Real Lyrics to Great Songs

Today

Live music

I See Hawks in L.A.

WHAT: Twangy guitar, great three-part harmony and high lonesome country music is what this adventurous four-man band is all about. Its unadorned acoustic arrangements house lyrics about mortality, the environment and the human condition in musical styles including bluegrass, country psychedelia and steel-driven honky tonk.

WHEN: 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: The Palms, 13 Main St., Winters

TICKETS: $15

INFORMATION: (530) 795-1825

–Jim Carnes

Today-Monday

Living history

Wings of Freedom Tour

WHAT: As part of a 110-city tour, the Collings Foundation brings to McClellan Park (the old McClellan Air Force Base) four bomber and fighter aircraft to be admired and flown.

WHEN: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-noon Monday

WHERE: Near the Coast Guard Air Station's hangar, 6037 Price Ave., McClellan

COST: $12 adults, $6 children to tour inside the aircraft. Fly aboard the B-17 or B-24 for $425. "Stick time" in the P-51 Mustang is $2,200 for a half-hour or $3,200 for an hour. (Fees are tax-deductible.)

INFORMATION: (800) 568-8924, www.collingsfoundation.org

– Dixie Reid

Today

Art

'Animals in the Drawing Room'

WHAT: Last day to see Mari Kloeppel's meaningful paintings of animals. Her career path was inspired by being crushed by a 1,000-pound Arab gelding, which left her injured and temporarily blind.

WHEN: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

WHERE: Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St., Sacramento

COST: $6 general, $4 ages 65-plus, $3 students with ID. Free admission 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays.

INFORMATION: (916) 808-7000, www.crockerartmuseum.org

– Dixie Reid

Saturday

Computer classes

Medical Information on the Internet

WHAT: Sacramento Public Library offers how-to instruction on finding medical info on the World Wide Web.

WHEN: 10:15 a.m.

WHERE: Central Library, 828 I St., Sacramento

COST: Free

INFORMATION: (916) 264-2920, www.saclibrary.org

– Dixie Reid

Saturday

Cemetery tour

Pioneer Grove

WHAT: Bob LaPerriere leads a narrated walk through Pioneer Grove, resting place of some of Sacramento's earliest settlers, including wealthy railroad financier Mark Hopkins.

WHEN: 10 a.m.

WHERE: Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, Broadway and 10th Street (parking is across Broadway from the Main Gate)

COST: Free

INFORMATION: (916) 448-0811, www.oldcitycemetery.com

– Dixie Reid

Monday

New music

Empyrean Ensemble

WHAT: This end-of-the-season concert showcasing some of the new talent at UC Davis will feature works by Hendel Almetus, An Tan, Ching-Yi Wang, Ben Irwin, Sue-Hye Kim, Garrett Shatzer and Davide Verotta.

WHEN: 7 p.m.

WHERE: Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis

COST: $16 general; $9 student

INFORMATION: (530) 754-2787 or www.mondavi arts.org

– Edward Ortiz

Thursday

Opera

'Ruddigore'

WHAT: Capital Public Radio's Sean Bianco conducts this Light Opera Theater of Sacramento production of Gilbert & Sullivan's "Ruddigore," a comic operetta in the spirit of "The Mikado" and "The Pirates of Penzance" that skewers societal mores and melodrama, and makes full use of characters like ghosts and a gaggle of maidens, among others.

WHEN: 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: 24th Street Theatre, 2791 24th St., Sacramento

COST: $20 general; $15 students and seniors; $10 children

INFORMATION: (916) 978 - 5800 or www.lightoperasac.org

– Edward Ortiz

A note on prices: Ticketmaster will no longer provide ticket prices on all shows. Visit www.ticketmaster.com for ticket prices.

ON SALE TODAY

Clutch, July 22, Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center, San Francisco.

Reel Big Fish and the English Beat, Aug. 3, Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center, San Francisco.

CONTINUING

Air Supply, Aug. 1, Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks, $49-$75.

America, Saturday, Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks, $49-$75.

American Idols Live! Tour 2009, July 10, Arco Arena.

Tori Amos, July 13, Paramount Theatre, Oakland.

Beyoncé, July 9, Arco Arena.

Big Brother & the Holding Company, Aug. 20, Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Jackson.

Dave Brubeck Quartet, Sept. 18, Radisson Hotel.

Tommy Castro, June 26, Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Jackson.

Les Claypool, Yard Dogs Road Show, O'Death, June 19, Radisson Hotel Grove, $25, $30.

Coldplay, Amadou, Miriam, Kitty Daisy, Lewis, July 14, Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Marysville, $35.50-$98.

Charlie Daniels, June 27, Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks, $59-$79.

Def Leppard, Poison, Cheap Trick, Sept. 3, Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Marysville, $29.50-$125.

Andrew Dice Clay, June 13, Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks, $39-$59.

Lita Ford, June 13, Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Jackson.

Green Day, Aug. 24, Arco Arena.

Hullaballoo 6, featuring the Teen Idols (Peter Noone, Mickey Dolenz and Mark Lindsay), Heroes of Rock, Maxine Nightingale, July 25, Raley Field.

The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009, Aug. 4, Arco Arena.

Demi Lovato, July 16, Arco Arena.

Bret Michaels, June 20, Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks, $65-$79.

Nickelback, Hinder, Papa Roach, Saving Abel, Aug. 31, Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Marysville, $29-$99.

No Doubt, Paramore and the Sounds, July 24, Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Marysville, $10-$74.

Andre Rieu, June 17, Arco Arena.

Rockalottapus, featuring Judas Priest, Whitesnake, Aug. 1, Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Marysville.

Rockstar Mayhem Festival, featuring Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Killswitch Engage, Bullet For My Valentine, others, July 10, Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Marysville, $25-$54.50.

Rod Stewart, Aug. 5, Arco Arena.

Robin Trower, July 9, Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Jackson.

Th' Legendary Shack Shakers, June 10, Blue Lamp, $12.

Yanni, June 19, Arco Arena.

The Yardbirds, July 16, Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Jackson.

FOR INFORMATION

Call tickets.com at (800) 225-2277 or Ticketmaster at (916) 649-8497. (Arco Arena tickets available only through Ticketmaster.) Community Center Theater at (916) 808-5181, or call individual venues. All tickets subject to service charge.