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Bankhead Theater
| Construction
& Event Photos |
Resident Organizations |
Performance
Schedule |
Seating Chart & Tickets |
Bankhead Theater History & FAQ |
About |
Bankhead Theater is the 500 seat performing arts theater that
is the centerpiece of the "Golden Triangle" in Livermore.
Construction began in February 2006 and was completed in September 2007.
The theater held a two week opening gala beginning September 29, 2007, which was headlined by
a concert by Bernadette Peters on Saturday, October 6th.
The box office (the 3 windows on the right side of the photo) is open Tuesday through Saturday from 12:00pm to 6:00pm.
Many local performing organizations have moved their performances to the Bankhead theater, from a variety of local venues.
The theater is operated by the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center.
| The Theater is located at
2400 First
Street in Livermore between Livermore Ave and Maple St. It backs up to Railroad Ave. Parking is available in the City Parking Garage across the street on Railroad Ave. |
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| From 580 take the Livermore Ave Exit and head south. Turn left on Railroad Ave. The theater is on the right (the tall red brick building from that angle), and the parking garage is on the left. | ||
| From 680 from the south, take highway 84 into Livermore, past Vineyard Ave. and Concannon Blvd to Stanley Blvd. Turn right on Stanley, which later becomes Railroad Ave. Just after crossing Livermore Ave is the theater on the right and the parking garage on the left. | ||
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eLivermore.com has taken photos of the theater and surrounding
area since before construction began.
Click Here for the photo collection
or on any photo to go to that page
 Night Shots |
 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony |
 Opening Night |
 Bernadette Peters Concert |
The following organizations are based in the Bankhead Theater. The color code is used below in the schedule to make it easy to pick out a performance from a specific organization.
| Organization | Activities |
| Livermore Valley Opera | Currently produces 2 productions per year. Their next projection is La Boheme, starting October 20 at the new theater. |
| Valley Dance Theatre | Performs the Nutcracker in December, and another production in the spring. |
| Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | Four productions per year, performed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for three weeks. |
| Livermore Amador Symphony | The Livermore-Amador Symphony performs about 4 concerts per year, plus accompanies the Nutcracker performance. |
| Cantabella Children's Chorus | Performs a December and Spring concert. |
| Del Valle Fine Arts | Musical Concerts |
| Valley Concert Chorale | A chorus of about 40 singers. Performs several concerts per year. |
Note: Performance details subject to change. This performance schedule is kept up to date as much as possible based on available information. Tickets are available at:
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 Click Here for the seating chart |
Bankhead Theater Performance Calendar
| Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4 | (on the historical page) | |||||
| Season 5 1st half | Sept 2011 | Oct 2011 | Nov 2011 | Dec 2011 | Jan 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| Season 5 2nd half | March 2012 | April 2012 | May 2012 | June 2012 | July 2012 | Aug 2012 |
Previous Months
Past calendar for Seasons 1, 2, 3, and 4
includes photo links for those performances which were
photographed by eLivermore.com
Season 5
September 2011 Click on the link in the Events Column for more details, including ticket prices. Click here to see the theater seating chart. |
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| Date | Day | Time | Type | Event (Links go to eLivermore.com calendar with event details) |
Sponsoring Organization (link to their web site) |
Photo Links (click photo) |
| Sept 15 | Thurs | 7:30pm | Acrobat | National Acrobats of the People's Republic of China | LVPAC | |
| Sept 16 | Fri | 8:00pm | Guitar | Lee Ritenour - Guitar Festival Live! | LVPAC | |
| Sept 17 | Sat | 8:00pm | Guitar | Sonny Landreth - Guitar Festival Live! | LVPAC | |
| Sept 27 | Tues | 7:30pm | Country | Jimmy Webb | LVPAC | |
| Sept 29 | Thu | 7:30pm | Music | MOJO and the Bayou Gypsies - Bothwell Fundriaser | LVPAC | |
October 2011 Click on the link in the Events Column for more details, including ticket prices. Click here to see the theater seating chart. |
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| Date | Day | Time | Type | Event (Links go to eLivermore.com calendar with event details) |
Sponsoring Organization (link to their web site) |
Photo Links (click photo) |
| Oct 3 | Mon | 7:30pm | Dance | Tap Kids | LVPAC | |
| Oct 5 | Wed | 7:30pm | Family Fun | MatheMagic! | LVPAC | |
| Oct 6 | Thu | 7:30pm | Music - doo wop | Bronx Wanderers | LVPAC | |
| Oct 8 | Sat | 11:00-5:00 | Art | ArtWalk (downtown Livermore) | LVPAC / Bothwell Center | |
| Oct 14 | Fri | 8:00pm | Music - Blues | Tommy Castro Band | LVPAC | |
| Oct 15 | Sat | 8:00pm | Instrumental | Saint Petersburg String Quartet | Del Valle Fine Arts | |
November 2011 Click on the link in the Events Column for more details, including ticket prices. Click here to see the theater seating chart. |
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| Date | Day | Time | Type | Event (Links go to eLivermore.com calendar with event details) |
Sponsoring Organization (link to their web site) |
Photo Links (click photo) |
| Nov 7 | Mon | 7:30pm | Guitar | Leo Kottke | LVPAC | |
| Nov 10 | Thurs | 7:30pm | Comedy | MacHomer | LVPAC | |
| Nov 11 | Fri | 7:30pm | Dance | Lakota Sioux Dance Theatre | LVPAC | |
| Nov 12 | Sat | 8:00pm | Instrumental | Triple Forte - Piano Trio | Del Valle Fine Arts | |
| Nov 15 | Tues | 7:30pm | Dance | MOMIX "Botanca" | LVPAC | |
| Nov 18 | Fri | 8:00pm | Rock | Al Stewart | LVPAC | |
| Nov 19 | Sat | 8:00pm | Blues | The Robert Cray Band | LVPAC | |
| Nov 30 | Wed | 7:30pm | Jazz | David Benoit "A Charlie Brown Christmas" | LVPAC | |
December 2011 Click on the link in the Events Column for more details, including ticket prices. Click here to see the theater seating chart. |
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| Date | Day | Time | Type | Event (Links go to eLivermore.com calendar with event details) |
Sponsoring Organization (link to their web site) |
Photo Links (click photo) |
| Dec 6 | Tues | 7:30pm | Western | Don Edwards | LVPAC | |
| Dec 14 | Wed | 7:30pm | Jazz | Stacey Kent | LVPAC | |
| Dec 19 | Mon | 7:30pm | Vocal | A Chanticleer Christmas | LVPAC | |
| Dec 23 | Fri | 8:00pm | Country | Restless Heart Christmas | LVPAC | |
| Dec 31 | Sat | 8:00pm | Rock | New Year's Eve with Flash Cadillac | LVPAC | |
January 2012 Click on the link in the Events Column for more details, including ticket prices. Click here to see the theater seating chart. |
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| Date | Day | Time | Type | Event (Links go to eLivermore.com calendar with event details) |
Sponsoring Organization (link to their web site) |
Photo Links (click photo) |
| Jan 13 | Fri | 8:00pm | Jazz/pop | George Winston | LVPAC | |
| Jan 14 | Sat | 8:00pm | Swing | Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | LVPAC | |
| Jan 21 Jan 22 |
Sat Sun |
8:00pm 2:00pm |
Play | Anne | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
| Jan 24 | Tues | 7:30pm | Guitar | International Guitar Night | LVPAC | |
| Jan 27 Jan 28 Jan 29 |
Fri Sat Sun |
8:00pm 8:00pm 2:00pm |
Play | Anne | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
February 2012 Click on the link in the Events Column for more details, including ticket prices. Click here to see the theater seating chart. |
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| Date | Day | Time | Type | Event (Links go to eLivermore.com calendar with event details) |
Sponsoring Organization (link to their web site) |
Photo Links (click photo) |
| Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5 |
Fri Sat Sun |
8:00pm 8:00pm 2:00pm |
Play | Anne | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
| Feb 4 | Sat | 9:30 11:15 |
Science | The Gamma-Ray Spectrometer at
Mercury: A Seven Year Journey to the Innermost Planet |
Lawrence Livermore National Lab | |
| Feb 8 | Wed | 7:30pm | Celtic Music | Celtic Nights | LVPAC | |
| Feb 10 | Fri | 8:00pm | Rock | Led Zeppelin Experience | LVPAC | |
| Feb 11 | Sat | 9:30 11:15 |
Science | Sleuthing Seismic Signals:
Understanding Earthquake Hazard and Monitoring Nuclear Explosions |
Lawrence Livermore National Lab | |
| Feb 12 | Sun | 2:00pm | Big Band | Tribute to Glenn Miller and Tex Beneke | LVPAC | |
| Feb 16 | Thurs | 7:30pm | Pop | The Music of ABBA | LVPAC | |
| Feb 18 | Sat | 9:30 11:15 |
Science | Space Junk: Traffic Cops in Space | Lawrence Livermore National Lab | |
| Feb 18 | Sat | 8:00pm | Instrumental | Glover and Hansen - Piano Duet | Del Valle Fine Arts | |
| Feb 22 | Wed | 7:30pm | Speaker | Paul Alan Cox. Rae Dorough Speakers Series | LVPAC | |
| Feb 23 | Thurs | 7:30pm | Western | Don't Fence Me In | LVPAC | |
| Feb 24 | Fri | 8:00pm | Folk Jazz | Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks | LVPAC | |
| Feb 25 | Sat | 8:00pm | Classical | Pacific Chamber Symphony - Mozart/Bach/Brahms | Pacific Chamber Symphony | |
March 2012 Click on the link in the Events Column for more details, including ticket prices. Click here to see the theater seating chart. |
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| Date | Day | Time | Type | Event (Links go to eLivermore.com calendar with event details) |
Sponsoring Organization (link to their web site) |
Photo Links (click photo) |
| Mar 1 | Thurs | 7:30pm | Dance | Luna Negra Dance | LVPAC | |
| Mar 2 | Fri | 8:00pm | Bluegrass | Red Molly | LVPAC | |
| Mar 3 | Sat | 9:30 11:15 |
Science | Restoring Sight to the Blind:
Bridging the Medical Gap with Technology |
Lawrence Livermore National Lab | |
| Mar 3 | Sat | 8:00pm | Jazz | Diane Schuur | LVPAC | |
| Mar 10-11 | Fri Sat |
8:00pm 2:00pm |
Opera | Tosca | Livermore Valley Opera | |
| Mar 15 | Thurs | 7:30pm | Music/comedy | Trout Fishing in America | LVPAC | |
| Mar 17-18 | Fri Sat |
8:00pm 2:00pm |
Opera | Tosca | Livermore Valley Opera | |
| Mar 21 | Wed | 7:30pm | Jazz | Lizz Wright | LVPAC | |
| Mar 23 | Fri | 8:00pm | Folk | Jay Ungar & Molly Mason | LVPAC | |
| Mar 28 | Wed | 7:30pm | Comedy | Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest | LVPAC | |
| Mar 30 | Fri | 8:00pm | Rock/Pop | Rita Coolidge | LVPAC | |
| Mar 31 | Sat | 8:00pm | Instrumental | Atlantic Brass Quintet | Del Valle Fine Arts | |
April 2012 Click on the link in the Events Column for more details, including ticket prices. Click here to see the theater seating chart. |
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| Date | Day | Time | Type | Event (Links go to eLivermore.com calendar with event details) |
Sponsoring Organization (link to their web site) |
Photo Links (click photo) |
| April 13 | Fri | 8:00pm | Comedy | Paula Poundstone | LVPAC | |
| April 14 | Sat | 8:00pm | Classical | Pacific Chamber Symphony - Handel/Mozart | Pacific Chamber Symphony | |
| April 21 | Sat | 8:00pm | Rock | Edgar Winter | LVPAC | |
| April 27 | Fri | 8:00pm | Mexican Music | Mariachi Sol de Mexico | LVPAC | |
| April 28 | Sat | 8:00pm | Dance | Alonzo King LINES Ballet | LVPAC | |
May 2012 Click on the link in the Events Column for more details, including ticket prices. Click here to see the theater seating chart. |
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| Date | Day | Time | Type | Event (Links go to eLivermore.com calendar with event details) |
Sponsoring Organization (link to their web site) |
Photo Links (click photo) |
| May 5 | Sat | 8:00pm | pop | Almost Elton John - LVPAC Sprint Gala | LVPAC | |
| May 8 | Tues | 7:30pm | Political Comedy | Capitol Steps | LVPAC | |
| May 12 | Sat | 8:00pm | Classical | Livermore-Amador Symphony Concert | Livermore Amador Symphony | |
| May 16 | Wed | 7:30pm | Speaker | Bob Borchers, Jr. Rae Dorough Speakers Series | LVPAC | |
| May 17 | Thurs | 7:30pm | Country Rock | Pure Prairie League | LVPAC | |
| May 19 | Sat | 8:00pm | Instrumental | Robert Gruca - Guitar | Del Valle Fine Arts | |
| May 20 | Sun | 2:00pm | Classical Vocal | Chanticleer "Love Story" | LVPAC | |
June 2012 Click on the link in the Events Column for more details, including ticket prices. Click here to see the theater seating chart. |
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| Date | Day | Time | Type | Event (Links go to eLivermore.com calendar with event details) |
Sponsoring Organization (link to their web site) |
Photo Links (click photo) |
| June 8 | Fri | 8:00pm | Bluegrass | Buffalo Rome | LVPAC | |
| June 9 | Sat | 8:00pm | Western Swing | Asleep at the Wheel | LVPAC | |
July 2012 Click on the link in the Events Column for more details, including ticket prices. Click here to see the theater seating chart. |
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| Date | Day | Time | Type | Event (Links go to eLivermore.com calendar with event details) |
Sponsoring Organization (link to their web site) |
Photo Links (click photo) |
| July 21 July 22 |
Sat Sun |
8:00pm 2:00pm |
Musical | Oklahoma! | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
| July 27 July 28 July 29 |
Fri Sat Sun |
8:00pm 8:00pm 2:00pm |
Musical | Oklahoma! | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
August 2012 Click on the link in the Events Column for more details, including ticket prices. Click here to see the theater seating chart. |
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| Date | Day | Time | Type | Event (Links go to eLivermore.com calendar with event details) |
Sponsoring Organization (link to their web site) |
Photo Links (click photo) |
| Aug 3 Aug 4 Aug 5 |
Fri Sat Sun |
8:00pm 8:00pm 2:00pm |
Musical | Oklahoma! | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
Night View on September 11, 2007
This is NOT the official site of the theater. This page is part of eLivermore.com, and is meant to provide information about the theater. I have taken photos of the theaters throughout construction. Over 300 photos are posted here, beginning with historical photos of the area and the buildings that were removed to make room for the theaters and other buildings. The photos continue through the theater opening and performances.
These photos have been made available to the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center (LVPAC) and have been used by them on various material including the front cover of the first two programs. All performance photos have been taken with the kind permission and cooperation of LVPAC.
Questions or comments about this web site should be directed to webservant@eLivermore.com. More information about eLivermore.com can be found here.
The official theater web site is http://www.livermoreperformingarts.org/. It includes the ability to order tickets online.
