River Theater is ALIVE, once again.

The historic River Theater has been Limelight home to hundreds of musicians, many of them famous, ranging from the Grateful Dead to Gwar. When Jerry Knight, new owner and proprieter of the ol' Theater, sought to purchase the run-down, formerly "FAB" Night Club building, his vision was to restore it to its original splendor, from the marquee facing Main Street to who stepped foot on the stage. So far, the theater has had a handful of performers stompin' the stage, including most recently the Pink Floyd coverband, "House of Floyd" and it seems there's no end in sight of the Entertainment list Jerry has planned.

This week marks two fantastic shows. The first, appropriately titled "Dead Ahead", A Grateful Dead Tribute Band, featuring Melvin Seals and Jimmy Tebeau from the Jerry Garcia Band (aka JGB). Thursday, June 9th "Dead Ahead" will hit the stage with two (yes count 'em, TWO) sets of mind warping, toe-tappin' bluesy tunes, starting at 9:00pm. Tickets for this show are $15 and is open for ALL AGES!!! Wanna taste of what's in store this night? Check out this video of Melvin Seals and JGB playin' Bob Dylan's "Tangled Up in Blue." And don't forget to follow up on JGB's website for their summer tour (looks like they're coming back to Monte Rio this August!).

Next up is the Fireworks Fundraiser "June Tunes". This is going to be AWESOME!!!! And I'm not just sayin' that 'cause my buddy, Mountaindawg is going to be on stage. We've got quite the collection of music happening this night, Saturday, June 11th, and you are NOT going to want to miss this! First up is local band Midnight Sun, who's reggae beats are sure to get you warmed up. Then, the meat of this delicious music sandwich, we've got Bo Gypsy on the stage, bringing you classic rock and blues riffs. And headlining the night is the popular Dgiin, who's genre can only be described at "Other". What better way to support the community fireworks show than to come out on a night on the town to the Theater, have a drink at Jerry's bar, get some serious dancin' on the dance floor, and maybe even win a Getaway from the Chamber raffle? Tickets are $15 advanced, available at the Chamber Office OR $20 at the door. Let's start off 4th of July's big BANG with this awesome show!

For more information on the River Theater or to contact Jerry Knight to book an event, please call 707-869-8022. For details on the June Tunes show, please call the Russian River Chamber of Commerce at 707-869-9000 or visit their site at www.russianriver.com.