| Livermore History Center | Highway Garage Open |
| Museum on Main St | |
| Pleasanton Farmer's Market | |
| Niles Canyon Railway | Ravenswood Docent Tours |
| Livermore Amateur Radio Klub Meeting |
At the Bankhead Theater
Jan 30-31, Feb 1
Feb 6-8
Fri-Sun
GUYS AND DOLLS is set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, this oddball romantic comedy - considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy – soars with the spirit of Broadway as it introduces us to a cast of vivid characters who have become legends in the canon.
GUYS AND DOLLS is directed and produced by Kathleen Breedveld. The
production staff includes Jo Anne Fosselman (Musical Director), Pamela Hicks
(Vocal Director), Morgan Breedveld (Choreographer), and Christopher Olson
(Choreographer).
Sponsor:
Tri-Valley Repertory
Theatre (formerly Pleasanton
Playhouse)
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: Fridays & Saturday: 8:00pm. Sunday Matinees:
2:00pm
Admission: $36, Seniors (60+): $34, Juniors (under 18): $26. Season Tickets: Adults: $115; Seniors Over 60:
$105; Juniors under 18: $75
Tickets:
Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Tri-Valley Repertory
Theatre (formerly Pleasanton
Playhouse), eLivermore.com theater page,
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
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 of accessories.
Sponsor: Jim and Laurene Pappas.
Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton
Times: 9am to 4pm
Admission: $7 general admission, children under 12 free; $8 parking
More info: www.ncabird.com; 510-785-6647 or Fairgrounds Web Site,
Thursday
“Truffles, Tidbits and Wine Tasting”, will be held on Thursday, February 5, 2009 from 6 to 9 p.m. at participating downtown Pleasanton businesses.
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 5, 2009, for $25.00 at the Pleasanton Downtown Association office (830 Main Street, Suite A - behind the Cheese Factory building) as well as other downtown businesses (check back for information on locations).
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 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
Aerogels: The Materials Science of Empty Space
Order from Chaos: The Birth of the Solar System
Avoiding Armageddon: Diverting Asteroids with Nuclear Explosions
Star Power on Earth: The Path to a Limitless Clean Energy Future
It's a Breeze: Using the Wind to Power Our Future
At the Bankhead Theater
Feb 7
Feb 14
Feb 21
Feb 28
Saturday
Aerogels: The Materials of Science - January 31
Aerogels are a class of materials with fascinating properties but they are
hardly materials at all as they can be composed of up to 99.8% empty space.
Aerogels are extreme materials in structure as well as properties. They
exhibit the lowest density, thermal conductivity, refractive index, and
sound velocity of any bulk solid. Aerogels are among the most versatile
materials available for technical applications due to their wide variety of
exceptional properties. This material has chemists, physicists, astronomers,
and materials scientists utilizing its properties in a myriad of
applications. In this lecture Dr. Gash and Mr. Dean Reese will describe and
demonstrate the structure, properties, and advanced applications of aerogels,
and even synthesize one.
Presenter: Alex Gash, Teacher: Dean Reese (Tracy High School)
Order from Chaos: The Birth of the solar System - Feb 7
The solar system formed from a cloud of interstellar gas and dust cloud
about 4.6 billion years ago. Life began on earth about 3.5 billion years ago
following a period of intense bombardment by asteroid fragments and comets,
intense volcanism and finally development of a stable crust and a hospitable
atmosphere. Thanks to ever more powerful telescopes and other
state-of-the-art observational methods we are now able to directly see
"stellar nurseries" and young stars at various stages of formation. In this
talk we will learn about what triggers star formation in clouds,
circumstellar disks and planet formation within the disks. Finally, we will
discuss early life on earth.
Presenter: John Bradley, Teacher: Dan Burns (Los Gatos High School)
Avoiding Armageddon: Diverting Asteroids with Nuclear Explosions - Feb
14
Every couple of years, the earth is hit by a body with energy near that
of the Hiroshima bomb. Deposited high in the atmosphere these events causes
little or no damage. On longer timescales, impacts occur with the potential
to destroy regions, or whole civilizations. This lecture presents an
overview of the impact threat, followed by a systematic development of the
requirements to divert such an object. Nuclear explosives are presented as a
mature, well-characterized technology able to reduce or eliminate this
threat. With decades of warning, a standoff burst can then ablate surface
material and nudge the body to a safer orbit without fragmenting. For
shorter times, 1000 days before impact, a direct surface burst can shatter
the body dispersing the material so much that only about 1/100,000th of the
original body, still threatens.
Presenter: Dave Dearborn, Teacher: Tom Shefler (Granada High School)
Star Power on Earth: The Path to a Limitless Clean Energy Future - Feb
21
Creating a star on Earth is the goal of the National Ignition Facility (NIF),
the world's largest laser. When completed in 2009, NIF will focus 192 giant
laser beams on a BB-sized target filled with hydrogen fuel - fusing, or
igniting, the hydrogen atoms' nuclei. This is the same fusion energy process
that provides the life-giving energy from the sun. NIF Director, Ed Moses,
will describe how NIF works and its potential to provide a limitless supply
of clean, safe energy.
Presenter: Ed Moses
It's a Breeze: Using the Wind to Power Our Future - Feb 28
Those windmills spinning away in California's hills and mountain passes
provide clean and renewable energy to our power grids. Today, the
possibilities are even greater. As we face energy shortages and the effects
of climate change, the wind is an inexpensive, inexhaustible, and
nonpolluting source that is becoming an important part of our energy future.
Dr. Lundquist will explain how wind turbines convert the forces of the
atmosphere into electricity for our homes, businesses, and even cars. We
will explore how much power could be collected from the wind, how that
amount compares to our demands, and how weather forecasts help wind turbines
provide even more clean, renewable, and reliable energy.
Presenter: Julie Lundquist, Teacher: Bret States (Tracy High School)
About Science on Saturdays:
Free Lecture Series for Middle and High School Students
Science on Saturday (SOS) is a series of science lectures targeted at middle and high school students. Each topic highlights cutting-edge science occurring at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). The talks are presented by leading LLNL science researchers supported by master high school science teachers. Admission is free of charge. Seating is on a first come basis. Seats may not be reserved in advance.
Students receive a "Student Notes" worksheet to record key information from the talk. The worksheet will be marked with the official SOS stamp at the end of the presentation. Many teachers use the worksheet to award "extra credit." Students should check with their teacher in advance to determine if they will receive credit for attending SOS.
Teachers who attend the SOS presentations can receive a CD with the
presentation slides. If the talk is video recorded, they can receive a DVD
of the recorded talk as well. These CDs and DVDs are offered free of charge
and are sent by mail after the completion of the lecture series for the
year. Be sure to register when you attend to receive your copy of these
valuable teaching resources.
Sponsor: LLNL
Location: Bankhead Theater (Livermore Performing Arts Theater)
Times: 9:30am and 11:15am (also at 1:00pm on Feb 21)
Admission: Free - seats are first come first served.
More info: LLNL.
Science on Saturday
web page
Friday to Monday
All the latest in home improvement and decor. Show prices are the best prices - shop, compare and save!
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 on the website.
More info: Fairgrounds Web Site, www.capitalshowcase.com or 925 682-7227.
Fri-Sat
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 sparkling wine as the perfect compliment to your romantic evening.
Sponsor: Livermore Downtown Association
Location: Downtown Livermore
Times: Every half hour from 5:00pm to 9:00pm
Admission: $60 per couple
More info: Livermore Downtown Association (925) 373-1795
At the Bankhead Theater
Saturday
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Haydn: Concerto No. One in C Major, Movement One
Eduard Lalo (1823-1892) Symphonie Espagnole, Movement One
Hanson: Symphony No. 1, "Nordic"
Plus solos by the winners of the 2008-2009 Competition for Young Musicians
Sponsor: Livermore Amador Symphony
Location: Bankhead Theater - LVPAC web site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Time: 8:00pm
Admission: Adult: $28/$24/$20; Seniors (62+): $26/$22/$18, Youth (through high school): $8. Season tickets also available.
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info - LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info: Livermore-Amador Symphony (925) 373-6824, eLivermore.com theater page, Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center
Sat
A rally in the middle of downtown Livermore to show support for gay marriage and the LGBT community in general
Sponsor: There's no official sponsor, but support is expected from various LGBT rights groups and activists
Location: The intersection of South Livermore Ave and First Street
Times: The rally will begin at approximately 11 AM on February 14th, and will last as long as there are demonstrators there.
Admission: free
More info: Bring a sign and bring a friend. For more information email louisruss@gmail.com
At the Bankhead Theater
Sunday
The acoustic bluegrass Punch Brothers formed by mandolin player Chris Thile of Nickel Creek fame, serve up bluegrass with modern classical composition. Thile’s youthful, prodigiously gifted band-mates are among the most in-demand performers in the worlds of bluegrass, folk, and traditional music. The quintet includes Thile, Gabe Witcher on fiddle, Noam Pikelny on banjo, guitarist Chris Eldridge and bassist Greg Garrison. The quintet performs to sold-out audiences across the U.S. playing selections from “Punch,” their latest album.
Sponsor: Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center
Location: Bankhead Theater - LVPAC web site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: Adults: $55/$40/$35/$30. Students (17 & under): $12.
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info - LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info: eLivermore.com theater page, Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center, Punch Brothers web site
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Tuesday
The Tour of California Bike Race will come through Livermore beginning around 1:00pm.
Stage 3 begins in San Jose and ends in Modesto. The route goes through Calaveras Blvd (by the reservoir) and they up through highway 84.
They they will stay on 84 as it becomes Isabel Ave, and turn right onto Concannon. The route follows the entire length of Concannon and turns right onto S. Livermore Ave, they goes out of Livermore on Tesla.
This section is referred to as the "Livermore Sprint" as the route is much flatter than the sections before and after.
The stage begins in San Jose at 12:00 noon and ends in Modesto between 3:53-4:55 PM. The stage is 104.2 miles Livermore is about 37 miles into the stage.
eLivermore.com will be on the scene, taking photos that will be posted here.
Sponsor: Amgen
Location: Through Livermore
Times: Around 1:00 to 2:00pm
Admission: Free to watch along the route.
More info: Tour web site
Wednesday
Gary Kinst, newsletter editor for the California Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association will talk about the Lincoln Highway through Tracy, Altamont, Summit Garage, and Livermore.
Sponsor: Livermore Heritage Guild
Location: Livermore Civic Center Library, 1188 S. Livermore Ave.
Times: 7:30pm. Doors open at 7:00pm
Admission: Donations Appreciated.
More info: Livermore Heritage Guild
Click photo for photo pages
From the 2008 Bash
Sunday
Want to come in costume? Join us at “Mask Yourself” to find your Mardi Gras look ahead of the crowd, choose from an array of Mardi Gras masks, beads and boas, and explore the décor-in-progress. Feeling creative? Make your own Mardi Gras mask!
Get yourself dressed, Mardi Gras style!
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts Center
Location: Bothwell Center, 2466 8th St. Livermore
Times: 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Admission: Earlybird Shopping: Free; $15 for mask making
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts Center
At the Bankhead Theater
Wednesday
Founded in 1996 by the distinguished Argentine ballerina and choreographer, Carolina Soler, Buenos Aires’ Estampas Portenas is a tango company with a performance that is simultaneously rhythmic, technical and erotic.“Tango Fire is the real deal -- sensuous twists and turns, lightning sharp interaction between a pair of dancers, great music, sexy costumes and glamorous performers make Tango Fire a show that is full of adrenalin and good humor.”
Sponsor: Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center
Location: Bankhead Theater - LVPAC web site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: Adults: $55/$40/$35/$30. Students (17 & under): $12.
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info - LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info: eLivermore.com theater page, Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center, Tango Fire web site
At the Bankhead Theater
Thurs
Come hear Schubert's exquisite Serenade for strings and winds and Stravinsky's evocative Soldier's Tale. Schubert's combination of clarinet, bassoon and horn with strings builds upon Beethoven's classical model exploring up new possibilities for gorgeous melodies that only a lieder composer could accomplish. Stravinsky takes members from each family of the orchestra to create everything from virtuoso violin passages to sounds of a band to chorales to a rag-time dance to create a 20th Century neo-classical approach. Complete with narration Stravinsky tells a story of a soldier's battle with the devil.
About Pacific Chamber Symphony: The San Francisco based Pacific Chamber
Symphony is the Best of the Bay when it comes to small orchestras: dynamic
maestro Lawrence Kohl, brilliant musicians, a warm and embracing atmosphere,
and inspiring interpretations of the most beautiful music ever written.
Sponsor:
Pacific
Chamber Symphony
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: $38/$32/$26. Student $7
Tickets:
Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Pacific
Chamber Symphony, eLivermore.com theater page,
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Symphony web site for
the seating chart
Thursday
Julia Morgan – as impersonated by Betty Marvin, Architectural Historian
Sponsor: Museum on Main
Location: Lynnewood United Methodist Church, 4444 Black Ave, Pleasanton
Times: 7:00pm
Admission: $10 donation ($5 for ALVHS members)
More info: Museum on Main
Click photo for photo pages
from the 2008 Bash
Friday
Join the Mardi Gras revelry in a “French Quarter” atmosphere at the Bothwell Arts Center, with street artists with boas, beads, souvenir trinkets, art and masks for sale, fortune-telling, a la carte Louisiana-style cooking featuring gumbo, pralines and hurricanes, and a street-style party with live early New Orleans Jazz. Local artists, decorators and volunteer event organizers pool resources to create scenery and over-the-top décor echoing the excesses of the French Quarter.
Enjoy a New Orleans jazz club experience in a limited-seating “Preservation Hall Tribute” for two showings only, at 6pm and 7pm. “Big Money in Gumbo” returns this year to popular demand, featuring bandleader Mal Sharpe, host of the weekly Back on Basin Street radio program on KCSM-FM, and returning guest star, Lady Memphis.
The event includes a silent auction with exciting and interesting opportunities and prizes from generous donors. All proceeds benefit the Bothwell Arts Center.
5:00pm Doors Open
Pirate’s Corner Bar Opens
Dining, Shopping, Sightseeing (Best time for shopping, browsing)
Carefully Selected Early Jazz Background Music
Earlybird Opportunity Prizes this Hour
Silent Auction begins
6:00pm Preservation Hall Tribute(Big Money in Gumbo)
Live Jazz begins, Jackson Square (included in cover charge)
Opportunity Prizes
7:00pm Final Preservation Hall Tribute
First Round Silent Auctions Close this hour
8:00pm Big Money in Gumbo joins Jazz in Jackson Square
Final Silent Auctions & Opportunity Prizes this Hour
9:30pm Dining Closes, Last Call for Alcohol
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts Center
Location: Bothwell Center, 2466 8th St. Livermore
Times: 5:00pm to 10:00pm
Admission: $15 – Celebration Admission, $25 - Preservation Hall
Concert (includes Celebration Admission)
$3 to $10 - Drinks and Dinner a la Carte
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts Center
Feb 27-28, Mar 1
Mar 6-8
Mar 13-15
Fri-Sun
SEUSSICAL is a musical based on the books of Dr. Seuss that debuted on Broadway in 2000. This fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza begins with the mischievous Cat in the Hat proclaiming "I can see that you’ve got quite a mind for your age! Why, one Think and you dragged me right onto the stage! Now, I’m here, there is no telling what may ensue With a Cat such as me, and a Thinker like you!"
SEUSSICAL is directed by Eric Neiman and produced by JoAnn Loitz.
Sponsor:
Tri-Valley Repertory
Theatre (formerly Pleasanton
Playhouse)
Location: 1048 Serpentine Lane, Suite 309 Pleasanton, CA 94566
Times: Fridays & Saturday: 8:00pm. Sunday Matinees:
2:00pm
Admission: Adults: $25, Seniors (60+): $22, Juniors (under 18): $20 Season Tickets: Adults: $67.00; Over 60 or Under 18:
$60
More info:
Tri-Valley Repertory
Theatre (formerly Pleasanton
Playhouse)
At the Bankhead Theater
Saturday
Experience the 13-piece Tex Beneke Orchestra’s dazzling showcase of big band classics from Glenn Miller’s “In The Mood” and “Tuxedo Junction” to Gene Krupa’s “Sing Sing Sing” and “Don’t Be That Way.” The evening also stars Mary Lou Metzger, a featured singer and dancer on the acclaimed Lawrence Welk television series and the recent host of several music specials on PBS. The award winning String of Pearls group rounds out the show, performing some of the memorable big band vocal numbers such as “Chatanooga Choo Choo” and “Kalamazoo.”
Sponsor: Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center
Location: Bankhead Theater - LVPAC web site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: Adults: $55/$40/$35/$30. Students (17 & under): $12.
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info - LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info: eLivermore.com theater page, Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center
Sat
“Lark in the Park,” led my a museum docent and sponsored by Pleasanton’s Museum On Main, takes you one Saturday each month to one of Pleasanton’s local parks and helps you explore the local history that surrounds it. Participants begin each event at the designated park where the activities will take place.
This month is a visit to Amaral Park, 3400 Dennis Drive on February 21. All events are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
An information sheet on each park will be handed out. Photos of the parks will be available for purchase, $5 for one quality photo; $1 for one photocopy. An activity related to that park’s history will be presented. Yearly membership in the Lark in the Park is $25 per person and includes passport, binder, and one photo of each park’s special history.
Donations are gratefully accepted and a portion will go toward the Museum’s Educational Scholarship Fund. The goal this year is to raise $1,000 for a competitive scholarship between the two high schools. Next year plans are to have scholarship programs for both schools.
2009 - March 28, Hansen Park; April 25, Orloff Park; May 23 Kottinger
Park; June 27, Moller Park; July 25, Veteran’s Park; August 22; Delucchi
Park.
Sponsor: Museum on Main
Location: Amaral Park, 3400 Dennis Drive
Times: 10am to 2:00pm
Admission: $25 for a full year's membership
More info:
Museum on Main
Sat-Sun
The largest Credit Union Car Sale in years! Patelco Credit Union & Safe America Credit Union have partnered with Cars-net and AutoNation to provide its members (and members of the community) with the best selection of pre-owned cars at the lowest possible prices. Don't miss it! Low Credit Union financing available on site.
Sponsor: Patelco Credit Union & Safe America Credit Union
Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton
Times: Sat: 9am to 5pm; Sunday: 10am to 5pm
Admission: Free. Parking is free
More info: www.ncabird.com; www.patelco.org , www.safeamerica.com or 800-601CARS (2277)
At the Bankhead Theater
Fri
Mar 6-7
Fri-Sat
A Celebration of Sexuality!
Tri-Valley Haven - A benefit to end violence against woman in the Tri-Valley.
Sponsor: Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center
Location: Bankhead Theater - LVPAC web site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: Fridays: 8:00pm; Sat: 2:00pm
Admission: $41/$31/$26
More info: eLivermore.com theater page, Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center
Mar 1
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 5:30pm (Fri); 9am to 5:30pm (Sat); 9am to 4:30pm (Sun)
Admission: $15 adults; $2 children under 12 ; $8 parking.
Discounts: Sunday, Family Day: $25 for 2 adults and all children under 26. Uniformed Military: $10
More info: Fairgrounds Web Site, http://www.flyfishingshowwest.com/
At the Bankhead Theater
Sat
Have you always wanted to appear on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” program, but didn’t know where to start? Well, here’s an opportunity to appear on the next best thing, the “Livermore’s Got Talent” competition. Top winners in each age category – youth (17 and under) and adults (18 and over) – will each take home $2,500. This competition will feature singers, dancers, bands, pianists, magicians, comedians and other performers. Information and applications are available at www.LivermoresGotTalent.com. Applications must be received by Jan. 3, 2009.
Sponsor: Livermore Rotary Club
Location: Bankhead Theater - LVPAC web site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 7:00pm
Admission: $125/$45/$25/$25
More info: eLivermore.com theater page, Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center, Livermore Rotary Club
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