The tour supports 2018’s “Honey,” Robyn’s eighth studio album and her first since 2010’s “Body Talk.” Eight years is a very long time to go between albums, but this one has proved worth the wait. “Honey” turned out to be one of the most critically acclaimed efforts of last year, jump-starting a comeback story that grows more satisfying with each new chapter. — Jim Harrington (@jimthecritic) February 26, 2019. Robyn, 39, showcased the new album in Oakland, dedicating roughly half the show to the “Honey” material. Many of these songs — such as “Because It’s In the Music” and, especially, “Missing U” — ranked among the top highlights of the night.
Jenna Lowry, one of the event organizers, said that the event tripled you're on pointe, ballet card, congrats card in size from last year to this year, Last year there were 100 registered special needs guests, while this year there were 308 special needs guests, 650 volunteers and over 300 parents and caretakers in attendance, “Moving to the fairgrounds was awesome, because we needed to have a place for different rooms and different stations, Either we could stay at Sunset Community Church and do it, or move and not have a cap on how many people could attend, so we decided to move,” she said, As for the best part of the night, she enjoys seeing the kids faces as they walk the red carpet..
“In preparing for the role, I met with those close to people who have transitioned,” Vikander says. “And they all wanted to tell me, ‘People forget that I went on a transition, too. I felt a bit lonely and needed support.’ And sometimes in playing Gerda, I felt like, ‘This is so tough. How could she do it?’ ”. At times, Vikander found it difficult to separate her feelings about the situation from her performance. She asked Hooper if, when Gerda finds out her husband has secretly been dressing as a woman, wouldn’t she feel deceived?.
No-host cocktails will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; a buffet dinner and raffle drawings, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.; followed by dancing to the music of popular disc jockey Johnny Midnight from 9 to 11:30 p.m, Midnight will play music from the 40s, 50s, and early 60s, featuring such songs as “I Love Paris” by Ella Fitzgerald and “What a Difference a Day Makes” by Dinah Washington, Tickets for this night of fun and reminiscing you're on pointe, ballet card, congrats card cost $50 per person, The deadline for purchase is Sept, 29..
Also, Petty’s connection to the Bay Area is just too strong. And he only lives a few hundred miles away, down in Southern California. So, yeah, don’t sweat this, Bay Area fans. He might not return to some markets after this current tour ends, but don’t expect this to be one of them. And there’s still time to see Petty and the Heartbreakers on this current run in Northern California. At last check, there were tickets available to the Greek show on Aug. 27 (6:30 p.m.; $59.50-$199.50, www.ticketmaster.com). There were also ducats for the Aug. 25 gig at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento (7:30 p.m.; $49.50-$149.50, www.ticketmaster.com).
