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Firehouse Arts Center
Fri
If you missed Mardi Gras, you won’t want to miss the California Feetwarmers. These masters of ragtime, Dixieland blues and early swing are renowned for an earthy depth of character that sets them apart from others who have followed that throwback path to New Orleans, circa 1920. Their boisterous on-stage antics are solidly underpinned by playing that is as close to the source as it can be.
Sponsor: City of Pleasanton
Location: Firehouse Arts Center - 4444 Railroad Ave, Pleasanton
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: $15 - $25
More info: www.firehousearts.org
Firehouse Arts Center
Feb 2, 3, 4
Feb 9, 10, 11
Sat-Sun,
Fri-Sun
Called the funniest farce ever written, Tony Award®-winning NOISES OFF presents a manic menagerie as a cast of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Doors slamming, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this sexy, hilarious and classically comic play. The film version of this show featured some of the greatest contemporary comedic actors of our time, including John Ritter and Carol Burnett.
Sponsor: Pacific Coast Reparatory Theatre
Location: Firehouse Arts Center - 4444 Railroad Ave, Pleasanton
Times: Fri: 8:00pm; Sat: 2:00 & 8:00pm (8:pm only Jan 27); Sun: 2:00pm
Admission: $19 - $41
More info: www.firehousearts.org
Saturday
Don't miss the party of the Year! It's the 1920's at the Bothwell Arts Center, so ankle on over 8th Street and enjoy the fun. Break out the 1920's style and enjoy Live music, dancing, over-the-moon decor, and bar. Tickets on sale at lvpac.org
Sponsor: Bothwell Arts Center
Location: Bothwell Arts Center, 2466 8th St. Livermore.
Times: 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Admission: TBD
More info: Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center
Tuesday
Moscow Festival Balley
For 25 years, the Moscow Festival Ballet has brought the finest Russian
ballet traditions to magnificent productions of timeless works and new
pieces, featuring exceptional dancers and classical choreography.
Prokofiev’s lyrical score provides a musical setting for this enchanting
fairy tale. Treated cruelly by her stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella is
sent to the royal ball by her fairy godmother but warned to return before
the clock strikes midnight. Although she runs away leaving only a glass
slipper behind her, the Prince has fallen in love and comes to find her for
a happily-ever-after ending.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 7:30pm
Admission: $80 / $60 / $40
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
Friday
Reduced Shakespeare
In a twisted, mysterious and possibly mythical tale, William Shakespeare’s
“Long Lost First Play” was discovered in a treasure-filled parking lot in
Leicester, England (next to a pile of bones that didn’t look that important)
– an ancient manuscript handwritten by the young Bard himself. The Reduced
Shakespeare Company has magically transformed this literary holy grail, one
hundred hours long with multiple unwieldy story lines, into a reduced
masterpiece, a new work filled with the young Bard’s most famous characters.
In this strange-yet-familiar narrative, an ancient grudge pits Puck (from Midsummer) against Ariel (from The Tempest) and turns Shakespeare’s canon upside-down, creating such strange bedfellows as Hamlet and that master motivator Lady Macbeth, Viola and Richard III, King Lear and the Weird Sisters.
Combining questionable scholarship and street-performer smarts,
playwrights Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor weave together famous speeches
and plot devices from Shakespeare’s thirty-nine plays to create a very fast,
very funny, and entirely fictional fortieth, filled with mistaken
identities, ghosts, spells, tempests, and witty wordplay worthy of the
master himself.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: $80 / $60 / $40
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
Sat
Calidore String Quartet - Del Valle Fine Arts
The Calidore String Quartet garnered international attention in 2016 when
they became the inaugural grand prize winners of the University of
Michigan’s M-Prize International Chamber Music Competition. Calidore is in a
three-year residency with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
In 2016, the quartet also became the first North American ensemble to win
the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship and was named BBC Radio 3 New
Generation Artists, an honor that brings with it recordings, international
radio broadcasts and appearances in Britain’s most prominent venues,
including London’s Wigmore Hall.
Sponsor: Del Valle Fine Arts
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: $49 / $43 / $31
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info: Del Valle Fine Arts
-
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
Sun
Dlux Puppets "Alice in Wonderland
With remarkable puppetry and clever digital scenery, the classic tale of
Alice’s journey through the marvelous world of the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire
Cat and the Queen of Hearts becomes a fun musical adaptation for the whole
family.
In this visually engaging production, all of the characters who encounter Alice are intricately engineered life size puppets, hand built and voiced by DLux Puppet’s founder Derek Lux. Derek is a multi-talented performer who stars in “Beach Blanket Babylon” in San Francisco at night while building puppets during the day. His wife, second grade teacher Lauren Lux, is DLux’ education director and has developed a performance activity kit for students who attend the show. “Alice in Wonderland” made its debut in May 2017 in Walnut Creek.
While the production is designed to also teach children how to use the
power of their words, thoughts and feelings in a positive way, above all
else, DLux Puppet’s “Alice in Wonderland” is a feast for the eyes and an
afternoon of family fun.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 3:00pm
Admission: $20
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
At the Bankhead Theater
Thurs
Roger Bales - Avoiding California's Next Water Crisis - Rae Dorough Speaker Series
Are the Sierra Nevada headwaters drought resilient and what have we learned
from the 2011-15 drought? Learn about sustainable water supply and actions
that the state can take to adapt and provide a secure water future. Roger
Bales, UC Merced and Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley has been active in
water and climate-related research for 30 years. He understands how to
develop and implement measures that adapt water supplies, critical
ecosystems, and economy to the impacts of changing water supplies. He will
discuss how infrastructure and institutions must work together to provide a
secure water future and how changes in headwaters impact local groundwater
sustainability.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 7:30pm
Admission: $40 / $36 / $32. Students (21 & under): $16
Series of 5 Lectures:
$200 / $180 / $160 ($170 / $153 / $136 by 9/30/17)
Tickets:
Bankhead Theater Box Office
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - - eLivermore.com theater page
Firehouse Arts Center
Sat-Sun
Banjo. Fiddle. Mandolin. Guitar. Percussion and Vocals. Brothers Enda and Fergal Scahill and Martin and David Howley return to the Firehouse after last season’s sold-out engagement! They are among the most celebrated and distinguished young musicians in Ireland today, all holding multiple All-Ireland titles. When this award-winning quartet from Galway, Ireland takes flight in a wave of virtuosity, verve and joie-de-vivre, feet tap and pulses race.
Sponsor: City of Pleasanton
Location: Firehouse Arts Center - 4444 Railroad Ave, Pleasanton
Times: Sat: 8:00pm; Sun: 2:00pm
Admission: $25 - $35
More info: www.firehousearts.org
At the Fairgrounds
Fri-Sun
Turn your house into the home of your dreams. Come to the 31st annual Fall Home & Garden show at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. This is the largest home & garden show in the
tri-valley. Get lots of ideas at hundreds of exhibits featuring custom kitchens & baths,
Indoor exhibits, as well as outdoor exhibits, will be devoted to landscape displays where you can discover the incredible talents of the Tri-Valley's best landscape artists.
Sponsor: Capital Showcase
Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton
Times: Fri 12pm - 6pm; Sat 10am to 6pm; Sun 10am - 5pm.
Admission: TBD
More info: www.capitalshowcase.com, 916 331-6070, or Fairgrounds web site
Fri
The Second City
These are trying times. Comedy helps. Instead of avoiding Grandpa and
defriending your high school class, let Second City defuse difficult social
situations. A brand new sketch comedy and improv revue dives into all those
touchy subjects you’ve been thinking about – but are afraid to say out loud
or online!A Chicago landmark for decades, The Second City’s legendary comic
style has struck gold across the country, launching the careers of such
comedic all stars as Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, and Bill
Murray.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: $60 / $50 / $30
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
Sun
The Pacific Chamber Orchestra under Maestro Lawrence Kohl showcases PCO’s golden strings in a program of delectable works for string orchestra. Samuel Barber’s heartfelt Adagio For Strings has been performed in many important public settings. It was one of President John Kennedy’s favorite works. Besides his great cello concerto Elgar’s most well-known work is his gorgeous Serenade for Strings. Richard Strauss’ String Quartet in A arranged for full string orchestra shows the composer in his full youthful exuberance with delightful teasing melodies.
Sponsor: Pacific Chamber Orchestra
Location: Bankhead Theater - LVPAC web site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 2:00pm
Admission: $59 / $45 / $35 Students $16
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info - LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info: Pacific Chamber Orchestra - LVPAC web site
Monday
Lee Ann Womack
Called one of country music’s finest voices, Lee Ann Womack has sung music
across the breadth of the genre including her cross-over hit “I Hope You
Dance.” Now returning to her East Texas country roots, her new album “The
Lonely, The Lonesome and The Gone” is a breathtaking hybrid of country,
soul, gospel and blues that reflects the true power of Womack’s heart, voice
and spirit.
THE LONELY, THE LONESOME and THE GONE
Artists don’t really make albums like Lee Ann Womack’s THE LONELY, THE LONESOME AND THE GONE anymore. Albums that seem to exist separate and apart from any external pressures. Albums that possess both a profound sense of history and a clear-eyed vision for the future. Albums that transcend genres while embracing their roots. Albums that evoke a sense of place and of personality so vivid they make listeners feel more like participants in the songs than simply admirers of them.
Recorded at Houston’s historic SugarHill Recording Studios and produced by Womack’s husband and fellow Texan, Frank Liddell (fresh off a 2017 ACM Album of the Year win for Miranda Lambert’s ‘The Weight of These Wings’), THE LONELY, THE LONESOME AND THE GONE marks the culmination of a journey that began with Womack’s 2005 CMA Album of the Year ‘There’s More Where That Come From,’ moving her toward an authentic American music that celebrates her roots and adds to the canon. It also underscores the emergence of Womack’s songwriting voice: She has more writing credits among this album’s 14 tracks than on all her previous albums combined.
Womack and Liddell found a perfect complement of musicians, players who clicked right away and became a one-headed band. Bassist Glenn Worf (Alan Jackson, Bob Seger, Tammy Wynette, Mark Knopfler and others), drummer Jerry Roe (numerous Nashville sessions and his band Friendship Commanders), guitarists Ethan Ballinger, Adam Wright (Alan Jackson, Solomon Burke and others), and Waylon Payne (son of singer Sammi Smith and Willie Nelson’s longtime guitarist Jody Payne) formed the SugarHill gang. “I got everybody out of their comfort zone and into a new element,” says Womack. “And it was funky there. This place was not in the least bit slick. Everybody there, all they think about is making music for the love of making music. Everyone comes in with huge smiles and positive attitudes. It was much different than what we were used to.”
Capturing the reality of East Texas music isn’t always easy. Being in
Houston and at SugarHill helped make that happen. “Music down there —
including Houston, Beaumont, Port Arthur and all the way through Louisiana,
Mississippi and Alabama — is this huge melting pot,” Womack says. “I love
that, and I wanted that in this record. I wanted to make sure it had a lot
of soul in it, because real country music has soul, and I wanted to remind
people of that.”
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 7:30
Admission: $60/$40/$30
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
Firehouse Arts Center
Wed-Sat
Watch as local Bay Area improv teams “compete” against Creatures of Impulse in this pro wrestling themed run of shows. Five performances, five different bouts, five reasons to see all five shows with an interactive format that gives the audience a chance to win prizes!
Sponsor: City of Pleasanton
Location: Firehouse Arts Center - 4444 Railroad Ave, Pleasanton
Times: Wed-Fri: 7:30pm; Sat: 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Admission: $5 Students; $10 General
More info: www.firehousearts.org
Fri
International Guitar Night
Gypsy jazz legend Lulo Reinhardt returns as host for International Guitar
Night. Founded by renowned Bay Area guitarist Brian Gore, IGN is now in its
18th year of touring. This unique and intimate annual event serves as a
showcase for remarkable acoustic guitar talent from around the world. In
2018, IGN’s artists are young Canadian contemporary sensation Calum Graham;
Marek Pasieczny, Poland’s innovative classical composer/performer, and
award-winning American guitarist Michael Chapdelaine. All four will present
their latest works then perform together, sharing musical ideas and
exploring the diversity of the acoustic guitar world.
Lulo Reinhardt has built on his grand-uncle Django’s legendary passionate style of Gypsy Jazz by introducing Latin rhythms. His interest in flamenco roots took him to southern Spain and to South America, where his fascination for Latin music found its way into his own unique swing-infused jazz style. He performed as a soloist on multiple IGN tours before taking on the role of artistic director, host and performing guitarist last year.
At just age 24, Calum Graham’s smooth two-handed style has already earned him an enviable career. The Canadian guitarist and singer/songwriter has released five acclaimed albums, won major national music competitions, performed at the Olympic Games in both Vancouver and London, racked up millions of views on YouTube, and was recently named one of the top 30 guitarists in the world under 30 by Acoustic Guitar Magazine.
Award-winning guitarist and composer Dr. Marek Pasieczny earned three
Master Degrees in music from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and “Karol
Lipinski” Academy of Music in Poland. He received his PhD at Surrey
University (UK) where he lectures in composition and orchestration. In
addition to extensivesolo performance credits, he has collaborated or
composed with renowned guitarists and orchestras worldwide.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: $30
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
At the Bankhead Theater
Sat
Ride the water with Livermore-Amador Symphony. Evocative and cinematic music transports us from sunrise on the open ocean, through the stillness of moonlight reflected on the water, to a violent storm at sea. English composer Benjamin Britten takes us on this extraordinary journey with his Four Sea Interludes, from his opera Peter Grimes. Italian composer Ottorino Respighi inspires us with his glorious visions of wonder as he vividly describes the Fountains of Rome. Come with us on this wet and wonderful ride, featuring the talented winners of our young musicians competition.
Sponsor: Livermore Amador Symphony
Location: Bankhead Theater - LVPAC web site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Time: Prelude talk from 7 to 7:30pm. Symphony concerts begin at 8:00pm
Admission: $35 / $30 / $25
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info - LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info: Livermore-Amador Symphony (925) 373-6824, or Bankhead Theater
Sun
Historic Barns
Horses, Goats, chickens
Walking Tours
Live Music
Antique Tractors & Buggies
Homemade Cookies
Sponsor: Livermore Heritage Guild
Location: Hagemann Ranch, 455 Olivina Ave, Livermore.
Times: 1:00 to 4:00pm
Admission: Free
More info: Livermore Heritage Guild
Firehouse Arts Center
Sun
Music and theatre stars Tielle Baker and Kyle Martin head the cast of this cabaret salute to the songs of Barry Manilow, including such enduring hits as I Write The Songs, Copacabana, Mandy, Somewhere In The Night, It’s a Miracle, Can’t Smile Without You, and many more memorable classics thatcross the generations. This venerable cabaret duo returns to the Firehouse after their sold-out performances in “The World of Webber” and “Joel.”
Sponsor: City of Pleasanton
Location: Firehouse Arts Center - 4444 Railroad Ave, Pleasanton
Times: 2:00pm
Admission: $17 - $27
More info: www.firehousearts.org
Sun
Jake Shimabukuro Master Class
Widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative ukulele players in the
history of the instrument, Jake Shimabukuro has been compared with such
musical legends as Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis. He brings a unique playing
style and fresh approach to music from pop and rock covers, to jazz
melodies, Hawaiian classics, and his own compositions. In addition to a half
dozen albums, he has published several coordinating songbooks including
“Peace, Love, Ukulele” and “Grand Ukulele.” He will lead a master class
sharing his techniques, his passion for the ukulele, and his infectious joy
in making music.
Class size limited to 40 participants. Intermediate and advanced skill level
players of all ages are welcome.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 12:00pm
Admission: $100
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
Jake Shimbukuro
One of the most exceptional and innovative ukulele players in the history of
the instrument, Jake Shimabukuro‘s virtuosity and unique playing style has
drawn comparisons to such musical titans as Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis.
Calling on a remarkable breadth of musical influences, he breathes fresh
life into everything from covers of hard-driving rock classics and jazz
songbook standards, to traditional Hawaiian music and his own original
melodies. Jake‘s rich and varied albums capture the many moods of the
ukulele. “Nashville Sessions,” his most recent, is also one of his most
adventurous, multifaceted and engaging – blending elements of jazz with
heartfelt melodicism. Shimabukuro believes, “if everyone played the ukulele,
the world would be a better place”—his passionate energy, creativity and
style creates a musical magic that makes it so.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 3:00pm
Admission: $60 / $100 / $110
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
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