Montalvo Arts Center recently announced its 2025-26 Carriage House Performing Arts series, featuring an array of comedy, music and other forms of live entertainment.
Executive director Angela McConnell and public performances manager Tim Reeve said they tried to create a balance of established and emerging artists for the series to complement the Carriage House’s environment.
“It’s kind of like hearing a live show in your living room,” McConnell said in a YouTube video promoting the concert series. “It really has that intimate feeling.”
The series opens Sept. 9-10 with the 49th Annual SF Stand-up Comedy Competition Semifinals. The lineup includes:
Oct. 3: St. Paul & The Minneapolis Funk All Stars
Oct. 8: Masters of Hawaiian Music
Oct. 9: Spyro Gyro
Oct. 10: From the Golden Age to the Golden Gate: Roots & Reimaginations
Oct. 26: Peabo Bryson
Nov. 6: The Lovin’ Spoonful
Nov. 8: Guitar Prasanna Band: Blue Dance of Shiva
Nov. 13: Uptown
Nov. 14: Keiko Matsui
Nov. 15: Charles Esten
Nov. 16: The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Nov. 22: Live from Laurel Canyon performs “James & Joni: Their Stories, Their Songs”
Dec. 3: Second City performs “Jack Frost Roasting on an Open Fire”
Dec. 7: David Benoit performs “Christmas Tribute to Charlie Brown”
Feb. 6: Julie Fowils
Feb. 11: Great American Crooners
Feb. 12: Leo Kottke
Feb. 8: Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra
Feb. 19: International Guitar Night
Feb. 20: The Doo Wop Project
Feb. 22: Ndlovu Youth Choir
Feb. 27: Trouble Man: A Tribute to Marvin Gaye
March 5: Kings Return
March 8: Women of Americana
March 19: Gangstagrass
March 13: Forjoury
April 9: Las Cafeteras
April 10: Marshall Crenshaw
April 11: Best of the San Francisco Comedy Competition
April 17: The Everly Set
April 29: The Mahaka Sons
April 30: Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain
For tickets and more information, visit https://my.montalvoarts.org/events.