{"slides":[{"media_title":"An Evening of Alton Brown","media_tagline":"","event_body":"Although he’s keeping the details under wraps, Brown has said that with An Evening of Alton Brown he’s “stirring up some twists on his greatest hits,” and “spicing things up with new demonstrations, music, and slightly scaled-down mayhem.”  No matter what, An Evening of Alton Brown will present Brown as you’ve never seen him — unless, of course, you’ve been invited to his house. \n\nBest known for creating and hosting groundbreaking television such as Good Eats, Iron Chef America, Cutthroat Kitchen, and Food Network Star, Brown has also built one of the most successful culinary touring franchises ever, performing live in more than 300 cities for well over half a million fans. With An Evening of Alton Brown, he strips away the spectacle in favor of connection, spontaneity, and storytelling, delivering a show that is equal parts humor, science, food, and heart.\n","media_file_type":"img","media_file_placeholder":null,"media_file_name":"https:\/\/www.thevetsri.com\/assets\/img\/alton-1240x630-7d0e358a32.jpg","media_link":"https:\/\/www.thevetsri.com\/events\/detail\/alton-brown-26","ticket_link":"Buy Tickets<\/a>","event_date":"Apr<\/span> 19<\/span>, 2026<\/span>","promos":"home secondary featured","event_time":"7:00pm","media_thumb":"https:\/\/www.thevetsri.com\/assets\/img\/alton-840x630-c5a1b6277d.jpg","category":{"name":"Family Friendly","id":"5"}},{"media_title":"Hasan Hates Ronny | Ronny Hates Hasan","media_tagline":"A Debate to the Death","event_body":"During these divided times, many people believe that open dialogue and discourse are the only tools to mend a wounded nation. Comedians Hasan Minhaj and Ronny Chieng believe the opposite: Hatred is the answer. This is not one of those tours where two friends co-headline a show so they can go on vacation together. Ronny and Hasan despise one another. And for one night only, in 19 cities, they will air their grievances -onstage, at the same time – about America, each other, and each other’s entire family trees - for a paying audience.\n\nThe format? A DEBATE TO THE DEATH. Imagine CNN’s Presidential Townhall that’s somehow more demented and with less decorum. This will be a race to the bottom. \n\nMinhaj and Chieng will face off about America’s most urgent issues: Presidents, War, the Economy, Immigration, Infrastructure, Food, Dating, Family Values, and of course, the impending Race War. This is not a call for peace. It’s a call for pettiness. Are you in?\n\nHASAN MINHAJ\n\nHasan Minhaj is a two-time Peabody Award-Winning comedian best known for his breakout Netflix special HOMECOMING KING and his critically acclaimed, political satire show PATRIOT ACT WITH HASAN MINHAJ for Netflix which won a Peabody, an Emmy, and a Television Academy Honor. His second one-hour comedy special THE KING’S JESTER premiered on Netflix in 2022.  In October 2024, Hasan released his third comedy special on Netflix, titled OFF WITH HIS HEAD. On Hasan’s ongoing digital series and podcast, HASAN MINHAJ DOESN’T KNOW, he sits down with the biggest names in politics, culture, and tech with questions that are as thought provoking as they are absurd. In the debut episode, Hasan spoke with Senator Elizabeth Warren, and has since welcomed John M. Chu, Prince Harry, JJ Redick, Method Man, Bernie Sanders, and Stacey Abrams, among many others.\n\nRONNY CHIENG\n\nRonny Chieng is an Emmy Award–winning stand-up comedian, actor, and host on The Daily Show. He starred in Crazy Rich Asians, Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Disney’s Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. and American Born Chinese, NBC’s Young Rock, M3GAN, and Hulu’s Interior Chinatown. He has three stand-up comedy specials on Netflix, including the recently released Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It, which was named the New York Times 2024 Comedy Special of the Year. He will next be seen in the upcoming Peacock series The Miniature Wife. He was recently announced to voice the character of Khan in the King of the Hill revival for Hulu.\n","media_file_type":"img","media_file_placeholder":null,"media_file_name":"https:\/\/www.thevetsri.com\/assets\/img\/Static_Venue-Digital-Website_1240x630_RonnyChieng_HasanMinhaj_2025_Regional_TheVETS_0424-0039eecb2a.jpg","media_link":"https:\/\/www.thevetsri.com\/events\/detail\/hasan-ronny-26","ticket_link":"Buy Tickets<\/a>","event_date":"Apr<\/span> 24<\/span>, 2026<\/span>","promos":"home secondary featured","event_time":"7:00pm","media_thumb":"https:\/\/www.thevetsri.com\/assets\/img\/Static_Venue-Digital-Website_840x630_RonnyChieng_HasanMinhaj_2025_Regional_TheVETS_0424-d3530b02d4.jpg","category":{"name":"Comedy","id":"3"}},{"media_title":"John Legend: An Evening of Songs & Stories","media_tagline":"","event_body":"\n\nLegend’s live shows will feature intimate renditions of his greatest hits (“All of Me,” “Ordinary People,” “Tonight”) and fan favorites from throughout his 13-time Grammy-winning body of work built over 20+ years—woven together with fascinating and unexpected stories from his life and career.\n","media_file_type":"img","media_file_placeholder":null,"media_file_name":"https:\/\/www.thevetsri.com\/assets\/img\/Static_Venue-Digital-Website_1240x630_JohnLegend_2026_Regional_TheVETS_0426-09b0626e91.jpg","media_link":"https:\/\/www.thevetsri.com\/events\/detail\/john-legend-26","ticket_link":"Buy Tickets<\/a>","event_date":"Apr<\/span> 26<\/span>, 2026<\/span>","promos":"home secondary featured","event_time":"7:00pm","media_thumb":"https:\/\/www.thevetsri.com\/assets\/img\/Static_Venue-Digital-Website_840x630_JohnLegend_2026_Regional_TheVETS_0426-5a178a56ed.jpg","category":{"name":"Concerts","id":"1"}},{"media_title":"Ani DiFranco: Spirit of Love Tour","media_tagline":"","event_body":"Widely considered a feminist icon, Grammy winner Ani DiFranco is the mother of the DIY movement, being one of the first artists to create her own record label, Righteous Babe Records, in 1990. She has released 23 albums traversing folk, punk, hip-hop, soul and electronic genres and addressing a range of autobiographical, political and social issues. Her latest music releases include Unprecedented Sh!t (2024) and the 30th anniversary edition of her seminal album Not A Pretty Girl (2025). DiFranco is also an author and Broadway performer. Her memoir No Walls and the Recurring Dream was a New York Times Top 10 best seller in 2019, and her children’s books The Knowing and Show Up and Vote are out now. Her next book The Spirit of Ani is out in March 2026. In addition, DiFranco completed a 5-month run on Broadway as ‘Persephone’ in Hadestown in 2024. \n","media_file_type":"img","media_file_placeholder":null,"media_file_name":"https:\/\/www.thevetsri.com\/assets\/img\/ani-1240x630-5b9b2d1d70.jpg","media_link":"https:\/\/www.thevetsri.com\/events\/detail\/ani-difranco-26","ticket_link":"Buy Tickets<\/a>","event_date":"May<\/span> 8<\/span>, 2026<\/span>","promos":"home secondary featured","event_time":"8:00pm","media_thumb":"https:\/\/www.thevetsri.com\/assets\/img\/ani-840x630-2df4a40848.jpg","category":{"name":"Concerts","id":"1"}},{"media_title":"Elmo's Got the Moves","media_tagline":"","event_body":"Make unforgettable memories with your little ones at Elmo’s Got the Moves—the all-new Sesame Street Live show! This exciting experience brings Elmo and his Sesame Street friends to the stage with singing, dancing, and favorite songs like “Sunny Days,” “Elmo’s Got the Moves,” and “Letter of the Day.” Families will laugh, learn, and play together in a heartwarming celebration that you’ll treasure long after the final song.\n","media_file_type":"img","media_file_placeholder":null,"media_file_name":"https:\/\/www.thevetsri.com\/assets\/img\/sesame26-1240x630-2e87af6c3a.jpg","media_link":"https:\/\/www.thevetsri.com\/events\/detail\/ssl-elmos-got-the-moves","ticket_link":"Buy Tickets<\/a>","event_date":"May<\/span> 31<\/span>, 2026<\/span>","promos":"home secondary featured","media_thumb":"https:\/\/www.thevetsri.com\/assets\/img\/sesame26-840x630-5737d4d951.jpg","category":{"name":"Family Friendly","id":"5"}},{"media_title":"Ilana Glazer Live!","media_tagline":"","event_body":"Ilana Glazer is a comedian, actor, advocate, and creator best known for co-creating and co-starring in the acclaimed series BROAD CITY. The internationally touring standup comedian debuted her second special, HUMAN MAGIC, on Hulu. You can find her comedy & socio-political video-podcast “IT’S OPEN with Ilana Glazer” every Thursday on YouTube, audio-only available everywhere you podcast. Additionally, Glazer co-wrote and starred in BABES, which premiered at SXSW 2024 to rave reviews before its release with Neon. And in 2025, she made her Broadway debut in the stage adaptation of GOOD NIGHT, & GOOD LUCK alongside George Clooney for a special limited run.\n","media_file_type":"img","media_file_placeholder":null,"media_file_name":"https:\/\/www.thevetsri.com\/assets\/img\/ilana26-1240x630-25193442f4.jpg","media_link":"https:\/\/www.thevetsri.com\/events\/detail\/ilana-glazer-26","ticket_link":"Buy Tickets<\/a>","event_date":"Aug<\/span> 18<\/span>, 2026<\/span>","promos":"home secondary featured","event_time":"7:00pm","media_thumb":"https:\/\/www.thevetsri.com\/assets\/img\/ilana26-840x630-0630e7794d.jpg","category":{"name":"Comedy","id":"3"}}]}