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This week, singer-songwriter Robby Hecht performs at Red Rock Coffee, writer mimi tempestt is at Feldman’s Books, DJ and producer Dom Dolla plays Frost and Palo Alto Players take a journey with ‘Murder on the Orient Express. Plus, the Bawdy Caste presents a Pride edition of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at The Guild, the Redwood Symphony plays a family-friendly concert at Courthouse Square and Latin-pop combo IndiviDúo is at Club Fox.
Robby Hecht
Longtime touring singer-songwriter Robby Hecht has racked up millions of streams of his original music and has had songs recorded by numerous other artists. His most recent album “Not a Number” offers introspective songs chronicling several years worth of experiences. Hecht makes a stop in Mountain View to take part in Red Rock’s 2nd Story series, part of his June tour in Texas and California.
June 23, 6:30 p.m., Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountain View; suggested donation $15; redrockcoffee.com/2nd-story.
mimi tempestt
California writer and artist mimi tempestt’s first book, “the monumental misrememberings,” was published with Co-Conspirator Press/The Feminist Center for Creative Work in 2020, and other works have been published in Foglifter, Interim Poetics, and at the Studio Museum in Harlem. Currently a doctoral candidate in literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz, tempestt returns to Feldman’s, along with poets Hector Son of Hector and Kyra Flores Vasquez, a student of psychology at nearby Menlo College.
June 21, 6 p.m., Feldman’s Books, 1075 Curtis St., Menlo Park; $5 donations suggested; feldmansbooks.net/events.
‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’
Ready to do the Time Warp again? The Bawdy Caste comes to the Guild to perform along with two screenings of the cult classic musical film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” along with plenty of audience participation in celebration of Pride Month. The Bawdy Caste has a long history with the Guild, dating back to its movie-theater days before it was transformed into a live performance venue.
June 21, 7 and 10 p.m. screenings (doors open 30 min. before), The Guild Theatre, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park; $19.50; guildtheatre.com.
‘Murder on the Orient Express’
Palo Alto Players take a journey this June — in more ways than one. Firstly, there’s the fictional, on-stage luxurious-yet-perilous train journey with Agatha Christie’s beloved detective Hercule Poirot (played by local theater fave Michael Champlin) on the Orient Express. He’s on the case to uncover the murderer in his midst in this classic whodunit. There’s also the journey out of Palo Alto and up north to Woodside High School, where the venerable theater company is staging this show, while its home base at Palo Alto’s Lucie Stern Theatre is getting new seats!
June 21-30 (check online for schedule and ticket specifics), Woodside High School Performing Arts Center, 199 Churchill Ave., Woodside; $39-$63; paplayers.org/event/orient-express/.
Classical on the Square
Redwood City’s Courthouse Square is bustling every summer with movies, art shows, festivals and concerts. On June 22, the Redwood Symphony joins the unique mix of summer entertainment with a free, family-friendly concert. Maestro Eric K leads the orchestra of music by Williams, Copland, Mozart and Tchaikovsky in a cowboy-themed program that also offers kids a fun introduction to classical music. The all-volunteer Redwood Symphony performs both “ambitious, contemporary repertoire, as well as the great orchestral classics,” according to its website. The Peninsula-based orchestra will mark its 40th anniversary next year.
June 22, 7 p.m. at Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City, free, redwoodcity.org.
Dom Dolla
Australian house DJ and producer Dom Dolla comes to Stanford’s Frost Amphitheater for back-to-back shows this weekend, joined by DJ Dials, Nala, Airwolf Paradise on June 22 and Airwolf Paradise on June 23, with the June 22 show sold out. The Grammy-nominated, platinum-certified artist, who broke out with the 2019 hit “Take It,” can boast well over 300 million streams. He took home a 2023 ARIA Award for Best Dance Release for “Rhyme Dust.”
June 22 and June 23, 6 p.m. at Frost Amphitheater, Stanford. Tickets start at $59.95 (June 22 waitlisted). live.stanford.edu.
IndiviDúo
Latin-pop combo IndiviDúo is California singer/songwriter Tiffany Joy and Colombian singer/musician/composer Maqui Reyes, who joined forces in Buenos Aires in 2010 and play original songs plus fresh takes on Latin music hits. The duo has toured in Northern California and internationally, and they’ll bring their high-energy performance skills, catchy melodies and rhythms, and heartfelt lyrics to Redwood City with their “Summer Serenade” at Club Fox.
June 23, 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.), Club Fox, 2209 Broadway St., Redwood City; $25 in advance/$30 day of show); eventbrite.com.