Ballet ballyhoo

To close out its 59th season, Sacramento Ballet will serve up two events in the following weeks. First, a production called Modern Masters, from Thursday, May 15, through Saturday, May 17, features George Balanchine's Apollo, plus premieres by California choreographers Molly Lynch, K.T. Nelson and Melissa Barak. Apollo, which debuted in 1928, tells the story of the Greek god's classical arts education from three muses, and features music from Igor Stravinsky.

Next, Beer & Ballet is a series of performances happening the following Friday, May 23, through Sunday, June 1, at Sacramento City College's Art Court Theatre. It features new works choreographed and danced by Sacramento Ballet's dancers, paired with local brews (this year, the brew partner is Ruhstaller Beer).

Modern Masters, $45, 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, and Friday, May 16; 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 17; at Harris Center for the Arts, 10 College Parkway in Folsom; Beer & Ballet, $35, 7 p.m. on Friday, May 23, through Saturday, May 31; 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, and June 1; at Sacramento City College's Art Court Theatre, 3835 Freeport Boulevard; (916) 552-5800; www.sacballet.org