Celebrated pianist George Winston is undeniably a household name. He’s inspired fans and musicians alike with his singular solo acoustic piano songs for more than 40 years while selling 15 million albums. A tireless road warrior playing nearly 100 concerts annually, live performance for Winston is akin to breathing. Winston’s music is evocative, offering us all a chance to take a step back from our perpetually busy lives and let our minds adventurously wonder.

Celebrated pianist George Winston is undeniably a household name. He’s inspired fans and musicians alike with his singular solo acoustic piano songs for more than 40 years while selling 15 million albums. A tireless road warrior playing nearly 100 concerts annually, live performance for Winston is akin to breathing. Winston’s music is evocative, offering us all a chance to take a step back from our perpetually busy lives and let our minds adventurously wonder.

Come celebrate the legacy of our hometown hero with a FREE screening of the critically-acclaimed documentary "Starring Adam West" at 6:30 p.m. at Gesa Power House Theatre. This event free is part of the 3rd Annual Adam West Day celebration.

Unfortunately, this event schedule for October 4 has been cancelled. The performers were involved in a traffic accident and although they are (fortunately) all okay, they will not be able to perform this wee. We are working with "50 Shades of Men" to reschedule. All ticketholders will have the option of exchanging their tickets for the new date and keeping their seat selection, or they may request a full refund.

Pink Floyd tribute band Pigs on the Wing returns to Gesa Power House Theatre with a new concert experience on Friday, October 11 at 7:00 p.m. The new Pigs on the Wing concert will feature a full performance of Pink Floyd's 1977 album "Animals" and a second full set highlighting Pink Floyd's Roger Waters-era catalog.

For the fourth year in a row, Walla Walla celebrities will take to the stage at Gesa Power House Theatre on October 12 at 7:00 p.m. for the annual "Dancing with the W2 Stars" fundraising event for Valley Residential Services. Local participants will be paired with professional dancers and have a week of rehearsals to learn a ballroom dance routine before the live performance and a judging panel.

Che Apalache is a four-man string band based in Buenos Aires with members from Argentina, Mexico and the United States. The group’s founder is Joe Troop (fiddle), a North Carolinian multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and composer who moved to Argentina in 2010. While patiently carving out a niche in the local music scene, Joe taught bluegrass and old-time music for a living. That’s how he met Pau Barjau (banjo), Franco Martino (guitar) and Martin Bobrik (mandolin), his most dedicated students. They quickly became picking buddies and in 2013 decided to hit the stage.

Blood is thicker than water and there’s nothing like family creating music together to prove it. With contrasting blood-harmonies and left-handed/right-handed guitar playing, singer-songwriter duo The Talbott Brothers combine rock, blues and pop with honest storytelling.

Portland-based quartet Kate & The Crocodiles perform indie rock originals and covers, early jazz and jazz standards, reinventions of ’70s and ’80s rock as ballads, classical art songs mixed with rock and other surprises from far and wide. Lead singer Kate Morrison has deep ties to Walla Walla. Proceeds from this concert benefit The Health Center.

Bluewood Alpine Race Team (BART) will host a screening of Warren Miller's Timeless, the 70th annual ski and snowboard film by Warren Miller Entertainment, at Gesa Power House Theatre on Friday, November 8. Door open at 5:00 p.m. for a prefunk party (food truck, silent auction); The film screening begins at 7:30 p.m.

A new quarterly series of short film screenings will launch on Saturday, November 9 at 7:00 p.m. at Gesa Power House Theatre. "Veterans Affairs: A Movie Crush Varietal" will feature 90 minutes of short film programming in honor of Veteran's Day, plus discussion and a Q&A with Movie Crush Executive Director Warren Etheredge. 

With selections from the Great American Songbook, classic Broadway, pop tunes from the 1950s, and jazz, female vocal trio America's Sweethearts sings their way through a variety of trios, duets, and solo features… all with a slice of old-fashioned fun!

The Walla Walla Symphony will hold its annual fundraising gala at Gesa Power House Theatre on Friday, November 15 at 6:00 pm. Support the Symphony and enjoy a great evening of food, wine, and music featuring American pianist Simone Dinnerstein!

Tickets ($75) are available through the Walla Walla Symphony website. 

Land Title of Walla Walla County and The Walla Walla Symphony present a special "Symphony on the Edge" concert by pianist Simone Dinnerstein, with two performances on Saturday, November 16 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 17 at 3:00 p.m. American pianist Simone Dinnerstein is known for her “majestic originality of vision” (the Independent) and her “lean, knowing and unpretentious elegance” (the New Yorker).

Created by and starring Rafael Peral and Marisa Adame, "Raíz de 4" was born out of the admiration and esteem for Flamenco by delving into its most primitive roots, those very origins which evoke the convergence of cultures and the folklore of Spain. The purest styles of flamenco, some of which are: romances (ballads), martinetes, fandangos and soleares are brought into the forefront in a performance made up of a cast of distinguished artists.

The Walla Walla Choral Society's 2019-2020 concert season continues with a "Christmas in Cinema" concert at Gesa Power House Theatre on Sunday, December 1 at 3:00 p.m. and on Monday, December 2 at 7:00 p.m.

Ireland's foremost Celtic classical trio Affinití returns to Gesa Power House Theatre for their annual Christmas show that is well-loved by the community and sells out every year. This year's concert will take place on Wednesday, December 11, at 7 p.m. Howard Crosby, nephew of the legendary Bing Crosby, joins them on their annual Christmas Tour.

The Walla Walla Symphony presents the annual "Tis the Season" holiday concert featuring Mark Brown and Gary Hemenway on Saturday, December 21 at 7:00 p.m.

The Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival's Winter Festival Series concert will be performed at Gesa Power House Theatre on Sunday, January 20 at 7:00 p.m. The program will feature Rebecca Clarke Piano Trio in E flat minor (1921) music for violin and guitar by Paganini, Phillip Houghton, and Elena Kats-Chernin, featuring Rupert Boyd, guitar.

Monologuist and humorist James Judd, headliner of NPR‘s "Snap Judgment," has often been compared to David Sedaris and Oscar Wilde. Judd connects with audiences as he shares stories classified as “spectacular public embarrassments and utter failures.” However humiliating, they affirm that part of being human is telling the stories that have happened to us, emphasizing that even in the face of failure, it’s getting up and moving forward that matters.

Sirius XM presents comedian Tom Papa at Gesa Power House Theatre on Friday, February 28, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. With more than 20 years experience as a stand-up comedian, Tom Papa is one of the top comedic voices in the country finding success in film, TV, radio and podcasts as well as on the live stage.

The Walla Walla, Touchet and Tucannon basins are home to iconic salmon and steelhead runs in the mid-Columbia River. These basins are currently undergoing large-scale river restoration efforts that impact our community and lifestyle. Please join us for a showing of the River Restoration Northwest 2019 short film series “Stories of Our Watersheds”. The evening provides entertaining, educational, and inspiring stories of river restoration efforts across the United States. River restoration efforts by local organizations will also be displayed in the lobby. Please come meet and discuss possibilities with our local experts. The event is sponsored by River Restoration Northwest, Kooskooskie Commons, and Snake River Salmon Recovery Board.

All-female country group Farewell Angelina features four powerhouse vocalists, dynamic songwriters and accomplished multi-instrumentalists. Their stellar blend of heart-stopping harmonies over blazing double violins and guitars has earned soaring praise across the board.

A breakthrough called CRISPR has given us unprecedented control over the basic building blocks of life. It opens the door to curing diseases, reshaping the biosphere, and designing our own children. Human Nature is a provocative exploration of CRISPR’s far-reaching implications, through the eyes of the scientists who discovered it, the families it’s affecting, and the bioengineers who are testing its limits.

Vibrant, complex, tumultuous, contentious, fabulous, and of course, groovy — all at the same time. That’s the 60’s. The extraordinary variety of cultural tones and nuanced music that was created and performed during this unforgettable decade has had an incalculable impact on our lives. The Beach Boys, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Supremes, The Mamas and the Papas, Stevie Wonder, and so many more artists churned out one extraordinary song after another. Come out and sing these far out melodies and harmonies with us.

This event is being postponed due to the efforts to slow the COVID-19 coronavirus. Patrons with tickets will be contacted directly as soon as possible, once new dates are in place. Seattle Rock Orchestra pays tribute to psychedelic rock pioneers Pink Floyd with a complete performance of their landmark album The Dark Side of the…

Irish folk band The High Kings will perform at Gesa Power House Theatre in Walla Walla on Friday, March 27, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.