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Bankhead Theater
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& 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. |
| California Independent Film Festival | Film festival now held in the spring which includes showings in many wineries and theaters. |
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 | (on another page) | |||||
| Season 3 | Sept 2009 | Oct 2009 | Nov 2009 | Dec 2009 | Jan 2010 | Feb 2010 |
| March 2010 | April 2010 | May 2010 | June 2010 | July 2010 | Aug 2010 |
Previous Months
Past calendar for Season 1 and Season 2
includes photo links for those performances which were
photographed by eLivermore.com
September 2009 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 11 | Fri | 8:00p | Music | Guitar Player Live! - Shrapnel Records Guitar Night | LVPAC & Guitar Player Magazine | |
| Sept 12 | Sat | 1:00p | Talk | 1969 Altamont Concert with Bill Owens | LVPAC |
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| Sept 12 | Sat | 8:00p | Music | Guitar Player Live! - Superstar Competition Finals | LVPAC & Guitar Player Magazine |
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| Sept 13 | Sun | 3:00p | Music | Guitar Player Live! - Guitar Genius Showcase | LVPAC & Guitar Player Magazine | |
| Sept 20 | Sun | 3:00p | Voice | Chanticleer | LVPAC | |
| Sept 24 | Thurs | 8:00p | Music | J.S. Bach - Orchestral Suites | Pacific Chamber Symphony | |
| Sept 26 | Sat | 8:00pm | Music | Alexander Quartet & June Oh | Del Valle Fine Arts | |
| Sept 27 | Sun | TBD | Livermore Valley Wine Country Wedding Faire | Livermore Downtown Association | ||
October 2009 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 2 | Fri | 8:00pm | Music | Maria de Barros | LVPAC | |
| Oct 3 | Sat | 8:00pm | Music | LPC Jazz Extravaganza | Las Positas Collage Presents | |
| Oct 10 | Sat | 5:30pm | Opera | Livermore Valley Opera Opening Weekend Gala | Livermore Valley Opera | |
| Oct 10 | Sat | 8:00pm | Opera | Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci | Livermore Valley Opera | |
| Oct 11 | Sun | 2:00pm | Opera | Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci | Livermore Valley Opera | |
| Oct 13 | Tues | 7:30pm | Lecture | The American Century: Past
Tense or Future Promise? John Hamre. Part of Rae Dorough Speakers Series |
LVPAC | |
| Oct 15 | Thurs | 7:30pm | Comedy | Capitol Steps | LVPAC |
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| Oct 16 | Fri | 8:00pm | Opera | Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci | Livermore Valley Opera | |
| Oct 17 | Sat | 8:00pm | Opera | Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci | Livermore Valley Opera | |
| Oct 18 | Sun | 2:00pm | Opera | Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci | Livermore Valley Opera | |
| Oct 23 | Fri | 8:00pm | Musical | Ragtime | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
| Oct 24 | Sat | 8:00pm | Musical | Ragtime | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
| Oct 25 | Sun | 2:00pm | Musical | Ragtime | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
| Oct 30 | Fri | 8:00pm | Musical | Ragtime | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
| Oct 31 | Sat | 8:00pm | Musical | Ragtime | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
November 2009 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 1 | Sun | 2:00pm | Musical | Ragtime | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
| Nov 5 | Thurs | 8:00p | Film | Warren Miller's Dynasty | LVPAC | |
| Nov 6 | Fri | 8:00pm | Musical | Ragtime | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
| Nov 7 | Sat | 8:00pm | Musical | Ragtime | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
| Nov 8 | Sun | 2:00pm | Musical | Ragtime | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
| Nov 12 | Thurs | 7:30pm | Talk | An Evening with Jane Hamilton | LVPAC | |
| Nov 13 | Fri | 8:00p | Music | Tiempo Libre | LVPAC | |
| Nov 14 | Sat | 8:00pm | Music | Nakamatsu & Manasse (Piano and Clarinet) | Del Valle Fine Arts | |
| Nov 15 | Sun | 12:00pm 5:00pm |
Drama | Tony n' Tina's Wedding | LVPAC |
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| Nov 18 | Wed | 7:30pm | Music | Keyboard Conversations - Chopin & His Heroes | LVPAC | |
| Nov 20 | Fri | 8:00pm | Music | Swinging with the Big Band | LVPAC | |
December 2009 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 5 | Sat | 1:30p 4:00p |
Music | Cantabella Childrens Chorus
presents: Gaudete! (Rejoice!) |
Cantabella Children's Chorus |
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| Dec 5 | Sat | 7:00pm talk 8:00pm concert |
Music | Hits from Four Centuries | Livermore Amador Symphony |
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| Dec 8 | Tues | 8:00pm | Music | Handel's Messiah | Pacific Chamber Symphony | |
| Dec 12 Dec 13 |
Sat Sun |
2:00 &7:00pm 2:00pm |
Ballet | The Nutcracker |
Valley
Dance Theatre Livermore Amador Symphony |
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| Dec 18 Dec 19 Dec 20 |
Sat Sun Mon |
7:00pm 2:00 &7:00pm 2:00pm |
Ballet | The Nutcracker |
Valley
Dance Theatre Livermore Amador Symphony |
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| Dec 21 | Mon | 7:30pm | Music | Turtle Island Quartet | LVPAC | |
| Dec 23 | Wed | 7:30pm | Music | A Chanticleer Christmas | LVPAC | |
| Dec 27 | Sun | 7:00pm | Comedy | Will Durst - Big Fat Year End Kiss Off Comedy Show XVII | LVPAC | |
| Dec 31 | Thurs | 8:00pm | Music / Comedy | Rockin' In the New Year | LVPAC | |
January 2010 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 9 | Sat | 9:00am | Talent | Livermore Talent | Rotary | |
| Jan 10 | Sun | 7:00pm | Music | Tom Rush | LVPAC | |
| Jan 14 | Thurs | 7:30pm | Music | Big Bad VooDoo Daddy | LVPAC | |
| Jan 16 | Sat | 8:00pm | Music | The Laurel Ensemble | Del Valle Fine Arts | |
| Jan 22-24 | Fri-Sun | 8/8/2 pm | Drama | Cinderella | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
| Jan 28 | Thurs | 7:30pm | Lecture | Dark Energy and the Runaway Universe | LVPAC | |
| Jan 29-31 | Fri-Sun | 8/8/2 pm | Drama | Cinderella | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
| Jan 30 | Sat | 9:30 & 11:15am | Education | Science on Saturday - Fighting Super Bugs - Antibiotic Resistance | Lawrence Livermore National Lab |
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February 2010 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 5-7 | Fri-Sun | 8/8/2 pm | Drama | Cinderella | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
| Feb 6 | Sat | 9:30 & 11:15am | Education | Science on Saturday - Distant Worlds: Making Images of Other Solar Systems | Lawrence Livermore National Lab | |
| Feb 9 | Tues | 7:30pm | Drum/Dance | TAO | LVPAC | |
| Feb 12 | Fri | 5:00pm | Party | New Orleans Bash (at the Bothwell Center) | LVPAC |
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| Feb 12 | Fri | 8:00p | Music | Pink Floyd Laser Extravaganza | ABC Music Source & Academy Presents | |
| Feb 13 | Sat | 9:30 & 11:15am | Education | Science on Saturday - Put it Back When You are Done: Storing Carbon Dioxide in the Earth not the Atmosphere | Lawrence Livermore National Lab | |
| Feb 13 | Sat | 7:00pm talk 8:00pm concert |
Music | Symphony Concert:
Youth and Adventure |
Livermore Amador Symphony |
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| Feb 14 | Sun | 3:00pm | Magic | It's Magic | LVPAC | |
| Feb 18 | Tues | 8:00pm | Music | From Corelli to Copland - Works for Brass Orchestra | Pacific Chamber Symphony | |
| Feb 20 | Sat | 9:30 & 11:15am | Education | Science on Saturday - Understanding Climate Change: Seeing the Carbon Through the Trees | Lawrence Livermore National Lab | |
| Feb 20 | Sat | 8:00pm | Music | Di Wu, Piano | Del Valle Fine Arts | |
| Feb 21 | Sun | 2:00pm | Musical | Judy, Judy, Judy | LVPAC | |
| Feb 27 | Sat | 9:30 & 11:15am | Education | Science on Saturday - Harnessing Fusion Energy: The Power of Light | Lawrence Livermore National Lab |
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| Feb 27 | Sat | 8:00pm | Cabaret | Vagabond Opera | LVPAC | |
| Feb 28 | Sun | 3:00pm | Talent | Livermore Talent Finals 2010 | Rotary Clubs of Livermore | |
March 2010 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) |
| March 4 | Thurs | 7:00pm | Arts | Champions for The Arts | Alameda County Arts Commission |
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| March 5 | Fri | 7:00pm | Science show | Mad Science CSI: Live! | LVPAC | |
| March 6 | Sat | 8:00pm | Music | Battlefield Band | LVPAC | |
| March 7 | Sun | 3:00pm | Music | Mozart's Requiem | Valley Concert Chorale | |
| March 13-14 | Sat-Sun | 8/2 pm | Opera | Die Fledermaus | Livermore Valley Opera | |
| March 16 | Tues | 7:30pm | Dance | From Rubble to Resurrection - Ressurection Dance Theater of Haiti | Holy Cross Lutheran Church |
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| March 17 | Wed | 7:30pm | Music | Jake Shimabukuro - Ukulele | LVPAC | |
| March 18 | Thurs | 7:30pm | Lecture | From Archaeology to Artistic Director | LVPAC | |
| March 19-21 | Fri-Sun | 8/8/2 pm | Opera | Die Fledermaus | Livermore Valley Opera | |
| March 26 | Fri | 8:00pm | Music | Los Angeles Guitar Quartet | Del Valle Fine Arts | |
| March 27 | Sat | 7:00pm talk 8:00pm concert |
Music | Symphony Concert: Enigma, Romance, and Scandal |
Livermore Amador Symphony |
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| March 31 | Wed | 7:30pm | Music | Keyboard Conversations - Chopin the Storyteller | LVPAC | |
April 2010 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 10 | Sat | 8:00pm | Ballet | Aspen Santa Fe Ballet | LVPAC | |
| April 17 | Sat | 8:00pm | Music | The Parisii String Quartet | Del Valle Fine Arts | |
| April 23-25 | Fri-Sun | 8/8/2 pm | Drama | The Producers | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
| April 30 | Fri | 8 pm | Drama | The Producers | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
May 2010 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 1-2 | Sat-Sun | 8/8/2 pm | Drama | The Producers | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
| May 7-9 | Fri-Sun | 8/8/2 pm | Drama | The Producers | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
| May 14 | Fri | 8:00pm | Music - folk | Leo Kottke | LVPAC | |
| May 15 | Sat | 7:00pm talk 8:00pm concert |
Music | Symphony Concert: Strings, Tuba, and Mahler |
Livermore Amador Symphony |
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| May 20 | Tues | 8:00pm | Music | Maestro's Surprise | Pacific Chamber Symphony | |
| May 23 | Sun | 3:00pm | Science | Let's Go Science | LVPAC | |
June 2010 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 11 | Fri | 8:00pm | Music - country | Doo-Wah Riders | LVPAC | |
July 2010 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 14 | Wed | 7:30pm | Music | Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra | LVPAC | |
| July 23-25 | Fri-Sun | 8/8/2 pm | Drama | Joseph's Technicolor Dreamcoat | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
| July 30-31 | Fri-Sat | 8/8 pm | Drama | Joseph's Technicolor Dreamcoat | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
Aug 2010 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 1 | Sun | 2 pm | Drama | Joseph's Technicolor Dreamcoat | Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre | |
| Aug 6-8 | Fri-Sun | 8/8/2 pm | Drama | Joseph's Technicolor Dreamcoat | 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.
