITE AND RECORD HIS OWN MUSIC. WHEN HE WAS 14, AS A MEMBER OF THE POP BAND “WAYWARD”, HE WENT ON TO RECORD FIVE ALBUMS. UNTIL RECENTLY THE BAND HAS TOURED THE U.S. AND WAS VOTED HOME TOWN HEROES IN A.P. MAGAZINE. (ALTERNATIVE PRESS). PAUL’S LOVE FOR THE BEATLES HAS DRIVEN HIM TO MASTER THE CHARACTER OF PAUL MCCARTNEY DOWN TO EVERY DETAIL. FROM VOCAL INFLECTIONS TO TURNING THE BASS OVER TO PERFORM LEFT-HANDED. PAUL CONSIDERS IT AN HONOR TO PAY TRIBUTE TO HIS IDOL.
ALASTAR MCNEIL (VOCALS, LEAD GUITAR)
BORN AND RAISED ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU, STATE OF HAWAII, ALASTAR MCNEIL GREW UP SURROUNDED BY MUSICIANS WHO PLAYED UKULELE AND GUITAR. THESE INSTRUMENTS WOULD PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN HIS LIFE AS HE BECAME AN UKULELE LUTHIER- FOR A TIME SUPERVISING A LOCAL FACTORY- AND EVENTUALLY CHANGED CAREERS TO FULFILL THE DREAM OF BEING A FULL TIME MUSICIAN. ALASTAR AND HIS WIFE MIWA (HERSELF A KIHO’ALU OR HAWAIIAN SLACK KEY GUITARIST) HAVE PLAYED WITH THE ICONIC BAND KUPAINA FOR YEARS EVEN AS HE EARNED A SOLID REPUTATION FOR HIS INSTRUMENTATION AND ADAPTABILITY PLAYING WITH HONOLULU BANDS DOING EVERYTHING FROM IRISH TO REGGAE, FUNK TO CLASSIC ROCK AND EVEN A LOCAL BEATLES TRIBUTE. “PLAYING WITH RAIN HAS CHALLENGED AND IMPROVED MY ABILITY TO EXPRESS MYSELF NOT JUST AS A MUSICIAN BUT AS AN ACTOR AND ENTERTAINER AS WELL. NOTHING IS MORE THRILLING!”
DYLAN VERGE (DRUMS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS)
LIKE ANY BEATLES FAN, DYLAN VERGE WAS DRAWN TO THEIR MAGIC BY WATCHING THEIR “FIRST U.S. VISIT” DVD AS EARLY AS HE CAN REMEMBER. THIS WAS FOUNDATION FOR HIS MUSICAL JOURNEY. HE STARTED PLAYING DRUMS AROUND AGE 5 AND SOON BEGAN PLAYING PROFESSIONALLY BEFORE HIS TEENAGE YEARS, AS A SELF TAUGHT DRUMMER. HE LATER ATTENDED THE BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY SCHOOL, WHERE HIS MUSICIANSHIP BREADED EXPONENTIALLY THROUGH DIFFERENT STYLES AND INTENSE PERFORMANCE STUDY. WITH HIS TIME AT THIS SCHOOL AND STUDYING WITH BERKLEE CITY MUSIC ALL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, HE WAS ACCEPTED INTO BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC WITH THE “J. CURTIS WARNER“ FULL TUITION SCHOLARSHIP. IN ADDITION TO GIGGING 3-4 TIMES A WEEK, HE MAJORED IN CONTEMPORARY WRITING AND PRODUCTION, STUDYING: SCORING FOR ORCHESTRAS, ADVERTISEMENT WRITING, AND ARRANGING. IN HIS TIME AS BERKLEE HE TAUGHT HIMSELF BASS GUITAR, THROUGH LEARNING EVERY MCCARTNEY LINE HE COULD, ALONG WITH GUITAR AND MANDOLIN, IN ORDER TO WRITE AND RECORD ON ALL OF HIS ASSIGNMENTS. HE CURRENTLY LIVES IN NASHVILLE, AND IS WORKING AS A PERFORMER AND MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, AND THE BEATLE SOUND AND INFLUENCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND WILL BE WITH HIM IN HIS WORK, NO MATTER WHAT.
MARK BEYER (KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION)
MARK BEYER BEGAN PIANO LESSONS AT AGE 8, AND AT 12 WAS GIVEN SPECIAL ACCEPTANCE INTO A LOCAL UNIVERSITY MUSIC SCHOOL WHERE HE WAS PRIVATELY TRAINED IN PIANO AND MUSIC THEORY. AT 14, HE BEGAN EXPERIMENTING WITH ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS AND SYNTHESIZERS FROM THE 1970S, AND PLAYED PROFESSIONALLY IN A PROGRESSIVE ROCK BAND. AS KEYBOARD TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED, MARK BECAME KNOWN FOR HIS UNCANNY REPRODUCTIONS OF ELABORATE SOUND TEXTURES, EXOTIC INSTRUMENTS, AND SIMULATIONS OF FULL ORCHESTRAS. MARK IS THE PRIMARY PROGRAMMER AND SOUND DESIGNER FOR THE KEYBOARDS CURRENTLY USED IN RAIN’S PRODUCTION.
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CENTER CIRCLES
As
As of February 25, 2025
As
Body Shop
Sodhi Law Group
Winton-Ireland, Strom & Green
Insurance Agency
Wille Electric Supply Company, Inc.
Mistlin Honda
Arts Education
As of February 25, 2025
$25,000+
Alfred Matthews
California Arts Council
Education Foundation of Stanislaus County U.S. Bank
$10,000+
Kaiser Permanente
Make Dreams Real Foundation
Modesto Subaru Porges Family Foundation Fund
Silva Injury Law, Inc.
$5,000+
Ella Webb & Shelley Dameron
$2,500+
Beard Land & Investment Co.
Enterprise Mobility Foundation
Jeff Gaudio & Karen Freeborn
In Memory of Caleb Hurst
Jason, Beki, & Stephen Rush
$1,000+
Carl A and Margaret A Johnson Family Foundation
Modesto Rotary Club Foundation
Modesto Sunrise Rotary
The Save Mart Companies CARES Foundation
$500+ USS Balthasar
Cortney Hurst
Modesto Sunrise Rotary
Anonymous (1)
$150+
Debra Brady & Stephen Veglia
Grace Lutheran Church
Jerry & Diane Hougland
Alice Renfroe
FOUNDATION GIVING
Bob and Marie Gallo Foundation
California Arts Council
Costa Family Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Stanislaus Community Foundation
The Ernest Gallo Foundation
The Julio R. Gallo Foundation
Porges Family Foundation Fund
Raymus Foundation
U.S. Bank Foundation
Creative West
Gallo Center for the a r t s
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Christina Gomez, ChairoftheBoard
Marie D. Gallo, PresidentEmerita† June Rogers, Director Emerita
Alex Mari, M.D., ImmediatePastChair
Ginger Johnson, ChairElect
Mel Bradley Fallon Ferris
Sarah Grover
Chad Hilligus
Michael Krausnick
Jay Krishnaswamy
Michelle Lewis
Katy Menges
Todd Aaronson
Angelica Anguiano
Victor Barraza
John C. Bellizzi
Jennifer Coehlo
Kathryn Davis
Daniel Del Real
Paul Michael Eger
Robert Fantazia
Stacey Filippi
Robert Fores Julian Gallo
Irene Angelo†
Lilly Banisadre
Carl Boyett†
Joan Cardoza
Sheila Carroll
Suzanne Casazza
Paul Draper
Ron Emerzian
Ann Endsley
Kenni Friedman
Juan Sánchez Muñoz, Ph.D.
Duncan Reno
Tina Rocha
Michael Joe Silva
Stephanie Gallo Tyler
Ann M. Veneman
Geoff Wong
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ryan Roth Gallo
Virginia Madueno
Roberto Martinez
Ivey Mayol
Yolanda Meraz
Sharilyn Nelson
Linda Hischier Ronald Hoffmann
Jose Ibarra
Jaime Jimenez
Brian Kline
Kevin Luttenegger
Ogle, Ph.D.
Johann Ramirez
Rose Marie Reavill Jeffrey Reed
FOUNDING TRUSTEES
Louis Friedman
Dianne Gagos
Barry Highiet† Randy Jalli
Roy Levin, M.D.
Alexandra Loew
Bill Mattos
Tony Mistlin† Kate Nyegaard Ruthann Olsen
Jeanne Perry
John C. Pfeffer, M.D.
Norm Porges
Chris Reed James Reed
Ellen Ritchey Delsie Schrimp
Catherine Rhee
Christine Roberts
Rosalee Rush
John Schneider
Kate Trompetter
Philip Trompetter, Ph.D.
Aaron Valencia
Colleen F. Van Egmond
Doug Vilas
Sue Zwahlen
Fred A. Silva
Ray Simon
Delmar R. Tonge, M.D.†
Tom Van Groningen, Ph.D.
Carol Whiteside†
Jeremiah Williams
Alice Yip
†In Memoriam