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Saturday
- Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute
- Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
- Shore: "The Lord of the Rings" Suite
- Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1
- Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Hear favorites from the worlds of the cinema, the opera, and the theater.
The Symphony kicks off a special tribute to Mozart with the overture heard
to dramatic effect in Milos Forman's "Amadeus." Relive classic, scary
moments from Disney's 1940 "Fantasia." Howard Shore has recently made film
history with his Academy-Award-winning score for Peter Jackson's spectacular
adaptation of the J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy epic. Bizet's earthy yet tuneful
Carmen is considered by many to be the world's most popular opera. Grieg's
best-known work is his incidental music for the staging of playwright Henrik
Ibsen's dramatic poem on Norwegian folklore.
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Amador Theater - 1155 Santa Rita Road
Admission: Adult: $15; Seniors: $13, Youth (through high
school): $5
More info:
Livermore-Amador
Symphony (925) 447-3672 or 447-6454
or
Livermore
Events
Friday to Sunday
Largest boat show in Northern California, featuring nearly 1,000 boats and yachts from 7 feet to 70 feet. Marine accessories, ski and wakeboard accessories, fishing and boating seminars, debuting boats, classic wooden boat display, wakeboard pro stars, and a children's area with show and crafts.
Sponsor: Northern California Marine Assn.
Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton
Times: 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Mon.-Fri.); 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Sat.); 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Sun.).
Admission: $10 adults; Under 15 free with paid adult; $8 parking. $2 discount available
More info: Fairgrounds Web Site, Northern Cal Marine Assn. or 1-800-698-5777.
WWII as a pilot and prisoner of war Part 2
Wednesday
Herb Street will talk about his experiences.
Sponsor: The Livermore Heritage Guild
Location: Livermore main library, community room.
Times: 7-9pm
Admission: Suggested donation: $2.00.
More info: LHG web site
More info: Olympic Site, Torino Site
Saturday
The ensemble approached Haydn's late Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2, with robust strokes of the bow, digging deeply into the music's flesh and deftly carving out each phase in Haydn's chain of thoughts." The Washington Post
Sponsor: Del Valle Fine Arts
Location: First Presbyterian Church, 4th & L Streets
Times: 8:00p
Admission: General: $15; Over 62 or full time student: $13; Children and students through high school: Free
More info: Del Valle Fine Arts or Corigliano String Quartet.
Saturday
Information based on 2005 event
Vintage, mechanical, designer, and new dolls; designer and vintage bears; toys; books; supplies; miniatures; doll repairs; beanie babies; and Barbie and fashion dolls; also joining the show will be "The Teddy Bear Jamboree."
Sponsor: Steve Souza's Past & Present Doll & Bear Shows.
Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton
Times: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.(opens at 9 a.m. for Early Buyer special admission price).
Admission: $4 general admission; children under 12 free; $8 parking. $3.50 general admission with ad; $3.00 admission with China Doll Wooden Nickel.
More info: Fairgrounds Web Site, rsouza111@aol.com, 619-300-2789
Saturday
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More info: Contact Smoke Johnson (925) 784-2891 or 606-6554, or Livermore Events
Friday
First Street Streetscape Project Dedication & Ribbon
Cutting
Comments by Mayor Marshall H. Kamena
Performance by "Social Insecurity" - City of Livermore Engineering Band
Light Refreshments
Sponsor: City of Livermore
Location: Flagpole Plaza - First & Livermore Ave.
Times: 5:00pm
Admission: Free
More info: Devin Duffus (925) 960-4500
Click here for the city flyer (Acrobat PDF)
Sunday
Your sweetheart. Succulent chocolates. Decadent wine. Sit down and enjoy five chocolate and wine pairings carefully prepared and selected by Wente Vineyards. Learn how chocolate and wine can combine and create a romantic and sensual experience! Limited space available.
Sponsor: Wente Vineyards
Location: The Event Center and Vineyard Tasting Room at Wente Vineyards, 5050 Arroyo Road
Times: Noon to 2:00pm
Admission: $20 Club Wente, $25 Public.
More info: For reservations call 925-456-2400 or online at www.ticketmaster.com
Sunday
Northern California's truly original bridal show. Meet top wedding professionals to plan your perfect wedding. The event features all-inclusive honeymoon giveaways, fabulous door prizes for you and your home, and a professionally-choreographed fashion presentation showcasing the latest trends in bridal gowns.
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,
Wednesday
NASA Astronaut Dr. Jeffrey Wisoff, a Lawrence Livermore Laboratory scientist and deputy associate director, will speak on “The Ultimate Transportation-Trips to Outer Space,” at 7 p.m., Thursday, February 16, at the Museum On Main, 603 Main Street, Pleasanton. Admission is $5 for museum members and $10 for non-members. Due to the popularity of this lecture on space travel, please call in your reservations early to (925) 462-2766. Memberships will be available for purchase that night.
Dr. Wisoff completed his master's and doctorate degrees at Stanford in 1986 and joined the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Rice University in Houston, Texas. His research focused on the development of new vacuum ultraviolet and high intensity laser sources. In 1990, he was selected as a NASA astronaut.
Dr. Wisoff is a veteran of four space shuttles which included activities aboard both the Russian Space Station Mir and the International Space Station. During these four flights, Dr. Wisoff performed three spacewalks totaling almost 20 hours which included testing tools for the first Hubble Telescope repair mission, construction of the International Space Station, and the test flight of an astronaut jet pack. He managed the operation of two on-orbit laboratories, the Space Radar Laboratory for high resolution mapping of the earth and the SpaceHab module which was the first commercial space laboratory.
He is the recipient of numerous awards including the NASA Distinguished Service Medal (2001), four NASA Space Flight Medals (2000, 1997, 1994, 1993), the Federation Aeronautique Internationale Korolev Diploma (2000), the NASA Group Achievement Award – TransHab Development Team (2000), the Federation Aeronautique Internationale Vladimir Komarov Diploma (1995), the NASA Group Achievement Award – Utilization, Operations and Training Assessment Team (1995), and the NASA Outstanding Performance Award (1993)
In October of 2001, Dr. Wisoff joined the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where he currently serves as the Deputy Associate Director for Operations in the NIF Directorate.
Sponsor: ALVHS (Amador-Livermore Valley Historical Society
Location: Museum on Main Street. 603 Main St, Pleasanton
Times: 7:00pm
Admission: $10 donation ($5 for ALVHS members). Reservations Recommended.
More info: at the Museum on Main 462-2766 Museum on Main Street
Friday to Sunday
All the latest in home improvement and decor, plus contractors available to discuss options.
Sponsor: Capital Showcase.
Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton
Times: 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. (Fri.); 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Sat); 10am to 6pm (Sun).
Admission: $5 adults; free to children 12 and under; $8 parking.
More info: Fairgrounds Web Site, www.capitalshowcase.com or 800-222-9351.
Sat & Sun
Sponsor: Livermore Valley Opera
Location: Livermore Performing Arts Theater, 600 Maple Street, Livermore
Times: Saturdays: 8PM, Sundays 2PM.
Admission: Main floor: $40, wings: $30, Balcony: $25
More info: Livermore Valley Opera
Sun
Expo features exotic Hookbill and Softbill birds. This show has one of Northern California's largest selections of supplies, including wooden and plexiglas toys, Manzanita Play Stands, bird feed, feeders, cages, books, and a large selection of 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,
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