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At the Bankhead Theater
Jan 25-27
Feb 1-3
Fri-Sun
Sponsor: Pleasanton Playhouse
Location: Bankhead Theater (Livermore Performing Arts Theater)
Times: Fridays & Saturday: 8:00pm. Sunday Matinees: 2:00pm
Admission: $31.00; Seniors over 60 $29; Juniors under 18: $21. Substantial Discounts for group sales over 20.
More info: Pleasanton Playhouse
At the Bankhead Theater
Saturday
Sisters Laura, Rebecca, and Julie Albers (violin, viola, cello), each with notable solo, chamber, and orchestral careers, have recently come together to form a unique family string trio, playing a wide-ranging repertoire from Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven to Kodaly, Martinu, and Schnittke. Based between San Francisco and New York City, the Albers Trio is dedicated to fresh and innovative programming and is deeply committed to expanding and developing audiences for classical music worldwide.
Sponsor: Del Valle Fine Arts
Location: Bankhead Theater (Livermore Performing Arts Theater)
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: $18, $23, $28. Children and students through high school: free. Day of concert tickets for college students: ~$10. Season Tickets available until September 30. Tickets are sold through the Bankhead Theater Ticket Office.
More info: 925-447-2752 or www.delvallefinearts.org. Albers Trio web site.
Thursday
The Truffles, Tidbits & Wine Tasting event will kick off at The Rose Hotel, 807 Main Street, Pleasanton. Participants will receive a commemorative wine glass, map, and of course, enjoy “Truffles, Tidbits and Wine Tasting.”
Wineries of the Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association will be pouring
red and white wines, ports, dessert wines and champagnes. Each participating
business will feature sweet treats and/or hors d’oeuvres to pair with the
selections being poured.
Only eight hundred (800) tickets will be offered for this event and will
be available for advance purchase beginning Monday, January 7, 2008, for
$25.00 at Clover Creek (670 Main Street), Studio 7 Fine Arts (400 Main
Street), The Rose Hotel (807 Main Street) and the Pleasanton Downtown
Association offices (830 Main Street, Suite A - behind the Cheese Factory
building.)
This event has been a sell out every year so don’t wait until the last
minute to purchase your tickets. If there are any remaining tickets
available, they will be sold the evening of the event at the Rose Hotel for
$30.00 beginning at 5:45 p.m. All tickets must be redeemed for glasses by
7:30 p.m.
Sponsor: Pleasanton Downtown Association
Location: Rose Hotel,
807 Main Street, and other businesses
Times: 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Admission: $25.00 advance sale. $30.00 day of event (if any
tickets remain)
More info:
Pleasanton
Downtown Association
At the Bankhead Theater
Friday
Four of our principal winds display their virtuosic talents in W. A. Mozart’s joyous Sinfonia Concertante for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and french horn and orchestra. With this work Mozart takes the Baroque concerto grosso and brings it into the Classical period and style.
Bela Bartok’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste was a ground
breaking work, breathtaking in its beauty and imaginative use of colors in
rendering the gypsy flair in music. Bartok’s work is a 20th Century take on
an approach similar to the concerto grosso in which the strings have evolved
to become equal partners with the solo instruments. Bartok emphasizes this
by listing the strings first in the title.
Sponsor:
Pacific
Chamber Symphony
Location: Bankhead Theater (Livermore Performing Arts Theater)
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: Section 1 - $38; Section 2 - $32; Section 3 - $26;
Fulltime Student (through college ($7). Season tickets (3
performances) are also available.
Tickets:
Bankhead Theater Box Office, or the link below.
More info:
Pacific
Chamber Symphony or 510-352-3945
At the Bankhead Theater
Saturday
Arnold: A Grand, Grand Overture
Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody #1
Grieg: Lyric Suite
Bernstein: "On The Town": Three Dance Episodes
Gliere: "Russian Sailor's Dance", from The Red Poppy
plus the 2007-2008 youth soloist competition winner(s)
Sponsor: Livermore-Amador Symphony
Location: Bankhead Theater (Livermore Performing Arts Theater)
Time: 8:00pm
Admission: Adult: $30; Seniors: $26, Youth (through high
school): Free. Season tickets also available.
Tickets:
Bankhead Theater Box Office.
More info:
Livermore-Amador
Symphony (925) 373-6824
At the Bankhead Theater
Mar 1
Saturday
Science on Saturday (SOS) is a series of free lectures and demonstrations targeted at middle and high school students. Presentations are aligned with the California Science Standards. Topics are selected from the forefront of science and technology research in a variety of disciplines.
Sponsor: LLNL
Location: Bankhead Theater (Livermore Performing Arts Theater)
Times: 9:30am and 11:00am
Admission: Free
More info: LLNL. Science on Saturday web page
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Saturday
Can’t get enough Mardi Gras? Join the revelry in a “French Quarter” atmosphere at The Bothwell Arts Center’s first annual New Orleans Bash, on Saturday, February 9, 2008. The party begins at 6:00 p.m. Party on “Bourbon Street” with Louisiana-style cooking, including gumbo, jambalaya, pralines and desserts. Sip on a Hurricane, Mint Julep, chicory coffee or local wine and beer.
Shop for Mardi Gras trinkets, masks, and beads, while strolling along “Royal Street”, where you will also find Collector’s Masks, artists, street vendors and Fortune Telling. Enjoy Bistro café-seating at a “Jackson Square” Street Party with New Orleans party music and dancing. Wear a mask and enter the Mask Contest, or make your own mask at “Pirate’s Alley”. Enjoy a “Preservation Hall” experience featuring Big Money in Gumbo at 7:00 p.m., with limited seating and advance tickets required.
On Thursday, February 7, 4:00 p.m., there will be a Mask-Making Workshop
at the Bothwell Arts Center, where you can make your own party Mask.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts Center
Location: Bothwell Center
Times: 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Admission: Party cover charge and one free drink ticket - $10 advance
purchase, $15 at the door. $5 discount for Charter Members.
“Preservation Hall” Experience with the Gumbo Band 7:00 p.m., includes
party cover charge and one free drink ticket - $20. Advance ticketing
suggested due to extremely limited seating,
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts Center
At the Bankhead Theater
Sunday
Einstein as the cosmic comedian.
ED METZGER portrays the original absent-minded professor, confused and troubled father, ardent pacifist, womanizer, philosopher and humorist.
Successfully touring since 1978 from Walla Walla to New York's Off-Broadway and theaters throughout the United States including The Kennedy Center.
Einstein is performed in 2 Acts with an intermission.
It's a full evening in the theater appealing to a universal audience.
Sponsor:
Location: Bankhead Theater (Livermore Performing Arts Theater)
Times: 2pm
Admission: $31, $26, $21 based on seating section. Students (17 & under): $11
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office
More info: Show web site
Sunday
Northern California's truly original bridal show. Meet top wedding professionals to plan your perfect wedding. Don't miss the professionally-choreographed fashion presentation (12:30 & 2:30) showcasing the latest trends in bridal gowns. First 25 pre-registered brides get $20 Macy's gift card. Many door prizes!
Sponsor: Brocade Weddings, LLC.
Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton
Times: 11am to 4pm
Admission: $10 general admission, $8 parking. Discount: $2 discount available from website.
More info: www.brocadeweddings.com 510-825-6132 or Fairgrounds Web Site,
Sun
Exotic Bird & Pet Supply Expo - Wholesale prices to the public. Exotic Birds, Pets, Reptiles and related pet supplies. Play Stands, bird feed, feeders, cages, books, and a large selection fo accessories.
Sponsor: Jim and Laurene Pappas.
Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton
Times: 9am to 4pm
Admission: $6 general admission, children 12 and under free; $8 parking
More info: www.ncabird.com; 510-785-6647 or Fairgrounds Web Site,
Thurs
Take your sweetie on a romantic horse drawn carriage ride through downtown Livermore. Rides are $60.00 per couple - this includes a private 20 minute ride, a box of See's chocolates, a red rose compliments of Livermore Valley Florist and a split of La Demoiselle Empernay Brut Grand Cuvee Rose Champagne chosen by Sommelier Nick Liang of Uncle Yu's at the Vineyard as the perfect compliment to your romantic evening.
Rides will take place every half hour from 5pm - 9pm.
Sponsor:
Livermore Downtown
Association
Location: Downtown Livermore
Times: Every half hour from 5:00pm to 9:00pm
Admission: $60
More info:
Livermore Downtown
Association (925) 373-1795
Feb 22-24
Feb 29, Mar1-2
Mar 7-9
Fri-Sun
One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, URINETOWN is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero, Bobby Strong (Danny Cozart) decides he's had enough, and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom! Inspired by the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, URINETOWN is an irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny. Praised for reinvigorating the very notion of what a musical could be, URINETOWN catapults the "comedic romp" into the new millennium with its outrageous perspective, wickedly modern wit, and sustained ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter. Also starring Steve Yates as Caldwell B. Cladwell , Allison Ward as Little Sally and Liz Caffrey as Hope Cladwell.
The show is produced by Kathleen Breedveld and directed by Eric Neiman, with musical direction by Min Kahng, and choreography by Liz Caffrey.
Sponsor: Pleasanton Playhouse
Location: 1048 Serpentine Lane, Suite 309 Pleasanton, CA 94566
Times: Fridays & Saturday: 8:00pm. Sunday Matinees:
2:00pm
Admission: Adults: $20; Seniors over 60: $18; Juniors under 18: $18. Season Tickets: Adults: $60.00; Over 60 or Under 18:
$50
More info:
Pleasanton
Playhouse
Friday to Sunday
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Sponsor: Capital Showcase.
Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton
Times: 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. (Fri.); 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Sat); 10am to 6pm (Sun).
Admission: $6 adults; free to children under 12; Seniors Fri only $2.00; $8 parking. VIP tickets available from exhibiting companies. $2 discounts in various newspapers as well as Diablo Magazine and the website.
More info: Fairgrounds Web Site, www.capitalshowcase.com or 800-222-9351.
At the Bankhead Theater
Saturday
Orson Welles' stage adaptation of the classic novel by Herman Melville.
Theater enthusiasts will love what Orson Welles created out of Moby Dick, presented by one of the most respected repertory companies in America . A troupe of actors abandons rehearsal of a play about one unforgiving, vengeance-obsessed man, Shakespeare’s King Lear, to recreate another, Melville’s Captain Ahab.
Sponsor: The Acting Company
Location: Bankhead Theater (Livermore Performing Arts Theater)
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: $36, $31, $28 based on seating section. Students (17 & under): $11
More info: The Acting Company web site
Wednesday
Sponsor: The Livermore Heritage Guild
Location: Livermore main library, community room.
Times: Talk begins at 7:30pm Doors open at 7:00
Admission: Suggested donation: $2.00.
More info: LHG web site
Fri-Sun
100% Dedicated to Fly fishing. More gear, accessories, trips, and celebrities under on roof then any website or catalog. Celebrity and author talks. Tying & casting demos.
Sponsor:
Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton
Times: 10am to 6pm (Fri); 9am to 5:30pm (Sat); 9am to 4:30pm (Sun)
Admission: $15 adults ($25 2-day pass, $34 3-day pass); $2 children under 12 ; $8 parking.
More info: Fairgrounds Web Site, http://www.flyfishingshowwest.com/
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