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SLO COUNTY MOCK ROCK lip syncs its way to the Cohan Center in SLO on May 8 at 7pm. Info: 756-2787 or www.pacslo.org.
SAN LUIS OBISPO YOUTH SYMPHONY concert at the Cohan Center at the PAC takes place on May 9 at 7pm in SLO. More than 100 young musicians of the San Luis Obispo Youth Symphony take the Harman Hall stage for their final concert of the year. $5-$15. Sunday Sonata Champagne Brunch is May 18—get tickets now! Info:756-2787 or www.sloyouthsymphony.org.
SAXOPHONE GREATRED HOLLOWAY will be performing with the Mike Raynor Group on May 9 at the Inn at Morro Bay. 7:30pm, free. Info: www.CityNightsJazz.com.
RED BARN CONCERT SERIES: May 10: Del Ray, blues slide guitar. May 17: Stairwell Sisters, all woman, old time. Shows start at 7pm with a potluck at 6pm. $10 donation at the door. 1280 Palisades Way in Los Osos. Info: 528-4530.
ERIC TAYLOR performs on May 9 at Coalesce Bookstore and May 10 at the SLO Art Center. 7pm, $15, both shows.Info: 772-2880, 543-8562, www.slofolks.org, or 528-8963.
CENTRAL COAST CHILDREN’S CHOIR SPRING CONCERT will be held at Grace Church in San Luis Obispo on May10 at 3pm. More than 90 singers, ages 5 to 16, will sing themes of sailing and water from around the world. $6-$8. Info and tickets: 541-5323, 464-0443, or www.centralcoastchildrenschoir.org.
MUSICA DEL RIO HOUSE CONCERT is May 10, 7:30pm. Join the Rachel Sedacca CD release. $20. Atascadero. Info: 466-6941.
THE ORGAN AT THE OPERA comes to the PAC on May 10 at 8pm. Experience some of opera’s greatest music accompanied by the Forbes pipe organ during an evening at the Cohan Center at Cal Poly in SLO. Ticket prices are $20-$40. Info: 756-2787 or www.propera.org.
SLO CRUISE SMOOTH JAZZ CONCERT is May 10, 3-6pm, at River Oaks Hot Springs & Spa in Paso Robles. Euge Groove and Jay Soto perform. Info: www.slocruise.com or 610-6653.
MUSIC ON MOTHER’S DAYat the United Methodist Church of Atascadero, 11605 El Camino Real, is May 11 at 3pm. Celebrate Mother’s Day with the music of the masters performed live by some of the symphony’s finest musicians, featuring pianist Norman Krieger and Grammy Award-winning violinist Kathleen Lenski. $10-$25. Info: 543-3533 or www.slosymphony.com.
MOTHER’S DAY CONCERT AT THE HISTORIC JACK HOUSE AND GARDENS is May 11 from 1-4pm.Enjoy an afternoon of music and appreciation for mothers. Also, tour the Historic Jack House at 536 Marsh St. for $2. Attendance is free. Info: 781-7070.
VOCE AND THE CUESTA NIGHT BAND, directed by John Knutson and Ron McCarley, perform on May 12 at 7:30pm at the Cuesta College San Luis Obispo Campus Conference Center. $7-$10. Info: 546-3195.
MONTANA SKIES performs on May 14 at 7:30pm at The Steynberg Gallery, Tea Room & Coffee House, 1531 Monterey St. (near California and Monterey streets) in SLO. Tickets are $10 (all ages show). Also, see them on May 15 at 7:30pm at Painted Sky Recording Studios, corner of Bridge and Center streets in Cambria’s East Village. Tickets are $12 (all ages show). Buy tickets at 1241 Knollwood Drive in Central Cambria. Info: 546-2857, www.cambriahoot.com, or www.montanaskiesmusic.com.
MAIN STAGE ENTERTAINMENT AT FARMERS’ MARKET in SLO is 7pm-8:30pm at the intersection of Higuera and Nipomo streets. Uncle Sol also plays at 860 Higuera – fiddler. Chorro street will be deemed “Family Street” with family related booths and games from 6pm-9pm. Info: 541-0286.
STEYNBERG GALLERY CONCERTS: May 15: Montana Skies, 8pm, $15. May 19: Claude Bourdan, 8pm, $10. May 23: Tamra Engle and Jill Knight, 7:30pm, $15. May 31: Guitar recital by Brandon Rolle, 3-5pm. 1531 Monterey in SLO. Info: 547-0278 or www.steynberggallery.com.
CAMBRIA CHORALE’S “SWEET REFLECTIONS” features a variety of music in honor of retiring director Ruth Fleming. Performances are May 10, 2pm; and a special Mother’s Day concert May 11 at 2pm at the Theatre at the Old Grammar School (TOGS) at 1350 Main St., Cambria. Tickets are $5-$15. Info: 927-0443.
POZO SALOON CONCERTS: May 11: Mother’s Day reggae and brunch. 90 West Pozo Road in Pozo, east of Santa Margarita. Info: www.pozosaloon.com or 438-4225.