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Monday, March 3, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app and YouTube. As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born-and with it, so was art. From the Stone Age came prehistoric art: mysterious tombs, mighty megaliths, and vivid cave paintings. Then the Egyptians and the Greeks laid the foundations of Western art-creating a world of magical gods, massive pyramids, sun-splashed temples, and ever-more-lifelike statues.

BIG country music sensation, Little Big Town, with their four-part vocal harmonies and singalong-friendly hits — and multi-award nominees and winners — grace the Corona Grandstand Stage at the 2024 Toyota Summer Concert Series at the San Diego County Fair. Alabama-based Country vocal group, known best for their hits,“Pontoon,” “Boondocks,” “Day Drinking,” and “Girl Crush,” began their nearly 30-year career back when singers Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman sang together at Samford University. Joined later by Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbrook, they have crafted their signature sound both as a group and in collaborations with other popular country groups/singers. Sharing the lead vocal duties, Little Big Town never missed a touring opportunity, first supporting Keith Urban and the likes of Carrie Underwood starting in 2006, and most recently headlining their fifth show, The Nightfall Tour in 2020. They also recently co-headlined The 50th Anniversary Tour with the Eagles in 2022. The group, with all original members still writing and singing their pop country hits, has been nominated for — and won — People’s Choice Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM), American Music Awards, Country Music Association Awards (CMA), CMT Artists of the Year, CMT Music Awards, Daytime Emmy Awards, and GRAMMY Awards. Visit: https://www.sdfair.com/events/2024/little-big-town Full concert schedule: https://www.sdfair.com/p/what-to-do/grandstand Doors Open @ 6 p.m. Includes Complimentary Same-Day Fair AdmissionALL SALES FINAL | NO REFUNDS or NO EXCHANGES sdfair.com Facebook: facebook.com/sdfair Instagram: Instagram.com/sandiegocountyfair

Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. / Stream now with the PBS App + YouTube. From Italy, the Renaissance spread across Europe, revolutionizing art. We travel to Spain and Portugal where overseas plunder is transformed into lacy architecture and ethereal paintings by El Greco. In bustling Germany and Belgium, new technologies enable Durer's mass-produced engravings, Van Eyck's meticulous oil paintings, Brueghel's peasants at play, and the futuristic visions of Bosch.

According to Jay Leno, “You can’t stay mad at someone who makes you laugh.” Join three famous funny men for Kings of Late Night: Jay Leno, Craig Ferguson, Arsenio Hall for a night of cutting-edge comedy, laughs and satire on the Corona Grandstand Stage as part of the San Diego County Fair's Toyota Summer Concert Series. Jay Leno Best known for his late-night TV show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, which dominated the ratings for two decades from 1992 - 2009. Leno is not only a comedy specialist, but also a children’s book author, corporate speaker, TV and movie voice-over artist and philanthropist. Known as, “the hardest-working man in show business,” he also now produces his series Jay Leno’s Garage on YouTube with over 3.58 million subscribers. Craig Ferguson Multiple GRAMMY nominated, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, producer, director, and comedian has amassed a huge following of his diverse career that includes film, TV and the stage. After hosting Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonon CBS TV network for 10 years, from 2005 - 2014, Ferguson now hosts an iHeartMedia podcast, Joy, where he and his guests from the worlds of entertainment, science, government, and more, discuss the ‘modern state of JOY.’ Arsenio Hall With his characteristic personality and quick-witted humor, Arsenio Hall became a groundbreaking cultural phenomenon with one of the first late-night shows hosted by an African American. His Emmy Award-winning show, The Arsenio Hall Show,” made its debut in 1989, but even before that, Hall played there role of Semmi in the hit comedy, “Coming to America,” in 1988, and reprised in “Coming 2 America,” in 2021. Visit: https://www.sdfair.com/events/2024/kings-of-late-night Full concert schedule: https://www.sdfair.com/p/what-to-do/grandstand Doors Open @ 6 p.m. Includes Complimentary Same-Day Fair AdmissionALL SALES FINAL | NO REFUNDS or NO EXCHANGES sdfair.com Facebook: facebook.com/sdfair Instagram: Instagram.com/sandiegocountyfair

Multi-platinum, GRAMMY, MTV Music Video, Soul Train Music, and Billboard Music Award-winning R & B artists — and the best-selling girl group of all time — TLC, will groove onto the Corona Grandstand Stage as part of the San Diego County Fair's Toyota Summer Concert Series. The Atlanta-based trio, contemporary R & B and hip-hop/new jack swing duo, who originally punched their ticket to success in the early 1990s, was made up of original members, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, the late Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas. As the Billboard magazine’s number 12 on the list of 100 Greatest Women in Music, the group has amassed nine top-ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including four number-one singles: “Creep," “Waterfalls," "No Scrubs,” and “Unpretty.” Having sold over 65 million records worldwide, TLC also recorded four multi-platinum albums, including "CrazySexyCool" in 1994, which received a diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Following Lopes's death in 2002, instead of replacing her, the remaining members chose to continue as a duo. Full concert schedule: https://www.sdfair.com/p/what-to-do/grandstand Doors Open @ 6 p.m. Includes Complimentary Same-Day Fair AdmissionALL SALES FINAL | NO REFUNDS or NO EXCHANGES sdfair.com Facebook: facebook.com/sdfair Instagram: Instagram.com/sandiegocountyfair

Six-time winning and reigning Academy of Country Music (ACM) Vocal Group of the Year, five-time and current Country Music Association (CMA) Vocal Group of the Year, and People’s Choice Country Music Artist of the Year nominee, Old Dominion. The Nashville-based modern American country band will bring a mélange of rock, pop, country and soul to the Corona Grandstand Stage as part of the San Diego County Fair's Toyota Summer Concert Series. With the group members longtime writing history together, lead singer Matthew Ramsey, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Trevor Rosen, guitarist and vocalist Brad Tursi, bassist Geoff Sprung and drummer Whit Sellers, have taken their singer/songwriter roots into the present as they continue to write, perform and get recognized for hit after hit with their own band, Old Dominion. Their first song, "Dirt on a Road,” dating back to 2012, and their single, "Shut Me Up,” gained them the attention that landed them their first arena tour experience in late 2015. Their latest release this past October, an 18-song album entitled, Memory Lane, includes recent hits, “Memory Lane,” and "I Should Have Married You.” Doors Open @ 6 p.m. Includes Complimentary Same-Day Fair AdmissionALL SALES FINAL | NO REFUNDS or NO EXCHANGES sdfair.com Facebook: facebook.com/sdfair Instagram: Instagram.com/sandiegocountyfair

Ten years ago, two rappers found a chemistry so potent it couldn't be recreated. Today, even with one tragically absent and one indefinitely detained, the legacy of what they made is everywhere.

About Danielle Angeloni Danielle has been singing before she could talk and dancing before she could walk. She writes jazz/pop/soul music reminiscent of artists such as Norah Jones, Emily King, and Lianne la Havas. Coming from a musical family, she’s also heavily influenced by many different styles including jazz, Motown, psychedelic rock, and alternative genres. When she isn’t writing, performing, or concert hopping Danielle works as a board-certified music therapist serving children with neurodevelopmental differences. Danielle received a scholarship to study vocal performance, songwriting, and music therapy at Berklee College of Music where she graduated cum laude in 2015. Venues and features include "Swift" (a film by Sam Swan), Residency at Farmer & the Seahorse La Jolla, Residency at San Diego Food Markets - Lane Field Park, Kona Kai Resort San Deigo, House of Blues Boston, Hard Rock Cafe Boston, YouBloom Festival Los Angeles, Sidewalk Cafe NYC, The Liberty Hotel Boston, Barcelona Wine Bar Boston, Opening Bell Coffee Dallas and many more! Danielle Angeloni Social Media https://danielle-angeloni.squarespace.com/ https://www.facebook.com/danielleangelonimusic https://www.instagram.com/danielleangelonimusic/ See More Events www.booksandrecordsbar.com www.bardicmanagement.com/events

Join beloved Star Trek and X-Men actor Sir Patrick Stewart in conversation for his long-awaited memoir, "Making It So". From his acclaimed stage triumphs to legendary onscreen work in the Star Trek and X-Men franchises, Stewart has captivated audiences around the world and across multiple generations. Now, he presents "Making It So", a revealing portrait of an artist whose astonishing life – from his humble beginnings in Yorkshire, England to the heights of Hollywood and worldwide acclaim—proves a story as exuberant, definitive, and enduring as the author himself. The intimate conversation will be facilitated by Barry Edelstein, The Old Globe’s Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director, and is presented by ArtPower at UC San Diego in partnership with Warwick’s Bookstore and the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination. Books will be available for purchased online or at the venue through Warwicks.

Join us for a night of fun and great music in an intimate setting with 2023 San Diego Music Awards Artist of the Year, Jeff Berkley and StuckyLeigh. Hors d'oeuvres & wine will be provided. Feel free to bring a bottle of wine of your own to share with the group. Doors will open at 6 p.m., with the music starting at approximately 6:30 p.m. The concert will take place at a home in Harmony Grove Village, Escondido. The exact location will be provided via email upon purchasing a ticket. Support local live music by joining us May 25! Tickets are $20 per person with ALL proceeds going to the artists! Space is limited, so get your tickets today!